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(RADA)4 Self-Assembling Peptide based Hydrogels: Design, Characterization and In-Vitro Biological Evaluation
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Ionic self-assembling peptides have emerged as promising nano-biomaterials, with direct applications in the fields of bioengineering and applicative medicine. (RADA)4 is a self-assembling 16 residue containing peptide, with alternating hydrophobic and hydrophilic residues. This characteristic...
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A Model Study on Water Soluble Polymeric Nanofibers for Rapid Flocculation and Enhanced Dewatering of Fine Oil Sands Tailings Simulated Through Kaolin
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Nanofibers are fibers with diameters lower than 100 nm, traditionally made from natural or synthetic polymers. Properties of nanofibers, such as low density, controllable surface functionality, and high surface area to volume ratio, allowed researchers to use them in a multitude of applications...
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Fall 2012
Processing of oil sands ores to extract bitumen generates large volumes of tailings which are deposited into large settling basins, where the solids settle by gravity over 3-4 years to become mature fine tailings (MFT). Methanogenesis has been correlated with increased water recovery from and...
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Fabrication of feather keratin bio-based materials: Thermoplastics and tissue engineered scaffolds
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Chicken feathers are an abundant by-product from poultry industry. Feathers are composed of around 90% keratin, a valuable protein bioresource that have great potential for non-food applications. Keratin is characterized by a high content of cysteine residues forming disulfide bonds. This feature...
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Spring 2016
In this study, Random copolymers poly(2-aminoehtyl methacrylamide hydrochloride)-st-(5-methacrylamido-1,2-benzoboroxole)-st-(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PAMN) and glycopolymer poly (2-lactobionamidoethylmethacrylamide) (PLAEMA) with various molecular weights were synthesized via conventional free...
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Preliminary evaluation of Speswhite kaolin as a physical analogue material for unsaturated oil sands tailings
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Thin-lift deposition of treated oil sands tailings is currently investigated as a potential solution for creating a trafficable cap layer for future reclamation activities. To determine the optimal thickness of the cap layer, physical modeling experiments using the 50g-ton geotechnical beam...