Effective parameters on diameter of carbon nanotubes by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition

The effective parameters on the diameter of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) were presented.Among lots of influential parameters,the effects of the catalytic film thickness and the pretreatment plasma power on the growth of CNTs were investigated.The results show that the size of catalytic islands increases by increasing the thickness of catalytic layer,but the density of CNTs decreases.The pretreatment duration time of 30 s is the optimal condition for growing CNTs with about 50 nm in diameter.By increasing the pretreatment plasma power,the diameter of CNTs decreases gradually.However,the diameter of CNTs does not change drastically from 80 to 120 W.The uniformly grown CNTs with the diameter of 50 nm are obtained at the pretreatment plasma power of 100 W.     

Optical fiber microwires and nanowires manufactured by modified flame brushing technique: properties and applications

The modified "flame brushing" technique has been used to manufacture microwires and nanowires from both silica and compound glasses. In this paper, the properties of the wires manufactured by this technique are presented. Applications fabricated from microwires are also discussed.     

小半径半圆管弯头成形工艺研究

针对半圆管直径为Ф100 mm,弯头弯曲半径为R100 mm的小半径半圆管弯头的成形加工,由于其弯曲半径过小,而无法采用传统管弯头弯制方法成形.经过工艺分析和理论计算,设计了弯曲成形模具和坯料,并通过弯曲实验优化了模具结构和坯料,避免了变形过程中起皱、拉裂等问题,通过控制回弹在合理的范围内,生产出了合格的半圆管弯头.     

Game “Divi-Divi-Dip” Based on Interactive Robot

Recently the improved robot working in very various fields,many researchers are trying to develop the robot to help people in the service field.However people who meet a robot in the first time generally get heterogeneous feeling.To resolve this,we suggest an interactive game with robots to increase the friendliness.The game,called "Divi-Divi-Dip" with 3 different body poses,is first introduced in a Korean TV program.The robot is using the visionary technology to recognize the pose with camera for the interactive game.     

基于体素的汽车装配体漏水缝隙识别与可视化

为了在新车型设计阶段发现漏水问题,提出基于体素的汽车装配体潜在漏水缝隙的识别与可视化方法. 在汽车装配体模型体素化的基础上,通过定义相邻零件之间的缝隙体素,重构三角网格曲面并提取零件的边界边,以确定表达漏水部位的边界体素;基于所提出的映射点生成算法计算缝隙间距并构建缝隙曲面;通过由弦高误差控制的自适应细分方法降低缝隙曲面边界到零件曲面的误差,利用彩色云图进行可视化显示. 该方法能够精确识别汽车的全部潜在漏水部位,并可以直观显示漏水部位的缝隙大小,以快速验证水密性设计的合理性,避免出现先天设计缺陷而造成声誉与经济损失. 该方法还可以应用于航空航天、造船、化工等行业的大型复杂产品设计.     

Modeling the Growth Inhibition Kinetics of Baker's Yeast by Potassium Sorbate Using Statistical Approaches

Potassium sorbate is widely used as a preservative in food products. The inhibition kinetics of yeast growth by potassium sorbate was determined in order to predict the inhibition mechanism and develop an antimicrobial activity model. Linear regression resulted in uncompetitive growth inhibition using different concentrations of nutrients in liquid media containing yeast extract, malt extract (YM broth) and potassium sorbate. At 30°C, constant K_s of YM broth to yeast was 0.254%, maximum growth rate (μ_max) of yeast was 0.008 min^-1, and inhibition constant (K_i) of potassium sorbate to yeast growth was 0.324%. This statistical method could reliably determine the growth inhibition mechanism and kinetics.     

Retinyl Palmitate Isomers in Skim Milk During Light Storage as Affected by Ascorbic Acid

Effects of ascorbic acid addition on the contents of retinyl palmitate isomers in skim milk treated with or without 3 mg/mL added riboflavin were studied during storage for 30 h under fluorescent light. Light illumination induced the reduction of all-trans-retinyl palmitate and 13-cis isomer, but promoted the production of 9-cis isomer in the skim milk. Riboflavin increased the reduction of all-trans-retinyl palmitate, but decreased the formation of 9-cis isomer in lightstored skim milk. The addition of ascorbic acid greatly inhibited the light-induced reduction of all-trans-retinyl palmitate and 13-cis isomer in skim milks. Ascorbic acid also greatly increased the formation of 9-cis-retinyl palmitate in skim milks during light storage.     

Investigation on Resistive Memory Switching Mechanism of NiO

ABSTRACT

Experimental investigations on the resistive memory switching in sub-micron sized NiO memory cell are presented to elucidate the resistive memory switching mechanism. The voltage or current-biased I-V measurements show that the resistive switching transitions can be regarded as the combination of a voltage-controlled negative differential resistance phenomenon and a current-controlled negative differential resistance phenomenon. Along with experimental observations of multiple resistance states, these indicate that the memory switching in NiO would come from the percolative formation and rupture of filamentary conducting paths. Pulse experiments further suggest that the memory switching would come from local domains inside filaments.     

Characteristics and Functional Properties of Protein Isolates from Various Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) Cultivars

Protein isolates from 9 cultivars of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) were compared. Sephadex G-200 gel filtration and nondenaturing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (NPAGE) of the protein isolates showed very similar patterns of arachin and nonarachin fractions. The content of individual fractions was somewhat different among cultivars, possibly indicating genetic variability. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-PAGE (SDS-PAGE) showed that the protein isolates had extremely complex sub-unit compositions. The content of acidic amino acids of the protein isolates was 34–38%, basic was 15–17%. Differences in some functionalities such as solubility and emulsification activity were conspicuous among cultivars.