• Design and Control of Hydrogen Supply and Recirculation System for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Systems 

  Xu, Keda (2023-02-10)

  Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) systems require more than the theoretically needed hydrogen (H_2) fuel gas in the anode supply system to achieve high performance and extended operating life. The ejector-based ...
• Prospects For Direct Air Capture Onboard Floating Offshore Wind Turbines 

  Foxall, Ryan (2023-02-01)

  Direct air capture (DAC) is a method for removing CO2 directly from air. To date, no studies have considered installing DAC offshore. This thesis explores offshore implementation, and the changes that may be necessary ...
• Electrospun materials for wound management 

  Hadisi, Zhina (2023-01-26)

  Burn injuries represent a major life-threatening event that impacts the quality of life of patients and place enormous demands on the global health care systems. This study introduces the fabrication and characterization ...
• A Method to Measure the Performance of Active Magnetic Regenerators 

  Polglase, Aidan (2022-12-23)

  Alternatives to vapour compression refrigeration cycles are needed to eliminate the use of pollution intensive refrigerants. Magnetic refrigeration (MR) exploits the magnetocaloric effect to create a refrigeration process ...
• A droplet-based microfluidic impedance flow cytometer for detection and quantification of microplastics in water 

  Aghel, Mohammadreza (2022-12-22)

  The purpose of this thesis is to design and test a new microfluidic device based on impedance cytometry principles for detecting and quantifying microplastics in droplets. To measure the size and concentration of microplastics, ...
• Developing and evaluating a microsphere laden neural tissue model using 3D bioprinting and microfluidics 

  Kirsch, Rebecca (2022-12-22)

  3D bioprinting is a form of additive manufacturing that deposits a bioink composed of biomaterials, small molecules, and cells in a layer-by-layer fashion, creating a 3D structure. The constructs created with 3D bioprinting ...
• Development of molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP)-based microfluidic gas sensors for Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) detection 

  Azhdary, Peyman (2022-12-21)

  Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) are synthetically fabricated materials capable of selectively binding with target analytes and thereby enabling their selective detection. MIPs are good candidates for the selective ...
• Numerical and experimental investigation of microparticles manipulation using a developed two-stage acoustofluidics platform 

  Heydari, Mohammadamin (2022-12-19)

  As blood circulates throughout the body, it delivers different nutrients and oxygen and removes waste. Numerous blood cells characterize the physiological condition of the body and changes in the quantity and condition of ...
• Development of a disposable and easy-to-fabricate PCR microfluidic device for DNA amplification 

  Mashouf, Hirad (2022-12-16)

  Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a technique in nucleic acid analysis which revolutionized molecular biology due to its numerous applications in medicine, biomedical devices, and forensics. PCR is used to amplify a ...
• Characterization of Iron-Doped Titanium Dioxide by Electron Microscopy Techniques 

  Parisi Couri, Atieh (2022-10-18)

  Access to clean water is essential for human health and dignity. The increasingly rapid population growth, combined with the emergence of resistant chemical compounds and more concentrated toxic residues in the effluent ...
• 3D Bioprinting Patient-Derived Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Models of Alzheimer’s Disease using Drug Releasing Microspheres 

  Benwood, Claire (2022-09-27)

  Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, is becoming increasingly prevalent in aging populations. It is characterized by the buildup of amyloid beta plaques and neurofibrillary tangles containing ...
• Modelling forces in milling screw rotors 

  Wang, Xi (2022-09-13)

  The deflections of screw rotors under machining forces cause mismatch between the male and female rotors and, consequently, accelerated wear and suboptimal efficiency in their performance. Optimizing the machining process ...
• Parameter identification of mechanistic milling force model for carbon fiber-reinforced polymer composite parts 

  Farhadmanesh, Mehran (2022-09-09)

  The application of Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymers (CFRP) has been recently increasing in a wide range of industries such as automotive and aerospace due to their excellent mechanical properties and high strength-to-weight ...
• Chatter vibrations in robotic milling considering structural nonlinearity 

  Mohammadi, Yaser (2022-09-08)

  The application of robotic manipulators in machining systems has gained a great interest in manufacturing because of their lower prices, higher kinematic flexibility and larger workspace compared to conventional CNC machine ...
• Comparative Power Capture of Unmoored Floating Offshore Wind Turbines and Energy Ships 

  Connolly, Patrick (2022-08-23)

  Given the bleak current and projected global climate trends, society is transitioning the energy systems that we rely upon away from fossil fuel based systems to reduce global CO2 emissions. There are now well-established ...
• Digital Light Processing Bioprinting Full-Thickness Human Skin for Modelling Infected Chronic Wounds in Vitro 

  Stefanek, Evan (2022-08-08)

  Chronic wounds have a detrimental impact on patient quality of life, a significant economic cost, and often lead to severe outcomes such as amputation, sepsis or death. The elaborate interplay between bacteria, cutaneous ...
• Confinement Effects on the Hydrodynamic Performance of a Fully-Passive Oscillating-Foil Turbine 

  Mann, Sierra (2022-08-05)

  Current emissions targets have created a strong need for introducing more renewable energy sources into the energy mixture. The oscillating-foil turbine (OFT) has gained interest in recent years for renewable energy ...
• A New Sensing System to Detect Liquid Water Penetration through Water Resistive Barriers 

  Qi, Wenqin (2022-07-08)

  The current test methods that evaluate the liquid water resistance performance of a water resistive barrier (WRB) have various drawbacks. A Hydrostatic Pressure Test Apparatus (HPTA) provided by SMT Research Ltd. was used ...
• Estimation of Cutting Forces in Vibration Assisted Drilling System Using Augmented Kalman Filter 

  Nadeem, Kashif (2022-05-04)

  Vibration assisted drilling (VAD) is a type of machining process in which high-frequency vibrations with a small amplitude are induced in the cutting tool to improve the cutting process of hard and brittle materials. These ...
• 3D bioprinting of human induced pluripotent stem cells derived neural progenitors using bioinks containing drug-releasing microspheres 

  Sharma, Ruchi (2022-05-03)

  Tissue engineering employs biological and engineering principles to create functional substitutes for damaged tissue by combining biomaterial scaffolds with drug delivery devices. 3D (three-dimensional) bioprinting has ...

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