Materials engineering topic list of research papers
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Effect of Salt Additives on the Fabrication of Poly (vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluropropylene) (PVDF-HFP) Nanofiber Membranes for Air Gap Membrane Distillation
Abstract In the past few years, application of electrospun nanofiber has gained intensive attention for membrane distillation (MD) that exhibit promising results. In this study the effects of three salt additives including calcium carbonate (CaCO3), ...
2015 / A. Hemmat, S.M. Ghoreishi, J. Karimi Sabet -
In situ synchrotron tomographic quantification of granular and intragranular deformation during semi-solid compression of an equiaxed dendritic Al–Cu alloy
Abstract Semi-solid deformation mechanisms are important in a range of manufacturing and natural phenomena, which range from squeeze casting to magma flows. Using fast synchrotron X-ray tomography and a bespoke precision thermomechanical rig, we...
2014 / B. Cai, S. Karagadde, L. Yuan, T.J. Marrow, T. Connolley, et al. -
In situ quantification of the nucleation and growth of Fe-rich intermetallics during Al alloy solidification
Abstract Real-time in situ synchrotron X-ray tomographic microscopy was used to gain new insights into and quantify the nucleation mechanisms and growth kinetics of β-Al5FeSi intermetallics during solidification of an aluminium Al–7.5Si–3.5Cu–0.6Fe...
2014 / C. Puncreobutr, A.B. Phillion, J.L. Fife, P. Rockett, A.P. Horsfield, et al. -
Evolution of Surface Roughness in Grinding and its Relationship with the Dressing Parameters and the Radial Wear
Abstract Grinding is a machining process specially indicated for finishing operations in hard materials, in order to obtain low surface roughness (Ra 0.1μm to 2μm) and tight tolerances. The cutting tool is the grinding wheel which is formed by...
2013 / P. Puerto, R. Fernández, J. Madariaga, J. Arana, I. Gallego -
Micro Scale Investigation of Enhanced Oil Recovery Using Nano/Bio Materials
Abstract Recently application of nano/bio materials for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) has been examined by few researchers, but there exists ambiguous concepts about simultaneous injection of nanoparticles/biomaterials. Therefore, in this study the...
2015 / R. Khademolhosseini, A. Jafari, M.H. Shabani -
Fatigue behavior of 3%Y2O3-doped ZrO2 ceramics
Abstract The objective of this work was to evaluate the cyclic fatigue strength of a commercial pre-sintered tetragonal zirconia ceramics for dental systems, and to determine the main mechanical properties. Samples were sintered in air at 1600°C for ...
2013 / Renato Chaves Souza, Claudinei dos Santos, Miguel Justino Ribeiro Barboza, Luiz de Araujo Bicalho, Carlos Antonio Reis Pereira Baptista, et al. -
Enhanced 2.7 μm emission from Er3+ doped oxyfluoride tellurite glasses for a diode-pump mid-infrared laser2014 / F. F. Zhang, W. J. Zhang, J. Yuan, D. D. Chen, Q. Qian, et al.
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Improvement of the mechanical and thermal characteristics of open cell aluminum foams by the electrodeposition of Cu
Abstract Recently aluminum foaming has been of much interest due to its characteristics properties of light weight structure. Metallic foams are highly porous materials which present complex structure of three-dimensional open cells. This aspect...
2014 / A. Antenucci, S. Guarino, V. Tagliaferri, N. Ucciardello -
Circulating mesenchymal stem cells and their clinical implications
Summary Circulating mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) is a new cell source for tissue regeneration and tissue engineering. The characteristics of circulating MSCs are similar to those of bone marrow-derived MSCs (BM-MSCs), but they exist at a very low...
2013 / Liangliang Xu, Gang Li -
Preface2013 / Cihan H. Dagli
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Synthesis of ZVI Particles for Acid Mine Drainage Reactive Barriers: Experimental and Theoretical Evaluation
Acid mine drainage (AMD) is acid water generation due to chemical action of oxygen and atmospheric humidity on sulfide minerals - strongly associated with coal exploration. Permeable reactive barrier (PRB) is an alternative process to the treatment of groundwater...
2013 / Maria Alejandra Liendo, Gelsa Edith Navarro Hidalgo, Carlos Hoffmann Sampaio, Nestor Cezar Heck -
Robust Design of Incremental Sheet forming by Taguchi's Method
Abstract Although the competitiveness of Incremental Sheet Forming process can be recognized by the literature review, some intrinsic aspects penalize its industrial application. In particular, even if the idea to take advantage from the bigger...
2013 / G. Ambrogio, F. Gagliardi, L. Filice -
Effect of ZnO Double Layer as Anti-Reflection Coating Layer in ZnO Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
Abstract Dye-sensitized solar cells based on ZnO double layer anti-reflection coating (DLARC) thin films are investigated. The ZnO DLARCs were prepared by stacking two different ZnO morphologies prepared by two different techniques including...
2015 / Ekkachai Chanta, Duangmanee Wongratanaphisan, Atcharawon Gardchareon, Surachet Phadungdhitidhada, Pipat Ruankham, et al. -
Urban Acceptance of Facade Integrated Novel Solar Thermal Collectors
Abstract Architectural acceptance of façade integrated solar-thermal arrays requires novel solutions for the flat plate solar thermal collectors, in terms of shape, size, colour and functionality. The paper presents a novel concept of solar-thermal...
2014 / Ion Visa, Mihai Comsit, Anca Duta -
Perspectives of CO2 Value Chains on Distributed Energy Systems for the Gas Industry
Abstract Perspectives of CO2 value chains on distributed energy systems are proposed. A tentative mid-term goal to incorporate carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology in distributed energy systems is to approach “CCS-ready” status. CO2 capture...
2013 / Susumu Nishio, Takuto Isshiki, Hiromichi Kameyama, Ziqiu Xue -
Selective Adsorption and Separation of (−)-Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCG) based on Silica Gel Surface Molecularly Imprinted Polymers
Abstract To separate and enrich EGCG from a mixture of tea catechins, the molecular imprinted polymers (MIPs) were synthesized on silica gel by surface molecular imprinting technique and characterized with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy...
2013 / Haihui Zhang, Feifei Xu, Yuqing Duan, Xiaoping Luo, Can Zhang, et al. -
An Iterative Approach for Kinetics Parameter Determination Under Anisotropic Growth and Constant Heating Rate Condition
Abstract Based on an extended Johnson-Mehl-Avrami-Kolmogorov analytical phase transformation kinetics model, new recipes and an iterative approach were proposed to determine non-isothermal kinetic parameters including anisotropic impingement...
2014 / Yunlu Zhang, Jianfeng Gu -
Development of a laser-based heating system for in situ synchrotron-based X-ray tomographic microscopy2012 / Julie L. Fife, Michel Rappaz, Mattia Pistone, Tine Celcer, Gordan Mikuljan, et al.
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Organic thin film transistors
Since John Bardeen, William Shockley, and Walter Brattain invented the world's first transistor in 1947, inorganic field-effect transistors (FETs) have dominated the mainstream microelectronics industry. They are the fundamental building blocks for basic...
2004 / Colin Reese, Mark Roberts, Mang-mang Ling, Zhenan Bao -
Seeing graphene-based sheets
Graphene-based sheets such as graphene, graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide have stimulated great interest due to their promising electronic, mechanical and thermal properties. Microscopy imaging is indispensable for characterizing these single atomic...
2010 / Jaemyung Kim, Franklin Kim, Jiaxing Huang