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ANALYSIS OF CONDUCTIVE PROPERTIES OF CORE/ SHELL NANOCOMPOSITE STRUCTURES
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Author
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Moorthy, Gayathri
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Date Created
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2012
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Subjects--Topical
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Electrical engineering, Nanoscience
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Description
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Nanostructures have been explored considerably in recent times to ascertain the unique properties they exhibit in the nanoscale regime as opposed to their bulk counterparts. Their characteristic high surface-to-volume ratio coupled with confinemen...
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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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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 Dynamic and Functional Nucleic Acid Based Systems
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Author
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Beasock, Damian
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Date Created
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2023
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Subjects--Topical
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Nanoscience
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Description
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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...
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Characterization of Individual Straight and Kinked Boron Carbide Nanowires
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Author
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Cui, Zhiguang
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Materials science, Nanoscience, Physics
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Description
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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...
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DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF LOW LOSS AND LOW INDEX OPTICAL METAMATERIALS
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Author
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Cox, Princess
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Date Created
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2013
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Subjects--Topical
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Optics, Nanoscience
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Description
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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...
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Development of Silica Based Nanoparticles for Multimodal Therapeutic Delivery
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Author
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Vadarevu, Hemapriyadarshini
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Nanoscience
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Description
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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...
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Title
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Dynamic and Conditionally Activated Nucleic Acid Nanoparticles
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Author
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Chandler, Morgan
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Date Created
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2021
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Subjects--Topical
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Nanoscience
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Description
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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...
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Electric Field Dependent Spectroscopy of Single Nanocrystal Systems
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Author
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LeBlanc, Sharonda
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Date Created
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2012
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Subjects--Topical
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Optics, Nanoscience, Chemistry, Physical and theoretical
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Description
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A suite of single molecule spectroscopic techniques and data analysis methods were implemented to explore the complex role of electric fields in single semiconductor nanocrystal photophysics. This dissertation spans the synthesis, characterization...
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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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Exploring exciton and trap state recombination dynamics in cadmium sulfide quantum dots
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Author
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Woodall, Danielle
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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Nanoscience, Chemistry, Physical and theoretical
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Description
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Colloidal semiconducting quantum dots (QDs) are ideal candidates for optoelectronic devices such as solar cells and LEDs because of their high photoluminescence (PL) quantum yields and photostability. In order to improve device efficiencies, we mu...
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Exploring the photophysics and photocatalytic properties of platinum and palladium nanoparticles
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Author
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Major, Kevin
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Date Created
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2012
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Subjects--Topical
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Nanoscience, Chemistry, Chemistry, Physical and theoretical
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Description
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Platinum and Palladium nanoparticles are important nanoscale materials for a variety of materials science and industrial applications. The presented research covers a broad spectrum of these unique nanoparticles, from their synthesis and character...
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Hexacoordinate Silicon Complexes as Cathodic Colorants
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Author
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Peloquin, Derek
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Nanoscience, Chemistry, Chemistry, Inorganic
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Description
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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...
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Immunostimulatory Properties of Nucleic Acid Nanoparticles
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Author
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Halman, Justin
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Nanoscience
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Description
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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 ...
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Lithography-Free Growth of Silicon Microwires via Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition for Optoelectronic Applications.
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Author
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Thakur, Esha
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Nanoscience, Nanotechnology, Materials science
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Description
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Realizing the next-generation electronic devices with added features, i.e., flexibility, smaller dimension, higher density (transistors per unit area), lightweight, and low-power consumption, would require extensive work to optimize the processing...
