The damage mechanisms and load redistribution taking place under high temperature (350 °C), cycle fatigue (HCF) of TC17 titanium alloy/unidirectional SiC fibre composites have been investigated in situ using synchrotron X-ray computed tomography (CT) diffraction (XRD) two stress amplitudes. three-dimensional morphology the crack fractures has mapped by CT. At low amplitude, stable growth occurs...

Various chemokines and cytokines as adjuvants can be used to improve efficacy of DNA vaccination. In this study, we sought to investigate if a DNA construct expressing IL-9 (designed as proV-IL9) as a molecular adjuvant enhance antigen specific immune responses elicited by the pcD-VP1 DNA vaccination. Mice immunized with pcD-VP1 combined with proV-IL9 developed a strong humoral response. In add...

Most murine models of fungal exposure are based on the delivery of uncharacterized extracts or liquid conidia suspensions using aspiration or intranasal approaches. Studies that model exposure to dry fungal aerosols using whole body inhalation have only recently been described. In this study, we aimed to characterize pulmonary immune responses following repeated inhalation of conidia utilizing ...