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Grady S. White, Albert J. Paul, Kristine A. Bertness, Alexana Roshko
Raman peak shifts of Al xGa 1-xAs have been measured as a function of both x and applied biaxial stress in a backscatter geometry. Within the precision of the Raman measurements, the stress-induced peak shifts of the Raman singlet GaAs-like and AlAs-like
Sheng Lin-Gibson, H J. Walls, S B. Kennedy, E R. Welsh
Cure kinetics and network properties of biocompatible hydrogels prepared by the reaction of chitosan and a water soluble blocked diisocyanate have been measured using rheometry. The reactions follow the Arrhenius behavior from which apparent activation
Joy P. Dunkers, Marcus T. Cicerone, N. R. Washburn
We have combined confocal optical coherence (OCM) and confocal fluorescence (CFM) microscopies to gather simultaneous structural and functional information on tissue engineered products in a registered fashion. In this work, we present the design and
We show that simultaneous molecular orientation and bond chemistry of planar chemically heterogeneous surfaces can be obtained by combining near edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) spectroscopy and rastering the incident X-ray beam on the
In this abstract, we report the first measurements of the friction between a fluorocarbon monolayer and a hydrocarbon monolayer. Because the fluorocarbon and hydrocarbon monolayers are incompatible, one might expect there to be little interpenetration of
Walter G. McDonough, Joseph M. Antonucci, Joy Dunkers, Gary E. Schumacher
The quest for durable, aesthetic and bondable materials that can restore both the function and appearance of lost tooth structure has been a major concern for dental materials researchers. A significant advance, which ushered in the modern era of
F Lofaj, Douglas T. Smith, Gerald V. Blessing, William E. Luecke, Sheldon M. Wiederhorn
Instrumented indentation and ultrasonic wave velocity techniques combined with precise density change measurements and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to investigate the changes of elastic moduli in silicon nitride after tensile
Subsurface machining cracks may control strength and performance of finished ceramics. Previously, machining cracks had been though to be difficult or impossible to detect and characterize, especially in toughened ceramics with interlocking grain
A layered preparation method is introduced that produces structured MALDI targets with well-defined phase sizes and compositions. Tri-a-naphthyl benzene is a glassy matrix that forms smooth films. It is layered with polystyrenes or polyethylene glycol
The atomic force microscope is used to measure the tan delta (loss modulus/storate modulus) of a thin film of poly(n-butylacrylate) as a function of frequency. The AFM results are in good agreement with indenter measurements. The results demonstrate that
H M. Byrd, Charles M. Guttman, S Robinson, D P. Ridge
Saturated hydrocarbon polymers, polyethylene, polypropylene and their derivatives, are the most widely used of all synthetic polymers. Their chemical structure and composition, molecular mass (MM), and molecular?mass distribution (MMD) are critical in
The present study demonstrates the feasibility of the h 5-cyclopentadienylcobalt ion (CpCo +) as a suitable cationization reagent for saturated hydrocarbons analysis by mass spectrometry. Ion/molecule reactions of CpCo + and three medium chain-length n
H Rodriguez, Pawel Jaruga, M Birincioglu, Peter E. Barker, C D. O'Connell, M. Dizdaroglu
To assure that tissue engineered medical products are free of genetic changes that might occur from inflammation during the development phase of the product, our laboratory is responding to the need for test methods used to assess the safety and
Gabrielle G. Long, T A. Dobbins, Andrew J. Allen, J Ilavsky, P Jemain, A Kulkarni, H Herman
Thermal barrier coatings (TBC) have complex void microstructures which control their in service properties. In the research reported here, ultra-small-angle X-ray scattering (USAXS) has been used to characterize anisotropic void populations in TBC s. A new