• The effects of physiological fluid shear stress on circulating tumor cells 

  Triantafillu, Ursula Lea (University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)

  The focus of this dissertation is on the effects of physiological fluid shear stress (FSS) on circulating tumor cells (CTCs). FSS occurs on cells both in vitro and in vivo. FSS is typically considered as a major variable ...
• Thermodynamics of ionic liquid solvents in gas purification and exfoliation mechanisms: molecular dynamics simulation and Monte Carlo calculations 

  Abedini, Asghar (University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)

  Demand for green sources of energy is increasing due to the critical need to decrease greenhouse gas emissions. This research involved different approaches for reducing CO2 emission to the atmosphere. In the first study, ...
• Shape dependent iron oxide nanoparticles for simultaneous imaging and therapy 

  Sherwood, Jennifer (University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)

  The primary focus of this dissertation is to explore the use of shape dependent iron oxide nanoparticles as magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents. In addition to biocompatibility, nanoparticles provide a foundation ...
• Advanced solvents for CO2 separation applications 

  Flowers, Brian Steven (University of Alabama Libraries, 2016)

  The objective of this dissertation is to advance the understanding of several novel solvents for CO2 capture and separation applications. Many of the solvents investigated were imidazole based, as these compounds are highly ...
• Optimizing and characterizing fundamentals of magnetic heating in iron oxide nanoparticles for use in cancer hyperthermia therapy 

  Shah, Rhythm (University of Alabama Libraries, 2016)

  Iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles generate heat upon application of high frequency magnetic field that can be harnessed to treat cancer by achieving a temperature rise of > 43 °C. This study investigates and optimizes ...
• P22 virus templated synthesis of plasmonic photocatalytic nanostructures 

  Zhou, Ziyou (University of Alabama Libraries, 2015)

  The objective of the work presented in this dissertation is to examine the fabrication of novel viral-templated gold-cadmium sulfide (Au-CdS) plasmonic photocatalytic nanostructures and to investigate their photocatalytic ...
• Metabolic engineering and process development in butanol production with clostridium tyrobutyricum 

  Ma, Chao (University of Alabama Libraries, 2016)

  As a sustainable and environmentally friendly biofuel, biobutanol is a potential substitute for gasoline without any engine modification. The multiple Omics studies were applied to evaluate the change of the expression of ...
• Photopolymerization of coordinated and non-coordinated ionic liquid monomers 

  Whitley, John (University of Alabama Libraries, 2016)

  Photopolymerization is an industrially important polymerization technique that has numerous advantages in comparison to other radical based processes. Previous work has shown that ionic liquid media can improve the efficiency ...
• Characterization of bismuth telluride two-dimensional nanosheets for thermoelectric applications 

  Guo, Lingling (University of Alabama Libraries, 2015)

  Solid-state thermoelectric devices are compact, scalable, quiet, and environmentally friendly, which are widely used as thermal engines or refrigerators. Bismuth telluride (Bi2Te3) and other V-VI group chalcogenides are ...
• Enhancing the pre-polymerization coordination of 1-vinylimidazole in bulk solution with ionic liquid additions 

  Hamilton, Jackie Ryan (University of Alabama Libraries, 2015)

  Recent experimental investigations have found that the photopolymerization of 1-vinylimidazole (VIm) can be significantly accelerated with the addition of lithium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)-imide (LiTf2N). However, a ...
• Magnetic properties of nano-composite particles 

  Xu, Xia (University of Alabama Libraries, 2015)

  Chemical synthesis routes for hollow spherical BaFe12O19, hollow mesoporous spherical BaFe12O19, worm-shape BaFe12O19 and FeCo particles were developed. These structured particles have great potentials for the applications ...
• Understanding ionic liquid/poly(ionic liquid) properties at the molecular level to observe their effect on the transport of solutes 

  Horne, William Jeffrey (University of Alabama Libraries, 2015)

  The objective of this dissertation is to obtain a better understanding of how the molecular level properties of ionic liquids and poly(ionic liquids) effect the transport of solutes within the compounds. This knowledge is ...
• Microchemical systems for understanding of multiphase flows in upstream hydrocarbon and natural gas productions 

  Hu, Chuntian (University of Alabama Libraries, 2015)

  This dissertation focuses on the design and the application of microchemical systems to understand multiphase flows in upstream hydrocarbon and natural gas productions. Offshore petroleum and natural gas catastrophes, such ...
• Multiscale simulation of boron-doped nanocarbons in electrochemical applications 

  Zhang, Zhongtao (University of Alabama Libraries, 2014)

  The stability, properties, and dispersion of novel organometallic/doped nanocarbon complexes for electrochemical application are investigated in this work with density functional theory (DFT) and molecular dynamics (MD) ...
• Multifunctional iron oxide nanoparticles for biomedical applications 

  Xu, Yaolin (University of Alabama Libraries, 2014)

  This dissertation focuses on the preparation of multifunctional nanoparticles through the integration of iron oxide nanoparticles with other desired moieties. Iron oxide nanoparticles have been widely explored in localized ...
• Novel imidazole and ionic liquid-based platforms as media for co2 capture applications 

  Shannon, Matthew Samuel (University of Alabama Libraries, 2014)

  The objective of this extensive research project was to investigate imidazoles as potential solvents for acid gas removal applications. Imidazoles are integral starting materials and neutral analogs for the synthesis and ...
• Enhanced oil recovery simulation study for Citronelle field, Alabama 

  Cox, William Brannon (University of Alabama Libraries, 2012)

  The world is on the verge of an energy crisis due to rising demand for fossil fuel to meet both domestic and industrial energy requirements. In order to meet this rising fossil fuel need, it is important that enhanced oil ...
• Evaluation of fluid dynamic effect on thin film growth in a horizontal type meso-scale chemical vapor deposition reactor using computational fluid dynamics 

  Tabatabaei Sadeghi, Sahar (University of Alabama Libraries, 2013)

  To design and analyze chemical vapor deposition (CVD) reactors, computer models are regularly utilized. The foremost aim of this thesis research is to understand how thin film uniformity can be controlled in a CVD reactor. ...
• Integrated reservoir characterization and modeling for enhanced hydrocarbons recovery from mature gas-condensate reservoirs: a case study of Big Escambia Creek field, Escambia County, Alabama, USA 

  Dumkwu, Francis A. (University of Alabama Libraries, 2013)

  The world is on the verge of energy crisis due to rising demand for fossil fuel to meet domestic and industrial energy requirements. In order to meet the rising fossil fuel need, the development of a framework for enhanced ...
• Computer simulation of geologic sequestration of CO_2 

  Islam, Akand W. (University of Alabama Libraries, 2012)

  The research conducted here is an attempt to develop a simulation framework of CO2 sequestration in geologic formations. One of the very important parts of this framework is centered on phase equilibrium computations between ...

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