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  • Immobilization of Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b in a Biolamina Plate Reactor for the Oxidation of Methane to Methanol

    Creator:
    Fuchs, Brian K.
    Abstract:
    Methane is a flammable gas that is the main component of natural gas. It is a highly potent greenhouse gas, and accounts for about 20% of greenhouse gas emissions. Methane is routinely flared in many industrial processes without harnessing any of its energy. The environmental impact and wasted energy potential...
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    Masters Thesis
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    : ______________________________________________________ Karl F. Schilke Methane is a flammable gas that is the main component of natural gas

  • Binding of bacterial lipopolysaccharide by the cationic amphiphilic peptide WLBU2 at interfaces

    Creator:
    Ryder, Matthew P.
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    Passage of blood through a sorbent device for removal of bacteria and endotoxin by specific binding with immobilized, membrane-active, bactericidal peptides holds promise for treating severe blood infections. Peptide insertion in the target membrane and stable binding is desirable, while membrane disruption and release of degradation products to the circulating...
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    Dissertation
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    , where she collected interfacial tensiometry data, and CD spectra, respectively. Dr. Karl F Schilke

  • Molecular origins of peptide entrapment in polyethylene oxide layers

    Creator:
    Wu, Xiangming
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    A more quantitative understanding of peptide entrapment and elution from otherwise protein-repellent polyethylene oxide (PEO) brush layers will provide direction for development of new strategies for drug storage and delivery. Here we describe criteria for peptide integration and structural change within the PEO brush, and discuss the reversibility of peptide...
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    Dissertation
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    : _____________________________________________________________________ Joseph McGuire Karl F. Schilke A more quantitative understanding of

  • Properties of hydrogels for immobilization of bacteria in a commercial microfluidic dioreactor

    Creator:
    Weymann, Davis
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    Current technological shortcomings limit the economic viability of capturing and utilizing small sources of methane. The development of a reactor to overcome these limitations would unlock economic opportunity and incentivize reduced methane emissions. A microfluidic bioreactor containing immobilized methanotrophs has the potential to overcome these limitations by profitably converting small...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Karl F. Schilke Current

  • Towards a Selectively Bioactive Surface for the Removal of Circulating Endotoxin in Blood

    Creator:
    Raman, Ramya
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    Sepsis is an inflammatory reaction occurring throughout the human body to infections caused by bacteria, fungi, and or other forms of pathogens. It is essential to find an alternative treatment method for sepsis, to lessen the dependence on antibiotics. Hemoperfusion is an absorbent device that removes select targets from blood,...
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    Dissertation
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    Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ K. F. Schilke

  • Reversible Covalent Immobilization of Desferrioxamine B (DFOB) on Aminated Polystyrene Beads for Citrate-Bound Fe(III) Chelation

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    Touma, Jad G.
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    The immobilization of chelators to solid supports has recently gained renewed interest due to the increasing biomedical and environmental applications made possible by these molecules’ ability to bind Fe(III) and other metal ions. The uses of immobilized chelators have expanded to include the treatment of metal overload in serum, the...
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    Kate F. Schilke The immobilization of chelators to solid supports has recently gained