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Selected AbstractsModelling poroelastic hollow cylinder experiments with realistic boundary conditionsINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR NUMERICAL AND ANALYTICAL METHODS IN GEOMECHANICS, Issue 12 2004S. Jourine Abstract A general poroelastic solution for axisymmetrical plane strain problems with time dependent boundary conditions is developed in Laplace domain. Time-domain results are obtained using numerical inversion of the Laplace transform. Previously published solutions can be considered as special cases of the proposed solution. In particular, we could reproduce numerical results for solid and hollow poroelastic cylinders with suddenly applied load/pressure (Rice and Cleary, Rev. Geophys. Space Phys. 1976; 14:227; Schmitt, Tait and Spann, Int. J. Rock Mech. Min. Sci. 1993; 30:1057; Cui and Abousleiman, ASCE J. Eng. Mech. 2001; 127:391). The new solution is used to model laboratory tests on thick-walled hollow cylinders of Berea sandstone subjected to intensive pressure drawdown. In the experiments, pressure at the inner boundary of the hollow cylinder is observed to decline exponentially with a decay constant of 3,5 1/s. It is found that solutions with idealized step-function type inner boundary conditions overestimate the induced tensile radial stresses considerably. Although basic poroelastic phenomena can be modelled properly at long time following a stepwise change in pressure, realistic time varying boundary conditions predict actual rock behaviour better at early time. Experimentally observed axial stresses can be matched but appear to require different values for , and , than are measured at long time. The proposed solution can be used to calculate the stress and pore pressure distributions around boreholes under infinite/finite boundary conditions. Prospective applications include investigating the effect of gradually changing pore pressure, modelling open-hole cavity completions, and describing the phenomenon of wellbore collapse (bridging) during oil or gas blowouts. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy as an In Vitro Technique for Measuring Convective Flow Rates Across Dentine and the Efficacy of Surface Blocking TreatmentsELECTROANALYSIS, Issue 3 2005Julie Abstract Scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) is shown to be a powerful technique for both the measurement of local solution velocities through human dentine slices, in vitro, and for assessing quantitatively the effect of surface treatments on the flow process. SECM employs a small ultramicroelectrode (micron dimensions) as an imaging probe to provide information on the topography and transport characteristics of dentine, with high spatial resolution. In these studies the dentine sample is a membrane in a two compartment cell, which contains solutions of identical composition, including a redox active mediator (Fe(CN). In the absence of an applied pressure, the transport-limited current response at the probe electrode is due to diffusion of Fe(CN) to the UME, which depends on the probe to sample separation. Under an applied hydrostatic pressure, hydrodynamic flow across the sample enhances mass transport to the UME. With this methodology it was possible to accurately measure effective fluid velocities, by recording tip currents with and without pressure, and assess the efficacy of potential flow retarding agents for the treatment of dentinal hypersensitivity. For native dentine, the solution velocity was found to vary dramatically with location on the sample. The application of a glycerol monooleate - base paste treatment to the surface of dentine was found to lower local flow velocities significantly. This electroanalytical methodology is simple to implement and is generally applicable to assessing the efficacy and mode of action of a wide variety of potential fluid flow retarding agents. [source] A preliminary study on bladder-assisted rotomolding of thermoplastic polymer compositesADVANCES IN POLYMER TECHNOLOGY, Issue 1 2007A. Salomi Abstract In this preliminary work, a new process is examined for manufacturing hollow parts from continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic polymer. The new process combines the basic idea of bag forming (or bladder-assisted forming) with the rotation of the mold for the processing of thermoplastic matrix composites. A pressurized membrane is used to compact the composite on the inner wall of a mold, which is placed inside a forced convection oven. The mold is removed from the oven for the cooling stage. The process was initially developed by using a thermoplastic pre-preg obtained using yarns of commingled E-glass fibers with isotactic polypropylene (iPP). A preliminary characterization of the thermoplastic composite showed that the material can be consolidated with pressures as low as 0.01 MPa, which is readily achievable with the process of this study. The design of the mold and membrane was carried out on the basis of both structural analysis of the aluminum shell and thermal analysis of the mold. The mold thickness is of great importance with respect to both the maximum pressure allowed in the process and the overall cycle time. Molding was performed on stacks of three and six layers of yarn, varying the applied pressure between 0.01 and 0.05 MPa and maximum temperature of the internal air between 185°C and 215°C. The composite shells obtained under different processing conditions were characterized in terms of physical and mechanical properties. Mechanical properties comparable with those obtained by compression molding and vacuum bagging were obtained. The maximum values obtained are 12.1 GPa and 290 MPa for the flexural modulus and the flexural strength, respectively. Furthermore, the results obtained show that mechanical properties improve with increasing the pressure during the cycle and with the maximum temperature used in the process. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Adv Polym Techn 26:21,32, 2007; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/adv.20085 [source] One-dimensional model of vacuum filtration of compressible flocculated suspensionsAICHE JOURNAL, Issue 10 2010Anthony D. Stickland Abstract This work details the one-dimensional modeling of the different processes that may occur during the vacuum filtration of compressible flocculated suspensions. Depending on the operating conditions of the applied pressure and the initial solids concentration relative to the material properties of the compressive yield stress and the effective capillary pressure at the air,liquid interface, the dewatering process undergoes a combination of cake formation, consolidation, and/or desaturation. Mathematical models for these processes based on the compressional rheology approach are presented and appropriate solution methods outlined. Results using customary material properties are given for different operating conditions to illustrate the three dewatering processes. This approach lays the theoretical basis for further work understanding two- and three-dimensional effects during desaturation, such as cracking and wall detachment. © 2010 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 2010 [source] Reverse osmosis of nonaqueous solutions through porous silica-zirconia membranesAICHE JOURNAL, Issue 2 2006Toshinori Tsuru Abstract Porous silica-zirconia membranes with pore diameters from 0.8 to 2 nm were prepared by a sol-gel process, and applied to the separation of alcohols (hexanol, octanol, decanol) and alkanes (hexane, decane, tetradecane) in ethanol solutions by reverse osmosis over the temperature range from 25 to 60° C. A silica-zirconia membrane with a pore diameter of 1 nm showed a molecular weight-cut-off (MWCO) of 200 in ethanol solutions. Rejection increased with the applied pressure, for both alcohol and alkane solutes. However, the rejection of alcohols was found to decrease with temperature, while that for alkanes remained nearly constant. The separation characteristics were examined for the following membrane parameters: solvent permeability, Lp, reflection coefficient, ,, and solute permeability, P, based on the Spiegler-Kedem equation. The viscosity of solutions and the diffusivity of alkanes and alcohol solutes in nano-sized pores were found to show a larger temperature dependency than in bulk. The diffusivity of alkane solutes showed the same temperature dependency as the viscosity of ethanol in nano-sized pores, while the diffusivity of alcohol solutes showed a larger temperature dependency than the viscosity of ethanol, probably because of a larger interaction between alcohol solutes and the hydrophilic surface of silica-zirconia membranes. Diffusion experiments were carried out to confirm the temperature dependency of the diffusivities in nano-sized pores. A bilayer model verified that solute permeabilities by reverse osmosis and diffusion experiments were consistent with each other. © 2005 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 2006 [source] Adjustment and control of SERS activity of metal substrates by pressureJOURNAL OF RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY, Issue 4 2010Lixin Xia Abstract Metal pellets of silver and copper for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy were prepared by compression with different pressures. It was found that the SERS activity of the pellet could be controlled by pressure. Enhanced Raman scattering properties of the metal pellets in the presence of adsorbed 4-mercaptobenzoic acid (4-MBA) with excitation at 632.8 or 514 nm could be obtained by choosing proper pressure of pellatization. The SERS peak intensity of the band at ,1584 cm,1 of 4-MBA adsorbed on the metal pellets varies as a function of applied pressure, and which is about 1.2,32 times greater than when it is adsorbed on silver and copper particles. The calculated results of three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain method (3D-FDTD) are in good agreement with the experimental data. Moreover, no spurious peaks appear in the SERS spectra of the samples because no other chemicals are involved in the simple preparation process of the metal pellets, which will facilitate its use as an SERS-active substrate for analytical purposes. In summary, SERS-active metal pellets can be produced simply and cost effectively by the method reported here, and this method is expected to be utilized in the development of SERS-based analytical devices. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] Determination of gastrodin and vanillyl alcohol in Gastrodia elata Blume by pressurized liquid extraction at room temperatureJOURNAL OF SEPARATION SCIENCE, JSS, Issue 13 2007Eng Shi Ong Abstract Pressurized liquid extraction (PLE) at room temperature with a laboratory-assembled system was applied for the extraction of gastrodin (GA) and vanillyl alcohol (VA) in Gastrodia elata Blume. The proposed system setup for this current work was simpler as no heating and backpressure regulator was required. Extraction with PLE was carried out dynamically at a flow rate of 1.5 mL/min, at room temperature, under an applied pressure of 10,20 bars with an extraction time of 40,50 min. The extraction efficiencies of the proposed method using 20% aqueous ethanol were compared with heating under reflux using organic solvents such as methanol and ethanol/water (20:80) for different batches of medicinal plant materials. For the determination of GA and VA in G. elata Blume, the extraction efficiencies of PLE at room temperature were observed to be comparable with heating under reflux. The method precision was found to vary from 1.6 to 8.6% (RSD, n = 6) on different days. The marker compounds present in the various medicinal plant extracts were determined by gradient elution HPLC and HPLC/MS/MS. Our work demonstrated the possibility of implementation of PLE at room temperature and the advantages of minimizing the use of organic solvents in the extraction process. [source] The Effect of Electric Field on Pressure Filtration of Ceramic SuspensionsJOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY, Issue 2009Yoshihiro Hirata The consolidation behavior of Al2O3 and indium tin oxide (ITO, 90% In2O3,10% SnO2) particles 150,200 nm in size was examined using a pressure filtration apparatus at a constant compressive rate under an electric field. The relation of applied pressure (,Pt) with volume of dehydrated filtrate (Vf) was compared with the established filtration theory (theory I) for a well-dispersed suspension and the newly developed filtration theory (theory II) for a flocculated suspension. The experimental results without polyelectrolyte dispersant deviated from theory I when ,Pt exceeded a critical pressure (,Ptc). This deviation is associated with the phase transition from a dispersed suspension to a flocculated suspension at ,Ptc. A good agreement was shown between the developed theory II and experimental results after the phase transition. When a dispersant (polyacrylic ammonium, PAA) was added to alumina, ITO, or Al2O3,ITO mixed powder suspensions, the consolidation behavior of the particles was controlled by the dissociation and amounts of adsorbed and free PAA. The addition of a large amount of highly charged PAA enhanced the repulsive interaction between PAA-adsorbed particles, and the consolidation behavior was explained by theory I. The adsorption of neutral PAA on the particles reduced the repulsive interaction, and the consolidation behavior was well explained by theory II. The phase transition from dispersed to flocculated suspension was very sensitive to the electric field during the pressure filtration. The ,Ptc for the suspension with and without PAA decreased drastically when a low electric field was applied. The final packing density of the flocculated particles was greatly increased by the application of a weak electric field. However, the dense structure under high pressure was relaxed to a low-density structure when the stored elastic strain energy was released. [source] Synthesis of Hard Materials by Field Activation: The Synthesis of Solid Solutions and Composites in the TiB2,WB2,CrB2 SystemJOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY, Issue 12 2001Hisashi Kaga The synthesis of solid solutions of (Ti,W,Cr)B2 from elemental reactants using the field-activated, pressure-assisted synthesis method and employing the SPS apparatus was investigated. The nature of the products depended on temperature; they were nearly pure solid solutions at 1900°C with minor amounts of ,-WB. The product density and microhardness depended on the temperature of synthesis for the same value of applied pressure (64 MPa). Samples with the highest density (94%) corresponded to a hardness of 22.7 GPa. When annealed at 1500°C, the solid solutions decomposed, precipitating a (W,Ti,Cr)B2 phase in a spinodal form. In addition, ,-WB precipitates in the form of thin (0.4,5.3 nm) layers were observed. They existed in a 60°/120° orientation to the (Ti,W,Cr)B2 matrix, in agreement with previous observations. Highly faceted, small (nanosized) pores associated with the ,-WB precipitates were also observed. [source] Pressure-Assisted Spinning: A Versatile and Economical, Direct Fibre to Scaffold Spinning MethodologyMACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS, Issue 14 2007Sumathy Arumuganathar Abstract Spinning composite polymer fibres by means of electric fields has been investigated for well over a century. These spun fibres have been explored across many areas of research, spanning the physical to the life sciences; however, electrospinning has the hazardous nature of the high voltage at the spinning needle. We demonstrate here a competing direct fibre to scaffold preparation method, completely determined by an applied pressure. Our technique reported here removes the hazardous high-voltage element from the fibre/scaffold formation technique and has the ability to form uniaxial fibres and scaffolds comparable to those fabricated by electrospinning. We refer to this fibre generation approach as "pressure-assisted spinning (PAS)", which will have a tremendous impact in a range of applications, spanning the physical through to the life sciences. PAS joins the techniques for fibre to scaffold generation with a view to significantly and globally contributing to the micro- and nanosciences. [source] Simulation of the percolation of water into rigid polyurethane foams at applied hydraulic pressuresPOLYMER ENGINEERING & SCIENCE, Issue 7 2006Pravakar Mondal The hydraulic resistance of polyurethane foams is studied by means of simulations of water penetration into model foams. The model foams of cubical shape are constructed by generating the centers of the cells randomly. The strength of the window separating two cells is assumed to be a function of the distance between the centers of the cells in one set of computations. In another set of computations the strengths of the windows are assigned randomly from a specified distribution. The foam is exposed to an elevated pressure at its boundaries and water penetrates into the foam by rupturing the windows with strengths lesser than the applied pressure. The variation of equilibrium volume fraction of the foam filled with water for increasing hydraulic pressures shows typical percolation behavior: there is a sharp increase in the volume filled beyond a threshold pressure. Simulations show that beyond a certain sample size there is no change in the percolation curve with sample size, and indicate that it is mainly the weaker windows that control the hydraulic resistance of the foam. The simulation results are compared with experimental data. POLYM. ENG. SCI. 46:970,983, 2006. © 2006 Society of Plastics Engineers [source] Coconut water as a potential resource for cellulose acetate membrane preparationPOLYMER INTERNATIONAL, Issue 3 2008Cynthia Radiman Abstract BACKGROUND: Cellulose acetate membranes are frequently used for pressure-driven membrane processes. The aim of this work was to prepare cellulose acetate membranes from nata-de-coco using coconut water as starting material. The use of this lignin-free material will certainly minimize the use of chemicals usually needed in the traditional pulps and substitute for the use of wood, which helps prevent global warming and preserves nature as well. RESULTS: Coconut water was fermented by Acetobacter xylinum for 6 days to produce nata-de-coco, which was then acetylated to produce cellulose diacetate with an acetyl content of 39.6%. Fourier transform infrared analysis showed characteristic peaks for the acetyl group at 1748 and 1236 cm,1. The resulting membranes made from the hydrolysis product showed a water flux of 210.5 L m,2 h,1 under an applied pressure of 2 kg cm,2 while the rejection coefficients of dextran T-500 and T-2000 solutions were 78 and 93.7%, respectively. CONCLUSION: Coconut water has a potential to be used in the fabrication of membranes by converting it to nata-de-coco and then to cellulose diacetate which gives an added value to its original nature. It is also highly competitive compared to the traditional pulps, by which acetylation decreases the degree of crystallinity of nata-de-coco resulting in higher membrane permeability. Copyright © 2007 Society of Chemical Industry [source] Design of an Artificial Left Ventricular Muscle: An Innovative Way to Actuate Blood Pumps?ARTIFICIAL ORGANS, Issue 6 2009Benjamin Van Der Smissen Abstract Blood pumps assist or take over the pump function of a failing heart. They are essentially activated by a pusher plate, a pneumatic compression of collapsible sacs, or they are driven by centrifugal pumps. Blood pumps relying upon one of these actuator mechanisms do not account for realistic wall deformation. In this study, we propose an innovative design of a blood pump actuator device which should be able to mimic fairly well global left ventricular (LV) wall deformation patterns in terms of circumferential and longitudinal contraction, as well as torsion. In order to reproduce these basic wall deformation patterns in our actuator device, we designed a novel kind of artificial LV "muscle" composed of multiple actively contracting cells. Its contraction is based on a mechanism by which pressurized air, inside such a cell, causes contraction in one direction and expansion perpendicular to this direction. The organization and geometry of the contractile cells within one artificial LV muscle, the applied pressure in the cells, and the governing LV loading conditions (preload and afterload) together determine the global deformation of the LV wall. Starting from a simple plastic bag, an experimental model based on the abovementioned principle was built and connected to a lumped hydraulic model of the vascular system (including compliance and resistance). The wall deformation pattern of this device was validated visually and its pump performance was studied in terms of LV volume and pressure and heart rate. Our experimental results revealed (i) a global LV motion resembling a real LV, and (ii) a close correlation between our model and a real LV in terms of end-systolic volume and pressure, end-diastolic volume and pressure, stroke volume, ejection fraction and pressure-volume relationship. Our proposed model appears promising and it can be considered as a step forward when compared to currently applied actuator mechanisms, as it will likely result in more physiological intracavity blood flow patterns. [source] External cephalic version induced fetal cerebral and umbilical blood flow changes are related to the amount of pressure exertedBJOG : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY, Issue 5 2004Tak Yeung Leung Objective To correlate the applied pressure during external cephalic version with the changes in fetal middle cerebral arterial and umbilical arterial flow before and after the procedure. Design A prospective observational study over a two-year period. Setting External cephalic version was performed in a university hospital. Population Sixty-nine women with singleton breech-presenting pregnancy at or above 36 weeks of gestation undergoing external cephalic version. Methods During external cephalic version, the operator wore a pair of pressure-sensing gloves which had thin piezo-resistive sensors positioned on the palmar surface. During each version procedure, real-time pressure readings were recorded from all sensors, and then analysed with a computer program. The amount of pressure applied over time was presented by pressure,time integral. The pulsatility indices of both fetal middle cerebral artery and umbilical artery before and after external cephalic version were measured. The changes of pulsatility indices of both middle cerebral artery and umbilical artery were presented as a ratio of the post-external cephalic version pulsatility indices to pre-external cephalic version pulsatility indices, denoted by middle cerebral artery pulsatility index ratio and umbilical artery pulsatility index ratio, respectively. The statistical correlation between pressure,time integral and middle cerebral artery pulsatility index ratio and umbilical artery pulsatility index ratio are analysed using Pearson's correlation test. Main outcome measures Changes in pulsatility indices of fetal middle cerebral and umbilical arteries and fetal heart rate after external cephalic version. Results The overall success rate of external cephalic version was 77%. There was a significant negative correlation between pressure,time integral and both middle cerebral artery pulsatility index ratio (P= 0.001) and umbilical artery pulsatility index ratio (P= 0.012). When women were categorised according to placental site, pressure,time integral was negatively correlated with middle cerebral artery pulsatility index ratio only when the placenta was posteriorly located (P= 0.003), and with umbilical artery pulsatility index ratio only when the placenta was laterally located (P= 0.03). Conclusions The greater the force applied during external cephalic version, the greater the reduction in pulsatility indices of middle cerebral artery and umbilical artery, indicating an increase in blood flow through these arteries. The increase in cerebral blood flow after external cephalic version is more prominent when the placenta is lying posteriorly, while the increase in umbilical flow is more prominent when the placenta is lying laterally. These findings suggest that the vascular changes probably represent a direct effect of force exerted on the fetal head and the placenta. [source] Cs8,xSi46: A Type-I Clathrate with Expanded Silicon FrameworkCHEMISTRY - A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, Issue 24 2009Aron Wosylus Dipl.-Chem. Abstract The synthesis of the new binary Cs8,xSi46 (shown here) completes the series of binary alkali metal silicides with a clathrate-I structure M8,xSi46 (M=Na, K, Rb, Cs). In contrast with the lighter homologues, Cs8,xSi46 can be prepared only at elevated pressures. The compound was obtained at 1200,°C between 2,10,GPa and the Cs content rises with applied pressure. [source] Pressure Effect Investigations on the Spin Crossover Systems{Fe[H2B(pz)2]2(bipy)} and {Fe[H2B(pz)2]2(phen)}EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, Issue 18 2006Ana Galet Abstract Pressure effect studies on the spin crossover behaviour of the mononuclear compounds {Fe[H2B(pz)2]2(bipy)}(1) and {Fe[H2B(pz)2]2(phen)}(2) have been performed in the range of 105 Pa,1.02 GPa at variable temperatures (100,310 K). Continuous spin transitions and displacement of its characteristic temperature has been observed for 1 with increasing pressure. Meanwhile the response of 2 under applied pressures is quite unexpected, and can only be understood in terms of a crystallographic phase transition or change in the bulk modulus of the compound. (© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2006) [source] Swelling properties of CMC- g -poly (AAm- co -AMPS) superabsorbent hydrogelJOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE, Issue 6 2009Ali Pourjavadi Abstract A series of biopolymer-based superabsorbent hydrogels based on carboxymethyl cellulose has been prepared by free-radical graft copolymerization of acrylamide and 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropan sulfonic acid (AMPS) in aqueous solution using methylenebisacrylamide as a crosslinking agent and ammonium persulfate as an initiator. The effect of variables on the swelling capacity such as: acrylamide/AMPS weight ratio, reaction temperature, and concentration of the initiator and crosslinker were systematically optimized. The results indicated that with increasing the amount of AMPS, the swelling capacity is increased. FT-IR spectroscopy and scanning electron microscope analysis were used to confirm the hydrogel structure. Swelling measurements of the synthesized hydrogels in different salt solutions indicated considerable swelling capacity. The absorbency under load of the superabsorbent hydrogels was determined by using an absorbency under load tester at various applied pressures. A preliminary swelling and deswelling behaviors of the hydrogels were also studied. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2009 [source] Hydrolyzed collagen-based hydrogel with salt and pH-responsiveness propertiesJOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE, Issue 4 2007A. Pourjavadi Abstract A novel hydrolyzed collagen-based hydrogel has been prepared by grafting the binary mixture of acrylamide and 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid onto the collagen backbone in the presence of a crosslinking agent. Its physicochemical properties in aqueous solution were studied. The effect of reaction variables on both gel content and swelling capacity was investigated to achieve a hydrogel with improved absorbency and gel content. The absorbency under load of optimized hydrogel was also investigated by using an absorbency under load tester at various applied pressures. The swelling ratio in various salt solutions was also determined and additionally, the swelling of hydrogels was measured in solutions with pH ranged 1,13. The synthesized hydrogel exhibited a pH-responsiveness character so that a swelling-collapsing pulsatile behavior was recorded at pH 2 and 8. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 2007 [source] A Comparison of Cleaning Regimes for the Effective Removal of Fingerprint Deposits from BrassJOURNAL OF FORENSIC SCIENCES, Issue 1 2010Emma Paterson Abstract:, Effective removal of fingerprint deposits is crucial for experimentation related to the corrosion of metals by fingerprint deposits. Such removal is also necessary prior to deposition of test fingerprints. The effectiveness of four regimes in removing fingerprint deposits from brass is considered. Sustained wiping of the deposit with a tissue at applied pressures of up to c. 1430 Pa or rubbing while the brass was immersed in acetone both failed to remove completely all traces of fingerprint deposits. Heating the brass to 600°C was an effective remover; however, this also oxidized the surface of the metal except where inhibited by fingerprint deposits. The most effective regime, and the only one of the four that removed all traces of deposit without affecting the properties of the metal surface, was immersion in warm soapy water while rubbing with a tissue. We propose this as the preferred method for fingerprint removal. [source] Nanostructured La1,xSrxGa1,yMgyO3,, Ceramics Processed by Spark Plasma Sintering of Mechanosynthesized PrecursorsJOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY, Issue 10 2010Alberto Moure Nanostructured ceramics with La1,xSrxGa1,yMgyO3,, composition have been processed by spark plasma sintering of precursors obtained by mechanosynthesis. The compositions with x=0.10 and y=0.20 are single-phase ceramics even at the lowest processing temperatures of 900°C. For x=0.20, y=0.17, typical secondary phases as SrLaGaO4 and SrLaGa3O7 appear at all the processing temperatures, from 900° to 1100°C. The high reactivity of the precursors due to the prolonged milling allows highly densified ceramics (>98%) to be obtained at moderate applied pressures (100 MPa), and at temperatures for which the nanostructure scale is maintained. Single-phase ceramics present higher conductivity than those with isolating secondary phases. The nanostructure appears to break the vacancies ordering, and the conductivity is produced through random vacancies paths, diminishing the activation energy and increasing the total conductivity of the ceramics. [source] | ||||||||||||||||