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Octavio Pallás, In Memoriam

Fabrication and characterization of nanostructured hydroxyapatite (HA)/ yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) composite coatings with various contents of yttria

The addition of ZrO2 particles to the HA coating has received considerable attention because ZrO2 particles increase the bonding strength between HA coating and substrate. In this study, nanostructured hydroxyapatite (HA)/yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) coatings were prepared by a sol–gel method. It was found that at…

Phase Transformation of Silicon and Silica During Ball Milling

In the present study phase transformation of silicon and silica during milling in different atmospheres was investigated. The silicon powder was subjected to high energy ball milling in ammonia (25%) atmosphere. The milled powder was subsequently annealed at 1200 ◦C for 1 hour. In another test a mixture of AlN and amo…

Analysis of filler particle levels and sizes in dental alginates

The aim of this study was to determine the inorganic filler fractions and sizes of commercially alginates. The inorganic particles volumetric fractions of five alginates - Jeltrate(J), Jeltrate Plus(JP), Jeltrate Chromatic Ortho(JC), Hydrogum(H) and Ezact Krom(E) were accessed by weighing a previously determined mass…

Porous biodegradable polyurethane nanocomposites: preparation, characterization, and biocompatibility tests

A porous biodegradable polyurethane nanocomposite based on poly(caprolactone) (PCL) and nanocomponents derived from montmorillonite (Cloisite®30B) was synthesized and tested to produce information regarding its potential use as a scaffold for tissue engineering. Structural and morphological characteristics of this nan…

Influence of tempered microstructures on the transformation behaviour of cold deformed and intercritically annealed medium carbon low alloy steel

This research is focused on understanding the role of microstructural variables and processing parameters in obtaining optimised dual phase structures in medium carbon low alloy steels. Tempered Martensite structures produced at 300, 500, and 650 °C, were cold rolled to varied degrees ranging from 20 to 80% deformatio…

Dual-curing, self-adhesive resin cement: influence of the polymerization modes on the degree of conversion and microhardness

RelyX TM Unicem, dual-curing self-adhesive resin cement, was tested in order to evaluate the degree of conversion (DC) and Vickers microhardness (VMH). The specimens were prepared into 4 groups (GR). For GR1, the specimens were irradiated with 500 mW.cm-2 during 20 seconds while for GR3 the same intensity was used but…

Effect of slag composition on iron nuggets formation from carbon composite pellets

Iron-carbon nuggets can be obtained by high temperature reduction of iron ore by carbonaceous material when both are agglomerated together as a carbon composite pellet. During this process, the stable oxides contained in the materials will form a slag. This work investigates the effect of this slag composition on iron…

Rheological Characterization and Molecular Modeling of Poly(n-butyl acrylate)

We propose an exhaustive experimental characterization of a series of poly(n-butyl acrylate) samples that were synthesized by controlled radical polymerization and have different molecular weights. We focus on the rheological behavior of these polymers and propose a model of their rheological behavior using a molecula…

Réseaux 2d aléatoires à nanotubes de carbone

L'utilisation de nanotubes de carbone dans des applications électroniques se heurte au problème du contrôle de leur chiralité. Très tôt les chercheurs et industriels ont contournés cet écueil avec une approche statistique et l'utilisation de réseaux aléatoires de nanotubes qui permettent de moyenner leurs différentes…

Low Magnetization and Anisotropy in the Antiferromagnetic State of Undoped Iron Pnictides

We examine the magnetic phase diagram of iron pnictides using a five-band model. For the intermediate values of the interaction expected to hold in the iron pnictides, we find a metallic low moment state characterized by antiparallel orbital magnetic moments. The anisotropy of the interorbital hopping amplitudes is th…

FABRICATION OF NANOSIZED CUPROUS OXIDE USING FEHLING'S SOLUTION

In this paper we describe a facile method for the synthesis of Cu2O nanoparticles by reduction of Fehling's solution, using glucose as reducing agent. Copper sulfate is used as a precursor with potassium sodium tartarate in an alkaline media to produce Fehling's solution. The precipitation of Cu2O nanoparticles from t…

Active microrheology of a colloidal suspension in the direct collision limit

The single-point active nonlinear microrheology of a colloidal suspension is measured using laser tweezers in the limit that the diameter of the probe particle approaches the diameter of the bath suspension particles. The microviscosity thins as the probe velocity (and corresponding microrheological Péclet number) inc…

Cellular Association and Assembly of a Multistage Delivery System

The realization that blood-borne delivery systems must overcome a multiplicity of biological barriers has led to the fabrication of a multistage delivery system (MDS) designed to temporally release successive stages of particles or agents to conquer sequential barriers, with the goal of enhancing delivery of therapeut…

Nitrogen‐Doped Carbon Materials Prepared by Ammoxidation as Solid Base Catalysts for Knoevenagel Condensation and Transesterification Reactions

Abstract Nitrogen‐doped carbon materials were prepared by ammoxidation of commercial carbon sources (carbon black and activated carbon) and applied as base catalysts for Knoevenagel and transesterification reactions. It was shown that these carbon materials were active and the activities were different depending on th…

Temperature distribution in resin impregnated paper insulation for transformer bushings

The overall reliability of a power transformer depends to a great extent on the sound operation of the bushings thereof. Oil impregnated paper (OIP) insulated bushings have been in use for a long time now. In many situations, it becomes necessary to avoid OIP insulation in bushings. In the recent past, a new technolog…

Novel antennae for the sensitization of near infrared luminescent lanthanide cations

Near Infrared (NIR) luminescence is useful for many applications ranging from lasers, telecommunication to biological imaging. We have a special interest for applications in biological media since NIR photons have less interference with such samples. NIR photons can penetrate relatively deeply in tissues and cause les…

Preparation of gold nanoparticles from Mirabilis jalapa flowers.

Biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles has emerged as an important area in nanotechnology and biotechnology due to growing need to develop environmentally benign technologies. Generally, nanoparticles are prepared by a variety of chemical methods which are not environmentally friendly. In the present study, we report a ra…

Oxygen-vacancy-related high-temperature dielectric relaxation in SrTiO3 ceramics

Quantum paraelectric SrTiO3 has resulted in many investigations because of the anomalous properties. Here, using the conventional solid-state reaction method, we fabricated polycrystalline SrTiO3 ceramics with pure cubic perovskite structure. A dielectric loss peak is observed at around 450 K and 100 Hz and it shifts…

Antibacterial and Physical Properties of Poly(vinyl chloride)-based Film Coated with ZnO Nanoparticles

Nanoparticles of ZnO and their application in coating systems have attracted a great deal of attention in recent years because of its multifunction property, especially antibacterial activity. In this study, antibacterial and physical properties of poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) based film coated with ZnO nanoparticles we…