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2020-10-01

Davies, Nicola

The evolution of digital printing is being driven by innovations in machine and ink technologies that enable various functionalities. In particular, developments are being made in the areas of textiles, wearable sensor technology, and 3D and 4D printing, with applications across many areas,...

Fall 2012

Siewert, Joshua M A

Glancing angle deposition (GLAD) is a thin film fabrication technique capable of creating arrays of nanocolumns from numerous materials. Optimizing these films for applications requires an understanding of their growth, prompting research into the columns’ growth scaling behaviour. Columns are...

2018-10-01

Cormier, Sean, Molino, Mike, Zhu, Min, Shearman, John, Hogan, Mike

The United States produces 20 million bales of cotton fiber per year.1 The most commonly-produced US variety is Gossypium hirsutum, which is popularly known as Upland cotton. This type of cotton is ideal for denim because of its strength and durability.

2016-08-01

Quante, J. Michael

The E-Textile Explosion The stuff of science fiction, right? Clothes that light up in response to sound, monitor your heart rate as you go about your day, or help to keep your mp3 player charged up. These are examples of the primitive e-textiles that have appeared on runways and in the press,...

Fall 2015

Lummis, Paul A

The research presented in this thesis details the synthesis of transition metal hydride complexes, with the focus on utilising these complexes for (a) the dehydrocoupling of amine-borane adducts, and (b) the hydrosilylation and hydroboration of unsaturated organic moieties. In both instances,...

2017-02-01

Du, Zhaofang, Dong, Dandan, Zhou, Xinya

Water-soluble polyester (WSPET) size is a new kind of environmentally-friendly material, which has good adhesion to polyester fiber. WSPET has good compatibility with other slurries, the viscosity of the size liquor is stable, the film has good friction resistance, and is easy to desize.1,2 WSPET...

2014-12-01

Roy, Timir, Govekar, Amerita, Rajpurohit, Ashok

A mobile phone (also known as a cellular phone, cell phone, or a handset) is a device that can make and receive telephone calls over a wireless link while moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile phone operator, allowing access to...

Fall 2013

Hunt, Graham A

Glancing angle deposition (GLAD) is a thin film deposition technique that utilizes oblique vapour incidence and substrate rotation to grow various nanocolumn structures. The growth of these structures is heavily influenced by the substrate temperature during deposition. Therefore, in-situ...

2022-09-26

Laishram, Devika

Owing to its high energy density, simple device design, and flexibility; Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have attracted much consideration as the most promising energy storage devices for their wide application in mobile phones, laptops, and also in electric vehicles. One of the critical parts of...

Spring 2012

Wry, Tyler Earle

Over the past fifteen years, a rich program of research has emerged among scholars interested in the role of categories within fields and industries. In this context, studies have shown that categories shape organizational and market processes by grouping firms and products in ways that convey...