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Bioactive ceramic coating on orthopedic implants for enhanced bone tissue integration
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Author
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Aniket, .
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Date Created
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2012
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Subjects--Topical
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Materials science, Nanoscience, Biomedical engineering
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Description
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Tissue integration between bone and orthopedic implant is essential for implant fixation and longevity. An immunological response leads to fibrous encapsulation of metallic implants leading to implant instability and failure. Bioactive ceramics ha...
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POLYDYNE DISPLACEMENT INTERFEROMETER USING FREQUENCY-MODULATED LIGHT
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Author
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Arablu, Masoud
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Electrical engineering, Optics
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Description
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A novel multi-frequency (polydyne) optical interferometry method is introduced and a prototype developed to evaluate its performance in a Michelson displacement interferometer configuration. The polydyne interferometer contains three main parts of...
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Autonomous Sensing of a Gaussian Spatial Process with Multiple Heterogeneous Agents
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Author
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Brancato, Michael
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering
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Description
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The performance of a mobile sensor network is measured by its ability to survey regions of interest efficiently and accurately with limited resources. Approaches for sampling trajectory optimization allow for adaptive algorithms that offer signifi...
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CARBON NANOTUBE GROWTH, DISPERSION, AND USE IN NANOELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATORS
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Author
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Forney, Michael
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Date Created
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2011
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Subjects--Topical
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Nanoscience
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Description
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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 ...
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Characterization of the Dynamic Performance of Machine Spindles
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Author
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Ganguly, Vasishta
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Date Created
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2014
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering
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Description
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Machine spindle dynamics and (axis of rotation) error motions may vary as a function of spindle speed due to gyroscopic effects, changes in bearing preload, centrifugal forces, and thermals effects. It is necessary to characterize these changes in...
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Exploring The Self Assembly of Cadmium Selenide Nanoparticles In Langmuir Films
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Author
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Giles, Alexander
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Date Created
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2013
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Subjects--Topical
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Materials science, Nanoscience, Physics
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Description
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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...
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GENERATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF FIREBRANDS FROM SELECTED STRUCTURAL FUELS
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Author
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Hedayati, Faraz
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering
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Description
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Spotting by firebrands is the only mechanism that is capable of initiating fires miles from a fire line. The firebrand phenomenon can be understood in three major sequential phases: production, transportation, and ignition of the recipient fuel. A...
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Analysis of failure mechanisms that impact safe Operation of AlGaN/GaN HEMTs
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Author
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Hodge, Michael
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Date Created
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2014
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Subjects--Topical
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Electrical engineering
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Description
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The reliability of AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) is traditionally determined via thermal lifetime acceleration stress tests. More recently it has been proposed that electric field has a prominent role in limiting lifetimes. ...
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Mechanical Characterization of Boron-Based One-Dimensional Nanostructures by Various Techniques
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Author
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Jiang, Youfei
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering, Materials science, Nanoscience
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Description
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One-dimensional (1D) nanostructures, such as nanotubes, nanowires and nanobelts, have attracted considerable interests in the last two decades because of their exceptional physical, chemical, and electrical properties. Engineering applications of ...
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Index-antiguided planar waveguide lasers with large mode area
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Author
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Liu, Yuanye
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Optics, Physics
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Description
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The on-going research and application interests with high power large-mode-area (LMA) waveguide lasers, especially in fiber geometry, at the beginning of this century drive the development of many novel waveguide designs. Index antiguiding, propos...
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THE FRICTION MEASURING MACHINE: AN ENERGY-BASED APPROACH TO FRICTION CHARACTERIZATION
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Author
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Lomascolo, Christian
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering
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Description
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Friction has been studied and analyzed through the years. The need for precise friction measurement has become increasingly important as the need for precision positioning mechanism has increased. This precise control of mechanical systems require...
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Additive manufacturing of PVDF-TrFE piezoelectric and pyroelectric sensors
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Author
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Marandi, Rafi
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Date Created
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2023
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Subjects--Topical
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Mechanical engineering
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Description
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Additive manufacturing, specifically Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) method, has emerged as a promising technique for rapid prototyping. Using FDM, complex geometries can be created using precise layer by layer deposition of material. Among the ad...
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Augmented Reality With Digital Metrology For Assembly
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Author
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Nawab, Rahma
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Optics
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Description
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This dissertation aims to create and demonstrate a fast and inexpensive quantitative dimensional inspection system for industrial assembly line applications that can detect position errors of assembled components on a scale of 1 mm and larger. The...
