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Investigation of Novel Approaches for Improved Amphiphilic Fouling-Release Coatings
(North Dakota State University, 2020)
Marine biofouling has troubled mankind, both environmentally and economically, since they set sail, resulting in many undesired consequences such as increased drag, reduced maneuverability, increased fuel consumption and ...
The Effect of Fatty Acid Unsaturation on Properties and Performance of Monomers and Latex Polymers from Plant Oils
(North Dakota State University, 2020)
The interest in renewable natural resources, including plant oils, has become increasingly appealing due to the oil abundance, availability, and wide range of applications for polymers and polymeric materials thereof.
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High-Throughput Methods for Characterizing the Mechanical Properties of Coatings
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
The characterization of mechanical properties in a combinatorial and high-throughput workflow has been a bottleneck that reduced the speed of the materials development process. High-throughput characterization of the ...
Silicon-Based Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Polymers and Coatings
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
Interest in producing hybrid organic-inorganic (HOI) materials has increased rapidly due to the unique combination of properties from the organic and inorganic components. The goal of the research described is to develop ...
Multiscale Modeling of Electromagnetic Radiation Transport
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
The transport of electromagnetic radiation is a critical factor in determining many of the advanced features of novel materials, composites, and coatings systems. The radiation interaction with a material's surface, as ...
Design of Polymer Materials with Lower Environmental Impact
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
In today’s world of emerging advanced materials, environmental impact of new technologies, as well as already well-established products, is of utmost importance. Environmental safety is as crucial as performance/price ratio ...
Novel Conducting Polymer Containing Composite Coatings for the Corrosion Protection of Metal Alloys
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
Corrosion is a persistent problem faced by manmade structures made up of metal alloys. Aluminum 2024-T3 is high strength, light weight alloy used in aerospace applications. It suffers from the problem of corrosion due to ...
High Performance Bio-Based Thermosets for Composites and Coatings
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
In the recent decade, there has been increasing interest in using renewable feedstocks as chemical commodities for composites and coatings application. Vegetable oils are promising renewable resources due to their wide ...
Fouling Release Marine Coatings: Effect of Surface Abrasions on Fouling Release Performance of Self-Stratified Siloxane-Polyurethane Coatings and Novel Isocyanate-Free Glycidyl Carbamate Technologies
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
Video summarizing a Ph.D. dissertation for a non-specialist audience.
Surface Optimization of Siloxane-Polyurethane Marine Coatings for Improved Fouling-Release Properties
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
Biofouling has been an economically and environmentally costly problem to mankind ever since they set sail. Biofouling causes frictional drag leading to slow vessel speeds, and increased fuel costs. Antifouling (AF) coatings ...