Recreational use of alkaloid free-base cocaine, also known as crack cocaine, has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. Inhalation of crack cocaine is known to cause a variety of pulmonary complications. Herein we present a case of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) and particulate foreign matter deposition in the setting of crack cocaine inhalation.

In order to form model aluminide coatings for studying critical issues related to their high temperature oxidation and corrosion performance, a laboratory chemical vapor deposition (CVD) procedure is being used to more rigorously control the coating process in terms of composition, purity and microstructure. One ferritic (Fe-9Cr1Mo) and one austenitic alloy (304L) were selected as substrate mat...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the shear bond strength of metal discs luted to dentine using Resin Coating Technique. In this study the adhesives used were dentine bonding agents, namely, Clearfil SE Bond and Syntac Sprint which were applied one week prior to cementation of Cobalt Chromium (Co-Cr) alloy discs to determine if there was any increase in the bond strengths when later ...

The isothermal oxidation resistance of Al0.2Co1.5CrFeNi1.5Ti0.3 high-entropy alloy is analyzed and the microstructural evolution of the oxide layer is studied. The limited aluminum, about 3.6 at %, leads to the non-continuous alumina. The present alloy is insufficient for severe circumstances only due to chromium oxide that is 10 μm after 1173 K for 360 h. Thus, the aluminized high-entropy allo...

Many metal alloys are susceptible to corrosion, particularly after processing steps such as welding. Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) is an effective way to modify metal surfaces and impart specific physical and chemical properties. A hydrophobic, nanosegmented silicon oxide coating derived from the discrete cluster molecule H8Si8O12 has been shown to chemisorb to 302 and 304 stainless steel. To...

The objective of this study is to quantify and understand the effectiveness of a hexavalent chrome replacement ion to inhibit environmentally assisted fatigue crack propagation (EFCP) in high strength aluminum alloys. Because of dynamic-cyclic stress (or strain) loading, fatigue degradation occurs at stress levels considerably lower than the tensile or yield strength; degradation is exacerbated...

0167-6636/$ see front matter 2009 Elsevier Ltd doi:10.1016/j.mechmat.2009.11.006 * Corresponding author. Tel.: +41 21 693 4848; fa E-mail address: [email protected] (Y. Leterrie The present work investigates the saturation damage state of a two-layer coating on a substrate (layer 1/layer 2/substrate) under uniaxial tensile loading in order to derive expressions for the interfacial strength...

Thin films, used in various applications and devices, must strongly adhere to their substrates. Due to various processing and storage environments that devices can be exposed to, water may be introduced into the system. If residual stresses are present in a thin film, delamination propagation can be driven by water without the assistance of an externally applied mechanical force. It is extremel...