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Synthesis and Modeling of Poly(L-lysine) Based Biomaterials for Regenerative Medicine
(2011-04-29)
The need for tissue engineered scaffolds is growing due to the shortage in organ donation, the immunoreactions to allotransplants, and the high cost associated with transplantation. This work focuses on the material selection ...
The Synthesis and Practical Applications of Novel N-Halamine Biocides
(2006-12-15)
A novel set of N-halamine siloxane precursors were synthesized for the purpose of coating various substrates to determine the factors, which are the most dominant influences of the overall stability of the newly modified ...
Synthesis and solid state characterization of actinide cyanometallates and actinide benzimidazole compounds
(2014-04-23)
The square-planar cyanometallate anions allow for the unique columnar structural feature
in the solid state, termed in the literature as pseudo 1-D M…M interactions in the Pt analogs. The
distance between metal sites has ...
The Synthesis and Tunable Processing of Metallic and Magnetic Nanoparticles in a Functional Solvent System
(2014-03-31)
The concepts presented in this dissertation describe techniques that have been developed to produce metallic and magnetic nanoparticles using dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). The unique and size-dependent properties of nanoparticles ...
Synthesis of 10, 11, 12, 12a, 12b, 13-Hexahydro-5H-benzo[f]cyclopropa[d]pyrido[1,2-b] Isoquinoline-5,7(9H)dione and Related Compounds
(2009-04-20)
Agents designed to bind with high DNA sequence selectivity offer great
therapeutic opportunities in the treatment of cancer and other genetic disorders. The need
for sequence selective agents arises from the fact that ...
Synthesis of a Congested Heptamine as a Potential Precursor to Hypervalent (10-n-5) Nitrogen, and Effects of Remote Substituents on Planarization of Nitrogen in Trialkylamines
(2012-05-16)
The challenging synthesis of a congested heptamine 10, as a potential precursor to hypervalent (10-N-5) nitrogen, was pursued by employing four different strategies. Even though these strategies didn’t lead to a successful ...
Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) as Thermal Interface Material
(2013-11-08)
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are promising materials for many potential applications. High
electrical conductivity, superior mechanical strength, thermal conductivity, and chemical
inertness are some of the properties of CNTs. ...
Synthesis of Ceria Nanomaterials to Enhance Catalytic Activity of CO Oxidation
(2019-11-14)
This thesis represents a comparative study of a series of ceria nanomaterials towards CO oxidation. Ceria particles were synthesized using microwave-assisted hydrothermal and one-step solvothermal methods, and ceria ...
Synthesis of Cyclobutane-Containing Natural Products using Macrocyclic 1,4-Diketones as Templates for Diastereoselective Transformations and Strained Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation, and the Development of Novel Non-Phosphate Carbohydrate-Based Inhibitors of the IspH-Enzyme in Isoprene Synthesis
(2023-11-27)
Chapter 1: Macrocyclic control as a tool for diastereoselective transformation has been an area of research dating back to Still’s total synthesis of periplanone B. The exact source of this control is not always well ...
Synthesis of Functionalized Benzenoid Macrocycles: An Approach to Accessing Functionalized Cycloparaphenylenes
(2016-05-02)
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are cylindrically shaped allotropes of carbon with exceptionally good electronic and optical properties. The current state of art for making these CNTs involves heating graphite in a high temperature ...
Synthesis of Janus Nanoparticles using a Packed Column and their Applications
(2018-07-27)
Janus nanoparticles, nanoparticles with two regions of differing properties, have been of
interest to researchers for the last 30 years. Differing surface regions of Janus nanoparticles
allows for self-assembly into ...
Synthesis of Methanol and Higher Alcohols from Syngas over K Promoted Cu Based Catalysts in Supercritical Solvent
(2013-01-07)
With today’s increasing crude oil prices and a desire to reduce our dependence on imported oil, the synthesis of methanol and higher alcohol represents a promising pathway for utilizing synthesis gas (a mixture of CO and ...
Synthesis of Multi-dimensional Organic Nano-conductors for the Enhancement of Thermal, Electrical, and Mechanical Properties of Composites
(2014-03-31)
For years, composite materials have attracted significant attention toward the improvement of their mechanical, electrical, and thermal properties. In more recent studies, carbon based fillers, such as carbon fibers, have ...
Synthesis of polypyrrole coated copper nanowire and its application as hydrogen peroxide sensor
(2011-11-15)
Polypyrrole coated copper nanowire was synthesized by a metal-organic complex route in one-pot manner. The as-synthesized copper nanowires were single crystalline which grew along the {110} direction with {111} facets ...
Synthesis, Analysis, and Pharmacological Profile of Designer Piperazine Drugs
(2021-06-14)
New or novel Psychoactive substances (NPS) or designer drugs are often uncontrolled synthetic chemicals that are analogs to classic controlled substances and have been a public health threat in the last two decades. The ...
Synthesis, Analytical Profiles and Receptor Pharmacology of Methoxylated Derivatives and Regioisomers of the NBOMe series of Hallucinogenic Drugs
(2019-04-23)
The potential for designer analogue development in the NBOMe series of drugs of abuse
is very high based on the methods used to synthesize this class of compounds, and the availability
of a wide variety of precursor ...
Synthesis, Characterization and Applications of Multi-component and Multi-functional Composites with Nanostructured Conducting Polymers
(2014-07-02)
Multi-component and multi-functional nanostructured conducting polymer (CP) based
composites were prepared through different methods to obtain materials with academic and
industrial interest gathering properties.
In two ...
Synthesis, Characterization, and Functionality of Quinol-Based Superoxide Dismutase Mimics
(2022-08-01)
There is great interest in developing biopharmaceuticals that can slow or halt the effects of the primary and secondary oxidative stressors that are responsible for aging, chronic diseases, and other health disorders. A ...
Synthesis, Characterization, and In-situ Monitoring of Promoted ZnO Sorbents for Desulfurization in Fuel Cell Applications
(2017-04-26)
Energy from conventional power plants and transportation vehicles usually end up as low grade waste heat and this accounts for more than 70% of the fuel energy input. Fuel cell power systems for logistic or stationary ...
Synthesis, Fractionation, and Thin Film Processing of Nanoparticles Using the Tunable Solvent Properties of Carbon Dioxide Gas Expanded Liquids
(2007-05-15)
Materials built from nanoparticles possess unique chemical, physical, mechanical and optical properties. Due to these properties, they hold potential in application areas such as catalysts, sensors, semiconductors and ...