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Resin-based Ca-PO 4 cements without (Cement A) and with a fluoride-releasing additive (Cement B) were used to treat caries-like lesions on enamel and dentin
A novel ion beam scattering methodology is described for determining the chemical composition of thin, Si-based low dielectric constant (k) films that typically
The technique used at NIST to calibrate the Standard Reference Material (SRM) 1853 test rings is described. Details of the leakage fields from these rings are
J Mallett, Erik B. Svedberg, Mark D. Vaudin, Leonid A. Bendersky, William F. Egelhoff Jr., Thomas P. Moffat
The electrodeposition of epitaxial cube-on-cube Fe _(subscript) 100-x}Co_(subscript) x} films onto n-GaAs is described from ferrous ammonium sulfate solutions
B D. Ermi, G Nisato, Jack F. Douglas, J Rogers, Alamgir Karim
Phase separation of ultrathin polymer blend films spun cast onto patterned self-assembled monolayers is examined by atomic force microscopy. Fourier transform
Robert J. Soulen, M. S. Osofsky, G T. Woods, William F. Egelhoff Jr.
We have observed a dramatic enhancement of H c2 in the system, Nb 1-x Si x, as a function of disorder. To account for these empirical results, we incorporate
Some recently-developed experimental techniques, such as in situ ultra-small-angle X-ray scattering (USAXS), have demonstrated a capability for measuring
Michael Weir, Joseph M. Antonucci, Francis W. Wang
This paper describes the use of new types of synthesized hydroxylated dimethacrylate monomers as crosslinkers for thermally-sensitive hydrogel networks with
S L. Kennedy, N Washburn, A Sehgal, Alamgir Karim, Eric J. Amis
Numerous groups have demonstrated that cell alignment, cell spreading and cell proliferation can be controlled by various topographical features. There are
Matt J. Kipper, Hynda K. Kleinman, Francis W. Wang
The activation of surfaces by covalent attachment of bioactive moieties is an important strategy for improving the performance of biomedical materials. Such
In this work we introduce a hybrid ab initio-classical simulation methodology designed to incorporate the chemistry into the description of phenomena that
The feasibility of using wavelength-shift fluorescent probes for cure monitoring of an epoxy resin and an acrylic resin was evaluated. 4-(N,N-dihexylaminostyryl
We propose two improvements to the microstructural modeling in Rietveld refinement. The first is the model that yields the complete texture-weighted strain and
Intrinsic and hysteretic AC losses were investigated in high temperature superconductors. AC susceptibility was measured as a function of magnetic field
Philip Pong, Cindi L. Dennis, Audie M. Castillo, Andrew P. Chen, William F. Egelhoff Jr.
Pinholes in tunnel barriers are detrimental to the performance of magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJ) since they create direct magnetic exchange coupling between
In this paper we discuss the role played by the intergranular phases in the creep of silicon nitride, which is completely controlled by the amount and effective
Lyle E. Levine, R M. Thomson, M Savage, D E. Kramer, Y Shim
Although deformation usually appears to be a smooth process at the macroscopic scale, at smaller scales it is highly heterogeneous in both time and space, with
The acoustic birefringence method is primarilly used to measure differences of principal stresses in regions where principal stresses coincide with material
Since the BaF 2-CuO x system is a limiting binary of the overall quaternary reciprocal Ba,Y,Cu//F,O phase diagram, it provides an important frame of reference
The friction and adhesion between a fluorocarbon monolayer-coated surface (FC) against a hydrocarbon monolayer-coated surface (HC) has been directly measured
Bonding to dentin is critically influenced by the age and mineral content and the iatrogenic state of the dentin. The latter is affected by altering the smear
Francesca Tavazza, A Hasmy, Lyle E. Levine, Anne M. Chaka, Luis C. Rincon, M Marquez, Carlos A. Gonzalez
We performed density functional theory and tight-binding molecular dynamics calculations to investigate the formation of suspended linear atom chains when
Lyle E. Levine, B C. Larson, W Yang, M E. Kassner, J Z. Tischier, M A. Delos-Reyes, Richard J. Fields
The distribution of elastic strains (and thus stresses) at the sub-micrometer length scale within deformed metal single crystals has surprisingly broad
Small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) contrast variation is applied to characterization of nanoporous low-dielectric constant (low-k) thin films. Films are
The existence and stability of various microstructural features for two-phase materials with anisotropic energies is discussed. In particular, the existence of
The superelastic deformation of an adaptive layer composite containing a shape memory alloy as an active component is considered in this paper. It is shown that