Superconducting films of (Tl0.5Pb0.5)(Sr0.95Ba0.05)2(Ca0.8Gd0.2)Cu2Oz 1212, approximately 3 μm in thickness, were fabricated on single-crystalline lanthanum aluminate. The films were practically phase pure and showed excellent in-plane and out-of-plane texture. Critical temperatures of up to 96 K were recorded. Critical current densities of the order of 40 MA m−2 at 77 K in self-field were meas...

Experimental embolic particles based on a novel zinc-silicate glass system have been biologically evaluated for potential consideration in transcatheter arterial embolization procedures. In addition to controlling the cytotoxicity and haemocompatibility for such embolic particles, its glass structure may mediate specific responses via dissolution in the physiological environment. In a 120 h in-...

To evaluate the physiological responses of chrysanthemum to silicon spray in non-stress conditions, this study was performed in two separate experiments (at 4 to 5 and 8 to 12-leaf stages) as a factorial randomized completely design with two factors: silicon source (in two levels: sodium silicate and calcium silicate) and the concentration of silicate at five levels (0, 50, 100, 150 and 200 mg ...

partial least squares modeling as a powerful multivariate statistical tool was applied tothe simultaneous spectrophotometric determination of silicate and phosphate in aqueoussolutions. the concentration range for silicate and phosphate were 0.02-0.6 and 0.4-3 μg ml-1,respectively. the experimental calibration set was composed with 30 sample solutions using amixture design for two component mix...

the extraction-separation of lanthanum and europium ions with bis(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid (dehpa) in cyclohexane was improved by adding 12-crown-4 (12c4) to the aqueous phase as a masking agent. in the presence of this crown ether the extraction curve of lanthanum ions versus ph shifts to the higher ph region, while the curve is not influenced for the europium ions. consequently the separ...

Europium and terbium-doped lanthanum hydroxycarbonate and lanthanum oxycarbonate nanoparticles were fabricated under two different reaction conditions using lanthanide acetate and urea as the starting materials. The photoluminescence properties of these hydroxycarbonate and oxycarbonate particles, and of their colloidal suspensions in water, were studied. The Eu(3+) (5)D(0)→(7)F(J) and Tb(3+) (...

In the present study, we have investigated the role of RyR1 (ryanodine receptor calcium channel type 1) in glutathione (GSH) transport through the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) membrane of skeletal muscles. Lanthanum chloride, a prototypic blocker of cation channels, inhibited the influx and efflux of GSH in SR vesicles. Using a rapid-filtration-based assay and lanthanum chloride as a transport b...

Amorphous carbon nanotubes (ACNTs) with diameters in the range of 7-50 nm were used as absorber materials for electromagnetic waves. The electromagnetic wave absorbing composite films were prepared by a dip-coating method using a uniform mixture of rare earth lanthanum nitrate doped ACNTs and polyvinyl chloride (PVC). The microstructures of ACNTs and ACNT/PVC composites were characterized using...