Continuous flow systems for chemical synthesis have become increasingly important in the pharmaceutical and fine chemical industry in the past decade. Initially, this work was confined primarily to microfluidic systems, ...

This thesis is about identifying genetic interventions that improve the performance of targeted pathways in the metabolism of the bacterium Escherichia coli. Three case studies illustrate three disparate approaches to ...

Nonagglomerated cobalt, iron, iron-cobalt, and cobalt-nickel alloy nanoparticles, some of which exhibit significant room-temperature magnetic coercivity, have been produced by thermal decomposition of organometallic complexes ...

Materials with responsive structural color have broad applications ranging from sensing to smart coating. Nature provides inspirations for the design of such materials. Mimicking the structure of the skin elements responsible ...

Self-assembly of protein-polymer block copolymers provides a simple bottom-up approach towards protein nanopatteming for the fabrication of more effective and efficient bioelectronic and biocatalytic devices. Changes in ...

Nonsmoothness in dynamic process models can hinder conventional methods for simulation, sensitivity analysis, and optimization, and can be introduced, for example, by transitions in flow regime or thermodynamic phase, or ...

Desalination systems have become an important part of many water supply networks, and they have also been considered as solutions for water shortages and in areas in which access to clean and safe water is still a problem. ...