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Mechanical Properties of Natural Fiber-Reinforced Earth-Based Composites
(2015-11-23)
This study presents the results of a combined experimental and theoretical study of the strength, fracture toughness and interfacial properties of natural fiber-reinforced earth-based composite materials. The composites, ...
Biodegradation and Recycling of Polyethylene into Composite Building Materials
(2015-07-19)
This work presents the results of experimental and theoretical studies of the biodegradation of polyethylene, recycling of polyethylene into strong and tough earth-based composite building materials and the statistical ...
Implantable Composite Devices for the Localized Treatment of Breast Cancer
(2015-06-15)
Current standard of care treatment modalities for early-stage breast cancer typically involve mastectomy or lumpectomy followed by radiation therapy to remove any residual cancer cells. Although mastectomy has a low ...
On the Effect of Surface Texture and Nanoscale Surface Oxides on the Optical and Mechanical Properties of Silicon Single Crystals and MEMS Thin films
(2015-11-15)
This dissertation presents the combined results of analytical, computational and experimental study of the effects of surface texture and nanoscale surface oxides on the optical and mechanical properties of silicon single ...
Effects of Adhesion and Deformation on Stretchable Electronic Structures
(2015-11-15)
This work presents the results of a combined experimental, computational and analytical study of the effects of adhesion and deformation on stretchable electronic structures. First, atomic force microscopy is used to measure ...
Adhesion and Optoelectronic Properties of Organic Light Emitting Devices (OLEDs) and Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Light Emitting Devices (HOILEDs) with Tio 2 Nano-Particles
(2010-12-17)
This study examines the basic operation of an Organic Light Emitting Device (OLED) and Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Light Emitting Devices (HOILED) by looking at the individual characteristics of the each layer which makes up ...
Structural and Mechanical Properties of Termite Soil as a Partial Replacement to Cement
(2016-03-22)
Materials selection is done regarding to the availability, cost and performance of the candidates. In buildings, cement is the material that is widely used, even though it is releases co2 (estimated about 7% of the worldwide ...
Effect of Sintering Time on Mechanical Properties of Porous Ti-6al-4v Implant
(2016-07-12)
Titanium alloy is popular in biomedical application owing to its low density, good biocompatibility (i.e. biological and chemical inertness) and excellent mechanical properties. Due to the high disparity between the implant ...
Effects of Cassava-Leaf-Enhanced Carbonitriding on Case-Hardening of Barite Mining Tools
(2017-12-12)
This study presents the results of an experimental study of the effects of cassava leaves carbonitriding on the microstructure, hardness and abrasive wear behaviour of AISI 1065 and AISI 1070 steels used for barite mining ...
Ph- Responsive Dextran Gated Functionized Mesoporous Silica for Drug Delivery
(2019-07-12)
Mesoporous materials have generated a lot of interest over the past few decades owing to their wide range of applications in catalysis, separation, drug delivery, sensors, adsorption, photonics, nanodevices etc. To realise ...