Browsing by Subject "Nanotechnology"
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(2017-02-22)This thesis focuses on the application of polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs) to oil well cements. Cementing is a critical step in the process of any current drilling and completion program. The hardened cement sheath provides ...
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(2012-10-19)The functional properties of nanoparticles highly depend on the surface morphology of the particles, so precise measurements of a particle's morphology enable reliable characterizing of the nanoparticle's properties. ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)This dissertation is the first attempt to demonstrate the use of magnetic-levitation (maglev) positioners for commercial applications requiring nanopositioning. The key objectives of this research were to devise the control ...
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(2012-02-14)Hydrogen production by water-splitting using solar energy and nanostructure photocatalysts is very promising as a renewable, efficient, environmentally clean technology. The key is to reduce the cost of hydrogen production ...
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(2009-05-15)Performance growth in microelectronics, as described by Moore’s law, is steadily approaching its limits. Nanoscale technologies are increasingly being explored as a practical solution to sustaining and possibly surpassing ...
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Recently, there has been renewed interest in the use of solar energy as a resource to meet the world’s energy needs in an environmentally sustainable way. Hence, our research focuses on the generation of hydrogen from ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2005-08-29)This dissertation focuses on bridging the pressure and complexity gap between heterogeneous catalysis and surface science by introducing new instrumental tools that can operate under catalytically relevant conditions (i.e. ...
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(2014-11-04)Trans-cinnamaldehyde incorporated chitosan and alginate nanoparticles were synthesized using the ionic gelation and polyelectrolyte complexation technique. Alginate, chitosan, calcium chloride, and trans-cinnamaldehyde at ...
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(2020-11-11)Seed priming is a promising approach to improve germination, emergence, and seedling growth by altering pre-germination metabolism and enhancing seedling vigor. Recently, nanopriming gained importance in seed improvement ...
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(2014-01-08)Nanotechnology involves the synthesis and characterization of materials at the atomic, molecular and macromolecular scales, which results in a controlled manipulation of structures and devices that have at least one dimension ...
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(2012-07-16)In this dissertation, molecular simulation techniques are used for the theoretical prediction of nanoscale properties for peptide-based materials. This work is focused on two particular systems: peptide nanotubes formed ...
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(2016-12-16)Disease-identifying proteins, toxins and carcinogens, bacteria, viruses, cancerous cells, and many other biomarkers can all be found in the circulatory system, making the blood and other bodily fluids a diagnostic goldmine. ...