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Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN) are utilized by many applications due to their high surface to volume ratio, tunable pore size, low toxicology, and colloidal stability. These properties make silica nanoparticles good candidates for targeted drug delivery applications. Targ…

Characterization of downhole formation properties by interpreting physical responses of logging tools is the basis of petrophysical studies. Amongst the wide array of instruments utilized in these studies, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is the only measurement capable of deter…

Despite its long history and widespread applications, particularly for animal injections, needle-free pneumatic jet injection remains under-utilized in healthcare systems worldwide. The detailed mechanisms and physics of needle free injection are poorly understood. Improved unde…

In the recent few decades, a more frequent and drastic change in climate resulting from global warming has raised up increasing concern in our society. Shale, a typical anisotropic sedimentary rock, is playing a critical role in engineering practices that tackle global warming a…