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Preparation And Characterization Of Properties Of Electrodeposited Copper Oxide Films
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2008-04-22)Copper oxides, including cuprous oxide and cupric oxide, are prepared by electrochemical deposition. The structural, optical and electrical properties of as-deposited copper oxides are evaluated, based on which cuprous ... -
PRINCIPLES, DESIGN, FABRICATION, AND CHARACTERIZATION OF SUBWAVELENGTH PERIODIC RESONANT METASURFACES
(2020-11-24)Since the emergence of diffraction gratings containing periodic unit cells, innumerable advances in theoretical studies and practical applications have emerged. Recently, these classic structures have been categorized as ... -
PROCESSING BETA-TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE AND 45S5 BIOGLASS MIXTURES FOR OSTEOGENIC BONE TISSUE SCAFFOLDS
(2017-08-18)A 30% 45S5 Bioglass and 70% -tricalcium phosphate ceramic mixture, which was previously shown to be osteogenic [1], was sintered and the process was investigated as a strengthening mechanism. Samples were sintered for dwell ... -
Properties Of Concrete With Tire Derived Aggregate And Crumb Rubber As A Ligthweight Substitute For Mineral Aggregates In The Concrete Mix
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2012-07-25)Scrap tires continue to be a nuisance to the environment and this research proposes one way of recycling them as a lightweight aggregate which can substitute for mineral aggregates in concrete. Aggregates derived from scrap ... -
Pulsatile Protein Release From A Thermoresponsive Hydrogel: Effect Of Device Architecture, Nanoparticle And Polymer Concentration Using Factorial Analyses
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2012-04-11)A pulsatile thermo-responsive drug delivery device for wound healing applications was developed in this study and its drug release during 24 hours of thermal cycling was characterized. The device consisted of a temperature ... -
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF MINERAL/MATRIX TO EVALUATE GENETICALLY ALTERED BONE WITH INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY AND X-RAY SPECTRAL IMAGING
(2018-05-22)This thesis focuses on the characterization of bone with the help of Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy. Such analysis of the physics and chemistry of biomaterials is vital to resolve ... -
Reproductive Numbers for Periodic Epidemic Systems
(2016-08-09)When using mathematics to study epidemics, often times the goal is to deter- mine when an infection can invade and persist within a population. This can be done in a variety of ways but the most common is to use threshold ... -
Role Of Engine Age And Lubricant Chemistry On The Characteristics Of EGR Soot
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2014-03-12)Exhaust products of Diesel Engines serves as an environmental hazard, and to curtail this problem a Tier 3 emission standard was introduced which involves change in engine designs and introduction of EGR systems in ... -
Room-temperature Single-electron Devices Based On Cmos Fabrication Technology
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2009-09-16)Single-electron devices, in which the transport and storage of individual electrons is precisely controlled, have many potential benefits in the field of electronics, optics, and sensors. Fabrication of these devices ... -
Self Powered Sensing By Combining Novel Sensor Architectures With Energy Harvesting
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2010-03-03)Recent advancements in the field of wireless sensor networks have resulted in increasing demand for self-powering techniques that reduces the dependence on batteries. In order to address this problem, there has been ... -
Self-assembly Of Nanoparticles In Photonic Crystal Cavities For Optoelectronic Devices
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2007-08-23)Photonic crystals (PhC) offer many advantages in optoelectronics field. The focus of this thesis is to investigate a self assembly process for the formation of thin film based one-dimensional PhC and the integration of ... -
Self-assembly Of Polystyrene Nanospheres And Its Applications As Templates For Plasmonic Structures
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2011-03-03)Monodispersed colloidal polystyrene spheres have been self-assembled into various structures as templates for the fabrication of different nanostructures. Two unique self-assembly processes have been developed and ... -
Semi-transparent ZnO:Al/Cu2O Thin-film Heterojunction Fabricated At Low Temperature: Effect Of An Intrinsic ZnO Buffer Layer At The Junction
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2012-04-11)The Al-doped ZnO (AZO)/Cu2O semi-transparent heterojunction was realized by an RF sputtering at low temperature in this study. Specifically, the usage of a buffer layer in the junction structure has been found as a key ... -
SILVER DENDRITE BASED THREE-DIMENSIONAL SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING (SERS) SUBSTRATES
(2016-06-01)Three-dimensional (3D) hierarchical nanostructures have been considered as one of the most promising surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) substrates because it provides high-density hotspots along the three-dimension ... -
Simulation of Li Dendrite Inhibition in Lithium Battery by Phase-Field Method
(2022-05-16)Lithium (Li) dendrite growth poses serious challenges for the development of Li metal batteries which also stops the footsteps of human utilizing the environment-friendly new power source. Replacing liquid electrolyte with ... -
SINGLE STEP FABRICATION OF SHAPE MORPHING 3D SURFACES
(2020-06-04)Shape-changing materials that can adopt programmable 3-dimensional (3D) shapes offer promise for a wide range of applications. Form the formation of the leaves and flowers to the shaping of complex organs, the analogues ... -
Solar Selective Optical Coating Made With Metal Nanopaticles For Photovoltaic Thermal Applications
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2009-09-16)The goal of this research is to fabricate solar selective reflector with suitable optical properties and high thermal and chemical stability for using in the photovoltaic thermal window. While the reflector allows some ... -
Solid-state Tunneling Spectroscopy Of Individual Quantum Dots
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2010-07-19)Quantum dots are gaining importance for their potential applications in the fields of energy harvesting, bio-labeling and treatment, in opto-electronic devices and in photonic devices. For all these applications, it is ... -
Solution Processed Optical Coatings For Solar Cell Applications
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2009-09-16)In the recent past the demand for higher energy conversion efficiency of solar cells is on the rise. Extensive research is carrying out and many new methods have been proposed by changing either fabrication process or ... -
Spectral-Domain Phase-Sensitive Interferometry for Real-Time Probing of Electrodeposition Processes
(2018-08-28)Electrodeposition is a simple, versatile and scalable method for depositing thin metal films on conductive substrates, and it has long been used in large-scale industrial processes for metal film coating. In the last two ...