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- Title
- Assessing the Biological Activities of DNA-Templated Silver Nanoclusters and Furthering the Characterization of Nucleic Acid Nanoparticles
- Author
- Rolband, Lewis
- Date Created
- 2023
- Subjects--Topical
- Biochemistry
- Description
- DNA and RNA are structurally and functionally diverse biopolymers that haveshown promise in recent years as a powerful biomedical tool, in the form of nucleic acid nanotechnologies. The applications of these technologies include biosensing, diagno...
- Title
- Blinking Correlation in Nanocrystal Quantum Dots Probed with Novel Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy Methods
- Author
- Hefti, Ryan
- Date Created
- 2013
- Subjects--Topical
- Nanoscience, Physics
- Description
- Semiconductor quantum dots have a vast array of applications: as fluorescent labels in biological systems, as physical or chemical sensors, as components in photovoltaic technology, and in display devices. An attribute of nearly every quantum dot ...
- Title
- CARBON NANOTUBE GROWTH, DISPERSION, AND USE IN NANOELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATORS
- Author
- Forney, Michael
- Date Created
- 2011
- Subjects--Topical
- Nanoscience
- Description
- The body of research comprising this dissertation spans the full spectrum of carbon nanotube (CNT) research: growth of CNTs, dispersion of SWNTs, controlled aggregation of SWNTs, and fabrication of CNT-based actuators. CNTs have been grown in our ...
- Title
- CHARACTERIZING NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING (NGS) PLATFORMS FOR MULTIPLEXED BIOSENSING AND APTAMER DISCOVERY: G-QUADRUPLEX APTAMERS AS A CASE STUDY
- Author
- Patil, Sushant
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Molecular biology, Bioinformatics, Biochemistry
- Description
- Aptamers are single-stranded DNA or RNA molecules forming unique three dimensional structures that can bind to their targets (generally proteins or metabolites or other nucleic acids) with high specificity and affinity. Screening for aptamers requ...
- Title
- Characterization of Dynamic and Functional Nucleic Acid Based Systems
- Author
- Beasock, Damian
- Date Created
- 2023
- Subjects--Topical
- Nanoscience
- Description
- Nucleic acids are highly integrated into molecular biology and exhibit very interesting character. They have immense engineering potential to improve human health and influence molecular systems. Consequently, these biopolymers are the quintessent...
- Title
- Characterization of Individual Straight and Kinked Boron Carbide Nanowires
- Author
- Cui, Zhiguang
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Materials science, Nanoscience, Physics
- Description
- Boron carbides represent a class of ceramic materials with p-type semiconductor natures, complex structures and a wide homogeneous range of carbon compositions. Bulk boron carbides have long been projected as promising high temperature thermoelect...
- Title
- Chemoenzymatic Preparation of Probes for in vitro and Cellular Elucidation of Complex Bacteria Polysaccharides
- Author
- Reid, Amanda
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Microbiology, Biochemistry, Analytical chemistry
- Description
- Bacteria play a major role in our health and wellbeing. The microbe-host interaction is often mediated by sugar polymers at the cell surface. An incredibly diverse amount of glycan variation exists throughout these structures, which makes identifi...
- Title
- Crystalline Silicon Interfaces with Adhesive Polymer Semiconducting Glue and Thiazolothiazole Redox Active Organic Small Molecules
- Author
- Cohen, Daniel
- Date Created
- 2020
- Subjects--Topical
- Materials science, Chemistry, Chemistry, Organic
- Description
- Crystalline silicon is an extremely versatile semiconductor material used for electronics and photovoltaic devices. An organic conductive glue based on a blend of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) and d-sorbitol ...
- Title
- DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF LOW LOSS AND LOW INDEX OPTICAL METAMATERIALS
- Author
- Cox, Princess
- Date Created
- 2013
- Subjects--Topical
- Optics, Nanoscience
- Description
- The study of optics has changed over the past 3000 years. We have developed beyond the early lens technologies of quartz and other types of glass materials and new materials are being engineered to enhance the properties of naturally occurring mat...
- Title
- Design and Modulation of Novel Chemical Probes for RNA SHAPE Analysis: Water Soluble Isatoic Anhydrides and Nicotinic Acid Imidazolides
- Author
- Fessler, Adam
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Chemistry, Biology
- Description
- The growing interest in RNA biology, along with an expansion in computational capabilities, throughput, and sensitivity has provided researchers new tools to probe RNA. RNA selective 2′-hydroxy acylation analyzed by primer extension (SHAPE) utiliz...
- Title
- Development of Silica Based Nanoparticles for Multimodal Therapeutic Delivery
- Author
- Vadarevu, Hemapriyadarshini
- Date Created
- 2022
- Subjects--Topical
- Nanoscience
- Description
- Chronic diseases like cancer are characterized by complex interactions between multiple pathways leading to treatment resistance and invasiveness. Repeated cycles of cytotoxic monotherapies are susceptible to drug resistance induced by the upregul...
- Title
- Dynamic and Conditionally Activated Nucleic Acid Nanoparticles
- Author
- Chandler, Morgan
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Nanoscience
- Description
- Programmed interactions of nucleic acids—including DNA and RNA—orchestrate genetic expression and downstream cellular processes at every level. The structures of nucleic acids rely on their sequences, which include traditional Watson-Crick base pa...
- Title
- EFFECTS OF GRAIN SIZE ON THE QUASI-STATIC MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF ULTRAFINE-GRAINED AND NANOCRYSTALLINE TANTALUM
- Author
- Ligda, Jonathan
- Date Created
- 2013
- Subjects--Topical
- Materials science, Nanoscience
- Description
- The increase in strength due to the Hall-Petch effect, reduced strain hardening capacity, a reduced ductility, and changes in deformation mechanisms are all effects of reducing grain size (d) into the ultrafine-grained (UFG, 100 5.3 mm show a dra...
- Title
- Employing Surface Plasmon Resonances to Boost Effectiveness of Multiple Exciton Generation in Lead-Based Quantum Dots
- Author
- Dipple, Kathleen
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- Nanoscience
- Description
- Harvesting the sun’s energy at a high efficiency and low cost is a vital step towards replacing fossil fuels. Colloidal quantum dots (QDs) are promising materials that have great potential for solar applications due to their size dependent optical...
- Title
- Environmentally Sustainable Synthesis of Novel Nano Assisted Ion Exchange Systems for Facile and High-capacity Water Purification
- Author
- Sahu, Abhispa
- Date Created
- 2020
- Subjects--Topical
- Nanoscience
- Description
- Demand for clean and safe drinking water is a global challenge because of water scarcity, growth of human population, urbanization, and anthropogenic pollution. Purification of water involves removal of small molecules and ions from ground water a...
- Title
- Exploring The Self Assembly of Cadmium Selenide Nanoparticles In Langmuir Films
- Author
- Giles, Alexander
- Date Created
- 2013
- Subjects--Topical
- Materials science, Nanoscience, Physics
- Description
- The assembly of semiconductor nanocrystals into close packed films suitable for device engineering is critical to the development of next generation electronic and optoelectronic devices. These nanocrystals have nanometer dimensions and can be pre...
- Title
- Hexacoordinate Silicon Complexes as Cathodic Colorants
- Author
- Peloquin, Derek
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Nanoscience, Chemistry, Chemistry, Inorganic
- Description
- Electrochemical and spectroelectrochemical characterization of hexacoordinate polypyridine silicon complexes show that they are fitting candidates for electrochromic applications. Tris(bipyridine)silicon(IV), [Si(bpy)3]+4, is colorless in acetonit...
- Title
- INVESTIGATIONS INTO PHOTO-EXCITED STATE DYNAMICS IN COLLOIDAL QUANTUM DOTS
- Author
- Singh, Gaurav
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Optics, Nanotechnology
- Description
- Colloidal Quantum dots (QDs) have garnered considerable scientific and technological interest as a promising material for next generation solar cells, photo-detectors, lasers, bright light-emitting diodes (LEDs), and reliable biomarkers. However, ...
- Title
- Immunostimulatory Properties of Nucleic Acid Nanoparticles
- Author
- Halman, Justin
- Date Created
- 2020
- Subjects--Topical
- Nanoscience
- Description
- Nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) are ubiquitous biomolecules found throughout all living organisms. They can act as genetic information storage and messengers, enzymes, molecular switches, and much more. Although DNA is used almost exclusively for its ...
- Title
- LIGHT-MATTER INTERACTIONS IN SEMICONDUCTOR NANOWIRES: LIGHT-EFFECT TRANSISTOR AND LIGHT-INDUCED CHANGES IN ELECTRON-PHONON COUPLING AND ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
- Author
- Marmon, Jason
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Materials science, Electrical engineering, Optics
- Description
- This dissertation explores three related embodiments of light–matter interactions at the micro– and nano–scales, and is focused towards tangible device applications. The first topic provides a fundamentally different transistor or electronic switc...