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This paper develops a modified nucleation theory and examines its application to simulate the bubble nucleating phenomena in polymeric foaming processes. Bubbles typically nucleate homogeneously in the bulk phase of the polymer/gas solution and heterogeneously at the boundaries between the bulk phase and the nucleatin…
Abstract The performance and degradation of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC) were studied under severe operating conditions. The cells studied were manufactured in a small series by ECN, in the framework of the EU funded CORE‐SOFC project. The cells were of the anode‐supported type with a double layer LSM cathode. They w…
A family of nanoparticles featuring surfaces of varying hydrophobicity was synthesized. The efficiency of DNA-binding was determined, demonstrating in a fivefold modulation in binding a 37-mer DNA strand. Nanoparticle-binding causes a reversible conformational change in the DNA structure, as demonstrated by circular d…
This paper introduces some numerical methods pertaining to the simulation of charge transport in solid dielectrics that can be of interest to the electrical engineering community. These methods are generally scattered over numerical analysis and computing literature making difficult for the non-specialist to select th…
Control of surface properties in microfluidics systems is an indispensable prerequisite for the success of bioanalytical applications. Poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) microfluidic devices are hampered from unwanted adsorption of biomolecules and the lack of methods to control electroosmotic flow(EOF). Among the various…
Variously loaded polypyrrole films, including those containing proteins and polysaccharides, were prepared on gold-coated polycarbonate coverslips. The characteristics of human keratinocytes were studied on these films by microscopy, biochemical assays, and immunocytochemistry. We found keratinocyte viability to be lo…
Rare-earth-ion (La and Nd)-doped BiFeO 3 (BFO) thin films were fabricated by depositing sol–gel solutions on Pt/Ti/SiO 2 /Si(100) structures. It was found from X-ray diffraction analysis that BFO thin films were polycrystalline and 5 at. % La and Nd ion dopings did not cause structural changes in the BFO thin films. B…
We assessed the effects of different arcA mutations on poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) synthesis in recombinant Escherichia coli strains carrying the pha synthesis genes from Azotobacter sp. strain FA8. The arcA mutations used were an internal deletion and the arcA2 allele, a leaky mutation for some of the characteristi…
An equilibrium mathematical model that accurately predicts microclimate pH (mupH) in thin biodegradable polymer films of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) is described. mupH kinetics was shown to be primarily a function of: (i) kinetics of water-soluble acid content and composition in the polymer matrix and (ii) po…
Abstract The addition of aluminium trihydrate as a microfiller to organoclays or carbon nanotubes is essential to generate nanocomposites with sufficient flame retardant properties as requested by the industry. Cables using the combination of organoclays or carbon nanotubes and aluminium trihydrate demonstrate the app…
Chitosan films prepared with oregano essential oil were applied on bologna slices. Release of the essential oil compounds during film preparation and application on the meat product and consumer acceptability of bologna enriched with oregano essential oil were tested. Oregano essential oil compounds were quantified by…
The effect of substitution of Fe and Co by Mn on the magnetostrictive properties of the cobalt ferrite Co1.2Fe1.8O4 has been studied and compared. The studies on Co1.2−xMnxFe1.8O4 and Co1.2Fe1.8−xMnxO4 (0⩽x⩽0.4) showed a marked dependence of magnetostriction on the substitution of both Fe and Co by Mn. Higher magnetos…
Abstract The oxidation behaviour of two ferritic steel variants was studied at 800 °C in air and the results were compared with data obtained for two Cr‐based materials. The mechanisms of scale formation were investigated for oxidation times ranging from a few minutes up to 6,000 hours. A number of conventional analys…
[reaction: see text] Synthesis of electroactive tris(tetrathiafulvaleno)dodecadehydro[18]annulenes with ester substituents has been carried out with palladium-mediated cyclotrimerization of 4,5-diethynyl-TTFs. The TTF[18]annulenes produce stacked dimmers in solution and exhibit solvatochromism and thermochromism. The…
The pulsed electroacoustic (PEA) method is now widely accepted as one of the most simple and effective techniques for the measurement of the dynamic space charge distribution in solid dielectrics. Recently, the PEA method has been applied also to laminar test objects composed of two or more layers of different dielect…
The electronic and structural properties of hexagonal boron nitride (BN) were studied using density functional theory calculations. Three different approximations for the exchange—correlation energy (the local density and two forms of the generalized gradient)—were used to calculate properties such as the bulk modulus…
The upconversion luminescence and near infrared luminescence of the Er3+ ions in transparent oxyfluoride glass ceramics containing SrF2 nanocrystals have been investigated. The formation of SrF2 nanocrystals in the glass ceramics was confirmed by x-ray diffraction. The oscillator strengths for several transitions of t…
We present a novel approach to producing bioartificial valves using the tissue-equivalent method of entrapping cells within a biopolymer gel and using a mold design that presents appropriate mechanical constraints to the cell-induced gel compaction to yield both the fibril alignment and the geometry of a native valve.…
A general synthetic strategy, based on a convergent approach, allowed us to prepare a series of luminescent unsymmetrical bent‐core compounds (2,5‐(disubstituted)‐1,3,4‐oxadiazole derivatives), via the Sonogashira crosscoupling reaction, all possessing a similar hockey stick shape. Their mesophases were characterized…
Abstract The possible effect of temperature stability of organic layered silicates (OLSs) on the structure and flammability behavior of polymer/montmorillonite (MMT) nanocomposites has been discussed in a previous publication. Above 200°C, the OLS begins to decompose, and the nanocomposite structure is gradually destr…