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Effect of water, rice flour and small red bean on physical properties of tapioca pearl
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This research studied the effect of water, rice flour, and small red beans on cooking qualities and texture of tapioca pearls. The gluten free benefits ...
Physical and viscoelastic properties of calcium alginate gels
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Calcium alginate gels have a wide variety of applications in food processing, bioengineering and pharmaceuticals due to their unique advantages. In ...
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) for measurement of cell elastic properties
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This thesis presents data on the use of atomic force microscopy (AFM) for manipulating, detecting, and resolving the mechanical characteristics of ...
Predicting switchgrass biomass and ethanol potential on claypan soil landscapes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) yield on claypan soils was evaluated with a crop growth model and for actual ethanol production potential. Specifically, Agricultural Land Management Alternatives with Numerical Assessment ...
Concurrent simulation of a subject specific musculoskeletal model with anatomical knee
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Computational models of the knee provide us with a better understanding of ligament and joint contact forces during ambulatory activities. Thus, such models can be used to devise better injury prevention methods, as well ...
Photonic ablation via quantum tunneling
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Contemporary laser delivery techniques utilized in clinical dermatology allow for a dangerous amount of high-intensity laser light to reflect off a multitude of surfaces, including the patient's skin. Seeing as this stray ...
I. Patterning of silicalite-1 films using CO2 laser ablation. II. Impact of deposition and laser densification of silicalite-1 films on their optical characteristics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Nanostructured materials represent an intriguing foundation on which to build new devices for applications in electronics, photonics, energy storage, and biological/chemical analysis. The standard methods used to pattern ...
The role of phospholipase A2 in amyloid [beta] uptake by microglia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
The accumulation of amyloid-beta (Abeta) is a key characteristic of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Microglia are the principle macrophages in the brain and are known to internalize Abeta, however the phagocytic function is ...
Study of dielectrophoresis effect of dipolar molecules in electric field of nanopore and development of medical diagnostic nanopore sensor
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The nanopore sensor can detect cancer-derived nucleic acid biomarkers such as microRNAs (miRNAs), providing a noninvasive tool potentially useful in ...
Rapid estimation of antibiotic efficacy of low bacterial inoculums using multi-frequency impedance measurements
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Background: In order to obtain Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations (MICs), antibiotics are, by convention, tested against turbidometrically standard suspensions containing [about]5x105 CFU/ml of bacteria. This not only fails ...
Development of a composite acellular tissue graft for musculoskeletal tissue engineering
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
A composite acellular tissue graft comprised of decellularized tendon conjugated with nanomaterials has been developed for musculoskeletal tissue engineering applications. The focus of this dissertation is on the development ...
Structure/function studies of CFTR's pore-forming domain reveal evolutionary divergence between CFTR and ABC transporters
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane conductance Regulator (CFTR) is the culprit behind Cystic Fibrosis (CF), a genetic disease highly occurs among Caucasians. Studying the structure/function of CFTR chloride channel not only ...