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Femtosecond Laser Surface Texturing of Materials for Various Applications
(2013-05-13)
Femtosecond lasers represent an electromagnetic field with field intensities approaching and even exceeding atomic binding field. When irradiated on a target, the material responses change from linear to nonlinear within ...
Theoretical and Computational Modeling of an Implantable Biomedical Device for Localized Hyperthermia and Drug Delivery
(2011-10-24)
The advent of nanotechnology together with Biomedical Microelectro-Mechanical Systems (BioMEMS) for improved efficacy in treatment of cancer has resulted in the development of an implantable biomedical device for localized ...
Effects of Bending and Stretching on Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Trihalide Perovskite Solar Cells
(2014-12-15)
In the recent decade, hybrid organic- inorganic trihalide perovskite solar cells have attracted significant interest from the scientific community due to their unique optoelectrical properties, ease and low cost of ...
Effects of Stretching on Flexible Organic Electronic Structures
(2011-12-15)
This work presents the responses of optical properties and mechanical failure of layers of stretchable organic electronic structures under tension using
analytical, simulations, and experimental techniques. The interfacial ...
Theoretical and Computational Modeling of the Effects of Electromagnetic Field on the Plasmodium Falciparum
(2011-12-15)
The study explores the potential effects of the remote application of cyclic magnetic field to the female anopheles mosquitoes that carry malaria parasites. The goal is to develop a theoretical basis that can guide the ...
Modelling of Contact and Adhesion at Interfaces in Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells
(2011-12-15)
The study of the structures and properties of organic materials for organic photovoltaic (OPV) applications and their interrelationships is a rapidly growing field of research, involving interdisciplinary efforts at the ...
The Role of Potassium Sorbate in Multi-Layer Chitosan-Based on Aspergillus Niger
(2014-12-12)
This paper presents the use of multilayered chitosan films incorporated with antimicrobial agent, potassium sorbate to enhance effective food packaging. In this study, potassium sorbate was incorporated into multilayer ...
Effects of Bending on the Optoelectronic Properties and Failure Mechanism in Organic Photovoltaics
(2011-12-15)
This research investigates the effects of bending on the electrical, optical, structural and mechanical properties of flexible organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells. Bulk heterojunction organic solar cells were fabricated on ...
A Study of the Pre-Treatment Temperature of Lignocellulosic Butanols an Alternative Fuel (BIOFUEL) Produced from Bamboo using Clostridium Acetobutylicum
(2013-05-12)
Conversion of lignocellulosic biomass from bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris) to butanol is an important alternative energy source. In this work, bamboo was used as biomass feedstock for the production of butanol by the fermentation ...
The Role of Sulfur Oxidizing Bacteria on Corrosion of X65 Low Carbon Steels and its Mitigation Using Sodium Tungstate and Nickel Biocides
(2013-05-12)
Metals in service often give a superficial impression of permanence, but all except gold are chemically unstable in air and air-saturated water at ambient temperatures and most are also unstable in air-free water. Corrosion ...