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Development of a microfluidic approach to the analysis of carbamate pesticides in drinking water (2016)
Thesis
Algethami, J. S. G. (2016). Development of a microfluidic approach to the analysis of carbamate pesticides in drinking water. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223548

During the last decade, public concern over carbamate pesticide residues has increased remarkably and their accurate determination in environmental samples is gaining great importance. These compounds are present in environmental samples at low conce... Read More about Development of a microfluidic approach to the analysis of carbamate pesticides in drinking water.

Development of novel continuous flow reaction methodology for fine chemical production (2016)
Thesis
Alotaibi, M. (2016). Development of novel continuous flow reaction methodology for fine chemical production. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223586

At present, synthesising complex chemical compounds is a process that is facilitated by employing conventional batch based laboratory approaches. This path, which can to some extent be automated, frequently suffers from inefficient and uncontrollable... Read More about Development of novel continuous flow reaction methodology for fine chemical production.

Development of a combined DNA and drug extraction methodology for forensic toxicology application (2014)
Thesis
Kashkary, L. M. T. (2014). Development of a combined DNA and drug extraction methodology for forensic toxicology application. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217177

Biological samples recovered at crime scenes may contain unsuspected and valuable evidence, such as illicit drugs, in addition to nucleic acids. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) analysis provides valuable information to identify a suspect or victim, as we... Read More about Development of a combined DNA and drug extraction methodology for forensic toxicology application.

Development and integration of simplified real-world to chip interfaces for use in the detection of infectious diseases (2014)
Thesis
Birch, C. (2014). Development and integration of simplified real-world to chip interfaces for use in the detection of infectious diseases. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216252

Bacterial-based infectious disease, such as sexually transmitted infections and hospital-acquired infections, present a worldwide burden on healthcare issues. To control the spread of infection and to inform clinical treatment, rapid point of care (P... Read More about Development and integration of simplified real-world to chip interfaces for use in the detection of infectious diseases.

Fabrication, functionalization and characterization of silica monolith for forensic chemistry applications (2014)
Thesis
Khattab, A. K. (2014). Fabrication, functionalization and characterization of silica monolith for forensic chemistry applications. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216084

The physiochemical properties of silica monolith make it an ideal base material for drugs extracting, pre-concentrating and separation from biological samples which can interact not only with molecules but also with ions and atoms. However, the fabri... Read More about Fabrication, functionalization and characterization of silica monolith for forensic chemistry applications.

Development of an autonomous lab-on-a-chip system with ion separation and conductivity detection for river water quality monitoring (2013)
Thesis
Joly, E. P. (2013). Development of an autonomous lab-on-a-chip system with ion separation and conductivity detection for river water quality monitoring. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217540

This thesis discusses the development of a lab on a chip (LOC) ion separation for river water quality monitoring using a capacitively coupled conductivity detector (C⁴D) with a novel baseline suppression technique.

Our first interest was to be abl... Read More about Development of an autonomous lab-on-a-chip system with ion separation and conductivity detection for river water quality monitoring.

Development of a continuous flow microreactor for chemical synthesis with in-line catalysis, heating and detection (2013)
Thesis
Chaplain, G. T. R. (2013). Development of a continuous flow microreactor for chemical synthesis with in-line catalysis, heating and detection. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4215638

The development of a micro fluidic flow organic synthetic system incorporating heterogeneous catalysis, novel heating regimes and in-line spectroscopic detection is described. The reactions used to model the flow synthesis include Suzuki and acetylat... Read More about Development of a continuous flow microreactor for chemical synthesis with in-line catalysis, heating and detection.

Development of a portable microfluidic system for monitoring ions river water (2012)
Thesis
Ong, C. K. (2012). Development of a portable microfluidic system for monitoring ions river water. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213552

Nowadays, there is a growing demand for predictive models that are capable of predicting future trends in water quality which is constantly being affected by environmental changes and industrialisation. The presence of various nutrient contaminants i... Read More about Development of a portable microfluidic system for monitoring ions river water.

Microreactor synthesis of labelled polyphenols : a route to antibacterial modes of action in important hospital pathogens (2011)
Thesis
Betts, J. P. (2011). Microreactor synthesis of labelled polyphenols : a route to antibacterial modes of action in important hospital pathogens. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212471

The aims of the PhD were to synthesize deuterium labelled epicatechin in a microreactor, discover if theaflavin and epicatechin possess antibacterial action against important hospital pathogens and to determine if synergy exists between polyphenols a... Read More about Microreactor synthesis of labelled polyphenols : a route to antibacterial modes of action in important hospital pathogens.

Development of an electro-kinetically driven integrated DNA profile separation and detection system (2010)
Thesis
Oakley, J. A. (2010). Development of an electro-kinetically driven integrated DNA profile separation and detection system. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212978

Described in current literature is the methodology of different aspects of creating a DNA profile which has been successfully performed within a micro-fluidic environment; however integration of each of the different procedures onto a single device h... Read More about Development of an electro-kinetically driven integrated DNA profile separation and detection system.

Integrated DNA extraction and amplification on a microfluidic device (2009)
Thesis
Shaw, K. J. (. J. (2009). Integrated DNA extraction and amplification on a microfluidic device. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4209278

An evaluation of DNA extraction and amplification performed in microfluidic systems was carried out, with the aim of integrating the two processes in a single microfluidic device. This integrated device will then be incorporated upstream of capillary... Read More about Integrated DNA extraction and amplification on a microfluidic device.

Electroorganic synthesis in microreactors (2009)
Thesis
Aziz, T. N. (2009). Electroorganic synthesis in microreactors. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213937

At present, description of applications, using electrochemical micro reactor are rare. Such techniques are extremely desirable to pharmaceutical companies who are interested in the high throughput synthesis of combinatorial libraries for pharmaceutic... Read More about Electroorganic synthesis in microreactors.

The use of immobilised crown ethers as in-situ protecting groups for organic synthesis within flow reactors (2008)
Thesis
Wild, P. G. (2008). The use of immobilised crown ethers as in-situ protecting groups for organic synthesis within flow reactors. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208618

Organic synthesis often requires one functional group of a bifunctionalised compound to be rendered temporarily inert to allow the selective reaction of another moiety. While protecting groups are used to remove the problem of the functional group in... Read More about The use of immobilised crown ethers as in-situ protecting groups for organic synthesis within flow reactors.