Nitrogen containing austenitic stainless steels(N-ASS)are widely utilized to fabricate various structural components in tokamak type fusion reactors owing to their suitable mechanical and functional proper-ties.These ...Nitrogen containing austenitic stainless steels(N-ASS)are widely utilized to fabricate various structural components in tokamak type fusion reactors owing to their suitable mechanical and functional proper-ties.These components are exposed to a range of temperatures(4-500 K)and interact closely with the magnetic fields that are used to control and contain the plasma within the tokamak systems.Nitronic-40(N40)or XM-11 stainless steel is one such N-ASS used for fabricating structural components in the mag-netic and vacuum vessel systems in tokamak devices.Fabrication of most of the larger components in the magnetic and vacuum vessel systems typically involves some type of fusion-based welding process.This study presents a double-sided friction stir welding(FSW)approach as an alternative to fusion welding processes to join 12 mm thick N40 plates to obtain joints with a low fraction ofδferrite(a detrimen-tal ferromagnetic phase),high joint efficiency,no sensitization and loss of hardness in the heat affected zone,and minimal nitrogen desorption from the weld nugget.The double-sided FSW approach yielded superior weldments when compared to similar joints accomplished by fusion welding for application in tokamak devices.展开更多
Molecular hydrogen recently attracted lots of attention in biomedical community because of its abilities to mod-ulate signal transduction,protein phosphorylation,and gene expression that enable its anti-inflammatory,a...Molecular hydrogen recently attracted lots of attention in biomedical community because of its abilities to mod-ulate signal transduction,protein phosphorylation,and gene expression that enable its anti-inflammatory,anti-allergy,and anti-apoptotic activities.However,controllable and local delivery of hydrogen molecules to tissues still remains challenging.Here,we propose a new method of delivering molecular hydrogen directly to human skin cells by designing a hydrogen-generating patch that releases hydrogen in surrounding environment as a product of chemical reaction of aluminum and carbon hydroxide in presence of water.We show that in the pres-ence of molecular hydrogen the cells viability,expression of collagen,and migration efficiency of cells increase,thus suggesting that hydrogen can be used to promote better and faster healing of skin issues such as wounds and bruises.展开更多
文摘Nitrogen containing austenitic stainless steels(N-ASS)are widely utilized to fabricate various structural components in tokamak type fusion reactors owing to their suitable mechanical and functional proper-ties.These components are exposed to a range of temperatures(4-500 K)and interact closely with the magnetic fields that are used to control and contain the plasma within the tokamak systems.Nitronic-40(N40)or XM-11 stainless steel is one such N-ASS used for fabricating structural components in the mag-netic and vacuum vessel systems in tokamak devices.Fabrication of most of the larger components in the magnetic and vacuum vessel systems typically involves some type of fusion-based welding process.This study presents a double-sided friction stir welding(FSW)approach as an alternative to fusion welding processes to join 12 mm thick N40 plates to obtain joints with a low fraction ofδferrite(a detrimen-tal ferromagnetic phase),high joint efficiency,no sensitization and loss of hardness in the heat affected zone,and minimal nitrogen desorption from the weld nugget.The double-sided FSW approach yielded superior weldments when compared to similar joints accomplished by fusion welding for application in tokamak devices.
文摘Molecular hydrogen recently attracted lots of attention in biomedical community because of its abilities to mod-ulate signal transduction,protein phosphorylation,and gene expression that enable its anti-inflammatory,anti-allergy,and anti-apoptotic activities.However,controllable and local delivery of hydrogen molecules to tissues still remains challenging.Here,we propose a new method of delivering molecular hydrogen directly to human skin cells by designing a hydrogen-generating patch that releases hydrogen in surrounding environment as a product of chemical reaction of aluminum and carbon hydroxide in presence of water.We show that in the pres-ence of molecular hydrogen the cells viability,expression of collagen,and migration efficiency of cells increase,thus suggesting that hydrogen can be used to promote better and faster healing of skin issues such as wounds and bruises.
