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- Title
- EFFECT OF BIOCERAMIC FUNCTIONAL GROUPS ON DRUG BINDING AND RELEASE KINETICS
- Author
- Trujillo, Christopher
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Materials science, Engineering, Biomedical engineering
- Description
- Bioceramics have been studied extensively as drug delivery systems (DDS). Those studies have aimed to tailor the drug binding and release kinetics to successfully treat infections and other diseases. This research suggests that the drug binding an...
- Title
- FUNCTIONALIZATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NOVEL COORDINATION COMPLEXES FOR USE IN SUPERCAPACITORS
- Author
- Zuczek, Justin
- Date Created
- 2018
- Subjects--Topical
- Materials science, Power resources
- Description
- As society begins to move away from fossil fuel consumption and the harmful effects they entail, renewable energy sources have been studied extensively over the past decades. One obstacle with renewable energy is the ability to cheaply store it du...
- Title
- Correction of the post-necking True Stress-Strain data using Instrumented Nanoindentation
- Author
- Romero Fonseca, Ivan
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Mechanical engineering, Materials science
- Description
- The study of large plastic deformations has been the focus of numerous studies particularly in the metal forming processes and fracture mechanics fields. A good understanding of the plastic flow properties of metallic alloys and the true stresses ...
- 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
- Processing and properties of materials with or without adiabatic shear susceptibility
- Author
- Chen, Xiaoxue
- Date Created
- 2018
- Subjects--Topical
- Mechanical engineering, Materials science
- Description
- In this dissertation, two topic areas related to adiabatic shear banding (ASB) phenomenon were studied. Body centered cubic (BCC) metals and alloys may exhibit ASB under uniaxial high strain rate compression if the grain size is refined into the u...
- Title
- RETENTION OF THE AMORPHOUS STATE OF TREHALOSE AT HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY USING ORGANIC SALT ADDITIVES: A MECHANISTIC UNDERSTANDING
- Author
- Ziaei, Shima
- Date Created
- 2018
- Subjects--Topical
- Materials science, Pharmacy--Research, Bioengineering
- Description
- The glassy or amorphous solid state of trehalose has been utilized in the food and pharmaceutical industry to immobilize and stabilize sensitive molecules and it is increasingly being explored for the preservation of biologics. Retention of the gl...
- Title
- Pyrolysis and Combustion Properties of Selected Structural Fuels in Residential Buildings
- Author
- Yang, Wenxu
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Materials science, Engineering, Forests and forestry
- Description
- Firebrands are a major ignition source in large scale wildland and Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fires. Limited studies have been reported regarding firebrand generation. It was hypothesized that firebrand production characteristics can be descri...
- Title
- Development of injectable bioceramic drug delivery system for solid tumor treatment
- Author
- Haig, James
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Materials science, Engineering, Biomedical engineering
- Description
- According to the national cancer institute "In 2016, an estimated 1,685,210 new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in the United States and 595,690 people will die from the disease" and "The number of people living beyond a cancer diagnosis reached...
- Title
- Development of n-ZnO/p-Si single heterojunction solar cell with and without interfacial layer
- Author
- Hussain, Babar
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Materials science
- Description
- The conversion efficiency of conventional silicon (Si) photovoltaic cells has not been improved significantly during last two decades but their cost decreased dramatically during this time. However, the higher price-per-watt of solar cells is stil...
- Title
- Controlled growth and property measurement of one-dimensional oxide nanostructures for energy applications
- Author
- Sheng, Tao
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Materials science, Optics, Nanotechnology
- Description
- Transition metal oxides (TMOs) exhibit rich structures and useful properties, and could be used in applications of solar energy harvesting (e.g., photoelectrochemistry, photocatalysis, and photovoltaics) and energy saving (e.g., electrochromism an...
- Title
- DUCTILE MACHINING OF CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS WITH VARIABLE RAKE SINGLE POINT DIAMOND MACHINING
- Author
- Griffin, Adam
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- Mechanical engineering, Materials science
- Description
- The effect of a variable rake machining process such as Fast Tool Servo (FTS) on optical IR crystalline materials isn’t well understood and can be difficult to test. This thesis proposes and develops the concept of using a 'starburst' cut geometry...
- Title
- BORON CARBIDE NANOWIRES: SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION
- Author
- Guan, Zhe
- Date Created
- 2013
- Subjects--Topical
- Materials science
- Description
- Bulk boron carbide has been widely used in ballistic armored vest and the property characterization has been heavily focused on mechanical properties. Even though boron carbides have also been projected as a promising class of high temperature the...
- Title
- COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF IMPURITIES ON THE DUCTILITY OF TANTALUM AND TUNGSTEN BASED ON ATOMISTIC AND FIRST PRINCIPLES CALCULATIONS
- Author
- Pan, Zhiliang
- Date Created
- 2012
- Subjects--Topical
- Mechanical engineering, Materials science
- Description
-
Tungsten and tantalum are neighbors in the Periodic Table of the Elements and, as refractory metals, both have very high melting points (tungsten: 3422
o C, tantalum: 2996o C). However, the ductility of the two metals is quite different especially at...
- Title
- 3D Printing of Metamaterials with Conductive Elements
- Author
- Tuttle, Geoffrey
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Materials science
- Description
- To fulfill their engineered purpose, resonant metamaterials require arrays of complex three-dimensional geometries composed of non-conductive dielectrics and highly conductive materials. In order to create these geometries, 3D printers must be abl...
- Title
- ELECTRO-ELASTICITY SENSING IN AXIALLY-LOADED CONCRETE USING RECYCLED STEEL RESIDUALS AS FUNCTIONAL FILL
- Author
- Scott, David
- Date Created
- 2018
- Subjects--Topical
- Materials science, Civil engineering
- Description
- Self-sensing concrete is embedded with electrostrictive materials that provides indications of strain based on variations in electrical conductivity, or its inverse, resistance. Previous works includes embedded material that vary in size from nano...
- Title
- Effects of Weathering on Performance of Intumescent Coatings for Structure Fire Protection in the Wildland-Urban Interface
- Author
- Bahrani, Babak
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Chemistry, Polymers, Materials science, Wood
- Description
- The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of weathering on the performance of intumescent fire-retardant coatings on wooden products. The weathering effects included primary (solar irradiation, moisture, and temperature) and secon...
- Title
- Folate Receptor-Specific, Redox-Responsive Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for the Simultaneous Delivery of Cisplatin and Gemcitabine to Treat Cancer
- Author
- Fink, Eric
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Materials science, Chemistry, Biochemistry
- Description
- Nanoparticles are an innovative platform for cancer treatment that reduces systemic toxicity and allows for active targeting of tumor sites to enhance the therapeutic efficacy. Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) have emerged as an attractive d...
- Title
- GROWTH OF InGaN MATERIAL AND DEVICE STRUCTURES IN A HIGH PRESSURE MOCVD REACTOR
- Author
- Conway, Matthew
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- Materials science, Electrical engineering, Nanotechnology
- Description
- This is an initial investigation of the super-atmospheric (1.5 – 2.5 bar(a)) Metal-Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) growth of InGaN materials and experimental, device-like structures. The work was accomplished in a custom MOCVD reactor, s...
- Title
- Hypercoordinate Silicon CNC-Pincer Complexes for Electronic Devices
- Author
- Earnhardt, Adam
- Date Created
- 2022
- Subjects--Topical
- Chemistry, Chemistry, Organic, Materials science
- Description
- Previous studies have demonstrated hexacoordinate silicon pincer complexes to be attractive candidates for efficient electron and hole transport layers in organic electronic devices. This work expands the field by incorporating carbon-nitrogen-car...
- Title
- LASER INDUCED LOCAL STRUCTURAL AND PROPERTY MODIFICATIONS IN SEMICONDUCTORS FOR ELECTRONIC AND PHOTONIC SUPERSTRUCTURES - SIC TO GRAPHENE CONVERSION
- Author
- Yue, Naili
- Date Created
- 2013
- Subjects--Topical
- Materials science, Electrical engineering
- Description
- Graphene is a single atomic layer two-dimensional (2D) hexagonal crystal of carbon atoms with sp2-bonding. Because of its various special or unique properties, graphene has attracted huge attention and considerable interest in recent years. This P...