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Form Stable Phase-Change Materials, Russell Dent, Marjan Kashfipour, Nitin Mehra, Jiahua Zhu Jan 2019

Form Stable Phase-Change Materials, Russell Dent, Marjan Kashfipour, Nitin Mehra, Jiahua Zhu

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

This work investigates the use of two different polyols, xylitol (Xyl) and erythritol (Ery), in conjunction with boron nitride (BN) aerogels, for the purpose of creating thermally conductive composites. While the BN filler in Xyl composites achieved a high anisotropic thermal conductivity of up to 4.53 W/m-K at 18.2 weight percent filler loading, they do not exhibit good phase-change material qualities due to a low solidification enthalpy even at low cooling rates. Alternatively, the BN-Ery composites have shown promising results with a solidification enthalpy of 225.14 J/g and a melting enthalpy of 385.84 J/g at a heat rate of 5 …


Developent Of A Phospholipid Encapsulation Process For Quantum Dots To Be Used In Biologic Applications, Logan Grimes Jun 2014

Developent Of A Phospholipid Encapsulation Process For Quantum Dots To Be Used In Biologic Applications, Logan Grimes

Master's Theses

The American Cancer Society predicts that 1,665,540 people will be diagnosed with cancer, and 585,720 people will die from cancer in 2014. One of the most common types of cancer in the United States is skin cancer. Melanoma alone is predicted to account for 10,000 of the cancer related deaths in 2014. As a highly mobile and aggressive form of cancer, melanoma is difficult to fight once it has metastasized through the body. Early detection in such varieties of cancer is critical in improving survival rates in afflicted patients. Present methods of detection rely on visual examination of suspicious regions …


Characterisation Of Nanoparticle Through Sem, Ftir, Xrd & Dsc, Ajit Behera Jan 2011

Characterisation Of Nanoparticle Through Sem, Ftir, Xrd & Dsc, Ajit Behera

Ajit Behera

Nanoparticles are widely due as Sustained Release Drug Delivery System. Due to their smaller size of controlled drug release potential, targeting ability, enhancement of therapeutic efficacy and reduction of toxicity. Nifedipine one of the calcium channel blocker use for the management of hypertension. Spray drier technique develops Nifedipine loaded nanoparticle. Primary superimulsion phase contains Drug (Nifedipine), Polymer (Ethylcellulose) & suitable non-aqueous Solvent (Dichloromethane) which are sprayed over secondary phase containing aqueous solvent with dispersing polymers (PVA) are prepared by taking drug to polymer weight ratio of 20:90. Formation of films on the surface of secondary phase dried, sieved & forward …