Thesis (M.S.)--University of Akron, Dept. of Polymer Science, 2008. / "December, 2008." Title from electronic thesis title page (viewed 01/13/2010) Advisor, Judit E. Puskas; Faculty Reader, Gary R. Hamed; Department Chair, Ali Dhinojwala; Dean of the College, Stephen Z. D. Cheng; Dean of the Graduate School, George R. Newkome. Includes bibliographical references.

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The structure and association behaviour of poly(styrene-alt-maleic anhydride) (SMA) and poly(styrene-alt-N,N-dimethylpropylamide) (SMI) polymers were studied using molecular modeling. The conformational studies were carried out at a semi-empirical PM3 level. SMA and SMI polymers were found to associate into nanotubes. These nanotubes have primary, secondary and tertiary structures. The primary structure is the conformation the polymer takes depending on the degree of protonation and its chirality. The secondary structure is the association of many polymers to form a nanotube structure. The tertiary structure is a higher order aggregation between the nanotubes.

Polystyrene spheres, suspended in deionized water, flowing in a microfluidic channel are actuated using a non-uniform electric field, with the final goal of determining the dielectrophoretic (DEP) force spectra of the particles. Particle height changes are detected by measuring the capacitance of set of electrodes at high frequency (1.58 GHz). Two sets of DEP experiments are analyzed for applied DEP signals ranging in frequency from 50 kHz to 10 MHz. For one experiment, a simulated mapping is found to determine the Clausius-Mossotti factor, a frequency dependent term in the DEP force equation, for each particle in the data set. Remaining experiments are analyzed by plotting the normalized height change, a measure of the relative change in height of each particle as an indication of the DEP force.

Polystyrene spheres, suspended in deionized water, flowing in a microfluidic channel are actuated using a non-uniform electric field, with the final goal of determining the dielectrophoretic (DEP) force spectra of the particles. Particle height changes are detected by measuring the capacitance of set of electrodes at high frequency (1.58 GHz). Two sets of DEP experiments are analyzed for applied DEP signals ranging in frequency from 50 kHz to 10 MHz. For one experiment, a simulated mapping is found to determine the Clausius-Mossotti factor, a frequency dependent term in the DEP force equation, for each particle in the data set. Remaining experiments are analyzed by plotting the normalized height change, a measure of the relative change in height of each particle as an indication of the DEP force.

Thesis (M.S.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 1988. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 83-84).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1952. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 126-128).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1968. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1969. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.Sc.)--City University of Hong Kong, 2001. / "A dissertation submitted in part-fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science of City University of Hong Kong." Title from title screen (viewed on Sept. 4, 2006) Includes bibliographical references.