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The Effects Of Microstructure On The Mechanical Properties Of Hard Transition Metal Silicon Nitride Nanocomposite Coatings
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2014-03-12)
In this body of work, the examination of two different transition metal silicon nitride (MeSiN) systems using two different methods of physical vapor deposition (PVD) allowed for the development of a detailed understanding ...
Au-based Core-shell Nanoparticles For Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cells
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2014-03-12)
Unique Au/Pd core-shell nanoparticles were synthesized via galvanic replacement of Cu by Pd on hollow Au nanoparticles. Au/PtCu core-shell nanoparticles were also synthesized using this method. These core-shell nanoparticles ...
Development Of Amphiphilic Biodegradable Photoluminescent Polymers
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2014-03-10)
The development of amphiphilc block copolymers have been attracted much attention due to their potential use in drug delivery and targeting. Less research work focused on their prospective application as fluorescent imaging ...
Characterization Of Tantalum Nitride Thin Films By Magnetron Sputtering
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2014-07-14)
Tantalum Nitride is chemically inert, oxidation resistant and hard. TaN finds its application as a protective coating on steel due to their excellent wear properties. It has become a very promising diffusion barrier material ...
Fundamental Understanding Of Soot Induced Wear Mechanism Of Diesel Engines
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2014-09-17)
Emission of Oxides of nitrogen and particulates matters from diesel engines have been reduced by implementing exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) protocols but at the expense of increased wear of engine components. This ...
Temperature-dependence Of Stress-related Phenomena
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2014-07-14)
Efforts have been made to develop a simple but physically sound model. The model was specifically proposed to capture, explain, and estimate the temperature sensitivity and strengthening mechanism phenomena in small volume ...
Plasmonic Nanostructures For Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2014-09-17)
In the last three decades, a large number of different plasmonic nanostructures have attracted much attention due to their unique optical properties. Those plasmonic nanostructures include nanoparticles, nanoholes and metal ...
Interfacial Reaction Of Sn-based Solder Joint In The Package System
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2014-09-17)
Now a day in electronic industry, as the trend of requiring smaller package size with better electronic performance, lead-free solder joints are always required to decrease their sizes. As a result, the reliability of ...
Development And Analysis Of Low Calcium Flyash Based Geopolymer For Structural Applications
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2014-09-17)
Geopolymers are an innovative ceramic material composed of long chains and networks of inorganic molecules are being used as an alternative to conventional Portland cement for infrastructure construction, replacement of ...
Syntheses, Characterization, And Applications Of Injectable Citrate-based Mussel-inspired Biodegradable Adhesive (iCMBA) Polymers And Hydrogels
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2014-03-10)
Tissue adhesives are increasingly gaining more popularity in various areas of biomedical applications. They are utilized as surgical adhesives, as a replacement or adjunct to conventional wound closure and bleeding control ...