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This dissertation focuses on applying droplet-based microfluidics to fabricate new classes of polymeric microparticles with customized properties for various applications. The integration of microfluidic techniques with ...

The dissertation addressed challenges in the nanostructure synthesis, applied the materials to engineering fields, such as lithium battery material, fluorescent and magnetic drug deliveries; and developed new characterization ...

The utilization of MnO₂ nanowire arrays for future light weight energy storage devices is investigated here. One of the more specific questions this work looks to answer is: Can ultra high density arrays of ...

In this thesis, the synthesis, characterization and applications of bimetallic Zintl clusters are explored. Zintl ions are polyanions of main group elements, primarily of the heavier elements of groups 14 and 15. The ...

Nanoenergetic materials have been shown to have reactive properties superior to traditional energetic materials since the nanoscale enables more intimate mixing of fuel and oxidizer to reduce the heat and mass transport ...

Tetrahedral transition metal chalcogenides (TTMCs), which have a common layered structural motif that could carry novel functionalities on account of the $d$-orbital filling. These metal chalcogenide layers can be held ...

Microporous transition metal oxides with the hollandite structure type have been prepared by standard solid-state techniques with varying compositions. With a nominal formula of AxM8O16 and a framework of edge and ...

The development of living coordination chain transfer polymerization (LCCTP) has provided a viable path to practical and scalable bulk quantities of structurally well-defined polyolefins that are further characterized by ...

Tube-in-a-tube (Tube^2) nanostructures were synthesized through the outer-wall selective covalent functionalization of double-walled carbon nanotubes (DWCNTs) at high functional densities. Upon functionalization, the ...

The interactions of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) with small molecules are critical to harnessing their remarkable electronic properties. Due to quenching effects, properties such as near infrared fluorescence are ...