Cleanroom Design
Now We're Talking! (A Conversation With Dr. Clayton Teague)
By Ahmad Soueid, AIA, LEED® AP
In 2001, the federal government launched the U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative, (NNI), with an initial investment of $500 million.
Show Me The (NANO) Money
By Ahmad Soueid, AIA, LEED® AP
A decade of U.S. Federal Investments in Nanotechnology
Case Study: Cambridge NanoTech Finds Dependability In ALD Valve
By John Baxter
When Cambridge NanoTech Inc. first started manufacturing atomic layer deposition (ALD) systems in 2003, the company was experiencing frustrating clogs in the system’s valves, which were also underperforming when exposed to heat. The result was lots of downtime.
NIST Advanced Measurement Laboratory Complex
By Ahmad Soueid, AIA, LEED® AP
The Project that Broke New Ground in Nanoscale Research
Nanotechnology Research Requires a Different Breed of Laboratories and Cleanrooms
By Ahmad Soueid, AIA, LEED® AP
It would be nice to be able to build a typical laboratory and command that “thou shall conduct nanoscale research here.” However, as nanoscale research evolves so must the architecture and building technologies.
Nanotechnology Cleanroom - Design on A Dime
By Raymond K. Scheider
The tight budget of today’s nanotechnology facility start-ups makes the need for small scale cleanroom solutions as important as ever.
The Incompatibilities of Semiconductor and Life Science Cleanrooms
By Deric Haddad
There are distinct differences in the basic design criteria between semiconductor and biopharma cleanrooms — starting with the floors, ceilings, and walls.
Nanotech Safety
By Dr. David W. Hobson
How the new regulatory environment will affect manufacturers in the U.S. and abroad
Harmonization Challenges In Designing An Ex-U.S. Manufacturing Facility
By Bikash Chatterjee
The grave quality issues related to the willful adulteration of Heparin by a key API supplier for Baxter, the Melamine adulteration of baby formula for the world market, and the recent drug import restrictions on Ranbaxy in India have raised serious concerns about the viability of China and India to consistently compete in the U.S. and European markets.
Far From Nano: Hepa-Filtered Industrial Vacuums Help Solve Critical Safety Concerns
By Paul Miller
Because nanoparticles follow airstreams, vacuums are an effective and efficient tool for protecting nanomanufacturers. HEPA filters will collect 99.97% of particles down to and including 0.3 microns.
For Regulation of Nanotechnology: See The FDA
By John B. Durkee, Ph.D., P.E.
Today, we don't know how the changing surface and size properties affect toxicity. Standards aren’t yet available for detecting or measuring these materials.
Safe Nanotechnology: Overcoming Challenges and Assessing Risk in Bringing Applications to Market
By Dr. Steffi Friedrichs, Barry Bark, Ph.D.
Frequently hailed as the next general-purpose technology, nanotechnologies promise to enable technological breakthroughs, which will impact the entire global economy in a way beyond that of the steam engine and electricity.
Case Study: Georgia Tech's New Marcus Nantechnology Building Cleanroom Facilities
By Ed Brace
The Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA) is poised to advance its research standing with an $80 million nanotechnology center that will bring together the physical and biological sciences in a unique fusion of disciplines.
Birck Center Enables Nanotechnology Research Part I: The Nanofabrication Cleanroom
By John R. Weaver
A nanotechnology facility designed to accommodate the research of today and prepared for advances of tomorrow.
Case Study: Purdue Nanotechnology Labs
By William Oh
Purdue Nanotechnology Labs employ advanced grounding Device to ensure a constant flow of clean air.
Nanotechnology - Minimizing Airborne Molecular Contamination (AMC) Prior to Facility Construction
By Steve Yellin, Keith Kibbee, P.E.
Everyone understands the need for some level of controlled environment. What seems to be missing is that many installations do not take into account the need to review materials of construction for the basic components being used in these facilities.
Case Study: Taking Tech Cleanrooms to a New Level
By Ann Henderson Hart
The new nanotech R&D facility will further Georgia Tech’s plans to be a competitive player on the level with Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cornell University, University of California,Berkeley, and other nationally renowned institutions.
Case Study: Designing A Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center
By Mark Johnson
Dakota State University launched the Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering with the mission of engaging in pioneering, interdisciplinary research, and technology development on materials whose functional design starts at the atomic-molecular scale.
Case Study: Building a State-of-the-Art Nanotechnology Center
By Eric Torkildson
Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, houses the countryís oldest federally sponsored nanotechnology centeróthe Cornell Nanoscale Science and Technology Facility (CNSTF). The center, which was built more than 20 years ago, had outgrown its existing facilities in the campus' Knight Laboratory.
Bonus Feature: Nanotechnology - Will Your Facility Be Prepared For the Science?
By Steve Yellin, Ken Goldstein, Ph.D.
It is a fairly safe bet that nanotechnology will be one of the next big industries in terms of technical and commercial development.
Output: Nanotechnology: A Formidable Challenge
By Paul Nesdore
With just about everyone avidly following nanotechnology, “nanowords”—such as nanomanufacturing, nanofabrication, nanocleaning, nanotopography, nanotubes, and even nanobuckyballs (60 carbon atoms bound together in the form of a soccer ball)—are becoming part of everyday conversation.