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Superparamagnetic Nanoparticle Technology An Analysis of Water, Water-treatment, Health-risks of Contaminated Water, and a Proposed Solution

Eschweiler, Zachary Taylor
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1497012927923017

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2017, Master of Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Biology.
Abstract Syngenia LTD is a start-up company founded in Cleveland, Ohio that was formed for the sole purpose of commercializing a novel technology developed at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) by Dr. Daniel Scherson and his colleagues. The technology is a superparamagnetic nanoparticle functionalized with covalently-linked surfactants bearing metal binding functional groups on the ends capable of binding metal ions reversibly. The technology contemplated the removal of heavy metal contaminants and possibly other harmful substances from water to obtain a purity level that is safe for human consumption. The technology was introduced in a class titled Commercialization and Intellectual Property Management as part of the Fusion program taught at CWRU by Theodore Theofrastous. Syngenia LTD already existed and was led by Theodore Theofrastous and Daniel Scherson to commercialize the superparamagnetic nanoparticle technology. The group that considered the nanoparticle technology created two specific paths to commercialization that had real market potential including a residential and an industrial application. After completion of the class, Ted Theofrastous reached out to three of the students that found the market potential for the nanoparticle technology and offered them the opportunity to join Syngenia LTD to spearhead the project as the commercial arm of the start-up company. The foundational work started in the class analyzes the opportunity that a like-innovation has in the space of water, water-treatment, and detection/monitoring.
Christopher Cullis, PhD (Committee Chair)
Theodore Theofrastous, JD (Committee Member)
Leena Chakravarty, PhD (Committee Member)
Hillel Chiel, PhD (Advisor)
Conservation; Electromagnetics; Electromagnetism; Entrepreneurship; Management; Nanoscience; Nanotechnology; Remote Sensing; Toxicology; Water Resource Management

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  • Eschweiler, Z. T. (2017). Superparamagnetic Nanoparticle Technology An Analysis of Water, Water-treatment, Health-risks of Contaminated Water, and a Proposed Solution [Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1497012927923017

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Eschweiler, Zachary. Superparamagnetic Nanoparticle Technology An Analysis of Water, Water-treatment, Health-risks of Contaminated Water, and a Proposed Solution . 2017. Case Western Reserve University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1497012927923017.

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  • Eschweiler, Zachary. "Superparamagnetic Nanoparticle Technology An Analysis of Water, Water-treatment, Health-risks of Contaminated Water, and a Proposed Solution ." Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1497012927923017

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