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- 1Bandarage, Gunadya.
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- 1Harland, Ben.
- 1Jomaa, Mohammed Yagoub Ahmed
- 1Kausar, Abu
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Fall 2013
Between the world of classical and quantum mechanics there lies a region where both are used to provide an accurate (quantum) but computationally tractable (classical) description of motion: semiclassical mechanics. The heart of semiclassical theory is the use of the classical path (or,...
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Fall 2015
Microtubules are cellular structures that are crucial to many cellular functions including maintenance of cell shape, vesicular transport, and cell division. The dynamic instability of microtubules is the basic feature which enables them to do their cellular functions. Their pivotal role in cell...
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Fall 2023
This thesis describes the synthesis of Li-containing intermetallics and chalcogenides using high-temperature solid-state reactions and induction heating, with the aim of studying their structures, electronic properties, and optical properties to gain insights into their potential applications in...
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Fall 2014
The assembly of nanoparticle building blocks into more complex nanostructures has important applications in analytical chemistry, materials science, medical science, optics, and electronics. Due to its exquisite specificity and programmable nature, DNA has emerged as a very promising biomolecule...
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Spring 2019
Ternary and quaternary germanides containing rare-earth and transition metals are of interest because of their structural diversity and the potential for interactions between f- and d-electrons. Within the Ce–Rh–Ge system, three new ternary phases Ce3Rh11Ge5, CeRh5Ge3, and CeRh3Ge2 were prepared...
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The Influence of Specific Ions and System Architecture on the Recognition and Reactivity of Two Charged Materials: DNA-Modified Gold Nanoparticle Aggregates and Planar Silica
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DNA functionalized gold nanoparticles (GNP–DNA) offer simple colorimetric nucleic acid sensing with high selectivity and sensitivity. Consequently, they are promising in genetic profiling, disease diagnostics, and forensic applications. In the presence of a target nucleic acid, GNP–DNA forms...
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Fall 2014
Developing a simple, general, and isothermal self-replicating system is one of the key requirements for a simplified detection platform for nucleic acid sequences specific to a disease causing microrganism. One of the challenges in achieving nucleic-acid templated isothermal amplification is that...