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The Synthesis of Sulfated Carbohydrates Using a Sulfate Protecting Group Strategy
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-31)Sulfated carbohydrates play key roles in a wide range of biological processes such as blood clotting, viral entry into cells, amyloidogenesis, neurite outgrowth, tumor growth and metastasis. However, their synthesis still ... -
Synthesis of Sulfated Carbohydrates Using Sulfuryl Imidazolium Salts
(University of Waterloo, 2010-11-24)Sulfated polysaccharides are widespread in nature. These compounds are implicated in a wide variety of important biological processes such as blood clotting, cell adhesion, and cell–cell communication. However, detailed ... -
Synthesis of Sulfide-based Solid Electrolytes for Application to All-Solid-State Lithium Sulfur Batteries
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-29)Lithium–sulfur batteries are a promising candidate to support the demand for high energy density storage systems. The active material is sulfur, which presents the advantages of being abundant on earth, thus inexpensive, ... -
Synthesis of Sulfotyrosine Bearing Peptides and Analogues
(University of Waterloo, 2010-01-22)Sulfation of tyrosine residues is a post-translational modification that occurs on many secretory as well as transmembrane proteins. This modification is believed to be essential for numerous biological processes. However, ... -
Synthesis of Vertically-Aligned Zinc Oxide Nanowires and Their Application as a Photocatalyst
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2017-01-11)Vertically aligned zinc oxide (ZnO) nanowires were hydrothermally synthesized on a glass substrate with the assistance of a pre-coated ZnO seeding layer. The crystalline structure, morphology and transmission spectrum of ... -
Synthesis of Vertically-Aligned Zinc Oxide Nanowires and Their Applications as Photocatalysts
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-22)Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures, especially nanowires, have been one of the most important semiconductive materials used for photocatalysis due to their unique material properties and remarkable performance. In this project, ... -
Synthesis of ß-Keto-and ß-Hydroxy-α,α-difluorosulfonamides.
(University of Waterloo, 2021-05-28)Abstract ß-Keto- and ß-hydroxy-α,α-difluorosulfonamides are both underexplored classes of molecules. There is only one report of each class of molecules in the literature, however very similar molecules are well known and ... -
Synthesis of β-Cyclodextrin Functionalized Cellulose Nanocrystals and Their Interactions with Amphiphilic Compounds
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-19)Cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) obtained from acid hydrolysis of cellulose fibres has attracted enormous interests due to its large surface area, high negative surface charge density, potential functionalities from modifications ... -
Synthesis, characterization and manipulation of Carbon nanotubes
(University of Waterloo, 2009-05-22)Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are advanced materials that have numerous novel and useful properties. Controlling the synthesis and properties of CNTs is the major challenge toward their future applications. This thesis addresses ... -
Synthesis, Characterization and Modeling of Porous Copolymer Particles
(University of Waterloo, 2007-05-11)Hydrogels are polymeric materials that have three-dimensional polymeric networks, which are able to absorb and retain a large amount of water within their structures without being dissolved. Among the synthetic hydrogel, ... -
Synthesis, Characterization and Polymerization Kinetic Study of Long Chain Branched Polyolefins Made with Two Single-Site Catalysts
(University of Waterloo, 2011-07-20)Recent advances in polyolefin manufacture have focused on the production of differentiated commodity polyolefins, specialty polyolefins, and polyolefins hybrids. What differentiates these new polyolefin types from commodity ... -
Synthesis, Characterization, and Application of Nanothermites for Joining
(University of Waterloo, 2013-06-19)Thermite reactions were well studied in the past few decades; however, implementation of these reactions with nanoscale components is a new interest for today’s researchers both for military and civil industries. Nanothermites ... -
Synthesis, characterization, and properties of polymer/inorganic layered host nanocomposites
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Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of Tricarbastannatranes
(University of Waterloo, 2016-06-16)The synthesis of a series of tricarbastannatrane complexes is described, and the structure of ionic triptych complexes [N(CH2CH2CH2)3Sn](BF4), [N(CH2CH2CH2)3Sn](SbF6), [N(CH2CH2CH2)3Sn]4[(SbF6)3Cl], [(N(CH2CH2CH2)3Sn)2OH ... -
Synthesis, Characterization, Chemical Reduction and Biological Application of Graphene Oxide
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-03)As an atomic layer of sp2-hybridized carbon atoms closely packed in a honeycomb lattice, graphene has been attracting increasing attention since its discovery in 2004 due to its extraordinary physicochemical properties. ... -
Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Performance of Solid Electrolytes for Lithium and Sodium Solid-State Batteries
(University of Waterloo, 2022-03-08)The world is realizing the significance of clean energy technologies for green house gas emission reduction. To pave the path to electrification across multiple sectors including transportation, quality energy storage ... -
Synthesis, Electrochemistry and Solid-Solution Behaviour of Energy Storage Materials Based on Natural Minerals
(University of Waterloo, 2013-04-15)Polyanionic compounds have been heavily investigated as possible electrode materials in lithium- and sodium-ion batteries. Chief among these is lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) which adopts the olivine structure and has ... -
Synthesis, Fabrication of Graphene Oxide Membranes, and Controlling Their Diffusion by Thermal Reduction
(University of Waterloo, 2016-02-29)Graphene and graphene oxide have many applications in different fields such as electronic devices, electrochemical energy storage, catalysis, polymer composite, and liquid crystal devices. Oxidation of graphite to graphite ... -
Synthesis, Structure and Electrochemistry of Positive Electrode Materials for Rechargeable Magnesium and Lithium Ion Batteries: Mechanistic Investigations
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-12)To meet the requirements for high energy density storage systems, rechargeable batteries based on the “beyond lithium ion” technologies have been widely investigated. The magnesium battery is a promising candidate benefiting ... -
Synthesis, Structure and Properties of Sodium and Lithium All-Solid-State Electrolytes for All-Solid-State Battery Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2020-06-01)All-solid-state batteries have received a keen interest as emerging attractive alternatives to conventional liquid electrolyte cells, because of their potential in improving battery safety and electrochemical properties. ...