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A Laboratory Study on the Kinematic and Pressure Responses of an Internally Pressurized Novel Surrogate Headform Subjected to Blunt Impacts
DownloadFall 2024
Instrumented surrogate head models – each of which exhibits varying degrees of complexity – are employed to study traumatic brain injury and mild traumatic brain injury. Despite advancements over the years, many existing surrogate head models lack a pressurized cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or...
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Development of microstructured PDMS pressure sensors: Simulations, experiments, and OTFT applications
DownloadFall 2021
Elastomer and plastic based pressure sensors are in demand for the next generation of health monitoring devices. Signal transduction is often done by microengineering resistive, capacitive, or piezoelectric active layers. Pressure sensitive active layers can be fabricated using various...
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Evaluating the Biogeochemical and Geotechnical Behavior of Oil Sands Tailings in Pit Lakes and Mitigating Pit Lake Turbidity with Biofilms
DownloadFall 2023
Permanent storage and reclamation of oil sands mine waste (fluid fine tailings, FFT) in pit lakes has been proposed by industry. Pit lakes are considered best practice in terms of geotechnical stability, however, there are numerous challenges and knowledge gaps surrounding this proposed oil sands...
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Quantifying and Correlating the Positive Airway Pressure and Upper Airway Gas Clearance During High Flow Nasal Cannula Therapy in Adults
DownloadSpring 2019
High flow nasal cannula (HFNC) therapy is a form of respiratory support, where high flowrates of heated and humidified gas are supplied to a patient via nasal cannula. This thesis consists of two experimental studies designed to characterize the positive pressure and upper airway washout effects...