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Mechanisms Of Calcium Phosphate Mineralization On Biological Interfaces And Their Engineering Applications, Doyoon Kim
Mechanisms Of Calcium Phosphate Mineralization On Biological Interfaces And Their Engineering Applications, Doyoon Kim
McKelvey School of Engineering Theses & Dissertations
All living organisms utilize phosphorus (P) as an essential component of their cell membranes, DNA and RNA, and adenosine triphosphate. Bones, in addition to bearing loads, play an important role in balancing P levels in our bodies. In bones, a network of collagen templates and calcium phosphate (CaP) nanocrystals builds hierarchical levels, from nano- to macroscale. Within this architecture, the thermodynamic properties of CaP minerals are influential. Despite the importance of nucleation, growth, and crystallization in collagen structures for tissue development, little kinetic study of these processes has been conducted due to the limited in situ techniques for monitoring these …
Radiation Effects In Apatite And High Entropy Alloy Under Energetic Ions And Electrons, Jianren Zhou
Radiation Effects In Apatite And High Entropy Alloy Under Energetic Ions And Electrons, Jianren Zhou
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
Radiation effects in apatite and high entropy alloy under energetic ions and electrons are studied in this doctoral dissertation to develop advanced crystalline ceramic waste forms and nuclear structural materials. Apatite is proposed as a ceramic waste form for the immobilization of radionuclides, but its performance is strongly affected by the irradiation of the incorporated radionuclides. It is thus important to understand the radiation effects in apatite structure and the underlying physics. Effects of chemical composition, grain size, interfacial structure, as well as radiation conditions on the microstructural evolution, phase transformation and damage mechanisms of apatite under alpha-decay and beta-decay …
An Economic Analysis Of The Extraction Of Rare Earth Elements From Clay Waste Stream, Mary Mcbride, Marti Bell, Melanie Lindsey
An Economic Analysis Of The Extraction Of Rare Earth Elements From Clay Waste Stream, Mary Mcbride, Marti Bell, Melanie Lindsey
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects
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Measurement Of Metal Migration In Sediment Caps With X-Ray Fluorescene, Ming Yin
Measurement Of Metal Migration In Sediment Caps With X-Ray Fluorescene, Ming Yin
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
ABSTRACT Sand is often used as a passive barrier to slow release of metals from the sediment and to separate benthic organisms from the sediment. Materials that effectively adsorb metals have the potential to provide significantly greater effectiveness by further retarding metal release. In this thesis, the effectiveness of apatite and Phosphil®, which contain phosphate in a form that can absorb many metals, is evaluated with a series of sorption and migration column experiments using Cr, Cu, Zn and Pb. Langmuir shape isotherms were observed suggesting that the effectiveness of these materials decreases at high concentration. The sorption isotherm experiments …