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Synthesis and Characterization of New Solid-State Li-Superionic Conductors
(University of Waterloo, 2017-11-08)Compared with lithium ion batteries which use liquid electrolyte, all solid-state lithium batteries (ASSLBs) show great potential in improving the safety and achieving both high power and energy densities. This has driven ... -
Synthesis and Characterization of Oil-soluble Dispersants
(University of Waterloo, 2007-02-19)Oil-soluble dispersants are some of the most important additives used by the oil industry. Their function is to reduce the aggregation of carbonaceous deposits produced during the normal operation of the engine. This project ... -
Synthesis and Characterization of Poly-(Methyl Methacrylate) Nanoparticles with Ultrasound Assistance
(University of Waterloo, 2015-06-18)Nano-sized poly-(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) is synthesized by employing three different methods with various techniques of emulsifying. This research is aimed at finding more effective and simpler ways to synthesize PMMA ... -
Synthesis and Characterization of Polymeric Gas Sensing Materials for Detection of Agriculture Lagoon Off-Gas
(University of Waterloo, 2023-10-03)With increasing food demand, agriculture and farming industry have grown. This led to an increase in production of agricultural waste. The waste is converted into manure via anaerobic fermentation which continuously produces ... -
Synthesis and Characterization of Reduced Graphene Oxide Films
(University of Waterloo, 2015-03-11)The discovery of graphene properties in 2004 has replaced the need for indium titanium oxide on many applications. A large amount of research has focused on the advantages of using synthesis graphene as an inexpensive and ... -
Synthesis and Characterization of Styrene Butadiene Rubber Nano-Sized Particles via Differential Microemulsion Polymerization
(University of Waterloo, 2012-02-21)Styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) copolymer nanosized latex particles were synthesized via differential microemulsion polymerization (DMP) in a 300ml bench-scale semi-batch reactor, equipped with a thermocouple and a magnetic ... -
Synthesis and Characterization of Thermoresponsive Starch Nanoparticles
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-31)Thermoresponsive polymers (TRPs) are polymers that exhibit an abrupt change in their physical properties, such as solubility, with a change in temperature. The vast majority of TRPs produced to date are synthetic and ... -
Synthesis and Characterization of Two Pyrene Labeled Gemini Surfactants and their Interactions with Oppositely Charged Molecules
(University of Waterloo, 2022-06-09)Cationic gemini surfactants (GS) have attracted the attention of the scientific community as potential carriers of genetic cargo for gene transfection applications. These GS/polynucleotides complexes have been extensively ... -
Synthesis and Chemistry of Carbocyclic Mimics of β-Lactams as β-Lactamase Inhibitors
(University of Waterloo, 2014-10-23)Antibiotics are very important chemical substances, which have saved millions of lives. However, bacterial resistance towards antibiotics, especially the β-lactams, is becoming increasingly serious. Currently, the β-lactam ... -
Synthesis and Chemistry of Isoprekinamycin and Analogues
(University of Waterloo, 2009-01-22)A methodology was studied to set up the benzo[a]fluorene skeleton, which provides a potential route to the total synthesis of isoprekinamycin (IPK) (1-112) and analogues of this natural product that contains an unusual ... -
Synthesis and Chemistry of Kinamycins and Related Antibiotics
(University of Waterloo, 2010-06-17)The kinamycin antitumor antibiotics, discovered in Japan in the early 1970s as secondary metabolites of the soil bacterium Streptomyces murayamaensis, were at first believed to be derivatives of the N-cyanobenzo[b]carbazole ... -
Synthesis and Device Application of Graphene Derivatives and Quantum Dots
(University of Waterloo, 2022-06-07)Low-dimensional materials, such as graphene, nanowire, quantum dots have emerged as attractive building blocks for optoelectronic applications, with a significant focus on diverse photodetection platforms. Graphene has ... -
Synthesis and evaluation of geometric textures
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-06)Two-dimensional geometric textures are the geometric analogues of raster (pixel-based) textures and consist of planar distributions of discrete shapes with an inherent structure. These textures have many potential ... -
Synthesis and Exploration of Multi-Level, Multi-Perspective Architectures of Automotive Embedded System
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-16)In industry, evaluating candidate architectures of automotive embedded systems is routinely done during the design process. Today's engineers, however, are limited in the number of candidates that they are able to evaluate ... -
Synthesis and Investigation on Phase Transition of BaTiO3 and Cr3+-Doped BaTiO3 Nanocrystals
(University of Waterloo, 2009-10-01)Various sizes of BaTiO3 and Cr3+-doped BaTiO3 nanocrystals were synthesized through hydrothermal and solvothermal methods. The applied solvents water, ethanol and benzyl alcohol lead to nanoparticles with average sizes of ... -
Synthesis and Modification of Polymer Membranes for Pervaporation and Gas Separation
(University of Waterloo, 2007-10-23)Trimesoyl chloride (TMC) crosslinked poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) / chitosan (CS) membranes and synthetic polyimide membranes were prepared for pervaporation dehydration of isopropanol and gas separation. PVA membranes were ... -
Synthesis and Performance Characterization of Polymer Semiconductors for Organic Thin Film Transistors
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-27)As the most promising semiconductor candidates for organic thin film transistors (OTFTs), donor-acceptor (D-A) type π-conjugated polymers have received much attention in the recent years. Their excellent printability, light ... -
Synthesis and Reactivity of Aryl(trifluoromethyl)diazomethane Compounds
(University of Waterloo, 2020-10-26)Fluorine has a prominent role in organic chemistry and the pharmaceutical industry due to the unique properties it imparts. Naturally, trifluoromethyl groups (CF3) share similar qualities and many methods have been developed ... -
Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Metal Carbonyl Building Blocks for Aqueous Colloids with Aggregation-Induced Functions
(University of Waterloo, 2017-04-06)Metal carbonyl complexes (MCCs) are potentially useful for a range of biomedical applications, including cell imaging and bioassay. However, the poor solubility and stability of MCCs in water remain obstacles to their use ... -
Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Metal Carbonyl Organometallic Macromolecules Prepared via Migration Insertion Polymerization
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-18)Migration insertion polymerization (MIP) has been developed for the synthesis of air-stable metal carbonyl polymers. CpFe(CO)₂(CH₂)₃PPh₂ (FpP) was synthesized as a monomer. The solution polymerization of FpP at a monomer ...