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Surface Modification Of 6H-SiC Under Vacuum Annealing Studied By Time Of Flight Positron Annihilation Induced Auger Electron Spectroscopy
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2007-08-23)This thesis presents the first study of vacuum annealing of 6H- SiC surface using Time-of-Flight-Positron Annihilation induced Auger Electron Spectroscopy(TOF-PAES) . The study was the first application of a TOF-PAES ... -
Surface modification of iron and aluminum by electrolytic plasma processing
(Materials Science and Engineering, 2014)Electrolytic Plasma Processing (EPP) is an emerging, clean surface modification technology which is able to both clean and, depending on the circuit polarity, deposit either cationic or anionic species from an aqueous ... -
SURFACE MODIFICATION OF TITANIUM BY ELECTROLYTIC PLASMA PROCESSING AND IN-VITRO STUDIES
(2021-08-02)Electrolytic plasma processing (EPP) can be operated in two modes, namely plasma electrolytic saturation (PES) and plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO). In this study, the PES was used to create hydrophilic surface profiles ... -
Surface Patterning Of Biodegradable Polymer In Tissue Engineering By Applying Photolithography
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2008-04-22)The prevalence of cardiovascular disease and inherent problems with current surgical therapies has prompted major efforts in the field of vascular tissue engineering. While there have been significant advances towards ... -
Synergistic And Antagonistic Effect Of Sulfur-based Additives On The Performance Of Greases With ZDDP And PTFE
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2010-03-03)Lithium-base greases constitute about 50% of the grease market. The current trend is towards developing greases with longer working life and wider application flexibility. To address this concern, greases are blended with ... -
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 ... -
Synthesis And Characterization Of Carbon Magnetic Nanoparticles
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2011-07-14)Carbon incorporated iron nanoparticles (Fe-CNPs) were successfully synthesized using ultrasonic cavitation in Benzene. This novel method of carbon nanoparticle (CNP) synthesis is a very cost-effective and versatile as one ... -
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF COBALT-BASED MAGNETIC NANOSTRUCTURES
(2020-08-18)Co is an attractive element in the development of nanostructured magnetic materials due to its relatively high moment (1.72-1.75 µB) and strong exchange and spin-orbit interactions, and many of these materials have potential ... -
Synthesis And Characterization Of Ferromagnetic Nanoparticles
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2008-04-22)Ferromagnetic nanoparticles and their bimagnetic nanoparticles with uniform size distribution have drawn great attention in the past decades because of their unique magnetic properties and potential applications in high ... -
Synthesis And Characterization Of Ferromagnetic Nanowires
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2011-03-03)Ferromagnetic nanocrystals with shape anisotropy have drawn great attention in the past decades because of their unique magnetic properties and for their potential applications in ultra-high-density magnetic recording ... -
Synthesis And Characterization Of Multifunctional Oxides For Force And Gas Sensors
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2007-08-23)In this research work, the piezoresistivity phenomena in multifunctional oxides of La0.8Sr0.2MnO3 (LSMO) and composites of LSMO - (Ce0.12Zr0.88)O2 has been investigated for force and gas sensor applications in harsh ... -
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF PLASMONIC-MAGNETIC Au-Co MULTILAYERED NANORODS
(2016-05-31)Au nanoparticles (AuNPs) and superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs), in various forms, are considered as biocompatible and are of great interest for diagnostic imaging and therapeutic applications. Biomedical ... -
Synthesis And Characterization Of Platinum And Carbon Nanoparticle In Benzene By Electric Plasma Discharge In Ultrasonic Cavitation
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2011-07-14)Nanoparticles are of interest due to the high number of atoms located on the surface. This high surface area is conductive to higher catalytic efficiency than normal seen in bulk metals. Of numerous Nanoparticles catalysts ... -
Synthesis And Characterization Of Platinum Based Catalysts For Fuel Cells
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2011-07-14)Platinum (Pt) and platinum alloys have attracted wide attention as catalysts to attain high performance to increase the power density and reduce the component cost of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). ... -
Synthesis And Characterization Of Polythiophene Derivatives
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2007-10-08)In Chapter 1, the history of conducting polymers, especially polythiophene and its derivatives, was briefly reviewed. Different approaches of structural modifications to afford small bandgap polythiophene derivatives were ... -
Synthesis And Dip-pen Nanolithographical Patterning Of Ferrite Nanoparticles
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2010-03-03)Magnetic nanoparticles are of great interest for researchers from a wide range of disciplines, including magnetic fluids, catalysis, biotechnology/biomedicine, magnetic resonance imaging, data storage, and environmental ... -
Synthesis And Evaluation Of Bioceramics For Orthopedics And Tissue Culture Applications
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2009-09-16)Hydroxyapatite is the most well known phosphate in the biologically active phosphate ceramic family by virtue of its similarity to natural bone mineral. Among all bioglass compositions Bioglass®45S5 is one of the most ... -
SYNTHESIS AND IN VIVO BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF ULTRASMALL METAL NANOPARTICLES
(2021-01-11)Over the past decade, metal-based nanoparticles (MNPs) have gained much popularity in the field of nanomedicine owing to their exceptional physiochemical properties. Easy surface functionalization and conjugation with ... -
Synthesis And Tribological Properties Of DLC Film By RF PACVD: Effect Of Processing Parameters
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2010-07-19)Diamond-like carbon (DLC) films, have gained grounds in many industries ranging from automobile and oil and gas to electronics and bio fields due to their low friction and wear rate, chemical inertness and high hardness. ... -
Synthesis of nickel-titanium intermetallic surface coatings via electrolytic plasma processing
(2020-05-28)Electrolytic plasma processing (EPP) is an environmentally friendly surface cleaning and deposition technique. Dependant on circuit polarity, anionic or cationic species can be deposited from an aqueous electrolyte bridge, ...