The technology of Nanothinx originates from the research work of Prof. Sotirchos (deceased in 2004). His scientific interests lay in reaction engineering, advanced materials processing, and preparation methods (e.g., CVD) of nanomaterials (nanocomposite films and carbon nanotubes (CNTs)). His research group and colleagues have eagerly continued his work on the development and applications of carbon nanotubes. Nanothinx researchers have invented a novel catalytic process for the mass production of multi-wall and single-wall carbon nanotubes with a yield, which is much higher than the ones reported in the literature and by other CNTs manufacturers.
Nanothinx boasts the ability to produce the highest "as produced" nanotube purity (98.5% for MWNT).The company, after having developed a basic array of nanotube products, produces nanotubes on demand based on the characteristics requested by the clients. A representative list of the scientific team's publications & conference participations in the nanotechnology field is given below.

1. Raffa V., Ciofani G, Nitodas S., Karachalios T., D' Alessandro D., Masini M., Cuschieri A., "Can the properties of carbon nanotubes influence their internalization by living cells?" Carbon, 46, 1600 (2008).

2. Nitodas S. F., Karachalios T. K., "Low-cost Production and Applications of High Purity Carbon Nanotubes", to be published in the International Journal of Nanomanufacturing (IJNM)-Special Issue of ISNM-06" (2009).

3. Karachalios T. K., Nitodas S. F., "Influencing Factors towards a Scalable Synthesis of Aligned Carbon Nanotubes by Chemical Vapor Deposition", to be published in the ECS transactions (Fall 2009).

4. Kouravelou, K., Sotirchos, S., "Dynamic Study of Carbon Nanotubes Production by Chemical Vapor Deposition of Alcohols", Rev. Adv. Mater. Sci., 10, 243 (2005).

5. Mitri, S., Sotirchos S., "Production of Carbon Nanotubes Using CVD-Study of the Operating Parameters", Rev. Adv. Mater. Sci., 10, 314 (2005).

6. Nitodas S. F., Sotirchos, S. V., "Deposition of Compositionally Graded Mullite/Alumina Coatings from Mixtures of SiCl₄, AlCl₃, CO₂ and H₂", Chem. Vapor Depos., 9, 99 (2003).