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Open AccessOptical coherence tomography analysis of lesion characteristics and thrombus types in non ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients
The precise features of lesions in non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) patients with total occlusion (TO) of the infarct-related artery (IRA) are still unclear. This study employs optical c...
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An Advanced Methodology for Nondestructive Measurement of Thermal Barrier Coating Thickness via Point Cloud Processing
The thickness of the thermal barrier coating (TBC) has an important impact on the thermal insulation performance and in-service life. The TBC consists of multiple coatings layers in which the metallic bond coa...
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On the Heat-Transfer Effect of Spraying Speed During the Plasma Spraying on Turbine Blade
To investigate the changes in the substrate temperature field during the thermal spraying of turbine blades, this study first uses finite element technology to map the surface of the spraying workpiece and gen...
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Open AccessA novel stepwise catheter ablation method of the mitral isthmus for persistent atrial fibrillation: efficacy and reproducibility
Ethanol infusion of the vein of Marshall (EI-VOM) has been widely used to facilitate mitral isthmus (MI) ablation. According to the literature, the success rate of achieving a bidirectional conduction block ac...
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Open AccessNEDD4 ameliorates myocardial reperfusion injury by preventing macrophages pyroptosis
The inflammatory cascade and cell death post-myocardial ischemia reperfusion (MI/R) are very complex. Despite the understanding that macrophage inflammation has a pivotal role in the pathophysiology of MI/R, t...
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A Robotic Polishing Trajectory Planning Method Combining Reverse Engineering and Finite Element Mesh Technology for Aero-Engine Turbine Blade TBCs
The roughness of thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) prepared on the surface of aero-engine turbine blades affects the lifetime of the coating and the life cycle and aerodynamic performance of the blades. To reduc...
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Correction to: HVOF-Sprayed AlSi50 Alloy Coatings as a Novel Electrothermal Anti-icing/De-icing System for Polymer-based Composite Structures
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HVOF-Sprayed AlSi50 Alloy Coatings as a Novel Electrothermal Anti-icing/De-icing System for Polymer-based Composite Structures
To develop an anti-icing/de-icing system which can be practically used for aircraft wings made of fiber-reinforced polymer composites (FRPC) is an ongoing challenge. In this study, we have developed an AlSi50 ...
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Open AccessBeclin1 controls caspase-4 inflammsome activation and pyroptosis in mouse myocardial reperfusion-induced microvascular injury
Myocardial reperfusion injury is often accompanied by cell death and inflammatory reactions. Recently, pyroptosis is gradually recognized as pivotal role in cardiovascular disease. However, little is known abo...
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Comparison of higher-power and conventional power ablation of atrial fibrillation using contact force-sensing catheters: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Contact force-sensing catheters have been widely used in catheter ablation. During the past few decades, more attention has been paid on the technique of high-power ablation. The purpose of this meta-analysis ...
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Correction to: Manufacture of Fe–Al cube part with a sandwich structure by selective laser melting directly from mechanically mixed Fe and Al powders
The authors regret to inform that an incorrect information about Fe powder (2 Experimental procedure) was included in the published paper.
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Correction to: Process parameter selection for selective laser melting of Ti6Al4V based on temperature distribution simulation and experimental sintering
The authors regret to inform that a missing reference [27] should be marked in the caption of Fig. 6(a) in the published paper.
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Correction to: Effect of Dry-Ice Blasting on Structure and Magnetic Properties of Plasma-Sprayed Fe-40Al Coating from Nanostructured Powders
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Microstructures and Properties of Sm2(Zr0.7Ce0.3)2O7/8YSZ Double-Ceramic-Layer Thermal Barrier Coatings Deposited by Atmospheric Plasma Spraying
The properties of Sm2(Zr0.7Ce0.3)2O7 (SZ7C3) as a novel thermal barrier coating (TBC) candidate have been evaluated. There is no evidence for a phase transformation for SZ7C3 from room temperature to 1600 °C. SZ7...
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Dielectric properties of Al2O3 coatings deposited via atmospheric plasma spraying and dry-ice blasting correlated with microstructural characteristics
In this work, atmospheric plasma spraying combined with dry-ice blasting have been used to prepare alumina (Al2O3) coatings designed for insulating applications. The microstructural characteristics and dielectric...
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Effect of Dry-Ice Blasting on Structure and Magnetic Properties of Plasma-Sprayed Fe-40Al Coating from Nanostructured Powders
Amorphous and nanocrystalline materials have attracted much interest in the field of new materials design because of their excellent mechanical and physical properties as well as their magnetic properties. In ...
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Manufacture of Fe–Al cube part with a sandwich structure by selective laser melting directly from mechanically mixed Fe and Al powders
In the present paper, Fe–Al intermetallic parts were manufactured by selective laser melting using the mechanically mixed Fe–40 wt.% Al powder. The microstructure and phase analysis were carefully investigated...
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Microstructure and magnetic properties of atmospheric plasma sprayed Fe–40Al coating obtained from nanostructured powders
Amorphous and nanocrystalline materials have attracted much interest in the field of new materials design because of their excellent mechanical and physical properties as well as their magnetic properties. In ...
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Oxidation Control of Atmospheric Plasma Sprayed FeAl Intermetallic Coatings Using Dry-Ice Blasting
The performance of atmospheric plasma sprayed FeAl coatings has been remarkably limited because of oxidation and phase transformation during the high-temperature process of preparation. In the present work, Fe...
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Study on the Mechanism of Adhesion Improvement Using Dry-Ice Blasting for Plasma-Sprayed Al2O3 Coatings
The mechanisms of adhesion improvement of plasma-sprayed Al2O3 coatings using dry-ice blasting were investigated. In this study, the change of substrate surface characteristics in both the topography and the wett...
