Browsing by Author "Auad, Maria"

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3D printing of electroactive polymers

Wang, Yuyang (2022-07-27) ETD File Embargoed

Electroactive polymers (EAPs) can deform under the stimulation of electric field. EAPs have wide applications in fabricating actuators, artificial muscles, wearable displays, flexible supercapacitors, and batteries. However, ...

Antibody-Immobilized Cellulose Nanocrystals for the Detection of Cancer Biomarkers

Nori, Uma Madhuri (2019-12-05)

Naturally derived anisotropic nanomaterials such as cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) are an intriguing material for biosensors due to their exceptional mechanical properties, nanoscale structure, and sustainability. However, ...

Biocrude production from biomass and mixed plastics via hydrothermal liquefaction for fuel and chemicals

Rahman, Tawsif (2022-12-05) ETD File Embargoed

Hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) is a promising technology to convert organic feedstocks into value-added fuel precursors known as biocrude, solids (hydrochar), and gaseous byproducts. The HTL process can efficiently break ...

Building a Sustainable Future through the Material design of 3D Printed Polymer Materials

Shinde, Vinita Vinod (2022-05-05)

3D printing technologies are coming to the forefront of scientific, industrial, and public attention as it allows customized manufacturing of complex parts with a high degree of control over design, processing parameters, ...

Carbon Nanofiller Reinforced Epoxy Nanocomposites

Uzunpinar, Cihan (2011-07-28)

Nanocomposites are unique materials with unique physical, mechanical and chemical properties that can find use in a wide range of applications. Nanocomposites are made of at least one nanosize material with polymeric systems ...

Composite Polymeric Delivery for Use as a Single Dose Vaccine

Sangle, Prachi (2018-07-24)

Vaccinology in the 21st century is characterized by refinement of Jenner’s principle of protection using less pathogenic organisms with natural or induced reduction of virulence. The approach to the treatment of the new ...

Conversion of Paper and Oil Industry Byproducts to Graphitic Material

Hinkle, John III (2023-07-17) ETD File Embargoed

Many different graphitic materials have become integral in modern society for the past couple of decades. Advances in developing carbon fibers, graphene, and graphene oxide have improved the amount of the material that can ...

Design, Simulation, and Precision Manufacturing of Flexible-Backing, Morphing Composite Metamaterials that Lock Suddenly in Global Bending

Petersen, Caleb (2021-04-30) ETD File Embargoed

Few composite structures, let alone single materials, are known that undergo sudden but reversible stiffening at a pre-engineered strain profile, especially in global bending. This research builds upon this author’s previous ...

Development of Self-Degrading 3D Printed Polymer Matrix Composites via Moisture Absorption Evaluation

Banjo, Adedotun (2020-07-15)

Polymer degradation is a change in properties such as strength, color, shape, of a polymer or polymer-based material due to the effect of one or more environmental factors. These factors include heat, light or chemicals ...

Effect of Dispersion of SWCNTs on the Viscoelastic and Final Properties of Epoxy Based Nanocomposites

Uzunpinar, Cihan (2010-01-11)

The properties of polymer nanocomposites depend primarily on the dispersion of nanoparticles and the interaction between nanoparticles and the polymer matrix. Homogeneous dispersion and good interfacial adhesion can transfer ...

Evaluation of Nanoparticles for the Treatment of Chronic Neuropathic Pain

Harris, Chelsea (2017-07-27)

Pain is something that will affect every person at some point in his or her lifetime, and yet chronic severe pain remains an often-undertreated medical condition as the current treatment protocol remains largely unsuccessful ...

Generic Films and Fibers from Polysaccharides: Chitosan and Alginate

Boy, Ramiz (2011-06-28)

Chitosan and alginate are both extracted from natural resources, and both are biocompatible, biodegradable, and hydrophilic. Thus, chitosan-alginate biopolymer mixtures have the potential to form new functional polymers ...

High Dielectric Constant 0-3 Ceramic-Polymer Composites

Shan, Xiaobing (2009-07-28)

0-3 ceramic-polymer composites using both nano-size and micro-size CaCu3Ti4O12 ceramic particles were studied. The micro-size ceramic particles were prepared from the CaCu3Ti4O12 pellets by milling. The CaCu3Ti4O12 ceramics ...

Improving Physicochemical Properties of Catfish Gelatin Films through the Maillard Reaction Assisted by Radio Frequency

Bian, Hua (2015-12-10)

Encapsulation is a promising technology in food industries and biotechnology field. Native gelatin extracted from the catfish skins to be made as the wall materials of encapsulation have potential applications. High qualities ...

Insight into the Effect of Nanoparticles Physicochemical Properties on Ocular Uptake and Transport

Azadi, Marjan (2022-12-05) ETD File Embargoed

The growing population of people suffering from various eye disease has become a concern for ophthalmologists and drug delivery scientists. Currently, the majority of marketed ophthalmic formulations are in the form of ...

Microcapsule based self-healing for 3D printed polymer composites

Shelke, Shreyas (2019-07-16)

Polymer composites are widely used in many industries due to their superior properties. Many of these composites are 3D printed to allow for greater customization and control over the properties. However, the replacement ...

Modification and characterization of liquefied biomass-based epoxy resin

Nan, Wei (2013-07-18)

With the increasing requirement of biomass composites, people have paid more attention to the increasing use of synthetic adhesives, which require petroleum-based resources. Talking about petroleum-based resources, the ...

Multicomponent Polymer Systems: Polymer Compositional Analysis using Low-Field 1H-NMR Spectroscopy and Tuning the Compositional Drift in Styrene/Isoprene Anionic Copolymerizations

Bukkapatna Chakrapani, Sneha (2019-04-18)

This Thesis investigates multicomponent polymer systems in the context of their characterization and their synthesis. The composition of the different polymers comprising multicomponent polymer systems is a vital variable ...

Nanofiber Inclusion and Fiber Pore Volume Potential to Affect Fundamental Filtration of NaCl Aerosols

Poudyal, Amulya (2019-11-12)

Sea salt aerosols are generated when the high-speed vessels travelling in the ocean collide with white caps from wake or bow of the ships. These aerosols have salt particulates ranging from 0.1 to 10 microns. These high-speed ...

Nanoreinforced Shape Memory Polyurethane

Richardson, Tara Beth (2009-11-13)

Shape memory polymers (SMPs) are functional materials, which find applications in a broad range of temperature sensing elements and biological micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS). These polymers are capable of fixing ...