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Enhanced mesophase formation of petroleum pitch by polyaromatic hydrocarbon addition
Enhanced mesophase yield was achieved for A-240 pitch by addition of aromatic hydrocarbon compounds (anthracene and acenaphthylene) as nucleating agents. A-240 pitch was acid/solvent extracted prior to adding ...
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Study on the Diamond Field Emitter Fabricated by Transfer Mold Technique
Strip-shaped diamond-tip field emitter array was fabricated by using the transfer mold technique. The sharp turn-on characteristic was observed from the current-voltage measurement of the fabricated diamond-ti...
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A study on the development of engineering plastic piston used in the shock absorber
A piston is an important component of the shock absorber which determines comfortable riding and handling. Conventional piston is made of metal powder that is pressed in a mold, and then sintered at high tempe...
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Effect of gas feeding methods on optical properties of GaN grown by rapid thermal chemical vapor deposition reactor
The origin of the radiative recombination leading to yellow luminescence (YL) has been elucidated by the study of luminescence properties of GaN films grown with two different gas feeding methods. GaN films we...
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Effects of filler and ethanol on mechanical properties of glass-like carbon
The effects of filler and ethanol on the mechanical properties of glass-like carbon were studied. The specific gravities of glass-like carbons with the filler were higher than those of alcohol added glass-like...
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Bonding of urethane reactants to aluminum surface
Reaction mechanism of urethane components (phenyl isocyanate and isopropanol) on Al hydroxide surface was studied using molecular modeling, and compared with real systems by measurement of electrochemical pote...
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Effects of ammonia in catalytic chemical vapor deposition in the synthesis of carbon nanotubes
Chemical vapor deposition with xylene as the carbon resource, a nitrate iron solution as the catalyst, and ammonia gas as the reduction gas was used to investigate the different parameters that influence carbo...
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Carbon nanotubes grown over Fe−Mo−Mg−O composite catalysts
High quality, high yield carbon nanotubes were synthesized on a composite catalyst using catalytic chemical vapor deposition. The composite catalysts Fe/MgO, Mo/MgO and (Fe, Mo)/ MgO, prepared via the solgel m...
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Effects of temperature and catalysts on the synthesis of carbon nanotubes by chemical vapor deposition
Carbon nanotubes were produced on a quartz plate and a silicon wafer by chemical vapor deposition using xylene as a carbon resource, iron and cobalt as catalysts, and ammonia as a reactive gas. A series of exp...
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Oxidation resistance of the supercooled liquid in Cu50Zr50 and Cu46Zr46Al8 metallic glasses
The oxidation behavior of Cu50Zr50 and Cu46Zr46Al8 glasses during continuous heating up to 1073 K has been investigated, with special emphasis on the oxidation resistance in the supercooled liquid (SCL) state. Fo...
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Effect of metal chloride solutions on coloration and biaxial flexural strength of yttria-stabilized zirconia
The effect of three kinds of transition metal dopants on the color and biaxial flexural strength of zirconia ceramics for dental applications was evaluated. Presintered zirconia discs were colored through imme...
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Preparation and electric characterization of single phase La0.8Sr0.2Ga0.8Mg0.2O3 and La0.8Sr0.2Ga0.8Mg0.115Co0.085O3 thin films
La0.8Sr0.2Ga0.8Mg0.2O3 (LSGM) and La0.8Sr0.2Ga0.8Mg0.115Co0.085O3 (LSGMC) thin films were deposited on single crystalline (001) Al2O3 substrates using a pulsed laser deposition technique. The LSGM and LSGMC thin ...
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Ultrasonically prepared polystyrene/multi-walled carbon nanotube nanocomposites
Polystyrene (PS) and multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWNT) nanocomposites were synthesized via an in situ bulk polymerization by employing an ultrasonicator without adding an initiator, in which the ultrasonicat...
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The effect of rhBMP-2 and PRP delivery by biodegradable β-tricalcium phosphate scaffolds on new bone formation in a non-through rabbit cranial defect model
This study evaluated whether the combination of biodegradable β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) scaffolds with recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) or platelet-rich plasma (PRP) could accelera...
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High Strength Aluminum Alloy Sheets Fabricated by Twin Roll Casting for Automobile Application
In order to fabricated high strength aluminum sheets with reasonable cost, several Al-Mg and Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy strips were successfully fabricated by the twin roll casting with a proper operating condition. Th...
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Open AccessAccurate analysis of harmonic Hall voltage measurement for spin–orbit torques
An accurate method is developed to extract the spin–orbit (SO) effective fields by analyzing harmonic Hall voltage measurements and deriving detailed analytical equations that consider both the z component of the...
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Open AccessDual Stimuli-Triggered Nanogels in Response to Temperature and pH Changes for Controlled Drug Release
Poly-N-isopropyl acrylamide (PNIPAM) nanogels have been modified with different acrylic acid (AAc) contents for the efficient control of lower critical solution temperature (LCST). In this study, PNIPAM-co-AAc na...
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Open AccessSelective Soxhlets extraction to enhance solubility of newly-synthesized poly(indoloindole-selenophene vinylene selenophene) donor for photovoltaic applications
An electron-rich fused indoloindole-based poly(indoloindole-selenophene vinylene selenophene) was synthesized and characterized. Soxhlet can be obtained by continuously purifying the product with a specific so...
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Pore characteristics of Lotus-Type Porous Copper Fabricated by Centrifugal Casting
Lotus-type porous copper was fabricated by a centrifugal casting. The long cylindrical pores aligned along single direction was formed during unidirectional solidification in a hydrogen atmosphere under a cent...
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Open AccessTransplantation of adipose tissue-derived microvascular fragments promotes therapy of critical limb ischemia
Adipose tissue-derived microvascular fragments are functional vessel segments derived from arterioles, capillaries, and veins. Microvascular fragments can be used as vascularization units in regenerative medic...