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Materials Sciences and Applications (MSA) is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in materials. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of material…
V. E. Ptitsin
New method of thermal energy—to electrical energy conversion in vacuum devices with the metal (W)—dielectric nanofilm (ZrO 2 ) electron source is offered and studied. According to estimates and results of modeling, the energy effectiveness ( χ ) of the propos…
Zhaohui Sun, Simeng Wang, Shang Ma, Shuai Liu
Sets of cold-filled SMA-13 asphalt mixture were designed by means of orthogonal design method. The bending and low temperature creep tests of the cold-filled SMA-13 asphalt mixture were carried out. The related models of the fractal dimension and the road per…
Wenshu Yang, Zhigang Chen, Huaming Li
Oxytetracycline (OTC) is a common antibacterial agent used for the control of animal diseases. OTC abuse can seriously affect human health. Herein, based on the Fe(III)-3,3’,5,5’-tetramethylbenzidine (Fe(III)-TMB) system, a facile and rapid colorimetricassay…
Manoj Gupta
Metallic alloys have been instrumental through the ages in shaping the progress of human civilization. The development of the alloys from ancient to present time initiated from accidents to through the use of well-defined scientific principles. This article p…
Chang Gyu Lee, Bo Seok Kwon, Hyun Min Nam, Duck Min Seo, Jinwoo Park, Hyuc Hwangbo, Lee Soon Park, Su Yong Nam
Strain sensors for human-motion detection must offer high stretchability, high sensitivity, fast response, and high recovery speed. In this study, we choose silver paste as a sensing material and use a screen printing method to fabricate the strain sensor bas…
Kenichi Masuda, Sotomi Ishihara, Minoru Ishiguro, Hiroshi Shibata
In this study, fatigue tests under different R ratios were conducted on the AZ61 Mg alloy to investigate its fatigue lifetimes and fatigue crack growth (FCG) behavior. The fracture surface of the failed specimens was investigated using a scanning electron mic…
Mutsumi Takahashi, Yogetsu Bando
Surface texture of the mouthguard affects the sense of adaptation in the athlete and further affects hygiene. Therefore, finish polishing is extremely important. The aim of this study was to investigate the difference in the surface roughness after finishing…
Nan Zhang, Xiaoqing Cong
Porphyrin-functionalized reduced graphene oxide (RGO-TPP) was prepared by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction and characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Raman, ultraviolet/visible absorption, fluorescence, and transmission electron microscop…
Yokub Suvonovich Ergahov, Boltakhodja Ermatovich Umirzakov, Gulmira Khalmuratovna Allayarova
The impact of Ca and Si nano-scale structures on parameters and density of states of single-crystalline CaF 2 (111) was studied. It was shown that at low concentration of ions of Ar + (D ≤ 5 × 10 15 cm -2 ) one witnesses formation of nanoscale phases on CaF 2…
Vu Van Hung, Le Thi Thanh Huong, Dang Thanh Hai
The moment method in statistical (SMM) dynamics is used to study the thermodynamic quantities of ZrO 2 thin films taking into account the anharmonicity effects of the lattice vibrations. The average lattice constant, thermal expansion coefficient and specific…
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