We wanted to examine the effect of antigen retrieval on epoxy sections where the tissue had been infiltrated by resin containing moderately increased amounts of accelerator. The concentration of accelerator DMP-30 (Tri(Dimethyl Amino Methyl) Phenol) was varied in the range of 0% to 4% in the infiltration step of the tissue processing. Some of the epoxy sections were fixed in osmium tetroxide, a...

Hydrophilic nature of epoxy polymers can lead to both reversible and irreversible/permanent changes in epoxy upon moisture absorption. The permanent changes leading to the degradation of mechanical properties due to combined effect of moisture and elevated temperature on EPON 862, Nanomer I.28E, and Somasif MAE clay-epoxy nanocomposites are investigated in this study. The extent of permanent de...

In this study, electrical, thermal and mechanical properties of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) reinforced Epon 862 epoxy have been evaluated. Firstly, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, and 0.4 wt% CNT were infused into epoxy through a high intensity ultrasonic liquid processor and then mixed with EpiCure curing agent W using a high speed mechanical agitator. Electric conductivity, dynamic mechanical analysi...

Visibly highly transparent indium tin oxide (ITO)/epoxy nanocomposites were prepared by dispersing polyglycidyl methacrylate (PGMA) grafted ITO nanoparticles into a commercial epoxy resin. The oleic acid stabilized, highly crystalline, and near monodisperse ITO nanoparticles were synthesized via a nonaqueous synthetic route with multigram batch quantities. An azido-phosphate ligand was synthesi...

The epoxy resin market is faced with an ever increasing demand for a “designer” range of properties for the epoxy end-use products. Therefore, it is necessary to obtain a complete mechanism and accurate kinetic model that has predictive capabilities. This dissertation addresses the issue in two sections. The first section is an analysis of systematic theoretical studies on the mechanisms of fou...

in this research, electromagnetic properties of graphene-epoxy nanocomposite up to 3wt% graphene, were investigated in x band. results showed that these nanocomposites do not have significant permeability so that it can be considered equal to 1. however they exhibit high permittivity such that real part of permittivity of 3wt% graphene sample is 8.4 in 8ghz and 6.8 in 12ghz frequencies, which a...

Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs), the eicosanoid biomediators synthesized from arachidonic acid by cytochrome P450 epoxygenases, are inactivated in many tissues by conversion to dihydroxyeicosatrienoic acids (DHETs). However, we find that human skin fibroblasts convert EETs mostly to chain-shortened epoxy-fatty acids and produce only small amounts of DHETs. Comparative studies with [5,6,8,9,11,...

BACKGROUND An Annex XV restriction dossier for cadmium in artists' paints was submitted by an EU member state to the European Chemicals Agency ECHA. By cleaning, used brushes under the tap cadmium can enter the food chain via waste water treatment and subsequent agricultural application of the sewage sludge. It was estimated that 110 kg Cd per year is spread on agricultural land via this exposu...

The effects of cleaning treatments on paintings made with synthetic paints are a major concern for conservators of modern and contemporary art. Synthetic paints typically include a complex mixture of additives that are likely to influence the paint’s response to different treatment methods, and their high sensitivity to most organic solvents narrows the choice of products that can be used. Know...