The growth and magnetism of nanometer size Fe clusters on stepped Pt surfaces is investigated by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and magneto-optical Kerr effect measurements (MOKE). The clusters are formed on xenon buffer layers of varying thickness and then brought into contact with the substrate by thermal desorption of the Xe. The cluster size is controlled by the thickness of the Xe lay...

Although a number of methods using scanning probe lithography to pattern graphene have already been introduced, the fabrication of real devices still faces limitations. We report graphite patterning using scanning probe lithography with control of the gas environment. Patterning processes using scanning probe lithography of graphite or graphene are normally performed in air because water molecu...

In this paper, the method of determining thermal contact resistance of wavy surfaces is discussed exactly. For determining the thermal contact resistance of real contacts, a new method has been presented. In this method, assuming a regular sinusoidal surface profile, the real contact area in terms of applied forces has been determined. Then thermal contact resistance has been calculated. Testin...

background: considering the effectiveness of craniofacial photographic analysis for diagnosis and management of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (osahs) as well as ethnic differences in indexes measured by this method, this study designed to compare the surface facial dimensions, including nose width, intercanthal width and mandibular width of iranian patients with mild, moderate and s...

In order to increase the water content and the oxygen permeability of hydrogels used in themanufacture of contact lenses, the polar monomer Silicon Hydrogel Contact Lenses (SHCL), and 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) were copolymerized with the hydrogels. Due to the presence ofpolar monomers in the conventional contact lenses, the major component of the human tear,lysozyme is extensively adso...

0894-1777/$ see front matter 2012 Elsevier Inc. A doi:10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2012.01.031 ⇑ Corresponding author. Tel.: +1 513 529 0718; fax E-mail address: [email protected] (A.D. Som 1 Tel.: +1 513 529 1933; fax: +1 513 529 5629. Air-flow induced water droplet movement on micro-patterned aluminum surfaces consisting of parallel grooves tens of microns in width and depth is considered, and ...

Samples of 4130 steel were cut by a CO2 laser and the effects of power and feed rate on kerf width, surface roughness, striation frequency and the size of heat affected zone (HAZ) were studied. It was observed that power had a major effect on kerf width and size of HAZ, while feed rate affects were secondary. In the other hand, surface roughness and striation frequency were affected most by fee...