t h r o u g h SEM and SAM Measurement of the fiber orientation is one of the most important inspection items 2.1 Orientation of the Molding Cross to examine the shape and strength of the Section through SEM products[ll. The 3D fiber orientation has been measured by analyzing the elliptical marks of the cross section of the fiber from the photograph of the FRP. In these methods, i t is not possi...

In this paper we construct a natural geometric structure for the space of shapes of a star-shaped polygon. Roughly speaking we find: The set of similarity classes of marked stars forms a hyperbolic right angle pentagon bundle over the space of external angle sets of inscribed pentagons. The assignment of the shape of its fiber to each angle set forms a hyperbolic plane bundle over the Teichmiil...

To date, there are several methods for mapping connectivity, ranging from the macroscopic to molecular scales. However, it is difficult to integrate this multiply-scaled data into one concept. Polarized light imaging (PLI) is a method to quantify fiber orientation in gross histological brain sections based on the birefringent properties of the myelin sheaths. The method is capable of imaging fi...

Ozone treatment of isotropic-pitch-based carbon fiber was found to increase the surface oxygen concentration and change surface oxygen from C–O to CNO, thereby causing the contact angle between fiber and water to be decreased to zero. Thus, the bond strength between fiber and cement paste was increased and the tensile strength, modulus and ductility of carbon fiber reinforced cement paste were ...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to compare the characteristics of shaped microcatheters, including shapability, durability, and luminal changes. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eleven brands of steam-shaped microcatheters and one brand of preshaped microcatheter were evaluated. There were 2 nonreinforced and 10 reinforced devices supported by coils. For evaluation of shapability, the tip angle of...

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Structural macromolecular parameters of normal and treated (acid & alkali) polyester fibers have been investigated using Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) technique. Average diameters were calculated from Scanning electron microscope (SEM) micrographs and mechanical parameters were estimated using Instron. Further, crystallinity parameters of the same fibers have been determined using X-ray d...

The orientational behavior of microtubules assembled in strong magnetic fields has been studied. It is shown that when microtubules are assembled in a magnetic field, they align with their long axis parallel to the magnetic field. The effect of several parameters known to affect the microtubule assembly are investigated with respect to their effect on the final degree of alignment. Aligned samp...

We have constructed a novel ring cavity for a double-clad thulium-doped fiber laser, by placing the fiber's 45 degrees angle-polished output end before the input end and relaunching the pump and the laser power into the fiber. This design can reduce reabsorption by using short fibers without loss of pump efficiency. The dependence of the laser's performance on the fiber's length and the output ...

Spiral morphology-dependent resonances have been observed in a tilted optical fiber. The polarization-preserving and the cross-polarized elastic-scattering spectra for plane-wave illumination show that the wavelengths of the resonances are blueshifted quadratically as the fiber tilt angle increases. When a focused Gaussian beam illuminates the fiber at its edge, the resonances are blueshifted a...