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Tunable Polymersomes: Towards Enzyme Delivery Through the Blood-Brain Barrier
(2017-04-26)
Delivery of therapeutics to the brain through non-invasive administration is a difficult task due to the blood-brain barrier (BBB), which prevents the transport of 98% of therapeutics. In GM1 gangliosidosis, patients are ...
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 ...
Solution Approaches to Large Scale Multistage Stochastic Programs with Endogenous and Exogenous Uncertainty
(2017-12-01)
The focus of this dissertation is the investigation of approaches to address the computational challenges of solving multistage stochastic programs (MSSPs) with both endogenous and exogenous uncertainty. My work to date ...
Characterization and Quantification of Magnetic Particles and Magnetically Labeled Cells by Magnetic Cytometry
(2017-04-21)
Characterization of magnetic particles and labeled cells is in high demand in both medical research and clinical applications. A HyperfluxTM Velocimeter is utilized to directly measure the magnetophoretic mobility, size ...
Silica-based composite nanoparticles as pH-responsive drug carriers and their application in contact lens drug delivery
(2017-07-25)
Controlled drug delivery from contact lenses is an attractive method to treat ocular disease, like glaucoma, as it overcomes the deficiencies of traditional eye drops, such as poor patient adherence and low bioavailability. ...
Evaluation of Nanoparticles for the Treatment of Chronic Neuropathic Pain
(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 ...
Optimization and Investigation of SO2 Adsorption Process for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathode Protection
(2017-04-25)
Gas-phase contaminant removal is a critical process for power supply systems (e.g. fuel cells and gas turbines). Because of high-energy efficiency, low emissions, and fuel flexibility, Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) are ...
Effect of Carbon Supports on Supercritical Hexane Mediated, Fe-Catalyzed Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis
(2017-12-01)
The Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) process consists of surface-catalyzed reactions that
collectively convert syngas into hydrocarbons, oxygenates, CO2, water, and heat. In this work, five Fe-based,
carbon-supported ...
Process design and simulation of producing liquid transportation fuels from biomass
(2017-04-16)
Although the global energy sector is driven by fossil fuels, renewable and more environmental friendly energy sources need to be explored due to the insecurity of crude oil availability in the future and the environmental ...
Utilizing Microfibrous Entrapped Catalyst Mixtures as a Means to Overcome Transport and Equilibrium Limitations of Dimethyl Ether Synthesis via a Methanol Intermediate
(2017-11-17)
Due to the highly exothermic nature of single-step dimethyl ether synthesis, a highly conductive catalyst support known as microfibrous entrapped catalyst (MFEC) was utilized in order to mitigate the heat generation within ...