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Atomic Structure in Metallic Liquids
Liquids of metals are the major substances in the industrial manufacturing and fundamental scientific research. However, the determination of their structures is notoriously difficult. Through numerous experim...
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Mechanical Energy Harvesting Using Wurtzite Nanowires
This chapter reviews a novel technology that uses piezoelectric nanowires to harvest nanoscale mechanical energy. Wurtzite ZnO nanowires were first applied for this purpose. Due to the bending of nanowires, th...
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XRD and Synchrotron-Based XRD Study of Chalcopyrite Leaching Catalyzed by Silver Ions
Silver ion can effectively improve the bioleaching efficiency of , and the mechanism of the process is still in controversy. In this study, , ), and X-ray ) were conducted to investigate the intermediate...
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Tunable Optical Materials Based on Self-assembly of Polysaccharide Nanocrystals
Rod-like polysaccharide nanocrystals, cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) and chitin nanocrystal (ChNC), can form the chiral nematic liquid crystal phase in suspensions, which can be preserved in the self-assembly sol...
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Hencky Strain and Logarithmic Rate for Unified Approach to Constitutive Modeling of Continua
A survey is presented for new approaches and main results in develo** finite deformation elastic and inelastic constitutive models of continua based on Hencky’s logarithmic strain and the co-rotational logar...
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Nanocellulose in High-Value Applications for Reported Trial and Commercial Products
Despite abundant academic studies reported their diverse applications (as discussed in previous chapters), the practical products of nanocellulose are launched only during recent five years by several companie...
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Carbon Contamination, Its Consequences and Its Mitigation in Ion-Simulation of Neutron-Induced Swelling of Structural Metals
Neutron-induced swelling in austenitic and ferritic steels is sensitive to the carbon level in the steel, as well as its distribution in matrix or precipitates. It has recently become known that ion-irradiatio...
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Self-assembled Nanomaterials for Autophagy Detection and Enhanced Cancer Therapy Through Modulating Autophagy
Autophagy is a highly conserved cellular metabolism process and has become a diagnostic and therapeutic target for some diseases. In recent years, the applications of excellent self-assembled nanosystems in au...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Toughness Scatter About FCAW-S Girth Weld for X80 Pipeline Steel
The toughness scatter about Flux-Cored Arc Welding Self for X80 pipeline steel was investigated to explore the reason that causes toughness scatter, and how to improve the toughness scatter. The type of the m...
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Preclinical and Clinical Assessments of Calcium Phosphate Bone Cements
With the increasing development of biomaterials and tissue engineering, many novel biomaterials have been successfully explored. Before they are put into clinical applications, it is obligatory to appropriatel...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Experimental Validation of Constraint Effects on Toughness Test of Pipeline Girth Welds
In the structural integrity assessment or ECA (Engineering Critical Assessment) of pipeline weld defects, one of the most critical inputs is material’s fracture toughness. This toughness is often obtained from...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Preparation and Properties of Interconnected NiS Nanoparticle Network with Amphiphilic Polymers
Low-dimensional functional nanocomposite with visible light activity is one of hot-spots fields in chemistry, physics and materials according to the demands of new energy and environmental fields. To simulate ...
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Thermoresponsive Polymeric Assemblies and Their Biological Applications
Thermoresponsive polymeric assemblies are fabricated from thermoresponsive polymers based on the soluble to insoluble transition at the phase transition temperature. The architecture of the self-assemblies lie...
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Relationship Between Aluminium Electrolysis Current Efficiency and Operating Condition in Electrolyte Containing High Concentration of Li and K
Electrolyte called blood of aluminum reduction cell, has great effect on cell performance and technology economic index. In recent years, lithium and potassium in alumina accumulated year by year in electrolyt...
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Recent Advances in Electrospun Poly(ε-caprolactone)-Based Materials and Their Biomedical Applications
Fiber-based materials have been used in a wide range of applications, from textiles to biofunctional scaffolds, and research on these materials continues to yield new and exciting results. In the past decades,...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Research on the Relationship Between Gas Movement Behaviors and Circulation Flow of the Molten Steel in RH
Circulating kinetic energy has important influences on process of rapid decarburization rate in RH. A physical model of 300 t RH in 1:6 ratio is established to study the relationship between gas behaviors and ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Thermal Decomposition Kinetics of Manganese Carbonate in the Process of MnZn Ferrite Preparation
Thermogravimetric analysis method was used to study the decomposition of MnCO3 in the process of MnZn ferrite preparation. The effects of different heating rate (5, 10, 20, 30 and 40 K· min-1) on the initial temp...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
An Approach for Modelling Carbon Homogenization Processes of Steel in Micro-Scale
A microscopic carbon diffusion simulation system has been developed to investigate homogenisation process during re-heating of slab inside furnaces. Models with initial grain divisions of specified percentage ...
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Preparation of aluminum-magnesium alloy from magnesium oxide in RECl3-KCl-MgCl2 electrolyte by molten salts electrolysis method
Aluminum-magnesium alloys were prepared from magnesium oxide by molten salt electrolysis method. 10w%RECl3-63.5w%KCl-23.5w%MgCl2-3w%MgO was taken as electrolyte. The results showed that RE could be attained in al...
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An Experimental Study on the Low Cycle Fatigue Behaviors of Domestic IP Rotor Steel for 1000MW Ultra-Supercritical Turbine
Due to the good combination of high temperature strength and manufacturing performance, 10%Cr steel has been widely used as the material of 1000MW ultra-supercritical turbine HP/IP rotors in China. In addition...