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Author:

Creek, John Aubrey

Title:

Nanoscale Self-Assembly of Starch: Phase Relations, Formation, and Structure

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

starch
amylose
phase separation
crystallization
spherulites
self-assembly

File:

Download JACThesisMaster.pdf

Committee Members:

James Patrick Runt, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gregory Ray Ziegler, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Evangelos Manias, Committee Member
Nicole Robitaille Brown, Committee Member

Author:

Salcedo Galan, Felipe

Title:

Polyolefin-blend/Inorganic Nanocomposites: Morphology, Rheological and Thermomechanical Properties

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Polymer nanocomposites
rheology
polyolefin blends
montmorillonite
heat-sealants
thermomechanical properties
polyethylene

File:

Download Dissertation_Felipe_Salcedo-Galan.pdf

Committee Members:

Evangelos Manias, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member
Michael Anthony Hickner, Committee Member
Gregory Ray Ziegler, Committee Member

Author:

Liu, Min

Title:

Synthesis of Bio-Based Nanocomposites for Controlled Release of Antimicrobial Agents in Food Packaging

Graduate Program:

Food Science

Keywords:

polyhydroxyalkanoate
bio-based polymer
layered double hydroxide
nanocomposites
antimicrobial packaging
release study

File:

Download Min_Liu_DeGrusons_PhD_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Gregory Ray Ziegler, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Floros, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Evangelos Manias, Committee Member
Ramaswamy C Anantheswaran, Committee Member
John Coupland, Committee Member