Cu-filled TSV (through silicon via) is important technology for 3-D LSIs in order to obtain higher packing density, faster signal transmission, and lower power consumption. Diameter of TSV is expected to be smaller than 2 μm, and its aspect ratio to be larger than 10 in near future [1]. For realizing a high aspect ratio Cu-filled TSV, it is essentially important to form the barrier and seed lay...

background and objective: probiotics are live microbial feed supplements which beneficially affect the host animal by improving its intestinal microbial balance, producing metabolites which inhibit the colonization or growth of other microorganisms or by competing with them for resources such as nutrients or space. the aim of this study was to investigate the probiotic properties of candida fam...

Platelet activation and adhesion to the site of vascular injury is a dynamic process comprising reversible and irreversible phases. Platelet adhesion typically occurs in a multi-step process similar to the selectin/integrin-mediated adhesion of neutrophils. This phenomenon is highly regulated and influenced by the cross-talk between platelets and injured endothelium. This cross-talk involves a ...

This paper presents multiple LUT cascade to realize an address generator that produces unique addresses ranging from 1 to k for k distinct input vectors. We implemented six kinds of address generators using multiple LUT cascades, Xilinx’s CAM (Xilinx IP core), and an address generator using registers and gates on Xilinx Spartan-3 FPGAs. One of our implementations has 76% more throughput, 29.5 t...

Transfer printing is a volatile tool to retract micro devices from a donor substrate via elastomeric stamps, from which the devices are grown or fabricated, followed by printing to a receiver substrate where the device is assembled to an array for integration in various applications. Among the five approaches of transfer printing summarized in the paper, the viscoelastic property of stamps is w...

After two decades of stardom, one would think that β-catenin has revealed all of its most intimate details. Yet the essence of its duality has remained mysterious--how can a single protein both be the core link between cadherins and the cytoskeleton, and the nuclear messenger for Wnt signalling? On the basis of the available evidence and on molecular and evolutionary considerations, I propose t...

A coating with thermochromic and photochromic microcapsules can enhance a product’s attractiveness. Different processes may affect the performance of coatings. Therefore, micromorphology, chemical composition, chromatic difference, gloss, hardness, adhesion, impact resistance, roughness, cold liquid ultraviolet photooxidation resistance surface on metal substrate were assessed by choosing three...

Maspin has been identified as a potent angiogenesis inhibitor. However, the molecular mechanism responsible for its anti-angiogenic property is unclear. In this study, we examined the effect of maspin on endothelial cell (EC) adhesion and migration in a cell culture system. We found that maspin was expressed in blood vessels ECs and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Maspin signif...

Adhesive bonding is enlarging its application range as a practical method for the joining of dissimilar materials in automotives, aircrafts, microelectronics and medical devices industries replacing conventional joining techniques such as welding, bolting and riveting [1-5]. Especially for joining of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites to other structural materials such as metal, traditio...