BACKGROUND Multicomponent heterostructure nanowires and nanogaps are of great interest for applications in sensorics. Pulsed electrodeposition in ion-track etched polymer templates is a suitable method to synthesise segmented nanowires with segments consisting of two different types of materials. For a well-controlled synthesis process, detailed analysis of the deposition parameters and the siz...

10" The Earth’s iron-rich inner core is seismically anisotropic, which may be due to the 11" preferred orientation of Fe-rich hexagonal close packed (hcp) alloy crystals. Elastic anisotropy in 12" a hexagonal crystal is related to its c/a axial ratio; therefore, it is important to know how this 13" ratio depends on volume (or pressure), temperature, and composition. Experimental data on the 14"...

Background: Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has been advocated as one treatment for cartilage tissue regeneration. To date, several different platelet-rich formulations have been available, but a deep knowledge of their composition and mechanism of action in a specific clinical use is needed. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of various PRP formulations on human chondrocytes in vitro.

Fully epitaxial magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) with Co-based Heusler alloy Co(2)MnSi electrodes and a MgO tunnel barrier were fabricated with various values of Mn composition α for Co(2)Mn(α)Si in Co(2)Mn(α)Si/MgO/Co(2)Mn(α)Si MTJs. The tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR) ratios at both 4.2 K and room temperature (RT) increased systematically with increasing α in Co(2)Mn(α)Si electrodes from Mn-de...

in this study, we measured the composition and free radical scavenging activity of several species of nuts, namely, torreya grandis, carya cathayensis,and myrica rubra. the nut kernels of the aforementioned species are rich in fatty acids, particularly in unsaturated fatty acids, and have 51% oil content. t. grandis and c. cathayensis are mostly produced in zhejiang province. the trace elements...

A facile electrodeposition technique was utilized to deposit single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) with cadmium telluride (CdTe) with well-controlled size, density, surface morphology, and composition. By controlling the applied charge, the morphology of these hybrid nanostructures was altered from CdTe nanoparticles on SWNTs to SWNT/CdTe core/shell nanostructures and the composition of the Cd...

We have performed a detailed study on the synthesis, the characterization of structural phases and superconductivity of the binary FeSex system from the Fe-rich phase into the Se-rich phase with 0.80≤ x ≤1.20. The results indicate that by long-time lowtemperature annealing, single phase sample could be obtained near the composition of FeSe0.95 with the tetragonal PbO-type structure, while impur...

The soya bean has been one of the staple foods of China and Japan for centuries; but it has never been consumed to any extent by other nations. Hitherto it has been grown chiefly in Manchuria, whence it is exported to Europe and America. The cost of production is low. In composition it is rich in fat and protein. In fact it resembles meat more in composition than other legumes or cereals do. It...