Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is a very common pollutant in chemical industries and consumer products. It is resistant to common wastewater treatment processes due to its strong stability. PFOA is a health hazard as exposure leads to serious health issues that impact humans and the environment. This project had two major components. The first component is […]
A25: Turning a Cell Phone into a Spectrometer
Spectrometers are large and very expensive devices that are not very portable. The aim of this project is to use a cell phone and a small device that attaches onto the camera and have it output and analyze a sample similar to how spectrometers do. There are many applications for a spectrometer including but not […]
A27: Development of a photocatalytic system to reduce evaporative fuel vapor emissions from automobiles
The focus of this project is on the onboard refueling vapor recovery system in automobiles and how to help resolve the issue of fuel vapors evaporating into the atmosphere. Previous studies have shown that UV-LED photocatalysis has been effective in hydrocarbon conversions. The goal by the end of this project is to develop both an […]
A18: Dynamic Chemistry Produces Functional Materials with Diverse Applications
Dynamic chemistry is characterized by the ability of a bond or adduct to break or reform either autonomously or in response to stimuli, and “click” chemistry refers to a subset of one-pot, water and oxygen resistant, high-yield reactions.1,2 Herein, we use principles from both such chemistries to develop a synthesis and use RAFT (reversible addition-fragmentation […]
BRIII-03: The Effect of Argon Plasma Irradiation on 3D Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering
Tissue engineering using 3D scaffolds is an alternative to bone repair techniques that are currently used, such as autografts or allografts for bone non-union. Plasma irradiation is used as a sterilization method and can alter the surface topography of the scaffolds. We have prepared 3D scaffolds composed of poly(lactic-co-glycolic)acid (PLGA) and nanohydroxyapatite (nHA) using thermally […]
A58: 3D Printing Silk for Biomedical Applications
Natural silk has incredible mechanical properties of strength, elasticity, and durability. For this reason it is being utilized for 3D printing in hopes to optimize these properties. In addition to its mechanical properties, extracted silk possesses excellent biocompatibility and therefore it has many possible applications in medicine such as in bone graft surgeries, drug delivery, […]
A28: Natural Product Biosynthesis: Evaluation of TrpM Activity
The purpose of my project was to express and measure in vivo activity of the TrpM enzyme in E. coli. TrpM is part of a methylase family of enzymes that adds a methyl group to a base molecule, in the case of TrpM, the base molecule is the aromatic amino acid tryptophan. To do this […]
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