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Time-resolved Optical Emission Spectroscopy in Water Electrical Discharges
The characteristics of the plasma initiated in ultrapure water between pairs of tungsten and tantalum electrodes were investigated by time-resolved optical emission spectroscopy. The deexcitation processes of ...
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Chip ligating human genomic DNA serves as storage material and template for polymerase chain reaction
A chip was developed to store DNA for medical research. The optional restriction site fixed on the chip can randomly ligate with whole human genomic DNA treated by the corresponding restriction enzyme. PCR can...
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Aligned bioactive mesoporous silica coatings for implants
Ongoing research is reported aimed at preparing mesoporous silica coatings on various substrates for medical applications by a biomimetic approach (self-assembling of organic/inorganic sol-gel systems into ord...
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Differential friction force spectroscopy of micropatterned organosilane self-assembled monolayers
Frictional properties of organosilane self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) and hydrated silicon oxide (SiOH) surfaces on a single sample substrate were studied; the frictional force difference between the surfaces...
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Application of a hydrogen reference electrode to a solid state water removal device
An electrolytic water removal device using a solid polymer electrolyte membrane has been developed for controlling the humidity in the atmosphere of electrical control boxes. The device consists of a solid pol...
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Hydroxyapatite Coating on Thermal Titanium Substrate in Aqueous Solution
A hydroxyapatite, HAP, film was deposited on a titanium substrate in an aqueous solution, at an ambient temperature and ambient pressure. The solution included 3 mmoldm-3 Ca(H2PO4)2 and 7 mmol dm-3 CaCl2 at pH 5....
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Photo and Scanning Probe Lithography Using Alkylsilane Self-Assembled Monolayers
An organic film of a few nm in thickness was applied as a resist for photolithography and scanning probe lithography. This resist film was prepared on an oxide-covered Si substrate through chemisorption and sp...
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Nanomechanical Properties of Amorphous Carbon and Carbon Nitride Thin Films Prepared by Shielded Arc Ion Plating
Hydrogen free amorphous carbon (a-C) and carbon nitride (a-C:N) were synthesized by means of shielded arc ion plating in which a shielding plate was inserted between a target and a substrate in order to reduce...
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Nanomechanical Properties of Amorphous Carbon and Carbon Nitride Thin Films Prepared by Shielded Arc Ion Plating
Hydrogen free amorphous carbon (a-C) and carbon nitride (a-C:N) were synthesized by means of shielded arc ion plating in which a shielding plate was inserted between a target and a substrate in order to reduce...
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Synthesis and properties of CeN thin films deposited by arc ion plating
Cerium nitride films were deposited by ion plating in an electron-beam sustained Ce arc discharge in a nitrogen atmosphere. The crystal structure was strongly affected by the arc discharge current and the subs...
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Surface chemistry of porous silicon carbide
The anodization reaction of SiC using HF solution makes a porous silicon carbide (PSC) layer develop. The luminescence behavior of PSC, however, is somewhat different from that of porous Si in that the so-call...
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Preparation of transparent water-repellent films by radio-frequency plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition
Preparation of transparent water-repellent films was carried out using three kinds of fluoroalkyl silanes (FASs) by radio-frequency plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition. The effects of the reaction condi...
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Preparation of silicon oxide films by ultraviolet-assisted rf plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition
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Preparation of diamond-like carbon thin films by shielded arc ion plating
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Fluorine-contained films with high water-repellency and transparency prepared by RF plasma-enhanced CVD