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Development of Low-cost Organic Solar Cells Using Polythiophenes as Donors
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-15)The need to develop sustainable, eco-friendly energy sources is a major driving force in the development of efficient photovoltaic cells. Organic solar cells are a relatively new solar energy technology compared to their ... -
Development of Low-Temperature Epitaxial Silicon Films and Application to Solar Cells
(University of Waterloo, 2010-09-30)Solar photovoltaic has become one of the potential solutions for current energy needs and for combating greenhouse gas emissions. The photovoltaics (PV) industry is booming, with a yearly growth rate well in excess of 30% ... -
Development of Machine Learning Based Analytical Tools for Pavement Performance Assessment and Crack Detection
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-19)Pavement Management System (PMS) analytical tools mainly consist of pavement condition investigation and evaluation tools, pavement condition rating and assessment tools, pavement performance prediction tools, treatment ... -
Development of Methodologies for Improving Thermal Stability of Plant Fiber for Application in Thermoplastic Composites
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-15)Thermal degradation during composite fabrication is the main impediment for the wide use of agro-based fibers as filler and reinforcement in engineering thermoplastic composites. Different thermal, chemical and physical ... -
Development of Methodologies for Strain Measurement and Surface Energy Characterization
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-18)Development of new scientific disciplines such as bioengineering and micro-nano engineering adopting nonconventional materials requests innovative methodologies that can accurately measure the mechanical properties of soft ... -
Development of Microfluidic Chips for High Performance Electrophoresis Separations in Biochemical Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-23)Electrophoresis separation corresponds to the motion and separation of dispersed particles under the influence of a constant electric field. In molecular biology, electrophoresis separation plays a major role in identifying, ... -
Development of Microparticles Created from Physically Modified Starch Granules for the Uptake and Release of Drugs
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-07)Controlled release drug delivery systems are, depending on the desired effect, generally an improvement over conventional drug delivery. Through material design, drugs can be delivered with temporal and spatial control, ... -
Development of Microwave/Droplet-Microfluidics Integrated Heating and Sensing Platforms for Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Lab-on-a-Chip Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-24)Interest in Lab-on-a-chip and droplet-based microfluidics has grown recently because of their promise to facilitate a broad range of scientific research and biological/chemical processes such as cell analysis, DNA ... -
Development of Models for the Prediction of Short-term and Long-term Toxicity to Hyalella azteca from Separate Exposures to Nickel and Cadmium
(University of Waterloo, 2008-04-30)This study investigated whether principles of the Biotic Ligand Model (BLM), originally developed to predict acute metal toxicity to fish, may be applied to metal accumulation and toxicity in short-term and long-term ... -
Development of Modular Polymeric NPs for Drug Delivery Using Amine-Reactive Chemistry
(University of Waterloo, 2024-01-26)Cancer remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide and very often requires chemotherapy treatment. Despite advances in chemotherapy treatments, some cancers remain difficult to treat due to tumour type, location, ... -
Development of Molybdenum Isotopes as Petroleum Tracers: The Phosphoria Petroleum System, Bighorn Basin, U.S.A.
(University of Waterloo, 2018-05-22)The application of Mo isotope compositions in petroleum systems is a new field of research. In this study, elemental concentrations and Mo isotope compositions were measured on crude oils, asphaltenes separated from the ... -
Development of Multifunctional Fiber Optic Sensors for Lithium Ion-Battery Monitoring
(University of Waterloo, 2016-06-08)The objective of this thesis is to develop a fiber optic sensor that is capable of simultaneously measuring temperature and the optical properties of lithium ion batteries. The ultimate goal of the project is the integration ... -
Development of nanocatalytic-based assay for the detection of an endocrine disrupting compound in aqueous solution
(University of Waterloo, 2016-03-09)Endocrine disrupting compound (EDC) pollutants raise a concern among researchers as these pollutants are implicated in the increasing incidence of testicular, breast and thyroid cancers. Some of these chemicals are widely ... -
Development of Nanogel Templated and Sustainable Nanomaterials for Environmental Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-02)Water treatment is attracting increasing attention due to its important role in providing safe water for human activities. In this doctoral research, various advanced nanomaterials were developed and demonstrated in several ... -
Development of Needle Trap Devices for Particle Entrapment
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-25)The importance of studying particle-bound components in aerosol samples has been highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic, when people tried to stop the spread of droplet-bound viruses by wearing face masks. While the ... -
Development of New Building Blocks for Constructing Novel Polymer Semiconductors for Organic Thin Film Transistors
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-29)Organic semiconductors are envisioned to have widespread applications in flexible displays, radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags, bio- and chem-sensors, as well as organic solar cells. Polymer semiconductors are ... -
Development of New Carbon-Carbon Bond-Forming Strategies: Formation and Reactivity of sp³-gem-Organodimetallic Palladium(II)/MRn Alkane Intermediates (MRn=Dialkylalumino, Trialkylstannyl)
(University of Waterloo, 2006-12-01)Investigation of the catalytic formation, reactivity and synthetic scope of sp³-gem-organodimetallic palladio(II)/main group metal (main group metal = tributylstannyl, dialkylalumino) alkane species has been carried out. ... -
Development of New Domino Reactions of Alkylidene Meldrum’s Acids Involving Friedel-Crafts Chemistry and Catalytic Conjugate Allylation of Alkylidene Meldrum’s Acids
(University of Waterloo, 2009-10-02)Alkylidene Meldrum’s acids are very reactive acceptors in conjugate additions, and are known to be significantly more electrophilic than other α,β-unsaturated carbonyl electrophiles. They also offer advantages in terms of ... -
Development of New Global Optimization Algorithms Using Stochastic Level Set Method with Application in: Topology Optimization, Path Planning and Image Processing
(University of Waterloo, 2012-06-20)A unique mathematical tool is developed to deal with global optimization of a set of engineering problems. These include image processing, mechanical topology optimization, and optimal path planning in a variational ... -
Development of New Nanostructurally Engineered Polymer Semiconductors for Organic Electronics
(University of Waterloo, 2014-07-21)The research presented in this thesis was focused on organic semiconductors and has resulted in the development of novel printable polymer semiconductors that can be used in organic thin film transistors (OTFTs) and organic ...