Shawn E. Cowper2008-04-08Journal of Cutaneous Pathology
As an introduction to this new section, I am honored to have Shawn Cowper, MD, review several studies1-4 from recent nondermatopathology literature that used a variety of approaches to examine whether a causal relationship exists between gadolinium (Gd) and nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF). With many hospitals and…
Parathyroid Disorders and TreatmentsLanthanide and Transition Metal ComplexesMedical Imaging and Pathology Studies
Daniel Caurant、Arnaud Quintas、Odile Majérus 等 5 位作者2008-04-08Advanced materials research
The structure of a seven oxide aluminoborosilicate simplified nuclear glass, bearing a high amount of neodymium or lanthanum oxide (16 wt%), alkali and alkaline earth cations is studied. Nd3+ or La3+ are supposed to simulate the trivalent lanthanides and minor actinides present in nuclear wastes. In the studied glass…
Luminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsGlass properties and applicationsLanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes
Akihiko Sakamoto、Yusuke Himei、Yoshio Hashibe2008-04-08Advanced materials research
To survey new method for controlling thermal expansion of glass-ceramic material, we studied the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) and the microstructure of β-spodumene glass-ceramics. We found that the CTE of the β-spodumene glass-ceramics is remarkably reduced by introducing interstices at the boundary between…
Glass properties and applicationsMicrowave Dielectric Ceramics SynthesisNuclear materials and radiation effects
Natalia M. Vedishcheva、Boris A. Shakhmatkin、Adrian C. Wright2008-04-08Advanced materials research
This paper considers a rigorous thermodynamic approach that can be used for calculating a variety of glass properties and the content of various structural units in glasses. Since both the properties and the structure are calculated on a unified basis, this approach enables the structureproperty relationship in glasse…
Material Dynamics and PropertiesGlass properties and applicationsMaterial Science and Thermodynamics
S. Bin‐Omran、I. Ponomareva、L. Bellaïche2008-04-08Physical Review B
First-principles-based methods are used to determine the response of polarization to epitaxial strain in films made of $\mathrm{Ba}\mathrm{Ti}{\mathrm{O}}_{3}$ (BT) and $\mathrm{Pb}({\mathrm{Zr}}_{0.5}{\mathrm{Ti}}_{0.5}){\mathrm{O}}_{3}$ (PZT). Unlike in BT films, the strength of this response as well as its sign dra…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMultiferroics and related materialsAcoustic Wave Resonator Technologies
Atsunobu Masuno、Hiroyuki Inoue、Jian Yu 等 5 位作者2008-04-08Advanced materials research
Er3+ doped BaTi2O5 spherical glasses were prepared using a containerless processing with an aerodynamic levitation furnace. These glasses were found to have high solubility of Er3+ and the substitution ratio of Er3+ for Ba2+ reached 30 %. Differential scanning calorimetry measurements revealed that the glass transitio…
Liquid Crystal Research AdvancementsGlass properties and applications
Péter Molnár、Petr Šittner、P. Lukáš 等 5 位作者2008-04-08Smart Materials and Structures
Stress-induced martensite variant reorientation in magnetic shape memory Ni?Mn?Ga single crystal was studied in?situ by the neutron diffraction technique. Principles of determination of individual tetragonal martensitic variants in shape memory alloys are explained. Using neutron diffraction we show that the macroscop…
Shape Memory Alloy Transformations
H. T. Liu、Lizhi Sun2008-04-08Journal of Applied Mechanics
A constitutive model is proposed to investigate the strengthening mechanism and the relationship between nanostructures and effective mechanical properties of the aluminum-based amorphous nanocomposites. A continuum micromechanics-based, three-phase composite model comprises of Al particles, rare-earth enriched interl…
Numerical methods in engineeringComposite Material MechanicsNonlocal and gradient elasticity in micro/nano structures
Julien Lumeau、Larissa Glebova、Leonid Glebov2008-04-08Advanced materials research
Photo-thermo-refractive (PTR) glass belongs to a class of photosensitive multicomponent silicate glasses which demonstrate photo-thermo-induced precipitation of a crystalline phase. Photo-induced crystallization of sodium fluoride results in refractive index variations in exposed areas of PTR glass which was successfu…
Glass properties and applicationsLaser Material Processing TechniquesPhotorefractive and Nonlinear Optics
Xiaohua Du、Zhiwei Jiang、Xiaoyu Meng 等 7 位作者2008-04-08The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Opened hollow microspheres of organoclays were prepared via spray drying the suspension of modified Na + −montmorillonite (Na + -MMT) with alkylsulfonate. The microstructure and thermal properties of these opened hollow spheres were characterized by means of wide-angle X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electr…
Polymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesConducting polymers and applicationsClay minerals and soil interactions
Jette Oddershede、Thomas L. Christiansen、Kenny Ståhl2008-04-08Journal of Applied Crystallography
Stress-free and homogeneous samples of nitrogen-expanded austenite, a defect-rich f.c.c. structure with a high interstitial nitrogen occupancy (between 0.36 and 0.61), have been studied using X-ray powder diffraction and Debye simulations. The simulations confirm the presence of deformation stacking faults in the stru…
Advanced ceramic materials synthesisMicrostructure and mechanical propertiesX-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
Marcin Stępień、Irena Simkowa、Lechosław Latos‐Grażyński2008-04-08European Journal of Organic Chemistry
Abstract Ferrocene‐containing porphyrinoids have been synthesized in which ferrocene‐1,1′‐diyl units are linked to a dipyrrin or thiatripyrrin to form macrocyclic structures. NMR spectroscopic evidence shows that these new systems adopt helical conformations that undergo an inversion process in solution. In addition,…
Molecular Sensors and Ion DetectionPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryFerrocene Chemistry and Applications
Ayman Nafady、Alan M. Bond、A. Bilyk2008-04-08The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
A generic electrochemical approach has been employed to synthesize, fabricate, and characterize 2-D/3-D nanorod/nanowire bundles of semiconducting/magnetic Fe[TCNQ] 2 (H 2 O) 2 material. The redox-based TCNQ/Fe[TCNQ] 2 (H 2 O) 2 solid−solid phase transformation utilizes the one-electron reduction of TCNQ-modified elec…
Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsMolecular Junctions and NanostructuresOrganic and Molecular Conductors Research
Chun‐Guang Liu、Yong‐Qing Qiu、Zhong‐Min Su 等 5 位作者2008-04-08The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
The static second-order nonlinear optical (NLO) properties on a series of two-dimensional A−π−D−π−A carbazole-cored chromophores were investigated by density functional theory (DFT). The carbazole heterocycles can be viewed as auxiliary donors in these compounds. It is found that the first hyperpolarizabilities of the…
Nonlinear Optical Materials ResearchNonlinear Optical Materials StudiesChemical synthesis and pharmacological studies
Liping He、Yong Tian、Lu Lin Wang2008-04-08Advanced materials research
Natural fiber reinforced polypropylene composites (NF/PP) have attracted a lot of attention because of their light weight, good mechanical properties, recyclable and environmental friendly features. This work has successfully fabricated ramie fiber reinforced polypropylene composites (RF/PP) with a hybrid method of me…
Natural Fiber Reinforced CompositesInnovations in Concrete and Construction MaterialsMechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research
Xin Huang、Yang Liu、Kai Liang 等 5 位作者2008-04-08Biomacromolecules
A new nanoenzyme model with glutathione peroxidase-like active site was constructed on polystyrene nanoparticle (PN1) via microemulsion polymerization. In this model system, two functional monomers were designed: one is a tellurium-containing compound that was introduced on the surface of the nanoparticle and acts as…
Carbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsNanocluster Synthesis and ApplicationsAdvanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
Masaki Kakiage、M Sekiya、Takeshi Yamanobe 等 7 位作者2008-04-08The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
Changes in the crystalline structure during heating of melt-drawn ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylenes (UHMW-PEs) having different molecular characteristics were analyzed by in situ wide-angle X-ray diffraction measurements. A phase transition from the orthorhombic into the hexagonal phase was observed for all sam…
Polymer crystallization and propertiesPolymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesFiber-reinforced polymer composites
Radovan Karell、Mária Chromčíková、Marek Liška2008-04-08Advanced materials research
Viscosity, density, thermal expansion, glass transition temperature, refractive index, molar refraction, and chemical durability of selected compositional series of Na2O-K2O-ZnO-CaOZrO2- SiO2 glasses containing 1 and 3 mol. % ZrO2 were measured and interpreted according to the network-forming / -modifying activities o…
Luminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsGlass properties and applicationsPigment Synthesis and Properties
Wen Zhao、Zhen Xu Liu、Zi Lai Ju 等 5 位作者2008-04-08Materials science forum
The type, shape and distribution of carbide take directly effect on the mechanical properties of high chromium castings. Vanadium is able to stabilize the structure of carbide in high chromium cast iron, meanwhile the hardness of carbide containing vanadium can reaches about 2800HV. In some cases, vanadium can also re…
Metal and Thin Film MechanicsAdvanced materials and compositesMetal Alloys Wear and Properties
A. Ciferri2008-04-08Biopolymers
Abstract The thermodynamic framework and recent molecular descriptions of protein‐salt interactions are critically reviewed. A reanalysis of earlier and recent data describing the role of salts on the thermal stability of collagen I over a wide range of concentration evidences the complex encroachment of charge‐depend…
Protein Structure and DynamicsProteins in Food SystemsCollagen: Extraction and Characterization