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Magnetic Janus Particles Synthesized by Droplet Micro-magnetofluidic Techniques for Protein Detection
(2017)Magnetic droplets on a microfluidic platform can acts as micro-robots, providing wireless, remote, and programmable control. This field of droplet micro-magnetofluidics (DMMF) is useful for droplet merging, mixing and ... -
Crystallographic Correlations with Anisotropic Oxide Ion Conduction in Aluminum-Doped Neodymium Silicate Apatite Electrolytes
(2013)To better understand the oxide ion conduction mechanism of rare earth silicate apatites as intermediate temperature electrolytes for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC), the effect of lower valent metal doping on the performance ... -
Interstitial Oxide Ion Distribution and Transport Mechanism in Aluminum-Doped Neodymium Silicate Apatite Electrolytes
(2016)Rare earth silicate apatites are one-dimensional channel structures that show potential as electrolytes for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) due to their high ionic conductivity at intermediate temperatures (500–700 °C). This ... -
Single crystal growth of apatite-type Al-doped neodymium silicates by the floating zone method
(2011)Lanthanoid silicates (Ln9.33Si6O26) adopt the hexagonal apatite structure and show potential as solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) electrolytes due to their high oxide ion conductivity at intermediate temperatures (500–700 °C). ... -
An additive manufacturing process model for product family design
(2016)Additive manufacturing (AM) is projected to have a profound impact on mass customisation. In order to benefit from this new technology, we need to incorporate AM into design processes. This paper addresses that need by ... -
Inkjet-Printed Porous Silver Thin Film as a Cathode for a Low-Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
(2016)In this work we report a porous silver thin film cathode that was fabricated by a simple inkjet printing process for low-temperature solid oxide fuel cell applications. The electrochemical performance of the inkjet-printed ... -
Activation and inactivation of Bacillus pumilus spores by kiloelectron volt X-ray irradiation
(2017)In this study, we investigated the inactivation efficacy of endospore-forming bacteria, Bacillus pumilus, irradiated by low-energy X-rays of different beam qualities. The different low-energy X-rays studied had cut-off ... -
Preparing of Interdigitated Microelectrode Arrays for AC Electrokinetic Devices Using Inkjet Printing of Silver Nanoparticles Ink
(2017)The surge in popularity of lab-on-chip applications has set a new challenge for the fabrication of prototyping devices, such as electrokinetic devices. In such devices, a micro-electrode is the key component. Currently, ... -
Aluminium-carbon nanotubes composites produced from friction stir processing and selective laser melting
(2016)Aluminium reinforced with multi-wall carbon nanotubes was produced using friction stir processing and selective laser melting. Very fine grains were successfully achieved in both methods with high Vickers hardness values. ... -
Friction stir processing of Al-CNT composites
(2015)Friction stir processing (FSP) is a solid-state process with the ability to refine grain sizes and uniformly disperse particles to improve the mechanical properties of the base material. In this study, FSP was performed ... -
Effect of Nano-Particle Addition on Grain Structure Evolution of Friction Stir-Processed Al 6061 During Postweld Annealing
(2016)The fabrication of nano-composites is challenging because uniform dispersion of nano-sized reinforcements in metallic substrate is difficult to achieve using powder metallurgy or liquid processing methods. In the present ... -
The Effect Of Laser Power And Scanning Speed On The Density Of Selective Laser Melting Fabricated AL-CNT Composites
(2016)AlSi10Mg reinforced with carbon nanotubes were fabricated using selective laser melting manufacturing process. The influence of laser power and scanning speed on the densification behavior and microhardness were studied. ... -
Failure Mode Analysis Of Kagome Lattice Structures
(2016)Ultralight weight structures are today’s essential need in aerospace, marine and automotive industries. Strength and stiffness optimization of load bearing structures is made possible with the evolution of additive ... -
Investigation Of The Mechanical Properties Of 3D Printed Compliant Mechanisms
(2016)The compliant parallel mechanisms (CPM) used in precision positioners are commonly fabricated in parts by traditional manufacturing methods such as milling and wire-cut electrical discharge manufacturing (EDM). The performance ... -
Fabrication of samaria doped ceria thin film on porous substrate by slurry spin coating
(2016)Samaria doped cena (SDC) with fluorite structure has higher ionic conductivity than Yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) for low temperature solid oxide fùel cells (LT-SOFCs). SDC powder with cubic fluorite structure was ... -
Selective Laser Melting Of Copper Based Alloy On Steel: A Preliminary Study
(2016)The constantly increasing requirements of critical engineering parts can often be satisfied through the use of different materials with unique properties. In an effort to realize the potential of multi-functional parts, a ... -
Effects of laser processing on nickel oxide – yttria stabilized zirconia
(2016)Laser based additive manufacturing techniques such as selective laser melting (SLM) and selective laser sintering (SLS) have been gaining much attention in recent years due to their ability to create complex shapes and ... -
Curing behaviour and characteristics of shape memory polymers by uv based 3D printing
(2016)Shape memory polymers (SMPs) are a class of smart materials that can change shape and revert back to its permanent shape upon external stimulus. The manufacturing of SMPs has been heavily reliant on conventional methods ... -
Dynamic mechanical behaviors of laser sintered polyurethane incorporated with mwcnts
(2016)The multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) reinforced thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) powders were firstly introduced into selective laser sintering system; and the systematic sintering parameters were investigated for ... -
Additive Manufacturing of ZnO Thin Film for Micro Size UV Photodetector
(2016)Due to its large bandgap (3.37eV), ZnO is a suitable candidate for sensing material of UV photodetectors with great selectivity to wavelength with high radiation energy. ZnO thin film has been deposited by many methods. ...
