Nanoparticle Synthesis

Topics Covered:

Nanoparticle Formation

1 - 200 nm, Surface Energetics, Solubility, Growth and Dissolution Competition

Applications

Antistats, Binders, Catalysts, Diagnostics, Electronics,
Fillers, Hardeners, LEDs, Stabilizers, Wetting Control

Particle Stabilization

Charge and Steric Stabilization, Surfactants and Dispersants, Polymeric Stabilizers, Homopolymers, Block Copolymers, Matrix Stabilization

Inorganic and Organic Materials

Inorganic Salts, Oxides, Sulfides, Metals, Semiconductors, Quantum Dot

Organic Monomers, Dyes, Couplers, Pigments,
Agrochemicals, Pharmaceuticals

Laboratory and Manufacturing Processes

Aerosols, Combustion, Comminution, Emulsification,
Hydrolyses, Mechanicochemical Synthesis,

Precipitation, Solvent and pH Shifting, Polymerization, Sol-Gel Condensation

Particle Sizing

Acoustics, Centrifugation, Cryo-TEM, Dynamic Light Scattering, Hydrodynamic (CHDF, SFFF), Hydrodynamic (CHDF, SFFF), Image Analysis, Turbidimetry

Professor John Texter has over 25 years experience in industrial small particle and coating technologies. He is Professor of Polymer and Coating Technology at Eastern Michigan University. He has been Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology, and has worked for Strider Research Corporation and for Eastman Kodak Company in various areas of dispersion and emulsion technology. He received his undergraduate engineering education and his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Lehigh University, where he studied at the Zettlemoyer Center for Surface and Coatings Research. He is an experienced lecturer, organizer, and technical project manager. He is an inventor, editor, and author of over 160 publications including four books, forty-two issued U.S. patents, and numerous research and review articles. He has received numerous awards and honors including a Service Recognition Award from the ACS Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry, a Team Achievement Award for Improved Ferrotyping, induction into the Kodak Distinguished Inventors’ Gallery, an MRE Innovation Award for Nanocrystalline Technology, the CTO Patent Award for Innovation and Initiative in Patenting, listings in American Men and Women of Science, Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, Who’s Who in the East, Who's Who in America, and various fellowships. He is active professionally and has served as Chairman of the Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry of the American Chemical Society, Chairman of the Chemistry at Interfaces Gordon Research Conference, Vice-Chair of the Chemistry of Supramolecules and Assemblies, and organizer of many international symposia. He is a member of the American Chemical Society, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the American Physical Society, and the Society for Imaging Science and Technology.