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BiI3: A Lower Toxicity Route to Tandem Solar Cells
Global population is expected to grow by more than 2 billion people by mid-century. This will result in a large increase in electricity demand. However, any efforts in increasing electricity generation must take into account ... -
Biocompatible zwitterionic polymer chemistries and hydrogels for gene therapy, drug delivery, and regenerative medicine
Zwitterionic polymers have recently gained significant attention as a unique class of biomaterials, with their superhydrophilicity and unrivaled biocompatibility setting them apart from non-ionic and single-charged polymers. ... -
Biodegradable polymeric nanoparticles for neuroprotection against neonatal brain injury
Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is the leading cause of permanent brain injury in term newborns. HIE can lead to significant impairments during development and adulthood including cerebral palsy, learning disability, ... -
Bioinspired Anti-fouling Coating on Hydrophobic Surfaces
Anti-biofouling is very important in many applications ranging from marine coatings to biomedical devices. The poor bio-compatibility of medical devices with human body causes undesired effects. Therefore, to achieve ... -
Characterization and Degradation of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters and Biodiesel in Artificial Seawater Under UV Exposure Using Raman Spectroscopy
As global concerns over the environmental impact of petroleum fuels increase, alternatives such as biofuels are becoming more prevalent. Most of the world’s commodities are shipped over the oceans by large cargo vessels ... -
Characterization and Modeling of La{1-x}Sr{x}CoO{3-delta} Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathodes Using Nonlinear Electrochemical Impedance Techniques
Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) provide a highly efficient means of chemical to electrical energy conversion, and as such they represent a desirable bridge between current heavy reliance on fossil fuel energy and expanded ... -
Characterization of cryogenic microcracking in carbon fiber/epoxy composite materials
(2003)Polymeric composite materials have been widely utilized to take advantage of their large specific strength and stiffness. These characteristics have made them attractive for use in aerospace applications as containment ... -
Chemical Analysis of Cells and Tissues with Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry
(2013-11-14)In this work the chemical analysis of biological cells and tissues with time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) was explored. ToF-SIMS has the ability to obtain a mass spectrum with submicron spatial ... -
The Chemical Reactor Design Tool: a portable software package for education and reaction engineering
(1994)The Chemical Reactor Design Tool (CRDT) is a set of computer programs that solves the equations describing common chemical reactor models. The types of reactors that can be modeled include batch reactors, continuous stirred ... -
Chemically-Addressable Protein Entrapment in Silica Sol-Gels
Silica-based sol-gel materials as carriers for immobilization of biological species and subsequent controllable release have experienced great examination since past decade. The transparent and robust network possesses ... -
Co-electrolysis of Water and Carbon Dioxide by Gadolinia Doped Ceria using Electrochemical Perturbations and Differential Frequency Resolved Mass Spectrometry
Co-electrolysis of steam and CO2 provides a route to producing fuel for seasonal energy storage or commodity chemicals via Fischer-Tropsch reaction from renewable energy. High temperature co-electrolysis with solid oxide ... -
Combining Artificial Intelligence With Physics Based Simulations in Understanding and Design of Interfaces
Interfaces play a critical role in chemical engineering processes, where understanding theirbehavior and properties is essential for process optimization, material design, and technological advancements. However, interfacial ... -
Combining Surface Analytical and Computational Techniques to Investigate Orientation Effects of Immobilized Proteins
Controlling how proteins are immobilized (e.g. controlling their orientation and conformation) is essential for developing and optimizing the performance of in vitro protein-binding devices, such as enzyme-linked immunosorbent ... -
Comparing Machine Learning Classification Methods for Biological Tracking Data
Multiple particle tracking (MPT) has been increasingly used to characterize and probe biological environments. The additional use of machine learning (ML) methods has previously been proven successful in classifying both ... -
Computational approaches and tools for modeling biomass pyrolysis
Pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass is a promising process capable of producing renewable fuels and chemicals that are currently derived from nonrenewable sources. However, industrial pyrolysis processes to make these ... -
Contributing to the Development of the Metadynamics Methodology for Studying Chemical Reactions
The exploration and characterization of chemical reactions has been and will continue to be an active area of research across many scientific disciplines. However, due to the inherent complexities of reacting systems (i.e., ... -
Control of Adhesion in Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymeric Composites
Fiber-reinforced polymeric composites have grown in popularity for use in structural materials due to their low weight, high specific strength, high toughness, customizability, and versatility. A critical element to the ... -
Control of endosomal Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling by nanoparticles and applications in cancer therapy
(2014-04-30)Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play critical roles in the activation of innate and adaptive immune responses. TLRs 3 and 9 are expressed in endosomal and lysosomal compartments and recognize nucleic acids. The activation of ... -
Controlled release technology: development of a slow release systemic repellent for the protection of tree seedlings from deer
(1983)Modern forestry practices now include the use of many controlled release products, such as herbicides, pesticides fertilizers, superabsorbents, growth stimulants and animal repellents. Optimal use of these devices requires ... -
Correlating Solid-Binding Peptide Structure with Biomimetic Function
While much progress has been made in elucidating the mode of action of biomineralizing proteins and in emulating their function using combinatorially selected solid-binding peptides (SBPs), we remain far from duplicating ...