Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Department "Chemistry"
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(2016-04-08)Department: ChemistryDeveloping plasma-mediated methods to achieve local control of materials deposition at moderate temperatures is a topic of current interest. We report a novel method of obtaining crystalline coatings on soft substrates, ...
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(2006-04-28)Department: ChemistryMonolayer-protected clusters (MPCs) have become a focus of interest due to their unique optical, electronic, and electrochemical properties rendering them good candidates for use in nano- or molecular electronics. ...
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(2015-11-16)Department: ChemistryColloidal quantum dots (QDs) promise to revolutionize light harvesting for photovoltaics and controlled light emission from devices such as LEDs, lasers, and even nanometer-scale single-QD optical switches and routers. ...
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(2016-12-19)Department: ChemistrySemiconductor nanocrystals are a desirable class of nanomaterials for electronic, energy conversion, and biomedical applications. The work presented in this thesis aids in the understanding of the fundamental chemistry ...
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(2023-11-17)Department: ChemistryThe molecular mechanisms associated with aging and age-related diseases are still being discovered. Spontaneous degradation of proteins can lead to the formation of post-translational modifications (PTMs). Among the PTMs ...
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(2023-11-16)Department: ChemistryInterleukin-6 (IL-6) is an inflammatory cytokine involved in the immune response but when dysregulated becomes problematic. We are interested in IL-6 due to its involvement in preterm birth, musculoskeletal infection, and ...
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(2006-03-28)Department: ChemistryThe projects described herein show the effect of double bond geometry on the ƒÒ-fragmentation of biologically relevant methyl octadecadienoate peroxyl radicals and analogous pentadecadiene peroxyl radicals. From these ...
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(2009-12-02)Department: ChemistryConjugation of targeting, imaging and drug molecules to nanoparticles has been a developing area of interest over the last 10-15 years. Although great strides have been made, characterization and activity of functionalized ...
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(2021-10-21)Department: ChemistryCatalytic C-O cleavage via ether silylation holds promise for the generation of valueadded, and biologically relevant molecules from renewable biomass-derived feedstocks. Current catalysts for secondary C-O cleavage lack ...
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Detection and characterization of glycans and glycoconjugates using ion mobility-mass spectrometry (2010-04-12)Department: ChemistryMany of the diseases associated with glycoprotein variation can be more effectively treated with earlier detection substantiating the need for high-throughput methodologies for glycoconjugate characterization. This remains ...
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(2019-02-18)Department: ChemistryPolymers possess many properties which make them ideal for drug delivery platforms, yet both the development and manufacturing creates challenges toward the material advancement. By governing the functionality of polymers ...
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(2024-03-06)Department: ChemistryTwo-dimensional infrared spectroscopy (2D IR) is commonly used to identify peptide secondary structures via the amide I mode. While each secondary structure displays a unique frequency range, additional work is required ...
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(2019-06-19)Department: ChemistryMatrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) imaging mass spectrometry (IMS) is a technology that allows for the desorption of ions into the gas phase, generating 2 dimensional molecular maps of a tissue surface, ...
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(2023-03-06)Department: ChemistryPeptide self-assembly has recently been explored to create novel biomaterials with direct applications to medicine. The complex relationship of intra- and intermolecular forces that drive self-assembly lead to an wide array ...
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(2013-06-18)Department: ChemistryThis project reports the synthesis of several dendritic polymers towards applications in intracellular transport. The structures discussed feature variations in core, periphery, and branched units all of which are manipulated ...
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(2021-06-13)Department: ChemistryThe development and application of multianalyte electrochemical biosensors to detect metabolites is vital for understanding the cellular processes and mechanisms of toxicity in model organ systems. The need to accurately ...
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(2021-03-24)Department: ChemistryNeurotransmitters are an extensive group of chemical messengers essential to the proper function of both physiological and psychological processes in humans. The comprehensive electrochemical detection of these compounds ...
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(2016-11-18)Department: ChemistryLigand-based computational drug discovery (LB-CADD) methods have been used widely over the last several decades to aid medicinal chemistry campaigns via virtual high-throughput screening (vHTS) and de-novo molecular design. ...
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(2010-12-17)Department: ChemistryChemistry Development and Improvement of Quantum Dot-Sensitized Solar Cell Architectures Shawn M. Rosson Thesis under the direction of Professor Sandra J. Rosenthal Nanostructured photovoltaic devices constructed ...
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(2012-07-30)Department: ChemistryMonolayer-protected gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have been the subject of much attention because of the simplicity of their synthesis, their stability, and the ease of functionalization via simple place-exchange reactions. ...