Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Department "Chemical Engineering"
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(2014-12-01)Department: Chemical EngineeringMicromolding surface-initiated polymerization (µMSIP) – a recent addition to the soft lithographic toolbox – represents a unique and powerful approach in surface fabrication. As the name suggests, this technique marries ...
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(2017-10-17)Department: Chemical EngineeringIn the United States, an estimated of 1.5 million individuals suffer from bone fractures annually. Among these bone fractures, intra-articular fractures (e.g., tibia plateau fractures) involve a weight-bearing joint which ...
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(2015-04-06)Department: Chemical EngineeringThe steady rise in Western obesity rates has been closely linked to significant increases in a multitude of accompanying health problems including obesity, type II diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). ...
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(2024-03-20)Department: Chemical EngineeringMembrane technologies can offer an order of magnitude greater energy efficiency than thermally driven separations such as distillation. The fabrication of robust, solvent-stable active layers on inexpensive supports is ...
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(2017-03-24)Department: Chemical EngineeringIn the search for economically feasible renewable energy sources, the conversion of solar energy into electricity is highly attractive to replace depleting fossil fuels and mitigate high oil prices. While promising, solar ...
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(2020-01-29)Department: Chemical EngineeringAAA+ (ATPases Associated with various cellular Activities) proteins are an ancient family of molecular motors found in all branches of life. AAA+ motors are essential components in numerous cellular processes such as DNA ...
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(2022-08-31)Department: Chemical EngineeringCellulose is the most abundant biopolymer on Earth and provides several kingdoms of life with structure, energy and protection. Life biomanufactures and degrades cellulose on the order of a hundred billion tons annually ...
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(2008-07-25)Department: Chemical EngineeringThis dissertation focuses on two aspects of UHTC development: material synthesis and understanding its behavior in various oxidizing environments. Materials system design and modeling challenges are also highlighted. The ...
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(2006-07-29)Department: Chemical EngineeringMolecular dynamics simulations are used to study various aspects of nanoparticles of anatase and rutile, which are the two most abundant polymorphs of titanium dioxide (TiO2). The phenomenon of sintering of nanoparticles ...
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(2016-04-04)Department: Chemical EngineeringPatients with Tumor Induced Bone Disease (TIBD) arising from several primary cancers including breast, lung, prostate cancer, suffer from extreme pain, bone loss, and frequent fracture which contribute to loss in quality ...
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(2005-12-05)Department: Chemical EngineeringThe objective of this dissertation was to develop a supercritical extraction process for extracting useful materials from in-situ resources on Mars. Carbon dioxide, composing approximating 95% of the Martian atmosphere, ...
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(2009-12-08)Department: Chemical EngineeringSUPERHYDROPHOBIC POLYMETHYLENE FILMS The preparation, characterization, and stability of polymethylene films grown from metallic surfaces is presented in this thesis. Polymethylene films were produced in a single step ...
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(2007-04-17)Department: Chemical EngineeringPolymer films that respond to pH have broad applications in chemical and biological sensors, smart membranes, and dynamic surfaces. We have engineered a new class of pH-responsive copolymer films on gold electrode surfaces ...
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(2011-07-24)Department: Chemical EngineeringThe modification of surface properties has become a vital focus in materials research and is fueled by the interesting ways of tailoring composition, modifying architecture, and optimizing surface characteristics to impact ...
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(2018-12-07)Department: Chemical EngineeringFunctional polymer films provide the ability to tailor the properties of surfaces. Ring opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) is a powerful polymerization technique that provides rapid kinetics and substantial control ...
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(2014-01-23)Department: Chemical EngineeringThe modification of materials and surfaces with fluorocarbons enables ultralow surface energies in the development of numerous applications of cutting-edge science and technology. The use of partially fluorinated materials ...
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(2016-03-21)Department: Chemical EngineeringAdsorbent technology employing specificity towards a broad range of target molecules is becoming increasingly important for a variety of applications such as filtration, separation, purification and/or storage of fluids. ...
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(2022-03-27)Department: Chemical EngineeringIn this dissertation, multiple investigations targeting specific reaction centers of the Photosystem I (PSI) protein complex were performed. Historically, PSI has been used and analyzed in three-electrode electrochemical ...
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(2020-03-11)Department: Chemical EngineeringThe blood-brain barrier (BBB) is formed by endothelial cells that line brain vasculature and separate the blood stream and central nervous system parenchyma. The BBB functions as an exceptionally dynamic molecular gatekeeper, ...
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(2009-09-01)Department: Chemical EngineeringCHEMICAL AND BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING TEMPERATURE SWING ADSORPTION COMPRESSION AND MEMBRANE SEPARATIONS JOSEPH R. MOATE Dissertation under the direction of Professor M. Douglas LeVan The feasibility of the capture and ...