shop. I am indebted for capable research assistance to Naomi Roht-Arriaza and Ellen Hertz. Ellen played a particularly vital role, providing conceptual enrichment, incisive intellect and warm nurturance throughout the finishing stages of this project. My special thanks go to James Tessier whose intellectual and personal contributions extend far beyond ordinary research assistance. Without Jim's...

BACKGROUND During the last decade it has been clarified that the inhalation of indium compounds can evoke alveolar proteinosis, cholesterol granuloma, pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema. In this study, we aimed to elucidate the characteristics and time course of pulmonary disorders among indium workers using comprehensive pulmonary examinations at an indium-processing factory. METHODS Data for ...

the distribution of gallium(b) and indium (b) between hydrochloric or sulphuric acid solution with sec-nonylphenoxy acetic acid(ca-100) in kerosene has been investigated under various conditions. ca-100 is a new organocarboxylic extractant, which has been shown to be efficient for gallium(b) and indium(b) whereas germanium(c), which was not extracted. the extraction system is studied as a funct...

Hybrid infrared focal plane arrays (IRFPAs) are more and more used in both infrared medium and long wavebands for many different applications. In order to offer more spatial resolution, larger format (2048×2048) start to be available, yet its final yield is so low that its cost is very high, and is not affordable. In this paper, basing on viscoplastic Anand’s model, the structural stress of ind...

Thiazolotriazole derivatives have a number of biological activities. Electrophilic intramolecular cyclization unsaturated alkyl 1,2,4-triazole under the action various electrophilic reagents (halogens, tetrahalides chalcogenides) is most effective and simple method synthesis thiazolotriazoles.
 It was previously reported that 3-metalylthio-4,5-diphenyl-1,2,4-triazole reacts with aryltellur...

MicroElectroMechanical System (MEMS) devices often require low-temperature, fluxless soldering techniques due to their high temperature sensitivity and the performance requirements of specific components. While seeking the development of a soldering technology using pure indium, the major focus of this study is to assess the thermodynamics and kinetics of indium oxidation at various solder refl...

In the current work, indium doped zinc oxide thin films were deposited by spray pyrolysis technique on glass substrate at 350 °C. The effect of the preparation conditions on the structural, morphological, optical and electrical properties of the films has been studied. The molar ratio of indium in the spray solution was varied from 0 to 5 at %. All the deposited films are polycrystalline with a...

BACKGROUND The combination of a radioisotope with a chemotherapeutic agent in a liposomal carrier (ie, Indium-111-labeled polyethylene glycol pegylated liposomal vinorelbine, [(111)In-VNB-liposome]) has been reported to show better therapeutic efficiency in tumor growth suppression. Nevertheless, the challenge remains as to whether this therapeutic effect is attributable to the combination of a...

Coordination complexes of Lewis acidic metal chlorides AlCl3, GaCl3, InCl3, SbCl3, SnCl4, SnCl2, ZnCl2 and TiCl4 with trioctylphosphine (P888) and trioctylphosphine oxide (P888O) were synthesised. All compounds formed liquid coordination complexes (LCCs) at ambient temperature, although decomposition via a redox mechanism was detected in some cases. The Lewis acidity of the metal chlorides (mea...