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Design of an Ultrasensitive Diagnostic Device for Point of Care Based on Thin Film Colour Interference
DownloadFall 2022
Point-of-care diagnostic testing offers many benefits compared to standard laboratory testing for biomarkers or diseases, including reducing the time and cost required to obtain a medical diagnosis. Most available point-of-care diagnostics are complex, expensive, or limited to high concentration,...
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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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Synthesis and Integration of Nanoparticles in Thin Film Nanocomposite Membranes for Water Treatment
DownloadSpring 2018
The most widely used method for desalination, the process of removing salts and minerals from saltwater for human consumption and irrigation, is membrane technology. There are various types of membrane technologies, but the use of thin film nanocomposite (TFN) polyamide (PA) membranes for...