Browsing by Author "Broughton, Roy"

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Antimicrobial Polymers for Coating Cotton and Other Surfaces

Yildiz, Ozkan (2010-08-17)

Antimicrobial N-halamine compounds were designed, synthesized and applied onto various materials to investigate and develop several properties of the N-halamine based technologies. Throughout the Master’s degree, two ...

Biomimicking of Enzymes for Textile Processing

Ren, Xuehong (2006-12-15)

Enzymes are very large protein compounds. A small portion of their structure constitutes their highly specific active site which is fundamentally responsible for the catalytic capability of the enzymes. To mimic the active ...

Enabling Shape Memory Alloys as Actuators for Robotics

Gurley, Austin (2017-11-27)

Does any existing technology provide a viable actuator for the high degree-of-freedom robots that will soon be ubiquitous in society? If a technology exists that is in any way superior to the electric motor for robotics – ...

The Influence of Low Melt Point, High Modulus Fibers in Blended Fiber Ballistic Resistant Nonwovens

Ray, Rebecca (2006-12-15)

The purpose of this research was to examine the presence of a thermal phase change as a means of energy dissipation in nonwoven needlepunched felts used in soft body armor applications. The investigation was carried out ...

Laminated and Hybrid Soft Body Armor for Ballistic Applications

Kocer, Hasan (2007-12-15)

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of lamination and hybrid soft armor systems through ballistic impact. The investigation was carried out by using tensile, drop-weight impact and actual ballistic ...

A Study on the Adsorption Properties of Quaternized Cellulose

Wang, Weijun (2005-12-15)

The aims of this investigation explore an efficient way to remove the anionic dye for textile wastewater, and characterize surface thermodynamics of quaternized cellulose fiber by inverse gas chromatography (IGC) using ...

Synthesis and Application of Novel Biocidal Materials

Zhu, Changyun (2008-12-15)

For this study, a new N-halamine, 1-(2, 3-epoxypropyl)-6-methyluracil, was synthesized and was coated onto cotton fabric. The treated cotton was then activated by chlorination using Clorox bleach. The cotton swatches were ...

Synthesis and Applications of Novel Antimicrobial Polymeric Materials

Lee, Jae (2006-08-15)

Antimicrobial precursors, especially N-halamine precursors, were developed and synthesized. After being applied onto polymers and fibers, the durability, rechargeability and antibacterial efficacy of the N-halamine-treated ...

Value-Added Products from Chicken Feather Fibers and Protein

Fan, Xiuling (2008-05-15)

Worldwide poultry consumption has generated a huge amount of feather “waste” annually. Currently, the feather has a low value-being used for animal feed in the world. The quality of fibrous air filters depend on ...