Cold rolling process can regulate the microstructure and mechanical properties of amorphous alloys,but it is still a challenging task to reveal their microscopic mechanism.Here,we designed an in-situ SEM observation d...Cold rolling process can regulate the microstructure and mechanical properties of amorphous alloys,but it is still a challenging task to reveal their microscopic mechanism.Here,we designed an in-situ SEM observation device for the cold rolling process of amorphous alloy,and visually observed the formation and evolution of shear bands during single-pass and multi-pass rolling process of the Zr_(55)Cu_(30)Al_(10)Ni_(5)amorphous alloy sheets.It is found that the evolution process of shear bands in the rolling process of amorphous alloy shows heritability,which is mainly reflected in two aspects:one is that the shear band formation pattern in the single-pass rolling process is more inclined to inherit the previous shear band formation pattern;the other is that the shear deformation is more likely to occur in the pre-existing shear bands in the multi-pass rolling process.This rule can be used to guide the controlled genera-tion of shear bands in amorphous alloys.Moreover,we emphasized the importance of pre-existing shear band orientations and systematically investigated the mechanical behavior of the amorphous alloys with pre-existing shear bands by in-situ SEM observation.It is found that the mechanical properties of the as-rolled amorphous alloys are determined by the competition between the work-softening of the pre-existing shear band itself and the work-hardening caused by the blocking effect of the pre-existing shear bands on the shear deformation.Based on this,we enhance the tensile fracture strength and the tensile ductility of the amorphous alloy by adjusting the orientation of the pre-existing shear bands parallel to the tensile stress axis so that the pre-existing shear bands prevent the linear propagation and destruction of the new shear bands.展开更多
A moderate stress such as cold water swimming can raise the tolerance of the body to potentially injurious events. However, little is known about the mechanism of beneficial effects induced by moderate stress. In this...A moderate stress such as cold water swimming can raise the tolerance of the body to potentially injurious events. However, little is known about the mechanism of beneficial effects induced by moderate stress. In this study, we used a classic rat model of traumatic brain injury to test the hypothesis that cold water swimming preconditioning improved the recovery of cognitive functions and explored the mechanisms. Results showed that after traumatic brain injury, pre-conditioned rats（cold water swimming for 3 minutes at 4℃） spent a significantly higher percent of times in the goal quadrant of cold water swim, and escape latencies were shorter than for non-pretreated rats. The number of circulating endothelial progenitor cells was significantly higher in pre-conditioned rats than those without pretreatment at 0, 3, 6 and 24 hours after traumatic brain injury. Immunohistochemical staining and Von Willebrand factor staining demonstrated that the number of CD34~＋ stem cells and new blood vessels in the injured hippocampus tissue increased significantly in pre-conditioned rats. These data suggest that pretreatment with cold water swimming could promote the proliferation of endothelial progenitor cells and angiogenesis in the peripheral blood and hippocampus. It also ameliorated cognitive deficits caused by experimental traumatic brain injury.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52074257)the Project supported by the Space Application System of China Manned Space Program(No.YYMT1201-EXP08).
文摘Cold rolling process can regulate the microstructure and mechanical properties of amorphous alloys,but it is still a challenging task to reveal their microscopic mechanism.Here,we designed an in-situ SEM observation device for the cold rolling process of amorphous alloy,and visually observed the formation and evolution of shear bands during single-pass and multi-pass rolling process of the Zr_(55)Cu_(30)Al_(10)Ni_(5)amorphous alloy sheets.It is found that the evolution process of shear bands in the rolling process of amorphous alloy shows heritability,which is mainly reflected in two aspects:one is that the shear band formation pattern in the single-pass rolling process is more inclined to inherit the previous shear band formation pattern;the other is that the shear deformation is more likely to occur in the pre-existing shear bands in the multi-pass rolling process.This rule can be used to guide the controlled genera-tion of shear bands in amorphous alloys.Moreover,we emphasized the importance of pre-existing shear band orientations and systematically investigated the mechanical behavior of the amorphous alloys with pre-existing shear bands by in-situ SEM observation.It is found that the mechanical properties of the as-rolled amorphous alloys are determined by the competition between the work-softening of the pre-existing shear band itself and the work-hardening caused by the blocking effect of the pre-existing shear bands on the shear deformation.Based on this,we enhance the tensile fracture strength and the tensile ductility of the amorphous alloy by adjusting the orientation of the pre-existing shear bands parallel to the tensile stress axis so that the pre-existing shear bands prevent the linear propagation and destruction of the new shear bands.
基金supported by a grant from the Incubation Project of Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin Medical University General Hospital in China,No.303071901401the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin of China,No.13JCZDJC30800the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81271361 and 81330029
文摘A moderate stress such as cold water swimming can raise the tolerance of the body to potentially injurious events. However, little is known about the mechanism of beneficial effects induced by moderate stress. In this study, we used a classic rat model of traumatic brain injury to test the hypothesis that cold water swimming preconditioning improved the recovery of cognitive functions and explored the mechanisms. Results showed that after traumatic brain injury, pre-conditioned rats（cold water swimming for 3 minutes at 4℃） spent a significantly higher percent of times in the goal quadrant of cold water swim, and escape latencies were shorter than for non-pretreated rats. The number of circulating endothelial progenitor cells was significantly higher in pre-conditioned rats than those without pretreatment at 0, 3, 6 and 24 hours after traumatic brain injury. Immunohistochemical staining and Von Willebrand factor staining demonstrated that the number of CD34~＋ stem cells and new blood vessels in the injured hippocampus tissue increased significantly in pre-conditioned rats. These data suggest that pretreatment with cold water swimming could promote the proliferation of endothelial progenitor cells and angiogenesis in the peripheral blood and hippocampus. It also ameliorated cognitive deficits caused by experimental traumatic brain injury.
