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Modelling polymers with side chains: MEH-PPV and P3HT

28 de outubro de 2012 CDMF 0

Writers: A. Batagin-Neto; E. F. Oliveira; C. F.O. Graeff; & F. C. Lavarda Keywords: MEH-PPV; P3HT; electronic structure calculation; modelling branched polymers Abstract: Modelling polymers with side chains is always a challenge once the degrees of freedom are […]

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An experimental setup for shrinkage evaluation during electric field-assisted flash sintering: Application to yttria-stabilized zirconia

27 de outubro de 2012 Rose Portasio 0

Writers: R. Muccillo, E. N. S. Muccillo Keywords: Flash-sintering; Dilatometry; Impedance spectroscopy; FEG-SEM; Yttria-stabilized zirconia Abstract: Analyses of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy plots and dilatometric curves of ZrO2:Y2O3 (YSZ) green compacts upon sintering show the possibility of choosing the shrinkage level of […]

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Phototoxic effect of curcumin on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and L929 fibroblasts

28 de setembro de 2012 CDMF 0

Writers: Ana Paula Dias Ribeiro; Ana Cláudia Pavarina; Livia Nordi Dovigo; Iguatemy Lourenço Brunetti; Vanderlei Salvador Bagnato; Carlos Eduardo Vergani; Carlos Alberto de Souza Costa Keywords: MRSA; Photodynamic therapy; Curcumin; Fibroblasts Abstract: Photodynamic therapy has been investigated as an alternative method of killing pathogens in response to the multiantibiotic resistance problem. […]

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Tetragonal to monoclinic phase transition observed during Zr anodisation

21 de setembro de 2012 CDMF 0

Writers: Francisco Trivinho-Strixino; Donizete X. da Silva; Carlos O. Paiva-Santos; Ernesto C. Pereira. Keywords: Valvemetals; ZrO2; Anodicfilms; Anodic breakdown; Microstructure; Phasetransformation; Plasma electrolyticoxidation(PEO) Abstract: Plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) is a coating procedure that utilises anodic oxidation in aqueous electrolytes above the dielectric breakdown […]

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Structural and Magnetic Properties of Ln2CoMnO6(Ln=Dy and La) Produced by Combustion Synthesis

27 de julho de 2012 CDMF 0

Writers: Pedro Linhares C. Filho; Petrucio Barrozo; D. A. Landinez-Tellez; R. F. Jardim; W. M. Azevedo; J. Albino Aguiar Keywords: Combustion synthesis; Ferromagnetic materials; X-ray powder diffraction; Perovskite; Manganite Abstract: In this article, the structural and magnetic properties of the Ln2MnCoO6 (Ln=La and Dy) produced by the combustion method are reported. […]

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Multiscale Fractal Descriptors Applied to Nanoscale Images

28 de fevereiro de 2012 CDMF 0

Writers: João B. Florindo; Mariana S. Sikora; Ernesto C. Pereira; and Odemir M. Bruno Keywords: Porous titanium oxide; Nanomaterials; Pattern recognition; Fractal dimension; Fractal descriptors Abstract: This work proposes the application of fractal descriptors to the analysis of nanoscale materials under different experimental conditions. We obtain descriptors […]

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