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Wound-on-tension of winders with nip rollers
(2016-12)
Roll-to-roll (R2R) manufacturing is widely used to create products from traditional web materials such as plastic webs, metal foils, to the recent printed and flexible electronics. Winding or rewinding is a critical component ...
Effects of ion irradiation on the chemical and microstructural properties of sol-gel derived thin films
(2016-08)
The effects of ion irradiation on the chemical and structural properties of ion irradiated thin films were studied. Ion irradiation was performed using 200 keV H+, 400 keV N2+, 1 MeV Cu+, 4 MeV Cu2+, and 9 MeV Cu3+ ions. ...
Responses of vascular cells to shear stress and diabetes-associated metabolic dysfunction
(2016-12)
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for 30% of all deaths. Coronary artery disease (CAD - narrowing of arteries), most common type of CVD, results in altered shear stress that ...
Understanding avian soaring to extend UAV mission endurance through remote detection of thermal updrafts
(2016-05)
Thermal updrafts can be utilized to increase an aircraft's flight endurance and range. However, much of the discussion involving thermal updrafts comprise of flight techniques within a known thermal updraft and very little ...
Parameter estimation of a nonlinear Burger's model using nanoindentation and finite element-based inverse analysis
(2016-05)
Nanoindentation involves probing a hard diamond tip into a material, where the load and the displacement experienced by the tip is recorded continuously. This load-displacement data is a direct function of material's innate ...