梯度孔隙率与大孔隙尺寸NiTi形状记忆合金的制备及其相变和超弹性行为

利用低温分解型造孔剂与梯级热等静压烧结和常规烧结的匹配工艺成功制备出了梯度孔隙率与大孔隙尺寸多孔NiTi形状记忆合金.多孔合金的孔隙率为30%-61%,孔隙平均尺寸可根据不同预处理工艺在50-500 μm之间变化,且具有较高的开孔率(最高可达85%).所制备的径向梯度孔隙率多孔NiTi合金具有良好的力学性能,线性超弹性应变大于4%;热分析和XRD分析表明,所制备的多孔合金呈现明显的马氏体转变和逆转变特征,相变特征温度随孔隙率的提高而降低.     

D-Erythroascorbic Acid in Bakers'Yeast and Effects on Wheat Dough

Extraction of hydrated and freeze-dried bakers’yeast yielded ～ 50 μg erythroascorbic acid (EAA) and 5 μg ascorbic acid (AA)/g dry yeast as determined by HPLC with electrochemical detection. D-EAA (82 ppm based on flour) slightly increased the flow of dough as rest time increased. Gluten isolated from a flour-water dough containing 82 ppm D-EAA or 100 ppm Lcysteine stretched at a faster rate than control gluten. EAA like AA did not change dough development time. Unlike AA, EAA showed neither oxidizing effect on dough and gluten nor improving effects on bread.     

Cooked Blue Crab Claw Meat Aroma Compared with Lump Meat

Sensory evaluation of claw and lump crabmeats by sniffing indicated no aroma difference (p > 0.05); however, differences (p < 0.05) were found between the taste and aromatics of aqueous extracts of both meats. Eleven aroma notes (combined total) were found in the meats by aroma extract dilution analysis (AEDA). Flavor dilution factors for compounds common to both meats were not statistically different (p > 0.05). Aroma notes found to have highest intensity in both meats were: meaty/salty/soy sauce [3-(methylthio)-propanal], sweet/fruity, metallic/rubber/gasoline, nutty/popcorn [2-acetyl-l-pyrroline], nutty/popcorn, pine/sweet/hay/dry seaweed, and mushroom/solvent.     

Study of defect levels in CdTe using thermoelectric effect spectroscopy

We have studied the defect levels in as grown and post growth processed cadmium telluride (CdTe) using thermoelectric effect spectroscopy (TEES) and thermally stimulated current (TSC) techniques. We have extracted the thermal energy (E_th) and trapping cross section (σ_th) for the defect levels using the initial rise and variable heating rate methods. We have identified 10 different defect levels in the crystals. Thermal ionization energy values obtained experimentally were compared to theoretical values of the transition-energy levels of intrinsic and extrinsic defects and defect complexes in CdTe determined by first-principles band-structure calculations. On the basis of this comparison, we have associated the observed ionization levels with various native defects and impurity complexes.     

Titanium diboride copper-matrix composites

Copper-matrix titanium diboride platelet (3–5 μm) composites containing 15–60 vol% TiB2, were fabricated by powder metallurgy, using copper-coated TiB2 (60 vol% TiB2) and various amounts of copper powder. The porosity was ≤0.5% when TiB2 was ≤48 vol%. Above 48 vol% TiB2, the porosity increased abruptly with increasing TiB2 content, reaching 6.7% at 60 vol% TiB2. As a result, the hardness and compressive yield strength dropped precipitously with increasing TiB2 volume fraction beyond 48%. At 48 vol% TiB2, the thermal conductivity was 176 W m-1°C-1, the electrical resistivity was 3.42× 10-6Ωcm, the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) was 10.2×10-6°C-1, the compressive yield strength was 659 MPa, and the Brinell hardness was 218. For composites made by conventional powder metallurgy, using a mixture of TiB2 platelets (not coated) and copper powder, the porosity was ≤1.8% when TiB2 was at ≤42 vol%; above 42 vol% TiB2, the porosity increased abruptly and the hardness and compressive yield strength decreased abruptly. The electrical resistivity and thermal conductivity were also affected by the porosity, but less so than the mechanical properties. Composites made using copper-coated TiB2 exhibited lower electrical resistivity, higher thermal conductivity, lower CTE, higher compressive yield strength, greater hardness, greater abrasive wear resistance, greater scratch resistance and lower porosity than the corresponding composites made from uncoated TiB2. This revised version was published online in November 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Empirical modeling of systematic spectrophotometric errors

Spectrophotometers, as electro-mechanical-optical devices, perform at a finite level of accuracy. This accuracy is limited by such factors as monochromator design, detector linearity, and cost. Generally, both the diagnosis and correction of spectrophotometric errors require a number of calibrated standard reference materials and considerable effort and commitment on the part of the user. A technique using multiple linear regression has been developed, based on the measurement of several suitably chosen standard reference materials, to both diagnose and correct systematic spectrophotometric errors, including photometric zero errors photometric linear and nonlinear scale errors, wavelength linear and nonlinear scale errors, and bandwidth errors. The use of a single chromatic ceramic tile to correct systematic errors improved the colorimetric accuracy of a set of chromatic and neutral tiles by a factor of two for a typical industrial-oriented spectrophotometer. Greater improvement can be achieved by increasing the number of tiles and performing a separate regression at each measured wavelength., These techniques have been extremely useful in improving inter-instrument agreement for instruments with similar geometry.     

Hydroliquefaction of Australian coals with recycled slurry oil in a 1 kg h−1 continuous reactor

Coals from major Australian fields considered as suitable hydroliquefaction feedstocks were hydrogenated in a 1 kg h^?1 continuous reactor unit at reaction conditions 415–435 °C and 21 MPa using a stirred flow reactor with retention time of about 2 h. The effect of coal rank and the catalytic effects of disposable iron-based (red mud plus sulphur) catalysts were studied. The system was operated continuously with process-derived recycle solvent for up to 236 h. The time for a single pass of recycle solvent was estimated to be 20 h. Distillate oil yields in the range 35–53% on daf coal were obtained under catalytic operation. The heavier product oils were shown to contain predominantly aromatics, hydroaromatics and phenolics. This indicates that fairly severe hydro-treatment would be required to produce specification diesel and aviation turbine fuels. Recycle solvent composition was observed to stabilize in 2–4 passes after making a process change. These data compare favourably with those obtained on the same coals in larger pilot plants showing that this unit is capable of producing useful yield data.     

Identification of RANTES receptors on human monocytic cells: competition for binding and desensitization by homologous chemotactic cytokines

RANTES (regulated on activation, normal T expressed and secreted) is a member of the chemotactic cytokine (chemokine) beta subfamily. High affinity receptors for RANTES have been identified on a human monocytic leukemia cell line THP-1, which responded to RANTES in chemotaxis and calcium mobilization assays. Steady-state binding data analyses revealed approximately 700 binding sites/cell on THP-1 cells with a Kd value of 400 pM, comparable to that expressed on human peripheral blood monocytes. The RANTES binding to monocytic cells was competed for by monocyte chemotactic and activating factor (MCAF) and macrophage inflammatory protein 1 (MIP-1) alpha, two other chemokine beta cytokines. Although MCAF and MIP-1 alpha competed for RANTES binding to monocytes with apparent lower affinity (with estimated Kd of 6 and 1.6, nM respectively) both of these cytokines effectively desensitized the calcium mobilization induced by RANTES. The chemotactic response of THP-1 cells to RANTES was also markedly inhibited by preincubation with MCAF or MIP-1 alpha. In contrast, RANTES did not desensitize the THP-1 calcium mobilization and chemotaxis in response to MCAF or MIP-1 alpha. These results, together with our previous observations that RANTES did not compete for MCAF or MIP-1 alpha binding on monocytic cells, indicate the expression of promiscuous receptors on monocytes that recognize one or more cytokines within the chemokine beta family.