Electrical discharge machining (EDM) is a wellestablished non-conventional machining process, used for manufacturing geometrically complex or hard and electrically conductive material parts that are extremely difficult to cut by other conventional machining processes. But sometimes poor surface finish and low volumetric material removal rate limits its use in the industry. To diffuse this probl...

This research project is designed to study the feasibility of removing or remediating nitrate/atrazine in groundwater using iron powder treatment. Iron powder was selected because it is cheap and nontoxic. Three different types of iron powders were used in this research. They were lab grade iron powder (about 0.02 micron in size), industrial grade iron powder (about 0.5 micron in size), and rus...

Sulforaphane (SF) is a chemopreventive isothiocyanate (ITC) derived from glucoraphanin (GRP) hydrolysis by myrosinase, a thioglucoside present in broccoli. The ability of broccoli powders sold as supplements to provide dietary SF is often of concern as many supplements contain GRP, but lack myrosinase. In a previous study, biomarkers of SF bioavailability from a powder rich in GRP, but lacking ...

Powder-actuated (also referred to as low velocity or powder-driven) fasteners are commonly used to attach cold-formed steel framing members, usually a track, to a concrete or structural steel support. Although commonly used, their behavior is less well understood than other fasteners such as screws, bolts and welds. The AISI Cold-Formed Steel Design Manual does not explicitly address powder act...

The microflora of milk powder consists of a wide array of microorgan­ isms of which special attention is given to Bacillus endospores. Bacillus endospores survive pasteurization and spray drying and inhabit the final powder product in the dormant state indefinitely. Once the powder is re­ constituted, endospores may germinate, and through their enzymatic ac­ tivity become detrimental to quality...

I N A PREVIOUS PAPER,’ experiments on the application of erythrocyte powder in serologic laboratories were described. It was shown that erythrocyte powder may be successfully used for (1) absorption of useless and disturbing antibodies from test sera, (2) complement fixation test with strong group antibodies, and (3) preparation of “pure” antibodies by elution from the sensitized powder. The ai...

The Physicochemical characteristics of several kinds of toothpaste and natural powder samples and their antibacterial activity against Viridans streptococci bacteria have been studied in vitro. The Physicochemical analysis such as pH, conductivity, and moisture and fluoride concentration of the toothpaste and natural powder along with X-Ray Diffraction made in the consideration to indicating th...

This paper describes the ultrasound assisted dispersal of a low wt./vol.% copper nanopowder mixture and determines the optimum conditions for de-agglomeration. A commercially available powder was added to propan-2-ol and dispersed using a magnetic stirrer, a high frequency 850 kHz ultrasonic cell, a standard 40 kHz bath and a 20 kHz ultrasonic probe. The particle size of the powder was characte...

BACKGROUND Nanoemulsions consist of very stable nanodroplets of oil dispersed in an aqueous phase, typically below 300 nm in size. They can be used to obtain a very fine, homogeneous dispersion of lipophilic compounds in water, thus facilitating their handling and use in nanomedicine. However, the drawback is that they are suspended in an aqueous media. This study proposes a novel technique for...

The alumina used for the present study was purchased from Union Carbide Corp. as Linde Alumina Polishing Powder Type A. X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis of the powder shows the mineral to be a well-crystallized corundum of high purity(>~ AlzOJ). Morphologically, the powder is constituted of micrometer-sized aggregates composed of smaller particles (between 200 and 500 nm). Nitrogen adsor...