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- 3Department of Biomedical Engineering
- 2Department of Biological Sciences
- 2Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
- 1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- 1Department of Human Ecology
- 2Bendrich, Michelle
- 2El-Thaher, Nayef
- 2Fadic Eulefi, Anton
- 2Hoseinzadeh Hejazi, Sayed Alireza
- 2Hosseininejad, Seyed Shaham Aldin
- 2Karkooti, Amin
- 44Xu, Zhenghe (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 40Huang, Biao (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 34Liu, Qingxia (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 27Henein, Hani (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 27Zeng, Hongbo (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 20Gupta, Rajender (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
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Fall 2020
This study focuses on the synthesis process of gelatin-shelled microbubbles and their characterization. A new method to synthesize gelatin-shelled microbubbles was described. Briefly, Traut’s reagent was used to thiolate gelatin molecules; then sonication forces were placed at the water-air...
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Synthesis and Characterization of Phosphorylcholine-based Polymers and Nanogels via the Reversible Addition Fragmentation Chain Transfer Process
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2-Methacryloyloxyethyl Phosphorylcholine is an interesting biocompatible monomer. An improved method for the synthesis of poly(MPC) and its copolymers using Reversible Addition-Fragmentation chain Transfer (RAFT) has been discussed in the first part of the thesis. Previous reports related to the...
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Synthesis and microstructural characterization of manganese oxide electrodes for application as electrochemical supercapacitors
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The aim of this thesis work was to synthesize Mn-based oxide electrodes with high surface area structures by anodic electrodeposition for application as electrochemical capacitors. Rod-like structures provide large surface areas leading to high specific capacitances. Since templated...
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Synthesis of Manganese-Based Electrode Materials Prepared by a Novel Dynamic Floating Electrodeposition (DFE) Method for Energy Storage Devices
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Electrochemical energy storage and conversion devices such as batteries and supercapacitors have been widely applied in many different fields. Electrode materials play a key role in improving the electrochemical performance of energy storage devices. Among various electrode materials, Mn-based...
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Synthesis of millimeter-scale carbon nanotube arrays and their applications on electrochemical supercapacitors
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This research is aimed at synthesizing millimeter-scale carbon nanotube arrays (CNTA) by conventional chemical vapor deposition (CCVD) and water-assisted chemical vapor deposition (WACVD) methods, and exploring their application as catalyst supports for electrochemical supercapacitors. The growth...
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Synthesis of poly(methyl methacrylate-co-methacrylic acid) copolymers and their application in the development of oral and transdermal drug delivery systems
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pH-responsive polymers have been intensively investigated over the years due to their diverse applications in environmental decontamination, nutrient delivery/packaging, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical science. A pH-responsive swelling/shrinkage behavior of encapsulation systems can be accounted...
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Synthesis, Characterization of Novel Porous Carbon Materials and Their Application in CO2 Capture
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This research is aimed at developing novel, porous activated carbon materials that are used for CO2 capture. The research is mainly composed of two parts: synthesis, characterization of novel porous carbons produced via KOH activation; and evaluation of their preliminary CO2 capture performances....
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Synthesis, Characterization, and 3D Printing of Conductive Polyhydroxybutyrate-Graphenic Nanomaterial Composites
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Advances in materials development are leading to the emergence of new classes of printable and inexpensive electronic devices, including sensors for healthcare monitoring. Most traditional sensors are built on rigid substrates, which restricts the use of these sensors. Research is driven by...
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Tailoring sorption properties of nano-sized multilayer structured magnesium for hydrogen storage
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To tailor the hydrogen sorption properties of magnesium, improve its poor kinetics and alter its thermodynamics properties, sputtered multilayer Mg-based thin films were prepared in which Mg layers were confined by AlTi layers. Multilayer samples of different Mg thickness showed relatively long...