Metallic material systems play a key role in meeting the stringent weight and durability requirements for reusable launch vehicle (RLV) airframe hot structures. Gamma titanium aluminides (γTiAl) have been identified as high-payoff materials for high-temperature applications. The low density and good elevated temperature mechanical properties of γ-TiAl alloys make them attractive candidates for ...

The electrocatalysts utilized as the prospective electrodes in fuel cells and high efficient energy conversion devices require both the interconnected channels for efficient electrolyte transportation and the superior catalytic activity with long service life. In this work, nanoporous gold with the rigid skeletons in three dimensions is partially decorated by porous platinum shell containing na...

Platinum-based catalysts have been considered the most effective electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction in water splitting. However, platinum utilization in these electrocatalysts is extremely low, as the active sites are only located on the surface of the catalyst particles. Downsizing catalyst nanoparticles to single atoms is highly desirable to maximize their efficiency by util...

c/s-Diammine-1,1-cyclobutane dicarboxylate platinum(ll) (CBDCA, JM8) is a nonnephrotoxic analogue of cisplatin cur rently undergoing clinical evaluation. Pharmacokinetic studies have been performed in patients receiving CBDCA (20 to 520 mg/sq m) as a 1-hr infusion without hydration or diuresis. Follow ing the end of the infusion, plasma levels of total platinum and ultrafilterable (M, < 50,000)...

titanium aluminide and its alloys have been utilized in automotive, aerospace and power industries because of their specific properties such as low density (~ 4 g/cm3), high melting temperature (~ 1460 °c) and excellent high-temperature strength. ti-48al intermetallic compound and its alloys with 1.5, 3 and 5 at.%mn were produced with mechanical alloying of elemental powders for 50 hours. the p...

Platinum bis-amidine complexes (both the cis and trans isomers) are stable in acetone and chlorinated solvents but are unstable in protic solvents such as methanol or water. In the latter solvents an initial cis/trans isomerization leads to formation of an equilibrium mixture with a cis/trans ratio of about 1:4; subsequently a dinuclear platinum(III) complex (1) is formed under aerobic conditio...

This study investigated the oxidation of ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) using a platinum nanoparticle electrode coated with an iodine monolayer, called a modified electrode. The electrode were grown using the cyclic voltammetry technique and the electrochemical measurements were taken using the cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometric technique. In the case of platinum nanoparticle electrode modifi...