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Theses/Dissertations from 2024

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INNOVATIVE BIOINK FORMULATION FOR 3D BIOPRINTING OF TISSUE-ENGINEERED INTERVERTEBRAL DISC IMPLANTS, Sophia Boiani

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FUNDAMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES FOR SENSING APPLICATIONS, Matthew Card

Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NANO- AND MICROPARTICLES FOR PULMONARY DRUG DELIVERY, Matthew Freeman

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DEVELOPMENT OF POLYMERIC NANO- AND MICROPARTICLE-BASED CONTROLLED RELEASE PLATFORMS, Ryan Ivone

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MEASURING THE NEEDLE IN THE HAYSTACK: SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY (SERS) DETECTION OF ANIONIC ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS, Timo Küster

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THIN FILM INTRINSIC AND EXTRINSIC SENSORS FOR CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES (CMCs), Kevin Rivera

Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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Protein Pairing and Lipid Linking: Physicochemical Properties of Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Influence Their Interactions with Macromolecules, Jessica Alesio

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MULTIFUNCTIONAL PLASMONIC AND MAGNETIC NANOSTRUCTURES GUIDED BY SELF AND DIRECTED ASSEMBLY, Muzahidul Islam Anik

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WIRELESS TEMPERATURE SENSING USING TRANSIENT SINTERING BEHAVIOR OF GLASS CERAMICS, Noah Alexander Burke

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A HIGH-RESOLUTION TEMPERATURE-INDICATING PAINT SYSTEM FOR CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENTS, Panagiotis Panoutsopoulos

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The Next Paradigm in Vapor Sensing: Single Molecule Detection, Peter Paul Ricci

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ANALYTE-SENSING PARTICLES AND IMPACT OF PLASTICS ON ENVIRONMENTALLY ABUNDANT BACTERIA, Tania Thalyta Silva de Oliveira

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Development of a Safe Lithium-ion Battery with a Polymer Electrolyte, Joseph Patrick Sullivan

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ADDITION OF NANOPARTICLES TO ENHANCE THE IONIC CONDUCTIVITY OF A PEO-BASED POLYMER ELECTROLYTE, Caroline Willuhn

Theses/Dissertations from 2021

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PROBING INTERACTIONS OF SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES AT THE NANO-BIO INTERFACE, Mitchell Gravely

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DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NANOMATERIALS TO OVERCOME PULMONARY EPITHELIAL BARRIERS, Md Golam Jakaria

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TEMPERATURE-COMPENSATED STRAIN GAUGES USING METALSEMICONDUCTOR NANOCOMPOSITES, Matthew T. Ricci

Theses/Dissertations from 2020

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MOLECULAR MODELING OF NORMAL MODES AND DYNAMICS IN AROMATIC RINGS, PEPTIDES, AND A COMPLEX LIPID BILAYER, Faramarz Joodaki

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DEVELOPING STIMULI-RESPONSIVE BIOMATERIAL SYSTEMS FOR DRUG DELIVERY IN TISSUE ENGINEERING AND CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY, Seyedeh Zahra Moafi Madani

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INFLUENCE OF PFAS ON THE THERMODYNAMIC MEMBRANE PROPERTIES AND GROWTH OF A. BORKUMENSIS, Aleksandra Naumann

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SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES FOR ADVANCED OPTICAL MATERIALS, WEARABLE BIOSENSING, AND BIOIMAGING, Mohammad Moein Safaee

Theses/Dissertations from 2019

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NANOMATERIALS FOR SENSING, HEATING AND APPLICATIONS IN COMPOSITES AND EMULSION BIOFOULING, Akram Abbasi

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ALL-SOLID LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES FOR HIGH SAFETY AND STABILITY, Lukas Duwe

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REMOTELY ACTIVATED BIOMATERIALS FOR OPTIMIZING THE TEMPORAL PROFILES OF THERAPEUTIC MOLECULES, Tania T. Emi

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MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF PROTEIN BINDING BY PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFASs), Michael Fedorenko

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NANOPARTICLE-CELL MEMBRANE INTERACTIONS: ADSORPTION KINETICS AND THE MONOLAYER RESPONSE, Nasim Ganji

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FABRICATION OF CONDUCTIVE HYDROGELS AND THEIR APPLICATION IN NEUROPROSTHETIC INTERVENTION AND DRUG DELIVERY, Rosa Ghatee

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MITIGATION OF CHLORINATED SOLVENT GROUNDWATER PLUMES WITH COLLOIDAL ACTIVATED CARBON, Sara Jane Haupt

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NANOSTRUCTURED SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY SENSOR FOR MARINE POLLUTANTS, Timo Küster

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SURFACTANT ENHANCED BIOREMEDIATION OF OIL BY ALCANIVORAX BORKUMENSIS USING FOOD GRADE AMPHIPHILES, Joseph Rocchio

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DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NANOMATERIALS FOR PULMONARY DRUG DELIVERY APPLICATIONS, Elisa A. Torrico Guzman

Theses/Dissertations from 2018

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Effect of Stainless Steel and Titanium Corrosion on CFRP Structural Integrity, Daniel C. Danckert

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Analysis of Viscoelestic Properties of Elastomers Using Molecular Modeling, Suvrajyoti Kar

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UTILIZING A LIPID BILAYER-BASED SOLVENT TO ENHANCE BUTANOL PRODUCTION FROM A CONTINUOUS FERMENTATION OF CLOSTRIDIA PASTEURIANUM, John Nunes

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SENSORS FOR CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE (CMC) ENGINE COMPONENTS, Kevin Rivera

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METAL OXIDE CATALYSTS FOR THE DETECTION OF EXPLOSIVES: METHODOLOGY AND MECHANISM, Andrew S. Rossi

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CARBON NANOTUBE INTERACTIONS WITH HUMAN CELLS UNDER SHEAR USING MICROFLUIDICS, Rolf Staud

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Rheological Characterization of Fluids for Lithium Ion Batteries and Thermal Ablation of Tumors, Joseph P. Sullivan

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Understanding Confined Fluids in Shale Gas Systems, Edward Alan Thomas

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STIMULI-RESPONSIVE BIOMATERIALS FOR DRUG DELIVERY TO IMPROVE CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY AND CHRONIC WOUND HEALING, Anita E. Tolouei

Theses/Dissertations from 2017

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Trace Detection of TATP Vapors Using a Low-Mass Thermodynamic Sensor, Nathaniel Gomes

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Modeling Phase Behavior in Complex Systems Using the Gibbs-Helmholtz Constrained Equation of State, Heath Henley

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Structural Transformations in Diluted Micellar and Lamellar Systems, Blanca Zelaya-Rincón

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Performance Analysis and Morphology of Lithium Ion Battery Anodes Prepared by Colloidal Processing, Yuzi Zhang

Theses/Dissertations from 2016

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Development of Aerosol Microparticles for the Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension, Sarah Brousseau

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Novel Catalyst Development for Chemical Sensors, Zachary Caron

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An Electrochemical Process for Simultaneous Treatment of Metal and Cyanide Bearing Wastewater, Mathew Thomas Jodoin

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NIR Light Activated Hollow Gold Nanoshell Structures Based on Layersome Template, Yaser Kashcooli

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Analysis of Effects of Shockwaves on Cholesterol-Containing Lipid Bilayer Models, Ralph Kfoury

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Lipid Nanoparticle Interactions and Assembles, Matthew Ryan Preiss

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Dry Powder Aerosol Nanocomposite Microparticles for the Treatment of Pulmonary Diseases, Zimeng Wang

Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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Fabrication of Multifunctional Graphenebased Polymer Composite Materials Using Different Fillers, Indrani Chakraborty

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RHEOLOGICAL AND THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF MODEL ASPHALT USING FFT AND GROUP CONTRIBUTION METHODS, Mohammad Masoori

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The Development of Guidance for Solving Polymer-Penetrant Diffusion Problems in Marine Hardware, Matthew Aaron Rice

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UNDERSTANDING BEHAVIOR OF PARTICLE STABILIZED EMULSIONS AND TRANFORMATIONS IN COLLOIDAL SYSTEMS, Amitesh Saha

Theses/Dissertations from 2014

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A RESPONSIVE PARTICLE COATING FOR EMULSION FORMATION AT THE OIL-WATER INTERFACE, Sarah Beaton Fields

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A ROTATIONAL ISOMERIC STATE APPROACH TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING ELASTOMER CHAIN CONFORMATIONS IN TIRES, Suvrajyoti Kar

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FORMATION AND STABILITY OF EMULSIONS: EFFECT OF SURFACTANT-PARTICLE INTERACTIONS AND PARTICLE SHAPE, Hari Katepalli

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INCREASING THE SELECTIVITY AND SENSITIVITY OF GAS SENSORS FOR THE DETECTION OF EXPLOSIVES, Daniel Mallin

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CORROSION PROTECTION OF AL5086 AND SENSITIZED AL5086 USING A TITANATE BASED CONVERSION COATING, Andrew Murphy

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EFFECT OF SILICA NANOPARTICLE AGGRE-GATE STATE ON PICKERING EMULSION FOR-MATION AND STABILITY, Maximillian Sender

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EMULSION-TEMPLATED SILICON/CARBON ANODES WITH REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDE, Patrick Stellfeld

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TUMOR-PENETRATING ACETALATED DEXTRAN NANOPARTICLES CAPABLE OF TANDEM DELIVERY OF AGENTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF LUNG CANCER, Qihua Sun

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CENTRIFUGATION-BASED ASSAY FOR EXAMINING NANOPARTICLE-LIPID MEMBRANE BINDING AND DISRUPTION, Aihong Xi

Theses/Dissertations from 2013

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FIRST PRINCIPLES, UNSTRUCTURED, DYNAMIC MODEL FOR REGULATING CO2 AND pH IN BICARBONATE BUFFERED PERFUSION BIOREACTOR, Ashish Gaurav Airan

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SOLID STATE GAS SENSORS FOR DETECTION OF EXPLOSIVES AND EXPLOSIVE PRECURSORS, Yun Chu

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USING COMPOSITE FUELS AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR STANDARD FUELS FOR COMBUSTION, Adam Duszkiewicz

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AN EMULSION-BASED ROUTE TO GENERATE MAGNETIC CAPSULES FOR CONCRETE APPLICATIONS, Lennart Max Kleinfeldt

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The Effects of N-Butonol on the Model and Reconstituted Membrane of Clostridium Pasteurianum, Yogi Kurniawan

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Metallic and Ceramic Thin Film Thermocouples, Ian M. Tougas

Theses/Dissertations from 2011

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NANOSTRUCTURED ANTI-BIOFOULING SURFACES: PHYSICAL DEPOSITION OF PS-b-PAA LANGMUIR-BLODGETT FILMS, David Bello

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Impact and Abatement of Siloxanes in the Bucklin Point WWTF Anaerobic Digestion Process, Barry Wenskowicz

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AN ALTERNATIVE TO CHROMATES FOR CORROSION PROTECTION FOR ALUMINUM ALLOYS, Melissa Williams

Theses/Dissertations from 2008

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Design and Evaluation of Nucleoside Derivatives for Targeted Drug Delivery and Therapeutic Applications, Hitesh Kumar Agarwal

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New Approach to the Design and Optimization of Energy Efficient Chemical Processes, Amit Amale

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Using Acidiphilium Acidiphilium to Bioleach Metals from Printed Circuit Boards, Diana Goglia Arora

Theses/Dissertations from 2004

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Microstructure Studies in Surfacant Systems, Vivek Agarwal

Theses/Dissertations from 2002

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Microstructure Determination in a Self Assembled Surfacant System Formed by AOT/Lecithin/Isooctane and Water, Vivek Agarwal

Theses/Dissertations from 1994

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Localized Electrochemical Study on Corrosion Behavior of Nitride Thin Films, Mohd Norazmi Alias

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Thin Film Sensors for High Performance Silicon Nitride Ceramics, Gregg E. Aniolek

Theses/Dissertations from 1992

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Some Applications of Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy, Mohd Norazmi Alias

Theses/Dissertations from 1985

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An Investigation into the Influence of Suspended Glass Particles on Bubble Diameter, Gas Holdup, and Interfacial Area in an Agitated Tank, Paul M. Randall

Theses/Dissertations from 1983

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Interfacial Area Analysis of a Non-Newtonian Liquid and Air Flowing Cocurrently up in a Bubble Column, Carlos E. Trigueros

Theses/Dissertations from 1981

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Potato Waste as a Substrate for Single Cell Protein and Enzyme Production, Adilades A. Arenas Santiago

Theses/Dissertations from 1979

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Fermentation of Cellulose, Donald Aidala

Theses/Dissertations from 1977

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Concentration of Dilute Industrial Wastes by Direct Osmosis, Dana Karl Anderson

Theses/Dissertations from 1972

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Synthesis and Characterization of Diamond and Boron Phosphide, K. P. Ananthanarayanan

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A Dynamic Study of a Pilot Eckey Horizontal Fractionator, Robert Kingsley Andren

Theses/Dissertations from 1970

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A Study of the Effect of Ion-Exchange Resin Particle Size on Flourescent X-Ray Intensity, Alfred Lapham Allen

Theses/Dissertations from 1966

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Salt Effect in Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium Methanol-Toluene System, Linus Enemmor Aneke