Search for dissertations about: "Line tension"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 34 swedish dissertations containing the words Line tension.

  2. 1. Classical and Quantum Descriptions of Proteins, Lipids and Membranes

    Author : Richard Tjörnhammar; Olle Edholm; Sagar Pandit; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Quantum corrections; Coordination structure; Polarisation; Phase transitions; Kelvin differential equation; Line tension; Elastic membrane models; Molecular particle models; Zinc binding; Cholesterol and Phospholipids; Biological Physics; Biologisk fysik;

    Abstract : In this thesis the properties of proteins and membranes are studied by molecular dynamics simulations. The subject is decomposed into parts addressing free energy calculations in proteins, mechanical inclusion models for lipid bilayers, phase transitions and structural correlations in lipid bilayers and atomistic lipid bilayer models. READ MORE

  4. 2. Dynamic Characteristics of Floating Breakwaters

    Author : Aurora Xiaomeng Lei; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; floating breakwaters; couplings joints ; dynamic cables; dynamic response; line tension; wave attenuation; wave reflection;

    Abstract : The dynamic behaviour of interconnected floating breakwaters has been studied theoretically and experimentally. For this type of shore-protection system, problems that must be dealt with include wave loads on the breakwaters caused by the interaction between the bodies and the waves, motions of the moored breakwaters caused by the waves, changed wave fields in front of and behind the breakwaters, and forces on the mooring cables and in interconnections between breakwater units. READ MORE

  5. 3. Integration of graphene into MEMS and NEMS for sensing applications

    Author : Xuge Fan; Frank Niklaus; Peter Steeneken; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Micro-electromechanical systems MEMS ; Nano-electromechanical systems NEMS ; heterogeneous 3D integration; Graphene; single-layer graphene; double-layer graphene; bilayer graphene; chemical vapor deposition CVD ; suspended graphene beams; suspended graphene membranes; doubly clamped; fully clamped; silicon on insulator SOI ; vapor hydrofluoric acid VHF ; Young’s modulus; built-in stress; built-in tension; piezoresistivity; gauge factor; accelerometer; resonators; electromechanical sensing; advanced transducers; humidity; gas sensing; sensitivity; CO2 sensing; graphene grain boundary; line defects; optical microscopy; wire bonding; Electrical Engineering; Elektro- och systemteknik;

    Abstract : This thesis presents a novel approach to integrate chemical vapor deposition (CVD) graphene into silicon micro- and nanoelectromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS) to fabricate different graphene based MEMS/NEMS structures and explore mechanical properties of graphene as well as their applications such as acceleration sensing, humidity sensing and CO2 sensing. The thesis also presents a novel method of characterization of CVD graphene grain boundary based defects. READ MORE

  6. 4. Rapid wetting - influence of surface geometry and fluid properties

    Author : Susumu Yada; Fredrik Lundell; Shervin Bagheri; Minh Do-Quang; Gustav Amberg; Jacco Snoeijer; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; wetting; spreading; surface structures; droplet; contact line; two-phase flow; non-Newtonian flow; Engineering Mechanics; Teknisk mekanik;

    Abstract : Wetting of a liquid on a solid surface is ubiquitous in everyday life, such as morning dew on a plant leaf and raindrops hitting on a glass window. However, this phenomenon is far away from being completely understood. READ MORE

  7. 5. Responding Model Membranes. Lipid Phase Behaviour, Domain Formation and Permeability

    Author : Emma Sparr; Fysikalisk kemi; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Water and solute flux; Gradients; Monolayer; Two-dimensional crystals; Line activiy; Osmotic stress; Interlamellar forces; Phospholipid-cholesterol interactions; Phase transitions; Bilayer stack; Stratum corneum; Physical chemistry; Fysikalisk kemi;

    Abstract : This thesis concerns the interplay between the lipid phase behaviour, domain formation and the permeability of bilayer membranes. An essential part of this work has been the understanding of the phase transitions and equilibrium properties of lipid bilayers. READ MORE