Browsing by Author "Chen, Pengyu"

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The Characterization of Haliotis Rufescens (Red Abalone): Mesolayer Growth

Osborn, Anna (2019-04-16)

The structure of an abalone’s shell, as well as its self-assembly process, has been the focus of a considerable amount of research over the years due to the exceptional properties it possesses. The self-assembly process ...

Characterization of the Widescale Reversible Sliding Mechanism in California Red Abalone Nacre Structure

Price, Hayden (2022-12-09)

The precise and ordered microstructures produced through the bottom-up process of self-assembly is a matter of much interest to many research teams, with many applications in the fields of engineering and technology. In ...

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 ...

Exploration of 3D Phage-Based Biomolecular Filter for Filtration of Foodborne Pathogens in Large Volume of Liquid Streams

Du, Songtao (2020-07-16)

A three-dimensional phage-based biomolecular filter (3D filter) was designed and developed to capture, concentrate, and isolate foodborne pathogens from large volume of liquid streams with high throughput, such as liquid ...

Fabrication and Characterization of Blends of P(VDF-CTFE) 91/9 and PMMA

Shen, Jialiang (2019-04-16)

Transparent and flexible polymer blends with a uniform thickness of films about 8 microns were successfully and simply fabricated by a spin-coating method. PMMA polymer and P(VDF-CTFE) 91/9 mol. % (VC91) copolymer were ...

Giant Janus Liposomes: Preparation, Self-Assembly and Motion

Liu, Zening (2020-07-17)

Presented in this Dissertation are a series of studies on Janus liposomes, their formation, self-assembly and motion behaviors. Liposomes are closed, spherical lipid bilayer assemblies dispersed in water. Since their ...

Influence of Silane Additive Agent on the Polymer-Based Dielectric Material

Wei, Jindong (2019-04-22)

The dielectric material, a kind of material whose polarization will change with the applied external electric field. With the development of technology, there comes a higher requirement for energy storage material. For the ...

Magnetoelastic Sensor Systems in Biomarker Sensing Applications

MacLachlan, Alana (2023-12-01) ETD File Embargoed

Biosensors are receptor-transducer devices which convert biological responses into readable signals. Biosensor design and development have drawn increasing attention due to the extensive range of possible applications, ...

Nanoplasmonic Imaging for Real-time Protein Detection and Cell Secretion Mapping

Yang, Wen (2022-07-13) ETD File Embargoed

The immune system is composed of a complex network of immune cells, proteins and, chemicals as the first line of defense to protect the human body against pathogens. Monitoring the immune status through disease progression ...

Nanoplasmonic On-Chip Immunoassay for Precision Immune Profiling

Wang, Chuanyu (2024-02-20) ETD File Embargoed

A comprehension of the immune system is essential for precise prognosis and effective treatment of immune-related disorders. The practice of precision immune profiling is pivotal for personalized monitoring, disease ...

Non-Enzymatic Paper-based Urea Sensor with Hierarchical NiO Catalysts

Lee, Doohee (2022-11-29) ETD File Embargoed

Urea has attracted attention because of its various potential applications, such as hydrogen production, fuel cells, fertilizers, and electrochemical sensors. Furthermore, as an end-product of human metabolism, urea is ...

Plasmonic nanomaterials for label-free biosensor towards next-generation point-of-care immunoassay

He, Jiacheng (2021-11-12)

Cytokines, a broad category of low molecular weight signaling proteins, are key immune modulators for cell-based immune response. An abnormal level of cytokine can lead to acute/chronic inflammation, multiple organ failure, ...

Precision Medicine Based on Real-time Immune Status Profiling Utilizing Novel Nanoparticles and Engineered Nanomaterials

Cai, Yuxin (2023-04-03)

Cancer treatment strategies such as Anti-programmed death-ligand 1 (Anti-PD-L1) or chimeric antigen receptors (CAR) T-cells are limited by low objective response rates and severe side effects. This is partly due to the ...

Rapid and efficient synthesis of core-shell nano formulation and nanoparticles using 3D printed microfluidic reactor

Chen, Lili (2019-07-16)

Synthesize the core/shell nanoparticles by using 3d printed micrefluidics and do some nano formulation.