Mechanical properties and corrosion behavior of silica nanoparticle reinforced magnesium nanocomposite for bio-implant application by Akm Asif, Iqbal, Norfatihah, Ismail

“…According to the microstructural analysis, the composite generated a Mg2Si phase as a result of SiO2 dissociating during the sintering process. The microhardness of the Mg-alloy dramatically enhanced with the addition of 3% nanosilica, although the elastic modulus remained constant. …”
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Conceptual Design of a Pick-and-Place 3D Nanoprinter for Materials Synthesis by Simpson, Robert E., Carlson, Max, Yau, Ka-Yen K., Short, Michael P

“…By combining a pick-and-place particle transfer method with a custom-built laser sintering optical microscope, the core components of the 3D printer are once again reimagined. …”
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Thermodynamic and Structural Study of the Copper-Aluminum System by the Electrochemical Method Using a Copper-Selective Beta″ Alumina Membrane by Stinn, Caspar, Allanore, Antoine

“…A copper-selective beta″ alumina is used as a solid electrolyte, synthesized through ion exchange, sintering from base oxide powders, and the floating zone method of crystal growth. …”
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Enhanced tensile properties and corrosion resistance of stainless steel with copper-coated graphene fillers by Li, Zhiqiang, Ni, Hongwei, Chen, Zhong, Ni, Junjie, Chen, Rongsheng, Fan, Xi’an, Li, Yang, Yuan, Yibo

“…In this study, 316L stainless steel was reinforced with copper-coated graphene (Gr-Cu/SS) through molecular level mixing, ball milling, and spark plasma sintering (SPS). The tensile strength and yield strength of Gr-Cu/SS have increased by 74.0% and 65.5%, respectively, with 0.2 wt% graphene added. …”
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Exploring fast synthesis methodologies and improving service stability of promising thermoelectric material Sb2Si2Te6 by Santoso, Bianca Lucia

“…The pristine Sb2Si2Te6 pellets were fabricated through planetary ball milling, vacuum annealing inside the furnace, and spark plasma sintering (SPS). Then, the thermoelectric (TE) properties of the material were measured by using ULVAC ZEM-3 and Laser Flash Apparatus (LFA). …”
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Flame synthesized blue TiO₂₋ₓ with tunable oxygen vacancies from surface to grain boundary to bulk by Wu, Shuyang, Manuputty, Manoel Y., Sheng, Yuan, Wang, Haojing, Yan, Yong, Kraft, Markus, Xu, Rong

“…Importantly, the OVs locked at GBs due to the thermal sintering of nanoparticles during the synthesis can facilitate the anchoring and reduction of Pt species.…”
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Effect of the fibre length on the mechanical anisotropy of glass fibre–reinforced polymer composites printed by Multi Jet Fusion by Liu, Xiaojiang, Tey, Wei Shian, Tan, Pengfei, Leong, Kah Kit, Chen, Jiayao, Tian, Yujia, Ong, Adrian, Zhao, Lihua, Zhou, Kun

“…Mechanical anisotropy greatly influences the applications of materials printed by additive manufacturing techniques such as Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) and selective laser sintering. However, the mechanical anisotropy of MJF-printed fibre–reinforced polymer composites has not been well understood. …”
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Development of fabrication process for embedded structure in multi-layer low temperature co-fired ceramics (LTCC) using sacrificial carbon by process modelling and simulation by Tan, Yeow Meng

“…A chemical reactions mass transport model with LTCC sintering pore evolution was developed for process characterisation. …”
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Optimization of Ni0.95−xZnxCo0.05Fe1.90Mn0.02O4 ceramics with promising magneto-dielectric properties for VHF antenna miniaturization by Xiao, Zhuohao, Wang, Chuanhu, Liu, Lie, Yang, Zhihong, Kong, Ling Bing

“…The ferrite ceramics were prepared by using the conventional two-step sintering process. The real part of relative permeability is increased almost linearly with increasing concentration of Zn, while that of relative permittivity keeps nearly unchanged. …”
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Chemically active plasmas for deterministic assembly of nanocrystalline SiC film by Cheng, Q. J., Long, J. D., Chen, Zhong, Xu, Shuyan

“…Silicon carbide thin films are self-assembled onto crystalline silicon substrate from a sintered SiC target at low substrate temperature of 400 °C in Ar + H2 discharge using inductively coupled plasma (ICP) assisted RF magnetron sputtering system. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of CuO nanofibers, and investigation for its suitability as blocking layer in ZnO NPs based dye sensitized solar cell and as photocatalyst in organic... by Sahay, Rahul, Sundaramurthy, Jayaraman, Suresh Kumar, P., Thavasi, V., Mhaisalkar, Subodh Gautam, Ramakrishna, Seeram

“…Synthesized composite nanofibers were sintered at 500 °C to obtain CuOnanofibers. XRD, FTIR and XPS techniques were used to confirm the presence of pure CuO nanostructures. …”
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Fabrication and upconversion luminescence of highly transparent Er:YAG ceramics by Qin, Xianpeng, Zhang, Jian, Yang, Hao, Luo, Dewei, Ma, Jan, Tang, Dingyuan, Wang, Shi Wei

“…Highly transparent Er:YAG ceramics with different Er concentration were fabricated by a solid-state reaction and vacuum sintering method. The optical properties, the microstructure and the upconversion luminescence of the Er:YAG ceramics were investigated. …”
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Estimation of Appropriate Process Parameters for a Plasma Electron Beam Re-Melting Process Using Finite Element Analysis by Chua, Bih Lii, Ho-Jin Lee, Dong-Gyu Ahn

“…Metal additive manufacturing using electron beam melting (EBM) process applies electron beam for heating, sintering, and melting of powders to fabricate a three-dimensional component. …”
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Nanobioceramic composites: a study of mechanical, morphological, and thermal properties by Sasthiryar, Sivabalan, H. P. Shawkataly, Abdul Khalil, Bhat, Aamir H., Ahmad, Zainal Arifin, Islam, Md Nazrul, Ashaari, Zaidon, Dungani, Rudi

“…CNFs were added to alumina in varying weight fractions and the resulting mixture was subjected to vacuum sintering at 1400 °C to produce nanobioceramic composites. …”
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Complex dielectric modulus and relaxation response at low microwave frequency region of dielectric ceramic Ba6-3xNd8+2xTi18O54 by Lee, Chian Heng, Hassan, Jumiah, Hashim, Mansor, Aziz, Raba'ah Syahidah, Mohd Saiden, Norlaily

“…The microwave dielectric properties of Ba6-3xNd8+2xTi18O54, with x = 0.15 ceramics at different sintering temperatures (600–1300°C) were investigated. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of magnesium doped calcium phosphatefor bone implant application by Syed Abu Bakar, Sharifah Adzila, Kanasan, Nanthini, Hassan, Mohd Fahrul, Tajul Arifin, Ahmad Mubarak, Yunos, Muhamad Zaini, Abdol Rahman, Mohd Nasrull, Abdul Haq, Reazul Haq

“…Doping by MgOH is found to effectively increase the densification and hardness of CaP when sintered at 1200 oC. Mg doping could be contributes to the improvement in artificial implant of calcium phosphate (CaP) for bone implant application in load bearing area.…”
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On the role and purpose of the human being in the Zhuangzi by 邱浩崴 Koo, Hao Wei

“…The thesis puts forth the proposition that because the Zhuangzi sees the human being within the backdrop of a natural world arising from tian, its understanding is that the human being shares its place equally amongst the myriad things and thus the purpose of the human being is to partake in the spontaneous generation of things as themselves, all the while refraining from interfering with other things’ being themselves. The thesis consists of two chapters. …”
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Deconvolution of seed and RNA-binding protein crosstalk in RNAi-based functional genomics by Spengler, Ryan M., Grigelioniene, Giedre, Kobayashi, Tatsuya, Suzuki, Hiroshi, Sharp, Phillip A.

“…We present a crosstalk scenario, designated as crosstalk with endogenous RBPs' (ceRBP), in which small interfering RNAs or microRNAs with seed sequences that overlap RBP motifs have extended biological effects by perturbing endogenous RBP activity. …”
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Is abortion permissible? by Nah, Benji Jia Wei

“…The second section first synthesizes and articulates Peter Singer’s arguments before comparing his accounts to Charles Camosy and Don Marquis. …”
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The effect of political skill among employees towards stakeholders’ satisfaction : A study on Iskandar Malaysia / Amira Afiqa Jasni by Jasni, Amira Afiqa

“…The independent variables of this study consist of four dimensions under political skill which are social astuteness, networking ability, interpersonal influence and apparent sincerity. While, the dependent variable of this study is stakeholders’ satisfaction. …”
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