Browsing Theses by Subject "Nanoparticle"
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Additive Manufacturing of High Temperature Strain Gauges
(University of Waterloo, 2018-12-10)Additive manufacturing (AM) is quickly leading a new revolution in manufacturing. Aerosol ink jet printing (AJP) is a non-contact printing method that allows for printing on irregular substrates. When paired nanoparticulate ... -
Adsorption Kinetics of Alkane-thiol Capped Gold Nanoparticles at Liquid-Liquid Interfaces.
(University of Waterloo, 2012-03-08)The pendant drop technique was used to characterize the adsorption behavior of n-dodecane-1-thiol and n-hexane-1-thiol capped gold nanoparticles at the hexane-water interface. The adsorption process was studied by analyzing ... -
Aqueous Stability and Transport of Catalytic Nanoparticles for Groundwater Remediation
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-14)Nanoparticles (NP) are increasingly being used for in situ groundwater remediation because of their catalytic properties and the potential to inject them directly into the subsurface. Here, the aqueous stability and ... -
Development and characterization of stimuli-responsive drug delivery systems to prevent HIV infection and the treatment of chronic wounds
(University of Waterloo, 2021-06-10)Patient compliance is very important and highly depends on the drug dosage form which correlates with the success of therapy. Drug delivery systems can be adapted to different pharmaceutical ingredients and to different ... -
Development of a topical ocular drug delivery system using polymeric nanoparticles
(University of Waterloo, 2016-04-01)Common eye diseases such as dry eye syndrome affect 15% of the population. Although eye drops are the most common treatment for these diseases, over 95% of the drugs applied through eye drops are quickly cleared away due ... -
Development of in vitro 3D model systems for screening non-viral neurotrophic factor gene therapies for the retina
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-21)Glaucoma is a neurodegenerative disease that can lead to a complete loss of vision due to retinal ganglion cell (RGC) death. Therapies that have the capacity to protect and rescue stressed RGCs remain a critical unmet need ... -
Effects of Mixed Stabilizers (Nanoparticles and Surfactant) on Phase Inversion and Stability of Emulsions
(University of Waterloo, 2009-09-24)Immiscible dispersions of oil and water are encountered in many industries such as food, pharmaceuticals, and petroleum. Phase inversion is a key phenomenon that takes place in such systems whereby the dispersed phase and ... -
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. ... -
Enhanced Dynamics at the Free Surface of a Molecular Glass Film
(University of Waterloo, 2010-10-07)In this thesis we describe two separate experiments involving the use of gold nanoparticles. The first experiment looks at the use of gold nanoparticles as a localized heat source and the potential application as a cancer ... -
Filtration of NaCl and WOx Nanoparticles using Wire Screens and Nanofibrous Filters
(University of Waterloo, 2016-02-29)Airborne nanoparticle filtration is essential for the protection of public health and the environment. The principles and fundamentals of air filtration have been validated with respect to micron particles; however, the ... -
Granular Filtration of Airborne NaCl Nanoparticles and Carbon Nanotubes
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-04)Filtration is one of the primary technologies for nanoparticle control. However, conventional filtration techniques are evaluated mostly for solid mass removal and do not show promising effectiveness for filtration of ... -
Improving the delivery and immunogenicity of an inhalable CpG-ODN DNA vaccine by bio-adhesive gemini nanoparticles in neonatal chickens
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-05)Cytosine-phosphodiester-guanine oligodeoxynucleotides (CpG-ODN) are nucleotide sequence motifs found in the bacterial genome that activate the mammalian innate immune response and have been found to boost humoral immunity ... -
Investigation of Transient Gas Dynamics from Laser-Energized Nanoparticles
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-21)Soot is formed whenever the combustion of hydrocarbon fuels is incomplete. Since soot particles are very small, they can be inhaled and cause severe health problems, such as pulmonary diseases. They can also cause environmental ... -
Polymer Based Nanocomposites as Multifunctional Structure for Space Radiation Shielding: A Study of Nanomaterial Fabrications and Evaluations
(University of Waterloo, 2018-06-18)Radiation shielding in space missions is critical in order to protect astronauts and other payloads from radiation damage. Low atomic-number materials such as hydrogen are proved to be efficient in shielding ionizing ... -
Potential of surface modified exosomes for extended intravitreal drug delivery
(University of Waterloo, 2021-04-30)Diabetic retinopathy is a serious condition affecting retinal cells that can lead to blindness. Intravitreal injection is the only feasible method of drug delivery to the retina. However, intravitreal injections are only ... -
Starch Nanoparticles for Targeted Anti-Cancer Drug Delivery
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-24)In the field of anti-cancer drug delivery, nanoparticles have become an active topic of research. Nanoparticles made of biodegradable materials such as polylactic acid, proteins, and polysaccharides have been reported for ... -
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 ...