Browsing Theses by Subject "Atomic Force Microscopy"
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Biophysical Studies of Lipid Membranes and their Interactions with Amyloid Peptides
(University of Waterloo, 2015-06-19)Amyloid beta peptides are known to form amyloid fibrils which are implicated in more than 20 currently incurable neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s and Parkinson’s. The proposed mechanism of ... -
Nanoscale physics of surfactant gene delivery
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-18)Medicine has met a revolution in the expansion of possibilities for therapy based upon synthetic gene delivery. Imagine the ability to correct problems of a genetic origin with a simple drug -- such science fiction fantasies ... -
Preparation, Characterization and Performance of Poly(vinyl alcohol) based Membranes for Pervaporation Dehydration of Alcohols
(University of Waterloo, 2008-09-24)Pervaporation (PV), a non-porous membrane separation process, is gaining considerable attention for solvent separation in a variety of industries ranging from chemical to food and pharmaceutical to petrochemicals. The most ...