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Gas permeation through water-swollen sericin / PVA membranes
(University of Waterloo, 2007-06-14)Silk sericin, a protein obtained from cocoons, is a highly hydrophilic macromolecular material with many hydroxyl, carboxyl and amino acid groups. Sericin has been used for cosmetics, medical, polymer materials and other ... -
Gas Separation by Poly(ether block amide) Membranes
(University of Waterloo, 2008-04-16)This study deals with poly(ether block amide) (PEBA) (type 2533) membranes for gas separation. A new method was developed to prepare flat thin film PEBA membranes by spontaneous spreading of a solution of the block copolymer ... -
Gecko Adhesion and Gecko-Inspired Dry Adhesives: From Fundamentals to Characterization and Fabrication Aspects
(University of Waterloo, 2014-02-19)This study focuses on fabrication of dry adhesives mimicking gecko adhesion. We also look into the origin of the supreme adhesion of geckos, which have inspired the fabrication of fibrillar dry adhesives during the last ... -
Gelatin Methacrylate as a Controlled Release Vehicle for Treatment of Recurrent Corneal Erosion
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-04)Patients with recurrent corneal erosions (RCE) experience unpredictable and painful episodes, caused by the loss of superficial corneal epithelial cells. The erratic nature of RCE often leads to patient anxiety, and can ... -
Gelatin/PEDOT: PSS Modified Manganese Dioxide Cathode in Aqueous Rechargeable Zinc-ion Batteries
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-11)The global energy crisis and greenhouse effect have become important problems in the 21st century, and researchers have paid attention to renewable energy, including hydro, wind, solar, and nuclear energy sources. However, ... -
Generation and Characterization of Dual-Fluorescent Influenza Virus-like Particles (VLPs) in Insect Cells
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-04)The Baculovirus Expression Vector System (BEVS) has been widely used to produce recombinant proteins, especially for complex biopharmaceuticals. In recent years, the insect-baculovirus system has proved its value as a ... -
Geometry and Anchoring Effects on Elliptic Cylinder Domains of Nematic Phases
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-20)Compounds which exhibit liquid crystal phases have been widely used in display technology. The majority of display applications utilize the nematic liquid crystal phase, which is a liquid-like phase which has partial ... -
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 ... -
Graft mechanical compliance in vascular patency
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-26)With the growing age of average population throughout the world, progress of biomaterials research is important to overcome current limitations. Vascular graft is one of the examples. Currently, synthetic vascular grafts ... -
Graphene and Glass Flake Nanocomposites Coatings for Corrosion Mitigation in Chloride Rich Environments
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-02)Inspired by the needs for the preparation of protective coatings with enhanced protection properties especially corrosion resistance in the oil and gas industry, the research focuses on the synthesis and the evaluation of ... -
Graphene Based Membranes for High Salinity, Produced Water Treatment by Pervaporation Separation
(University of Waterloo, 2023-03-13)Petroleum industries generate huge volumes of wastewater that is associated with oil and gas during extraction, known as produced water. It accounts for 98% of the amount extracted, and comprises diverse pollutants of ... -
Graphene-Wrapped Hierarchical TiO2 Nanoflower Composites with Enhanced Photocatalytic Performance
(University of Waterloo, 2014-04-23)Increasing energy demands as well as the depletion of traditional energy sources has led to the need for the development and improvement of energy conversion and storage technologies. Concerns regarding climate change and ... -
Green Petroleum Refining - Mathematical Models for Optimizing Petroleum Refining Under Emission Constraints
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-04)Petroleum refining processes provide the daily requirements of energy for the global market. Each refining process produces wastes that have the capacity to harm the environment if not properly disposed of. The treatment ... -
Green Thermo-Mechano-Chemical Processing for the Recovery of Lignocellulosic Biomass Components
(University of Waterloo, 2022-04-20)The components of lignocellulosic biomasses are attractive material alternatives for petroleum-derived products as they are renewable bioresources. However, their applicability is currently stunted by their acid-heavy ... -
Hemi-Isoindigo Polymers and Oligomers for Temperature Sensing Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2022-02-09)Organic semiconductors are extensively used for electronic applications such as OFETs and OPVs due to their low-cost and well-defined manufacturing processes. This includes vacuum deposition, solution processing, and ... -
Heuristic Search Strategy for Transforming Microstructural Patterns to Optimal Copolymerization Recipes
(Wiley, 2018-03-12)Manipulation and optimization of copolymer microstructure for tailoring final properties is of great importance in macromolecular science and engineering. Uncovering the complexities of the interrelationships between ... -
Hierarchical Data Analysis for the Characterization of Polymeric Materials: Linking Measurements and Statistical Methodology
(ASEE, 2021-01-01)As future chemical engineers, it is important that students be able to identify and quantify sources of error. A statistical analysis technique that is often overlooked is hierarchical design methodology, which allows for ... -
High Areal-capacity and Durable Aqueous Rechargeable Zinc Li-ion Battery
(University of Waterloo, 2021-07-28)Rapid deployment of renewable energy sources around the world is crucial to lessen energy shortage and environmental pollution. As the contribution of renewable energy rises, energy storage with different battery systems ... -
High Performance n-Type Polymer Semiconductors for Printed Logic Circuits
(University of Waterloo, 2016-02-01)Solution processable polymer semiconductors open up potential applications for radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags, flexible displays, electronic paper and organic memory due to their low cost, large area processability, ...