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Fall 2022

Jen, Nathan A

This thesis discusses the deformation behavior of compliant tubing consisting of one of two silicone elastomeric bases and a reinforcing knitted fabric jacket. The primary application of this tubing is the ex vivo heart perfusion (EVHP) device, a medical implement that keeps a donated heart alive...

Fall 2020

Tran, Thuy NT

To accelerate the world's transition to renewable sources, rechargeable Zn-air batteries (ZABs) have regained interest in recent years for distributed energy storage. ZAB technology has several advantages including operational safety, high theoretical energy density and low cost. This is mainly...

Spring 2019

Qiu, Shide

Skin-adhesive electrodes – more preferably, integrated electronic systems with embedded signal processing and transmittance – that can be worn comfortably on a patient have irreplaceable importance in healthcare. For example, surface electromyography (sEMG) is a non-invasive electrodiagnostic...

Fall 2016

Liu, Li

The physiological milieu of the normal skin is slightly acidic with a pH value ranged between 4 and 6; for chronic or infected wounds with a higher bacterial load, its pH value is above 7.3. Motivated by the fact that monitoring the pH value is an effective way to monitor the status of the wound,...

Spring 2023

Abraham, Rosmi

This thesis investigates the thermo-mechanical behavior of picograms of fluids using a suspended microchannel resonator called microfluidic cantilever operating in dynamic mode by exploring the interfacial effects of liquids on the resonance frequency. Microfluidic cantilever is a promising...