การเตรียมวัสดุทดแทนกระดูกไทเทเนียมไดออกไซด์ที่มีรูพรุนต่อเนื่อง,
2020
คณะวิทยาศาสตร์
การเตรียมวัสดุทดแทนกระดูกไทเทเนียมไดออกไซด์ที่มีรูพรุนต่อเนื่อง, สุทธิณัฐา ญาณวรุตม์วงศ์
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
งานวิจัยนี้ได้ทำการศึกษาการขึ้นรูปวัสดุทดแทนกระดูกไทเทเนียมไดออกไซด์ที่มีรูพรุนต่อเนื่องโดยกระบวนการจำลองโครงร่างจากฟองน้ำ โดยใช้ฟองน้ำพอลิยูรีเทนและทำการเปรียบเทียบระหว่างผงไทเทเนียมไดออกไซด์ Degussa P25 และ R818 ซึ่งทำการเผาที่อุณหภูมิที่แตกต่างกันระหว่าง 1350 ถึง 1500 องศาเซลเซียสเป็นระยะเวลา 3 ชั่วโมง จากผลการทดลองพบว่าฟองน้ำพอลิยูรีเทน-เอสเตอร์ คือฟองน้ำที่สามารถนำมาใช้ในกระบวนการชุบให้ชิ้นงานสามารถคงรูปร่างได้ อุณหภูมิการเผาซินเทอร์ส่งผลให้ชิ้นงานมีขนาดเกรนที่มีความสม่ำเสมอและมีความทนต่อแรงที่มากระทำได้อย่างเหมาะสม วัสดุทดแทนกระดูกจากไทเทเนียมไดออกไซด์ทั้งสองชนิดมีองค์ประกอบของเฟสรูไทล์และมีปริมาณรูพรุนสูงมากกว่า 80 เปอร์เซ็นต์ อีกทั้งมีความต่อเนื่องของรูพรุนสูง นอกจากนี้ชิ้นงานทั้งสองชนิดยังมีสมบัติการกระตุ้นทางชีวภาพ มีการเกิดผลึกของสารประกอบแคลเซียมฟอสเฟตเมื่อผ่านการแช่สารจำลองของเหลวในร่างกายที่มี pH 7.4 และอุณหภูมิ 36.5 องศาเซลเซียส เป็นระยะเวลา 4 สัปดาห์ เมื่อเปรียบเทียบระหว่างผงไทเทเนียมไดออกไซด์ทั้งสอง พบว่าชิ้นงานที่เตรียมจากผงไทเทเนียมไดออกไซด์ Degussa P25 สามารถคงรูปทรงได้เหมือนโครงร่างจากฟองน้ำดีกว่าผงไทเทเนียมไดออกไซด์ R818 แต่ชิ้นงานที่เตรียมจากผงไทเทเนียมไดออกไซด์ R818 สามารถทนต่อแรงที่มากระทำได้สูงกว่า จากโครงสร้างทางจุลภาคพบว่าวัสดุทดแทนกระดูกที่เตรียมจากผงไทเทเนียมไดออกไซด์ R818 มีกิ่งก้านของชิ้นงานที่มีลักษณะกลมมน มีความสม่ำเสมอของเกรนมากกว่า ส่งผลให้ทนต่อแรงที่มากระทำสูงกว่า อีกทั้งยังมีอัตราส่วนพื้นที่ผิวต่อปริมาตรสูงกว่าวัสดุทดแทนกระดูกที่เตรียมจากไทเทเนียมไดออกไซด์ Degussa P25 ส่งผลให้มีพื้นที่ในการให้เซลล์มายึดเกาะสูงกว่า ในงานวิจัยนี้สามารถขึ้นรูปวัสดุทดแทนกระดูกไทเทเนียมไดออกไซด์ที่มีรูพรุนต่อเนื่องจากกระบวนการจำลองโครงร่างจากฟองน้ำได้และมีสมบัติทางกายภาพใกล้เคียงกับกระดูกเนื้อโปร่งของมนุษย์ แต่ยังขาดสมบัติเชิงกลที่เหมาะสมอันเนื่องมาจากความมีปริมาณของรูพรุนและความต่อเนื่องของรูพรุนสูง
Intrinsic Mechanical Properties Of Zirconium Carbide Ceramics,
2020
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Intrinsic Mechanical Properties Of Zirconium Carbide Ceramics, Nicole Mary Korklan
Masters Theses
“This research focuses on the processing and mechanical properties of zirconium carbide ceramics (ZrCx). The first goal of this project was to densify near stoichiometric (i.e., x as close to 1 as possible) and nominally phase pure ZrCx. The maximum stoichiometry achieved for the ZrCx (C/Zr ratio of 0.92) was measured using gas fusion analysis. Hot pressing was used to obtain dense ZrCx. Archimedes was used to determine the relative density of hot pressed ZrCx at > 95%. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to determine the overall microstructure of the hot pressed …
On The Investigation Of Hot Tearing Behavior Of Continuous Cast Steel,
2020
Missouri University of Science and Technology
On The Investigation Of Hot Tearing Behavior Of Continuous Cast Steel, Yanru Lu
Masters Theses
”Hot tearing has long been recognized as a major problem that plagues the development of the continuous casting process and results in low-quality products. Understanding of the mechanisms and the required conditions for the hot tearing formation is important for industries but has not been well-established yet. Thus, this research focuses on the hot tearing issue observed in continuous cast steel, by providing a summary of the current research progress and then introducing a new laboratory method to determine the thermo-mechanical properties relevant to hot tearing of different steel grades under different solidification conditions. In this method, an apparatus was …
The Synthesis Of Pb2sr2sm1-Xcaxcu3o8 And Characterization Of Its Structural And Superconducting Properties.,
2020
Northern Illinois University
The Synthesis Of Pb2sr2sm1-Xcaxcu3o8 And Characterization Of Its Structural And Superconducting Properties., Deblina Das
Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations
Superconducting lead-based cuprate materials of the 2213 structural type, Pb2Sr2MCu3O8 (M=Sm1-xCax, Y1-xCax, Er1-xCax and Yb1-xCax), were synthesized and characterized using x-ray powder diffraction and the Rietveld structural refinements method. Pb2Sr2Sm1-xCaxCu3O8 single crystals were grown by an optimized flux method using various combinations of PbO/PbF2 solvents. Samples with different Sm/Ca ratios were investigated for their superconducting properties. Magnetic measurements reveal the presence of a transition at 120K. Preliminary x-ray diffuse scattering experiment at the Advanced Photon Source of Argonne National Laboratory demonstrates the high quality of one of our crystals and the presence of rod-like diffuse scattering connecting the Bragg peaks …
Multi-Component Material For Solar Energy Conversion And Fundamentals Of Lead Acid Batteries,
2020
Northern Illinois University
Multi-Component Material For Solar Energy Conversion And Fundamentals Of Lead Acid Batteries, Crystal Ferels
Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations
Synthesis of complex inorganic materials is desirable because their complex composition allows more degrees of freedom and tunability, whose properties differ from their parent components. As an expansion on this concept, we synthesized a quinary compound Ce3FeWS3O6, using a molten flux method and a solvothermal method. The compound crystallizes into a hexagonal crystal system with space group P63/m. Its electric partition shows an anion with the form [(Ce3+)3W6+(S2-)3(O2-)6]3- forcing the transition metal Fe3+ state and leaving no conduction electrons, making the material a semiconductor. This compound is the right candidate as photoelectric material capable of absorbing photons from the solar …
Fundamental Study Of Supported Metal Catalysts Prepared By Metal In Lithium Solution For Energy Science,
2020
Northern Illinois University
Fundamental Study Of Supported Metal Catalysts Prepared By Metal In Lithium Solution For Energy Science, Haiping Xu
Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations
Electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR) is a promising technique for energy conversion and storage from intermittent electricity sources (ie. wind and solar). By coupling electrochemical CO2 reduction (CO2R) to a renewable energy source atmospheric CO2 could be converted back into a fuel such as ethanol, or a commodity chemical such as ethanol or acetic acid. These products could then be consumed for energy or used to generate more valuable chemical products effectively removing CO2 from the atmosphere. To commercialize this process, it is highly desired to prepare catalysts that selectively reduce CO2 at low overpotential with long durability. Research …
Nanostructured Metal Thin Films As Components Of Composite Membranes For Separations And Catalysis,
2020
University of Kentucky
Nanostructured Metal Thin Films As Components Of Composite Membranes For Separations And Catalysis, Michael J. Detisch
Theses and Dissertations--Chemical and Materials Engineering
Novel metallic thin film composite membranes are synthesized and evaluated in this work for improved separations and catalysis capabilities. Advances in technology that allow for improved membrane performance in solvent separations are desirable for low molecular weight organic separation applications such as those in pharmaceutical industries. Additionally, the introduction of catalytic materials into membrane systems allow for optimization of complex processes in a single step. By adding a nanostructured metallic thin film to its surface, a polymer membrane may be modified to exhibit these improved properties. Using magnetron sputtering, thin metal films may be deposited on commercially available membranes to …
Understanding And Mitigating The Electrochemical-Mechanical Degradation Of High Capacity Battery Electrodes,
2020
University of Kentucky
Understanding And Mitigating The Electrochemical-Mechanical Degradation Of High Capacity Battery Electrodes, Dingying Dang
Theses and Dissertations--Chemical and Materials Engineering
Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) with high energy density and cycling stability play a critical role in developing electric vehicle (EV) and grid energy storage techniques. The electrochemical performance of LIBs can be improved by using high capacity positive (e.g., LiNi1/3Mn1/3Co1/3O2, i.e., NMC111) and negative (e.g., silicon) electrodes; both, however, experience severe electrochemical-mechanical degradation caused by the lithiation/delithiation induced volume changes. Understanding mechanical degradation mechanisms and their relationships with the capacity fading of electrodes is important for improving the cycling stability of electrodes as well as optimizing the design of electrodes with high capacity …
Effects Of Hole Transporting Layers And Surface Ligands On Interface Energetics And Photovoltaic Performance Of Methylammonium Lead Iodide Perovskites,
2020
University of Kentucky
Effects Of Hole Transporting Layers And Surface Ligands On Interface Energetics And Photovoltaic Performance Of Methylammonium Lead Iodide Perovskites, So Min Park
Theses and Dissertations--Chemical and Materials Engineering
Organic metal halide perovskites are promising materials for various optoelectronic device applications such as light emitting diodes (LED) and photovoltaic (PV) cells. Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have shown dramatic increases in power conversion efficiency over the previous ten years, far exceeding the rate of improvement of all other PV technologies. PSCs have attracted significant attention due to their strong absorbance throughout the visible region, high charge carrier mobilities, color tunability, and ability to make ultralight weight devices. However, organic metal halide perovskites still face several challenges. For example, their environmental stability issue must be overcome to enable widespread commercialization. Meeting …
Synthesis Of Metal Oxide Surface And Interface Arrays By A Combined Solid-Liquid- Vapor/Vapor-Liquid-Solid Approach,
2020
University of Kentucky
Synthesis Of Metal Oxide Surface And Interface Arrays By A Combined Solid-Liquid- Vapor/Vapor-Liquid-Solid Approach, Alexandra J. Riddle
Theses and Dissertations--Chemistry
This project was motivated by an in situ heating experiment in the transmission electron microscope (TEM) in which gold (Au) nanoparticles were observed to dissolve tin dioxide (SnO2) nanowires (NWs) under vacuum. The explanation for this observation was that the high-temperature and low-pressure environment of the TEM caused the reverse reaction of the well-known vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) method commonly used to grow NWs. In the VLS process, a metal catalyst absorbs reactant vapor until it becomes supersaturated. The precipitation of the NW occurs at the liquid-solid interface, which ceases when there is no longer reactant vapor, and the diameter of the …
Shape Tuning Of Silicon Nano-Tip Arrays Through Reactive Ion Etching For Cold Field Emission,
2020
Northern Illinois University
Shape Tuning Of Silicon Nano-Tip Arrays Through Reactive Ion Etching For Cold Field Emission, Giridhar Tulasi Ram Sankabathula
Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations
Large area silicon nano-tip arrays have been predominantly used as cold cathode electron sources in the wide range of field emission applications. Various fabrication methodologies have been developed over the decades to obtain sharp-pointed field emitters. In this thesis, we mainly emphasized on reproducing high aspect ratio field emitters and to study their surface topographical changes encountered through reactive ion etching. A discrete set of high-density field emitters have been fabricated over the large area surfaces through a three-step nanofabrication process. The surface curvatures of the obtained emitter tips are finely tuned with multiple oxidation cycles to achieve a tip’s …
Interfaces In Lead-Free Tin Perovskite Photovoltaics: An Investigation Of Energetics, Ion Mobility, Surface Modification, And Performance,
2020
University of Kentucky
Interfaces In Lead-Free Tin Perovskite Photovoltaics: An Investigation Of Energetics, Ion Mobility, Surface Modification, And Performance, Alex Boehm
Theses and Dissertations--Chemistry
Halide perovskites have generated tremendous interest as low-cost semiconductors for optoelectronics, such as photovoltaics, lasers, and light emitting diodes due to their extraordinary optical and transport properties. Perovskite photovoltaics in particular have demonstrated a meteoric rise in power conversion efficiencies and drawn considerable interest as a next-generation solar energy technology. The rapid development has centered around lead-based derivatives, and concerns regarding the toxicity of lead has sparked interest in low toxicity and more environmentally friendly perovskite derivatives. In this regime tin (Sn) is regarded as a prominent alternative owing to the ideal bandgap and reduced toxicity exhibited by Sn-halide perovskites. …
Supercritical Processed Decellularized Extracellualr Matrix As Regeneration Therapeutics Applying 3d Printing,
2020
University of Texas at El Paso
Supercritical Processed Decellularized Extracellualr Matrix As Regeneration Therapeutics Applying 3d Printing, Seungwon Chung
Open Access Theses & Dissertations
Extracellular matrix has been broadly applied and show great promise in medical applications and tissue engineering. Product of extracellular matrix (ECM) should be treated with decellularization and purification process. Supercritical carbon dioxide treatment is of particular interest for purifying ECM because of its medically available and rapid speed of process. However, it is not fully researched in treatment of biomaterials for tissue engineering. Therefore, we investigated optimal conditions of supercritical carbon dioxide processing in different extracting parameters from porcine adipose tissue. The 3-day, dual treatment including enzymatic decellularization and supercritical fluid extraction of pork adipose tissue were performed. Two types …
Open-Ended Capstone Project: Designing And Manufacturing Of A Low-Cost Carbon Fiber Reinforced Composite Suborbital Rocket Payload Housing Using A 3d Printed Core,
2020
Purdue University
Open-Ended Capstone Project: Designing And Manufacturing Of A Low-Cost Carbon Fiber Reinforced Composite Suborbital Rocket Payload Housing Using A 3d Printed Core, Garam Kim, Sergey Dubikovsky, Peng Hao Wang, Ronald Sterkenburg
International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace
Composite materials are utilized in many industries today due to its high performance and lightweight. However, the part manufacturing process of traditional composites is complicated and often involves high cost. The molds used for composite manufacturing are usually one of the contributors to the high part manufacturing cost. The authors demonstrated in this paper a manufacturing process for a carbon fiber reinforced composite rocket payload housing using an additively manufactured polylactic acid (PLA) payload housing core. The paper also demonstrates the designing and manufacturing of a functional product, which was used in a real-life application, achieved by college undergraduate students. …
Chloride Effect In Fly Ash Geopolymer Cement,
2020
The University of Akron
Chloride Effect In Fly Ash Geopolymer Cement, Evan Dimmick
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
The production of ordinary portland cement (OPC) poses a significant impact on the world's carbon dioxide emissions through the wide global use of concrete. Geopolymer cements (GPC) made from alkali activated fly ash can serve as a replacement to OPCs, reducing the carbon dioxide emissions by as much as 80%. GPCs exhibit adequate or superior mechanical performance to OPCs. The corrosion of carbon steel rebar in concrete occurs largely from chloride ion attack. The focus of this project will be to experimentally determine the coefficient of diffusion for chloride ions in GPCs and OPCs and compare to the corrosion performance …
Effects Of Sensitization On Intergranular Boundaries Of Aluminum Alloy 5083,
2020
The University of Akron
Effects Of Sensitization On Intergranular Boundaries Of Aluminum Alloy 5083, Kyle Balentine
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
The purpose of this Honors Research Project is to show the effect of sensitization on intergranular corrosion (IGC) on AA5083. Sensitization is the process of a material to experience microstructural phase change, caused by thermal treatment, which promotes precipitation of secondary phases on the grain boundaries. The nitric acid mass loss test (NAMLT), SEM analysis, cyclic potentiodynamic polarization (CPP), and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) were performed to find a correlation to the degree of sensitization (DOS) and the pitting and IGC mechanisms. The DOS increased as heat treatment was applied. The SEM images displayed no clear precipitates on the grain …
Behavior Of Sandwich Core Under Extreme Temperature Conditions,
2020
The University of Akron
Behavior Of Sandwich Core Under Extreme Temperature Conditions, Mikayla L. Aowad
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
Sandwich materials are growing in popularity as more research and data is collected. I am studying the inner foam of the sandwich composites. I am testing the bending strength of the material by performing a three point bend test on foam specimens of varying density and material. The specimens will be tested at room temperature as well as extreme low temperature. I am studying how the mechanical properties of the material change as the material’s surroundings change. Cell wall thickness and cell size will be analyzed to see if there is a correlation between those parameters and the strength of …
Impact Of Chain Architecture On The Thickness Dependence Of Physical Aging Rate Of Thin Polystyrene Films,
2020
University of Akron
Impact Of Chain Architecture On The Thickness Dependence Of Physical Aging Rate Of Thin Polystyrene Films, Gregory Brown, Elizabeth Lewis, Bryan D. Vogt
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
The dynamics of polymer thin films have been demonstrated to be significantly altered from the bulk, but the origins of such differences are not well defined. In this work, we seek to understand the differences in the structural dynamics (or physical aging) of polystyrene (PS) through branching and other well defined architectures (comb and centipede). The aging dynamics of ultrathin films (< 30 nm) differ from relatively thick films (100-150nm) with linear PS thin films aging more rapidly than the relatively “bulk-like” thick films. Ellipsometric measurements are used to characterize the physical aging rate of the films. The change in film thickness and refractive index as the films are held below the glass transition temperature (Tg) provides a simple measure of the physical aging. In this study, four different architectures (linear, comb, 4 arm star, and centipede) will be investigated. For each PS architecture, the aging rate will be determined for film …
A Theoretical And Experimental Study Of Charge Transport In Organic Thermoelectric Materials And Charge Transfer States In Organic Photovoltaics,
2020
University of Kentucky
A Theoretical And Experimental Study Of Charge Transport In Organic Thermoelectric Materials And Charge Transfer States In Organic Photovoltaics, Ashkan Abtahi
Theses and Dissertations--Physics and Astronomy
Applications of organic electronics have increased significantly over the past two decades. Organic semiconductors (OSC) can be used in mechanically flexible devices with potentially lower cost of fabrication than their inorganic counterparts, yet in many cases organic semiconductor-based devices suffer from lower performance and stability. Investigating the doping mechanism, charge transport, and charge transfer in such materials will allow us to address the parameters that limit performance and potentially resolve them. In this dissertation, organic materials are used in three different device structures to investigate charge transport and charge transfer. Chemically doped π-conjugated polymers are promising materials to be used …
Classification And Biological Identity Of Complex Nano Shapes,
2020
University College Dublin
Classification And Biological Identity Of Complex Nano Shapes, Luca Boselli, Hender Lopez, Wei Zhang, Qi Cai, Valeria A. Giannone, Jingji Li, Alirio Moura, João M. De Araujo, Jennifer Cookman, Valentina Castagnola, Yan Yan, Kenneth A. Dawson
Articles
Everywhere in our surroundings we increasingly come in contact with nanostructures that have distinctive complex shape features on a scale comparable to the particle itself. Such shape ensembles can be made by modern nano-synthetic methods and many industrial processes. With the ever growing universe of nanoscale shapes, names such as “nanoflowers” and “nanostars” no longer precisely describe or characterise the distinct nature of the particles. Here we capture and digitise particle shape information on the relevant size scale and create a condensed representation in which the essential shape features can be captured, recognized and correlated. We find the natural emergence …
