• Synthesis of Polylactide-block-Poly(L-Lysine) Block Copolymers 

  Wang, Liying (University of Waterloo, 2018-03-06)

  Polylactide (PLA) is an important biodegradable, biocompatible and renewable material that has been studied for many years for biomedical applications such as tissue scaffolding and surgical sutures. The research project ...

• Developing Novel Synthetic Methodologies Using Hypervalent Iodine(III) Reagents and Diazonium- or Iodonium Ylides 

  Tao, Jason (University of Waterloo, 2018-02-14)

  Hypervalent iodine compounds have been established as useful reagents in synthetic chemistry due to their ease of handling and wide range of chemical reactivity under mild reaction conditions. Reported within are studies ...

• Towards a new implementation of ‘MREOM-CC’, with application to MO+ dimers (M = V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni) 

  Steffen, Johnathan (University of Waterloo, 2018-01-24)

  Multi Reference Equation of Motion Coupled Cluster (MREOM-CC) is an electronic structure method that allows the calculation of many electronic states simultaneously. A sequence of transformations are ...

• Cage-like Proteins as Bioink Components for 3D Bioprinting 

  Delgado, Adrian (University of Waterloo, 2018-01-24)

  Hydrogel matrices have been used as structural surrogates in 3D bioprinting as a mechanism to provide the appropriate environment for cell adhesion and proliferation. In this research, the preparation and optimization of ...

• Manipulation of electronic band structure by doping colloidal gallium oxide nanocrystals and its impact on photocatalysis 

  Jin, Susi (University of Waterloo, 2018-01-23)

  Semiconductor photocatalyst have been of interest due to its robust nature, non-selectivity, low toxicity, and high tunability. Its various applications such as water splitting, water purification, anti-microbial, etc make ...

• LIGAND TRANSFER REACTIONS OF HYPERVALENT IODINE REAGENTS WITH PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS 

  ELJO, JASMIN (University of Waterloo, 2018-01-23)

  Many hypervalent iodine compounds are used as versatile reagents in synthetic organic chemistry. Hypervalent iodine reagents are capable of oxidizing trivalent phosphorus compounds into pentavalent, by transferring their ...

• Studies of the Growth Conditions, Plasmonic and Magnetoplasmonic Properties of Semiconductor Nanostructures 

  Wang, Yunyan (University of Waterloo, 2018-01-22)

  Magnetoplasmonic nanostructures, as a branch of multifunctional materials, have recently attracted research interests due to the coexistence of magnetic and plasmonic properties.1-4 To accomplish the simultaneous control ...

• The Lipopeptide Antibiotic Daptomycin: Its Interaction With Calcium And Membranes And The Effects Of Membrane Lipid Composition On Its Activity 

  Taylor, Robert (University of Waterloo, 2018-01-22)

  Daptomycin (Dap) is a calcium-dependent cyclic lipodepsipeptide antibiotic used clinically to treat infections with pathogenic Gram-positive bacteria, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). It targets ...

• Sustainable Semiconductor Materials for the Thermoelectric Energy Conversion 

  Cheng, Xiaoyu (University of Waterloo, 2018-01-19)

  Thermoelectric materials can be employed for converting waste energy into feasible electricity through a temperature gradient by utilizing the Seebeck effect (power generation), and vice versa, as coolers by utilizing the ...

• Modulating Optical and Photocatalytic Properties of Transparent Metal Oxide Nanostructures via Defect Engineering 

  Ghodsi, Vahid (University of Waterloo, 2018-01-15)

  The chemistry of nanostructure has increasingly drawn attention as a compelling branch of semiconductor research. Billions of dollars are annually spent to intentionally incorporate dopants into nanomaterials to enhance ...

• In vitro studies of NOS inhibitors using purified human NOS isozymes 

  Estavillo, Danica (University of Waterloo, 2017-12-18)

  Endogenous nitric oxide (NO) is derived from L-arginine via a chemical reaction catalyzed by nitric oxide synthases (NOS). Three NOS isozymes are found in humans: neuronal NOS (nNOS), endothelial NOS (eNOS) and inducible ...

• Poly(Lactic Acid)-Based Biomaterials: Synthesis, Modification and Applications 

  Xiao, Lin; Wang, Bo; Yang, Guang; Gauthier, Mario (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: ...

• Biophysical Investigations of the Interactions between Calmodulin and Nitric Oxide Synthase Enzymes 

  Lape, John Edmond (University of Waterloo, 2017-12-15)

  Nitric Oxide (•NO) is an essential biomolecule that has physiological functions in neurotransmission, vasodilation and immune response. •NO is produced by a family of enzymes known as nitric oxide synthases (NOS). NOS ...

• Review of geometries and coating materials in solid phase microextraction: Opportunities, limitations, and future perspectives 

  Piri-Moghadam, Hamed; Alam, Md. Nazmul; Pawliszyn, Janusz (Elsevier, 2017-09-01)

  The development of new support and geometries of solid phase microextraction (SPME), including metal fiber assemblies, coated-tip, and thin film microextraction (TFME) (i.e. self-supported, fabric and blade supported), as ...

• Nucleotide coordination with 14 lanthanides studied by isothermal titration calorimetry 

  Zhang, Zijie; Morishita, Kiyoshi; Lin, Wei Ting David; Huang, Po-Jung Jimmy; Liu, Juewen (Elsevier, 2017-06-09)

  With their hydrolytic, optical and magnetic properties, lanthanide ions (Ln3+) are versatile probes for nucleic acids. In addition, nucleotide-coordinated Ln3+ ions form useful nanoparticles. However, the thermodynamic ...

• The effect of hematocrit on solid-phase microextraction 

  Reyes-Garcés, Nathaly; Alam, Md. Nazmul; Pawliszyn, Janusz (Elsevier, 2018-02-25)

  Solid-phase microextraction (SPME) is an approach to sample preparation that has demonstrated its appropriateness for isolating/enriching analytes present in complex biofluids with minimum sample pre-treatment. Several ...

• Quantitative analysis of biofluid spots by coated blade spray mass spectrometry, a new approach to rapid screening 

  Boyacı, Ezel; Gómez-Ríos, Germán Augusto; Pawliszyn, Janusz; Poole, Justen J.; Tascon, Marcos; Reyes-Garcés, Nathaly (Springer Nature, 2017-11-23)

  This study demonstrates the quantitative capabilities of coated blade spray (CBS) mass spectrometry (MS) for the concomitant analysis of multiple target substances in biofluid spots. In CBS-MS the analytes present in a ...

• Synthesis and Characterization of New Solid-State Li-Superionic Conductors 

  Zhou, Laidong (University of Waterloo, 2017-11-08)

  Compared with lithium ion batteries which use liquid electrolyte, all solid-state lithium batteries (ASSLBs) show great potential in improving the safety and achieving both high power and energy densities. This has driven ...

• Fluorescently Labeled Latex Particles to Monitor Film Formation 

  Hisko, Victoria (University of Waterloo, 2017-10-25)

  The influence of the length of an oligo(ethylene glycol) spacer (EGn, where n is the number of ethylene glycol units) in a 1-pyrenemethoxy-EGn methacrylate (PyEG-MA) monomer on the incorporation of the monomer into a ...

• Associations between Oil Additives in Base Oils Probed by Pyrene Excimer Fluorescence 

  Gholami Tazeh Shahri, Kiarash (University of Waterloo, 2017-10-23)

  A recently developed method based on pyrene excimer fluorescence was used to probe the interactions of important polymeric oil additives. First, three ethylene-propylene (EP) copolymers representative of viscosity index ...

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