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1. Identification and Quantification of Inorganic Nanoparticles in Wastewater

Keyword:: Scanning electron microscopy, Wastewater, Nanoparticles, Inductively coupled plasma, Dynamic light scattering, and Atomic force microscopy
Creator:: Chen, Yinduo
Advisor:: Bergendahl, John Andrew
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-04-29
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Civil & Environmental Engineering

2. Interfacial Adhesion and Deformation Mechanisms in Hard and Soft Materials using Molecular Dynamics

Keyword:: Materials interface, additive manufacturing, cold spray, molecular dynamics, adhesion, and drug delivery
Creator:: Navabi, Arvand
Advisor:: Rahbar, Nima and Soboyejo, Winston
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2022-05-06
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Civil & Environmental Engineering

3. Effects of PTEN Loss and Activated KRAS Overexpression on Viscoelasticity, Adhesion, and Mechanosensitivity of Breast Epithelial Cells

Keyword:: Cellular Mechanics, Atomic Force Microscopy, Breast Cancer, Cancer Dormancy, Triple Negative, and Adhesion
Creator:: Linthicum, Will H
Advisor:: Wen, Qi
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2019-08-08
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Biomedical Engineering

4. From nanoscale to macroscale, using the atomic force microscope to quantify the role of few-asperity contacts in adhesion

Keyword:: Surface roughness; Surface forces; Van der Waals f
Creator:: Thoreson, Erik J.
Advisor:: Burnham, Nancy A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2006-01-09
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Physics

5. Determining the Parameters of Force Curves on Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Is “s” the Root Spacing or the Mesh Spacing?

Keyword:: AdG, Alexander and de Gennes, Atomic Force Microscopy, AFM, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Creator:: Gaddis, Rebecca Lynn
Advisor:: Burnham, Nancy A. and Camesano, Terri Anne
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2015-04-30
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit (Department):: Physics

6. The Role of Integrins in Cellular Response to Mechanical Stimuli

Keyword:: Cell adhesion, cell signaling, and Atomic Force Microscopy
Creator:: Thomas, Gawain M.
Advisor:: Wen, Qi
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2017-01-19
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit (Department):: Physics

7. A High Throughput Matlab Program for Automated Force-Curve Processing Using the AdG Polymer Model

Keyword:: Alexander-deGennes model, polymer brush, MATLAB, and Atomic Force Microscopy
Creator:: O'Connor, Samantha
Advisor:: Burnham, Nancy A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2014-09-07
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit (Department):: Physics

8. Multi-wavelength characterization of cadmium telluride solar cell: Development of Q-EBIC and NSOM measurement techniques

Keyword:: EBIC, solar cells, Q-EBIC, WPI, instrumentation, multi-wavelength, physics, CdTe, NSOM, and experiment
Creator:: Gianfrancesco, Anthony Giacomo
Advisor:: Burnham, Nancy A.
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2013-04-16
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit (Department):: Physics

9. Investigation of the Biological and Physicochemical Properties of Bacillus anthracis Spores during Germination, Virulence, and Killing

Keyword:: Bacillus anthracis, cytokine, Anthrax, spores, and germination
Creator:: Pinzon-Arango, Paola A.
Advisor:: Camesano, Terri Anne
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2012-01-11
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Degree:: PhD
Unit (Department):: Biomedical Engineering

10. Atomic Force Microscopy: Lateral-Force Calibration and Force-Curve Analysis

Keyword:: analysis, Calibration, curve fitting, Atomic Force Microscopy, friction, force curves, and lateral force microscopy
Creator:: Anderson, Evan V
Advisor:: Burnham, Nancy A. and Camesano, Terri Anne
Publisher:: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Created:: 2012-04-26
Resource Type:: Thesis
Degree:: MS
Unit (Department):: Physics