This paper describes a biomimetic strategy for the fabrication of 3D structures-including an electrically functional light detector-modeled on the folding of biological macromolecules into globular shapes. The process started by fabricating precursors to 3D, millimeter-sized structures using flexible polymer tapes. These tapes were patterned with metal features supporting liquid solder, crimped...

In a randomized trial of wound closure in 512 abdominal wounds, wounds were closed with either reinforced Steristrip skin closures or interrupted silk sutures. Comparisons were made of wound pain and discomfort, wound infection, discharge, redness, width, and skin reaction. The causes of peeling of the tapes were assessed. The results showed that tapes were significantly more comfortable and th...

We present two coarse-grained models of different levels of detail for the description of beta-sheet tapes obtained from equilibrium self-assembly of short rationally designed oligopeptides in solution. Here we only consider the case of the homopolymer oligopeptides with the identical sidegroups attached, in which the tapes have a helicoid surface with two equivalent sides. The influence of the...

For a long time it has been accepted that Turing machines are more powerful than generalized sequential machines. Since a generalized sequential machine is also a Turing machine, the class of Turing machines is at least as powerful as the class of generalized sequential machines. The purpose of this paper is to examine the adverb "more" from the aspect of work accomplished. Three manifestations...

This numerical study investigates the improvement of transient heat transfer in a plain tube using hybrid nanofluids consisting solid particles and twisted tapes with elliptical cuts, under non-uniform flux conditions. The analysis includes calculation Bejan number entropy production. Different working fluids, including water, CuO/water nanofluid, nanofluid 2% volume concentration Al2O3-Cu/wate...

Early quench detection and thermal stability of superconducting coils are of great relevance for practical applications. Magnets made with second generation high temperature superconducting (2G-HTS) tapes present low quench propagation velocities and therefore slow voltage development and high local temperature rises, which may cause irreversible damage. Since quench propagation depends on the ...

The influence of solid-state drawing on the morphology of melt-spun poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) tapes, and the accompanying changes in mechanical and degradation behaviour have been studied. Mechanical properties are found to be strongly dependent on both applied draw ratio and drawing temperature. Moduli of these highly oriented tapes are significantly increased compared to as-extruded tapes at...

This paper represents the performance of a squirrel-cage High Temperature Superconducting Induction/ Synchronous Motor (HTS-ISM) based on nonlinear electrical equivalent circuit. The structure of the HTS-ISM is the same as that of the squirrel-cage type induction machine, and the secondary windings are fabricated by the use of the HTS wires. It has already been shown that based on the experimen...