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Multifunctional chromatography supports
The aim of this study was to create a bi-layered packed bed chromatography support for the purification of nano-sized bioproducts. The effect of three different chemistry approaches, different solvent conditions, and microwave heating were investigated on construction of a bi-layered support. …
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Multifunctional reactive nanocomposite materials
Many multifunctional nanocomposite materials have been developed for use in propellants, explosives, pyrotechnics, and reactive structures. These materials exhibit high reaction rates due to their developed reaction interfacial area. Two applications addressed in this work include nanocomposite …
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Novel Multifunctional Laser Diagnostics
The research presented in this thesis set out to contribute to knowledge seeking to advance the state-of-the-art in laser based, multi-functional, non-invasive diagnostic systems. The results of the work have contributed to the development of methodological generic approaches to the development of …
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Multifunctional wearable fingertip electronics
… specially formed for mounting on fingertips. Multifunctional systems of this type allow electrotactile stimulation with electrode arrays multiplexed using silicon nanomembrane diodes (Si NM), high-sensitivity strain monitoring with Si NM gauges, and tactile sensing with elastomeric …
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Multimaterial multifunctional fiber devices
Optical fibers and semiconductor devices differ significantly in their properties and their processing approaches. The latter require an assembly of metal, insulator and semiconductor materials into complex geometries with small feature sizes (sub 100 nm), while maintaining high quality interfaces. …
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Composite Multifunctional Lithium Ion Batteries
… within one material defines the component as a multifunctional material, or in this case, a multifunctional battery. The design of the composite multifunctional batteries for optimal performance involves the proper selection of the materials, architecture, and electrical interconnection. The …
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Multifunctional and Responsive Polyelectrolyte Nanostructures
… candidates for manufacturing stable and multifunctional structures. While the coordination of metal ions and polyelectrolytes has been extensively investigated in solutions and multilayer films, to our knowledge, no research has been performed to study the effect of metal …
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Versatile Strategies for Multifunctional Polyolefins
Polyolefins have quickly become one of the world’s most utilized products since their discovery in the 1950s. With 350 million tons produced each year, it is clear that the use of polyolefins is not subsiding in the near future. Instead, it is imperative to develop novel materials that are more …
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Multifunctional Nanoparticles for Cancer Therapy
The relapse of cancer after first line therapy with anticancer agents is a common occurrence. This recurrence is generally accepted to be due to the presence of a small subpopulation of cells called cancer stem cells. Thus, it is essential to use a combination therapy consisting of at least one …
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Multifunctional fiber-based neural interfaces
… thesis illustrated a variety of applications of multifunctional fiber-based devices in neuroscience and neural engineering, which anticipated to enable basic studies of the nervous system and future treatment of neurological disorders.
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Multifunctional Wireless Gut-Brain Neurotechnology
… in behaving animals, thus, requires advanced multifunctional implantable neurotechnologies that can be deployed at multiple sites spanning regions in the brain and the peripheral organ of interest. This thesis aims to bridge this unmet technological need. This work presents a collection of …
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Multifunctional Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Concepts
… harvesting concepts through the introduction of multifunctionality in order to alleviate some of the challenges associated with conventional piezoelectric harvesting designs. The concept of multifunctional piezoelectric self-charging structures is explored throughout this work. The operational …
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Multifunctional bioreducible nanoparticles for gene therapy
… </p> <p>Our next goal was to develop multifunctional bioreducible polyplexes for combination gene therapy in a single formulation. We have developed a series of bioreducible polycationic copper chelators (RPC) based on 1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane (cyclam). We confirmed that the …
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Preparation of multifunctional nanoparticles using microfluidics
… present thesis focuses on engineering multifunctional liposomes using microfluidics. Firstly, conventional sterically stabilised liposomal formulations were prepared by microfluidic-assisted nanoprecipitation. The effect of processing and formulation parameters were studied, and the …
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Fabrication and characterization of multifunctional composites
… through the fabrication and characterization of multifunctional composites. As a part of this research multifunctional structural energy composites were additively manufactured with active-conductive material doped polymer matrix cathode and conductive carbon fiber reinforcement as anode. A …
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Optically active photoresponsive multifunctional polymeric materials
… was to design, synthesize, and characterize multifunctional methacrylic homopolymers and copolymers bearing three distinct functional groups (i.e. azoaromatic, carbazole and chiral group of one single configuration) directly linked in the side chain. This polymeric derivatives could be of …
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Designing ”Fugaci” , a modular, multifunctional trailer
Author requested U of Illinois access only (OA after 2yrs) in Vireo ETD system
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Silicon nanospring films for multifunctional interfaces
The mechanical behavior of thin films comprised of dense arrays of Si nanosprings and nanocolumns, and the mechanical and chemical lithiation properties of individual structures isolated from these films were investigated in this dissertation research. The nanostructured films, fabricated via …
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Multimaterial multifunctional fibers for biomedical applications
… my research on the development of multimateiral multifunctional fibers for bio-related application, mainly in the fields of neural interfacing and bioimpedance sensing. Understanding the cytoarchitecture and wiring of the brain requires improved methods to record and stimulate large groups of …
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Topology Optimization of Multifunctional Nanocomposite Structures
This thesis presents the design of multifunctional structures through the optimal placement of nanomaterial additives. Varying the concentration of Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) in a polymer matrix affects its local effective properties, including mechanical stiffness, electrical conductivity, and …
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