Browsing by Subject "nanocomposite"
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A Resistor Network Model for the Determination of Electrical and Thermal Properties of Nanocomposites
(2017-04-19)Superior electrical, thermal, and mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes have made them popular candidates for use as fillers in polymer nanocomposites. This thesis presents a numerical model developed to determine the ... -
Nanocomposite Material Properties Estimation and Fracture Analysis via Peridynamics and Monte Carlo Simulation
(2015-04-23)This thesis presents a numerical model for the estimation of nanocomposite material properties and fracture analysis. A non-uniform peridynamic grid is utilized to simulate the nanocomposites along with Monte Carlo ... -
Optimization of PAMAM-gold nanoparticle conjugation for gene therapy
(2014)The development of efficient and biocompatible non-viral vectors for gene therapy remains a great challenge, and exploiting the properties of both nanoparticle carriers and cationic polymers is an attractive approach. In ...