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Multiple Surface Cracking and Debonding Failure for Thin Thermal Coatings
2019
Abstract A mechanical analysis of thin films of quasi-brittle materials used as thermal coatings for superalloy substrate is proposed. The study considers a bi-material element subjected to uniform tension formed by a thin layer of quasi-brittle material (typically a ceramic) bonded on an elastic substrate. The bounding between the coating film and the substrate is realized by a very thin primer which mechanically modeled as a zero thickness cohesive frictional interface. The analysis is developed by a non-linear finite element simulation in which, in order to consider damage size effects, a non-local isotropic damage model is adopted for the quasi-brittle coating. The results of the analys…
Biogeneration of 1-octen-3-ol by lipoxygenase and hydroperoxide lyase activities of Agaricus bisporus
2001
Abstract The biogeneration of 1-octen-3-ol by lipoxygenase and associated hydroperoxide lyase activities of a homogenate of the cultivated mushroom Agaricus bisporus was investigated using linoleic acid as a substrate. The optimal substrate and protein concentrations were 1.5 mM and 1.5 mg ml −1 , respectively. The V max value for the enzymic coupled reaction lipoxygenase–hydroperoxide lyase was 6 μg of 1-octen-3-ol ml −1 min −1 , with a K m value of 0.3×10 −3 M. The highest enzymic activity was observed in the presence of pure oxygen (22.9 μg of 1-octen-3-ol ml −1 ), with a bioconversion yield of 36%. The production of 380 μg 1-octen-3-ol per g of mushroom homogenate was demonstrated using…
High-density ZnO Nanowires as a Reversible Myogenic-Differentiation-Switch
2018
Mesoangioblasts are outstanding candidates for stem-cell therapy and are already being explored in clinical trials. However, a crucial challenge in regenerative medicine is the limited availability of undifferentiated myogenic progenitor cells because growth is typically accompanied by differentiation. Here reversible myogenic-differentiation switching during proliferation is achieved by functionalizing the glass substrate with high-density ZnO nanowires (NWs). Specifically, mesoangioblasts grown on ZnO NWs present a spherical viable undifferentiated cell state without lamellopodia formation during the entire observation time (8 days). Consistently, the myosin heavy chain, typically express…
A Novel Plasmonic Nanoantenna for High Efficiency Energy Harvesting Applications
2020
In this paper, the results of a geometric investigation of plasmonic nanoantennas for energy harvesting applications in terms of field enhancement and available power are presented. Optimum performances are obtained by a particular arrow-shaped bowtie nanoantennas geometry. The novel nanoantenna geometry is here presented. The simulations of the novel nanoantennas made of aluminium, on a three-layers substrate, composed by silicon, silicon oxide, and aluminium, carried out with CST 2018 tool, are reported and compared with the classical bowtie nanoantennas ones. This study can guide both the engineering and the fabrication of plasmonic nanoantennas.
Noble metal nanoparticles in organic matrix
2020
Abstract The purpose of this work is the synthesis and study of the properties of nanocomposite structures created by noble metal (silver) nanoparticles (NP's), an exciting class of materials with unique properties differ from both bulk and atomic behavior, which are self-organize in a thin organic film of copper phthalocyanine (CuPc). The structure and morphology of this material, depending on the amount of deposited silver, was studied in ultrahigh vacuum using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and photoelectron spectroscopy (PES). Metallic atoms deposited on the surface of an organic substrate diffuse into the substrate, forming NPs with a narrow size distribution, which correlates …
One-step growth of isolated CdO nanoparticles on r-sapphire substrates by using the spray pyrolysis methodology
2014
In spite of the remarkable properties of CdO, there are only a few reports on CdO nanostructures, especially on isolated NPs. In this paper, we analyze the growth of isolated CdO nanoparticles (NPs) on 0.5° miscut r-sapphire substrates by using the spray pyrolysis methodology in its classical configuration. A systematic study has been performed to optimize the growth parameters such as precursor concentration, growth time, spray rate and growth temperature to obtain CdO NPs (size: 6–10 nm to 35–100 nm depending on the growth conditions). The study shows the control over the size and density of the CdO nanoparticles that can be achieved by adjusting the growth parameters. The CdO nanoparticl…
Biotemplated Lithography of Inorganic Nanostructures (BLIN) for Versatile Patterning of Functional Materials
2020
Here, we present a highly parallel fabrication method dubbed biotemplated lithography of inorganic nanostructures (BLIN) that enables large-scale versatile substrate patterning of metallic and semi...
Growth of low-density vertical quantum dot molecules with control in energy emission
2010
This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License.-- This article is part of the series 8th International Workshop on Epitaxial Semiconductors on Patterned Substrates and Novel Index Surfaces.
Growth and characterization of PbI2-decorated ZnO nanowires for photodetection applications
2020
Financial support provided by Scientific Research Project for Students and Young Researchers Nr. SJZ/2017/1 realized at the Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia is greatly acknowledged. The authors are grateful to Liga Bikse for XRD measurements.
IRS2 signalling is required for the development of a subset of sensory spinal neurons
2012
Insulin and insulin-like growth factor-I play important roles in the development and maintenance of neurons and glial cells of the nervous system. Both factors activate tyrosine kinase receptors, which signal through adapter proteins of the insulin receptor substrate (IRS) family. Although insulin and insulin-like growth factor-I receptors are expressed in dorsal root ganglia (DRG), the function of IRS-mediated signalling in these structures has not been studied. Here we address the role of IRS2-mediated signalling in murine DRG. Studies in cultured DRG neurons from different embryonic stages indicated that a subset of nerve growth factor-responsive neurons is also dependent on insulin for …