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Jenni R. Popp, Colm Flannery, Tammy L. Oreskovic, Jennifer Recknor, Kristi S. Anseth, Timothy P. Quinn
Functional tissue engineering of articular cartilage is rapidly advancing as a technique to develop regenerative and reparative treatments for cartilage degeneration and osteoarthritis. Tissue engineered constructs are often developed using a combination
The tracer diffusion coefficients of the elements as well as the integrated interdiffusion coefficients are measured for the Cu(sub3)Sn and Cu(sub6)Sn(Sub5) intermetallic compounds using incremental diffusion couples. The activation energies are determined
Tinh Nguyen, Bastien T. Pellegrin, Coralie Bernard, Xiaohong Gu, Justin M. Gorham, Paul E. Stutzman, Alexander J. Shapiro, Walter E. Byrd, Joannie W. Chin
This study assessed the fate of SiO2 nanoparticles (nanoSiO2) in epoxy/nanoSiO2 composites exposed to ultraviolet (UV) radiation. The matrix was a stoichiometric mixture of adiglycidyl ether of bisphenol A epoxy and an aliphatic tri-amine. Films of
The electronic SURDAT database published in 2007 (available freely from the website www.imim.pl) is being integrated with the NIST database (available freely from www.boulder.nist.gov/div853/lead_free/solders.html) to provide a single source for data on Pb
Timothy J. Burns, Steven P. Mates, Richard L. Rhorer, Eric P. Whitenton, Debasis Basak, Russell H. McFadden
A one-dimensional transient finite-difference model for the temperature distribution in orthogonal metal cutting, which was originally developed by Boothroyd, and then improved upon by Tlusty, is used to calculate the temperature field in the chip and in
This paper addresses the durability of natural teeth from a materials perspective. Teeth are depicted as 'smart' biocomposites, highly resistant to cumulative deformation and fracture. Favorable morphological features of teeth at both macroscopic and
The stress during Pb underpotential deposition (upd) on (111)-textured Au has been examined on a cantilever beam electrode in perchloric acid supporting electrolyte. The upd peaks change from double to single going from higher to lower sweep rates, while a
Kar T. Tan, Christopher C. White, Donald L. Hunston, Vogt D. Bryan, Anthony Haag
Water is ubiquitous in any uncontrolled setting and affects world wide commerce by instigating device and structural failures. This can be a result of corrosion, electrical shorting, or adhesive failure. For adhesive failure, the environmental attack of
Christopher M. Stafford, Adam J. Nolte, Gale A. Holmes, Sheng Lin-Gibson, John A. Howarter
NIST s involvement in adhesion research has been wide ranging and is ultimately in response to interactions between individual project leaders and our industrial partners. In this way, NIST s participation in the Adhesion Society has been instrumental in
Najib Cheggour, Loren F. Goodrich, Theodore C. Stauffer, Jolene D. Splett, Xifeng Lu, A. K. Ghosh, G. Ambrosio
Nb 3Sn superconducting wires made with restacked-rod process (RRP®) were found to have a dramatically improved resilience to axial tensile strain when alloyed with Ti as compared to Ta. Whereas Ta-alloyed Nb 3Sn in RRP wires showed permanent damage to its
Katie Hurst, Christopher L. Cromer, Elisabeth Mansfield, Roop Mahajan, John H. Lehman, Gurpreet Singh
We describe the development of two next-generation optical coatings; amorphous polymer-derived silicon carbonitride (SiCN) particles and a composite consisting of SiCN surrounding a multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) core. Laser-induced damage testing of
M Cai, S C. Langford, Richard E. Ricker, Lyle E. Levine, J T. Dickinson
Many metals emit electrons when exposed to UV radiation from excimer lasers (photon energies 4 eV to 8 eV). Deformation can significantly affect the intensity of these emissions. In the case of reactive metals, these emissions are also altered by the
Calvin Chan, Lee J. Richter, Brad A. Dinardo, Cherno Jaye, Brad Conrad, Hyun Wook Ro, David Germack, Daniel A. Fischer, Dean M. DeLongchamp, David J. Gundlach
Mickey Richardson, Eun S. Park, Jaehyun Kim, Gale A. Holmes
A small series of functionalized C60-fullerene/epoxy nanocomposites were prepared, and their respective ultimate tensile strengths were determined. The functionalization route of the fullerenes was performed using the well-known Prato reaction, with
Gale A. Holmes, Jae Hyun Kim, Stefan D. Leigh, Walter G. McDonough
The exact theories advanced by Curtin et al. (1991) and Hui, Phoenix, et al. (1995) to describe the fiber break evolution process in single fiber composites were found to be incorrect when compared to experimental data. In contrast to theoretical
Compressive stresses in stiff polymer coatings can give rise to surface instabilities in which the coating adopts a sinusoidally wrinkled morphology with a dominant wavelength, d, as displayed in Figure 1a. Such instabilities are generally observed for
We demonstrate that thermal wrinkling can be utilized to measure the rubbery modulus and shear viscosity of polystyrene (PS) thin films as a function of temperature. Specifically, we use surface laser-light scattering (SLS) to characterize the wrinkled
Jonathan W. Martin, Xiaohong Gu, Tinh Nguyen, Joannie W. Chin
NIST has initiated a research program for improving the quality of the data input for making economic sustainability assessments of polymeric infrastructure materials through improvements in the measurement science for this data. Sustainability assessments
Superconformal film growth is a key process in state-of-the-art Cu metallization of electronic devices. Superfilling of recessed surface features results from competition between electrolyte additives that accelerate or inhibit Cu electroplating. In situ
Effects of sample surface free energy (s) and relative humidity (RH) of the tip-sample environment on image contrast and friction characteristics measured with lateral force microscopy (LFM) have been investigated. Samples having a wide range of surface
Coralie Bernard, Tinh Nguyen, Bastien T. Pellegrin, Mat Celina, Alexander J. Shapiro, Deborah Jacobs, Kar T. Tan, Sungjin Park, R. S. Ruoff, Joannie W. Chin
Graphene oxides are potentially a new class of nanomaterial to enhance multifunctional properties of polymers because of their remarkable thermal conductivity, mechanical strength, and more importantly, low cost. The graphene oxides, produced by