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- 36Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (GPS), Faculty of /Theses and Dissertations
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- 2Mechanical Engineering, Department of/Progress in Canadian Mechanical Engineering, Volume 5
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- 1Biological Sciences, Department of/Journal Articles (Biological Sciences)
- 12Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- 10Department of Mechanical Engineering
- 4Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
- 2Department of Chemistry
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- 1Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology
- 3Moussa, Walied (Mechanical Engineering)
- 2Freeman, Mark (Physics)
- 2Zemp, Roger (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
- 1Backhouse, Christopher (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
- 1Bhattacharjee, Subir (Mechanical Engineering)
- 1Bressler, David (Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science)
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Spring 2013
The sources of inducing field gradients and their implications are investigated inside the microfabricated post arrays. A parametric study is conducted to understand how the posts arrangements, distance, and size change the field and field gradients. The results provide criteria where the...
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Theoretical and Experimental Investigation on the Use of Surface Acoustic Wave Sensors for Evaluating the Adhesion of SU-8 Thin Films
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This research investigates the use of a SU-8/AlN/Si SAW sensor for evaluating the adhesion of SU-8 thin films. A theoretical model is developed to plot the wave dispersion profile for the SU-8/AlN/Si configuration. A spring interface model is utilized to represent the SU-8/AlN interface using a...
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Nanophotonic detection of nanomechanical structures for use toward mass sensing applications
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Nanomechanical beam resonators show much promise for use in integrated on-chip mass sensing systems. This follows from their own very small masses and also their ability to store the mechanical energy of their oscillations to produce strong measurable mechanical response signals. To achieve...
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Spring 2013
Research was undertaken into the organic semiconductors tris(8- hydroxyquinoline)aluminum (Alq3) as well as bis(8-hydroxyquinoline)zinc (Znq2) to the effect of improving achievable morphological control using an inexpensive evaporation based solution synthesis method. By varying experimental...
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A novel mouse model of acute antibody-mediated transplant rejection shows simultaneous complement activating and anti-inflammatory effects of donor specific IgG antibodies
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We developed a small animal model of pure antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) by utilizing fully major histocompatibility complex (MHC) mismatched kidney allografts in mice. By examining resultant ABMR pathology, we show that terminal complement products C5a and C5b-9 are crucial in establishing...
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Fall 2020
This thesis describes the theory, fabrication, and characterization of on-chip, integrated Fabry-Perot microcavities embedded with thin silicon nitride membranes. The approach combines a previously developed process for fabricating self-assembled Si / SiO2 / Ta2O5 curved mirror cavities, with a...
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A Study on Phase Change Materials at Low Thermal Mass with Micro-Electro-Mechanical Resonators
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Micro-electromechanical systems or MEMS is a modern technology used to create tiny, integrated devices or systems that combine mechanical and electrical components. These miniaturized devices can sense, control and actuate on the micro and nano scales, and generate observable effects on the macro...
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Fall 2009
Islet transplantation has the potential to be an effective treatment for patients with type 1 diabetes. However, a shortage of human donor islets and the need for continuous immunosuppressive therapy currently limit this therapy to patients with brittle type 1 diabetes. Neonatal pigs may...
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Top-Orthogonal-to-Bottom-Electrode Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasound Transducers for Low-Cost 3D Ultrasound Imaging
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Capacitive micromachined ultrasound transducers (CMUTs) offer a promising solution for three-dimensional ultrasound imaging due to their ability to be easily fabricated in two-dimensional arrays. However, channel routing is still non-trivial and cost-intensive. The subject of this thesis is a...
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Fall 2017
We present a platform for research into nanomaterial-enhanced gas sensing using magnetomotive MEMS resonators. A microfabrication process fl ow is developed and carried out to create metallized silicon MEMS resonators. In tandem, a test system based around a balanced electronic bridge is...