Titanium for orthopedic applications: an overview of surface modification to improve biocompatibility and prevent bacterial biofilm formation

J Quinn, R McFadden, CW Chan, L Carson - IScience, 2020 - cell.com
Titanium and its alloys have emerged as excellent candidates for use as orthopedic
biomaterials. Nevertheless, there are often complications arising after implantation of …

Characterization and application of PVDF and its copolymer films prepared by spin-coating and Langmuir–Blodgett method

Z Yin, B Tian, Q Zhu, C Duan - Polymers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) and its copolymers are key polymers, displaying properties
such as flexibility and electroactive responses, including piezoelectricity, pyroelectricity, and …

Bifunctional nanoprecipitates strengthen and ductilize a medium-entropy alloy

Y Yang, T Chen, L Tan, JD Poplawsky, K An, Y Wang… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Single-phase high-and medium-entropy alloys with face-centred cubic (fcc) structure can
exhibit high tensile ductility, and excellent toughness,, but their room-temperature strengths …

Colossal barocaloric effects near room temperature in plastic crystals of neopentylglycol

P Lloveras, A Aznar, M Barrio, P Negrier… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
There is currently great interest in replacing the harmful volatile hydrofluorocarbon fluids
used in refrigeration and air-conditioning with solid materials that display magnetocaloric …

The catalytic mechanics of dynamic surfaces: stimulating methods for promoting catalytic resonance

M Shetty, A Walton, SR Gathmann, MA Ardagh… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Transformational catalytic performance in rate and selectivity is obtainable through catalysts
that change on the time scale of catalytic turnover frequency. In this work, dynamic catalysts …

Microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of a cast and heat-treated Al–Li–Cu–Mg alloy: Effect of cooling rate during casting

Y Wang, G Wu, L Zhang, Y Guo, C Wang, L Li… - Materials Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
As a kind of cast aluminum alloy with high strength, Al–Li–Cu–Mg series alloys exhibit
desirable stiffness and formability, while a limited investigation has discussed the influence …

Direct View of Phonon Dynamics in Atomically Thin MoS2

TL Britt, Q Li, LP René de Cotret, N Olsen, M Otto… - Nano Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
Transition-metal dichalcogenide monolayers and heterostructures are highly tunable
material systems that provide excellent models for physical phenomena at the two …

Atomistic simulations of the local slip resistances in four refractory multi-principal element alloys

RA Romero, S Xu, WR Jian, IJ Beyerlein… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The design and development of structural materials that can survive under the extreme
conditions of operation are critical to next generation aerospace and energy technologies …

Exciton binding energy and effective mass of CsPbCl_3: a magneto-optical study

M Baranowski, P Plochocka, R Su, L Legrand… - Photonics …, 2020 - opg.optica.org
High magnetic field spectroscopy has been performed on lead chloride-based perovskite, a
material that attracts significant interest for photovoltaic and photonic applications within the …

Interaction of extended dislocations with nanovoid clusters

AM Roach, S Xu, DJ Luscher, DS Gianola… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Voids of nanoscale dimensions in irradiated metals can act as obstacles to dislocation
motion and cause strengthening. In this work, nanovoid strengthening and the influences of …