Browsing MIT Theses by Title
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Design, Modeling and Characterization of a Multiscale Heat Exchanger for High-Temperature, High-Pressure Applications
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2021-06)Heat exchangers are devices that facilitate thermal energy transfer between two or more mediums and which function as key components in many industrial processes, such as steam power plants, refrigeration, chemical plants, ... -
Design, modeling, and optimization of indium arsenide diodes for microscale thermophotovoltaics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001) -
Design, modeling, and simulation of a Compact Optoelectronic Neural Coprocessor
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)Microprocessors have substantially increased in speed and computational power over the past two decades. However, they still are unable to solve certain classes of problems efficiently, particularly those which involve the ... -
Design, modeling, and validation of an apical flow Transwell insert for small intestinal models
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)This thesis presents the design, modeling and experimental validation of a device that allows for apical flow over an in 'vitro small intestine model. The device is designed to interface with commercially available hanging ... -
Design, modeling, fabrication and testing of a piezoelectric microvalve for high pressure, high frequency hydraulic applications
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)A piezoelectrically-driven hydraulic amplification microvalve for use in high specific power hydraulic pumping applications was designed, fabricated, and experimentally characterized. High frequency, high force actuation ... -
Design, optimization, and applications of few-cycle Ti:Sapphire lasers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)Ti:Sapphire mode-locked lasers are a unique technology that enables a wide variety of applications. Owing to the ultrabroadband nature of the Ti:sapphire crystal and the invention of precisely engineered dispersion-compensating ... -
Design, optimization, and performance of an adaptable aircraft manufacturing architecture
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)The cost and time required to develop aircraft have grown strongly over time, to the point where aircraft have become prohibitively expensive and are outpaced by ever-evolving mission needs. To address this problem, this ... -
Design, process, and reliability considerations in silicon-on-insulator (SOI) MOSFETs
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Design, prototyping and preliminary testing of an elastic-powered climbing exoskeleton
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)Human powered elastic mechanisms can be used to reduce work requirements of muscles, by storing and releasing energy to more evenly distribute work load. An exoskeleton was designed to delay human fatigue during rock ... -
Design, prototyping, and testing of an apparatus for establishing a linear temperature gradient in experimental fish tanks
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)Immunology researchers require a new type of fish tank that provides a linear thermal gradient for experimental zebrafish in order to improve the accuracy and validity of their research. Zebrafish require the ability to ... -
Design, specification, and implementation of a movie server
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990) -
Design, synthesis and characterization of side chain liquid crystal segmented polyurethanes
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)Side chain liquid crystal polyurethanes are liquid crystal elastomers with the potential to couple mechanical stress fields with optical changes brought on by liquid crystal alignment. These materials excite interest because ... -
Design, synthesis and mechanistic studies of boron and phosphorus heterocycles and their applications in asymmetric catalysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999) -
The design, synthesis and properties of pressure-processable biodegradable block copolymers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)In this thesis, biodegradable block copolyesters were specifically designed and synthesized for their susceptibility to pressure-induced mixing. These baroplastic materials are capable of being processed and molded through ... -
Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of diketopiperazine based ionizable lipids for the in vivo delivery of messenger RNA
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)Thousands of human diseases could be treated by selectively increasing the intracellular concentration of specific proteins. The successful delivery of messenger RNA (mRNA) to target cells in the body could accomplish this ... -
Design, synthesis, and characterization of conjugated polymers and functional paramagnetic materials for dynamic nuclear polarization
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)The design, synthesis, and characterization of a series of radicals and biradicals for use as dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) agents is described. DNP is a method to enhance the S/N-ratio in solid-state nuclear magnetic ... -
Design, synthesis, and evaluation of insulin bioconjugates for the application of enhanced basal and glucose-responsive activity
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)Since its discovery by Banting and Best, the administration of exogenous insulin to control blood glucose levels has been a primary method of treatment for severe cases of diabetes mellitus. Several decades of insulin ... -
The design, synthesis, characterization, and mechanical testing of a novel degradable polymeric biomaterial for use as a bone substitute
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995) -
Design, testing, and validation of the search for Extra-Terrestrial Genomes instrument
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)The development of any spaceflight instrument involves a systematic, iterative process of design, testing, and validation. This ensures that the system developed will meet the needs of stakeholders while minimizing costs ... -
Design-build in the public sector : a case study of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Capital Planning and Operations (DCPO) design-build project for three correctional facilities
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987)
