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Development of Elderly Posture Male and Female Finite Element Neck Models and Assessment of Tissue-Level Response Under Impact Loading
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-13)The growing elderly population and their increased incidence of injury calls for strategies to protect this at-risk population. The effects of ageing include a change in posture, biological material properties, and bone ... -
Development of Electrically Conductive Thermoplastic Composites for Bipolar Plate Application in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell
(University of Waterloo, 2010-10-01)Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) have the potential to play a major role as energy generators for transportation and portable applications. One of the current barriers to their commercialization is the cost ... -
Development of Electro-active Graphene Nanoplatelets and Composites for Application as Electrodes within Supercapacitors
(University of Waterloo, 2012-02-29)The mounting concern for renewable energies from ecologically conscious alternatives is growing in parallel with the demand for portable energy storage devices, fuelling research in the fields of electrochemical energy ... -
Development of Electrodes and Coatings for Sodium Ion Energy Storage
(University of Waterloo, 2020-04-28)Sodium-ion energy storage technologies have recently garnered interest due to potential constraints in the supply of lithium in the distant future assuming that lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are widely adopted for large-scale ... -
Development of Electromagnetic Micro-Energy Harvesting Device
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-23)The use of energy harvesting devices has generated much research interests in recent years. There are numerous energy harvesters available in the market that are piezoelectric, electromagnetic, electrostatic or combination ... -
Development of Electrospun PAN Fibers Used as Electrodes for Flow Cell Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-23)The increase in energy consumption coupled with global climate change have generated a keen interest in renewable energy resources in the scientific world. Grid scale energy storage solutions are required in order to bridge ... -
Development of Empirical and Mechanistic Empirical Performance models at Project and Network levels
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-02)Performance prediction models are a vital component in pavement management systems (PMS). Along with decision trees, prediction models are used to set priorities for maintenance and rehabilitation planning, and ultimately ... -
Development of Expression Systems for Various Forms of Human Nitric Oxide Synthase Isozymes
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-23)Nitric oxide (NO) is one of the important biological molecules which has functions in neurotransmission, vasodilation, and immune responses. However, excess levels of NO have been associated with neurodegenerative and ... -
Development of External Readout Circuitry for Digital X-ray Imager
(University of Waterloo, 2012-09-26)X-ray detectors are structurally very similar to visible light detectors. They transform the high energy photons in X-ray beam into an electrical signal, either a voltage or current, that is detected by means of an electronic ... -
Development of Field Portable Solid Phase Microextraction Samplers for Performing On-site Environmental Analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2018-04-30)Since being introduced in 1989 solid phase microextraction (SPME) techniques have continually evolved from within the analytical chemistry community due in large part to their clean, portable and easy to handle design. It ... -
Development of Flexible Lithium Sulfur Batteries Based on Laser-Induced Graphene
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-13)Emerging technologies have become increasingly advanced with flexible components and are integrated into various interfaces, finding themselves in applications such as rollable displays, wearable technologies and e-textiles. ... -
Development of Flexible, Carbon-Based Electrochemical Energy Storage Electrodes
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-07)Research into energy storage and conversion technologies has skyrocketed within the past few decades, motivated by the increased energy demands of our society and the threat of depleting energy sources. One of the exciting ... -
Development of Fluorescence-based Tools for Characterization of Natural Organic Matter and Development of Membrane Fouling Monitoring Strategies for Drinking Water Treatment Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2010-04-14)The objective of this research was to develop fluorescence-based tools that are suitable for performing rapid, accurate and direct characterization of natural organic matter (NOM) and colloidal/particulate substances present ... -
Development of Form Visual Acuity in Infants Measured by Schematic Faces
(University of Waterloo, 2018-10-05)Purpose The purpose of this thesis was 1) to develop a test of visual acuity (VA) to measure recognition (form) acuity at a younger age than is currently clinically possible (3 years). Currently, it is only possible to ... -
Development of genetic tools for metabolic engineering of Clostridium pasteurianum
(University of Waterloo, 2014-04-21)Reducing the production cost of industrial biofuels will greatly facilitate their proliferation and co-integration with fossil fuels. The cost of feedstock is the largest cost in most fermentation bioprocesses and therefore ... -
Development of genome editing technique and viability assays for Chlorella vulgaris
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-27)Microalgae have significant potential as sustainable bio-factories for the production of high value compounds such as astaxanthin and for the production of commodity chemicals, like biofuels. However, the use of microalgae, ... -
Development of Graphene Oxide Membranes for Pervaporative Desalination
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-04)Fresh water scarcity is quickly becoming a serious global challenge as populations grow and resources are depleted. Seawater, which makes up 97% of the water on Earth, can be a viable and sustainable source of usable water ... -
Development of Graphene-Based Electrically Conductive Polymer Nano-Composites
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-10)Since a vast array of devices, instruments, and equipment in modern society is powered by electrical energy, it has been a very important research topic to develop and fabricate a material that effectively conducts ... -
Development of Green Synthetic Approaches for the Potential Application of Carbon and Semiconductor Nanomaterials for Emerging Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2017-12-22)The increasing interest towards the synthesis and modification of different nanomaterials is attributed to their outstanding mechanical, physical and electrical properties that allow their use in different fields. In the ... -
Development of High Loading Lithium Sulfur Battery
(University of Waterloo, 2016-04-22)The topic of batteries has been given much attention. With the development and rapid improvement of transistors, the power requirement of our electronics are quickly becoming higher and higher. Unlike Moore’s law, since ...