Ionized physical vapor deposition (IPVD) and electrochemical deposition (ECD) are two major thin film deposition processes in the microelectronics industry. The ion fluxes with high kinetic energies in IPVD process involve ...

The overarching theme of this thesis is to develop and apply multi-scale computational techniques adopted from physical sciences to study a key phenomenon underlying the adaptive immune response: the activation of T cells. ...

Knowing and understanding the dynamics and molecular configurations of polymer molecules is important for efficient process design and novel product development. Much research has been focused on combining molecular ...

In plasma etching process it is critical to know when the film being etched has cleared to the underlying film, i.e. to detect endpoint, in order to achieve the desired device performance in the resulting integrated circuit. ...

(cont.) reducing agent than propane in the SCR of NO. Pt-Rh/CuO/A1₂O₃ nanocomposites capable of adsorbing SO₂ in oxygen-rich environment as metal sulfates and releasing SO₂ in reducing atmosphere were synthesized with ...

One of the important problems in the field of orthopedic medicine is the ability to create a stable bone-materials interface with an implant, particularly when faced with the difficult condition of bone infection. Only ...

Historically, using suitable mechanical replacements for bone has been a priority in designing permanent, load-bearing orthopedic implants. As a result, the biomaterials used in these implants have been largely limited to ...

Molecular self-assembly describes the assembly of molecular components into complex, supramolecular structures governed by weak, non-covalent interactions. In recent years, molecular self-assembly has been used extensively ...

In this thesis, a new class of nonionic, photoresponsive surfactants consisting of a polar di(ethylene oxide) head group attached to an alkyl spacer of between two and eight methylene groups, coupled through an ether linkage ...