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Surface plasmon enhanced fluorescence for biological imaging : from visible to short-wave infrared
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Fluorescence imaging offers high spatio-temporal resolution, low radiation dosage exposure, and low cost among all the available imaging modalities, for example, magnetic resonance imaging, computerized tomography and ...
High accuracy computational methods for lithium ion battery materials
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
The ongoing research to improve the performance of Lithium-ion batteries has required the study of increasingly complex physical and chemical phenomena. In this context, the use of computational tools to quantitatively ...
Controlling structure across length scales with directed assembly of colloidal nanoparticles
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
One of the promises of nanotechnology is the ability to create a bulk, designer material with its structure programmed at each length scale using deterministic control over the placement of each nanoscale component. ...
Aqueous reactivity of glassy industrial byproducts in alternative cementitious systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Alkali-activated, geopolymeric, and other novel binders offer an opportunity to curb the carbon footprint associated with ordinary Portland cement (OPC). CO₂ emissions inherent to source-material processing (i.e., firing ...
Dynamics of associative polymer networks
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2021)
Associative polymer networks are a versatile class of materials as demonstrated by their use in a wide variety of applications including biomaterials, viscosity modifiers and underwater adhesives. The viscoelastic and ...
Deciphering how the viscoelastic properties of mussel-inspired metal-coordinate hydrogels dictate their adhesive and interfacial mechanics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
In the world of adhesives, tunable viscoelasticity and adhesion to wet surfaces are two highly desirable properties. Mussels have already mastered both of these properties within the threads they create to anchor themselves ...
Self-assembling nanocomposite Tectons for ordered superlattices
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Nanocomposites, materials of heterogeneous composition with at least one of the phases having dimensions between 1-100 nm, can be produced with unique properties dependent on their composition and geometric configuration. ...
Guided etching and deposition of transition metal dichalcogenides
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) with engineered nanopores have been suggested as a promising materials system in membrane and catalysis applications in both the energy and environment fields. ...
Computational insights into multivalently binding polymers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Multivalent binding is commonly used throughout biology to create strong, conformal bonds using multiple weak binding interactions simultaneously. Bonds are considered multivalent when multiple ligands on one species ...
Lead chalcogenide thin film materials and processing for infrared optical devices
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Lead chalcogenides are compounds of lead and a combination of the chalcogens sulfur, selenium, and tellurium. They are semiconductors with band gap energies in the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum, making ...