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Chiang, Chang-Yang. "Electron microscopic studies of crystal growth and defects in inorganic solids." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/12026.
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Biswas, Barnali. "Growth defects in CrN/NbN coatings deposited by HIPIMS/UBM techniques." Thesis, Sheffield Hallam University, 2017. http://shura.shu.ac.uk/18154/.
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In recent years, high power impulse magnetron sputtering (HIPIMS) has caught the attention of users due to its ability to produce dense coatings. However, microscopic studies have shown that HIPIMS deposited coatings can suffer from some surface imperfections even though the overall number of defects can be significantly lower compared to, for example, arc deposited coatings of similar thickness. Defects can degrade the coating performance thus any kind of defect is undesirable. To better understand the nature of these imperfections and the science of their formation, three sets of chromium nitride/niobium nitride (CrN/NbN) coatings were deposited using HIPIMS technique combined with unbalanced magnetron sputtering (UBM) by varying the deposition parameters, i.e. deposition time (t = 15 to 120 min), bias voltage (Ub = - 40 to - 150 V) and chamber pressure (P = 0.2 to 1 Pa). For each set, one parameter was varied and other two were kept constant. All these experiments were carried out with chamber conditions close to those found in industrial environment. The study revealed that the generated defects were similar for all the coatings and with the increase in deposition time/bias voltage/chamber pressure the surface area covered by optically visible defects (surface defect density) was increased. These defects were categorised as flakes related defects (nodular, open void and cone-like defects) and defects associated with substrate pits (pinhole defects). Depending on their types, the defects influenced the corrosion and tribological properties of the coatings. As the origins of most defects were flakes (generated from the chamber components), an additional study was conducted to understand the influence of chamber cleanliness on defect generation. As expected, surface defect density of the coating produced in a comparatively clean chamber was reduced noticeably (from 3.18 % to 1.37 % after cleaning). Coatings with lower surface defects performed significantly well during corrosion and tribological tests. However, the comparison between pure UBM and combined HIPIMS/UBM deposited coatings suggested that along with the defects, coating structure also had a major role in corrosion, wear and friction mechanisms. Even for deposition conditions where HIPIMS coatings showed higher surface defects, owing to their microstructures, their corrosion resistance and tribological behaviour were superior to the UBM deposited coatings.
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Cristiano, Filadelfo. "Extended defects in SiGe device structures formed by ion implantation." Thesis, University of Surrey, 1998. http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/843871/.
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The use of SiGe/Si heterostructures in the fabrication of electronic devices results in an improvement of the device performances with respect to bulk silicon. Ion implantation has been proposed as one of the possible technologies to produce these structures and, thus, the aim of this work is to develop an ion beam technology to fabricate strained SiGe heterostructures. The formation of extended defects in SiGe alloy layers formed by high dose Ge+ ion implantation followed by Solid Phase Epitaxial Growth (SPEG) has been investigated by transmission electron microscopy. Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy has also been used to determine the chemical composition and the crystalline quality of the synthesised structures. In addition, X-ray diffraction has been used to evaluate the strain level in selected samples. Two different structures have been studied in this project. The first consisted of "all-implanted" layers, where the Ge+ implants were followed in some cases by additional implants of Si+ and/or C+ ions, prior to SPEG, to investigate methods to inhibit defect formation. The second was achieved by capping the ion beam synthesised SiGe alloy layer by the deposition of a thin film of silicon, in order to realise structures compatible with device dimensions. Single crystal device worthy SiGe alloy layers have been achieved by implantation of Ge+ ions at energies ranging from 70 keV to 400 keV, where the only extended defects observed are EOR defects at a depth correspondent to the a/c interface formed during the Ge+ implant. In some cases, "hairpin" dislocations have also been observed in the vicinity of the EOR defects and extending up to the surface. Both types of defects are annihilated after post-amorphisation with 500 keV Si+ and replaced with dislocation loops at a depth of about 1 fj,m. For each Ge+ implantation energy a critical value of the peak germanium concentration exists above which the structures relax through the formation of stacking faults or "hairpin" dislocations nucleated in the vicinity of the peak of the germanium concentration depth profile and extending up to the surface. A critical value of the elastic energy stored in the structures (~300 mJ/m2) has been determined above which ion beam synthesised SiGe alloys relax, independently of the implantation energy. This empirical approach has been found to successfully account for the results obtained in this work as well as in many other studies reported in the literature. "Hairpin" dislocations formed under different experimental conditions have been investigated by plan view TEM and have been found to have the same crystallographic orientation () and Burgers vector (b= a ). Their formation has been explained within a "strain relaxation model". For a regrowth temperature of 700° C, all samples investigated by XRD have been found to be almost fully strained, including samples containing relaxation-induced defects, indicating that, under these conditions, the energy transferred to the defects is very low. C+ co-implantation has been successfully used to reduce both relaxation-induced defects and EOR dislocation loops. It is noted that a mixed technology entailing both layer deposition and ion implantation to produce the Si/SiGe/Si device structures requires extra process steps to control surface contaminations, pre cleaning and/or native oxide formation, resulting in increased fabrication costs. In this work an " all-implanted" route to the synthesis of Si/SiGe/Si device structures is therefore described, which exploits all of the advantages given by ion implantation.
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Kadhim, N. J. "Morphological imperfections associated with molecular beam epitaxial growth of GaAs layers." Thesis, University of Hertfordshire, 1987. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.377702.
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Li, Lan. "Ab-initio simulations of graphite defects and growth mechanisms of carbon nanotubes." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.614271.
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Golea, Mostefa. "AB(2)C(4) semiconducting compounds crystal growth, intrinsic defects and optical properties." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/5374.
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Chen, Jhewn-Kuang. "The role of defects during precipitate growth in a Ni-45wt% Cr alloy." Diss., This resource online, 1995. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06062008-162241/.
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Oest, Megan Elizabeth. "Dual Osteogenic and Angiogenic Growth Factor Delivery as a Treatment for Segmental Bone Defects." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/16264.
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A new model of a critically-sized segmental femoral bone defect in rats was developed to enable in vivo imaging and facilitate post-mortem mechanical testing of samples. The critically-sized nature of the model was assessed and confirmed. The efficacy of sustained co-delivery of osteogenic (BMP-2 and TGF- Ò3) and angiogenic (VEGF) growth factors in promoting functional bone repair was assessed. Effects of scaffold modification in terms of geometry and composition were evaluated. The results indicated that co-delivery of BMP-2 and TGF- Ò3 resulted in a dose-dependent improvement in functional bone repair. Modification of the polylactide scaffold to include an absorbable ceramic component and a cored out geometry enhanced rate of union. Addition of VEGF to the scaffold treatment did not significantly impact revascularization of the defect site or functional repair of the bone defect. These data demonstrate that the complex environment of an acute bone defect requires different treatment strategies than simple ectopic models would suggest. A positive predictive correlation between bone repair parameters measured in vivo and mechanical functionality was established. The novel defect model demonstrated robustness and reproducibility. Implications for further research are discussed.
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Ryningen, Birgit. "Formation and growth of crystal defects in directionally solidified multicrystalline silicon for solar cells." Doctoral thesis, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for materialteknologi, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-4980.
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Farzana, Esmat. "Defects and Schottky Contacts in β-Ga2O3:Properties, Influence of Growth Method and Irradiation." The Ohio State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1555495732936101.
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Coleman, Rhima M. "Development of a small animal model to study tissue engineering strategies for growth plate defects." Diss., Available online, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007, 2007. http://etd.gatech.edu/theses/available/etd-07092007-093731/.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Bioengineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008.Guldberg, Robert, Committee Chair ; Boyan, Barbara, Committee Member ; O'Keefe, Regis, Committee Member ; Vito, Ray, Committee Member ; Bellankonda, Ravi, Committee Member.
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Lappalainen, O. P. (Olli-Pekka). "Healing of cranial critical sized defects with grafts, stem cells, growth factors and bio-materials." Doctoral thesis, Oulun yliopisto, 2016. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789526213439.
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Abstract Bone is a highly vascularized tissue which enables a close interaction between blood vessels and osteoid complexes, including osteoblasts and osteoclasts. Iatrogenic bone loss, caused by a surgical intervention or trauma, disrupts circulation in the bone and leads to hypoxia and even necrosis of the adjacent bone. The mechanisms of the bone tissue healing process by regeneration are highly specific. The most common and predictable way to manage a large-sized skull bone defect has traditionally been using the patient’s own bone tissue graft. The problem with the method is damage and pain of the donor site caused by the operation and healing problems. In paediatric patients, there is a limited availability of adequate autologous bone grafts. For this reason, efforts have been made to develop substitute materials in order to avoid the need for large bone grafts. Autologous stem cells have proven to be promising targets for the development of bone substitutes for cranio-maxillofacial bone defects. The main objective of this study was to examine, by using an experimental animal model, differences in the healing of critical-sized calvarial bone defects, similar to cranioplasty, induced with different types of autogenous bone grafts and with adipose tissue- or bone marrow-derived stem cells grown in two commonly used biomaterials, tricalcium phosphate and bioglass. We also investigated the effect of tissue adhesive, fibrin glue, on the healing process of bone defects. The effect of the stimulating growth factor proteins BMP-2, BMP-7 and VEGF on tissue transplants and ossification was also studied. The results of this study support the previously reported findings of accelerated bone graft resorption associated with autologous bone graft use. In particular, the use of fibrin tissue glue in combination with autologous particulated bone grafts reduced the formation of new bone in calvarial lesions. During the initial healing of calvarial bone defects, tricalcium phosphate granules proved to be more effective than solid bioactive glass scaffolds. Furthermore, in combination with adipose-derived stem cells, tricalcium phosphate showed better bone regeneration than the same cells in combination with a bioactive glass scaffold. Combining bone marrow-derived stem cells with biomaterial did not increase bone formation in calvarial critical-sized defects. In this study, there was no evidence of the positive effect of growth factors on cranial bone healingTiivistelmä Luu on runsaasti verisuonitettua kudosta, ja se mahdollistaa tiiviin vuorovaikutuksen verisuonten ja luun rakenteen perusyksikön, osteonin, sekä toiminnallisten solujen osteoblastien ja osteoklastien välillä. Kirurgisen toimenpiteen tai trauman aiheuttama luun vaurio häiritsee luun verenkiertoa ja johtaa hapenpuutteeseen ja jopa nekroosiin vaurioituneessa luun osassa. Luukudoksen paranemisen ja uudistumisen mekanismit ovat pitkälle erilaistuneita ja ne tunnetaan erittäin hyvin. Yleisin ja ennusteeltaan luotettavin tapa korjata laajoja kallon luukudoksen puutoksia on perinteisesti ollut potilaan oman luukudossiirteen käyttö. Menetelmän ongelmana on siirteen luovutuskohdan vaurio ja kipu sekä paranemiseen liittyvät ongelmat. Erityisesti lapsipotilailla on haasteena riittävän siirreluumäärän rajoitettu saatavuus. Tästä syystä on pyritty kehittämään korvaavia materiaaleja, jotta vältettäisiin suuriin luusiirteisiin liittyviä ongelmia. Autologiset kantasolut ovat osoittautuneet lupaaviksi kehitettäessä luuta korvaavia hoitomuotoja kallon luupuutosten hoitoon. Tämän tutkimuksen päätavoitteena oli tutkia kokeellisen eläinmallin avulla laajojen, kallokirurgiassa aiheutuvia luupuutoksia vastaavien vaurioalueiden paranemista. Tutkimuksessa testattiin erityyppisiä autogeenisiä luusiirteitä ja rasvakudos- tai luuydinperäisiä kantasoluja, joita kasvatettiin kahden biomateriaalin, trikalsiumfosfaatin ja bioaktiivisen lasin pinnoilla. Tutkimuksessa selvitettiin myös fibriinikudosliiman vaikutusta omakudosluusiirteen paranemiseen. Kudoskasvutekijäproteiinien BMP-2, BMP-7 ja VEGF stimuloivaa vaikutusta kudossiirteiden toimintaan ja luutumiseen selvitettiin myös. Tämän tutkimuksen tulokset tukevat aiemmin raportoituja havaintoja autologisen luusiirrännäisen käyttöön liittyvästä nopeasta resorptiosta. Erityisesti fibriinikudosliiman käytön yhdessä autologisten pienipartikkelisten luusiirteiden kanssa havaittiin heikentävän uuden luun muodostumista kallon luupuutoksissa. Kallon luupuutosten alkuvaiheen paranemisessa rakeinen trikalsiumfosfaatti osoittautui tehokkaammaksi kuin kiinteä säikeinen bioaktiivinen lasi. Samoin rasvakudosperäisten kantasolujen yhdistäminen trikalsiumfosfaattiin lisäsi merkittävästi luun muodostumista verrattuna samaan yhdistelmään bioaktiivisen lasin kanssa. Luuydinperäisiä kantasoluja yhdistettäessä vastaavaa ei voitu tässä tutkimuksessa todeta. Tutkimuksessa kasvutekijöiden käytöllä ei havaittu olevan positiivista vaikutusta kallonluiden paranemiseen
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Scheutz, Jon. "Examination of defects and long term crack growth in rolled bars during long term storage." Thesis, KTH, Materialvetenskap, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-148106.
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This work has had the purpose to examine defects and the cause of crack growth during long term storage in rolled bars. The bars in question are rolled and stored at Ovako in Hofors. The problem is approached by theoretically examining the possibilities of hydrogen damage, room temperature creep and naturally occurring porosity. Seven bars of three steel type groups and with different rolling dates were selected and examined for defects with ultrasonic testing. Four of the bars show defects. Specimens containing the defects are cut out and grinded so that the defects can be examined in the scanning electron microscope and analyzed with energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy. One of the specimens shows some form of cavity containing iron carbide. One of the others shows a surface with inclusions. The remaining two both shows inclusions and cracks that seem to originate from inclusions. The theoretical studies show that there are two types of hydrogen damage that could be in effect in the studied case and also that room temperature creep could facilitate but not cause crack growth and that porosity could serve as crack initiation points. Steps should be taken to minimize the problems mentioned above when they are suspected causes. Further examination of inclusions in different steel types should be made if considered a problem.Detta arbete har haft syftet att undersöka defekter och orsaken till spricktillväxt under långtidsförvaring av spårvalsade stänger. Stängerna i undersökningen är valsade och lagrade hos Ovako i Hofors. Problemet är angripet genom att teoretiskt undersöka risken för väteskador, kryp i rumstemperatur och naturligt förekommande porositet. Sju stänger indelade i tre stålsortsgrupper och med olika valsningsdatum valdes ut och undersöktes med ultraljud. Fyra av stängerna visade på defekter. Prov innehållande dessa defekter blev utkapade och slipade så att defekterna kan bli undersökta i svepelektronmikroskop och analyserade med energidispersiv röntgenanalys. Ett av proverna visar på ett hålrum innehållande en järnkarbid. Ett av de andra proverna visar på en yta med inneslutningar. De två återstående proverna visar på inneslutningar och sprickor som verkar utgå från inneslutningar. De teoretiska studierna visar att det finns två typer av väteskador som är aktuella i det studerade fallet och även att kryp vid rumstemperatur kan underlätta spricktillväxt men inte orsaka den och att porositet kan tjäna som sprickinitieringsställen. Åtgärder för att minimera de nämnda problemen bör tas i fall där de är misstänkta orsaker. Ytterligare undersökningar av inneslutningsbilden bör göras om inneslutningar anses vara ett problem.
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Liu, Desheng. "Overexpression of NTAP:AtCTF7¿B Leads to Pleiotropic Defects in Reproduction and Vegetative Growth in Arabidopsis." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1416582364.
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Gao, Wenling. "Monitoring the first stages of the regeneration of bone defects." Doctoral thesis, Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2016. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-198476.
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The different strategies of tissue engineering for functional reconstruction of critical-size bone defects require a thorough knowledge of physiological mechanisms of bone repair. Bone healing is a complex process affected by various mediators. Several investigations have studied the gene expression 1 to 3 days after an acute or experimental fracture. Little is known about the humoral and cellular in vivo reaction in the early stages of bone healing. In contrast to other methods of molecule sampling and detection, which usually lead to the inhibition of the biological activity following complex sample preparation and quantification, microdialysis is a real-time monitoring technique which can be applied in living tissues providing a strong link between analytical methodology and biochemistry. In this study, the optimal conditions for microdialysis in a critical size rat long bone defect model for both in vivo and in vitro analyses were developed. Mediators and components of the extracellular matrix occurring in the first 24 to 48 hours of bone healing locally and systemically were monitored via microdialysis and blood sampling, respectively. Furthermore, novel proteins and their modulation were explored during this time frame. In vitro microdialysis was used to optimize the condition for protein recovery. Addition of bovine serum albumin (BSA) resulted in an enhanced recovery of interleukin (IL)-6. The maximal relative recovery (RR) was from 15.0% without BSA and 23.6% with BSA, while the maximal RR of transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 was 11.2% with BSA and the concentration of TGF-β1 was below the detection limit of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) without BSA. Using in vivo microdialysis, total protein concentrations varied between 0.20±0.12 mg/mL and 0.44±0.18 mg/mL. Among the mediators produced in the fracture hematoma within 24 h after the injury, IL-6 was secreted with the highest concentration of 309.1 pg/mL between 12 and 15 h after creation of the critical size bone defect. Meanwhile, the detectable concentrations of TGF-β1 in microdialysates ranged from 3.6 to 44.0 pg/mL and in blood plasma TGF-β1 was constantly producted ranging from 656.3 to 8398.2 pg/mL for 24 h after bone defct. Moreover, another constant producted growth factor in blood plasma was PDGF-BB and the concentration ranged from 222.1 to 589.4 pg/mL for 8 h after bone defect. Using high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS), 36 proteins were identified in the microdialysates over 8 h, and 884 proteins were identified on probes which were implanted into the bone defect over 24 h. Among the proteins identified in the hematoma, only a minority originated from the extracellular space. Protein analysis indicated five pathways associated with bone healing that were overrepresented after creating soft tissue and bone defects, of which FGF signaling was specific for bone defects. Furthermore, C-X-C motif ligands CXCL-1, CXCL-2, CXCL-3, CXCL-4, CXCL-5, CXCL-7, rodent bone protein (RoBo-1), insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I, and chitinase-3-like protein 1 were detected in the fracture hematoma. These proteins are potentially associated to early bone healing. As seen by histological analysis, polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) and lymphocytes penetrated into the fracture hematoma immediately after surgery and peaked at 24 h. This study for the first time presents data from both the local and systemic acute response to bone and soft tissue injury in a small animal model. The results of mcrodialysis sampling may serve as a baseline for future investigations on different models and time frames. Several proteins and pathways have been identifeid as potentially important for early bone regeneration warranting in depth analysis in further studiesZur Entwicklung neuer Strategien der Geweberegenerierung in kritischen Knochendefekten, die sich durch Selbstheilungsprozesse nicht schließen, ist das Verständnis der beteiligten physiologischen Prozesse essentiell. Der Wiederaufbau von Gewebe, wie etwa während Knochenheilungsprozesse ist komplex reguliert und erfordert das koordinierte Zusammenspiel einer Vielzahl von Zellen und Mediatoren. Obwohl bereits in zahlreichen Studien die Veränderungen in der Genexpression in den ersten 3 Tagen nach einer akuten oder experimentell induzierten Fraktur untersucht wurden, ist noch immer wenig über die zellulären und humoralen Vorgänge in den frühen Phasen der Knochenheilung in vivo bekannt. Gebräuchliche Analysemethoden erfordern komplexe Verfahren zur Probenentnahme und Nachweisreaktionen währenddessen die biologische Aktivität der untersuchten Mediatoren häufig graduell verloren geht. Die Mikrodialyse hingegen kann in Echtzeit am lebenden Objekt und am Ort der Verletzung durchgeführt werden und bildet somit eine erfolgsversprechende Plattform um die Probengewinnung noch enger mit der anschließenden biochemischen Nachweistechnik zu verbinden. Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit wurden die optimalen Konditionen zur Mikrodialyse erstmals an einem kritischen Defektmodell eines Ratten-Röhrenknochens zur in vivo und in vitro Applikation ermittelt. Dazu wurde das Vorkommen verschiedener Komponenten der extrazellulären Matrix und ausgewählter Mediatoren während der ersten 24 bis 48 Stunden der Knochenheilung überwacht. Neben der durch Mikrodialyse gewonnenen Proben wurden auch Blutproben verarbeitet um sowohl die lokale, als auch systemische Konzentration der untersuchten Proteine zu erfassen. Durch eine Proteomanalyse konnten zudem bislang in diesem Prozess unbekannte Moleküle identifiziert und verfolgt werden. Zur Optimierung der Mikrodialyse wurden zunächst die Bedingungen hinsichtlich der Proteinrückgewinnung verbessert. Durch den Zusatz von Rinderserumalbumin (BSA) konnte die Rückgewinnung von Interleukin (IL)-6 erhöht werden. Die maximale relative Rückgewinnung (RR) konnte von 15.0% ohne BSA auf 23.6% mit BSA gesteigert werden. Noch dramatischer war dieser Effekt für den transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 von dessen eingesetzter Menge in vitro 11.2% detektiert werden konnte, während in der BSA-freien Dialyselösung kein TGF-β1 nachgewiesen wurde. Die RR blieb stets unter der Detektionsgrenze des verwendeten enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). In vivo-Dialysate enthielten totale Proteinkonzentrationen zwischen 0,20±0,12 mg/mL und 0,44±0,18 mg/mL. Von den innerhalb von 24 h nach Verletzung im Frakturhämatom produzierten Mediatoren wurde IL-6 am stärksten exprimiert. Die höchsten Konzentrationen (309,1pg/mL) konnten hierfür nach 12 bis 15 Stunden nach Einführung des Defekts gemessen werden. Die Konzentrationslevel von TGF-β1 hingegegen betrug nur 3,6 bis 44,0 pg/mL.Mittels high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS), konnten 36 Proteine in den über 8 Stunden gewonnenen Mikrodialysaten, und 884 Proteine von Explantaten, die 24 h im Knochendefekt integriert waren, identifiziert werden. Von den im Frakturhämatom identifizierten Proteinen war nur eine Minderheit extrazellulären Ursprungs. Durch die Proteomanalyse konnten fünf Signalwegskaskaden identifiziert werden. Von diesen trat „FGF (fibroblast growth factor) signaling“ ausschließlich in Knochendefekten, nicht jedoch in den zur Kontrolle mitgeführten reinen Weichgewebedefekten auf. Im Frakturhämatom konnten die, C-X-C motif-Liganden CXCL-1, CXCL-2,CXCL-3, CXCL-4, CXCL-5, CXCL-7, rodent bone protein (RoBo-1), insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I, und das chitinase-3-like protein 1 nachgewiesen werden. Die identifizierten Proteine könnten von Bedeutung für die Steuerung früher Knochenheilungsprozesse sein. Histologische Untersuchungen zeigten, dass polymorphkernige Leukozyten (PMNs) und Lymphozyten sofort nach der Operation in das Frakturhämatom einwandern und ihre Anzahl nach etwa 24 h ihr Maximum erreicht. Diese Studie präsentiert erstmals Daten der lokal und systemisch ablaufenden zellulären und humoralen Vorgänge als Antwort auf einen Weichgewebs-bzw. Knochendefekt in einem Nagetier-Kleintiermodell. Die Mikrodialyse-Resultate stellen eine vielversprechende Grundlage für zukünftige Untersuchungen in anderen Modellen dar. Außerdem bilden die hier identifizierten Proteine und Signalwege eine Gruppe potenter Kandidaten für weiterführende Untersuchungen zur Knochenregeration
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Dixon, Michael James. "Growth factor (EGF and TGF #propor to#) involvement in mouse palatal development with particular reference to the signalling of epithelial-mesenchymal interactions." Thesis, University of Manchester, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.328364.
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Shmela, Mansur Ennuri, and S3149770@student rmit edu au. "Mechanisms of DNA methylation defects at the IGF2/H19 imprinting centre in patients with foetal growth disorders." RMIT University. Medical Sciences, 2009. http://adt.lib.rmit.edu.au/adt/public/adt-VIT20091023.120253.
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The imprinted expression of the IGF2 and H19 genes is controlled by the imprinting control region 1 (ICR1) located at chromosome 11p15.5. This methylation-sensitive chromatin insulator works by binding the zinc-finger protein CTCF in a parent-specific manner. CTCF binds the unmethylated maternal allele and is required for preventing de novo methylation at ICR1. DNA methylation defects involving the ICR1 IGF2/H19 domain result in two growth disorders with opposite phenotypes: an overgrowth disorder, the Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (ICR1 gain of methylation in 10% of BWS cases) and a growth retardation disorder, the Silver-Russell syndrome (ICR1 loss of methylation in 60% of SRS cases). Little information is available regarding the mechanism of ICR1 DNA methylation defects. Several deletions removing part of ICR1 (1.4 to 2.2 kb) have been described in a few familial BWS cases with dominant maternal transmission. In order to evaluate precisely the incidence of ICR1 mutations, we investigated, by long range PCR and sequencing, 21 BWS patients (including two brothers) with ICR1 gain of methylation and 16 SRS patients with ICR1 loss of methylation. No mutation of the seven CTCF binding sites was detected in the familial BWS cases. Two additional cases of constitutional genetic lesions were identified in BWS patients with apparently-sporadic forms. One patient was identified with a 8 bp deletion within the B3 repeat, 116 bases 3' of the CTCF binding site 4. Another patient was identified with a 1.8 kb deletion which eliminates CTCF binding sites 2 and 3. A single-nucleotide variation was identified in a SRS patient. Our data showed that ICR1 deletions, including new small deletions, account for apparently sporadic forms of BWS with ICR1 gain of methylation. ICR1 deletions are associated with a high incidence of Wilms' tumour, making their molecular diagnosis particularly important for genetic counseling and tumor surveillance.
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Nause, Jeffrey E. "An investigation of experimental parameters affecting growth defects in directionally solidified yttria stabilized-zirconia/tungsten eutectic composites." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/19500.
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Harvey, Suzie. "Growth of 3C-SiC via a hot-wall CVD reactor." [Tampa, Fla] : University of South Florida, 2006. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0001823.
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Sen, Gourav. "Kyropoulos Growth and Characterizations of Titanium doped Sapphire." Thesis, Université Grenoble Alpes (ComUE), 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018GREAI001.
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Il y a un énorme intérêt dans la construction de lasers à l'état solide capables d'atteindre les niveaux de petawatt (PW) et au-delà. Afin d'atteindre ce niveau de puissance, des amplificateurs Ti: Al2O3 d'un diamètre maximum de 20 cm ou plus sont nécessaires et il est donc nécessaire de développer des boules de cristaux Ti:Al2O3 de grand diamètre. Le procédé de croissance de Kyropoulos a été identifié par la société RSA le Rubis SA comme la technique la plus productive car elle permet de croître des cristaux massifs sous un faible gradient de température et donc de bonne qualité.La croissance de cristaux pesant environ 30 kg s'accompagne de complications qui affectent gravement la morphologie cristalline et donc sa qualité cristalline. Pour étudier les problèmes de morphologie, une étude détaillée de l'effet des paramètres de croissance a été réalisée en analysant le processus des cristaux cultivés dans l'installation industrielle. Les facteurs pour les problèmes critiques d'une formation de plaque plate et les zones refondues dans le cristal ont été identifiés et un ensemble idéal de paramètre pour le taux de tirage et le taux de croissance de masse a été proposé. Ceux-ci ont conduit à des améliorations marquées dans le volume productif du cristal et ont permis la croissance de cristaux avec des morphologies prévisibles.Pour aller plus loin, un système de croissance cristalline totalement autonome a été envisagé qui permettrait à l'opérateur de surveiller en temps réel la forme du cristal et de contrôler ses paramètres de croissance radiale. Ceci est basé sur la mesure in situ simultanée du poids cristallin et du niveau de liquide restant. Une étude mathématique est présentée pour expliquer la relation entre toutes les forces de pesage agissant sur le cristal en croissance et pour étudier la faisabilité de ce système de contrôle. On montre qu'il pourrait être utile pour la régulation du diamètre pendant la croissance de Kyropoulos.Les cristaux ont été caractérisés et contrôlés pour détecter les défauts qui affecteraient leurs propriétés optiques. Un tel défaut était la présence d'une bande translucide dans le cristal autrement transparent, appelé "défaut laiteux". La qualité cristalline en termes de densité de dislocation due à la déformation induite a été analysée en utilisant des techniques de diffraction des rayons X, ainsi que des caractérisations optiques et des analyses chimiques. Aidé du transfert de chaleur et des simulations numériques thermomécaniques du système de croissance, une explication de l'origine de ce défaut en termes de contrainte thermique agissant et de dynamique de croissance cristalline associée est proposée.Le dopage du titane dans le cristal de saphir est nécessaire pour l'application Laser, mais il y a ségrégation du dopant au cours de la croissance, ce qui conduit à une distribution inhomogène des cristaux développés, comme le montre la caractérisation optique de la distribution du titane dans ses états Ti3 + et Ti4 + . Des idées pour améliorer l'homogénéité des échantillons laser sont proposéesThere is a huge interest in construction of solid state lasers capable of reaching petawatt (PW) levels and beyond. In order to achieve this level of power, Ti:Al2O3 amplifiers up to 20 cm in diameter or larger are required and hence there is the need for the growth of large diameter Ti:Al2O3 crystal boules. The Kyropoulos growth process has been identified by the company RSA le Rubis SA as the most productive technique because it allows growing massive crystals under a low temperature gradient and hence of good quality.Growing crystals weighing about 30 kg comes with its share of complications which gravely affect the crystal morphology and hence its crystalline quality. To address the issues of morphology, a detailed study of the growth parameters effect was carried out by analysing the process of crystals grown in the industrial setup. The factors for the critical issues of a flat plate formation and re-melted zones in the crystal were identified and an ideal set of parameter for the pulling rate and mass growth rate was proposed. These led to marked improvements in the productive volume of the crystal and enabled growth of crystals with predictable morphologies.To take a step further, a completely autonomous crystal growth system was envisioned which would allow the operator live monitoring of the crystal shape and give control over its radial growth parameters. This is based on the simultaneous in situ measurement of crystal weight and remaining liquid level. A mathematical study is presented to explain the relationship between all the weighing forces acting on the growing crystal and to study the feasibility of this control system. It is shown that it could be useful for the diameter regulation during the Kyropoulos growth.Crystals were characterised and checked for defects which would affect its optical properties. One such defect was the presence of a translucent band in the otherwise transparent crystal, called “milky defect”. The crystalline quality in terms of dislocation density due to induced strain was analysed using X-ray diffraction techniques, along with optical characterisation and chemical analyses. Aided with heat transfer and thermo-mechanical numerical simulations of the growth system, an explanation for the origin of this defect in terms of acting thermal stress and associated crystal growth dynamics is proposed.Titanium doping in the sapphire crystal is needed for the Laser application, but there is segregation of the dopant during growth and this leads to an inhomogeneous distribution in the grown crystals, as shown by optical characterisation of the distribution of titanium in its Ti3+ and Ti4+ states. Ideas in order to improve the laser samples homogeneity are proposed
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Okumura, Hironori. "Formation Mechanism of Extended Defects in AlN Grown on SiC{0001} and Their Reduction by Initial Growth Control." 京都大学 (Kyoto University), 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/157592.
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Ringel, S. A. "Growth and process induced defects and recombination mechanisms in AIGaAs/GaAs and CdZnx Te/CdS photovoltaic device structures." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/13330.
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Ueda, Hiroki. "Use of collagen sponge incorporating transforming growth factor β1 to promote bone repair in skull defects in rabbits." Kyoto University, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/150189.
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Sakamoto, Michiharu. "Efficacy of gelatin gel sheets in sustaining the release of basic fibroblast growth factor for murine skin defects." Kyoto University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/217113.
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Locke, Christopher. "Growth of 3C-SiC on (111)Si using hot-wall chemical vapor deposition." [Tampa, Fla] : University of South Florida, 2009. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0003126.
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Jain, Shruti. "Local translation of Down syndrome cell adhesion molecule and its implications for neural wiring defects." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1493679170223595.
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Oliveira, Vanessa Amaral de. "Influence of processing parameters on the generation and propagation of electrically active crystalline defects in monolike silicon." Thesis, Université Grenoble Alpes (ComUE), 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016GREAI021.
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Le nouveau procédé d’élaboration par solidification dirigée de lingots de Si quasi-monocristallin (« monolike ») offre une alternative séduisante à l’utilisation plus coûteuse de monocristaux pour la fabrication de cellules photovoltaïques à architecture avancée et haut rendement. Toutefois, la présence locale de zones de fortes densités de dislocations entraîne une dispersion des rendements obtenus.Cette Thèse présente une analyse détaillée des mécanismes de formation des structures de dislocations lors de la cristallisation monolike et de leur influence sur les propriétés électriques du matériau. Des conclusions pratiques en sont tirées pour l’amélioration du procédé.Des expériences de cristallisation en four pilote ont été réalisées en faisant varier les paramètres tenant à la mise en œuvre du pavage de germes et à la réutilisation de ceux-ci, à l’orientation cristallographique de croissance, et au dopage en élément durcissant (Ge). Des tests complémentaires de recuit et de flexion 4 points à haute température ont été utilisés pour analyser l’influence du niveau de contrainte et du temps.Une caractérisation avancée des structures de dislocations a été réalisée par imagerie X synchrotron. En arrière du front de croissance, les dislocations s’organisent en structures cellulaires qui correspondent à l’état final de fluage stationnaire. Les dislocations qui émergent au front peuvent, par accumulation locale, générer des domaines désorientés de forme conique, qui présentent des angles de rotation croissants autour de la direction de solidification, et s’étendent latéralement lors de la progression du front. Les fortes activités recombinantes de ces défauts ont été caractérisées par LBIC et Photoluminescence. Un choix approprié des orientations et des conditions de mise en œuvre des germes permet de s’affranchir des défauts initiés à l’interface germes/lingot. Toutefois, de tels défauts peuvent aussi être générés par accumulation locale de dislocations en partie supérieure des lingots sous l’effet de contraintes élevées.Ces derniers défauts n’ont pas été observés dans les lingots cristallisés dans les directions <110> et <112>, ce qui constitue un avantage par rapport aux lingots <100>. Par contre, des macles et sous-joints se sont propagés à partir des joints de grains de rotation créés volontairement, de sorte que l’effet de l’angle de rotation reste à analyser. Enfin, l’addition de germanium s’est révélée très efficace pour ralentir la multiplication des dislocations lors de tests de flexion sous faibles contraintes. Toutefois, son application à la cristallisation nécessitera une meilleure planéité du front de cristallisation et un brassage forcé du bain pour éviter une ségrégation radiale de Ge. L’utilisation d’autres éléments durcissants est également envisagéeThe new generation of directionally solidified “monolike” Si ingots presents an attractive alternative to high-cost monocrystals for the manufacture of high performance solar cells with advanced architecture. However, local zones with high densities of dislocations still affect the overall solar cell efficiency.In the present work, the mechanisms of formation of dislocations structures during monolike growth and their influence on the electrical properties of the material were analyzed, and practical conclusions were drawn for the improvement of the process.Pilot scale crystal growth experiments were performed with varying parameters related to seed pavement and seed recycling, crystallographic orientation of the growth, and doping with a strengthening element (Ge). Complementary annealing and 4-point bending tests at high temperature were used to analyze the influence of stress level and time under stress.Advanced structural characterization of dislocations structures was performed by synchrotron X-ray imaging. Behind the growth front, dislocations organize in cellular patterns which correspond to a quasi-stationary creep stage, reached in the solid after long time under stress at high temperature. Dislocations that emerge at the growth front develop, from local sources, cone-shaped misoriented domains, which present increasing tilt around the growth axis and expand laterally as growth proceeds. Characterization by LBIC and Photoluminescence showed that these defects have the highest recombination activities. The sources of these defects located at the seed ingot interface can be suppressed by proper choice of seeds orientations and arrangement. However, another source is bunching of dislocations at the growth front under the higher stresses upper in the ingot.In <110> and <112> grown ingots, dislocation bunching was not observed inside the monocrystalline parts, which shows an advantage of these orientations over <100>. On another hand, twins and sub-grain boundaries propagated from higher angle grain boundaries with these growth directions, and further studies are needed to prevent the generation of such defects. Finally, Ge doping was effective to reduce dislocations multiplication in bending under low stresses. However, its application to crystal growth will require a planar growth interface, and forced melt mixing to avoid Ge radial segregation. New researches inspired by the addition of strengthening elements are now in development
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Alam, Giri Wahyu. "Influence of seeding and growth conditions on grain selection, defects, and properties of high-performance multi-crystalline silicon (HPmc-Si)." Thesis, Aix-Marseille, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018AIXM0711/document.
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Parmi les nouveaux matériaux massifs pour le silicium photovoltaïque (PV), le silicium multicristallin haute performance (HPmc-Si) a émergé en raison de son rendement de conversion supérieur à celui du silicium multi-cristallin (mc-Si) utilisé largement pour le solaire PV. Ce travail de recherche vise à comprendre l'influence des germes et des conditions de croissance sur les lingots HPmc-Si (structure de grains, dislocations, impuretés et propriétés PV). Cinq lingots ont été élaborés par solidification dirigée. Pour l’un d’entre eux, deux types de germes ont été utilisés. Les caractéristiques de la région de croissance initiale (jusqu’à 50 mm) sont directement liées aux propriétés de la couche de germes. Or, celle-ci dépend à la fois des types de germes utilisés et des paramètres de l’étape de fusion. Les paramètres de croissance prennent le contrôle de la structure de grains après la région affectée par la couche initiale de germes. Cependant, les paramètres de croissance étudiés modifient peu les caractéristiques entre lingots HPmc-Si et le rendement de conversion des cellules solaires. Les zones de faible durée de vie des porteurs minoritaires déterminent le rendement de conversion et peuvent être principalement associées aux défauts structuraux et à la taille du grain, en plus des impuretés métalliques. La compétition des grains est un phénomène dynamique qui permet la disparition de certains grains défectueux pendant la croissance et surtout le maintien d’une taille de grains et homogène. Cette homogénéité obtenue pour la gamme de paramètres étudiée est une des caractéristiques principales des lingots HPmc-SiAmong new bulk silicon PV materials, HPmc-Si is one to be considered due its higher conversion efficiency compared to mc-Si solar PV. This research work aims at understanding the influence of the seeding materials and growth conditions on HPmc-Si ingots (dislocations and impurities). Five ingots were grown, and two types of seeding materials are compared to study the grain structure, the electrical properties and the conversion efficiency of solar cells. The initial growth region up to 50 mm is directly linked to the seed layer properties which are dependent on the melting segment parameters. The growth parameters take control on the grain structure after the seed affected region. The growth parameters studied modify little the characteristics of HPmc-Si ingots and the solar cell conversion efficiency. Low carrier lifetimeareas determine the conversion efficiency and they can mainly be associated to the grain size, besides metallic impurities. The grain competition is very dynamic to suppress defective grains and to maintain smaller grain size variation, homogeneous grain size and properties being the most important characteristic of HPmc-Si ingots
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Furfari, Domenico. "Short track growth from artificial defects in Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al : a study using optical techniques for crack measurements and detection." Thesis, Cranfield University, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.427204.
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Low, Adrian Kah Wai Clinical School Prince of Wales Hospital Faculty of Medicine UNSW. "The molecular biology of cancellous bone defects and oestrogen deficiency fractures, in rodents; and the in vivo effects of acid on bone healing." Publisher:University of New South Wales. Clinical School - Prince of Wales Hospital, 2008. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/42884.
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The management of significant bone defects, delayed and non-union of fractures can be extremely challenging. Development of specific treatment is hindered by an absence of information regarding the molecular events which regulate these processes. In this thesis, a bilateral cancellous bone defect model of the femur and tibia was developed in a rodent and the spatiotemporal profile of TGF-β, BMP 2 and 7, Smads 1, 4 and 5 characterised. Next, the capability of acid solution to augment healing was tested in both a bone defect and in a closed femoral fracture model. Finally, a long term oestrogen deficiency (OVX) rat model of postmenopausal osteoporosis was characterised and the spatiotemporal profiles of IGF-1, IGFR-1, MMP-1, MMP-3, MMP-9, MMP-13, TIMP-1, TIMP-2, BMP-2, BMP-4, BMP-7, TGF-β, Smad4, Smad7, VEGF, Flt-1, Ihh and FGF-2 were compared in femoral osteotomies between OVX and Sham groups. The bilateral cancellous defect model was successfully created with a number of advantages with which to recommend its use in future studies. TGF-β, BMP 2 and 7, Smads 1, 4 and 5 had characteristic spatiotemporal profiles during cancellous bone defect healing suggesting that they have a regulatory role. The results of the acid study were inconclusive and problems with substance delivery and maintenance at the desired site need to be addressed in the future to fully test this hypothesis. No significant differences were detected on histology or three-point mechanical testing between the fracture calluses of acid and control groups. In the final study, OVX rats after six months had significantly increased weight and decreased bone mineral density compared to their sham counterparts. A histological delay in osteotomy healing was observed in the OVX group but no significant differences on tensile testing were seen between OVX and Sham groups up to six weeks. Immunohistochemistry revealed that delayed healing may be due to the down-regulation of IGF-1, BMP-2, 4, and 7 and the up-regulation of MMP-3 in OVX compared to Sham groups. In conclusion, the results of this thesis give some insight into the molecular biology of bone defects and osteoporotic fractures. This information may also be useful in the development of specific treatments aimed at augmenting healing in bone defects and osteoporotic fractures.
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Ciechonski, Rafal. "Growth and characterization of SiC and GaN." Doctoral thesis, Linköpings universitet, Materiefysik, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-10314.
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At present, focus of the SiC crystal growth development is on improving the crystalline quality without polytype inclusions, micropipes and the occurrence of extended defects. The purity of the grown material, as well as intentional doping must be well controlled and the processes understood. High-quality substrates will significantly improve device performance and yield. One of the aims of the thesis is further understanding of polytype inclusion formation as well as impurity control in SiC bulk crystals grown using PVT method also termed seeded sublimation method. Carbonization of the source was identified as a major reason behind the polytype inclusion occurrence during the growth. The aim of this work was further understanding of sublimation growth process of 4H-SiC bulk crystals in vacuum, in absence of an inert gas. For comparison growth in argon atmosphere (at 5 mbar) was performed. The effect of the ambient on the impurity incorporation was studied for different growth temperatures. For better control of the process in vacuum, tantalum as a carbon getter was utilized. The focus of the SiC part of the thesis was put on further understanding of the PVT epitaxy with an emphasis on the high growth rate and purity of grown layers. High resistivity 4H-SiC samples grown by sublimation with high growth rate were studied. The measurements show resistivity values up to high 104 cm. By correlation between the growth conditions and SIMS results, a model was applied in which it is proposed that an isolated carbon vacancy donor-like level is a possible candidate responsible for compensation of the shallow acceptors in p-type 4H-SiC. A relation between cathodoluminescence (CL) and DLTS data is taken into account to support the model. To meet the requirements for high voltage blocking devices such as high voltage Schottky diodes and MOSFETs, 4H-SiC epitaxial layers have to exhibit low doping concentration in order to block reverse voltages up to few keV and at the same time have a low on-state resistance (Ron). High Ron leads to enhanced power consumption in the operation mode of the devices. In growth of thick layers for high voltage blocking devices, the conditions to achieve good on-state characteristics become more challenging due to the low doping and pronounced thicknesses needed, preferably in short growth periods. In case of high-speed epitaxy such as the sublimation, the need to apply higher growth temperature to yield the high growth rate, results in an increased concentration of background impurities in the layers as well as an influence on the intrinsic defects. On-state resistance Ron estimated from current density-voltage characteristics of Schottky diodes on thick sublimation layers exhibits variations from tens of mΩ.cm2 to tens of Ω.cm2 for different doping levels. In order to understand the occurrence of high on-state resistance, Schottky barrier heights were first estimated for both forward and reverse bias with the application of thermionic emission theory and were in agreement with literature reported values. Decrease in mobility with increasing temperature was observed and its dependencies of T–1.3 and T–2.0 for moderately doped and low doped samples, respectively, were estimated. From deep level measurements by Minority Carrier Transient Spectroscopy (MCTS), an influence of shallow boron related levels and D-center on the on-state resistance was observed, being more pronounced in low doped samples. Similar tendency was observed in depth profiling of Ron. This suggests a major role of boron in a compensation mechanism. In the second part of the thesis growth and characterization of GaN is presented. Excellent electron transport properties with high electron saturate drift velocity make GaN an excellent candidate for electronic devices. Especially, AlGaN/GaN based high electron mobility transistors (HEMT) have received an increased attention in last years due to their attractive properties. The presence of strong spontaneous and piezoelectric polarization due to the lattice mismatch between AlGaN and GaN is responsible for high free electrons concentrations present in the vicinity of the interface. Due to the spatial separation of electrons and ionized donors or surface states, 2DEG electron gas formed near the interface of the heterostructure exhibits high sheet carrier density and high mobility of electrons. Al0.23Ga0.77N/GaN based HEMT structures with an AlN exclusion layer on 100 mm semiinsulating 4H-SiC substrates have been grown by hot-wall MOCVD. The electrical properties of the two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) such as electron mobility, sheet carrier density and sheet resistance were obtained from Hall measurements, capacitance-voltage and contact-less eddy-current techniques. The effect of different scattering mechanisms on the mobility have been taken into account and compared to the experimental data. Hall measurements were performed in the range of 80 to 600 K. Hall electron mobility is equal to 17140 cm2(Vs)-1 at 80 K, 2310 cm2(Vs)-1 at room temperature, and as high as 800 cm2(Vs)-1 at 450 K, while the sheet carrier density is 1.04x1013 cm-2 at room temperature and does not vary very much with temperature. Estimation of different electron scattering mechanisms reveals that at temperatures higher than room temperature, experimental mobility data is mainly limited by optical phonon scattering. At relevant high power device temperature (450 K) there is still an increase of mobility due to the AlN exclusion layer. We have studied the behaviour of Ga-face GaN epilayers after in-situ thermal treatment in different gas mixtures in a hot-wall MOCVD reactor. Influence of N2, N2+NH3 and N2+NH3+H2 ambient on the morphology was investigated in this work. The most stable thermal treatment conditions were obtained in the case of N2+NH3 gas ambients. We have also studied the effect of the increased molar ratio of hydrogen in order to establish proper etching conditions for hot-wall MOCVD growth.
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Tcacencu, Ion. "Regenerative medicine of the airway cartilage : a morphological and immunohistochemical study with focus on cricoid cartilage defects treated with BMP 2 /." Stockholm, 2005. http://diss.kib.ki.se/2005/91-7140-345-0/.
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Ekström, Emanuel. "Impact of Milling and Sintering on Growth of WC Grains in Liquid Co - and an evaluation of existing growth theories." Thesis, KTH, Materials Science and Engineering, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-4591.
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Cemented carbides (WC-Co) are powder metallurgical products produced by liquid phase sintering. WC-Co is widely used for making a large variety of cutting tools, such as drills and inserts turning applications, due to its great mechanical properties, where the hardness of the WC grains is combined with the toughness of the of the Co binder. WC grain size and grain size distribution are the two most important factors to control the mechanical properties of the products.
This study examined the grain growth dependence of different milling and sintering times. The resulting grain size and grain size distribution were measured using image analysis on scanning electron microscopy images (SEM) and by using electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD). In addition, the correlation between hardness and coercivity, the most common indirect measures of grain size, and different methods of calculating average grain radius were investigated. An attempt was also made to study the contribution of defects to grain growth. This work also includes an overview of various grain growth equations and a numerical implementation of these.
Experimental results show that for shorter sintering times, powders milled for short times (15 min and 1 h) have larger average grain radii. There is a crossover after 6 to 8 h of sintering, where the powders milled for a long time (40 h and 200 h), have larger average radii. The measured hardness values correlate well with the average grain radius calculated from the grain surface area and the coercivity correlates with the established equations. EBSD measurements detected boundaries that could not be detected by image analysis, and that were not Sigma 2 boundaries. It is likely that these boundaries are either low energy boundaries or boundaries between grains that are very closely oriented. Comparing heat-treated powder with the untreated resulted in a lower average grain size after sintering for the heat-treated powder. None of the growth equations investigated in this work could fully describe the experimental grain growth.
Through increased understanding of the grain growth, the growth can be controlled and the end product can have the desired tool properties. The occurrence of abnormal grains in cutting tool applications can cause breakage, which is especially important to avoid in applications such as PCB drills. A correlation between hardness and grain size provides further means for cheap and fast indirect measures of the grain size in production.
Hårdmetall är ett pulvermetallurgiskt material som tillverkas genom smältfassintring och som kännetecknas av hårdhet, styvhet och god slitstyrka. Volframkarbidens (WC) kornstorlek och kornstorleksfördelning är två viktiga faktorer för att kontrollera de mekaniska egenskaperna i hårdmetall.
I den här studien har korntillväxtens beroende på malning och sintring undersökts. WC-Co maldes och sintrades fyra olika tider och kornstorleksfördelningen mättes med bildanalys på svepelektronmikroskopbilder samt med ``electron backscatter diffraction'' (EBSD). I arbetet har även korrelationen mellan hårdhet, koercivitet och olika sätt att beräkna medelkornstorleken undersökts. Ett försök har också genomförts för att studera hur defekterna i det malda pulvret påverkar korntillväxten. I arbetet har även ett flertal olika tillväxtekvationer modellerats numeriskt och för och nackdelar med de olika tillväxtekvationerna har vägts mot varandra.
En lång maltid (40 h och 200 h) visade sig ge liten kornstorlek för sintring kortare än 6 h, men för sintringar längre än 8 h gav istället kort malning (15 min och 1 h) den mindre kornstorleken. Det visade sig att uppmätt hårdhet korrelerar bäst med den medelkornstorleksradie som räknats fram från kornytan. I EBSD mätningarna kunde man observera ett flertal korngränser, utöver Sigma 2 korngränser, som inte hade detekterats med bildanalys. Värmebehandlingen av det malda pulvret minskade korntillväxten under efterföljande sintring. Ingen av de undersökta tillväxtekvationerna kunde beskriva de experimentella resultaten fullt ut.
Genom ökad förståelse för korntillväxt kan man kontrollera tillväxten och slutprodukten kan få önskade egenskaper. Förekomsten av abnorm korntillväxt i skärverktyg i hårdmetall är en av de vanligaste kritiska defekterna och det är speciellt viktigt är undvika korntillväxt i tillverkning av små verktyg, som till exempel kretskortsborrar. Hårdhet och koercivitet är de vanligaste indirekta mätmetoderna för att mäta kornstorlek i produktion. En bra korrelation mellan kornstorlek och indirekta mätmetoder ger utökade verktyg för snabba och billiga mätningar.
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Schmid, Ekaterina. "Einfluss der Züchtungsbedingungen auf die Eigenschaften von mc-Si-Kristallen." Doctoral thesis, Technische Universitaet Bergakademie Freiberg Universitaetsbibliothek "Georgius Agricola", 2016. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:105-qucosa-199263.
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Die vorliegende Arbeit befasst sich mit den Untersuchungen zum Einfluss der Züchtungsbedingungen auf die Eigenschaften von multikristallinen (mc) Silizium-Kristallen. Im Mittelpunkt stehen Züchtungsexperimente mit einer gezielten Variation der Züchtungsaufbauten und Züchtungsgeschwindigkeiten. Die gezüchteten Kristalle wurden umfassend charakterisiert im Hinblick auf die Kohlenstoffkonzentration, die Kornstruktur, die Vesetzungsdichte, Verteilung der Ausscheidungen und Ladungsträgerlebensdauer. Zusätzlich wurde die Versetzungsanordnung in Abhängigkeit von der Wachstumsrate bzw. Abkühlrate systematisch untersucht. Als Ergebnis wurde gezeigt, dass die Züchtungsbedingungen die Kohlenstoffkonzentration, die Versetzungsdichte, die Bildung von den Ausscheidungen sowie die Ladungsträgerlebensdauer beeinflussen können, jedoch nicht die Korngröße. Es wurde ein direkter Zusammenhang zwischen Ausscheidungsgebieten und erhöhte Versetzungsdichte beobachtet. Im Rahmen der Arbeit wurde festgestellt, dass die endgültige Versetzungsstruktur sich als Resultat von Gleit- und Erholungsprozessen darstellt.
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Han, Lu. "Synthesis and Characterization of Functionalized Silica Mesoporous Crystals Cationic Surfactant and Co-structure Directing Agent System /." Doctoral thesis, Stockholm : Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK), Stockholm University, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-38398.
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Li, Melissa. "Defining Fluid Restriction in the Management of Infants Following Cardiac Surgery and Understanding the Subsequent Impact on Nutrient Delivery and Growth Outcomes." FIU Digital Commons, 2015. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1844.
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Adequacy of nutritional intake during the postoperative period, as measured by a change in weight-for-age z-scores from surgery to the time of discharge, was evaluated in infants (n = 58) diagnosed with a congenital heart defect and admitted for surgical intervention at Miami Children’s Hospital using a prospective observational study design. Parental consent was obtained for all infants who participated in the study.
Forty patients had a weight available at hospital discharge. The mean preoperative weight-for-age z-score was -1.3 ±1.43 and the mean weight-for-age z-score at hospital discharge was -1.89 ±1.35 with a mean difference of 0.58 ±0.5 (P
Nutritional intake during the postoperative period was inadequate based on a decrease in weight-for-age z-scores from the time of surgery until discharged home. Our findings suggested that limited fluid volume for nutrition likely contributes to suboptimal nutritional delivery during the postoperative period; however, inadequate nutrition prescription may also be an important contributing factor. Development of a nutrition protocol for initiation and advancement of nutrition support may reduce the delay in achieving patient’s nutritional goals and may attenuate the observed decrease in z-scores during the postoperative period.
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Forsberg, Daniel. "Warp, in particular twist, of sawn wood of Norway spruce (Picea abies) /." Uppsala : Swedish Univ. of Agricultural Sciences (Sveriges lantbruksuniv.), 1999. http://epsilon.slu.se/avh/1999/91-576-5853-6.pdf.
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Morco, Stephanie Renee. "Characterizing Bacterial Resistance and Microstructure-Related Properties of Carbon-Infiltrated Carbon Nanotube Surface Coatings with Applications in Medical Devices." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2021. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/8909.
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Carbon-infiltrated carbon nanotube (CICNT) forests are carbon nanotube (CNT) forests infiltrated with pyrolytic carbon to increase durability by becoming a solid material. This material can be tuned to maintain the nanotube geometry of a CNT forest and can also be fabricated on a variety of materials and geometries. Additionally, the present work has indicated that CICNT forests may resist bacterial proliferation and biofilm formation. This phenomenon is not due to the CICNT chemistry; it is presumably due to the CICNT nanostructure morphology. Thus, both silicon and stainless steel substrates were used to investigate CICNT's structural resistance to Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) biofilm. From in vitro experimental testing, CICNT on both these substrates resisted MRSA cell attachment and biofilm proliferation. The discovery of this non-pharmaceutical biofilm resistance expands the potential applications of CICNT to include medical devices that are prone to infection and/or devices that contribute to infection. Two representative applications were investigated: external fixator pins and scalpel blades. CICNT-coated versions of these applications underwent additional MRSA biofilm resistance testing as well as mechanical testing. In particular, external fixator pins were identified as a high potential application of CICNT surface coating technology. Previous work on both CNT and CICNT forests has largely been performed on planar structures. However, any potential medical device applications involve curved substrates. In particular, concave curvatures are challenging due to the potential for stress-related CICNT forest defects. Thus, the present work also included a study of the incidence rates and determining factors of these defects. SEM images of the cross-sections revealed different types of microscale forest defects while the top surface showed morphologies that are largely consistent with flat substrates. CICNT forest height and substrate curvature were identified as contributing factors to CICNT forest defect incidence rates. Thus, the present work advances the understanding of bacterial resistance and microstructure-related properties of CICNT surface coatings, with applications in medical devices.
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Rutkowski, Mitchell M. "Growth Parameter Dependence and Correlation of Native Point Defects and Dielectric Properties in BaxSr1-xTiO3 Grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy." The Ohio State University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1366299175.
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Fernando, Joseph F. S. "Crystal seeding and photochemistry of gold-zinc oxide hybrid nanoparticles." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2016. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/101206/1/Joseph_Fernando_Thesis.pdf.
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This project investigated the synthesis of hybrid nanoparticles of gold and zinc oxide by using photodeposition and crystal seeding approach. The study extended our understanding of the factors that determine nanocrystal size, shape and ratio of gold and zinc oxide in the hybrid system. Control at this scale is important from a materials-engineering viewpoint and for technological applications such as nonlinear optics, photocatalysis and photovoltaics. This research found that nonlinear optical absorption of zinc oxide can be enhanced by several orders of magnitude by coupling zinc oxide nanoparticles to gold nanoparticles.
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Tölli, H. (Hanna). "Reindeer-derived bone protein extract in the healing of bone defects:evaluation of various carrier materials and delivery systems." Doctoral thesis, Oulun yliopisto, 2011. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789514296611.
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Abstract Various bone proteins and growth factors are needed during the bone healing cascade. If the body cannot produce sufficient quantities of these factors, bone trauma healing can be improved with an implant that contains the required growth factors. However, an added bone protein extract needs a suitable delivery system to protect the proteins from degradation and to release them gradually, promoting new bone formation. This study focused on evaluating and optimization of the bone forming capacity of various scaffold systems of reindeer bone protein extract formulations using different experimental models. The tested carrier systems for various reindeer bone protein extract doses were collagen sponge and bioactive glass granules in critical-size defect model of rat femur. Calcium salt compositions (beta-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP), hydroxyapatite or calcium sulphate) in disc and compressed pellet forms were tested in the thigh muscle pouch model of mouse. Various β-TCP granules combined with polyethylene/glycerol and stearic acid gel were tested in a hole defect model of sheep femur and humerus. Control groups involved carrier materials with no protein extract or untreated defects. In the sheep study, reference materials also included autograft and demineralized bone matrix (DBM). New bone formation, bone healing, and carrier resorption were evaluated based on radiographs, peripheral computerized tomography (pQCT), mechanical tests, histological examination, and micro-CT. New bone formation and bone union were markedly better in groups receiving higher doses of the extract and with follow-ups of six or more weeks, compared to empty defect or carrier without extract. Resorptions of carrier materials in active groups were faster and more active than in the control groups. The greatest bone formation occurred in the groups that had the bone protein extract readily available, which indicated that bone forming factors are required in sufficient concentrations at an early stage. The micro-CT analysis showed that bone formation in the groups with the extract was comparable to autograft, while the least bone formation was observed in the DBM and untreated groups. The present study indicated that the tested reindeer bone protein extract can be used to improve bone formation with various carriers. The study suggests that an inorganic carrier material together with stearic acid is the one of most suitable carrier alternatives for this extract. The developed medical device in paste form can be an alternative for autograft useTiivistelmä Luun paraneminen vaatii erilaisia proteiineja ja kasvutekijöitä. Jos elimistö ei pysty tuottamaan riittävää määrää näitä tekijöitä, luumurtuma ei parane luonnollisesti vaan vaatii hoitoa, jossa murtuma alueelle viedään tarvittavia kasvutekijöitä. Kasvutekijät kiinnitetään tarkoituksenmukaiseen kantaja-aineeseen, jonka avulla kasvutekijöiden vapautumista ja toimintaa voidaan säädellä. Tutkimuksen tavoitteena oli arvioida ja optimoida erilaisissa eläinmalleissa porosta eristetyn luuproteiiniuutteen kantaja-ainesysteemien toimivuutta. Testatut kantaja-ainemateriaalit olivat kollageenihuopa ja bioaktiivinen lasirae. Näitä testattiin useilla luuproteiiniannoksilla, ja mallina oli rotan reisiluun kriittisen koon murtuma. Hiiren reisilihasmallilla testattiin kalsiumsuolayhdistelmiä (beta trikalsiumfosfaatti (β-TCP), hydroksiapatiitti ja kalsiumsulfaatti) tablettina ja pellettinä. Lampaan reisi- ja olkaluiden reikämurtumamallilla testattiin erilaisia β-TCP-rakeita yhdistettynä polyetyleenistä, glyserolista ja steariinihaposta valmistettuun geeliin. Kontrollisryhmistä toinen sisälsi kantaja-aineen ilman luuproteiiniuutetta, toisessa ryhmässä murtuma jätettiin kokonaan hoitamatta. Lammaskokeessa verrattiin lisäksi omaluusiirteen ja demineralisoidun luumateriaalin (DBM) toimivuutta verrattuna poron luuproteiiniuutteeseen. Uudisluun muodostuminen, murtuman paraneminen ja kantaja-aineen hajoaminen arvioitiin natiiviröntgenillä, perifeerisellä tietokonetomografialla (pQCT), mekaanisin testein, histologisesti ja mikro-CT:llä. Luuproteiiniuutetta sisältäneillä ryhmillä oli luun paraneminen ja kantaja-aineen hajoaminen merkittävästi parempaa kuin uutetta sisältämättömillä ryhmillä. Uudisluun muodostuminen oli suurempaa korkeammilla annoksilla ja pitemmillä seuranta-ajoilla. Suurin uudisluun muodostus mitattiin ryhmillä, joissa luuproteiiniuute oli heti käytettävissä implantoinnin jälkeen. Tämä osoittaa, että varsinkin murtuman paranemisen alkuvaiheissa tarvitaan luuta muodostavia kasvutekijöitä riittävinä pitoisuuksina. Mikro-CT-analyysit osoittivat, että luuproteiiniuuttetta sisältäneet ryhmät olivat verrannollisia omaluusiirrehoidolle. Vähiten uudisluuta havaittiin DBM ja tyhjäreikäryhmissä. Tutkimus osoittaa, että poron luuproteiiniuutetta erilaisten kantajamateriaalien kanssa voidaan käyttää parantamaan luun muodostumista. Erityisesti epäorgaaninen kantajamateriaali steariinihapon kanssa on yksi soveltuvimmista vaihtoehdoista luu-uutteelle. Kehitelty pastamutoinen lääkinnällinen laite, joka sisälsi poron luuproteiiniuutteen ja kalsiumsuolakantaja-aineen, osoittautui vaihtoehdoksi omaluusiirrehoidolle
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Wagner, Rebecca. "Local Structural and Optical Characterization of Photonic Crystals by Back Focal Plane Imaging and Spectroscopy." Doctoral thesis, Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig, 2015. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa-164382.
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This thesis establishes methods to locally and effciently detect the fluorescence from photonic crystals (PCs) in dependence on wavelength and direction. These are applied to three dimensional (3D) PCs grown by vertical deposition of polystyrene beads. The experiments allow conclusions about the local 3D structure of a sample, about defects in its volume and about spatial structural variations. They thus provide more information than typical spectroscopy measurements that average over large areas and methods that only image the surface structure like scanning electron microscopy.
A focused laser is used to excite emitters in the sample only locally. The fluorescence is then collected by a microscope objective. Every point in this objective’s back focal plane (BFP) corresponds to a certain direction. This property is utilized in two ways.
When observing a small spectral range of the emission in the BFP, stop bands appear as intensity minima since they hinder the emission into the corresponding directions. Thus, back focal plane imaging (BFPI) allows to visualize stop bands of many directions at the same time. The detected patterns permit to find the in-plane and out-of-plane orientation of the PC lattice and to conclude on the presence of stacking faults. Spatial variations of the structure are observed on a length scale of a few micrometers. The depth of the stop band is reduced at sample positions, where structural changes occur.
In back focal plane spectroscopy (BFPS), a slit selects light from certain points in the BFP, which is spectrally dispersed subsequently. This allows to record spectra from many directions simultaneously. From them, a lattice compression along the sample normal of about 4% is found. Small deformations are also observed for other directions. Scattering at defects redistributes the emission. This increases the detected intensity compared to homogeneous media at some stop band edges in a broad spectral range for samples thicker than the scattering mean free path. Thinner samples show a narrow enhancement due to an increase in the fractional density of optical states and thus in emission.
BFPI and BFPS are also used to observe the growth of PCs from drying droplets. The experiments show that the beads initially form a non-close packed lattice. This causes stress as the lattice constant decreases, which is released by cracking of the PCs.
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Barbay, Cyrille. "Films de diamant monocristallin dopés au bore pour des applications en électronique de puissance." Thesis, Université Paris-Saclay (ComUE), 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018SACLS510/document.
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L’objectif de cette thèse porte sur la synthèse du diamant monocristallin dopé au bore par dépôt chimique en phase vapeur assisté par plasma micro-onde (MPCVD). Ces couches épitaxiées jouent le rôle de couches actives dans des composants pour l’électronique de puissance. Ces travaux s’inscrivent dans le cadre du projet Européen H2020 Greendiamond. Durant cette thèse, un traitement de gravure des défauts surfaciques des substrats de diamant HPHT par plasma Ar/O₂ a été mis au point. L’efficacité de ce traitement a été validée par diffraction des rayons X à haute résolution, spectroscopie Raman et cathodoluminescence. Cette étape s’est révélée essentielle pour l’amélioration des propriétés de transport de couches de diamant dopées au bore pour les applications en électronique.L’optimisation des conditions de croissance de couches de diamant faiblement dopées au bore (<10¹⁶ at.cm⁻¹) a permis la synthèse de films homoépitaxiés allant jusqu’à 5 µm d’épaisseur présentant une haute qualité cristalline. Les propriétés structurales et de transport de ces couches ont été corrélés en combinant différentes méthodes comme la spectroscopie Raman, la cathodoluminescence, la topographie X, l’imagerie MEB des défauts, les mesures par temps de vol et des mesures de Hall.Ces films de diamant dopés au bore ont été intégrés avec succès dans des composants électroniques comme des MESFET ou des diodes SchottkyThis PhD aims to synthetize boron doped single-crystal diamond epilayers by Micro-Wave Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition (MPCVD) as active layers for power electronic devices. This work was performed in relation with the European H2020 Greendiamond project. A powerful Ar/O₂ plasma etching was optimized which allows the efficient elimination of defects in the subsurface of HPHT diamond substrates as confirmed by High Resolution X-ray Diffraction, Raman spectroscopy and Cathodoluminescence. This step proved to be crucial for the improvement of low boron doped-diamond layers carrier properties for electronic purposes.The optimization of growth conditions performed on low boron-doped diamond layers (<10¹⁶ at.cm⁻³) enabled the synthesis of high quality doped layers, 5 µm thick. The structural and transport properties of these layers were correlated by different techniques: Raman spectroscopy, Cathodoluminescence, X-Ray Topography, SEM imaging of defects, Transient Current Technique, Hall measurements.Finally, low boron doped epilayers were integrated with success in electronic devices such as MESFET or Schottky diodes
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Lerm, Frederik Johannes. "A method for three-dimensional stem analysis and its application in a study on the occurrence of resin pockets in Pinus patula." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/80082.
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Thesis (MScFor)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Information on the external shape and internal properties of a tree such as the branch structure, tree ring widths and formation, and defects such as resin pockets is important for many forest –and wood science researchers as well as for the forest and wood processing industries. Resin pockets are internal defects associated with some softwood species, and are undesirable in some wood applications such as furniture and veneer. A tool that is often used in research to obtain this information is the Computed Tomography scanner. The high cost of the scanner, as well as the cost of transporting logs to the scanner, limits the application range of this equipment. An alternative, lower cost method would be beneficial for many researchers interested in tree shape and macroscopic internal tree characteristics. The objectives of this study were to: - Design, construct and test a mobile system that can be used in field to obtain a three‐dimensional model of a log or tree stem indicating selected macroscopic internal characteristics and, - Interpret results to explain the occurrence and causes of resin pockets in Pinus patula from the Mpumalanga escarpment, South Africa. A system for dissecting and measuring trees in field was designed, constructed and tested. The metal frame was used to cut a stationary, fixed log into discs and obtain digital images of crosssections along the stem axis. The frame was capable of processing logs with maximum dimensions of 3 m in length and 45 cm in diameter. Software was developed to convert the digital images into three‐dimensional models of logs and trees to demonstrate properties such as the external shape of the trees, branch structure and pith location. Properties such as ring width were measured from the images obtained. The study was conducted in the Mpumalanga escarpment to obtain three‐dimensional models of Pinus patula trees and to establish the reason for formation of resin pockets in these trees. Four 3 m logs from twenty‐four trees from three compartments were dissected and digitally reconstructed into three‐dimensional models. A total of 61 cross sections with resin pockets were identified from the 2750 cross cut images taken 20 cm apart along the longitudinal axis of the log. It was not possible to accept or reject conclusively any of the existing hypotheses for the cause of resin pocket formation. The formation of Type 2 resin pockets was most probably due to felling damage during thinning operations. It seems likely that wind damage and possibly insects might be responsible for the formation of Type 1 resin pockets.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Kennis in verband met die interne eienskappe van ‘n boom soos takeienskappe, jaarringwydte en vorm, en harsholtes is belangrik vir sommige bos ‐en houtkundige navorsers. Die toerusting wat huidiglik algemeen gebruik word om inligting van hierdie aard te bekom is ‘n CT skandeerder. Die metode is egter duur as gevolg van hoë kapitale koste van die toerusting sowel as die vervoerkoste van stompe na die CT‐fasiliteit. ‘n Meer ekonomiese alternatief sal vir baie navorsers van waarde wees. Harsholtes in hout lei tot afgradering van hout en fineer. Die doel van die studie was twee‐sydig: - Om ‘n stelsel te ontwerp en bou wat ‘n drie‐dimensionele model van ‘n boom kan skep wat sommige makroskopiese, interne eienskappe weergee, en - Om die voorkoms en oorsaak van harsholtes in Pinus Patula van die Mpumalanga platorand te ondersoek. ‘n Raam is ontwerp en vervaardig wat in die plantasie gebruik word. Die raam kan stompe van tot drie meter lengte met ‘n maksimale diameter van 45 cm hanteer. Die raam is gebruik om snitte deur die stompe te maak, ‘n afstandmeting tot by die gesaagde oppervlak word deur ‘n lasermeter geneem en ‘n kamera neem ‘n foto. Sagteware word dan gebruik vir die uitkenning van sekere dele in elke beeld sowel as die samestelling van ‘n drie‐dimensionele model. Data‐insameling met die raam is in Mpumalanga gedoen. Die raam is in die tydperk getoets en het goed gefunksioneer. Vier stompe elk vanaf vier‐en‐twintig bome vanuit drie afsonderlike kompartemente is verwerk op die raam en volledige drie‐dimensionele modelle geskep vir hierdie bome insluitend hul eksterne vorm, takeienskappe en pitvorm (“pith location”). Ongeveer 2750 foto’s van dwarssnitte is tydens data‐insameling geneem. Net 61 van die foto’s het harsholtes bevat. Geen definitiewe oorsaak van harsholtes kon bepaal word nie. Tipe 2 harsholtes word waarskynlik as gevolg van skade tydens uitdunning van bome gevorm. Wind en insekte lyk na die mees waarskynlike oorsake van Tipe 1 harsholtes.
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Wells, George Henry. "Growth and defect formation in graphene." Thesis, Durham University, 2016. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/11616/.
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In this work, few-layer graphene (FLG) was grown from SiC(0001) with temperature, growth time and cooling rate as variables. Samples were characterised by Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy (STM), Low Energy Electron Diraction (LEED), Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES) and Raman Spectroscopy (RS) to determine graphene quality. The information obtained from these techniques was then used to determine optimal conditions for growing graphene from SiC(0001). Contamination on graphene lms is also discussed and a facile method for the removal of large scale metal contaminant layers from the surface is described. To study adhesion of FLG to a substrate, a continuum energy model was developed to obtain the adhesion energy via the measurement of pleat defects by STM. This model was applied to graphene grown from SiC(0001) and its adhesion energy was found to be signicantly larger than the those measured for graphene on other substrates. Variation of pleat defects on graphene grown from SiC(0001) with dierent growth parameters was also studied by STM. The factors that aect the dimensions and concentration of pleats were determined and discussed in relation to the quality of the lm. Further investigation was conducted on the stability of pleat defects under STM imaging, with the presence of contamination and defects found to have a signicant eect in reducing the dragging of pleats by the probe tip. A comparative study of the dynamics of extrinsic defects on FLG and graphite is also presented in this work. Samples were bombarded with 0.2 keV Ar+ ions, heated to dierent temperatures and studied with STM. The concentration, mobility, agglomeration and alignment of defects was examined and mechanisms suggested for the behaviour observed. The Local Density of States (LDOS) at defect sites of both graphite and FLG were studied by Scanning Tunnelling Spectroscopy (STS) to determine if signicant dierences in electronic structure due to defects were observed between the two systems. Preliminary experiments to optimise the growth of graphene on Cu substrates by \hot-wall" and \cold-wall" methods have been performed, to determine whether cold-wall growth presents a viable alternative to hot-wall for the production of high quality graphene. Graphene was grown by both methods using dierent growth periods to determine the optimal growth time for each method. The use of evaporated Cu on SiO2 as growth substrates is also discussed. Samples produced by both methods were studied by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) to determine their quality. Electron Back-Scatter Diraction (EBSD) measurements were also performed on samples produced by both methods to determine the extent to which Cu grain orientation aects the growth of graphene.
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Barsoum, Zuheir. "Residual Stress Analysis and Fatigue Assessment of Welded Steel Structures." Doctoral thesis, Stockholm : Farkost och flyg, Kungliga Tekniska högskolan, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-4687.
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STOUTAMIRE, SARAH K. "PATTERNS OF PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS IN THE SKELETAL REMAINS OF JUVENILES FROM TUMULI AT LOFKËND AND APOLLONIA, ALBANIA." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1191603555.
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Marcaccini, Andréa Márcia. "Avaliação do plasma rico em plaquetas no tratamento de defeitos ósseos e lesões periodontais de furca grau II. Estudos histológico e histomorfométrico em cães /." Araraquara : [s.n.], 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/104747.
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Orientador: Elcio Marcantonio JuniorBanca: Joni Augusto Cirelli
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Resumo: Os objetivos deste estudo foram avaliar o efeito de biomateriais associados ao PRP na formação óssea em defeitos padronizados de rádio e avaliar o efeito de PRP+RTG+enxerto ósseo autógeno para tratamento de lesões de furca grau II em cães. Para tal, em um primeiro estudo, foram confeccionados 5 defeitos de 5mm em cada rádio (direito e esquerdo) em 05 cães, constituindo assim espaços para preenchimento com os enxertos ou substitutos ósseos avaliados, totalizando 50 cavidades. Os materiais testados foram DFDBA, vidro bioativo, osso autógeno e osso mineral bovino, associados ou não ao PRP. Estes grupos foram avaliados e comparados com os grupos representados por coágulo sangüíneo e PRP. Ao final de 60 dias, foi realizada biópsia e preparo laboratorial para avaliação histológica e histomorfométrica. Os grupos que apresentaram melhores resultados foram coágulo, PRP e osso autógeno associado ou não a PRP; e a utilização do PRP não promoveu maior formação óssea em relação aos demais grupos, com exceção do vidro bioativo+PRP que apresentou os melhores resultados. No segundo estudo, foram criados cirurgicamente defeitos periodontais de furca nos quartos pré-molares mandibulares, bilateralmente em 5 cães, cronificados por um período de três meses e tratados por PRP/RTG/enxerto ósseo autógeno (grupo experimental) ou RTG/enxerto ósseo autógeno (grupo controle). Quatro meses após o tratamento, os cães foram sacrificados. Na área de furca, houve maior preenchimento ósseo e extensão linear de novo cemento, nova adaptação conjuntiva e regeneração periodontal no grupo experimental (p<0.005) e maior extensão linear de epitélio no grupo controle (p<0.005). A associação do PRP a RTG e enxerto ósseo autógeno proporcionou maior regeneração dos tecidos periodontais. Portanto, o PRP promoveu melhores resultados na formação óssea somente... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo).
Abstract: The aims of this study were to evaluate the effect of biomaterials in association to PRP on bone formation, in padronized defects of radius, and evaluate the effect of PRP/GTR/autogenous bone graft in the treatment of Class II furcation lesions in dogs. For that, in a first study, five defects of 5mm each were produced in each radius (left and right) in 5 dogs, so creating spaces to be filled with grafts or the bone substitutes under study, totalling 50 cavities. The biomaterials tested were DFDBA, bioglass, autogenous bone and bovine mineral bone grafts, associated, or not, with PRP. These biomaterials were compared with coagulum and PRP. At the end of 60 days biopsy was done and histological laminas were prepared. Under the experimental condictions, coagulum, PRP and autogenous bone associated or not to PRP presented the best results, with more new bone formation; and no difference was observed between the groups with biomaterials, associated or not with PRP, excepting bioactive glass/PRP which showded the best results. In the second study, periodontal furcation defects were surgically produced bilaterally in the fourth mandibular premolars in 5 dogs, cronified for 3 months and treated with PRP/GTR/autogenous bone graft (experimental group) or GTR/autogenous bone graft (control group). Four months after the treatment, the dogs were sacrified. In the furcation area, more bone filling and linear extension of new cement, new conjunctive adaptation and periodontal regeneration were observed to occur in the experimental group (p<0.005) and more linear extension of epitelium in the control group (p<0.005). The association PRP/GTR/autogenous bone graft was observed to produce more regeneration of periodontal tissues. Therefore, the PRP association showed the best results in bone formation only at bioactive glass group; and... (Complete abstract, click electronic address below).
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Kearns, Joel K. "Origin Of Growth Twins During Czochralski Growth Of Heavily Doped, Dislocation-Free Single Crystal Silicon." Digital WPI, 2019. https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/etd-dissertations/514.
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Low voltage power electronics are made from dislocation free silicon heavily doped with arsenic or antimony to provide low electrical resistivity. Attempts to grow crystals with decreased resistivity have led to a higher probability of twinning during growth, so that the crystal no longer possesses the required crystallographic orientation for device fabrication. The source of the twins must be identified so that crystal growth process conditions can be designed to eliminate this defect mechanism, allowing lower resistivity crystals to be grown reliably. In lightly doped crystals, twinning was ascribed to presence of carbon impurity or a low probability atomic stacking accident, neither of which should be affected by increased concentration of arsenic or antimony. Crystals that twinned during growth were characterized by resistivity, Laue back-reflection x-ray diffraction, optical and scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy, spreading resistance, x-ray computed tomography and electron backscatter diffraction. The twin nucleation site of silicon crystals that were grown heavily doped with arsenic or antimony were compared to lightly doped crystals which twinned, and crystals that exhibited other defects. The initial twinning in the <100> orientation heavily doped crystals occurred from small gas bubbles bursting at a {111} facet at the three phase boundary, and forming a twin orientation domain on that facet. The gas bubbles likely consist of argon, the process gas used during solidification to remove silicon monoxide gas from the growth system. The higher levels of arsenic or antimony dopant may have changed the silicon surface tension, or provided additional impurities into the liquid silicon. Either effect may have changed the number or size of argon bubbles in the liquid silicon, leading to a higher incidence of gas bubbles near the {111} facet during solidification. Similar but smaller crater features were observed on two lightly boron-doped silicon crystals that twinned. Two other lightly doped crystals formed twins from carbon inclusions, consistent with carbon as a cause. Some heavily-doped twinned samples also show high concentrations of metals at the twin nucleation site, which could affect surface energy. Measurement of the geometry of crystal surface-to-facet radius eliminated a recently-proposed twin nucleation theory from consideration. Constitutional supercooling was demonstrated to not be a major contributing factor to twin nucleation. It was shown that deliberately introducing additional arsenic dopant during solidification would nucleate twins, but twins did not occur if only elemental carbon was introduced.
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Marcaccini, Andréa Márcia [UNESP]. "Avaliação do plasma rico em plaquetas no tratamento de defeitos ósseos e lesões periodontais de furca grau II. Estudos histológico e histomorfométrico em cães." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/104747.
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Os objetivos deste estudo foram avaliar o efeito de biomateriais associados ao PRP na formação óssea em defeitos padronizados de rádio e avaliar o efeito de PRP+RTG+enxerto ósseo autógeno para tratamento de lesões de furca grau II em cães. Para tal, em um primeiro estudo, foram confeccionados 5 defeitos de 5mm em cada rádio (direito e esquerdo) em 05 cães, constituindo assim espaços para preenchimento com os enxertos ou substitutos ósseos avaliados, totalizando 50 cavidades. Os materiais testados foram DFDBA, vidro bioativo, osso autógeno e osso mineral bovino, associados ou não ao PRP. Estes grupos foram avaliados e comparados com os grupos representados por coágulo sangüíneo e PRP. Ao final de 60 dias, foi realizada biópsia e preparo laboratorial para avaliação histológica e histomorfométrica. Os grupos que apresentaram melhores resultados foram coágulo, PRP e osso autógeno associado ou não a PRP; e a utilização do PRP não promoveu maior formação óssea em relação aos demais grupos, com exceção do vidro bioativo+PRP que apresentou os melhores resultados. No segundo estudo, foram criados cirurgicamente defeitos periodontais de furca nos quartos pré-molares mandibulares, bilateralmente em 5 cães, cronificados por um período de três meses e tratados por PRP/RTG/enxerto ósseo autógeno (grupo experimental) ou RTG/enxerto ósseo autógeno (grupo controle). Quatro meses após o tratamento, os cães foram sacrificados. Na área de furca, houve maior preenchimento ósseo e extensão linear de novo cemento, nova adaptação conjuntiva e regeneração periodontal no grupo experimental (p<0.005) e maior extensão linear de epitélio no grupo controle (p<0.005). A associação do PRP a RTG e enxerto ósseo autógeno proporcionou maior regeneração dos tecidos periodontais. Portanto, o PRP promoveu melhores resultados na formação óssea somente... .
The aims of this study were to evaluate the effect of biomaterials in association to PRP on bone formation, in padronized defects of radius, and evaluate the effect of PRP/GTR/autogenous bone graft in the treatment of Class II furcation lesions in dogs. For that, in a first study, five defects of 5mm each were produced in each radius (left and right) in 5 dogs, so creating spaces to be filled with grafts or the bone substitutes under study, totalling 50 cavities. The biomaterials tested were DFDBA, bioglass, autogenous bone and bovine mineral bone grafts, associated, or not, with PRP. These biomaterials were compared with coagulum and PRP. At the end of 60 days biopsy was done and histological laminas were prepared. Under the experimental condictions, coagulum, PRP and autogenous bone associated or not to PRP presented the best results, with more new bone formation; and no difference was observed between the groups with biomaterials, associated or not with PRP, excepting bioactive glass/PRP which showded the best results. In the second study, periodontal furcation defects were surgically produced bilaterally in the fourth mandibular premolars in 5 dogs, cronified for 3 months and treated with PRP/GTR/autogenous bone graft (experimental group) or GTR/autogenous bone graft (control group). Four months after the treatment, the dogs were sacrified. In the furcation area, more bone filling and linear extension of new cement, new conjunctive adaptation and periodontal regeneration were observed to occur in the experimental group (p<0.005) and more linear extension of epitelium in the control group (p<0.005). The association PRP/GTR/autogenous bone graft was observed to produce more regeneration of periodontal tissues. Therefore, the PRP association showed the best results in bone formation only at bioactive glass group; and... (Complete abstract, click electronic address below).