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A Theoretical and Experimental Study of Surface Forces in Adhesion of Particles to Thin Films
01 Sep 2024 | Publications | Contributor(s): Carl Wassgren
The interactions between micron- and nano-particles and rough surfaces are of great importance and have numerous applications in surface science and biotechnology. It is essential to have estimates of surface/intermolecular forces between interacting bodies to describe and to manipulate the...
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Computer Modeling of Evaporation Lab - Student and Instructor's Version
01 Sep 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Carl Wassgren
This is one of a set of experiments designed for lower level undergraduate courses that incorporates novel thin films for drug delivery. The focus of the experimental set is to introduce pharmaceutical concepts to undergraduates while also incorporating general engineering educational objectives....
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Design of Experiments with Thin Films Lab #1
01 Sep 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Carl Wassgren
This is one of a set of experiments designed for lower level undergraduate courses that incorporates novel thin films for drug delivery. The focus of the experimental set is to introduce pharmaceutical concepts to undergraduates while also incorporating general engineering educational objectives....
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Design of Experiments with Thin Films Lab #2
01 Sep 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Carl Wassgren
This is one of a set of experiments designed for lower level undergraduate courses that incorporates novel thin films for drug delivery. The focus of the experimental set is to introduce pharmaceutical concepts to undergraduates while also incorporating general engineering educational objectives....
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Drug Delivery Experiments
01 Sep 2024 | Downloads
Attached are five files detailing four separate experiments that are designed to be used in an undergraduate curriculum. The alginate bead experiment utilizes an alginate hydrogel drug delivery system to affect the rate at which a dye or protein is released. The lozenge experiment is a drug...
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Hydroproperties of Dissolvable Strips Lab - Student and Instructor's Versions
01 Sep 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Carl Wassgren
This is one of a set of experiments designed for lower level undergraduate courses that incorporates novel thin films for drug delivery. The focus of the experimental set is to introduce pharmaceutical concepts to undergraduates while also incorporating general engineering educational objectives....
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Initial vs. Final Height of Dissolvable Strips - Student and Instructor's Versions
01 Sep 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Carl Wassgren
This is one of a set of experiments designed for lower level undergraduate courses that incorporates novel thin films for drug delivery. The focus of the experimental set is to introduce pharmaceutical concepts to undergraduates while also incorporating general engineering educational objectives....
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Particle and Thin Film Adhesion
01 Sep 2024 | Series | Contributor(s): Carl Wassgren
The adhesion of micron and sub-micron scale particles to surfaces is of tremendous interest in a wide range of industrial and civilian applications. We measure directly the adhesion of particles to surfaces using atomic force microscopy and develop experimentally-validated, science-based models...
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Thin Film Labs - Semester Bundle
01 Sep 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Carl Wassgren
This is a set of experiments designed for lower level undergraduate courses that incorporates novel thin films for drug delivery. The focus of the experimental set is to introduce pharmaceutical concepts to undergraduates while also incorporating general engineering educational objectives....
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Viscosity of Salad Dressing Lab - Student and Instructor's Version
01 Sep 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Carl Wassgren
This is one of a set of experiments designed for lower level undergraduate courses that incorporates novel thin films for drug delivery. The focus of the experimental set is to introduce pharmaceutical concepts to undergraduates while also incorporating general engineering educational objectives....