复合材料层压板的超声相控阵检测

为满足复合材料层压板在厚度方向不存在加工余量及其缺陷特征的需求,设计了具有不同大小和埋深的人工缺陷的复合材料层压板试块,利用超声相控阵检测法对该试块进行100%扫查。C扫图像显示所有人工缺陷均能被检测出来,且位于第一与第二层碳布之间3mm的最小缺陷清晰可辨。经实际应用表明,超声相控阵检测法可用于复合材料层压板的无损检测。     

Effect of the Sapphire-Nitridation Level and Nucleation-Layer Enrichment with Aluminum on the Structural Properties of AlN Layers

The effect of atomic aluminum deposited onto sapphire substrates with different nitridation levels on the quality of AlN layers grown by ammonia molecular-beam epitaxy is investigated. The nitridation of sapphire with the formation of ~1 monolayer of AlN is shown to ensure the growth of layers with a smoother surface and better crystal quality than in the case of the formation of a nitrided AlN layer with a thickness of ~2 monolayers. It is demonstrated that the change in the duration of exposure of nitrided substrates to the atomic aluminum flux does not significantly affect the parameters of subsequent AlN layers.     

Integrated MRI assessment of regional function and perfusion in canine myocardial infarction

A single integrated examination using regional measurements of perfusion from contrast-enhanced MRI and three-dimensional (3D) strain from tissue-tagged MRI was developed to differentiate infarcted myocardium from adjacent tissue with functional abnormalities. Ten dogs were studied at baseline and 10 days after a 2-hour occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD). Strain was determined using a 3D finite element model. Two-dimensional measurements of hypoenhancing regions were highly correlated with myocardial viability (r = 0.96). Signal intensity versus time curves obtained from contrast-enhanced MRI were used for quantitative perfusion analysis. The remote and adjacent noninfarcted tissue of the dogs with LAD occlusion, as well as the infarcted tissue, exhibited abnormal deformation patterns as compared to normal dogs (positive predictive value (PPV) of strain determination of infarction = 66%). Integration of contrast-enhanced MRI results with 3D strain analysis enabled the delineation of the myocardial infarction (PPV = 100%) from functionally compromised myocardium. This integrated cardiac examination shows promise for noninvasive serial assessment of potentially jeopardized noninfarcted myocardium to study the process of infarct remodeling and expansion.     

Catalysts for processing light hydrocarbon raw stock: Combustion synthesis and characterization

Fiber glass supported nanosized Co and Co-Ni catalysts were prepared by solution-combustion synthesis and characterized for their structure and catalytic activity.     

Flame synthesis of carbon nanomaterials: An overview

The synthesis of fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, and superhydrophobic soot in hydrocarbon flames was briefly overviewed.