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Molecular Dynamics simulations reveal the role of membrane cholesterol in the pore forming pathway of Cytolysin A
We investigate the interactions of pore-forming toxins (PFTs) with cholesterol-rich
membranes through atomistic molecular dynamics simulations. The PFT of interest
is Cytolysin A (ClyA or HlyE). Cytolysin A (ClyA), an ...
Development of a Flexible Actuator and Motion Planning for Endoscopic Robots
Endoscopy is a procedure by which a long
flexible device called the `endoscope' is inserted
into a patient's gastro-intestinal(GI) tract primarily for diagnosis. An endoscope is typically
equipped with a camera, ...
State and Parameter Estimation in Water Distribution Systems
Water Distribution Systems (WDS) are one of the most important infrastructures in a society, which has a direct impact on human lives. Water authorities around the world are expected to supply the required amount of water ...
On Flow Physics of Spinning Samaras
A particular form of winged seed (samara) dispersal technique adopted by nature uses
autorotative (unpowered rotation of the wing generating thrust force against gravity)
descent; for eg. in Maple and Mahagony trees. ...
Development of noble metal catalysts and detailed kinetic models for CO oxidation and water gas shift reactions
Noble metal (Pt, Pd, Rh) based catalysts have been highly effective for CO abatement applications such as CO oxidation and the water gas shift reaction (WGS). In the venture for development of novel catalysts, noble metal ...
Studies on Fracture in Ductile Bulk Metallic Glasses
Bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) possess very attractive mechanical properties like high yield strength (~ 2 GPa), high elastic strain limit (2 %), and good corrosion resistance. BMGs display fracture toughness values (in mode ...
New Mechanical Methods to Join Sheets in Lap and Butt Configuration and Analytical Model to Predict and Improve Clinching Joint Strength
Mechanical joining of sheets has many advantages over other joining methods in terms of wide variety combination of similar, dissimilar and non-metallic material sheet joining.
In conventional SPR joining, the rivet and ...
Flow and Forces on Rigid and Flexible Plates in Unsteady Rotational Motion
The swimming motion of fishes have long fascinated scientists and engineers. Over
the past few decades, researchers have studied physical models mimicking the tail beat
of fishes in an effort to extract key physical ...
Electromagnetic interference shielding materials derived from epoxy based nanocomposites
The thesis entitled “EMI shielding materials derived from epoxy based
nanocomposites” systematically studies the effect of CF and surface modified CF on the
EMI shielding of epoxy composites. In addition, to target the ...