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Development of a Novel Oral Drug Delivery System Using pH-Responsive Hollow Microparticle with Macropores on the Surface
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Oral administration of drugs is considered advantageous over all other routes of drug delivery due to several benefits, including painless self-administration, lack of biohazardous waste, and easier and cold-chain free transportation. However, numerous environment sensitive drugs such as vaccines...
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Fall 2016
Single molecule passing through a nanopore is a process that is important in science. Some molecules develop a surface charge when diffused into a salt solution, when these molecules pass through the nanopore, they reduce or increase the ionic current. The drop or rise in the current level is...
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Spring 2016
NaChBac is a voltage-gated Na+ channel from the bacterium Bacillus haloduran. Studying this protein channel can help researchers discover potential pharmaceuticals, innovative strategies in eliminating biofilms, and could be used to improve desalinization technologies. This thesis will discuss...
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Optimization of the reaction conditions of two enzymes for use in a carbon sequestration process, and investigation into immobilization via encapsulation within polymersomes
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Carbon dioxide emissions from human activities contribute to an increase of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. In nature, this gas is sequestered through the use of enzymes found in the Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle, with useful molecules such as sugars being synthesized as products. A biomimetic...
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Macromolecular Engineering towards the Fabrication of Biomimetic Membranes with Water Channel Proteins for Desalination Applications
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Due to the fast development of human society and high growth of world population, fresh water shortage has become one of the most critical and urgent problems of our society. Since the discovery of aquaporins (water channel proteins), researchers have been trying to incorporate them as functional...
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Development of Oral Influenza Vaccine Delivery System Utilizing pH Responsive Pored Microparticles
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Influenza is a major respiratory disease caused by influenza virus. Recent spread of the extremely pathogenic avian and swine influenza viruses paint a morbid picture of the emergence of a more lethal influenza virus in future. Currently, hypodermic needles are being dominantly employed in...