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dc.contributor.advisorMichael S. Strano.en_US
dc.contributor.authorShimizu, Steven (Steven Franklin Esau)en_US
dc.contributor.otherMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemical Engineering.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-17T19:01:35Z
dc.date.available2015-09-17T19:01:35Z
dc.date.copyright2015en_US
dc.date.issued2015en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/98640
dc.descriptionThesis: Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, 2015.en_US
dc.descriptionCataloged from PDF version of thesis.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (pages 149-157).en_US
dc.description.abstractUnderstanding transport and phase behavior in nanopores has a substantial impact on applications involving membrane fabrication, single-molecule detection, oil reservoir modeling, and drug delivery. While transport and phase behavior in larger nanopores (>50 nm) approach bulk or are well-described by continuum models, much less is known about much smaller nanopores where the diameter of the pore is on the order of the molecular size of the internal fluid. This thesis provides experimental insight into the diameter dependence of ionic transport and fluid phase transitions inside carbon nanotube (CNT) nanopores (1-2 nm). For substances confined inside slightly larger pore sizes (roughly 4-25 nm in diameter), methods are presented for predicting the diameter-dependent freezing point changes. This work also demonstrates the use of patch clamp for generating and studying soft polymer-based nanopores.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Steven Shimizu.en_US
dc.format.extent157 pagesen_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsM.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582en_US
dc.subjectChemical Engineering.en_US
dc.titleExploring transport and phase behavior in nanoporous carbon materialsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreePh. D.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemical Engineering
dc.identifier.oclc920678052en_US


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