Abstract The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, especially, the transmission of virus via infected contact surfaces, has put increased emphasis on need to fabricate antimicrobial surfaces protect against various deadly pathogens. Laser surface texturing (LST), one common modification techniques, been successful for antifouling applications improve resistance bacterial adhesion. In this short revi...

The potential of ultrafast lasers (pico- to femtosecond) in orthopedics-related procedures has been studied extensively for clinical adoption. As compared conventional laser systems with continuous wave or longer pulse, provide advantages such as higher precision and minimal collateral thermal damages. Translation surgical applications the clinic restrained by limitations material removal rate ...

The Ag/Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-0 (BSCCO) interface in Ag-clad Bi-2212 tapes was investigated by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. The interface was found to be well bonded and free of nonsuperconducting second phases. However, a one-half-unit-cell-thick layer of the Bi-2201 phase was observed between the Bi-2212 phase and the Ag-cladding. A very strong texturing of the (00 1) planes of the ...

The market related to 3D geospatial information is drastically increasing especially in the current internet or mobile environments. Many famous companies, such as Google and Microsoft, are already providing lots of 3D geospatial information in such environments. One of the interesting 3D geospatial information is 3D building information. However, most of the 3D building models produced by such...