{"589925":{"#nid":"589925","#data":{"type":"event","title":"MS Thesis Defense - Shruthi Kumara Vadivel","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETitle: \u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003Cem\u003EMulti-Beam Interference: Three-Dimensional Bicontinuous Periodic Structures\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECommittee:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Thomas Gaylor, ECE, Advisor\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Gee-Kung Chang, ECE\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Shyh-Chiang Shen\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBicontinuous microstructures are an important subset of three-dimensional periodic-lattice-based microstructures.\u0026nbsp; Bicontinuity occurs when the constituent materials are interconnected in all three dimensions throughout the structure. Bicontinuous structures have been employed for tissue regrowth, high capacity electrodes, drug delivery, etc.,\u0026nbsp; Multi-Beam Interference Lithography (MBIL) has been shown to be a rapid and efficient way to fabricate these structures.\u0026nbsp; However, the detailed characterization of the resulting structures in terms of their bicontinuity is still lacking.\u0026nbsp; The research in this thesis aims at quantifying the bicontinuity range and the associated volumes and surface areas of certain MBIL-produced structures, thereby enabling the identification and fabrication of promising prototype structures.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":" Multi-Beam Interference: Three-Dimensional Bicontinuous Periodic Structures"}],"uid":"30865","created_gmt":"2017-04-06 17:15:49","changed_gmt":"2017-04-06 17:24:36","author":"Jacqueline Trappier","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2017-04-14T17:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2017-04-14T18:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2017-04-14T18:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2017-04-14 21:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2017-04-14 22:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2017-04-14 22:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"434391","name":"ECE M.S. Thesis Defenses"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"147891","name":"ms thesis defense"},{"id":"173967","name":"gradaute students"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78771","name":"Public"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}