Nanostructured alumina thin films were coated on stainless steel by Sol-Gel dip coating method. In order to prevent crack formation, Al2O3 films were kept in a solvent bath immediately after coating to reduce the rate of drying. Effects of calcination temperature and withdrawal speed on structural properties were analyzed using XRD and SEM. Topography and thickness of coat...

A novel cobalt-free Cu1.2Mn1.8O4 spinel coating is prepared and evaluated for the metal interconnect of solid oxide fuel cell. Mn-35Cu and Co-35Mn alloy coatings are deposited on 430 SS substrate and then in-situ oxidized in air at 750 ◦C for 100 h. XRD results confirm that Cu1.2Mn1.8O4 spinel with some Mn2O3 is formed, and the average thickness of the coating is 70–80 μm according to cross sec...

This study presents the in vitro hydrodynamic assessment of the TRISKELE, a new system suitable for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), aiming to mitigate the procedural challenges experienced with current technologies. The TRISKELE valve comprises three polymeric leaflet and an adaptive sealing cuff, supported by a novel fully retrievable self-expanding nitinol wire frame. Valve pr...

The paper deals with a new approach to laser thermography for the inspection of coating thickness. is based on scanning specimen surface point by point, using low-power laser, and recording temperature responses an IR camera. A recorded sequence then transformed into similar flash pulse sequence. Fast Fourier transform was used as processing technique. results are compared measurement. It shown...

A new strategy to seal mesoporous low-k thin films with a pore size of 3 nm has been developed. This is achieved by spin-coating of a self-assembled carbon-bridged organosilica layer followed by a grafting with hexamethyl disilazane.

After coating, the resist film contains a remaining solvent concentration depending on the resist, the solvent, the resist film thickness and the resist coating technique. The softbake reduces the remaining solvent content in order to: avoid mask contamination and/or sticking to the mask, prevent popping or foaming of the resist by N2 created during exposure, improve resist adhesion to the subs...

We report on a single-step coating process and the resulting colloidal stability of silica-coated spindle-type hematite nanoparticles (NPs) decorated with a layer of poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) polyelectrolyte chains that are partially incorporated into the silica shell. The stability of PAA coated NPs as a function of pH and salt concentration in water was compared to bare hematite particles and ...