Synthesis and characterization of biocompatible hydroxyapatite coated ferrite

Ferrite particles coated with biocompatible phases can be used for hyperthermia treatment of cancer. We have synthesized substituted calcium hexaferrite, which is not stable on its own but is stabilized with small substitution of La. Hexaferrite of chemical composition (CaO)_0.75(La₂0₃)_0.20(Fe₂O₃)₆ was prepared using citrate gel method. Hydroxyapatite was prepared by precipitating it from aqueous solution of Ca(NO₃)₂ and (NH₄)₂HPO₄ maintaining pH above 11. Four different methods were used for coating of hydroxyapatite on ferrite particles. SEM with EDX and X-ray diffraction analysis shows clear evidence of coating of hydroxyapatite on ferrite particles. These coated ferrite particles exhibited coercive field up to 2 kOe, which could be made useful for hysteresis heating in hyperthermia. Studies by culturing BHK-21 cells and WBC over the samples show evidence of biocompatibility. SEM micrographs and cell counts give clear indication of cell growth on the surface of the sample. Finally coated ferrite particle was implanted in Kasaulli mouse to test its biocompatibility. The magnetic properties and biocompatibility studies show that these hydroxyapatite coated ferrites could be useful for hyperthermia.     

Electrochemical synthesis and characterization of chloride doped polyaniline

Chloride doped polyaniline conducting polymer films have been prepared in a protic acid medium (HCl) by potentiodynamic method in an electrochemical cell and studied by cyclic voltammetry and FTIR techniques. The FTIR spectra confirmed Cl^- ion doping in the polymers. The polymerization rate was found to increase with increasing concentration of aniline monomer. But the films obtained at high monomer concentration were rough having a nonuniform flaky polyaniline distribution. Results showed that the polymerization rate did not increase beyond a critical HCl concentration. Cyclic voltammetry suggested that, the oxidation-reduction current increased with an increase in scan rate and that the undoped polyaniline films were not hygroscopic whereas chloride doped polyaniline films were found to be highly hygroscopic.     

Finding all hops shortest paths

In this letter, we introduce and investigate a new problem referred to as the All Hops Shortest Paths (AHSP) problem. The AHSP problem involves selecting, for all hop counts, the shortest paths from a given source to any other node in a network. We derive a tight lower bound on the worst-case computational complexities of the optimal comparison-based solutions to AHSP.     

一种PDMS薄膜型微阀的制备与性能分析

通过厚胶光刻工艺在硅片上制备SU-8胶模板，利用该模板制备了高分子聚合物PDMS(Polvdimethvlsiloxane，聚二甲基硅氧烷)微流道和薄膜结构。通过对不同结构的两层PDMS的不可逆粘接得到一种简单的阀结构，在外加气源压力作用下薄膜产生变形实现对微流道的控制。实验测量了微阀的控制气源压力与被控制液体流量之间的关系，说明膜阀的开闭性能良好。根据弹性薄膜的变形理论，对影响微阀性能的参数进行了分析，并提出了几种可行的用于薄膜微阀控制的方法。     

新结构MOSFET

和传统平面结构MOSFET相比，新结构MOSFET具有更好的性能(如改善的沟道效应(SCE)，理想的漏诱生势垒降低效应(DIBL)和亚阈值特性)和更大的驱动电流等。文章主要介绍了五种典型的新结构MOSFET，包括平面双栅MOSFET、FinFET、三栅MOSFET、环形栅MOSFET和竖直结构MOSFET。随着MOSFET向亚50nm等比例缩小，这些新结构器件将大有前途。     

高压气体流量测量中流量计的选择和应用

结合高压气体流量测量的实际使用情况,根据使用对象和范围,对几种适合工作要求的流量计的特点进行了分析比较,重点介绍了热式质量流量计和Coriolis力质量流量计的原理,以及它们在研制工作中的应用情况和需要注意的问题.     

天然气合成油技术发展动向

介绍了天然气合成油技术，天然气石油特征及代表性工艺过程，叙述了天然气合成油发展前景。     

A study on the growth curve of and maximum profit from layer-type cockerel chicks

Attacks by adult stages of the soft tick Argas (Argas) neghmei (Acari: Argasidae) on inhabitants of the High Andean plateau of Argentina are reported. This is the first local report of this species, which was previously found in the north of Chile. Taxonomic differences between A. (A.) neghmei and other neotropical and exotic species of the genus are underlined. The status of the knowledge about the Argentine argasid fauna is briefly described.     

Evaluating the impact of CASE: an empirical comparison of retrospective and cross-sectional survey approaches

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate two methods of assessing the productivity and quality impact of Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) and Fourth Generation Language (4GL) technologies: (1) by the retrospective method; and (2) the cross-sectional method. Both methods involve the use of questionnaire surveys. Developers' perceptions depend on the context in which they are expressed and this includes expectations about the effectiveness of a given software product. Consequently, it is generally not reliable to base inferences about the relative merits of CASE and 4GLs on a cross-sectional comparison of two separate samples of users. The retrospective method that requires each respondent to directly compare different products is shown to be more reliable. However, there may be scope to employ cross-sectional comparisons of the findings from different samples where both sets of respondents use the same reference point for their judgements, and where numerical rather than verbal rating scales are used to measure perceptions.