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Microstructure of Batch Hot-Dip Zn-5 Wt Pct Al Coatings: Comparison of Ball-Milling Pretreatment and Conventional Pretreatment
Instead of pickling and solvent fluxing in the conventional batch hot-dip galvanizing, ball-milling pretreatment was used to study the crystal orientation of the Q235 steel surface and the structure growth of ...
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Open AccessBlack TiO2-based nanoparticles as Toll-like receptor stimulator delivery system for enhanced photothermal-immunotherapy of pancreatic cancer
The tumor-specific immune responses, essential for removing residual lesions and preventing tumor metastases, can be stimulated by tumor-associated antigens (TAAs) released following photothermal therapy (PTT)...
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Effect of KCl–ZnCl2 Ball-Milling Fluxing on Microstructure and Corrosion of Iron Ingot Hot-Dip Zinc Coating
In this study, scanning electron microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and electrochemical workstation were used to study the effect of KCl–ZnCl2 ball-milling fluxing on...
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Effect of Complex Modification on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Hypoeutectic Al–Si
Hypoeutectic Al–Si alloy was modified by Al–5Ti and Al–3P alloys. The microstructure, fracture morphology, and mechanical properties of the alloys were characterized using optical microscopy, scanning electron...
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Effect of spheroidization of eutectic Si on mechanical properties of eutectic Al–Si alloys
Al–12.6Si was annealed at both 500 and 560 °C for different lengths of time in this study. Additionally, the effects of annealing treatment on the spheroidization of eutectic Si and the mechanical properties o...
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Probing the role of metal cations on the aggregation behavior of amyloid β-peptide at a single molecule level by AFM
With the development of nanotechnology, understanding of intermolecular interactions on a single molecule level by atomic force spectroscopy (AFM) has played an important role in molecular biology and biomedic...
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Open AccessEvaluating interaction forces between BSA and rabbit anti-BSA in sulphathiazole sodium, tylosin and levofloxacin solution by AFM
Protein-protein interactions play crucial roles in numerous biological processes. However, it is still challenging to evaluate the protein-protein interactions, such as antigen and antibody, in the presence of...
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A High-Performance Multifunctional Lubricant Additive for Water–Glycol Hydraulic Fluid
A water-soluble boron (B)-containing thiophosphite derivative (BTP) was synthesized, and its tribological, anticorrosion, and antirust properties as an additive for the base liquid of water–glycol hydraulic fl...
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Comprehensive Evaluation of Aluminum Diffusivity in Liquid Zinc
Diffusion coefficients of Al in molten Zn in the temperature range relevant to the industrial applications of the Zn-Al alloy were experimentally measured using the long capillary technique. The diffusion coef...
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Open AccessProbing Specific Interaction Forces Between Human IgG and Rat Anti-Human IgG by Self-Assembled Monolayer and Atomic Force Microscopy
Interaction forces between biological molecules such as antigen and antibody play important roles in many biological processes, but probing these forces remains technically challenging. Here, we investigated t...
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Molecular Dynamics Analysis of Temperature Dependence of Liquid Metal Diffusivity
The diffusivities of liquid Al, Co, Mg, Ni, and Pb have been calculated with molecular dynamics (MD)–based on semiempirical potentials derived from the second-moment approximation to the tight binding method (...
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Open AccessPreparation and Characterization of Covalently Binding of Rat Anti-human IgG Monolayer on Thiol-Modified Gold Surface
The 16-mercaptohexadecanoic acid (MHA) film and rat anti-human IgG protein monolayer were fabricated on gold substrates using self-assembled monolayer (SAM) method. The surface properties of the bare gold subs...