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Novel diamond shuttle to deliver flexible neural probe with reduced tissue compression
The ability to deliver flexible biosensors through the toughest membranes of the central and peripheral nervous system is an important challenge in...
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Two material removal modes in chemical mechanical polishing: mechanical plowing vs. chemical bonding
With the rapid development of semiconductors, the number of materials needed to be polished sharply increases. The material properties vary...
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Hard-material Adhesion: Which Scales of Roughness Matter?
BackgroundSurface topography strongly modifies adhesion of hard-material contacts, yet roughness of real surfaces typically exists over many length...
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Optimizing the tribological performance of DLC-coated NBR rubber: The role of hydrogen in films
Diamond-like carbon (DLC) films directly deposited on rubber substrate is undoubtedly one optimal option to improve the tribological properties due...
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Current-carrying friction in carbon coated ball bearing
In this work, we proposed a method for coating the whole surfaces of bearing balls uniformly by carbon film with a rotatable ball clamp. We studied...
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Running-in behavior of a H-DLC/Al2O3 pair at the nanoscale
Diamond-like carbon (DLC) film has been developed as an extremely effective lubricant to reduce energy dissipation; however, most films should...
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Atomistic understanding of interfacial processing mechanism of silicon in water environment: A ReaxFF molecular dynamics simulation
The interfacial wear between silicon and amorphous silica in water environment is critical in numerous applications. However, the understanding...
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Research progresses of nanomaterials as lubricant additives
Friction and wear are unavoidable in mechanical movement. The use of lubricants with nano-additives can effectively reduce friction and wear, which...
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Electrical Conductivity of CVD Diamond Thin Films
Diamond and its thin films have acquired an amazing charm and large potential industrial applications because of their highly valuable...
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Novel Surface Treatment Strategy to Improve the Binding Strength for Diamond Film on Ti Substrate
This work introduced a novel surface treatment strategy to improve the binding strength for diamond film on Ti substrate by etching the Ti substrate...
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Wear law in mixed lubrication based on stress-promoted thermal activation
Although several empirical wear formulas have been proposed, theoretical approaches for predicting surface topography evolution during sliding wear...
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Diamond-based pressure sensors
Instruments for pressure monitoring are widely used today, in fields such as the aerospace industry, machine tools, and automated control systems....
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A review of advances in tribology in 2020–2021
Around 1,000 peer-reviewed papers were selected from 3,450 articles published during 2020–2021, and reviewed as the representative advances in...
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Nanocrystalline Diamond and Microengineered Diamond Components
Nanotechnology offers the potential for the creation of new products, but also the possibility to upgrade conventional technologies. As...
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A Novel In Situ Experiment to Investigate Wear Mechanisms in Biomaterials
A number of experimental techniques have been used to characterize the mechanical properties and wear of biomaterials, from nanoindentation to...
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Level excursion analysis of probabilistic quasibrittle fracture
It has widely been acknowledged that no structures can be designed to be risk free, and therefore reliability analysis plays an essential role in the...
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Simulation of temperature distribution in hot filament chemical vapor deposition diamond films growth on SiC seals
In this study, the temperature and gas velocity distributions in hot filament chemical vapor deposition (HFCVD) diamond film growth on the end...
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Preparation and characterization of ultrananocrystalline diamond films in H2/Ar/CH4 gas mixtures system with novel filament structure
Diamond films were prepared by hot filament chemical vapor deposition (HFCVD) in a gas mixtures system of methane, argon and hydrogen. The...
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Tribological behavior of nanocarbon materials with different dimensions in aqueous systems
Due to the widespread use of nanocarbon materials (NCMs), more researchers are studying their tribological performances. In this work, the...
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Ultrananocrystalline diamond-CMOS device integration route for high acuity retinal prostheses
High density electrodes are a new frontier for biomedical implants. Increasing the density and the number of electrodes used for the stimulation of...
