Microstructural banding is defined as alternating layers of two different microstructures in steel, often ferrite and pearlite. It is caused by fluctuations in the concentration of alloying elements, primarily manganese, due to microsegregation introduced during solidification. In this thesis, a model is presented to simulate banding using phase transformation kinetics theory. An existing progr...

Chemically responsive hydrogels with embedded magnetic nanoparticles are of interest for biosensors that magnetically detect chemical changes. A crucial point is the irreversible linkage of nanoparticles to the hydrogel network, preventing loss of nanoparticles upon repeated swelling and shrinking of the gel. Here, acrylic acid monomers are adsorbed onto ferrite nanoparticles, which subsequentl...

Tumor angiogenesis plays very important roles for tumorigenesis, tumor development, metastasis, and prognosis. Targeting T1/T2 dual modality magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the tumor vascular endothelial cells (TVECs) with MR molecular probes can greatly improve diagnostic sensitivity and specificity, as well as helping to make an early diagnosis of tumor at the preclinical stage. In this st...

In the present work, a new sensor for morphine (MO) measurement, based on modification of screen-printed carbon electrode (SPE) by using magnetic core shell manganese ferrite nanoparticles was reported. The electrochemical behaviour of MO was investigated in phosphate buffer solution (pH 7.0) by voltammetry. The electrochemical response of the modified electrode toward morphine was studied by m...

The magnetic properties of cobalt ferrite-silica nanocomposites with different concentrations (15, 30, and 50 wt %) and sizes (7, 16, and 28 nm) of ferrite particles have been studied by static magnetization measurements and Mossbauer spectroscopy. The results indicate a superparamagnetic behavior of the nanoparticles, with weak interactions slightly increasing with the cobalt ferrite content a...

       In this work, Mn ferrite nanopowders were prepared by co-precipitation method and were characterized. Phase identification of the nanopowders was performed by X-ray diffraction method and the mean particle size of the nanopowders was calculated by Scherrer's formula, using necessary corrections. Magnetic parameters of the prepared nanopowders were measured by a vibrating sample magnetome...