Cu2S nanocrystal particles were in situ deposited on graphite paper to prepare nano-sulfide/carbon composite counter electrode for CdS/CdSe quantum-dot-sensitized solar cell (QDSC). By optimization of deposition time, photovoltaic conversion efficiency up to 3.08% was obtained. In the meantime, this composite counter electrode was superior to the commonly used Pt, Au and carbon counter electrod...

In the present study EP142-C510-50 woven carbon fiber composite was investigated from structural/ mechanical point of view aiming manufacturing parts for aeronautical industry. The composites were obtained by hand lay-up process. Prior to mechanical tests, the cure reaction results of composite resins specimens were analyzed by using DSC technique. The EP142 epoxy matrix was cured/polymerized a...

A robust wavelet-based image hiding methods, that hide still images, E, inside a covered image, C, to establish a composite image, P, are presented. We can hide up to three full-size embedded images inside a cover image while maintaining the quality of the composite image. The embedded images retain easily recognizable when extracted. The embedded images can be extracted fairly completely even ...

Long fibers of bone-like hydroxyapatite/collagen nanocomposites were fabricated via a self-organization under biomimetic conditions in order to obtain much more suitable biomechanical and biochemical properties for artificial bone and tissue engineering scaffolds. The fiber growth was controlled with ionic strength in the reaction vessel and was explained by a crystal growth model. The composit...

In this study, the Er:YAlO3 as up-conversion luminescence agent, which can transfer the visible light part in the sonoluminescence to ultraviolet light, was synthesized by nitrate–citrate acid and sol–gel method. And then the Er:YAlO3/TiO2–Fe2O3 composite as a sonocatalyst was prepared by ultrasonic dispersion and liquids boil method. The prepared Er:YAlO3/TiO2–Fe2O3 composite was characterized...

BACKGROUND The safety and efficacy of arterial composite grafts for total arterial revascularization have been demonstrated. The saphenous vein (SV) is a widely used graft because of its accessibility, sufficient length, and ease of manipulation. Our aim was to compare mid-term outcomes of saphenous vein Y-grafts with radial artery Y-grafts joined by anastomosis to the left internal thoracic ar...

objective: the aim of this study was to investigate the translucency of resin-modified glass-ionomer cements (rmgic) and polyacid-modified composite resin (pcmr) over a period of one year. materials and methods: the study was done on three rmgic (fuji ii lc, photac-fil aplicap and vitremer) and one pcmr (dyract). a conventional gic (fuji cap ii) and two composite resins (tetric and z 100) were ...

In this paper, a Reduce Identical Composite Event Transmission (RICET) algorithm is proposed to solve the problem of detecting composite events in wireless sensor networks. The RICET algorithm extends the traditional data aggregation algorithm to detect composite events, and this algorithm can eliminate redundant transmission and save power consumption, thereby extending the lifetime of the ent...

nasoohi n 1 hoorizad m1 torabzadeh tari n 2   1- assistant prof, department of operative dentistry, islamic azad university, dental branch, tehran,iran   2-dentist   corresponding author : nasoohi n: department, no 4, 10th neyestan ave, pasdaran, tehran   tel : 09125392175 email: [email protected]     background and aim: discoloration of dental composites is one of the major reasons of the...