Molecular plating is widely used for the deposition of lanthanide and actinide compounds on thin metallic backing foils [1]. At GSI and UMZ, this method has been previously applied on Ti or Be foils. Within the requirements of the TASCA-Project (TransActinide Separator and Chemistry Apparatus) very thin foils of Al (2-10μ m) as backing material have been proposed [2]. The general usability of v...

The mandible provides structural support for the teeth and a route for neural and vascular supply to the dentition, as well as sensory perception for the lower one-third of the face. Although the mandible is the largest and strongest facial bone, fractures frequently result as a sequela of facial trauma because of the mandible’s physical prominence in the lower face. Vehicular accidents and ass...

A protocol was developed using 96-well plates and multichannel pipettes for serial dilutions, followed by drop plating on agar in a 6 x 6 format. This protocol permits simultaneous plating of six dilutions which greatly decreases the number of plates utilized thereby saving incubator space for organisms such as Campylobacter which require unique environmental conditions.

Storage of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium strains in soil and water microcosms resulted in loss of culturability on standard plating media. Prior incubation in buffered peptone water supplemented with ferrioxamine E markedly extended the time that bacteria were recoverable by plating, except in the case of mutants deficient in ferrioxamine E uptake.

The operative treatment of displaced fractures of the tibial plateau is challenging. Recent developments in the techniques of internal fixation, including the development of locked plating and minimal invasive techniques have changed the treatment of these fractures. We review current surgical approaches and techniques, improved devices for internal fixation and the clinical outcome after utili...

This paper reports on a study of the reaction of solder with the electrolessnickel with immersion gold (ENIG) plating system, and the resulting interfacial structures. A focused-ion beam (FIB) was used to polish the cross sections to reveal details of the microstructure of the ENIGplated pad with and without soldering. High-speed pull testing of solder joints was performed to expose the pad sur...

In this work, Sn-Cu composite powders were produced using an electroless process. The tin content on the surface of copper powders was varied by using di erent concentrations of SnSO4 in the plating bath. The surface morphology of the produced Sn-Cu composite powders was characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) was used to determine the elemen...