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Development of Analytical Systems for Detection of Biomarkers and Neurotoxic Exposure 

Zhou, Lang (2019-04-23)
Exposure to the chemical and biological compounds in environment poses a serious health threat to humanity. Timely awareness of the chemicals in environment plays a vital role in exposure assessment, damage control, and ...

Development of Bulk-scale and Thin Film Magnetostrictive Sensor 

Liang, Cai (2007-12-15)
Three key areas were investigated in this research. These are: (1) finite element modeling using modal analysis to better understand the mechanics of longitudinal vibration system, (2) thin film material Young’s modulus ...

Development of CaZrO3-Based Hydrogen Sensors with Oxide Reference Electrodes for Molten Aluminum 

Krishnan, Vivek (2006-12-15)
Hydrogen is a major cause of gas porosity in aluminum and is frequently removed from the melt prior to casting. The degassing process can be better controlled if the hydrogen content in the melt is known. Thus, gas sensors ...

Development of conducting polymer-based composites for flexible gas sensor devices 

Wu, Guodong Jr (2023-11-10)  ETD File Embargoed
In the realm of gas sensing technologies, there has been a remarkable upswing in demand for sensors that are not only flexible and wearable but also versatile, able to monitor a variety of environmental markers from pollutant ...

Development of Dielectric Composites for Dielectric and Energy Storage Applications 

Tong, Yang (2017-11-27)
Dielectrics, which are materials responding to an external electric field with a polarization, have been widely used in industries. Dielectrics with high permittivity and high breakdown strength are required for the ...

Development of Enzyme-based Biosensors for the Detection of Organophosphate Neurotoxins 

Paliwal, Sheetal (2008-12-15)
Elevated concerns of ecological safety and environmental pollution have facilitated massive research in the area of chemical and biological agent detection. Large numbers of anthropogenic chemicals were introduced in the ...

Development of Functional Interfaces for Sensing Applications 

Yang, Xiaoyun (2012-11-15)
An electrochemical device has been developed for the detection of gaseous tricresyl phosphate (TCP). Monitoring of neurotoxic TCP is important since it has been widely used as an additive in commercial jet engine oils, ...

Development of Functional Material Scaffolds for Sensing Applications 

Ramanathan, Madhumati (2010-01-05)
Developments in the field of chemical and biological sensors call for sensitive and selective sensing surfaces to provide consistent information about target analytes. Since such sensors are mostly operating in complex ...

Development of high-performance gas sensors integrated on wearable substrates with two-dimensional nanostructure materials 

Lee, Eunji (2018-12-03)
In this dissertation, much effort has been dedicated to developing high-performance gas sensors utilizing two-dimensional (2D) nanostructure materials integrated onto wearable substrates. Low-temperature and non-corrosive ...

Development of Interdigitated Electrode Sensors for Monitoring the Dielectric Properties of Lubricant Oils 

Craft, Jacob (2010-08-12)
Proper lubrication is a necessary step in protecting the engine of any vehicle. Regular changing of the lubricating oil becomes an important part of keeping the vehicle running for an extended life. Currently, lubricant ...

Development of Magnetostrictive Fe-Co-B Alloys for High-frequency Sensors and Magnetoelectric Composites 

Sheng, Zhizhi (2015-07-29)
Magnetostrictive materials with soft magnetic properties have been widely used in sensors, resonators, actuators and transducers. For high-frequency biosensor applications, the miniaturization of these devices is necessary. ...

Development of MEMS Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters 

Park, Jung-Hyun (2010-05-06)
The research of powering devices in a microwatt range has been activated and developed by the emergence of low-power Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) technology in the past few years. The powering devices require a size ...

Development of New Composite Materials for Secure Storage Units to Increase Burglary Resistance 

Roebbecke, Kai (2018-04-13)
The aim of this research is it to find and develop new materials for secure storage systems with increased physical burglary resistance. The tests and evaluation of the materials takes place on the basis of the fulfilment ...

Development of Novel Acoustic Wave Biosensor Platforms Based on Magnetostriction and Fabrication of Magnetostrictive Nanowires 

Li, Suiqiong (2007-08-15)
There is an urgent need for biosensors that are able to detect and quantify the presence of a small amount of biological threat agents in a real-time manner. Acoustic wave (AW) devices, whose performance is defined by mass ...

Development of novel composite materials with defects induced gigantic positive and negative permittivity 

Talebinezhad, Hossein (2019-05-14)
Dielectrics respond to an electrical field with a polarization. They are high demands for electronic circuits and electrical system. There is a particular need to develop dielectrics with a high breakdown field for several ...

Development of Passive Wireless Humidity Sensors and Dielectric Methodology for A Real-time In-situ Sensing of Disinfectant 

Liu, Jiachen (2022-05-03)  ETD File Embargoed
Many agricultural sensors, which play a critical role in smart and precision agriculture, are used to provide real-time sensing information for better control of agricultural production and saving of freshwater. There are ...

Development of Phage/Antibody Immobilized Magnetostrictive Biosensors 

Fu, Liling (2010-05-03)
There is an urgent need for biosensors that are able to detect and quantify the presence of a small amount of pathogens in a real-time manner accurately and quickly to guide prevention efforts and assay food and water ...

Development of Polydopamine Nanotubes into a Multi-Functional Drug Delivery System 

Sun, Yuzhe (2021-07-20)
In this study, a template-assisted method for the synthesis of polydopamine nanotubes is developed. By altering the amount ratio between dopamine and template, a robust tubular structure is obtained. This unique process ...

Development Of Portable Magnetostrictive Biosensor System 

Zhang, Kewei (2010-12-09)
There is an urgent need for the detection technologies that can rapidly detect/monitor the presence of pathogens in food. Various detection technologies have recently been developed and investigated. Among these technologies, ...

Development of Smart Functional Surfaces for Biosensor Applications 

Balasubramania, S. G. (2008-12-15)
Biosensing platforms and antimicrobial coatings were developed to combat problems associated with infectious diseases. Particularly, a lytic bacteriophage based surface plasmon resonance (SPR) biosensor was developed to ...