Browsing by Author "Fang, Lei"
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Shen, Yidan (2023-01-16)The production of eco-friendly materials, in particular, sugar-based polymers, has gained extensive attention because of the great abundance of natural carbohydrates and polysaccharide resources with low cost, high degrees ...
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Alkaline Chemical Stability and Ion Transport in Polymerized Ionic Liquid Anion Exchange Membranes Meek, Kelly Marie (2016-05-10)Non-platinum (low-cost), long-lasting, solid-state alkaline fuel cells (AFCs) require anion exchange membranes (AEMs) that have high alkaline chemical stability, high hydroxide ion conductivity, and adequate mechanical ...
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Ji, Xiaozhou (2020-10-13)Ladder-type conjugated molecules and macromolecules are attractive organic materials with optical and electronic properties suitable for various applications, as a result of their extended π-delocalization and strong ...
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Dong, Mei (2020-10-22)Polymer self-assembly and co-assembly have emerged as a powerful platform for the fabrication of functional nanomaterials. This dissertation research focuses on the self assembly of degradable and functional glucose-derived ...
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Guan, Yanfei (2018-07-06)Modern computational chemistry has emerged as a powerful tool for understanding functional molecules including catalysts, materials, and pharmaceuticals. Such theoretical studies can inform the rational design of new ...
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Willman, Jeremy Aaron (2020-12-07)Calixarenes are a class of “cup-shaped” macrocyclic molecules which are notable for their modularity which permits the synthesis of many derivatives and their ability to bind small molecules which allows for their use in ...
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Carbon Dioxide Capture and Separation with Membranes or Sorbents Based on Selective Porous Materials Chen, Fan (2023-05-03)Global warming has been one of the human beings' main concerns. It’s urgent and desired to realize carbon capture and storage (CCS), as an important portion of the sustainability blueprint. Mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) ...
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Burns, Corey P. (2019-07-12)The synthesis and characterization of molecules containing a direct, unsupported lanthanide transition metal bond is an ambitious task. Adding to this challenge, it is difficult to design a system in which both the lanthanide ...
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Zhu, Congzhi (2019-03-21)Torsional conformation of the backbone of a π‐conjugated molecule or macromolecule shapes its solubility, optical and electronic characteristics, rheological behaviors, solid‐state properties, and ultimately materials ...
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Kalin, Alexander (2020-02-10)Conjugated ladder polymers consist of π-conjugated, fused-ring repeating units, linked together by multiple strands of bonds. Such structural feature rigidifies the backbone and imparts unique chemical, optical, and ...
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Mu, Anthony Uei (2022-12-08)Intramolecular hydrogen bonding as a means of conformational control represents a promising strategy for manipulating a wide range of properties of organic π-conjugated molecules. The past few decades saw significant ...
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Phillips, Bailey K (2021-08-19)The development of sustainable cyclodextrin-derived polymer networks and their potential applications in selective molecular adsorption is described. Macrocycle-derived polymer networks represent a promising class of ...
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Tsao, Yi-Yun Timothy (2018-08-15)A grand challenge that crosses synthetic chemistry and biology is the scalable production of functional analogues of biomacromolecules. This dissertation has focused on the use of deoxynucleoside building blocks bearing ...
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Kang, Nari (2020-07-21)Bottlebrush polymers or molecular bottlebrushs are unique polymers with a complex architecture. This cylindrical bottlebrush structure can be constructed via a “bottom-up” method through controlled radical polymerizations ...
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Fan, Jingwei (2016-05-18)Recent decades have witnessed extensive utilization of polypeptide materials in nanomedical applications, such as serving as scaffolds for tissue engineering, matrices for drug and gene delivery, and responsive materials ...
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Leonhardt, Eric Emil (2019-06-06)This work details the development of synthetic methodologies for the realization of porous materials with intricate design and meticulous control. A systematic approach is presented for the design and preparation of ...
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Li, Wei (2022-06-13)Thermal energy is all around us. How to control and utilize it is an important topic in advanced manufacturing. This dissertation is focused on the design and fabrication of photo-thermal and thermo-electric materials and ...
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Lian, Xizhen (2018-05-24)Metal-organic framework (MOF) is a type of emerging porous material that demonstrates promising potentials in energy, sensing, conversion, separation, and more recently, enzyme encapsulation. However, the research of ...
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Ma, Rong (2022-06-09)Graphene quantum dots (GQDs), as one of derivatives of graphene, are essentially zero- dimensional for graphene. Their extremely small size endows them with more intriguing properties. Additionally, plenty of oxygen-containing ...
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Liu, Shuhao (2022-10-26)Microorganism, especially pathogenic bacterium, creates considerable problems and challenges for individuals and society. Large numbers of humans get bacterial infections, and enormous economic burdens are spent annually ...