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Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes In Hydrophobic Drug Delivery, Kun Chen Dec 2018

Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes In Hydrophobic Drug Delivery, Kun Chen

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The direct incorporation of carboxylated carbon nanotubes (f-CNTs) into hydrophobic drug particles during their formation via anti-solvent precipitation is presented. The approach is tested using two drugs namely antifungal agent Griseofulvin (GF) and antibiotic Sulfamethoxazole (SMZ) that have very different aqueous solubility. It is observed that the f-CNTs dispersed in the water serve as nucleating sites for crystallization and are readily incorporated into the drug particles without altering crystal structure or other properties. The results show that the hydrophilic f-CNTs dramatically enhance dissolution rate for both drugs. The increased degree of functionalization leads to higher hydrophilicity and therefore faster dissolution …


Development Of Flexible Nickel-Zinc And Nickel-Iron Batteries, Xianyang Meng Dec 2018

Development Of Flexible Nickel-Zinc And Nickel-Iron Batteries, Xianyang Meng

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The fabrication of flexible nickel-zinc batteries using a facile mixing of electroactive components for electrode preparation is presented. Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is found to be an effective binder by reducing concentration polarization, providing chemical/physical stability and enhancing flexibility. The zinc electrode containing PTFE maintains its original porous morphology even after hundreds of cycles while polymers such as PEO show morphology change. Each component, as well as the assembled flexible cells show desired flexibility and stability even under bending conditions.

The fabrication of flexible nickel-iron batteries using printable composite electrodes embedded with multiwalled carbon nanotubes (CNT) is also presented. All the metal …


Chem 231-001 Physical Chemistry I, Lev Krasnoperov Sep 2018

Chem 231-001 Physical Chemistry I, Lev Krasnoperov

Chemistry, Environmental and Forensic Science Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Evsc 335-001: Environmental Law, Michael Bonchonsky Sep 2018

Evsc 335-001: Environmental Law, Michael Bonchonsky

Chemistry, Environmental and Forensic Science Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Evsc 715-851: Energy And Sustainability, Michael Bonchonsky Sep 2018

Evsc 715-851: Energy And Sustainability, Michael Bonchonsky

Chemistry, Environmental and Forensic Science Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Chem 661-101: Instrumentation Analysis Lab, Somenath Mitra Sep 2018

Chem 661-101: Instrumentation Analysis Lab, Somenath Mitra

Chemistry, Environmental and Forensic Science Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Chem 125 - General Chemistry I, Alisa Krishtal Sep 2018

Chem 125 - General Chemistry I, Alisa Krishtal

Chemistry, Environmental and Forensic Science Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Chem 244 - Organic Chemistry Ii, Tamara Gund Sep 2018

Chem 244 - Organic Chemistry Ii, Tamara Gund

Chemistry, Environmental and Forensic Science Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Chem 605-001: Advanced Organic Chemistry Structure And Mechanism, Tamara Gund Sep 2018

Chem 605-001: Advanced Organic Chemistry Structure And Mechanism, Tamara Gund

Chemistry, Environmental and Forensic Science Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Chem 244-003: Organic Chemistry Ii, Ngozi Onyia Sep 2018

Chem 244-003: Organic Chemistry Ii, Ngozi Onyia

Chemistry, Environmental and Forensic Science Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Chem 475-101: Biochemistry Lab I, Yong Kim Sep 2018

Chem 475-101: Biochemistry Lab I, Yong Kim

Chemistry, Environmental and Forensic Science Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Chem 125-H01: General Chemistry I (Honors), Bhavani Balasubramanian Sep 2018

Chem 125-H01: General Chemistry I (Honors), Bhavani Balasubramanian

Chemistry, Environmental and Forensic Science Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Chem 748-101: Nanomaterials, Zafar Iqbal Sep 2018

Chem 748-101: Nanomaterials, Zafar Iqbal

Chemistry, Environmental and Forensic Science Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Chem 360-001 Environmental Chemistry, Alexei Khalizov Sep 2018

Chem 360-001 Environmental Chemistry, Alexei Khalizov

Chemistry, Environmental and Forensic Science Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Chem 126a-101: General Chemistry Lab Ii, Chunyan Liu Sep 2018

Chem 126a-101: General Chemistry Lab Ii, Chunyan Liu

Chemistry, Environmental and Forensic Science Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Eps 202-005: Society, Technology And Environment, Michael Bonchonsky Sep 2018

Eps 202-005: Society, Technology And Environment, Michael Bonchonsky

Chemistry, Environmental and Forensic Science Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Chem 243-101: Organic Chemistry I, A Castro Sep 2018

Chem 243-101: Organic Chemistry I, A Castro

Chemistry, Environmental and Forensic Science Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Chem 473-001: Biochemistry, Edgardo Farinas Sep 2018

Chem 473-001: Biochemistry, Edgardo Farinas

Chemistry, Environmental and Forensic Science Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Chem 222-100: Analytical Chemistry, Hao Chen Sep 2018

Chem 222-100: Analytical Chemistry, Hao Chen

Chemistry, Environmental and Forensic Science Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Chem 243-003-Hm1: Organic Chemistry I, Yuanwei Zhang Sep 2018

Chem 243-003-Hm1: Organic Chemistry I, Yuanwei Zhang

Chemistry, Environmental and Forensic Science Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Chem 243-101: Organic Chemistry I, Ara Kahyaoglu Sep 2018

Chem 243-101: Organic Chemistry I, Ara Kahyaoglu

Chemistry, Environmental and Forensic Science Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Em 631-851: Legal Aspects Of Environmental Engineering, Michael Bonchonsky Sep 2018

Em 631-851: Legal Aspects Of Environmental Engineering, Michael Bonchonsky

Chemistry, Environmental and Forensic Science Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Evsc 614-101: Quantitative Environmental Risk Assessment, Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain Sep 2018

Evsc 614-101: Quantitative Environmental Risk Assessment, Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain

Chemistry, Environmental and Forensic Science Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Chem 243-001: Organic Chemistry I, A Castro Sep 2018

Chem 243-001: Organic Chemistry I, A Castro

Chemistry, Environmental and Forensic Science Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Chem 245-001: Organic Chemistry For Chemical Engineers, Ngozi Onyia Sep 2018

Chem 245-001: Organic Chemistry For Chemical Engineers, Ngozi Onyia

Chemistry, Environmental and Forensic Science Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Evsc 385-101: Environmental Microbiology, Mengyan Li Sep 2018

Evsc 385-101: Environmental Microbiology, Mengyan Li

Chemistry, Environmental and Forensic Science Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Evsc 627-101: Environmental Microbiology, Mengyan Li Sep 2018

Evsc 627-101: Environmental Microbiology, Mengyan Li

Chemistry, Environmental and Forensic Science Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Evsc 484-101: Environmental Analysis, Pradyot Patnaik Sep 2018

Evsc 484-101: Environmental Analysis, Pradyot Patnaik

Chemistry, Environmental and Forensic Science Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Evsc 612-101: Environmental Analysis, Pradyot Patnaik Sep 2018

Evsc 612-101: Environmental Analysis, Pradyot Patnaik

Chemistry, Environmental and Forensic Science Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Evsc 610-101: Environmental Chemical Science, Pradyot Patnaik Sep 2018

Evsc 610-101: Environmental Chemical Science, Pradyot Patnaik

Chemistry, Environmental and Forensic Science Syllabi

No abstract provided.