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Creator | Title | Description | Subject | Date |
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 | Gale, Bruce K. | New approaches to bridge nerve gaps: Development of a novel drug-delivering nerve conduit | Contemporary bridging techniques for repairing nerve gaps caused by trauma require autologous nerve grafts, which are difficult to harvest and handle and result in significant donor site deficit. Several nerve conduits with axon growth-enhancing potential have been proposed, developed and tested ove... | | 2012-01-01 |
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 | Adams, Daniel | Microbial production of methane and carbon dioxide from lignite, bituminous coal, and coal waste materials | The aim of this study was to examine microbial methane and CO2 production from bituminous coal waste, lignite, and bituminous coal materials. Bituminous coal and coal waste material were obtained from a Utah mine and lignite was obtained from a commercially available North Dakota sample. Microbial p... | | 2012-01-01 |
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 | Malinowski, Nicholas | Improving water heaters for sustainability | Buildings use about 40% of the total U.S. energy demand. Water heaters provide hot water for a variety of building uses including sinks, showers, dishwashers, washing machines, and space heating. Water heaters are the second most energy intensive appliances in a common household. Typically a home... | Water heaters; Energy efficiency; Electricity; Emissions; Natural gas | 2018 |
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 | Gale, Bruce K. | Cyclical magnetic field flow fractionation | In this study, a new magnetic field flow fractionation (FFF) system was designed and modeled by using finite element simulations. Other than current magnetic FFF systems, which use static magnetic fields, our system uses cyclical magnetic fields. Results of the simulations show that our cyclical mag... | | 2012-01-01 |
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 | Horch, Kenneth W.; Lawrence, Steve M.; Dhillon, Gurpreet S. | Acute peripheral nerve recording characteristics of polymer-based longitudinal intrafascicular electrodes | We examined the recording characteristics of two different types of polymer-based longitudinal intrafascicular electrodes (LIFEs) in peripheral nerve: single-stranded (s-polyLIFEs) and multistranded (m-polyLIFEs). Recordings were also made from Pt-Ir wire-based electrodes (PtIrLIFEs) as a control. T... | Sciatic Nerve; Intrafascicular Electrodes, Peripheral Nerve Recording | 2004 |
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 | Bozorgmehr, Behnam | QES-Winds v1.0: Theory and User's Guide | A new dispersion modeling system based on the well-used FORTRAN-based QUIC (Quick Urban and Industrial Complex) dispersion modeling system originally developed by the University of Utah and Los Alamos National Laboratory [1], has been under development as collaboration between the University of Utah... | | 2021 |
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 | Lucich, Stephen; Smith, Amanda | Estimating building CO2 emissions reductions with EnergyPlus | The aim of this research is to investigate the potential to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the buildings sector in the Salt Lake Valley by altering the operational strategies of existing buildings. Air quality efforts typically focus on reducing emissions from transportation and industri... | Building energy modeling, Energy efficiency, HVAC, Greenhouse gas emissions | 2014-02-07 |
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 | Gale, Bruce K. | Characterization of a microscale thermal-electrical field-flow fractionation system | A microscale thermal-electrical field-flow fractionation (ThElFFF) channel is reported for the first time and preliminary characterization results show high retention at certain operating conditions including relatively high flow rates when compared to standard microscale electrical or thermal field... | | 2010 |
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 | Guilkey, James Edward; Berzins, Martin | Examination and analysis of implementation choices within the material point method (MPM) | The Material Point Method (MPM) has shown itself to be a powerful tool in the simulation of large deformation problems, especially those involving complex geometries and contact where typical finite element type methods frequently fail. While these large complex problems lead to some impressive si... | GIMP; Meshfree methods; Meshless methods; Particle methods; Smoothed particle hydrodynamics; Quadrature | 2008 |
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 | Normann, Richard A.; Horch, Kenneth W.; Cha, Kichul | Mobility performance with a pixelized vision system | A visual prosthesis, based on electrical stimulation of the visual cortex, has been suggested as a means for partially restoring functional vision in the blind. The prosthesis would create a pixelized visual sense consisting of punctate spots of light (phosphenes). The present study investigated the... | Visual Prosthesis; Mobility; Phosphene Simulator | 1992 |
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 | Harman, Todd B. | Multiscale modeling of accidental explosions and detonations | Accidental explosions are exceptionally dangerous and costly, both in lives and money. Regarding worldwide conflict with small arms and light weapons, the Small Arms Survey has recorded more than 297 accidental explosions in munitions depots across the world that have resulted in thousands of deaths... | | 2013-01-01 |
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 | Ameel, Timothy A | Microchannel fluid behavior using micropolar fluid theory | In this paper, we describe microchannel fluid behavior using a numerical model based on micropolar fluid theory and experimentally verify the model using micromachined channels. The micropolar fluid theory augments the laws of classical continuum mechanics by incorporating the effects of fluid ... | | 1998 |
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 | Gale, Bruce K. | Optimization and characterization of a microscale thermal field-flow fractionation system | A thorough investigation of the design considerations for microscale thermal field-flow fractionation and characterization of a 25 μm thin microscale thermal field-flow fractionation system is reported. A 4-50 times volume reduction from mesoscale and macroscale systems warrants customized design a... | | 2010-01-01 |
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 | Gale, Bruce K. | Platinum functionalized titania nanotube array sensor for detection of Trichloroethylene in water | A sensor using platinum functionalized titania nanotubes for the detection of Trichloroethylene (TCE) in water samples has been developed. The titania nanotubes were synthesized using an electrochemical anodization technique and platinum was photocatalytically deposited on the nanotubes. The sensor ... | | 2013-01-01 |
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 | Jayamohan, Harikrishnan | Novel titania nanotube based electrochemical detection in micrototal analysis system | We report the modification of titania (TiO2) nanotubes for quantitative electrochemical (EC) detection of biomolecules on a microfluidic platform. | Microfluidics; Titania nanotubes; Electrochemical detection | 2015 |
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 | Horch, Kenneth W.; Dhillon, Gurpreet S. | Direct neural sensory feedback and control of a prosthetic arm | Evidence indicates that user acceptance of modern artificial limbs by amputees would be significantly enhanced by a system that provides appropriate, graded, distally referred sensations of touch and joint movement, and that the functionality of limb prostheses would be improved by a more natural co... | Peripheral Nerve Implant; Prosthetic Limb Control; Sensory Feedback | 2005-12 |
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 | Legorburu, Gabriel | Energy modeling framework for optimizing heat recovery in a seasonal food processing facility | Societal, cultural and economic factors are driving food processors to reduce energy consumed per unit mass of food. This presents a unique problem because time variant batch processing using low to medium grade heat is common in food production facilities. Heat recovery methods may be implemented b... | Energy efficiency; Food industry; Heat recovery; Optimization; Simulation | 2018-07-20 |
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 | Colter, Jourdan; Wirostko, Barbara; Coats, Brittany | Finite element design optimization of hyaluronic acid-based hydrogel drug delivery device for improved retention | Drug-loaded hydrogel devices are emerging as an effective means of localized and sustained drug delivery for the treatment of corneal conditions and injuries. One such device uses a novel, thiolated crosslinked carboxymethylated, hyaluronic acid-based hydrogel (CMHA-S) film to deliver drug to the oc... | Ocular drug delivery; CMHA-S; antibiotics; ophthalmology; computation | 2018 |
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 | Smith, Amanda D. | Performance modeling and parametric study of a stratified water thermal storage tank | Thermal energy storage (TES) can significantly increase the overall effciency and operational flexibility of adistributed generation system. A sensible water storage tank is an attractive option for integration in building energy systems, due to its low cost and high heat capacity. As such, this pap... | | 2016-02-13 |
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 | Guilkey, James Edward | Improved contact algorithm for the material point method and application to stress propagation in granular material | Contact between deformable bodies is a difficult problem in the analysis of engineering systems. A new approach to contact has been implemented using the Material Point Method for solid mechanics, Bardenhagen, Brackbill, and Sulsky (2000a). Here two improvements to the algorithm are described. The f... | Contact algorithm; Material point method; Wave propagation; Granular material; Solid mechanics | 2001 |
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 | Ecsedy, Kathryn Lyn; Harvey, Ian R. | The artistic applications of M.E.M.S.: gallery on a chip | Our research explored the crossroads between art and science to create tiny devices known as MEMS (Micro Electrical Mechanical Systems). These artistic devices are powered by micro charge-pumped actuation of electrons in a scanning electron microscope, utilizing a phenomenon once considered an irri... | Artistic applications; MEMS; Micro Electrical Mechanical Systems; Kinetic micro sculpture; Micro charge pump actuation; Trapeze Interactive Poster | 2010-03-15 |
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 | Tran, Thomas T.D. | Incorporating performance-based global sensitivity and uncertainty analysis into LCOE calculations for emerging renewable energy technologies | Assessing system costs for power generation is essential for evaluating the economical aspect of energy resources. This paper examines traditional and renewable energy resources under uncertainty and variability of input variables. The levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) of each technology is compu... | Renewable energy technologies; LCOE levelized cost of electricity | 2018-02-14 |
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 | Normann, Richard A.; Johansson,Torbjorn; Abbasi, Masoud; Huber, Robert J. | Three-dimensional architecture for a parallel processing photosensing array | A three-dimensional architecture for a photosensing array has been developed. This silicon based architecture consists of a 10 x 10 array of photosensors with 80 microns diameter, through chip interconnects to the back side of a 500 microns thick silicon wafer. Each photosensor consists of a 300 x 3... | Retina; Optics; Silicon; Photosensing | 1992 |
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 | Tran, Thomas T.D. | Thermoeconomic analysis of residential rooftop photovoltaic systems with integrated energy storage and resulting impacts on electrical distribution networks | This paper investigates residential rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems for long-term thermoeconomic benefits from PV homeowners' perspectives and for impacts on the electrical distribution network from grid operators' perspectives. The costs of generating electricity from grid-connected PV systems ar... | Rooftop PV; Net Metering; Distribution Network; Energy storage; LCOE | 2018-07-07 |
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 | Smith, Amanda D. | Modeling two-phase flow and vapor cycles using the generalized fluid system simulation program | This work presents three new applications for the general purpose fluid network solver code GFSSP developed at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center: (1) cooling tower, (2) vapor-compression refrigeration system, and (3) vapor-expansion power generation system. These systems are widely used across eng... | Modeling; Fluid systems; Cooling tower; Vapor compression refrigeration, vapor power cycle | 2017-09 |
