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Investigating and Engineering Polymeric Interfaces: Elucidating the Swelling of Polyelectrolyte Brushes and Brush Bilayer Thin Films and the Development of Novel Electrospun Polymer Membranes for the Catalysis of Biodiesel
(2020)
In this thesis, we examine a variety of engineered interfaces: polymer thin films—in the morphologies of brushes and LbL bilayers—and polymer membranes.
First, this work investigates the swelling/de-swelling behavior of ...
Design Principles for Nanocrystal Assembly Using Anisotropic Building Blocks
(2020)
Self-assembly of soft matter is a phenomena that can be influenced by multiple factors including particle shape, ligand decoration and thermodynamic properties such as temperature and pressure. In this highly anisotropic ...
Isolation and Characterization of Circulating Biomarkers to Predict Patient Outcomes in Late-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
(2021)
This work hypothesizes that the molecular characterization of extracellular vesicles (EVs) and circulating tumor cells (CTCs), biomarkers found in peripheral blood draws, can be used to monitor, and predict, treatment ...
Stochastic Modeling of the Formation of Aromatics in Combustion
(2021)
Understanding the formation of polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) in combustion not only bridges the knowledge gap between the small gas-phase species and incipient soot particles, but may also help address the global ...
Characterizing the Ce3+/Ce4+ Chemistry for Use in Redox Flow Battery Applications
(2022)
Energy storage technologies will be crucial to meeting rising renewable electricity demand in the U.S., but there is currently not enough storage capacity to meet this demand. As described in Chapter 1, redox flow batteries ...
Formal Cycloadditions Driven by the Homolytic Opening of Strained, Saturated Ring Systems
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2023-01-23)
The field of strain-driven, radical formal cycloadditions is experiencing a surge in activity motivated by a renaissance in free radical chemistry and growing demand for sp3-rich ring systems. The former has been driven ...
Superior Metal-Organic Framework Activation with Dimethyl Ether
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2022-12-23)
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are demonstrated to be readily activated by treatment with the low surface tension, low boiling point solvent dimethyl ether (DME). The mildness of the method enables access to high surface ...
Transparent and Self-Healing Elastomers for Reconfigurable 3D Materials
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2022-12)
Transparent soft materials are widely used in applications ranging from packaging to flexible displays, wearable devices, and optical lenses. Nevertheless, soft materials are susceptible to mechanical damage, leading to ...
Top-down enrichment of oil field microbiomes to limit souring and control oil composition during extraction operations
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2022-12)
Microbial processes sour oil, corrode equipment, and degrade hydrocarbons at an annual global cost to the oil and gas industry of nearly $2 billion. However, top-down control of these microbial processes can reduce their ...
Photochemical C(sp2)−H Pyridination via Arene–Pyridinium Electron Donor–Acceptor Complexes
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2022-11-14)
This report describes the development of a photochemical method for C(sp2)−H pyridination that leverages the photoexcitation of electron donor–acceptor (EDA) complexes. Experimental and DFT studies show that black light ...