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Polarimetric and birefringence analysis of presumed amyloid-beta deposits in the retina in association with Alzheimer's disease
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-26)Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative disease which leads to symptoms such as loss of memory and other neurological dysfunctions, ultimately leading to death. Two key hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease are abnormally ... -
Polarity Control for Nonthiolated DNA Adsorption onto Gold Nanoparticles
(American Chemical Society, 2013-05-21)Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) functionalized with thiolated DNA have enabled many studies in nanoscience. The strong thiol/gold affinity and the nanoscale curvature of AuNPs allow the attached DNA to adapt an upright conformation ... -
Polarization Effects of Mechanical Impacts on Dispersion Compensating Modules
(University of Waterloo, 2009-05-22)Novel methods and apparatus used to measure high-speed state of polarization changes are developed. Knowledge of the effects of mechanical impacts on the state of polarization will benefit the reliability of optical ... -
Polarization Entangled Photon Sources for Free-Space Quantum Key Distribution
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-27)Free-space quantum key distribution has recently achieved several milestones, such as the launch and results of the first quantum satellite, Micius. The emergence of quantum satellites has certainly made progress towards ... -
Poly(Lactic Acid)-Based Biomaterials: Synthesis, Modification and Applications
(InTech, 2012-01-20)Chapter 11 entitled "Poly(Lactic Acid)-Based Biomaterials: Synthesis, Modification and Applications" from: "Biomedical Science, Engineering and Technology", book edited by Dhanjoo N. Ghista, ISBN 978-953-307-471-9, Published: ... -
Polymer Additive Engineering of Organolead Halide Perovskites: Effect on Device Characteristics and Scalable Manufacturing
(University of Waterloo, 2022-10-21)Within the last decade, organolead halide perovskites such as methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI₃), have established themselves as a promising material choice for developing highly efficient and cost-effective photosensitive ... -
Polymer-Integrated Organolead Halide Perovskite for Solar Cells and Self-Powered Electronic Devices
(University of Waterloo, 2020-04-28)In recent years, organolead halide perovskites (MAPbI3) have emerged as prospective materials for high-efficiency, inexpensive, and simple solution-processed optoelectronic devices such as solar cells, photodetectors, and ... -
Polymer-stabilized Transition Metal Nanocatalysts: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-22)Novel polymeric architectures and analytical methods were designed for the synthesis, characterization, and applications of metallic nanocatalysts. Four main research areas were investigated, namely: i) palladium nanocatalysts, ... -
Polymeric Foaming Predictions from the Sanchez-Lacombe Equation of State: Application to Polypropylene-Carbon Dioxide Mixtures
(American Physical Society, 2017)A simple off-lattice method of deriving the Sanchez-Lacombe equation of state is presented. The Sanchez-Lacombe equation of state for mixtures is shown to be thermodynamically inconsistent for all mixing rules in such a ... -
Polymeric rapid prototyping for inexpensive and portable medical diagnostics
(Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers, 2012-10-24)The advent of inexpensive CO2 laser systems has led to a wide range of demonstrations of microfabricated lab on chip systems built of acrylic. However, there has been little application of these systems to building ... -
Polysaccharides for Bitumen Extraction, Environmental Decontamination and Cell Culture
(University of Waterloo, 2022-02-07)Polysaccharides are polymeric carbohydrates with long chains of monosaccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds. Some of the most prevalent polysaccharides in nature include starch and chitin. For the work reported in this ... -
Population Differentiation of Ontario Lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) using the Major Histocompatibility Complex class II β gene
(University of Waterloo, 2014-06-19)The lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) is a coldwater salmonid with an extensive native distribution across formerly glaciated regions of North America. Lake trout are known to be a glacial ‘relict’ species and evolved as ... -
Porous chitosan microspheres as microcarriers for 3D cell culture
(Elsevier, 2018-12-15)Highly porous chitosan microspheres (CSM) were prepared through emulsion-based thermally induced phase separation (TIPS) without using toxic crosslinkers and chemical porogenic agents other than ice. The CSM had an average ... -
Post Stroke Visual Midline Shift Syndrome
(University of Waterloo, 2018-10-01)Abstract Introduction The definition of an individual’s visual midline is the point which the individual perceives as being straight-ahead or “in front of their nose”. One of the perceptual consequences of a stroke for ... -
Potential and Limitations of MCM-41 in Dechlorination Reactions
(University of Waterloo, 2007-04-27)The purpose of this thesis was to conduct preliminary research into the feasibility of using MCM-41 as a catalyst support material in the treatment of organochloride contaminated water. Specifically, the stability of MCM-41 ... -
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 ... -
Potential Roles for the Neurotrophic Molecules Agrin and Neuregulin in Regulating Aspects of the Inflammatory Response
(University of Waterloo, 2014-05-22)Agrin and neuregulin are neurotrophic molecules well known for their roles at synapses in the peripheral and central nervous systems. The expression of these two molecules is not restricted to these sites however, as they ... -
Potential use of the Oncorhynchus mykiss checkpoint proteins Rad1 and Hus1 as genotoxicity biomarkers
(University of Waterloo, 2011-01-13)Cell-cycle checkpoint proteins help maintain genomic integrity by sensing damaged DNA and initiating DNA repair or apoptosis. Checkpoint protein activation to cell-cycle damaging agents can involve post-translational ... -
Powell Lens-based Line-Scan Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography for Cellular Resolution Imaging of Biological Tissues
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-28)A line-scan spectral-domain optical coherence tomography system was developed for corneal imaging. It utilizes a Powell lens to achieve a better line illumination power distribution than the conventional use of cylindrical ... -
Powerful Shocks and Cavities in the Hot Atmosphere of the MS 0735 Galaxy Cluster
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-26)Cool core clusters host bright centres that radiate away their energy in less than 10^9 yr. If uncompensated by heating, the hot atmosphere will cool and form stars at rates of hundreds to thousands of solar masses per ...