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Optimizing Thermal Conductivity in Functionalized Macromolecules
(2012)
The quest for high thermal conductivity materials has lead to nano-composites incorporating macromolecular materials with excellent thermal conductivity, such as carbon nano-tubes and graphene nano-ribbons, in a matrix ...
Filamentous Biological Macromolecules Based Nanostructures and Their Applications
(2010)
In nanoscience, one promising strategy for achieving precise placements of nanomaterials and specific recognitions between individual build blocks is to use self-ordered templates to arrange them into designed pattern. ...
Thermal Conductivity Measurements of IV-VI Semiconductor Nanostructures
(2013)
This dissertation describes photoluminescence (PL) measurement and finite element thermal modeling to quantify optically induced surface heating of lead chalcogenide (IV-VI) semiconductor thin films and extract thermal ...
Quantification of nanoparticle interactions with the Nanoparticle Clearance System
(2020-05-08)
The goal of nanomedicine is to target therapeutic and diagnostic agents to target tissues. However, there are multiple physiological barriers which prevent nanoparticles from reaching the desired destination in the body. ...
Surfactant Aggregate Morphology on Surfaces: Insights from Molecular Simulations
(2010)
Surfactants are an important class of molecules used in number of applications at a range of length scales. Oil recovery, mineral recovery, detergency are applications that have been using surfactants for decades, whereas ...
Synthesis, Purification and Assembly of Gold and Iron Oxide Nanoparticles
(2010)
The aims of the current research include developing new synthetic strategies to prepare structurally complex gold nanoparticles and new size sorting methods to separate nanoparticles of larger size, as well as studying the ...
BACTERIAL FLAGELLA TEMPLATED SYNTHESIS OF HYBRID NANOMATERIALS BY BIOMIMETIC MINERALIZATION IN MILD CONDITIONS
(2011)
Biological template directed nanomaterials have unique properties. Under genetic control, they can specifically interact with other macromolecules or inorganics. Moreover, the biologically based materials are easily assembled ...