Instrumentation and Applied Physics (IAP): Recent submissions
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Studies on Single and Two Stage Stirling Type Pulse Tube Coolers of Low and Medium Capacities including Performance Enhancement of Pressure Wave GeneratoI and a Novel Helium Recondensation System
Cryocoolers are mechanical devices that produce cold at temperatures below -150oC. Work required to produce the cold is supplied by a Pressure Wave Generator (PWG). This thesis is concerned with the development and analysis ... -
Optical, Structural and Mechanical Characterization of Ultrafast Laser Inscribed Chalcogenide Waveguides
In recent years, chalcogenide glasses have established their usefulness as attractive candidates for the fabrication of all-optical devices and mid infra-red lasers. These glasses possess low phonon energy and hence high ... -
Non-invasive Elastic Property Recovery of Tissue and Tissue-Like Objects from Ultrasound Excited Resonant Modes
This thesis is on non-invasive elastic property measurement of tissue or tissue-mimicking materials through vibro-acoustography and ultrasound assisted diffusing wave spectroscopy (UA-DWS). Towards this, a known force is ... -
Design, Development and Performance Study of Microneedle & Micropump-based Transdermal Drug Delivery System
Transdermal drug delivery is the most preferred drug delivery method, due to its high efficiency and less side effects. In conventional transdermal drug delivery, the delivery of macromolecular drugs (ex: Insulin, vaccines ... -
Sputter Deposited ZrC and NbC Thin Films – Studies on Microstructure, Texture and Hardness
(2018-08-29)Transition metal carbides have great industrial importance with a wide area of applications. Unlike many ceramic materials which can be produced from raw materials found in nature, the refractory carbides generally do not ... -
Optical Interrogation of the 'Transient Heat Conduction' in Dielectric Solids - A Few Investigations
(2018-08-13)Optically-transparent solids have a significant role in many emerging topics of fundamental and applied research, in areas related to Applied Optics and Photonics. In the functional devices based on them, the presence of ... -
Mechanical Behavior Study of Microporous Assemblies of Carbon Nanotube and Graphene
(2018-08-13)Carbon nanotubes (CNT) and graphene have been one of the noticeable research areas in science and technology. In recent years, the assembly of these carbon nanostructures is one of the most interesting topic to the scientific ... -
Synthesis and Characterization of 1D & 2D Nanostructures : Performance Study for Nanogenerators and Sensors
(2018-07-26)Recently, efforts have been made for self-powering the batteries and portable electronic devices by piezoelectric nanogenerators. The piezoelectric nanogenerators can work as a power source for nano-systems and also as an ... -
Studies on Non-Invasive Monitoring of Blood Glucose, Urea and Potassium using Reverse Iontophoresis
(2018-07-20)Diabetes mellitus is one of the metabolic disorders prevailing all the over world. About 381.8 million people are affected by diabetes mellitus (DM) during 2013 and it is estimated to increase to 80% by 2035. Nephropathy, ... -
Sputter Deposited Thin Film Cathodes from Powder Target for Micro Battery Applications
(2018-07-16)All solid state Li-ion batteries (thin film micro batteries) have become inevitable for miniaturized devices and sensors as power sources. Fabrication of electrode materials for batteries in thin film form has been carried ... -
Development of Fiber Bragg Grating Sensor Based Devices for Force, Flow and Temperature Measurement for Emerging Applications in Biomedical Domain
(2018-07-14)Efficient and accurate sensing of various parameters is needed for numerous applications. In this regard, different categories of sensors play a significant role and different applications require diverse sensing mechanisms ... -
Fringe Projection Technique for Deformation Measurements under Impact Loading
(2018-07-05)High-resolution three-dimensional (3D) shape reconstruction of objects has huge potential for applications in the field of design, security, entertainment, biomedicine, industrial quality control etc. Of the available ... -
Multidimensional Multicolor Image Reconstruction Techniques for Fluorescence Microscopy
(2018-06-26)Fluorescence microscopy is an indispensable tool in the areas of cell biology, histology and material science as it enables non-invasive observation of specimen in their natural environment. The main advantage of fluorescence ... -
Studies on Performance Enhancement of Infrared and Terahertz Detectors for Space Applications
(2018-06-23)Currently, the concept of multipurpose spacecrafts is being transformed into many small spacecrafts each of them performing specific tasks and thus leading to the realization of pico and nano satellites. No matter what is ... -
A Probing System with Replaceable Tips for Three Dimensional Nano-Metrology
(2018-06-14)With increase in the number of three dimensional (3-D) nanometer-scale objects that are being either fabricated or studied, there is a need to accurately characterize their geometry. While the Atomic force microscope (AFM) ... -
Absorption Flow-Cytometry for Point-of-Care Diagnostics
(2018-05-25)Medical devices are used widely at every stage of disease diagnosis and treatment. To eradicate certain infectious diseases, the development of highly sensitive diagnostic tools and techniques is essential. The work reported ... -
Investigations on Graphene/Sn/SnO2 Based Nanostructures as Anode for Li-ion Batteries
(2018-05-01)Li-ion thin film battery technology has attracted much attention in recent years due to its highest need in portable electronic devices. Development of new materials for lithium ion battery (LIB) is very crucial for ... -
Development and Performance Study of Thick Gas Electron Multiplier (THGEM) Based Radiation Detector
(2018-04-23)Radiations can be classified as either ionizing or non-ionizing according to whether it ionizes or does not ionize the medium through which they propagate. X-rays photons and gamma rays are the typical examples of ionizing ... -
Towards Flexible Sensors and Actuators : Application Aspect of Piezoelectronic Thin Film
(2018-04-18)Man’s desire to replicate/mimic the nature’s creation provided an impetus and inspiration to the rapid advancements and progress made in the sensors and actuators technology. A normal human being has five basic sensory ... -
Polyvinylidene Fluoride Nasal Sensor : Design, Development and Its Biomedical Applications
(2018-04-16)The growth of sensors and sensing technologies have made significant impact in our day-to-day life. The five principle sensory organs of our body should perform effectively, so that we can lead a good healthy life. Apart ...