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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"dispersion stability"”.
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Functionalization and Dispersion Stability Study of Graphene Materials in 2K Urethane Coating System and Expanded Interlayer Spacing of Vanadium Oxide Nanomaterials for Energy Storage Applications
Synthesis and functionalization of nanomaterials has been studied for the application towards energy storage (V₂O₅) or corrosion protection (graphene). We took advantage of the hydrophobic and barrier properties present in graphene through including pristine and functionalized graphene materials in …
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Thermoresponsive colloidal stability of core-shell nanoparticles with self-assembled ionic surfactant shells
The topic of this thesis is the thermoresponsive dispersion stability of nanoparticles coated with self-assembled ionic surfactant shells. The objective is to provide experimental evidence for a loss of colloidal stability at high temperatures and to explore the characteristics of and the reason …
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On the theory of Brownian aggregation in colloidal dispersions
… kinetics is a topic of interest for colloidal dispersions, macromolecular fluids, nanoparticle self-assembly, and biochemical reactions. The manipulation of colloidal dispersion stability by containing or promoting aggregation rates is manifest in several natural phenomena and engineering …
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Synthesis and Characterization of Surface-Functionalized Magnetic Polylactide Nanospheres
… to be studied as magnetite nanoparticle dispersion stabilizers. Magnetic nanoparticles are of interest for a variety of biomedical applications including magnetic field-directed drug delivery and magnetic cell separations. Small magnetite nanoparticles are desirable due to their …
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Scalable Processing Routes for Solid-State Energy Conversion and Storage Devices
… ASSBs and demonstrate how polymer affects dispersion stability and electrochemical properties. Chapter Three reveals how strict control of solid loading of a slurry prepared for tape casting SEs enables highly uniform, dense coatings suitable for ASSBs, resulting in ionic conductivity …
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Polymeric nanocarriers for the regional and systemic delivery of therapeutics to and through the lungs
… Finally, we also discuss the formulation, dispersion stability and aerosol characteristics of the aforementioned PNCs in portable, inexpensive pressurized metered dose inhalers (pMDIs).</p>
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Electric field based fabrication methods for multi-scale structured surfaces
… charged or porous substrates. Depending upon the dispersion stability, the surface roughness can be modulated in order to affect the resulting wettability. BDA can be utilized to alter surface features by employing instabilities during high voltage anodization, which lead to micro scale …
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Characterization of Hydrophobically Modified Titanium Dioxide Polylactic Acid Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging Applications
… surface of TiO2 with oleic acid, 2) investigate dispersion stability of TiO2 and OA_TiO2 in hydrophobic media, 3) incorporate TiO2 and OA_TiO2 into a PLA matrix and to characterize properties of TiO2PLA (T-PLA) and OA_TiO2 PLA nanocomposite films (OT-PLA), and 4) to determine stability of green …
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A Transferrin conjugated nanoemulsion system for brain delivery of antiretroviral therapy
… agent. Size, polydispersity index, and dispersion stability were characterized using dynamic light scattering (DLS) system. Morphology of the Tf-NE was investigated using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Differential scanning calorimetry was performed to study the extent of drug …
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DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF BLOCK COPOLYMERS THAT SELF ASSEMBLE INTO MICELLES WITH CONTROLLED ACID AND LIPASE CATALYZED DEGRADATION
… Furthermore, PEG-b-PCL diblock copolymer micelle stability in aqueous suspension, low drug loading content and burst drug releasing are also the critical issues in drug delivery system. One central objective for this research is to identify and utilize polymer structural features that influence …
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Development of Hybrid Meat Products by Replacing Animal Fats with Faba bean Protein Isolate-Stabilized Canola Oil-In-Water Emulsion Gel
… significantly reduced in FBI and improved the dispersion stability of FBI under accelerated gravitational conditions with HPH but not in FBC. Hydrothermal treatment negatively affected FBC stability unless combined with HPH. Protein dispersibility increased in FBI and decreased in FBC with …
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Vat Photopolymerization of High-Performance Materials through Investigation of Crosslinked Network Design and Light Scattering Modeling
… high glass transition temperature and thermal stability. This polyimide, and polyimides like this, find use in demanding industries such as aerospace, automotive and electronic applications. The author evaluated the hypothesis that a non-bound triethylene glycol dimethacrylate (TEGDMA) scaffold …
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Lipid Nanoparticles as Tools for the Administration of Active Natural Products Aimed to the Treatment of Nervous System Disorders
… by the macrophages and improving the drug stability, in order to achieve good bioavailability in the brain. The best strategies to realize sSLN, suitable for parenteral administration, were to coat the CUR-SLN surface with hydrophilic polymer PEG (CUR-pSLN), while the AST-SLN with …