Ring artifacts in cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images are caused by pixel gain variations using flat-panel detectors, and may lead to structured non-uniformities and deterioration of image quality. The purpose of this study is to propose a method of general ring artifact removal in CBCT images. This method is based on the polar coordinate system, where the ring artifacts manifest as str...

template synthesis is a powerful method for the preparation of nanoscale materials with specific size and shape. cadmium oxide (cdo) nanoparticles were synthesized by using sodium dodecyl sulfate (sds), cd(oac)2.2h2o and sodium hydroxide as starting materials. the sample was characterized by x-ray diffraction (xrd), scanning electron microscopy (sem). the xrd pattern proves that the final produ...

This study demonstrates the glucose-template assisted synthesis of hydrogen-treated Pt: TiO2/WO3 composites, and their round-the-clock photoactivity towards methanol (MeOH) degradation under light illumination in dark. XRD indicated increasing rutile fraction TiO2 as a function template removal, WO3 crystallinity H2 treatment process. The presence oxygen vacancies was confirmed by XPS. Lower re...

We have employed FITC--albumin as the protein template molecule in an aqueous phase molecular imprinted polymer (HydroMIP) strategy. For the first time, the use of a fluorescently labeled template is reported, with subsequent characterization of the smart material to show that the HydroMIP possesses a significant molecular memory in comparison to that of the nonimprinted control polymer (HydroN...

Mesostructured silica films were formed from cross-linked poly(d8-styrene-block-2-vinylpyridine) (dPS-b-P2VP) diblock copolymer template films by swelling with silica precursor solutions. The mesoscopic and macroscopic morphologies of the resulting materials depended strongly on the extent of P2VP cross-linking. Without cross-linking, extensive rearrangement of the initial 2D hexagonal arrangem...

In this study molecular imprinting technology was employed to prepare a specific affinity sorbent for the resolution of Methylephedrine, a chiral drug. The molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) was prepared by non-covalent molecular imprinting with either (+) or (-)-Methylephedrine ((R*,S*)-2-(methylamino)-1phenylpropan-1-ol) as the template. Methacrylic acid and ethylene glycol di-methacrylate w...

Ty1 retrotransposition, like retroviral replication, is a complex series of events requiring reverse transcription of an RNA intermediate, RNA-primed minus- and plus-strand DNA synthesis, multiple strand transfers, and precise cleavages of the template and primers by RNase H. In this report, we examine the structure of in vivo Ty1 replication intermediates, specifically with regard to the behav...

In this work a green route is reported to prepare a TiO2 macroporous network using corn starch microspheres flake as a bio-template. The starch microspheres prepared by emulsion technology were used as a template into which precursor tetrabutyl titanate (TBOT) was permeated using supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) as a forceful carrier or infiltration media, resulting in the formation of an o...

In this dissertation, we demonstrate the fabrication of high fidelity 3D photonic crystal through polymer template fabrication, backfilling and template removal to obtain high index inversed inorganic photonic crystals (PCs). Along the line, we study the photoresist chemistry to minimize the shrinkage, backfilling strategies for complete infiltration, and template removal at high and low temper...