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A novel ultra-low refractive index nanoporous dielectric based aqueous core waveguide system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
This dissertation presents the fabrication of an on-chip waveguide system capable of guiding light through aqueous solutions. The waveguide relies on total internal reflection for light propagation wherein the core of the waveguide consists...
Nanogap embedded TiO2 photonic crystals for enhanced fluorescence and surface dielctrophoreis of DNA
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
number of nano-patterned structures like photonic crystals, plasmonic gratings, and metallic bowtie nano-antenna's have been developed. These nano-structures basically enhance the electric field intensity which can be used to couple light to the surface...
Fabrication and characterization of micro-chip based shockwave generator for particle delivery and cell transfection
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
compositions by adding polymers or other nanoscale energetic materials. Also, these nanothermites can be integrated with MEMS based systems owing to their low critical combustion diameters and high energy densities. The present research describes...
Simultaneous electrophoretic deposition of copper oxide/aluminum nanothermite films
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
as cracking and delamination of the CuO/Al nanorod films was not present....
Deposition and characterization of high permittivity thin-film dielectrics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
be readily incorporated into modern IC fabrication. This thesis presents the results of work on reactive electron beam evaporated Al₂O₃ and HfO₂ thin-films, the incorporation of nanoparticles, and the characterization of these films on silicon substrates....
Mesoporous iron oxide energetic composites with slow burn rate, sustained pressure and reduced ESD sensitivity for propellant applications
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
for few milliseconds. Propellant formulations that are currently being investigated contain metal oxide oxidizer and fuel nanoparticles that does not show sustained pressure characteristics. This thesis presents the results obtained with the nanoenergetic...
Fabrication and characterization of polymer based metal-oxide-semiconductor and non-volatile memory devices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
are presented. Capacitance and conductance-voltage measurements give insight into the presence of distribution of trap charges at the interface. In addition, by thermal annealing of PF2/6 film to a semicrystalline phase, the bulk and interface properties of PF2...
Synthesis of ordered nanoenergetic composites
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
that the energy release and the burn rate can be significantly different in nanostructured materials (1 to 100 nm) called as nanoenergetics. A new approach to synthesize nanoenergetic materials is developed using the sol-gel chemistry. In the present sol...
Microfabricated devices for single cell analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
BioMEMS or lab-on-a-chip technology is promising technology and enables the possibility of microchip devices with higher throughput or better performance for single cell analysis. This technology is developed from the ...
Characterization and MEMS applications of nanothermite materials
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The research described herein is on characterization of nanothermite materials and development of nanothermite microdevices for shock wave generation, microthruster propulsion, and intracellular particle delivery and cell ...
Anti-fog coatings using the super-hydrophobic approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Surfaces with water contact angles in excess of 150[degrees] have been attracting a great deal of attention. The work done here was in the design and development of an anti-fog coating. The hydrophilic as well as the ...
Synthesis and characterization of nanostructures and their applications : from supercapacitors to fluorescent labels to proteins
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Nanomaterials have gained importance in virtually all fields from industrial applications to pure science research since these were developed. However, ...
Self-aligned microchip device for automated measurement of quantal exocytosis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Here we describe a method to fabricate a multi-channel high-throughput microchip device for measurement of quantal transmitter release from individual cells. Instead of bringing carbon-fiber electrodes to cells, the device ...
Investigation of nanoenergetic combustion study of aluminum nanoparticles systems on plasmonic grating platform
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
the oxide shell. MDM has been widely proposed, and we present the first Al NP spallation observed at a particle scale. Plasmonic photothermal heating was needed to facilitate the rapid heating required to initiate the MDM reaction mechanism. A plasmonic...
A novel PCR based DNA microanalyzer system for detection of viral genome
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
code. The micro-pumps, PCR chamber and capillary electrophoresis system have been designed fabricated and tested. For fabrication of the device, a regime has been developed for bonding PDMS surfaces to a variety of substrates (silicon in the present...
Development of a fluorescence-based protease biosensor using nanoscale platforms
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The development of a protease biosensor utilizing nanomaterials is presented in this dissertation. Peptide substrates and nanomaterial platforms were investigated to increase the sensitivity and response time for the detection of protease analytes...
Quantification of cell attachment on different materials as candidate electrodes for measurement of quantal exocytosis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
A high throughput lab-on-a-chip device is being developed for single cell capture for the purpose of high time resolution quantal exocytosis measurement with high probability of cell docking. This device makes use of DLC ...
Development of a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) biosensor utilizing liquid core waveguides
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Millions of individuals are diagnosed each year with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1. Each day more individuals are receiving antiretroviral ...