Dr. Henry C. Foley, professor of chemical engineering says his research will "open up a whole new world of opportunity for control of nanoscale structures through chemistry via catalysis." (l to r) Dr. Henry C. Foley, professor of chemical engineering and director of the project, Pratik J. Mankidy, doctoral candidate in chemical engineering and Ramakrishnan Rajagopalan, research associate.

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Year Taken: 2006

Dr. Henry C. Foley, professor of chemical engineering says his research will "open up a whole new world of opportunity for control of nanoscale structures through chemistry via catalysis." Dr. Henry C. Foley, professor of chemical engineering and director of the project

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Year Taken: 2006

Dr. Henry C. Foley, professor of chemical engineering says his research will "open up a whole new world of opportunity for control of nanoscale structures through chemistry via catalysis." Fumed thumbprint

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Year Taken: 2006

Dr. Henry C. Foley, professor of chemical engineering says his research will "open up a whole new world of opportunity for control of nanoscale structures through chemistry via catalysis." Reverse of fumed thumbprint.

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Year Taken: 2006

Dr. Henry C. Foley, professor of chemical engineering says his research will "open up a whole new world of opportunity for control of nanoscale structures through chemistry via catalysis." Scanning electron microscope pictures of nanofibers of poly ethyl cyanoacrylate grown on fingerprint ridges at 30 C and relative humidity >95% over a period of 16h (a) Low magnification view (b) Close-up view of the ridge pattern. (c) Close-up view of the nanofibers (d) Magnified view of a single fiber. Reproduced by permission of The Royal Society of Chemistry

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Dr. Henry C. Foley, professor of chemical engineering says his research will "open up a whole new world of opportunity for control of nanoscale structures through chemistry via catalysis." Snapshot of initial polymer fiber (15 min exposure to monomer and high humidity) growth on fingerprint at 30 C and relative humidity >95% (a) Low magnification view (b) Close-up view of the same (inset showing the top view of fiber). Reproduced by permission of The Royal Society of Chemistry

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Dr. Henry C. Foley, professor of chemical engineering says his research will "open up a whole new world of opportunity for control of nanoscale structures through chemistry via catalysis." Polymer nanofibers obtained by initiation with the synthetic mixture of linoleic acid and aqueous sodium chloride (inset showing the same area at a higher magnification) Reproduced by permission of The Royal Society of Chemistry

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Dr. Henry C. Foley, professor of chemical engineering says his research will "open up a whole new world of opportunity for control of nanoscale structures through chemistry via catalysis." Tortellini-like Polymer film obtained by initiation with sodium hydroxide Reproduced by permission of The Royal Society of Chemistry

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Year Taken: 2006