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Spring 2018

Morteza Najarian, Amin

The central idea of molecular electronics is to incorporate individual or ensemble molecules into the electronic circuit units in the hope of creating miniaturized functional devices with unique properties. This dissertation aims to present my efforts to pursue this ultimate goal, covering the...

Fall 2019

Chen, Yulan

Surface functionalization methods are critically important for materials research community in endowing surfaces with multiple novel and unique properties. Plant-derived polyphenolic compounds exhibit material-independent adhesive affinity and form versatile coatings via synchronous oxidation and...

Spring 2013

Davis, Elisabeth M

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an ubiquitiously distributed organism that functions as an aggressive opportunistic pathogen that has evolved to survive in many hosts in the plant and animal kingdoms and constitutes an important causative agent of nosocomial infections in terms of human health and...

Fall 2018

Rajput, Sunil

Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most common cancer in men worldwide. Men with advanced PCa often face poor prognosis and are at high risk for mortality. To improve prognosis in this high risk population, targeting a reliable biological factor or marker that predicts a patient’s response...

Fall 2021

Shamaei, Laleh

Lignin is one of the most plentiful natural polymer on the earth, produced on a large scale as the waste of pulp and paper industries. The inherent properties of lignin, such as nontoxicity, cost-efficiency, and biocompatibility, make it suitable for the green modification of bulk and surface...

Fall 2011

Wang, Luning

Metals such as titanium (Ti) and zirconium (Zr) have been widely applied in the orthopaedic and orthodontic field for construction of joint replacement prostheses and teeth implants due to their lower cytotoxicity, excellent mechanical properties, and corrosion resistance. However, the current...