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Photo-Magnetic Irradiation-Mediated Multimodal Therapy of Neuroblastoma Cells Using a Cluster of Multifunctional Nanostructures

Description: This article implements a safer and alternative multimodal therapeutic strategy involving simultaneous optical and oscillating (AC) magnetic field stimulation of a multifunctional nanocarrier system to guide neuroblastoma cell destruction.
Date: September 29, 2018
Creator: Atluri, Rohini; Atmaramani, Rahul; Tharaka, Gamage; McCallister, Thomas; Peng, Jian; Diercks, David et al.
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Durable, High Conductivity, Superhydrophobicity Bamboo Timber Surface for Nanoimprint Stamps

Description: This article discusses the fabrication of superhydrophobic bamboo timber by magnetron sputtering and nanoimprint stamps. It was expected that this work could promote the applications of superhydrophobic and conductive bamboo products.
Date: December 6, 2017
Creator: Bao, Wenhui; Liang, Daxin; Zhang, Ming; Jiao, Yue; Wang, Lijuan; Cai, Liping et al.
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Mechanical, Thermal, and Shape Memory Properties of Three-Dimensional Printing Biomass Composites

Description: This article studies studies the preparation of a series of heat-induced shape memory composites by the hot-melt extrusion and three-dimensional (3D) printing of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) using wood flour (WF) with different contents of EPDM-g-MAH.
Date: November 7, 2018
Creator: Bi, Hongjie; Xu, Min; Ye, Gaoyuan; Guo, Rui; Cai, Liping & Ren, Zechun
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Modeling analysis of the impact of anthropogenic emission sources on ozone concentration over selected urban areas in Texas

Description: This article discusses a regional photochemical modeling experiment set up to simulate a high ozone episode of September 11-14, 2002 to evaluate the impact of various anthropogenic emissions sources on ozone concentrations.
Date: January 6, 2016
Creator: Farooqui, Zuber M.; John, Kuruvilla; Biswas, Jhumoor & Sule, Neelesh
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Electrical and Thermal Conductivity of Polylactic Acid (PLA)-Based Biocomposites by Incorporation of Nano-Graphite Fabricated with Fused Deposition Modeling

Description: This article describes a study to improve the electrical and thermal conductivity of the polylactic acid/wood flour/thermoplastic polyurethane composites by Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM). The results showed that, when the addition amount of nano-graphite reached 25 pbw, the volume resistivity of the composites decreased to 10⁸ Ω·m, which was a significant reduction, indicating that the conductive network was already formed. It also had good thermal conductivity, mechanical properties, and the… more
Date: March 22, 2019
Creator: Guo, Rui; Ren, Zechun; Bi, Hongjie; Xu, Min & Cai, Liping
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Preparation and Characterization of 3D Printed PLA-Based Conductive Composites Using Carbonaceous Fillers by Masterbatch Melting Method

Description: This article highlights a study aimed at improving the conductivity of polylactic acid (PLA)-based composites by incorporating carbonaceous fillers. The composites with the addition of graphene nanoplatelets (rGO) or multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were fabricated by the masterbatch melting method in order to improve the dispersion of the two kinds of nano-fillers. The results showed that, with the addition of 9 wt % rGO, the volume electrical resistivity of the composite reached the min… more
Date: September 29, 2019
Creator: Guo, Rui; Ren, Zechun; Jia, Xin; Bi, Hongjie; Yang, Haiying; Ji, Tong et al.
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Effect of surfactants on pressure-sensitivity of carbon nanotube filled cement mortar composites

Description: In this article, the pressure-sensitivity of CNT filled cement mortar composites with different concentrations of MWNT and different surfactants is investigated under repeated loading and impulsive loading, respectively. Experimental results indicate that the response of the electrical resistance of composites with NaDDBS to external force is more stable and sensitive than that of composites with SDS. Therefore, NaDDBS has higher efficiency than SDS for the dispersion of MWNT in cement mortar, … more
Date: November 6, 2014
Creator: Han, Baoguo & Yu, Xun
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Sources Affecting PM₂̣ ₅ Concentrations at a Rural Semi-Arid Coastal Site in South Texas

Description: This article employs an advanced factor analysis technique with principal component analysis/absolute principal component scores and positive matrix factorization to apportion the sources influencing the PM₂̣ ₅ levels measured during 2003 through 2005 at a rural coastal site located within the Corpus Christi urban airshed in South Texas.
Date: November 22, 2012
Creator: Karnae, Saritha & John, Kuruvilla
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A Bio-Hygromorph Fabricated with Fish Swim Bladder Hydrogel and Wood Flour-Filled Polylactic Acid Scaffold by 3D Printing

Description: Describes a study where researchers constructed a bio-hygromorph using fish swim bladder hydrogel as the hydrophilic material and wood flour-filled polylactic acid (WPLA) scaffold, which was printed with fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printing technology (3DP).
Date: September 7, 2019
Creator: Li, Peng; Pan, Ling; Liu, Dexi; Tao, Yubo & Shi, Sheldon
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Algorithmically Optimized Hemispherical Dome as a Secondary Optical Element for the Fresnel Lens Solar Concentrator

Description: This article focuses on a way to maximize the concentration acceptance product (CAP), while using the minimum SOE and receiver geometry at a given f-number and incidence angle (also referred to as the tracking error angle). The laws of polychromatic light refraction along with trigonometry and spherical geometry were utilized to optimize the POE grooves, SOE radius, receiver size, and SOE–receiver spacing.
Date: July 8, 2019
Creator: Qandil, Hassan; Wang, Shuping & Zhao, Weihuan
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