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Utilization of Nanoparticles for Photoacoustic Chemical Imaging
(2018)
Tumors are known to have unique chemical properties, such as low pH (acidosis), high K+ (hyperkalemia), and low O2 (hypoxia). Tumor acidosis has been known to influence therapeutic activities of chemotherapeutic drugs. ...
Theoretical and Experimental Study of Fuel Injector Tip Wetting as a Source of Particulate Emissions in Gasoline Direct-Injection Engines
(2019)
Gasoline fuel film deposited on the tip of a fuel injector, i.e. injector tip wetting, has been identified as a significant source of particulate emissions at some operating conditions of gasoline direct-injection engines. ...
Hsp70 chaperone Proteins and their Interactions with Various Drugs as Studied by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance.
(2011)
Chaperone proteins and their cochaperones are perhaps one of the most intriguing systems for investigation. Ubiquitous in nature, they can be found in every organism and that perhaps is the reason that their sequence shows ...
Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Phase and Structural Transitions in Model Lung Surfactant Mixtures.
(2010)
Lung surfactant (LS) is a complex mixture of lipids and proteins that reduces and regulates the surface tension in the lungs, thereby decreasing the work of breathing. A thorough understanding of LS function is critical ...
White-Light Generation and OLED Lifetime Issues.
(2008)
This thesis presents experimental results and discussion regarding issues related to organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs). In particular, this thesis has three main focuses: the generation of white light from Förster ...
Optical and Magnetic Manipulation of Hybrid Micro and Nanoparticle Sensors.
(2008)
Microparticles and nanoparticles have been used in a wide variety of applications ranging from biomedical to optical and electronic technologies. The microscopic and mesoscopic size scale of single particles makes them ...
A Building Block Approach Towards Novel Nonlinear Optical Materials.
(2007)
The purpose of the present research is to develop and apply a building block approach towards the design of novel nonlinear optical materials, capable of exhibiting enhanced Two-Photon Absorption (TPA) behavior. These ...
SMARTS Approach to Chemical Data Mining and Physicochemical Property Prediction.
(2009)
The calculation of physicochemical and biological properties is essential in order to facilitate modern drug discovery. Chemical spaces dimensionalized by these descriptors have been used to scaffold-hop in order to discover ...
Pore Characterization of Ultralow-k Dielectric Thin Films Using Positronium Annihilation Spectroscopy.
(2008)
In this thesis, a series of nanoporous ultralow dielectric constant (ULK) thin films fabricated using spin-coating and sacrificial pore generators (degradable porogens embedded in a host matrix) were studied as a function ...
Multicompartmental Biomaterials via Electrohydrodynamic Co-jetting.
(2011)
The synthesis and theranostic applications of biodegradable anisotropic materials are described in this dissertation. Precise nano- and micro-scale control of the architecture of biodegradable polymeric materials is highly ...