Journals

Detection of influential observation in the determination of the weighted-mean KCRV

January 1, 2005

Author(s)

Chih-Ming Wang, Hariharan K. Iyer

Since the signing of the Mutual Recognition Arrangement, National Metrology Institutes (NMI) have carried out many key comparisons in a wide range of...

Bridging Stresses in Sintered Reaction-Bonded Si3N4 From COD Measurements

January 1, 2005

Author(s)

Theo Fett, D Munz, Alain B. Njiwa, J Rodel, George D. Quinn

Triglycidylamine Crosslinking of Porcine Aortic Valve Cusps or Bovine Pericardium Results in Improved Biocompatibility, Biomechanics and Calcification Resistance - Chemical and Biological Mechanisms

January 1, 2005

Author(s)

J Connolly, E Alferiev, J N. Clark, Naomi Eidelman, M Sacks, E Palmatory, A Kronsteinter, S DeFelice, J Xu, R Ohri, N Navneet, N Vyavahare, R J. Levy

We investigated a novel polyepoxide crosslinker that was hypothesized to confer both material stabilization and calcification resistance when used to prepare...

In Situ Formation of Blends By Photopolymerization of Poly(ethylene glycol) Dimethacrylate and Polylactide

January 1, 2005

Author(s)

K J. Zhang, Carl Simon Jr., N Washburn, Joseph M. Antonucci, Sheng Lin-Gibson

Blends of crosslinked poly(ethylene glycol dimethacrylate) (PEGDMA) with poly (D, L-lactide) (PLA) were prepared by mixing photo-activated PEGDMA (molecular...

Polycrystalline Patterns in Far From Equibrium Freezing: a Phase Field Study

January 1, 2005

Author(s)

L Granasy, T Pusztai, T Borzsonyi, G I. Toth, G -. Tegze, James A. Warren, Jack F. Douglas

Colloidal Particles Coated and Stabilized by DNA-Wrapped Carbon Nanotubes

January 1, 2005

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Erik K. Hobbie, Barry J. Bauer, J S. Stephens, Matthew Becker, P M. McGuiggan, Steven Hudson, Haonan Wang

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) are dispersed in water via wrapping with short segments of single-stranded DNA (ssDNA). Small-angle neutron scattering...

Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Channnel Flow Geometries for Materials Characterization in Microfluidic Devices

January 1, 2005

Author(s)

Frederick R. Phelan Jr., Steven Hudson, Matthew D. Handler

The Influence of Clay and Elastomer Concentration on the Morphology and Fracture Energy of Preformed Acrylic Rubber Dispersed Clay Filled Epoxy Nanocomposites

January 1, 2005

Author(s)

S Balakrishnan, P R. Start, D T. Raghavan, Steven Hudson, D Yebassa

Crystalline Structures and Ferroelectric Properties of Ultrathin Films of Vinylidene Fluoride and Trifluoroethylene Copolymer

January 1, 2005

Author(s)

N Tsutsumi, A Ueyasu, W Sakai, C. K. Chiang

Thin and ultrathin films of copolymer of 83 mol% vinylidene fluoride and 17 mol% trifluoroethylene were prepared using a spin-coating technique. Atomic force...

Discrete Combinatorial Investigation of Polymer Mixture Phase Boundaries

January 1, 2005

Author(s)

J Cabral, Alamgir Karim

We report a combinatorial approach for mapping bulk polymer mixture phase behavior. The technique consists of a parallel cloud point detection scheme using...

High-Throughput Screening of Cell Proliferation on Poly(L-lactic acid)/Poly(D,L-lactic acid) Blends

January 1, 2005

Author(s)

Carl Simon Jr., Naomi Eidelman, Scott B. Kennedy, Amit Sehgal, C A. Khatri, N. R. Washburn

)We have combined automated fluorescence microscopy with a combinatorial approach for creating polymer blend gradients to yield a high-throughput method for...

Schematic Models of Molecular Self-Organization

January 1, 2005

Author(s)

K VanWorkum, Jack F. Douglas, Wolfgang Losert

Molecular self-organization is central to the formation of numerous biological structures and the emulation of this process through the creation of synthetic...

Polymerization Transition in Two-Dimensional Systems of Dipolar Spheres

January 1, 2005

Author(s)

Justin Stambaugh, K VanWorkum, Jack F. Douglas, Wolfgang Losert

We investigate the self-organization of dipolar spheres into polymer chains as a fundamental model of self-assembly of particles having anisotropic interactions...

Clustering And Solvation In Poly(Acrylic Acid) Polyelectrolyte Solutions

January 1, 2005

Author(s)

Boualem Hammouda, F Horkay, Matthew Becker

Optical Anisotropy of Sheared Carbon-Nanotube Suspensions

January 1, 2005

Author(s)

D J. Fry, B Langhorst, H W. Kim, E A. Grulke, Haonan Wang, Erik K. Hobbie

We measure the anisotropy of sheared carbon nanotube suspensions for a range of concentration, aspect ratio, and strain rate using a variety of methods. Our...

Strong, Macroporous and in-Situ Hardening Hydroxyapatite Scaffold for Bone Tissue Engineering

January 1, 2005

Author(s)

H H. Xu, Carl Simon Jr., S. Takagi, Laurence Chow, F Eichmiller

Flammability Properties of Polymer Nanocomposites with Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes: Effects of Nanotube Dispersion and Concentration

January 1, 2005

Author(s)

Takashi Kashiwagi, F Du, K Winey, K M. Groth, J R. Shields, S P. Bellayer, H W. Kim, Jack F. Douglas

Radio-Frequency Transitions on Weakly Bound Ultracold Molecules

January 1, 2005

Author(s)

C Chin, Paul S. Julienne

We show that radio-frequency spectroscopy on weakly-bound molecules is a powerful and sensitive tool to probe molecular energy structure as well as atomic...

Microwave Transitions and Nonlinear Magneto-Optical Rotation in Anti-Relaxation-Coated Cells

January 1, 2005

Author(s)

D Budker, Leo W. Hollberg, Derek F. Kimball, John Kitching, S Pustelny, V V. Yashchuk

Using laser optical pumping, widths and frequency shifts are determined for microwave transitions between ground-state hyperfine components of 8s}Rb and d87}Rb...

Double Anomalous Peak in the Heat Capacity Just Below the Triple Point of Staurated e-H₂ With FeO(OH)^u1

January 1, 2005

Author(s)

T Nakano, Weston L. Tew, O Tamura, H Sakurai

The heat capacity of e-Hd2 with powder ofFeO(OH) used as a catalyst for ortho-para equilibration has been investigated using sealed cells fabricated at the...

Calculations of Electron Inelastic Mean Free Paths. VIII. Data for 15 Elemental Solids Over the 50 eV to 2000 eV Range

January 1, 2005

Author(s)

S Tanuma, Cedric J. Powell, David R. Penn

We report calculations of electron inelastic mean free paths (IMFPs) for 50 eV to 2000 eV electrons in 14 elemental solids (Li, Be, diamond, graphite, Na, K, Sc...

The Backscattering Factor in Auger-Electron Spectroscopy: New Approach for an Old Subject

January 1, 2005

Author(s)

Aleksander Jablonski, Cedric J. Powell

We describe an algorithm for the calculation of backscattering factors in Auger-electron spectroscopy that, unlike most previous analyses, is not based on the...

ELSEPA - Dirac Partial-Wave Calculation of Elastic Scattering of Electrons and Positrons by Atoms, Positive Ions and Molecules

January 1, 2005

Author(s)

Francesc Salvat, Aleksander Jablonski, Cedric J. Powell

The FORTRAN 77 code system ELSEPA for the calculation of elastic scattering of electrons and positrons by atoms, postive ions and molecules is presented. These...

Test Beds for Complex Systems

January 1, 2005

Author(s)

Albert T. Jones, A S. Deshmukh

Global competition requires major manufacturers to increase productivity, quality, and responsiveness while simultaneously decreasing costs and time to market...

Software Agents-Enabled Systems Coalition for Integrated Manufacturing Processes and Supply Chain Management

January 1, 2005

Author(s)

Shaw C. Feng, H Helaakoski, H Haapasalo, J Kipina

Most business negotiations in supply chain and information exchange in manufacturing processes are heavily human-involved using proprietary data formats. The...

Superconformal Film Growth: Mechanism and Quantification

January 1, 2005

Author(s)

T P. Moffat, D Wheeler, Monica D. Edelstein, D Josell

Formation of AlN and GaN nanocolumns on Si(111) using molecular beam epitaxy with ammonia as a nitrogen source

January 1, 2005

Author(s)

Kristine A. Bertness, Alexana Roshko, Norman Sanford, John B. Schlager, Matthew H. Gray

We have demonstrated growth of AlN and GaN nanocolumns using molecular beam epitaxy with ammonia as a nitrogen source. The appearance of the columnar structure...

Refractive index and birefringence of InGaN films grown by MOCVD

January 1, 2005

Author(s)

Norman Sanford, Anneli Munkholm, Mike A. Krames, Alexander J. Shapiro, Igor Levin, Albert Davydov, Safak Sayan, L Wielunski, T E. Madey

The refractive index and birefringence of InxGa1'xN films grown on GaN layers were measured by prism coupling used in conjunction with multilayer optical...

Fabrication and Analysis of GaN Nanorods grown by MBE

January 1, 2005

Author(s)

Norman Sanford, Larry Robins, Matthew H. Gray, J E. Van Nostrand, C Stutz, R Cortez, Albert Davydov, Alexander J. Shapiro, Igor Levin, Alexana Roshko

GaN nanorods were grown on c-plane sapphire substrates under N-rich conditions by plasma-assisted molecular-beam epitaxy. Scanning electron microsopy revealed...

Thermal conductivity correlations for minor constituent fluids in natural gas: n-Octane, n-Nonane, and n-Decane

January 1, 2005

Author(s)

Marcia L. Huber, Richard A. Perkins

Natural gas, although predominantly comprised of methane, often contains small amounts of heavier hydrocarbons that contribute to its thermodynamic and...