This dissertation reports the development of the PDMS-glass microfluidic chips that integrate nanostructured electrode arrays as the working electrodes in the three-electrode electrochemical cell configurations. …
We explore the interactions between engineered nanoscale structures (primarily nanopores and nanotubes) and biomolecules on three inter-related fronts: DNA and protein separation, drug delivery, and …
The delineation and description of objects in an image is a fundamental problem in computer vision. Current approaches that delineate objects from an image in …
In this thesis, we explore the underlying science and device potential of carbon nanotube arrays in infrared photodetection. In Chapter 2, we will present the …
This dissertation utilizes holographic exposure techniques to manipulate the periodic orientation of liquid crystal materials. Two different exposure techniques are investigated: a polarization holography interference …
Developing nanoparticle (NP) catalyst with controlled size and surface structure is the key to achieve high catalytic efficiency. Of numerous NP catalysts studied, platinum (Pt) …
In this thesis, we develop the medial scaffold (MS) technology, a graph-based medial axis (MA) representation, which is applied to model 3D shapes in a …