Browsing University of Waterloo by Subject "nanoparticles"
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Antifungal ocular drug delivery via contact lenses using a novel in vitro eye model
(University of Waterloo, 2016-04-21)Purpose: The purpose of this thesis was to evaluate the potential of contact lenses (CLs) as an antifungal drug delivery device, and to develop an in vitro eye model to test thereof. Methods: The first three chapters ... -
Coarse-Grained Molecular Monte Carlo Simulations of Liquid Crystal-Nanoparticle Mixtures
(University of Waterloo, 2015-10-30)Liquid crystals are a unique and complicated class of phases of matter, also called “mesophases”, which exhibit properties such as solid-like elasticity and anisotropy, and liquid-like flow. The industrial application of ... -
Colorimetric Detection of Mercury Ions in Water with Capped Silver Nanoprisms
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019-05-10)The emission of mercury (II) from coal combustion and other industrial processes may have impacts on water resources, and the detection with sensitive but rapid testing methods is desirable for environmental screening. ... -
Cure and Conductivity: Investigation of Thermal Processing of Silver Nanobelt - Epoxy Composites
(University of Waterloo, 2017-04-28)Electrically conductive adhesive (ECA) composites based on diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A / triethylenetetramine (DGEBA/TETA) epoxy, including a hybrid nanocomposite containing newly developed silver nanobelts, have been ... -
Development of Modular Polymeric NPs for Drug Delivery Using Amine-Reactive Chemistry
(University of Waterloo, 2024-01-26)Cancer remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide and very often requires chemotherapy treatment. Despite advances in chemotherapy treatments, some cancers remain difficult to treat due to tumour type, location, ... -
Development of Peptide-Modified Gemini Nanoplexes for Gene Delivery to the Retina
(University of Waterloo, 2020-04-22)Glaucoma is a retinal neurodegenerative disease where the retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) suffer from damage and die over time due to multiple factors, including a persistently elevated intraocular pressure (IOP). Glaucoma ... -
Dynamic mechanical behaviour of nanoparticle loaded biodegradable PVA films for vaginal drug delivery
(Sage Publishing, 2018-03-01)In this study, we investigated the viscoelastic and mechanical behaviour of polyvinyl alcohol films formulated along with carrageenan, plasticizing agents (polyethylene glycol and glycerol), and when loaded with nanoparticles ... -
Dynamics of Nanoparticles Assembly at the Interface of a Nematic Liquid Crystal Droplet
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-30)Up-to-date technological applications of liquid crystal (LC)-based devices have relied on the nematic LC materials in the form of drops or emulsions stabilized by surfactants. Adsorption of nanoparticles at liquid interfaces ... -
The effects of multi-walled carbon nanotube exposure on soil organisms
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-25)With the rapid proliferation of carbon nanotube technologies and consumer products comes a need to research the toxicological and ecotoxicological effects of these materials. This research attempted to develop a baseline ... -
Electroorganic CO₂ Fixation Via Paired Electrolysis and Nanoscale Electrocatalysis
(University of Waterloo, 2023-08-17)Sustainable energy driven electroorganic synthesis provides a green and inexpensive alternative to traditional synthetic approaches. For instance, the electroreduction of many classes of organic molecules enables the ... -
Enhancing Focused Ultrasound Therapy Using Nanoscale Agents
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-05)Focused ultrasound therapy, also known as high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), is a new energy-based method that uses ultrasonic energy to treat a range of health disorders and tumors. Despite the great potential for ... -
Experimental study on droplet generation in flow focusing devices considering a stratified flow with viscosity contrast
(Elsevier BV, 2017-05-18)High throughput analysis is highly demanded in a variety of chemical reactions. Droplet microfluidics offers unique advantages over traditional multi-well plate systems for high throughput analysis such as providing a ... -
Gold Nanoparticle Synthesis for Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopically Active Substrate
(University of Waterloo, 2010-09-27)Large and small nanospheres, large and small nanoplates, nanorods and nanostars have been synthesized and fabricated into SERS substrates consisting of sandwiched and aggregated structure. Using 633 nm laser as excitation, ... -
Gold Surface Nanostructuring for Separation and Sensing of Biomolecules
(University of Waterloo, 2016-12-14)Detecting biomolecules in physiological environments is critical to health care and environmental monitoring. In this work, we study and use gold surfaces for biomolecule detection while incorporating nanoscale ... -
Investigating laser-nanoparticle interactions using time-resolved laser-induced incandescence
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-13)Nanotechnology is extending the frontiers of science and technology, mainly through the applications of engineered nanomaterials. For instance, metal nanoparticles have seen wide-spread applications in the fields of ... -
A Label-Free Biosensor for Heat Shock Protein 70 Using Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance
(University of Waterloo, 2012-07-09)Heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) is an important health related biomarker, being implicated as an early stage cancer marker and as an indicator of cardiac health. It also has important implications in wildlife environmental ... -
Manipulation of Conducting Oxides and Their Rational Design for Use in Photonics
(University of Waterloo, 2022-06-02)Transparent conducting oxides (TCOs) have been largely studied for their applications in light emitting diodes (LEDs), photodetectors, solar cells, and other photonic uses. TCOs are useful as they can be doped or alloyed ... -
A microfluidic chip integrated with droplet generation, pairing, trapping, merging, mixing and releasing
(Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 2017-03-16)Developing a microfluidic chip with multiple functions is highly demanded for practical applications, such as chemical analysis, diagnostics, particles synthesis and drug screening. This work demonstrates a microfluidic ... -
Nanoparticles as X-ray CT Imaging Contrast Agents in Saturated Porous Media
(University of Waterloo, 2020-08-28)Parallels exist between medical imaging techniques, such as X-ray computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging, and geophysical methods used to analyze the subsurface, such as ground penetrating radar, electromagnetic ... -
Optical Biosensing Using Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance of Gold Nanoparticles
(University of Waterloo, 2011-05-25)This thesis describes some experiments developed to probe the fundamental aspects of the interfacial behaviour of proteins. The contents of this thesis can be broadly divided into two parts. In the first part, we ...