Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Department "Chemical Engineering"
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(2012-04-11)Department: Chemical EngineeringThis research addresses the synthesis and development of biphasic, nanoporous composite materials for use in single pass filters of various types for the removal of light acidic and basic gases from humid air. Potential ...
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(2012-12-20)Department: Chemical EngineeringSince their invention in 1970, optical traps have been used for a wide variety of applications including microrheolgy, dna stretching, as well as being a useful tool for gaining insight on the mechanics of molecular motors. ...
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(2006-11-20)Department: Chemical EngineeringThis study focused on creating water-based, targeted, nanoparticulate polyelectrolyte complex (PEC) drug delivery vehicles. The polymeric structure of PECs allowed for integration of an anti-angiogenic, heparin binding ...
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(2016-08-01)Department: Chemical EngineeringIn this work, we probe the mechanisms of excitation and subsequent recombination of electron-hole pairs in the mixed bandgap perovskite crystal CH<sub>3</sub>NH<sub>3</sub>Pb(I<sub>1-x</sub>Br<sub>x</sub>)<sub>3</sub>, ...
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(2006-04-12)Department: Chemical EngineeringThis dissertation examines fundamental aspects towards the incorporation of Photosystem I (PSI) into a photoelectrochemical device. Previous research at Vanderbilt University demonstrated that PSI adsorbs to high-energy ...
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(2019-03-27)Department: Chemical EngineeringCardiovascular diseases and cancer are the two leading causes of death worldwide. Both sets of diseases urgently require more personalized treatments and early diagnosis. Plasmonic nanostructures in recent years have ...
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(2017-08-24)Department: Chemical EngineeringIonic liquids (ILs) are organic salts that are liquid at or near room temperature (i.e. below 100 <sup>◦</sup>C). They possess unique materials and solvent properties that have led to their use in multiple applications. ...
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Polyurethane scaffold with delivery of biologically active small molecules for tissue regeneration (2010-04-27)Department: Chemical EngineeringLimited availability of autograft tissue for bone and skin wound healing has established the demand for improved synthetic biomaterials. Biodegradable polyurethane (PUR) scaffolds exhibit favorable properties for wound ...
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(2016-06-10)Department: Chemical EngineeringMatrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization imaging mass spectrometry (MALDI-IMS) is an enabling tool in medical and biological research. From a single experiment, hundreds of biomolecules can be spatially mapped on a ...
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(2023-11-08)Department: Chemical EngineeringDeveloping reliable methods to predict the thermodynamic properties and phase behavior of complex fluids is essential for accurate process modeling. Specifically, process modeling of greener alternatives to traditional ...
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Predicting the Thermodynamic Properties of Complex Molecular Systems for Environmental Applications (2015-07-21)Department: Chemical EngineeringThe call for the advancement in our ability to design cleaner technologies, as well as mitigate our ecological footprint, requires the investigation of new energy related systems. Fundamental knowledge of the thermodynamics ...
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(2015-07-31)Department: Chemical EngineeringOver the last 25 years, the statistical associating fluid theory (SAFT) has been developed and refined in order to describe the thermophysical properties and phase behavior of a wide range of pure fluids. These include for ...
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(2021-08-16)Department: Chemical EngineeringHydrogen/air fuel cells are a clean-energy alternative to the internal combustion engine in automotive vehicles. This type of fuel cell utilizes the chemical potential between hydrogen and oxygen to generate electricity, ...
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(2024-03-21)Department: Chemical EngineeringBPMs are laminates of cation-exchange polymer (CEP) and anion-exchange polymer (AEP) layers. At the interfacial junction where the two layers meet, water is split into H+ and OH- during current flow at a voltage less than ...
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(2017-03-30)Department: Chemical EngineeringA fundamental understanding of biology is necessary for the engineering of biological systems and the successful employment of process and product development across a variety of industries. In an effort to truly understand ...
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(2008-12-30)Department: Chemical EngineeringCHEMICAL ENGINEERING PROBING THE SOLUBILITY OF SELECTED NANOSCALE BUILDING BLOCKS USING MOLECULAR SIMULATION Patrick Scott Redmill under the supervision of Peter T. Cummings and Clare McCabe The solubility of a variety ...
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(2013-12-10)Department: Chemical EngineeringCombustion synthesis leverages the exothermic reaction between a fuel and an oxidizer to provide the energy needed to form crystalline refractory oxides. In many cases combustion syntheses are less energy intensive and ...
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(2012-06-11)Department: Chemical EngineeringElongated 830 equivalent weight (EW) Aquivion® (a perfluorosulfonic acid polymer with an ion exchange capacity of 1.2 mmol/g) was investigated for potential use in direct methanol fuel cells by determining the effect of ...
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(2019-08-01)Department: Chemical EngineeringTriple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive subtype of breast cancer that lacks estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and HER2, making it difficult to treat with conventional medicine. One common form of ...
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(2016-03-24)Department: Chemical EngineeringApproximately 1.5 million bone grafting surgeries are performed annually in the United States for patients suffering traumatic injury, tumor, infection, or degenerative disease. The fiscal burden of these procedures is ...