Expanded graphite (EG) and multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) based hybrid nano-composites were prepared with polyamide 6 (PA6) matrix via melt-mixing technique using a conical twin-screw micro-compounder. A novel organic modifier (lithium salt of 6-aminohexanoic acid; Li-AHA) was employed to modify MWNTs, which was utilized to intercalate Li-AHA modified MWNTs into the partially exfoliated E...

This work describes a melt granulation technique to improve the solubility and dissolution characteristics of a poorly water-soluble drug Fenofibrate (FNO). Melt granulation technique is a process by which pharmaceutical powders are efficiently agglomerated by a meltable polymers and surfactants. The advantage of this technique compared to a conventional granulation is that no water or organic ...

Incorporation of liquid crystalline polymers (LCPs) into commodity polymers remains a challenge in the design of high-performance, low-cost polymeric blends. Blends of a thermoplastic polymer and a nematic LCP are produced here by mechanical alloying. Functionality sensitive X-ray microscopy reveals LCP dispersions as small as 100 nm in diameter. Intimate mixing remains upon subsequent melt pro...

Partition coefficients (DM) for rare earth elements (REE) (La, Ce, Nd, Sm, Dy, Er and Yb) and other trace elements (Ba, Rb, B, Sr, Ti, Y and Nb) between zircon and melt have been calculated from secondary ion mass spectrometric (SIMS) analyses of zircon/melt inclusion pairs. The melt inclusion-mineral (MIM) technique shows that DREE increase in compatibility with increasing atomic number, simil...

The features of martensite transformation in Fe (31 32)% Ni melt-quenched alloys are considered. The meltquenching was realized by spinning technique with variable parameters. The influence of the melt-quenching on structural and kinetics transformation parameters is revealed. In particular Ms point is shown to decrease but volume percentage of athermal martensite is found to be invariable with...

Cadmium zinc telluride crystals of 4.8 cm in diameter grown by the boron oxide encapsulated vertical Bridgman technique exhibit good structural quality with large grains and low dislocation density. However, ingots contain Te inclusions, which are trapped at growth interface during crystallization process. Global modeling furnace was applied order to investigate temperature gradients evolution ...

introduction: the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of different mixing techniques on the ph and solubility of mineral trioxide aggregate (mta) and calcium-enriched mixture (cem). methods and materials: five samples were prepared from each biomaterial with different mixing techniques including hand-, amalgamator- or ultrasonic-mixing and were then placed in pre-weighted plastic tubes...