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Author:

Latham, Andrew Howard

Title:

MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES: SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND APPLICATIONS

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Microfluidics
Magnetism
Nanoparticles
Iron Oxide
TEM

File:

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Committee Members:

Mary Elizabeth Williams, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
Peter E Schiffer, Committee Member

Author:

Gu, Bin

Title:

Synthesis and Fabrication of Polymeric Composites, Nanofilaments and Nanofibers

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

polymer
composite
fiber
nanowire
controlled radical polymerization
PTFE

File:

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Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
John V Badding, Committee Member
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member

Author:

Gao, Lin

Title:

Studies of Cluster-Assembled Materials: From Gas Phase to Condensed Phase

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Zr6
Met-Cars
Assemble
Materials
Clusters
Au-MPC

File:

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Committee Members:

Albert Welford Castleman Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
Elizabeth C Dickey, Committee Member

Author:

Ibele, Michael Edward

Title:

Catalytic Micromotors and Micropumps and their Collective Behavior

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

colloids
nanoparticles
silver chloride
oscillating reaction
nanomotors

File:

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Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Jeffrey M Catchmark, Committee Member

Author:

Kang, Myeongsoon

Title:

INVESTIGATION OF LATE TRANSITION METAL BASED CATALYTIC SYSTEMS FOR POLYMERIZATION OF POLAR VINYL MONOMERS

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

late transition metal
catalysis
polymerization
polar vinyl monomer

File:

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Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Alan James Benesi, Committee Member
Ralph H Colby, Committee Member

Author:

Sundararajan, Shakuntala

Title:

Micromotors Powered by Catalytic Reactions and Their Applications

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

autonomous micro/nanomotors
applications for micro/nanomotors
catalytic micro/nanomotors

File:

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Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Mary Elizabeth Williams, Committee Member
Jeffrey M Catchmark, Committee Member

Author:

Kline, Timothy R

Title:

The Design and Control of Catalytic Motors

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

heterogeneous catalysis
colloids. nanotechnology
interface
autonomous
microfluidics
pumping
fluids

File:

Download Thesis_TimothyKline_Phd_2006.pdf

Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Jeffrey M Catchmark, Committee Member

Author:

Sambhy, Varun

Title:

ANTIBACTERIAL POLYMERS AND FUNCTIONAL NANOCOMPOSITES; CARBON DIOXIDE POISONING IN ALKALINE FUEL CELLS

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

silver
nanocomposites
antibacterial
polymer
fuel cells
lipid membrane

File:

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Committee Members:

Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Blake R Peterson, Committee Member
Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Carlo G Pantano, Committee Member

Author:

Paxton, Walter

Title:

Autonomous Motion of Catalytic Nanoparticles

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

colloids
autonomous
micropumps
nanomotors
electrophoresis
catalysis
energy transduction

File:

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Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Alan James Benesi, Committee Member
Seong H Kim, Committee Member

Author:

Cao, Yanyan

Title:

SYNTHESIS AND INTEGRATION OF CONJUGATED POLYMER NANOSTRUCTURES FOR SENSING AND OTHER APPLICATIONS

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

charge transport
conducting polymer
nanopartical integration
sensor
nanowires

File:

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Committee Members:

Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
Theresa Stellwag Mayer, Committee Member

Author:

Hong, Yiying

Title:

1. Self-Propelled Synthetic Particles— From Microscopic Randomness to Macroscopic Control. 2. Selective Heterogeneous Catalytic Hydrogenation by Recyclable Poly(allylamine) Gel-Supported Palladium(0) Nanoparticles

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

micromotor
nanomotor
self-propulsion
phototaxis
diffusiophoresis
catalysis
titanium dioxide

File:

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Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Alan James Benesi, Committee Member
Darrell Velegol, Committee Member

Author:

Wang, Yang

Title:

POWERED MOTION AT MICRO/NANOSCALES AND CONTROLLED INTERACTIONS BETWEEN CATALYTIC MOTORS

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

nanofabrication
electroanalysis
colloidal science
microfluids
microscopy

File:

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Committee Members:

Thomas E Mallouk, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
Mark Maroncelli, Committee Member
Darrell Velegol, Committee Member

Author:

Wang, Wei

Title:

Understanding the propulsion and assembly of autonomous nano- and micromotors powered by chemical gradients and ultrasound

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Nanomotors
Numerical simulation
Energy efficiency
Ultrasound
Particle interactions
Self-assembly

File:

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Committee Members:

Thomas E Mallouk, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Jun Huang, Committee Member

Author:

Pavlick, Ryan Anthony

Title:

Organometallics For The Development Of Self-motile And Crack Repair Systems

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

organometallics
motors
nanomotors
catalysis

File:

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Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Darrell Velegol, Committee Member
Barbara Jane Garrison, Special Member

Author:

Sengupta, Samudra

Title:

Enzyme Molecules as Nanomotors and Micropumps

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

enzyme
single-molecule
diffusion
nanomotor
chemotaxis
micropump

File:

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Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
John V Badding, Committee Member
Peter J Butler, Special Member

Author:

Duan, Wentao

Title:

Artificial Intelligence: Collective Behaviors of Synthetic Micromachines

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Micromotors
Micropumps
Collective Behaviors
COMSOL Simulation
Interaction
Self-assembly
Chemical Sensing

File:

Download Wentao_Duan_PhD_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
John V Badding, Committee Member
Darrell Velegol, Committee Member
Scott Trent Feldman, Special Member

Author:

Yadav, Vinita

Title:

Self-propelled Systems For Versatile Applications

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Nano-motors
Micro-pumps
Drug-delivery
Crack-repair
Enzyme cascades

File:

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Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
John V Badding, Committee Member
James Hansell Adair, Committee Member

Author:

Ahmed, Suzanne

Title:

The Control, Assembly, Shape-dependent and Material-dependent Studies of Ultrasonically Propelled Nano- and Micromotors

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Nanorod
Nanomotor
Ultrasonically Propelled Nanomotor
Acoustic Nanomotor

File:

Download SuzanneAhmed_Dissertation_6July2015.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas E Mallouk, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Committee Member
Benjamin James Lear, Committee Member
Jun Huang, Committee Member

Author:

das, sambeeta

Title:

Designs for Directing Motion at Nano and Microscale

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Micromotor
nanomotor
Active Matter
colloid
Enzymes

File:

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Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
John V Badding, Committee Member
Darrell Velegol, Outside Member

Author:

Wong, Flory

Title:

Catalytic Nanomotors and Micropump Systems Utilizing Alternate Fuels

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

nanomotors
micropumps
electrophoretic
electrokinetic
active colloids
self-electrophoresis
density-driven flows
self-powered

File:

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Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Raymond Edward Schaak, Committee Member
Darrell Velegol, Outside Member

Author:

Valdez, Lyanne

Title:

DEVELOPMENT AND ANALYSIS OF ENZYME-POWERED DEVICES

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Enzymes
Micropumps
Nanomotors
Fluid Motion

File:

Download thesis_L.Valdez-final_rev.pdf

Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Peter J Butler, Outside Member

Author:

Brooks, Allan

Title:

Programming the Dynamics of Active Colloids via Shape

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

micromotors
active matter
colloids

File:

Download Brooks_Dissertation_2019-11-07_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ali Borhan, Committee Member
Thomas E Mallouk, Outside Member
Darrell Velegol, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Darrell Velegol, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Phillip E Savage, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Altemose, Alicia

Title:

Microscale collective behavior: Catalytic micropumps and reversible colloidal assembly

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Active matter
Collective behavior
Catalytic micropumps
Colloidal motors
Oscillatory dynamics
Schooling

File:

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Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Darrell Velegol, Outside Member
Scott A Showalter, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Collins, Matthew D

Title:

Interaction-Driven Transport of Molecules and Colloids in Microfluidic Devices

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Microfluidics
Transport
Nanomotors
Colloids
Macromolecules
Volume Exclusion
Acoustic

File:

Download Matthew_Collins_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Darrell Velegol, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Tansi, Benjamin

Title:

Light-Powered Fluid Micropumps for Assembly and Sensing

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Nanoscience
Active Matter
Colloids
Photochemistry
Sensing
Self-Assembly

File:

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Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E Mallouk, Committee Member
Christine Dolan Keating, Committee Member
Darrell Velegol, Outside Member
Philip C Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair