Design and performance evaluation of a haptic interface based on MR fluids for endovascular tele-surgery

Microsystem Technologies - In this paper, a magnetorheological (MR) fluids based haptic interface has been developed in master site to provide the haptic sensation to the interventionalist during...     

Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane with CO2 Over Cr/H[B]MFI Catalysts

Abstract  

Cr/silicalite-1 and Cr/H[B]MFI catalysts were prepared by the impregnation method, and Cr/H[B]MFI were further treated by steaming. The catalysts were employed for the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane to propylene with CO₂ as the oxidant. Cr/H[B]MFI showed significantly higher catalytic activity than Cr/silicalite-1, and steamed Cr/H[B]MFI was superior in the reaction stability to Cr/H[B]MFI. The nature of the supported chromium species have been characterized by a number of physicochemical techniques, such as Raman, UV–vis and NMR. It is concluded that the steaming led to the auto-reduction of some Cr⁶⁺ to Cr³⁺, and resultant Cr³⁺ species might be located near the boron center in the borosilicate framework to counterbalance the negative charge of the framework. The transformation of Cr⁶⁺ species to Cr³⁺ species, facilitated by the steaming process and the presence of boron in the catalyst, is responsible for the enhanced stability of oxidative dehydrogenation of propane to propylene with carbon dioxide as the oxidant.     

Coal liquefaction mechanism using a tritium tracer method

To determine the behavior of hydrogen in tetralin, the reaction of tetralin with tritiated gaseous hydrogen was studied in a flow reactor at 400–450°C, 2.5–9.8 MPa for various residence times. The amount of hydrogen exchange between tetralin and tritiated hydrogen was estimated from the balance of hydrogen and tritium. Although yields of methylindan and naphthalene, and the hydrogen-exchange ratio (HER) of tetralin increased monotonously with residence time, these values were scarcely influenced by the reaction pressure at every temperature. It was thought that the formation of tetralyl radicals in this system would be the rate-determining step for both the conversions of tetralin into methylindan and naphthalene, and the hydrogen exchange of tetralin. Conversions of tetralin into methylindan and naphthalene, and the hydrogen-exchange reaction using the autoclave were very close to those using the flow reactor.     

Application of CO2 laser heating zone drawing and zone annealing to nylon 6 fibers

Nlon 6 fibers were zone drawn and zone annealed by using a continuous wave carbon dioxide laser to develop their mechanical properties. A laser‐heating zone drawing was carried out under a applied tension of 35.4 MPa at a power density of 9.65 W · cm^?2, and then the zone‐drawn fiber was annealed. A laser‐heating zone annealing was carried out in two steps at a power density of 9.65 W · cm^?2; the first step was carried out under 423 MPa and the second under 517 MPa. The treating temperature of the fiber heated by the CO₂ laser was measured by using an infrared thermographic camera equipped with a magnifying lens. The treating temperature at the zone drawing is 138°C, and those at the first and the second zone annealing are 121 and 125°C, respectively. The second laser‐heated zone‐annealed fiber has a birefringence of 65.2 × 10^?3, a degree of crystallinity of 54%, and a storage modulus of 21 GPa at 25°C. Wide‐angle X‐ray diffraction patterns for the laser‐heated zone‐drawn and the zone‐annealed fibers show (200) reflection and (002/202) doublet due to only an α form on the equator. The laser‐heated zone‐drawn fiber has a melting endotherm peaking at 216°C and a trace of shoulder on the higher temperature side of its peak, and the laser‐heated zone‐annealed fibers have a single melting endotherm peaking at 216°C. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 83: 1711–1716, 2002     

Decomposition of CCl2F2 over metal sulfate catalysts

Activity for hydrolysis of CCl₂F₂ (CFC12) on various metal sulfate was investigated. Zr(SO₄)₂ was found to be the most active while FeSO₄, Cr₂(SO₄)₃, Al₂(SO₄)₃, La₂(SO₄)₃ and Ce₂(SO₄)₃ had intermediate activity. MnSO₄, CoSO₄, and MgSO₄ showed low activity and SrSO₄, CaSO₄, and BaSO₄ had even less activity. The major carbon containing product was CO₂ and small amount of CClF₃ and CO were formed over several sulfates. The crystal structure of the sulfates was stable during decomposition of CCl₂F₂, and the conversion reached a steady state after initial decrease at 275 °C over Zr(SO₄)₂ catalyst. The concentration of surface hydroxyl was larger than that over AlPO₄-based catalysts and a reaction mechanism similar to that over AlPO₄-based catalysts was proposed.     

Evaluation of use of the optional unit QA-810V for the determination of five-part leukocyte differentials

The newly developed QA-810V is an optional unit for the determination of five-part white blood cell differentials. It can be used together with the same manufacturer's haematology analyser which has been used in relatively small-sized laboratories. The present study evaluates the basic performance of the QA-810V and the MEK-8118 haematology analyser using routinely obtained blood specimens treated with ethylenedioaminetetraacetic acid-2K. In this evaluation, reproducibility was good and little carryover was found. Accurate measurements were possible for up to 24h of storage. Storage at 4 ( degrees )C yielded more stable measurements of complete blood counts and five-part differentials than storage at room temperature. A good correlation between findings with the MEK-8118 haematology analyser and those with the SE-9000 haematology analyser was found for complete blood counts. The leukocyte differential obtained with the QA-810V correlated well with eye counts, with r > 0.9 for percentages of neutrophils, lymphocytes and eosinophils. Scattergrams obtained with the QA-810V reflected the presence of abnormal cells. The performance of the QA-810V was excellent and it can improve the quality of testing in clinical laboratories.     

Recent progress in thermal analysis of polymers: experimental techniques and a new aspect of temperature in measurement of material properties

Thermal analysis has been utilized in polymer research for a long time and its usefulness is widely recognized. High‐performance commercial instruments have driven significant progress in the thermal studies of polymers. On the other hand, new experimental instruments have been developed in laboratories as well. In this paper attention is paid to the latter category. The laboratory‐made instrument focused on the target material and/or phenomena provides data that are not available from other techniques. Experiments using the temperature modulation technique, which has been successfully utilized in laboratory‐made instruments, are introduced in this paper. The temperature modulation technique reveals a new aspect of temperature useful for studies of material properties. © 2016 Society of Chemical Industry     

Dependence of Lanthanide-Ion Binding Performance on HDEHP Concentration in HDEHP Impregnation to Porous Sheet

An octadecylamino-group-introduced polymer chain grafted onto a porous sheet was impregnated with bis(2-ethylhexyl)hydrogen phosphate (HDEHP). A mixture of HDEHP and ethanol of various HDEHP concentrations was used for the impregnation. The porous sheet into which a C₁₈H₃₇NH group was introduced was immersed in HDEHP/ethanol solution before ethanol evaporation. The liquid permeability of a cartridge charged with the HDEHP-impregnated porous sheet in disk form prepared in 50 (v/v)% HDEHP/ethanol solution was 96% that of the starting-porous-disk-packed cartridge. The equilibrium binding capacity of the HDEHP-impregnated porous disk for yttrium ions was 0.32 mol per kg of the disk. In addition, the HDEHP-impregnated-porous-disc-packed cartridge was found to be applicable to the preconcentration of trace amounts of lanthanides in a multielement solution prior to their measurement by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry.     

Characterization of temporal response, spectral responsivity and its spatial uniformity in photoconductive diamond detectors

Three photoconductive diamond detectors with highly oriented diamond (HOD) films fabricated by the same process were characterized with respect to temporal response, spectral responsivity and its spatial uniformity over the wavelength range from 190 to 250 nm. Temporal measurements showed a drift in the baseline, suggesting the presence of deep level carrier traps. The responsivity of specimen No. 2 was more than twice those of the other two specimens, but it showed an unpredictable current fluctuation. It was found that the spatial uniformities of all the specimens were too low for radiometric purposes. A prominent peak, thought to be due to photoemission, was found in the responsivity spatial distribution of specimen No. 3 under a negative applied voltage.