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Development And Application Of New Mass Spectrometry-based Proteomics Technologies To Post-translational Modifications
(Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2009-09-16)Post-translational modifications (PTMs) represent one of the major cellular mechanisms to diversify the limited number of proteins coded by genome. They provide dynamic regulation of protein functions and the means to ... -
Development of Colorimetric and Fluorescent Antibiotic Biosensors and Synthesis of Drug-Related Biomimetic Molecules for Calcium Carbonate Polymorph Control and Stabilization
(2022-12-19)Polydiacetylene (PDA) polymers are conjugated macromolecules with desirable sensing properties. The presence of alternate double and triple bonds (en-yne subunits) generates electron delocalization in the PDA backbone, ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHLY POLAR STRUCTURALLY-TUNED IONIC LIQUIDS WITH UNIQUE SELECTIVITY FOR GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
(2018-11-30)Ionic Liquids (ILs) are state-of-the-art fluids that have found broad application in separation science. Owing to their unique physicochemical properties such as low vapor pressure, high thermal stability, and high viscosity, ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF HPLC STATIONARY PHASES WITH UNIQUE SELECTIVITIES AND INTRODUCTION OF MOLECULAR ROTATIONAL RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY IN GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
(2020-11-23)This thesis contributes to advancing liquid and gas chromatography by introducing new stationary phases for HPLC and a new hyphenated GC technique. In the first section, new pH stable stationary phases based on geopolymers ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE THERANOSTIC PLATFORMS FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS
(2019-08-12)Modern technologies have been successfully identifying patient’s disease-related genetic information and developing effective drugs continuously. The discovery of molecular biomarkers paves new roads for potential ... -
Development Of New Chiral Selectors For Liquid Chromatography And Their Performance Relative To Established Chiral Stationary Phases (CSPS)
(Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2010-03-03)HPLC with chiral stationary phases (CSPs) has proven to be the most widely applicable and versatile technique for enantiomeric separations. This dissertation discusses new research in three important areas of enantiomeric ... -
Development Of New Stationary Phases And Their Applications In High Performance Liquid Chromatography
(Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2013-10-22)High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) has proven to be the most widely applicable and versatile technique in separation science. Hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC) has attracted considerable ... -
Development Of Paired Ion Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry For Ultrasensitive Detection Of Anions
(Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2014-09-17)Mass spectrometry (MS) has emerged as an essential analytical technique over the last several decades. It is a widely applicable and powerful tool for determination and identification of different types of molecules. ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE APPLICATIONS IN ENERGY INDUSTRY USING GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY- VACUUM ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY
Characterization and evaluation of hydrocarbon assets, including content of linear and branched alkanes, cycloalkanes, aromatics, olefins, and naphthenes, among others, during production and distribution are very crucial ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF ULTRAHIGH PERFORMANCE CHIRAL PHASES FOR SEPARATIONS APPROACHING THE SPEED OF SENSORS
(2017-08-24)Chromatography using chiral stationary phases is the most effective and popular technique for qualitative and quantitative analysis of enantiomers in the pharmaceutical, agricultural, and food industry, among many others. ... -
Development, Evaluation And Application Of Cyclofructans As Separation Agents
(Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2013-10-23)Hydrophilic interaction chromatography (HILIC) is now considered as a viable and established analytical tool for the separation of very polar and hydrophilic compounds, which are not sufficiently retained under Reversed ... -
DEVELOPMENT, EVALUATION, AND APPLICATION OF CHROMATOGRAPHIC RESOLUTION ENHANCEMENT STRATEGIES
(2019-11-15)With the emergence of advanced separation technologies, like high-efficiency stationary phases bonded with superficially porous particles, or sub-2 μm fully porous particles, faster and more effective methodologies are ... -
Dioxygen And Peroxide Activation By An Unnatural Amino Acid Incorporated Cytochrome P450CAM And P450 BM3
(Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2014-03-12)This study focuses on the process development for a nanobioreactor for the oxidation of aliphatic C-H bond by the dependent activation of molecular oxygen and hydrogen peroxide dependent catalysis of cytochrome P450cam and ... -
DIRECT FUNCTIONALIZATION OF INERT C-H AND C=C BONDS USING COPPER AND ZINC CATALYSTS SUPPORTED BY FLUORINATED LIGANDS, AND THE CHEMISTRY OF Fe(CO)5 AND ITS ANALOGS WITH COINAGE METAL IONS
(2019-11-12)Transition-metal catalyzed direct functionalization of inert C-H and C=C bonds through nitrene- and oxo-transfer reactions are powerful and attractive synthetic strategies for constructing C-N and C-O bonds (e.g. found in ... -
Dynamics and Control of Jumping Legged Robot
(2018-08-13)This research aims to studying the agility of legged robots particularly their interactions with the ground and achieve a jumping motion by using an operational space controller. Methods were developed to first formulate ... -
ELECTROCHEMICAL AND PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF OXIDE AND CHALCOGENIDE SEMICONDUCTORS
(2020-12-08)Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting via inorganic semiconductors has shown interest in technical applications such as harvesting sunlight as sustainable fuels. Chalcogen-based (S, Se, Te) semiconductors are important ... -
Electrolysis Of Coal And Carbon Slurry Suspensions
(Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2013-03-20)In this dissertation study, different ranks of coal and carbons were tested as anode depolarizers in a three electrode electrochemical cell designed for hydrogen generation. The focus of this study was mainly Texas lignite ... -
Electrowetting Of Ionic Liquids And Development Of An Electrowetting Based Tunable RC Filter And Its Uses As An Analytical Detector
(Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2011-09-12)Wettability control of a liquid drop by an external electric field or "electrowet- ting" recently was the subject of special interest among researchers due to its util- ity for a variety of applications. Some of these ... -
Elucidation Of The Structure And Recognition Properties Of Antimony(III)-tartrate Using Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry
(Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2010-11-01)Chirality of molecules is a major topic in the design, discovery and development of new drugs. Currently, analytical chemistry research divisions are challenged to find new methods to screen enantiospecific molecular ... -
Enantiomeric Chromatographic Separations And Ionic Liquids In Gas Chromatography
(Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2010-07-19)Due to the different therapeutic values of optical isomers, the production of enantiomerically pure drugs is of growing demand in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and agrochemical industries. Today, gas chromatography (GC) ...