Aluminum nitride (AlN) is an appealing nonlinear optical material for on-chip wavelength conversion. Here we report optical frequency comb generation from high-quality-factor AlN microring resonators integrated on silicon substrates. By engineering the waveguide structure to achieve near-zero dispersion at telecommunication wavelengths and optimizing the phase matching for four-wave mixing, fre...

We report on the metalorganic vapor phase epitaxial (MOVPE) growth of AlN films on sapphire substrates. The effect of precursor flow rate and nucleation layer (NL) on the film quality was investigated. The films were characterized using AFM, XRD and PL. We could realize AlN films with very smooth surfaces and narrow symmetric XRD peaks indicating low screw/mixed type dislocation densities in th...

Bisphosphonates (BPs) have been widely used to treat osteoporosis. They act by inhibiting farnesyl diphosphate synthase in the mevalonate pathway. This resembles the action of statins, whose immune-modulating effect has recently been highlighted. In contrast , the effect of BPs on immune responses has not been elucidated well. In this study, we examined the effect of alendronate (ALN), a nitrog...

This article summarizes the most recent technological developments in the realization of integrated aluminum nitride (AlN) piezoelectric microelectromechanical system (MEMS) for radio frequency (rf) front ends to be employed in next generation wireless communication devices. The AlN-based resonator and switch technologies are presented, their principle of operation explained, and some key exper...

PURPOSE In menopausal women many physiological changes take place, most of which are due to decreased estrogen production. It is known estrogen influences oral health in a number of ways and saliva undergoes variations depending upon the levels of this hormone. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was designed to evaluate the relationship of menopause, hormone replacement therapy (HRT), alendronat...

Odanacatib (ODN) is a selective and reversible inhibitor of cathepsin K which is an important enzyme for the degradation of collagen I. Aim of the present work was the head-to-head comparison between the effects of ODN and alendronate (ALN) on bone mineralization density distribution (BMDD), based on quantitative backscattered electron imaging in relation to changes in histomorphometric mineral...

Arcanobacterium haemolyticum is a Gram-positive, β-hemolytic emerging human pathogen that is classified into smooth or rough biotypes. This bacterial species is also a rare pathogen of animals. Smooth biotypes possess smooth colony edges, are moderate to strong in β-hemolysis, and predominately cause wound infections. In contrast, rough biotypes possess rough and irregular colony edges, have we...

Aluminum Nitride (AlN) has been long time being regarded as highly interesting material for developing sensing applications (including biosensors and implantable sensors). AlN, due to its appealing electronic properties, is envisaged lately to serve as a multi-functional biosensing platform. Although generally exploited for its intrinsic piezoelectricity, its surface morphology and mechanical p...

Enhancementand depletion-mode AlN/GaN HFETs have been fabricated with a subcritical barrier design: a twodimensional electron gas (2DEG) is induced in the highly resistive as-grown heterostructure when a suitable capping material is deposited over the ultrathin AlN barrier. In this bottom-up approach 2DEGs can be locally induced by patterned cap layers on subcritical barrier AlN/GaN heterostruc...