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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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

Biopolymers, such as proteins and DNA, are polymers whose three-dimensional conformations dene their biological functions. Current emphasis on structures has greatly advanced our understanding of the functions of ...

Catanionic vesicles, made from mixtures of oppositely charged surfactants, have potential in drug delivery and gene therapy applications. Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) was utilized to study the electrostatic ...

The collisional relaxation of highly excited molecules plays a very important role in many chemistry processes. The work presented in this thesis studies the collisional quenching dynamics of highly vibrationally excited ...