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Electrogeneration of hydrogen peroxide for applications in water/wastewater treatment
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-29)Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is an effective, environmentally friendly oxidant used directly and in advanced oxidation processes for water and wastewater treatment. Although most H2O2 is currently manufactured offsite, ... -
Electrokinetic phenomena of electrically induced Janus droplets and their applications
(University of Waterloo, 2018-12-04)Janus droplets refer to droplets comprised of two hemispheres with different properties. Among the Janus droplets, electrically anisotropic Janus droplets with two sides carrying opposite signs of surface charges are unique. ... -
Electrokinetic Transport Phenomena in Nanochannels and Applications of Nanochannel-based Devices in Nanoparticle Detection and Molecule Sensing
(University of Waterloo, 2018-04-12)Nanofluidics investigates transport phenomena, manipulation, and control of fluids and nano-sized objects in fluidic channels with an at least one-dimensional size smaller than 100 nm. At the nanoscale, fluids and objects ... -
Electrokinetic Transport Process in Nanopores Generated on Cell Membrane during Electroporation
(University of Waterloo, 2012-12-12)In this thesis, underlying concepts of transport phenomena through generated nanopores on a cell membrane during electroporation were studied. A comprehensive literature review was performed to find the pros and cons of ... -
Electrolyte Design and Engineering for Electrochemical Energy System
(University of Waterloo, 2019-04-24)Electrochemical energy conversion and storage technology is considered as a promising replacement of fossil fuels to directly convert the chemical energy to electrical energy through electrochemical reactions, which has ... -
Electrolyte Design for All-Solid-State Lithium Metal Batteries
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-19)Although one of the most mature battery technologies, lithium-ion batteries still have many aspects that have not reached the desired requirements, such as energy density, current density, safety, environmental compatibility, ... -
Electrolyte/Membrane Design and Engineering for Durable Zinc-Iodine Redox Flow Batteries
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-21)Integrating renewable energy sources into the electricity grid has caused an essential need for large-scale energy storage systems. To fulfill this purpose, redox flow batteries (RFBs) are considered one of the best options ... -
Electromagnetic Dimensionality of Deterministic Multi-Polarization MIMO Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2007-12-05)Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) systems are viewed as the last available supply for the ever-growing demand on higher data rates in modern wireless communication systems. Smart exploitation of the traditional wireless ... -
Electromagnetic Energy Harvesting
(University of Waterloo, 2021-10-28)The advent of rectenna systems has opened the door for many applications, with the main goal of harvesting electromagnetic waves. Many designs have been presented to provide a high conversion efficiency. Some works have ... -
Electromagnetic Energy Harvesting Surfaces
(University of Waterloo, 2018-10-11)The concept of wireless power transfer (WPT) was successfully demonstrated in the early years of the 20th century. One promising application of using the WPT concept is the WPT transmission utilizing a large array of solar ... -
Electromagnetic Energy Transduction Using Metamaterials and Antennas
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-29)The advent of rectenna systems almost half a century ago has enabled numerous applications in a number of areas, with the main goal of recycling the ambient microwave energy. In previously presented rectennas, microstrip ... -
Electromagnetic Fault Injection On Two Microcontrollers: Methodology, Fault Model, Attack and Countermeasures
(University of Waterloo, 2020-02-14)Cryptographic algorithms are being applied to various kinds of embedded devices such as credit card, smart phone, etc. Those cryptographic algorithms are designed to be resistant to mathematical analysis, however, passive ... -
Electromagnetic Vibrational Energy Harvesters and Power Management
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-14)The interest in scavenging various energy sources from the environment is rapidly increasing. Thanks to the advances in developing effective energy harvesters researches. Kinetic energy is a renewable source and it can ... -
Electromagnetic Wave Transmission through Sub-wavelength Channels and Bends Using Metallic Wires
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-31)Techniques and technologies to transfer electromagnetic energy through sub-wavelength channels have been researched extensively in the past few years because their application in different areas such as sub-wavelength ... -
Electromagnetic-Theoretic Analysis and Design of MIMO Antenna Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2011-12-20)Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) systems are a pivotal solution for the significant enhancement of the band-limited wireless channels’ communication capacity. MIMO system is essentially a wireless system with multiple ... -
Electromechanical Coupling of Graphene With Cells
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-10)Nanomaterials have been studied extensively in the last decade in the context of many applications such as polymer composites, energy harvesting systems, sensors, ‘transparent’-like materials, field-effect transistors (FETs), ... -
Electromigration in solder joints: Towards better understanding using real-time visuals
(University of Waterloo, 2021-04-19)With the increasing demands and consequent miniaturization of electronic devices, electromigration is posing a challenge to the reliability not only of integrated circuits but also of the electronic packages. A methodology ... -
Electromyography Evaluation of Rotator Cuff Manual Muscle Tests
(University of Waterloo, 2008-07-09)Manual muscle tests (MMTs) are frequently used in clinical settings to evaluate a specific muscle’s function and strength in a position at which this muscle is believed to be most isolated from other synergists and ... -
Electron transport in semiconducting nanowires and quantum dots
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-10)Single electrons confined in electrostatic quantum dots are a promising platform for realizing spin based quantum information processing. In this scheme, the spin of each electron is encoded as a qubit, and can be manipulated ... -
Electron-induced carbon tetrachloride Adsorption on Ice
(University of Waterloo, 2013-04-26)Charge-induced adsorption is a subject of significance to environmental and biological systems. Ice surface is believed to get charged with potassium deposition. Compared to uncharged ice film, the work function of charged ...