The barrier properties of transparent layers deposited on flexible plastic substrates are of interest to many in the packaging industry. Numerous methods have been used to manufacture transparent barrier coatings with varying degrees of success to address evolving environmental laws requiring the reduction or elimination of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which are the byproduct of curing li...

OBJECTIVE Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and angiopoietin (Ang)-1 and Ang-2 are mediators of angiogenesis. More recent data suggest that the balance between these growth factors may affect vascular endothelial integrity. Because diabetes is closely associated with endothelial perturbation, we studied plasma levels of these angiogenic growth factors in patients with diabetes; their re...

In this study, a plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) process was used to form titanium-aluminum oxide coating on aluminized steel. The present work was mainly to study the effects of treatment time of PEO process on properties of the titanium coating. A potentiodynamic polarization corrosion test was employed to investigate the corrosion resistance of the coating. The friction coefficient and w...

BACKGROUND Routine apolipoprotein (apo) measurements for cardiovascular disease (CVD) are restricted to apoA-I and apoB. Here, the authors measured an unprecedented range of apolipoproteins in a prospective, population-based study and relate their plasma levels to risk of CVD. OBJECTIVES This study sought to measure apolipoproteins directly by mass spectrometry and compare their associations ...

The relationship between the sperm-coating antigens of rabbit seminal plasma and the phenomenon of decapacitation was studied using agar-gel diffusion, immuno-electrophoresis, chromatography on Sephadex G-200, and polyacrylamide vertical gel electrophoresis. Interpretation of data obtained with these techniques led to the conclusion that a sperm-coating antigen of seminal plasma origin possesse...

The cubic polycrystal of SiC (3C-SiC) coating on the quartz glass (QG) surface was successfully prepared via a two-step chemical vapor deposition (CVD) by introducing thin PyC as buffer layer. Through combining intake system CVD and SiC, SiC/PyC composite can be in-situ QG without halfway in-and-out chamber. results showed that possesses highly uniform, dense, continuous features, while pure ex...

BACKGROUND Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors may potentially influence plasma concentrations of carotenoids. However, data on the association of plasma carotenoids with CVD related biomarkers are only limited. OBJECTIVE We examined the cross-sectional association of plasma carotenoids with blood lipids, glycated hemoglobin (Hb A(1c)), and C-reactive protein (CRP) in middle-aged and ol...

conventional and nanostructured ysz coatings were deposited on the in-738 ni super alloy by the atmospheric plasma spray technique. the oxidation was measured at 1100°c in an atmospheric electrical furnace. according to the experimental results the nanostructured coatings showed a better oxidation resistance than the conventional ones. the improved oxidation resistance of the nanocoating could ...