Long-term use of indwelling medical catheters has often been hindered by catheter-associated nosocomial infections. In this study the effectiveness of silver coating of polystyrene and polyethylene polymers was investigated. Polymer pieces of 2 cm2 each were coated with a thin layer of silver using electroless plating technique. Silver-coated polymers were challenged with cultures of four diffe...

he inherent lightness and good strength-to-weight ratio of T magnesium has focused attention on increasing applications in aerospace and allied fields. Its density is two thirds that of aluminum-a conventional structure material for aerospace. Magnesium has one drawback: It is prone to atmospheric corrosion. Further, because of its high chemical affinity for aqueous solutions, it is categorized...

This work connects the neocybernetic theory of elastic systems to modeling of a complex industrial process. It turns out that using simple mathematics combined with multilinear tools leads to linear models that can be used for monitoring and control. As an application example, electroless nickel plating is studied.

Electroless nickel is often plated on the surface of aluminum mirrors to improve the ability to polish the mirror surface. Electroless nickel plating can cause a bimetallic effect, creating distortion of a mirror surface if it is heated or cooled. Published data listing the thermal coefficient of expansion and Young’s modulus as a function of temperature for electroless nickel is not readily av...

Electroless plating is commonly associated with metallizing macroscopic work pieces, but also represents a surprisingly powerful nanomanufacturing tool. This review details the technique's use for creating nanomaterials of arbitrary dimensionality, ranging from nanoparticles over nanotubes, nanowires, and ultrathin films to nanostructured lattices, focusing on solution chemistry mechanistic asp...