Silica-coated admixtures of bismuth and gadolinium oxides for 3D printed concrete applications: Rheology, hydration, strength, microstructure, and radiation shielding perspective [PDF]
This study examines the impact of replacing up to 5 vol% of Portland cement (PC) with both pristine Bi2O3/Gd2O3 (BG) and silica-coated BG particles. Two different types of silica coatings, each with varying synthesis methods, were applied to coat the BG structures, and their impact on the fresh, hardened, microstructure and radiation-shielding ...
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Mapping the Optical Absorption of a Substrate-Transferred Crystalline AlGaAs Coating at 1.5um [PDF]
The sensitivity of 2nd and 3rd generations of interferometric gravitational wave detectors will be limited by thermal noise of the test-mass mirrors and highly reflective coatings. Recently developed crystalline coatings show a promising thermal noise reduction compared to presently used amorphous coatings.
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Progress in the measurement and reduction of thermal noise in optical coatings for gravitational-wave detectors [PDF]
Coating thermal noise is a fundamental limit for precision experiments based on optical and quantum transducers. In this review, after a brief overview of the techniques for coating thermal noise measurements, we present the latest world-wide research activity on low-noise coatings, with a focus on the results obtained at the Laboratoire des Mat\'{e ...
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Design and testing of hydrophobic core/hydrophilic shell nano/micro particles for drug-eluting stent coating [PDF]
In this study, we designed a novel drug-eluting coating for vascular implants consisting of a core coating of the anti-proliferative drug docetaxel (DTX) and a shell coating of the platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor monoclonal antibody SZ-21.
A Arsiwala+62 more
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miRNA‐29 regulates epidermal and mesenchymal functions in skin repair
miRNA‐29 inhibits cell‐to‐cell and cell‐to‐matrix adhesion by silencing mRNA targets. Adhesion is controlled by complex interactions between many types of molecules coded by mRNAs. This is crucial for keeping together the layers of the skin and for regenerating the skin after wounding.
Lalitha Thiagarajan+10 more
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Clinical utility of cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers measured by LUMIPULSE® system
Abstract Objectives Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease (AD) are well‐established in research settings, but their use in routine clinical practice remains a largely unexploited potential. Here, we examined the relationship between CSF biomarkers, measured by a fully automated immunoassay platform, and brain β‐amyloid (Aβ ...
Hisashi Nojima+9 more
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Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Gas Tungsten Arc Welded High Manganese Steel Sheet
This study investigated microstructure and mechanical properties of high manganese steel sheet fabricated by gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW). The weld zone showed longitudinal coarse grains due to the coalescence of columnar dendrites grown into the ...
Geon-Woo Park+8 more
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Perovskite-based color camera inspired by human visual cells
We developed a human visual-cell-inspired perovskite-based color camera that demonstrated high-resolution (up to 256×256 pixels) color images in diffuse mode.
Yujin Liu+7 more
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We developed an antiviral ceramic coating for immediate and long-term enveloped virus inactivation. The coating consisted of a porous ceramic coating fabricated by aerosol deposition and filled with chlorhexidine (CHX).
Taku Goto+5 more
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Polystyrene coating is applied to holographic storage tube substrate via glow discharge polymerization in an inert environment. After deposition of styrene coating, antimony and then cesium are added to produce photoemissive layer.
Gange, R. A.
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