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Numerical and Analytical Multiscale Modeling of High Cycle Fatigue in Advanced Materials
(2018)
Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) approaches are gaining popularity in various industries, such as electronics, automobile, and aerospace, due to their focus on multiscale simulation-based design and ...
To Be, or Not to Be: Cellular Homeostasis to Mechanical Perturbations
(2016)
Mechanical homeostasis is an emerging mechanobiology concept that describes the critical biological process to maintain whole-cell/tissue physiology against forces and deformation arising both intra- and extracellularly. ...
Engineering Bicontinuous Interfaces for Enhanced Mechanical Performance
(2020)
In this work, we report on the evolution of phase-separated morphologies in co-sputtered Cu-Mo films as a result of varying substrate temperature and deposition rate during deposition. A transition from vertically-oriented ...
Understanding the Solution Phase Chemistry and Solid State Thermodynamic Behavior of Pharmaceutical Cocrystals.
(2012)
This dissertation focuses on the thermodynamic stability and solubility of pharmaceutical cocrystals. Specifically, the objectives are to; (i) investigate the influence of coformer properties such as solubility and ionization ...
New Methods for Terahertz and Ultrafast Infrared Spectroscopy of Biological Materials and Graphene Buffer Layer
(2019)
The development of advanced optical spectroscopy has always been a frontier in optics and material science. This dissertation develops several new methods for terahertz (THz) and infrared spectroscopy and presents their ...
Selective Wettability Membranes and Surfaces for the Separation of Oil-Water Mixtures, Extractions, and Fouling Prevention
(2018)
The separation of miscible and immiscible liquid mixtures is one of the most widely utilized unit operations in the world. The energy-efficient separation of immiscible oil-water mixtures is critical for a wide variety ...
Probing Heat Transport and Energy Conversion at the Atomic and Single Molecule Scale
(2018)
The study of heat transport and energy conversion constitutes an important subject in modern physics and engineering research. The widely-applied Fourier’s and Planck’s laws have proven to be very useful to describe heat ...
Systematic Improvement of Quantification and Formulation of Synthetic Protein Nanoparticles for Gene Delivery
(2022)
Gene therapy is a promising field for the generation of new and more effective therapies, but its application is stymied by the lack of safe and efficient delivery vehicles. Furthermore, gene delivery system optimization ...
Surface Dimer Engineering and Properties of GaAs(N)(Bi) Alloys
(2018)
Due to the significant bandgap narrowing induced by dilute fractions of N and Bi in III-V semiconductors, emerging dilute nitride-bismide semiconductor alloys are of significant interest for long-wavelength applications ...
To Be, or Not to Be: Cellular Homeostasis to Mechanical Perturbations
(2016)
Mechanical homeostasis is an emerging mechanobiology concept that describes the critical biological process to maintain whole-cell/tissue physiology against forces and deformation arising both intra- and extracellularly. ...