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Micelle and Aggregate Formation in Amphiphilic Block Copolymer Solutions
(2010)
The amphiphilic nature of many block copolymers causes self-aggregation and micelle formation in solvents that are miscible with only one of the block polymers (selective solvents). Micelle and aggregate formation of ...
The Development of New Tools for the Investigation of Protein Function Using Photo-Reactive Unnatural Amino Acids
(2010)
Reported here is the direct synthesis and application of unnatural amino acids for the development of exploratory tools for protein studies. This work takes advantage of an expanded genetic code to extract a more precise ...
EVALUATION OF MASS FILTERED, TIME DILATED, TIME-OF-FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY
(2010)
The Naval Research Laboratory's Trace Element Accelerator Mass Spectrometer (NRL-TEAMS) system offers a unique opportunity to develop a new type of time-of-flight (TOF) SIMS. This opportunity derives from use of a Pretzel ...
NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS FOR SOLAR HYDROGEN GENERATION
(2010)
Hydrogen can be considered a nonpolluting and inexhaustible energy carrier for the future. However, hydrogen is not readily available for use as a fuel. It exists in bound form with other elements (e.g. water, hydrocarbons) ...
Top-Down Analysis of Bacterial Proteins by High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry
(2010)
In the biodefense and medical diagnostic fields, MALDI mass spectrometry-based systems are used for rapid characterization of microorganisms generally by detecting and discriminating the highly abundant protein mass-to-charge ...
ARCHITECTURE-ELECTRONIC PROPERTY RELATIONS ACROSS MOLECULAR SEMICONDUCTOR INTERFACES
(2010)
Multicomponent organic films have increasing applications in photovoltaic technologies and other electronic devices. These applications depend strongly on the structural and electronic properties of the heterojunctions. ...
INTERFACIAL SOLVATION AND EXCITED STATE PHOTOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF 7-AMINOCOUMARINS AT SILICA/LIQUID INTERFACES
(2010)
The properties of solutes adsorbed at interfaces can be very different compared to bulk solution limits. This thesis examines how polar, hydrophilic silica surfaces and different solvents systematically change a solute's ...
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF THE UNFOLDED ENSEMBLE OF PROTEINS
(2010)
A random coil, whose size is determined by its excluded volume, and net energetic interactions with its environment, has served as a representation of the unfolded ensemble of proteins. The work in this thesis involves ...
A PHYSICAL CHEMIST'S GUIDE TO APPLIED COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY: PRACTICAL CALCULATION OF POLYPROTIC ACID PKA VALUES, MERCURY HALIDES, THIOLS, AND METHYLMERCURY ANALOGUES' STABILITIES AND STRUCTURES, AND RAMAN SPECTRA OF MYO-INOSITOL HEXAKIS PHOSPHATE.
(2010)
In this thesis, we present both ab-initio investigation of the series of compounds HgClxy and the charges of each system running x=(0,1,2,3,4) and y=(+2,+1,0,-1,-2).
We investigate the energies of formation using Gaussian ...
THERMAL IMAGING OF MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES
(2010)
Since early days of their discovery, it has been realized that Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) have an unusually high thermal conductivity. Unfortunately, the amount of heat they can transfer from one medium to another can be ...