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Material changes of bone following ishcemia of the immature femoral head
(2015-12-11)Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (LCPD) is a childhood hip disorder resulting from the loss of blood flow to the femoral head. In severe cases of the disease, the femoral head can develop a flattening deformity; additionally, ... -
Measurement Of The Spectral Distribution Of Low Energy Electrons Emitted As A Result Of NVV Auger Transitions In Ag (100)
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2011-03-03)Auger Photoelectron Coincidence Spectroscopy (APECS) was used to investigate the physics of the Low Energy Tail (LET) of the Auger spectrum of Ag (100) at the National Synchrotron Light Source, Brookhaven National Lab, New ... -
Mechanism Of Wear Protection Of Al-alloys Using XANES
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2009-09-16)The mechanism of wear protection of Al-Si alloys in wear tests using lubricants containing Zinc dialkyl-dithiophosphate (ZDDP), Dialkyl dithiophosphate (DDP) , Amine phosphates, Thiadiazole, Antimony 0, 0-dialkylphosphorodithioate ... -
Micromechanical Analysis Of Yielding For Particulate Filled Composites
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2007-08-23)Particulate filled composites are hybrid materials which consist of particulates held together by a matrix. In this thesis, a simulation method to obtain overall failure criterion for particulate filled composites based ... -
Microstructure and properties of hard and optically transparent HfO2 films prepared by high-rate reactive high-power impulse magnetron sputtering
(2016-05-13)Hafnium Dioxide (HfO2) has an extraordinary high bulk modulus, high hardness, high chemical stability, high melting point and high thermal stability. This material can be used as protective coatings for application involving ... -
Morphology And Cathode Optimization For Efficient Polymer Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2009-09-16)Efficiency of polymer bulk heterojunction solar cell is highly dependent on the active layer morphology and can be controlled by specific experimental conditions. In this work, the influences of P3HT:PCBM blend composition, ... -
NANOPARTICLE-BRIDGE ASSAY FOR AMPLIFICATION-FREE ELECTRICAL DETECTION OF OLIGONUCLEOTIDES
(2015-12-08)The aim of this research is to investigate a highly sensitive, fast, inexpensive, and field-applicable amplification-free nanoparticle-based oligonucleotide detection method which does not rely on any enzymatic or signal ... -
NANOSILICA BASED 3D PRINTED SCAFFOLD FACILITATE OSTEOBLAST MINERAL FORMATION
(2017-08-24)Bone has the ability to heal fractures so long as the size of the fracture is sufficiently small. If the defect is large or of critical size, a filling material or graft will be needed to help bone union. Among all the ... -
Negative Differential Resistance In Hydrated Deoxyribonucleic Acid Thin Films Mediated By Diffusion-limited Redox Reaction
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2010-03-03)The charge transport mechanisms in DNA proposed in the literature cover broad range of possibilities including molecular band conduction, superexchange, multistep hole hopping, and polaron hopping. The reason for the ... -
Organic/inorganic Guanidinium-based Hybrid Anion Exchange Membranes For Alkaline Fuel Cells
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2015)Organic-inorganic hybrid membranes are good alternatives to homogeneous ones to overcome the limitations posed by the individual constituent materials. These membranes pose promising applications in fuel cells with the ... -
OSTEOGENIC DIFFERENTIATION IN PREOSTEOBLAST MC3T3-E1 CELLS INDUCED BY BETA TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE BIOGLASS COMPOSITE
(2016-08-12)The use of bioactive material from bioceramic and composite components to support bone cell and tissue growth is an interesting area of medical field. Calcium phosphate ceramics are biocompatible and may develop interactions ... -
OSTEOPROGENITOR CELL ADHESION AND GROWTH ON THE BIOACTIVE SILICON NITRIDE SURFACE FOR CRANIOFACIAL IMPLANTS APPLICATIONS
(2018-04-27)As a novel biomaterial, silicon nitride (Si3N4) has been used for orthopedic and spinal fusion applications. Its ability to promote continuity for structural support of missing bone, by in/on bone growth, gives it advantageous ... -
Performance Qualification And Raman Investigation On Cell Behavior And Aging Of LiFePO₄ Cathodes In Lithium-ion Batteries
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2013-07-22)This thesis explores the ability of Raman spectroscopy to understand the complex chemistry taking place in LiFePO₄ cathodes of Li ion batteries. The performance of Li ion batteries was optimized through electrode fabrication ... -
Photoelectrochemical Activity Of Titanium Dioxide Thin Films
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2013-07-22)Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is considered as an oxide semiconductor with several unique properties, including environmental sensing capabilities, biocompatibility and photocurrent generation, long-term stability, cost ... -
Piezoelectric Analysis For Hetrogeneous Medium
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2007-08-23)In the recent years, several types of piezocomposites have been fabricated since they have provided material properties superior to conventional piezoelectric materials. In order to design these composites, it is essential ... -
Piezoelectric Micropump For Drug Delivery Application
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2007-08-23)Bending type actuators providing high displacement (~1mm) with low blocking force (~0.5N) and the stack actuators providing low displacement (~1m) with high blocking force (~1kN) represent the extreme ends of ... -
Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation of Pure Titanium at Constant Applied Voltage
(2021-12-20)Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation (PEO) is a method of coating which is used to apply non metal coatings to different metal substrates. This process occurs in an electrochemical cell that consists of an electrolyte, two ... -
Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation of Titanium Under Constant Applied Voltage
(2020-06-08)Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation (PEO) is a method capable of applying nonmetallic coatings to metallic substrates submerged in electrolyte via a plasma development under high voltage. The PEO technique is particularly useful ... -
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 ... -
Preparation And Characterization Of Doped Zinc Oxide
(Materials Science & Engineering, 2007-08-23)Cathodic electrodeposition was used to prepare thin films of ZnO doped with Cd, from oxygenated KCl electrolyte containing ZnCl2 and CdCl2 in various molar ratios ranging from 0 mM to 5.0 mM each. Evidence for doping was ...