Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Nevada, Reno, 2007. / "December, 2007." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 125-129). Library also has microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : ProQuest Information and Learning Company, [2008]. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. Online version available on the World Wide Web.

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Thesis (M.S.)--California Polytechnic State University, 2009. / Title from PDF title page; viewed on Nov. 10, 2009. "June 2009." "In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree [of] Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering." "Presented to the faculty of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo." Major professor: John Ridgely, Ph.D. Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-97).

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abstract: In this work, a new method, "Nanobonding" [1,2] is conceived and researched to bond Si-based surfaces, via nucleation and growth of a 2 D silicon oxide SiOxHx interphase connecting the surfaces at the nanoscale across macroscopic domains. Nanobonding cross-bridges two smooth surfaces put into mechanical contact in an O2/H2O mixed ambient below T <200 °C via arrays of SiOxHx molecules connecting into a continuous macroscopic bonding interphase. Nano-scale surface planarization via wet chemical processing and new spin technology are compared via Tapping Mode Atomic Force Microscopy (TMAFM) , before and after nano-bonding. Nanobonding uses precursor phases, 2D nano-films of beta-cristobalite (beta-c) SiO2, nucleated on Si(100) via the Herbots-Atluri (H-A) method [1]. beta-c SiO2 on Si(100) is ordered and flat with atomic terraces over 20 nm wide, well above 2 nm found in native oxides. When contacted with SiO2 this ultra-smooth nanophase can nucleate and grow domains with cross-bridging molecular strands of hydroxylated SiOx, instead of point contacts. The high density of molecular bonds across extended terraces forms a strong bond between Si-based substrates, nano- bonding [2] the Si and silica. A new model of beta-cristobalite SiO2 with its <110> axis aligned along Si[100] direction is simulated via ab-initio methods in a nano-bonded stack with beta-c SiO2 in contact with amorphous SiO2 (a-SiO2), modelling cross-bridging molecular bonds between beta-c SiO2 on Si(100) and a-SiO2 as during nanobonding. Computed total energies are compared with those found for Si(100) and a-SiO2 and show that the presence of two lattice cells of !-c SiO2 on Si(100) and a-SiO2 lowers energy when compared to Si(100)/ a-SiO2 Shadow cone calculations on three models of beta-c SiO2 on Si(100) are compared with Ion Beam Analysis of H-A processed Si(100). Total surface energy measurements via 3 liquid contact angle analysis of Si(100) after H-A method processing are also compared. By combining nanobonding experiments, TMAFM results, surface energy data, and ab-initio calculations, an atomistic model is derived and nanobonding is optimized. [1] US Patent 6,613,677 (9/2/03), 7,851,365 (12/14/10), [2] Patent Filed: 4/30/09, 10/1/2011 / Dissertation/Thesis / Ph.D. Physics 2011

xvi, 120 p. : ill. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. / The interface between water and an organic liquid is present in a variety of biological, environmental, and chemical processes throughout science and nature. Issues such as environmental remediation and ion transport are governed by the properties of these interfaces, thus the importance of understanding them at the molecular level is apparent. The research in this dissertation shows how the structure and bonding of the liquid-liquid interface changes as the interfacial environment is altered. Vibrational sum-frequency spectroscopy (VSFS), a surface specific, non-linear optical technique, is employed for these interfacial studies. The interfacial OH stretching modes are examined using VSFS under different conditions including organic liquids of varying polarity, as well as addition of acid, base, and salts to the aqueous phase. The effects of these different conditions on the water molecules' interactions both with each other and with the non-aqueous liquid are studied in order to better characterize and understand this important system. The effect of polarity of the non-aqueous phase is presented first through investigations of different mixed halocarbon liquid-water interfaces and the neat chloroform-water interface. These studies show that as the overall polarity of the organic phase increases, the water molecules exhibit less overall orientation and undergo some weak bonding interactions with the non-aqueous liquid. Next, the influence of different salts on the water structure at the interface is studied. Examining this system shows that the dissolved ions, specifically the anions, are present within the interface and significantly alter the orientation and bonding of the interfacial water molecules. The charge, size, and polarizability of the anions all play a role in determining how the water orientation is changed within the interface. Finally, the water-like ions H 3 O + and OH - are examined at the liquid-liquid interface by changing the pH of the aqueous phase through addition of HCl or NaOH. At the extremes of the pH scale, the acid and base have ordering or disordering effects, respectively, on the water structure within the interfacial region. / Adviser: Geraldine Richmond

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:33:01Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2012-01-31Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:44:35Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 ricci_ha_dr_arafo.pdf: 2721593 bytes, checksum: 4217c4bca9ee0836b6bc0623a2ea8400 (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / O objetivo geral deste trabalho, o qual foi dividido em três estudos, foi avaliar o efeito da clorexidina (CLX) em diferentes excipientes, etanol e água, na produção e estabilidade mecânica da união resina-dentina afetada por cárie. Materiais e Métodos. No primeiro estudo foi avaliada a influência da CLX em solução aquosa ou alcoólica na umectabilidade da dentina hígida e afetada por cárie por um sistema adesivo. Foram preparadas superfícies planas de dentina em 100 terceiros molares hígidos, das quais 50 foram submetidas ao processo microbiológico de indução de cárie. Dentro de cada condição de substrato, hígido e afetado por cárie, as superfícies foram divididas em 5 grupos (n=10): com smear layer (SL), sem smear layer impregnada com água, sem smear layer impregnada com CLX em água, sem smear layer impregnada com etanol e sem smear layer impregnada com CLX em etanol. Ângulos de contato entre a superfície de dentina e o sistema adesivo Single Bond 2 foram mensurados por meio de um goniômetro, e os dados submetidos aos testes de ANOVA e Tukey ( =0,05). No segundo estudo foi avaliado o efeito da solução de CLX em diferentes excipientes, etanol ou água, na presença de colágeno exposto na união resina-dentina hígida e dentina afetada por cárie. Foram produzidas superfícies planas de dentina em 24 molares humanos hígidos, sendo metade delas cariadas artificialmente. Os dentes foram divididos em 8 grupos (n=3) segundo o tratamento da dentina após o condicionamento ácido (CLX associada a etanol, CLX associada a água, somente etanol ou somente água) e segundo o tipo de substrato utilizado para a adesão. Espécimes foram produzidos de cada dente e preparados histologicamente para coloração com tricrômico de Goldner. A zona de colágeno exposta (ZC) foi quantificada (μm) em... / Purpose. The overall purpose of this work, divided into three studies, was to evaluate the effect of chlorhexidine (CHX) in different excipients, ethanol and water, on the production and mechanical stability of resin-caries affected dentin bonds. Materials and Methods. In the first study, it was evaluated the influence of aqueous and alcoholic solution of CHX on the wettability of noncarious and caries-affected dentin by an adhesive system. Flat dentin surfaces (n=100) were produced, and 50 were submitted to a biological method of artificial caries induction. Within each type of substrate, noncarious and caries-affected dentin, the surfaces were divided into 5 groups (n=10): with smear layer, smear layer-free impregnated with water, smear layer-free impregnated with CHX in water, smear layer-free impregnated with ethanol and smear layer-free impregnated with CHX in ethanol. Contact angles between the dentin surface and the adhesive system Single Bond Plus were measured by using a goniometer and the data were submitted to ANOVA and Tukey tests ( =0.05). In the second study, it was evaluated the effect of CHX in different excipients, ethanol or water, on the collagen exposure in interfaces produced on noncarious and caries-affected dentin. Flat dentin surfaces were prepared in 24 noncarious human molars, and half of them were artificially decayed. The surfaces were divided into 8 groups (n=3) according to the treatment of the dentin after its conditioning with phosphoric acid (CHX in ethanol, CHX in water, water and ethanol) and to the type of substrate used for the adhesive procedures. Specimens were produced from each tooth and histologically prepared to be stained by Goldner’s trichrome. The zone of exposed collagen (CZ) was quantified (μm) under a light microscope and the data submitted to... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)