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Organic/inorganic Guanidinium-based Hybrid Anion Exchange Membranes For Alkaline Fuel Cells
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2015)Organic-inorganic hybrid membranes are good alternatives to homogeneous ones to overcome the limitations posed by the individual constituent materials. These membranes pose promising applications in fuel cells with the ... -
OSTEOGENIC DIFFERENTIATION IN PREOSTEOBLAST MC3T3-E1 CELLS INDUCED BY BETA TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE BIOGLASS COMPOSITE
(2016-08-12)The use of bioactive material from bioceramic and composite components to support bone cell and tissue growth is an interesting area of medical field. Calcium phosphate ceramics are biocompatible and may develop interactions ... -
OSTEOPROGENITOR CELL ADHESION AND GROWTH ON THE BIOACTIVE SILICON NITRIDE SURFACE FOR CRANIOFACIAL IMPLANTS APPLICATIONS
(2018-04-27)As a novel biomaterial, silicon nitride (Si3N4) has been used for orthopedic and spinal fusion applications. Its ability to promote continuity for structural support of missing bone, by in/on bone growth, gives it advantageous ... -
Performance Qualification And Raman Investigation On Cell Behavior And Aging Of LiFePO₄ Cathodes In Lithium-ion Batteries
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2013-07-22)This thesis explores the ability of Raman spectroscopy to understand the complex chemistry taking place in LiFePO₄ cathodes of Li ion batteries. The performance of Li ion batteries was optimized through electrode fabrication ... -
Photoelectrochemical Activity Of Titanium Dioxide Thin Films
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2013-07-22)Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is considered as an oxide semiconductor with several unique properties, including environmental sensing capabilities, biocompatibility and photocurrent generation, long-term stability, cost ... -
Piezoelectric Analysis For Hetrogeneous Medium
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2007-08-23)In the recent years, several types of piezocomposites have been fabricated since they have provided material properties superior to conventional piezoelectric materials. In order to design these composites, it is essential ... -
Piezoelectric Micropump For Drug Delivery Application
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2007-08-23)Bending type actuators providing high displacement (~1mm) with low blocking force (~0.5N) and the stack actuators providing low displacement (~1m) with high blocking force (~1kN) represent the extreme ends of ... -
Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation of Pure Titanium at Constant Applied Voltage
(2021-12-20)Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation (PEO) is a method of coating which is used to apply non metal coatings to different metal substrates. This process occurs in an electrochemical cell that consists of an electrolyte, two ... -
Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation of Titanium Under Constant Applied Voltage
(2020-06-08)Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation (PEO) is a method capable of applying nonmetallic coatings to metallic substrates submerged in electrolyte via a plasma development under high voltage. The PEO technique is particularly useful ... -
Plasmonic Nanostructures For Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2014-09-17)In the last three decades, a large number of different plasmonic nanostructures have attracted much attention due to their unique optical properties. Those plasmonic nanostructures include nanoparticles, nanoholes and metal ... -
Preparation And Characterization Of Doped Zinc Oxide
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2007-08-23)Cathodic electrodeposition was used to prepare thin films of ZnO doped with Cd, from oxygenated KCl electrolyte containing ZnCl2 and CdCl2 in various molar ratios ranging from 0 mM to 5.0 mM each. Evidence for doping was ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...