A theoretical analysis of the laminar boundary-layer flow and heat transfer of power-law non-Newtonian fluids over a stretching sheet with the sheet velocity distribution of the form Uw = Cxm and the wall temperature distribution of the form Tw = T∞ + Ax is presented, where x denotes the distance from the slit from which the surface emerges and C and A are constants, m and γ denote, the sheet v...

A numerical study on the effects of radiation and variable thermal conductivity on the flow and heat transfer in the boundary layer of a viscoelastic fluid (Walters‟ liquid B‟ model) over a stretching porous sheet in the presence of a magnetic field is studied. The momentum differential equation is solved exactly. Two cases of sheet surface conditions are considered – (i) PST case involving pre...

Scanning transmission X-ray microscopy (STXM) has been used to chemically image single and multiple layers of a thermally reduced graphene oxide (r-GO) multi-layer sheet of the size of 1 mm and a thickness of 5 nm. The thickness of individual layers in the single sheet can be identified through quantitative analysis of STXM. The local electronic and chemical structure of interest (edge versus c...

The bending behavior of composites sandwich plates with multi-layered laminated face sheets has been investigated, using a new four-nodded rectangular finite element formulation based on a layer-wise theory. Both, first order and higher-order shear deformation; theories are used in order to model the face sheets and the core, respectively. Unlike any other layer-wise theory, the number of degre...

In addition to stem cell biology, tissue engineering is an essential research field for regenerative medicine. In contrast to cell injection, bioengineered tissue transplantation minimizes cell loss and has the potential to repair tissue defects. A popular approach is scaffold-based tissue engineering, which utilizes a biodegradable polymer scaffold for seeding cells; however, new techniques of...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW We will review the recent developments of cell sheet technology as a feasible tissue engineering approach. Specifically, we will focus on the technological advancement for engineering functional liver tissue using cell sheet technology, and the associated therapeutic effect of cell sheets for liver diseases, highlighting hemophilia. RECENT FINDINGS Cell-based therapies using...

Selectively doped Gex Si , _ x lSi strained layer heterostructures have been grown in a single quantum well configuration on (OOl)-Si substrate using molecular beam epitaxy. The modulation doping effect has been observed inp-type structures only; although both nandp-type double heterostructures were grown. We have investigated the effects of: (i) alloy layer thickness (well width), (ii) doping ...

We demonstrate electrical control over coherent optical absorption in a graphene-based Salisbury screen consisting of a single layer of graphene placed in close proximity to a gold back reflector. The screen was designed to enhance light absorption at a target wavelength of 3.2 μm by using a 600 nm-thick, nonabsorbing silica spacer layer. An ionic gel layer placed on top of the screen was used ...

This paper presents the microfabrication of an acoustic impedance gradient matching layer on a spherically-shaped piezoelectric ultrasonic transducer. The acoustic matching layer can be designed to achieve higher acoustic energy transmission and operating bandwidth. Also included in this paper are a theoretical analysis of the device design and a micromachining technique to produce the novel tr...

Towards the goal of providing a continuous process for the solid-state fabrication of carbon nanotube sheets and yarns from carbon nanotube forests, we report the growth of yarnspinnable and sheet-drawable carbon nanotube forests on highly flexible stainless steel sheets, instead of the conventionally used silicon wafers. Sheets and yarns were fabricated from the 16 cm maximum demonstrated fore...