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Experiment Overview


Information provided courtesy of the Japan Aerospace and Exploration Agency (JAXA).
Brief Summary

The Production of High Performance Nanomaterials in Microgravity (Nanoskeleton) investigation aims to clarify the effect of gravity on oil flotation, sedimentation and convection on crystals generated in microgravity.

Principal Investigator(s)

Masahiko Abe, Ph.D., Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan

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Sponsoring Space Agency

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

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Research Benefits

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ISS Expedition Duration:

October 2009 - September 2010

Expeditions Assigned

21/22,23/24

Previous ISS Missions

Nanoskeleton was scheduled for its first operations on ISS Increment 19/20.

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Experiment Description

Research Overview

• The Nanoskeleton experiment is one of the microgravity experiments conducted for industrial application. Nanoskeleton is a coined word for new-functional nano-materials.



• The TiO₂ Nanoskeleton is synthesized with a mixture of CTAB surfactant solution and TiOSO₄-H2SO₄ solution under isothermal conditions (40 degrees Celsius).



• Nanoskeleton will quantitatively investigate the effects of gravity during a chemical reaction process.



• Nanoskeleton uses oil (TMB) to enlarge the pore size of the honeycomb structure; therefore, this experiment will attempt to clarify the effects of gravity such as the flotation of oil and convective flow, by evaluating the retrieved samples.



• All of the experiment samples are retrieved and evaluated on the ground.



• Experiment data gathered on orbit consists of the temperature samples and images.
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  The target of this research is to develop the new TiO2 photo catalyst. The experiment data will be inputted into the computational chemistry simulation for Nanoskeleton synthesis, and the simulation will be used for the prediction of the proper parameter for synthesis on the ground.

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