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Super HIPS: improved high impact polystyrene with two sources of rubber particles by Alfarraj, Abdulrahman, Bruce Nauman, E.

“…Significant improvements in impact strength were achieved in polystyrene blends that combined conventional HIPS particles in combination with particles…”
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Detailed molecular simulations to investigate multicomponent diffusion models by Patel, Harshit A., Garde, Shekhar, Nauman, E. Bruce

“…The theoretical treatment of multicomponent diffusion is complicated by the generally unknown dependence of diffusivities on the local concentration of…”
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Concentration enrichment in confined, gradient energy systems by Kosto II, Timothy J., Nauman, E. Bruce

“…The enrichment or depletion of components near bounding surfaces in confined geometries was estimated using the generalized chemical potential for a molecule…”
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On the design and optimization of diffusion-controlled, planar delivery devices by Nauman, E. Bruce, Patel, Kandarp, Karande, Pankaj

“…Planar delivery devices are defined as multi-layer assemblies of paints, coatings or films designed to deliver chemicals into an environment at a predetermined…”
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Design of optimized diffusion-controlled transdermal drug delivery systems by Nauman, E. Bruce, Patel, Kandarp, Karande, Pankaj

“…Background: We describe a systematic approach to designing multilayer transdermal patches based on therapeutically relevant specifications of the drug. Method:…”
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Static mixers for laminar flow reactors with low aspect ratios by Bruce Nauman, E., Armstrong, Mathew, Horak, Jakub

“…Conventional static mixers typically require high length to diameter ratios to be effective. This paper considers static mixers design to increase first…”
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Reactive phase separation: Prediction of an occlusion morphology by Alfarraj, Abdulrahman A., Nauman, E. Bruce

“…Reaction-induced phase separation occurring by spinodal decomposition is simulated in this paper. A technique developed earlier [Alfarraj A, Nauman EB…”
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Preparation of enzyme-in-polymer composites with high activity and stability by Kim, Jungbae, Kosto II, Timothy J., Manimala, Joseph C., Nauman, E. Bruce, Dordick, Jonathan S.

“…Flash devolatilization was applied to incorporate an enzyme into a polymer matrix, which created a novel and highly active biocatalytic composite suitable for…”
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Residence Time Theory by Nauman, E. Bruce

“…The intellectual roots of residence time theory date back to 1908 and, thus, span the 100-year history of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry. The theory was…”
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Spinodal Decomposition in Ternary Systems with Significantly Different Component Diffusivities by Alfarraj, Abdulrahman A., Nauman, E. Bruce

“…A numerical method for simulating spinodal decomposition in ternary systems with order‐of‐magnitude differences in diffusion coefficients is presented. The…”
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Efficient discretization schemes for Graetz-type problems by Bruce Nauman, E., Savoca, Joseph

“…Uniform grid spacing for the finite difference solution of partial differential equations is computationally inefficient. Two nonuniform discretization schemes…”
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Novel static mixers for surge dampening by Nauman, E. Bruce, Smith, Oliver J.

“…The usual goal of a static mixer is to enhance radial mixing. The intended output is a mixture that is uniform in composition (or temperature) across the…”
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An engineering approach to an unsolved problem in multicomponent diffusion by Nauman, E. Bruce, Savoca, Joseph

“…Both practical and conceptual problems arise in standard theories of multicomponent diffusion. They include the sometimes arbitrary and even artificial…”
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A density-functional model for controlled release by Kosto, Timothy J., Nauman, E.Bruce

“…Polymer diffusion based on density-functional theory is applied to controlled release systems. These models explicitly treat the multiphase characteristics of…”
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The study of various styrene-butadiene copolymers as compatibilisers in bulk blends of polystyrene/polybutadiene by Cavanaugh, Timothy J., Buttle, K., Turner, J.N., Bruce Nauman, E.

“…Bulk blends, produced by compositional quenching, were used to examine the effectiveness of different styrene-butadiene copolymers as interfacial agents in…”
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Confirmation of predicted polymer blend morphologies from bulk specimens by Cavanaugh, Timothy J., Buttle, K., Turner, J.N., Bruce Nauman, E.

“…The morphologies of polymer blends predicted by simulation of spinodal decomposition were compared to bulk blends made by compositional quenching. After…”
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Static mixers for laminar flow reactors with low aspect ratios: Process Intensification on Intensified Transport by Complex Geometries by NAUMAN, E. Bruce, ARMSTRONG, Mathew, HORAK, Jakub

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Nonlinear diffusion and phase separation by Nauman, E.Bruce, He, David Qiwei

“…Non-Fickian diffusion driven by gradients in chemical potential rather than concentration is important for nonideal mixtures. Conventional formulations of the…”
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A fast Ising-type model for binary polymer blends containing their block copolymer by Kandasamy, Senthil, Bruce Nauman, E.

“…Monte Carlo simulations were done to predict the rate of domain growth in an amphiphilic system. An Ising-type model was used for a system comprised of two…”
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On Axial Diffusion in Laminar-Flow Reactors by Nauman, E. Bruce, Nigam, Ashish

“…Although unimportant in conventional laminar-flow reactors, axial diffusion can be the dominant mechanism for mixing in micrometer-scale devices. The low…”
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