METHODS Open-irrigated, 4and 8-mm RF ablation catheter tips were insulated partially by coating one-half of their surfaces with a layer of vinyl, silicone, vinyl–silicone, polyurethane, or a composite of aluminum oxide/boron nitride (AOBN). These coated catheters or corresponding noninsulated catheters were positioned with 10 g of force on viable bovine myocardial tissue during RF application i...

Nano-aluminum is being used in increasing quantities as energetic material. This research addresses the transport of two types of nanosized aluminum particles (with aluminum oxide, or carboxylate ligand coating, Alex and L-Alex, respectively) through sand columns along with associated environmental impacts on soil systems. Surface phenomena and pH are variables controlling the transport of nano...

Electro less deposition is an autocatalytic chemical technique to deposit a coating of metal on a work piece with the presence of a reducing agent. Electro less nickel coating has high advantages in electroplating. In this work the changing structure of nickel deposits on aluminum and its alloys at the early stage of electro less nickel deposition using sodium hypophosphite ion used as reducing...

Cryoprotectants such as antifreeze proteins (AFPs) and sugar molecules may provide a solution for icing problems. These anti-icing substances protect cells and tissues from freezing by inhibiting ice formation. In this study, we developed a method for coating an industrial metal material (aluminum, Al) with AFP from the Antarctic marine diatom, Chaetoceros neogracile (Cn-AFP), to prevent or del...

a series of tialon coatings were synthesized in a gaseous mixture of argon, nitrogen and oxygen by cathodic arc evaporation method using a ti–al mosaic target. oxidation of coatings was carried out by heating the coated samples at the temperatures of 500, 600, 700, and 800°c for 1 h in air atmosphere. it was found that heat treatment changed the microstructure and composition of the coating. th...

Silica phases were precipitated on aluminum surface by potentiostatic plasma electrolysis technique. Aqueous sodium silicate solutions with different concentrations were used for this purpose. SEM, EDS, XRD, surface profiles and polarization curves were used to study coatings properties. The results showed that the growth of the silica containing phases on aluminum surface was promoted by incre...

In this paper, the possibility of mechanical coating of aluminum with either Ni or SiC using planetary ball mill was studied. The Al substrate was fixed inside of the vial lid of a planetary ball mill filled with milling balls and starting powder. The phase analysis and crystallite size measurement of the coatings were carried out using X-ray diffraction (XRD) method. Scanning electron micro...