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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
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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

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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:: Download _Yang_Wang__PSU_Chemistry_2009.pdf
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

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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:: Download Thesis_RyanPavlick_Final.pdf
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

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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

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Author:: das, sambeeta
Title:: Designs for Directing Motion at Nano and Microscale
Graduate Program:: Chemistry
Keywords:: Micromotor
nanomotor
Active Matter
colloid
Enzymes
File:: Download dissertation_sambeeta_das.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, Outside Member

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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:: Download FWong_PhD_Dissertation.pdf
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

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Author:: Ortiz, Isamar
Title:: Enzyme-Powered Pumps: From Fundamentals to Applications
Graduate Program:: Chemistry
Keywords:: enzyme micropumps
self-powered systems
catalysis
sensors
enzymes
File:: Download Ortiz-Rivera_Isamar_PhDThesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Ayusman Sen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E. Mallouk, Committee Member
Christine D. Keating, Committee Member
Darrell Velegol, Outside Member

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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:: Download Dissertation-Altemose-final.pdfDownload Video_2-1.mp4Download Video_2-2.aviDownload Video_2-3.mp4Download Video_2-4.mp4Download Video_3-1.aviDownload Video_3-2.aviDownload Video_3-3.aviDownload Video_3-4.aviDownload Video_3-5.aviDownload Video_4-1.aviDownload Video_4-2.aviDownload Video_4-3.avi
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

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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

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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:: Download Tansi_Dissertation_Light-Based_Fluid_Micropumps.pdfDownload Supporting_Video_3-1.mp4Download Supporting_Video_4-1.mp4Download Supporting_Video_4-2.mp4Download Supporting_Video_4-3.mp4Download Supporting_Video_5-1.mp4
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

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