BACKGROUND Unstable steel wire cerclage following open heart surgery may result in increased pain, sternal cut-through, non-union, or dehiscence. These complications lead to longer hospital stays, increased cost, higher morbidity, and patient dissatisfaction. The Figure 8 FlatWire Sternal Closure System is a new construct which is a simple, intuitive, and inexpensive alternative for primary ste...

The process monitoring and mechanics of fixed abrasive diamond wire saw machining are investigated in this study. New techniques to affix diamond particles to a steel wire core have advanced to make this process feasible for the machining of ceramics, wood, and foam materials. Developments in fixed abrasive diamond wire machining are first reviewed. Advantages of using fixed abrasive diamond wi...

PURPOSE Stimulating catheters are widely used for continuous peripheral nerve block techniques in regional anesthesia. The incidence of reported complications is somewhat similar to that for non-stimulating catheters. However, as many stimulating catheters contain a coiled steel wire for optimal stimulation, they may cause specific complications. CLINICAL FEATURES In this report, we present t...

A method of measuring the power line wire sag using optical sensors that are insensitive to high electromagnetic fields was proposed. The advantage of this technique is that it is a non-invasive measurement of power line wire elongation using a unique optomechanical system. The proposed method replaces the sag of the power line wire with an extension of the control sample and then an expansion ...

We present high aspect ratio 3D solenoidal micro coils manufactured in a serial, high speed and fully MEMS compatible winding procedure using an automatic wire bonder. The coils are wound on steel, glass, or polymer cores with a diameter ranging from 100 μm to 1 mm. The applications of these coils are manifold: as semi-integrated inductors for electronics, for energy harvesting purposes, and fo...

The biodegradable inhibitors, which could effectively reduce the rate of corrosion of carbon steel, were investigated by potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The mixed-type inhibitors extracted from Eriobotrya japonica Thunb. leaf exhibited excellent inhibition performance, and the inhibition efficiency for carbon steel reached 90.0% at 298 K in hydroch...

According to the characteristics of low-carbon steel pitting acoustic emission signal, one new characteristic analysis-WICA is proposed. The main idea of WICA is that based on the independent component analysis blind source separation technology as well as the wavelet transformation decomposition technology, proposed determines the low-carbon steel pitting source number according to the energy ...

M. Suliga, R. Kruzel, Czestochowa University of Technology, Faculty of Production Engineering and Materials Technology, Czestochowa, Poland In the paper the influence of modification of patenting process on steel cord properties has been assessed. It was found that the wires of pearlite structure, in comparison to the wires of pearlite-bainite structure, characterized much better properties whi...