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- Tests on enameled wire
- Creator
- Gault, Mark E.
- Date
- 2009, 1911
- Publisher
- Armour Institute of Technology
- Description
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http://www.archive.org/details/testsonenameledw00gaul
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology; Bibliography: leaf 26
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- Technology and Business Innovations to Improve Operations (Semester Unknown) IPRO 306: TechnologyAndBusinessInnovationsToImproveOperationsIPRO306PosterF09
- Creator
- Delahanty, Sean, Jaouen, Julien, Thakkar, Hetul, Guerrero Jones, Santiago, Kim, Sung, Toor, Hammad, Jalan, Arjun, Soleja, Sikander, Zhang, Yayan
- Date
- 2009, 2009-12
- Description
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The IPRO 306 team is tasked with assisting a major plumbing manufacturer, Sloan Valve, in utilizing current technology to create efficiencies...
Show moreThe IPRO 306 team is tasked with assisting a major plumbing manufacturer, Sloan Valve, in utilizing current technology to create efficiencies within its current operations. Due to the scope of the project and the desire of the team to produce the greatest impact on Sloan Valve, IPRO 306 will be involved with 2 projects during the fall of 2009.
Sponsorship: Steven Rodgers, Sloan Valve
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- BUOY (Semester Unknown) IPRO 310: BUOYIPRO310FinalPresentationSp09
- Creator
- Baar, Coleman, Freund, Ryan, Kruse, Kevin, Li, Li, Ma, Zhi, Murdock-barriball, Meghan, Ng, Man, Rehman, Mohammed, Reilly, Jeffrey, Turrentine, Lorne, Yew, Hsuen, Zhang, Bingjian
- Date
- 2009, 2009-05
- Description
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The problem posed with blind and visually impaired (BVI) swimmers is one of safety and independence. BVI individuals need to be able to...
Show moreThe problem posed with blind and visually impaired (BVI) swimmers is one of safety and independence. BVI individuals need to be able to orientate themselves in a swimming pool and avoid obstructions like lane-lines, pool walls and other swimmers for a safe experience. Additionally, it is important to BVI swimmers to maintain their independence and maintain a low profile during this experience. The Buoy team will focus on the design, testing and implementation of assistive technology focused on a pool environment with continuous input and feedback from the BVI community. A current passive device created in previous IPROs will be field-tested in a BVI pool for the semester in order to identify failure-modes of the device and collect real-world BVI user feedback to discover areas for improvement. Additionally, two groups have been organized to assess the use of invisible-fence and ultrasound technology in the creation of new assistive technology. Surveys and interviews will be conducted with the BVI community on a continuous basis to ensure the Buoy team is meeting the needs of the market.
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- Steel Bridge Competition Design and Business Planning (Semester Unknown) IPRO 326: 1_Steel Bridge Competition Design IPRO 326 Final Presentation2 F08
- Creator
- Gottschall, Keenan, Mccarthy, Michael, Olney, Peter, Hartwig, Mike, Gross, Josh, Choy, Marcus, Weyhe, Randall, Korbus, Tracy, Milkic, Jelena, O’leary, Kevin, Krueger, Michael, Muresan, Lucian, Van Eaton, Justin, Dickson, Trevor, Conley, Kaitlyn, Grace, Heather, Olszowy, Krzysztof
- Date
- 2008, 2008-12
- Description
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The focus of this IPRO is to design and build a steel bridge to the specifications given by the AISC and by using teamwork. One of the goals...
Show moreThe focus of this IPRO is to design and build a steel bridge to the specifications given by the AISC and by using teamwork. One of the goals of this IPRO is to win this year’s ASCE/AISC Regional Steel Bridge Competition, and to place in the top ten in the National Steel Bridge Competition.
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- Planning for Human Implantat ion of a Cor t ical Visual Prothesis (Semester Unknown) IPRO 306: Planning for Human Implantation of a Cortical Visual Prothesis IPRO 306 Poster F08
- Creator
- Rust, Andrew, Tian, Dan, Sadja, Joel, Blackketter, Josh, Ragauskis, Kevin, Assaliyski, Marin, Tran, Minh, Mathes, Peter, Jain, Saurabh
- Date
- 2008, 2008-12
- Description
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Over the years there has been intensive research on visual prosthesis around the world and significant technological advancements have been...
Show moreOver the years there has been intensive research on visual prosthesis around the world and significant technological advancements have been made. The Intracortical Visual Prosthesis Team (IVP) at IIT has been researching and developing a procedure as well as a device which will be implanted within the human visual cortex. The device consists of sub-miniature electrodes which will artificially stimulate the visual cortex by introducing electrical currents in to the cortex. The IIT Team has reached a point in their 10 year development process where they would like to proceed with implanting the device in a volunteer in the next few years. Implantation of a device which provides artificial vision is an extraordinarily complex process. In the initial stages the medical and engineering aspects are the most prevalent ones, but as the project moves forward there are some questions that inevitably must be answered or at least considered. These questions deal much less with the technology and much more with the volunteers that will eventually have these complex devices implanted. To try and answer some of these questions, in IPRO 306 we will look into various medical, political, engineering, ethical, media and psychological issues that we believe may become of greater importance as the project progresses into the implementation stage. We will also look into the public relations aspect as well as some political and psychological issues. Based on our research and understanding we will provide several issues that we see as needing to be addressed in the future and recommend possible solutions to them.
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- Carbon Footprint Reduction (Semester Unknown) IPRO 329: CarbonFootprintReductionIPRO329Poster1Su10
- Creator
- Fong, Jessica, Kieser, Jeremy, Young, Julieann, Primm, Casey, Port, Graeme, Reznicek, Dustin, Pabba, Shabarinath
- Date
- 2010, 2010-07
- Description
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Our team’s objective is to evaluate Oak Park’s different types of commercial and residential buildings in order to assess their current energy...
Show moreOur team’s objective is to evaluate Oak Park’s different types of commercial and residential buildings in order to assess their current energy usage. We aim to use this information to reduce the carbon footprint of Oak Park Village by proposing a comprehensive sustainability plan.
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- Estimation of Future Glucose Concentrations with Subject-Specific Recursive Linear Models
- Creator
- Eren-oruklu, Meriyan, Cinar, Ali, Quinn, Lauretta, Smith, Donald
- Date
- 2009-04
- Publisher
- MARY ANN LIEBERT INC
- Description
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Background: Estimation of future glucose concentrations is a crucial task for diabetes management. Predicted glucose values can be used for...
Show moreBackground: Estimation of future glucose concentrations is a crucial task for diabetes management. Predicted glucose values can be used for early hypoglycemic/hyperglycemic alarms or for adjustment of insulin injections or insulin infusion rates of manual or automated pumps. Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) technologies provide glucose readings at a high frequency and consequently detailed insight into the subject's glucose variations. The objective of this research is to develop reliable subject-specific glucose prediction models using CGM data. Methods: Two separate patient databases collected under hospitalized (disturbance-free) and normal daily life conditions are used for validation of the proposed glucose prediction algorithm. Both databases consist of glucose concentration data collected at 5-min intervals using a CGM device. Using time-series analysis, low-order linear models are developed from patients' own CGM data. The time-series models are integrated with recursive identification and change detection methods, which enables dynamic adaptation of the model to inter-/intra-subject variability and glycemic disturbances. Prediction performance is evaluated in terms of glucose prediction error and Clarke Error Grid analysis (CG-EGA). Results: Prediction errors are significantly reduced with recursive identification of the models, and predictions are further improved with inclusion of a parameter change detection method. CG-EGA analysis results in accurate readings of 90% or more. Conclusions: Subject-specific glucose prediction strategy has been developed. Including a change detection method to the recursive algorithm improves the prediction accuracy. The proposed modeling algorithm with small number of parameters is a good candidate for installation in portable devices for early hypoglycemic/hyperglycemic alarms and for closing the glucose regulation loop with an insulin pump.
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- Improving Abilityy to verify Audio CAPTCHA's (Semester Unknwon) IPRO 316: ImprovingAbilityToVerifyAudioIPRO316EthicsSp10
- Creator
- Klansky, Gabriel, Schneider, Erick, Kaim, Maxwell, Ciarkowski, Adam, Fabian, Michael, Wallace, Sean, Kipp, Daniel
- Date
- 2010, 2010-05
- Description
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CAPTCHAs (Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart) are used to prevent automated access to sensitive...
Show moreCAPTCHAs (Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart) are used to prevent automated access to sensitive information online. In its usual format, users are presented with distorted text and asked to enter the displayed text in an answer box. If successful, humans, but not computers, will be able to interpret the distorted text. Another format of CAPTCHAs asks users to identify audio information (usually a string of digits or phrase of words) that has been distorted or placed against a background of noise (\white" noise, reversed speech, etc.). Users type the words they hear into an answer box. The audio format is intended to be accessible to blind and low-vision users who cannot use the visually-based format. Unfortunately, audio CAPTCHAs are di cult for humans to use (Bigham and Cavendar 2009) but relatively easy for computers to solve (Tam et al. 2008), which is exactly the opposite outcome desired. To take two extreme examples, in one recent study (Sauer et al. 2008), users were able to solve only 46 percent of audio CAPTCHAs, while in another study (Burztein and Bethard 2009), a computer program was able to break 75 percent of audio CAPTCHAs. At issue is whether audio CAPTCHAs can be designed so that users can easily solve them but computers cannot. Yan and Ahmad (2008) propose testing di erent kinds of background noise to determine which is the most e ective at blocking computers but admitting humans. To this end, Tam et al. (2008) suggest using other human voices as background noise (to thwart computers) but familiar phrases as the string to decode (to aid listeners). The current project will focus on selecting from a set of potential solutions to test.
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- Chicago Embroidery Company: A Living Business Case (Semester Unknown) IPRO 356: Chicago Embroidery Company A Living Business Case IPRO 356 Abstract Sp08
- Creator
- Correa, Jessica, Kim, Jung-jae, March, Paul, Natale, Vito, Nystrand, Tim, Puschkar, Jackie, Roman, John-paul, Wilke, Kara, Wong, Jacintha
- Date
- 2008, 2008-05
- Description
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Our goal for this IPRO is to update the Chicago Embroidery Co. market position in order to generate growth for the business. We expect the...
Show moreOur goal for this IPRO is to update the Chicago Embroidery Co. market position in order to generate growth for the business. We expect the company to grow to a 5 million dollar business in three years. By the end of the IPRO, we plan on having an updated website, new products for new markets, and important research data that shows which new markets will take best to patches.
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- infoMOTO - Information Tools to Enhance the Performance and Experience of Motorcyclists, Summer 2011, IPRO 308: Presentation
- Creator
- Hussain, Faraz, Sarsfield, Corey, Wang, Haochen, Perkins, Jeff, Charles, Joe, Siva, Arun
- Date
- 2011-06-17, 2011-07
- Description
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infoMoto is a user-friendly and affordable aftermarket device which provides accessible feedback to the rider and mechanic as to the safety...
Show moreinfoMoto is a user-friendly and affordable aftermarket device which provides accessible feedback to the rider and mechanic as to the safety and performance of the motorcycle, which enhances the overall riding experience. Unlike existing standard equipment which provides minimal information, infoMoto notifies the user of impending malfunctions in addition to providing diagnostic information. This device may also help the designers of future models of motorcycles to head off any impeding problems, increasing the quality of their product.
IPRO 308: infoMOTO for Summer 2011
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- Designing Affordable Housing and Olympic Village out of Shipping Containers for Chicago (Semester Unknown) IPRO 339: SustainableStudentHousingFromRecycledShippingContainersIPRO339MidTermPresentationF09
- Creator
- Abbott, Matthew, Aduroja, Oluwasesan, Anderson, Cherish, Bloom, Ryan, Bocanova, Veronika, Broekere, Eliza, Davis, Aaron, Farris, Tasha, Tasha, Vlada, Horozova Nalls, Gergana, Hwangbo, Sungkyum, Ip, Young, Jacobson, Joel, Kungis, Andrew, Labuda, Timothy, Ochoa, Jannette, Phillips, Timothy, Ramirez, Alejandro, Slota, Caroline, Specht, Cassandra, Tarpey, Patrick, Zhang, Mike
- Date
- 2009, 2009-12
- Description
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As the deadline for determining which city will host the 2016 Olympics draws near, Chicago, along with Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo is...
Show moreAs the deadline for determining which city will host the 2016 Olympics draws near, Chicago, along with Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo is trying to prove that it should be selected as the Host City. If on October 2nd Chicago is chosen as the Host City for the 2016 Olympics, it will face the enormous task of providing temporary housing for all Olympics and Paralympics participants, including athletes, coaches, organizers and media reporters. Building upon the previous two semesters, our IPRO is proposing an economical and environmentally friendly solution to this challenge. We propose to utilize thousands of old shipping containers that are cluttering up shipping yards all over the Chicago-land area and convert them into a more cost effective alternative to traditional housing units. Since Chicago’s motto for the 2016 Olympics is “the Blue Green Olympics,” which references the way Chicago prides itself in creating sustainable I P R O 3 3 9 solutions, our proposal would only enhance our chances of being selected as the Host City in addition to being a city that thinks “outside of the box.”
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- Combating Underage Drinking and Driving (Semester Unknown) EnPRO 351: CombatingUnderageDrinkingandDrivingEnPRO351Poster2Sp10
- Creator
- Burnett, Shana, Choi, Minsung, Garfinkle, Faye, Howe, Phaedra, Jin Kim, Hyo, Macon, Briana, Perez, Alicia, Salem, Stephanie
- Date
- 2010, 2010-05
- Description
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The purpose of IPRO 351 is to create a product that discourages minors driving under the influence of alcohol that will act as an unbiased...
Show moreThe purpose of IPRO 351 is to create a product that discourages minors driving under the influence of alcohol that will act as an unbiased mediator that takes the decision of driving drunk out of the driver‟s hands. Our goal is to determine the most efficient, cost effective means to achieve this and to obtain, through surveys and continued research, a possible market that would be interested in the design.
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- Design & Build Chicago Scale Model for Dynamic Disaster Simulation (Semester Unknown) IPRO 317
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- Balkany, Graham, Claxton, Matt, Correa, Jessica, Flores, Emmanuel, Hernandez, Yvonne, Kim, Jichul, Lebron, Chance, Leong, Erick, O’brien, Daniel, Martinez, Oscar, Robledo, Ruben, Rus, Bogdan, Russeva, Diyanna, Seo, Andrew, Sun, Meng
- Date
- 2008, 2008-07
- Description
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This is the second phase of this project as a continuation of Spring 2008 IPRO 317 and will have a focus for Summer 2008 on the computer...
Show moreThis is the second phase of this project as a continuation of Spring 2008 IPRO 317 and will have a focus for Summer 2008 on the computer program, the user interface, as well as completion of the first geographic area of the scale model. The objective of this project is to design and construct a 3-D scale model for the first portion of downtown Chicago (downtown Chicago has been subdivided into 6 portions). The model will be used to simulate and test the effectiveness of fire defense strategies to address fire or other catastrophes related to public health and safety. This model will include streets, buildings and detailed information that help the Chicago Fire Department in planning interventions, considering various scenarios and case studies. The model is being built in phases, with the overall design incorporating a sophisticated, computer-driven illumination scheme built within the model base. The model thus will be able to display animated scenarios of virtually any depth and focus, by means of time-varying color and brightness. CAD Computer-generated images and laser-cutting methods are the main techniques used to design and build the model, but hand craftsmanship is also necessary. The completed model will be fully modular, designed to transport easily to various facilities. The usefulness of the model thus will extend to many needs of the Chicago Fire Department and City of Chicago, as an educational tool within the department and for community outreach. Possible additional uses for the model will be wind tunnel measurement of pressure distributions to inform building design and City infrastructure needs, as well as the study of urban microclimates and the impact on building energy demand. There is also the potential for this model and its design approach to inform the development of scale models to depict the venues associated with the proposed 2016 Olympics along the Chicago lakefront. This project will include: (1) Identification of the scale, materials, technologies, and strategies for construction; (2) Physical mapping and computer modeling of the downtown built environment; (3) Design of the physical model and computer/electronic components; and (4) Construction of a reduced-area mock-up for final review and approval by the City of Chicago.
Sponsorship: Chicago Fire Department
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- The Rotten IPRO (Semester Unknown) IPRO 312: TheRottenIPRO312MidTermPresentationSp09
- Creator
- Cargill, Matthew, Coad, Matthew, Dominski, John, Gulling, Richard, Karpuzi, Isida, Morton, Stacy, Nielsen, Lisa, Oblenida, Cindy, Olichwier, David, Rossi, James, Ryan, Emily, Szpiech, Paulina
- Date
- 2009, 2009-05
- Description
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Our team, IPRO 312: The Rotten IPRO’s goal is to determine the best method on how to recycle organic waste generated by the university....
Show moreOur team, IPRO 312: The Rotten IPRO’s goal is to determine the best method on how to recycle organic waste generated by the university. Research and analysis will inform us on whether initiating a composting facility on campus is feasible or not. The opening of a composting facility can reduce the university's environmental impact. Furthermore, IIT can serve as a model to expand composting across the city of Chicago.
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- Robotic System Applications to Healthcare and Elderly Living Environments (Semester Unknown) IPRO 334: RoboticSystemApplicationsIPRO334FinalPresentationSp09
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- Cink, Jefferey, Clauer, Harmony, Frey, Brent, Garfinkle, Faye, Kaushik, Srinighi, Mooney, Kevin, Parikh, Harshill, Patel, Payaal, Salamanca, Juan, Shindo, Grant, Surendran, Prash
- Date
- 2009, 2009-05
- Description
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Robotic System Applications to Healthcare and Elderly Living Environments
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- Carbon Footprint of Automobiles (Semester Unknown) IPRO 322: CarbonFootprintOfAutomobilesIPRO322EthicsSp10
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- Bais, Rajiv, Burian, James, Choi, Lien, Fournier, Andrew, Mora, Andres, Rafalko, Susan, Shonekan, Morayomola, Swanston, Seantoia, Vasilev, Teodora, Yi, Won-jae, Yu, Mary
- Date
- 2010, 2010-05
- Description
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The goal of the IPRO 322 team is to develop and present a “User friendly” way of identifying vehicles with respect to the emission of...
Show moreThe goal of the IPRO 322 team is to develop and present a “User friendly” way of identifying vehicles with respect to the emission of greenhouse gases throughout their life cycle.
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- Emotion (Semester Unknown) IPRO 354: EmotionIPRO354ProjectPlanSp09
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- Roy, Avelo, Suda, Edward, Segre, Alessandro, Luan, Haojie, Graziano, John, Votipka, Daniel, Estrada, Zachary, Patel, Nirali, Morath, Johannes, Laurence, Alexis, Ludden, Shanon, Horn, Whitney
- Date
- 2009, 2009-05
- Description
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eMotion creates and offers devices that connect those who are physically separated but emotionally connected in a simple and safe manner.
Deliv...
Show moreeMotion creates and offers devices that connect those who are physically separated but emotionally connected in a simple and safe manner.
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- Inspection System and Method
- Creator
- Hansen, Wilbur W.
- Date
- 1961-07-25
- Description
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Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent
- Title
- Selector System for Magnetic Wire Reproducers
- Creator
- Danisch, Marion S.
- Date
- 1949-09-06
- Description
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Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent
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- Silver Nanoparticles Indicators of Thermal History (Semester Unknown) IPRO 317: SilverNanoParticlesIndicatorsOfThermalHistoryIPRO317MidTermPresentationSp09
- Creator
- Schillaci, Michael, De Nicolo, Marisa, Larkin, Evan, Hammes, Katherine, Peavler, Jennifer, Wicker, Amanda, Arnoux, Christian, Ucci, Russell, Justice, Grant, Konwar, Riju, Pyciak, Mark, Yaker, Farouk, Darwish, Muhammad, Petsod, Jason, Ismail, Malisa, Adejinle, Remi, Kyle, Ryan, Apampa, Kunle, Apyan, Aram, Bijonowski, Brent, Adamczyk, Paul, Muchna, Joseph, Bednarz, Mathew, Mbaegbu, Amaka
- Date
- 2009, 2009-12
- Description
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A. The primary purpose of IPRO 317 is to prove the merit of using silver nanorods as a thermal history indicator. The extended purpose of IPRO...
Show moreA. The primary purpose of IPRO 317 is to prove the merit of using silver nanorods as a thermal history indicator. The extended purpose of IPRO 317 is to convert the production of silver nanorods from a batch process to a continuous flow process. B. To accomplish this our team will: Gain deeper understanding of batch process. Research continuous flow processes with an emphasis on microreactors 6 Design and simulate a continuous flow process for production of silver nanorods with the aid of a computer simulation software.
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