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A pathway toward enamel-inspired damage-tolerant ceramics
Mineralized tissues, including nacre, bone, and teeth, have long been a source of inspiration for novel engineering ceramic materials due to their exceptional fracture resistance. Their performance is derived from complicated, ... -
A Therapeutic Uricase with Reduced Immunogenicity and Improved Pharmacokinetics
Due to the lack of uricase, humans are not capable of oxidizing uric acid in their bodies. High level of uric acid in serum may cause crystallization in joints and acute inflammation with severe pain, known as gout. Uricase ... -
Active Layer Modification of Organic Photovoltaics - Structural Impact of Conjugated Polymer and Using Inorganic Nano-material as Charge Transport Pathways
(2013-11-14)The potential of organic photovoltaics (OPVs) to be a low-cost and low-carbon renewable energy source has generated great interest in this field over the last decade. To obtain OPVs with higher efficiency, efforts have ... -
Advanced processing methods to introduce and preserve dipole orientation in organic electro-optic materials for next generation photonic devices
(2013-02-25)Organic electro-optic (E-O) materials have attracted considerable research attention in the past 20 years due to their rising potentials in a lot of novel photonic applications, such as high-speed telecommunication, terahertz ... -
Algal biomass particle size and self-bonding effects on cement composites
Cement is a large contributor to carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, and there is ongoing research to reduce this impact. Algal biomass, in various forms, is studied for potential applications in many industrial industries ... -
An Investigation of the Laser Refrigeration Assisted Surface-Enhanced Raman Sepectrocopy by Gold Nanorods with Specified Plamonic Wavelength
Surface-Enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) technique largely broaden the application of Raman spectroscopy, which is a powerful analytical technique that provides valuable insights into the molecular composition and structure ... -
An Investigation of the Materials Science of Metal Vapor Condensate Generated During Selective Laser Melting of Ti6Al4V
Advancements in metal additive manufacturing (AM) will enable the development of complex components with lower buy to fly ratio, which is highly attractive for aerospace applications. However, one concern in the process ... -
Analog and digital control of graphene field effect transistor sensors with the Raspberry Pi
Graphene based sensing platforms have been used in the development of novel sensors requiring high sensitivity and discriminatory selectivity with much success in many recent research publications. This report discusses ... -
Anisotropic and Hierarchical Porosity in Multifunctional Ceramics
The performance of multifunctional porous ceramics is often hindered by the seemingly contradictory effects of porosity on both mechanical and non-structural properties and yet a sufficient body of knowledge linking ... -
Applications of Theranostic Nanoparticles as Contrast Agents in Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Advances in materials science that have allowed for the engineering of nanoscale structures represent a revolutionary paradigm shift for the detection and remediation of diseases such as cancer. Worldwide research efforts ... -
Bacterial Cellulose Nanocomposites with Lignin: Fabrication and Characterization of Structure, Mechanical & Thermal Properties
From 1950 to 2018, the production of synthetic plastics has grown dramatically from 1.5 million tons per year to 360 million tons per year 1. The unsustainable production of synthetic plastics have not only introduced ... -
BETA-GA2O3: A TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE OXIDE FOR POTENTIAL RESISTIVE SWITCHING APPLICATIONS
My primary research focus is controlling conductivity in Ga2O3, with the broader goal of seeking both new materials science and possible applications. Regarding new materials science, the key goal is to elucidate connections ... -
Beyond Lithium-ion: Reaction Mechanisms of Low-Cost Rechargeable Zinc/Manganese Dioxide and Lithium/Sulfur Batteries
New rechargeable batteries beyond lithium-ion have attracted increasing interest due to their potential in commercializing various applications, including grid storage, electric vehicle (EV), etc. These new batteries hinge ... -
Bio-Inorganic Interface Engineering via Solid-Binding Peptides toward Nano-sensing Applications
(2014-02-24)Bridging the worlds of molecular biology and inorganic materials is a crucial step in many of today's medical, nano-technology, energy, catalysis and renewable technology fields. By its very nature, this task is highly ... -
Bioinspired and Biological Chitin and Chitosan Based Composites -- Chemistry, Microstructure and Mineralization
From the stiffness span of squid beaks to the toughness of seashells and the hardness of chiton teeth, natural biological materials have a broad range of exceptional mechanical properties. Tanning induced protein cross-linking ... -
Biological and biomimetic mineralization via protein nanoribbon scaffolds
Understanding how protein scaffolds direct mineral morphogenesis is crucial for engineering bone and tooth and would open new vistas in hybrid materials design. In the case of tooth enamel, which is the hardest tissue in ... -
Biomedical imaging and therapy with physically and physiologically tailored magnetic nanoparticles
(2014-02-24)Magnetic particle imaging (MPI) and magnetic fluid hyperthermia (MFH) are emerging imaging and therapy approaches that have the potential to improve diagnostic safety and disease management of heart disease and cancer - ... -
Biomimetic Active Chemical Separation
This dissertation embarks on an exploration of nature's design principles in the realm of chemical separation and transfer, with the overarching goal of applying these insights to address pressing real-world challenges. ... -
Bioprotonics: Memories, Transistors, and pH Modulators
Protons (H+) play an important role in controlling cell function and metabolic processes in biological systems. H+ current affects a broad range of biological activities, from ATP synthesis in mitochondria[1] to neuron ... -
Bridging the gap between stability and performance of next-generation light-converting materials
Optical engineering plays a crucial role in optoelectronic and communication devices, regarding efficiency, quality, and applications of the final devices. It consists of two components: design and manufacture of devices ...