A multi-bit antifuse-type one-time programmable （OTP） memory is designed, which has a smaller area and a shorter programming time compared with the conventional single-bit antifuse-type OTP memory. While the convent...A multi-bit antifuse-type one-time programmable （OTP） memory is designed, which has a smaller area and a shorter programming time compared with the conventional single-bit antifuse-type OTP memory. While the conventional antifuse-type OTP memory can store a bit per cell, a proposed OTP memory can store two consecutive bits per cell through a data compression technique. The 1 kbit OTP memory designed with Magnachip 0.18 μm CMOS （complementary metal-oxide semiconductor） process is 34% smaller than the conventional single-bit antifuse-type OTP memory since the sizes of cell array and row decoder are reduced. And the programming time of the proposed OTP memory is nearly 50% smaller than that of the conventional counterpart since two consecutive bytes can be compressed and programmed into eight OTP cells at once. The layout area is 214 μm× 327 μ,, and the read current is simulated to be 30.4 μA.展开更多
Different VSA （Vacuum Swing Adsorption） cycles and process schemes have been evaluated to find suitable process configurations for effectively separating C02 from flue gases from different industrial sectors. The cy...Different VSA （Vacuum Swing Adsorption） cycles and process schemes have been evaluated to find suitable process configurations for effectively separating C02 from flue gases from different industrial sectors. The cycles were studied using an adsorption simulator developed in our research group, which has been suc- cessfully used to predict experimental results over severa~ years. Commercial zeolite APGIlI and granular ac- tivated carbon were used as the adsorbents. Three-bed VSA cycles with- and without-product purge and 2- stage VSA systems have been investigated. It was found that for a feed gas containing 15% CO2 （representing flue gas from power plants）, high CO2 purities and recoveries could be obtained using a three-bed zeolite APGII1 VSA unit for one stage capture, but with more stringent conditions such as deeper vacuum pressures of 1-3 kPa. 2-stage VSA process operated in series allowed us to use simple process steps and operate at more realistic vacuum pressures. With a vacuum pressure of 10 kPa, final C02 purity of 95.3% with a recov- ery of 98.2% were obtained at specific power consumption of 0.55 MJ. （kg CO2） 1 from feed gas containing 15% C02. These numbers compare very well with those obtained from a single stage process operating at I kPa vacuum pressure. The feed CO2 concentration was very influential in determining the desorption pressure necessary to achieve high separation efficiency. For feed gases containing 〉30% CO2, a singlestage VSA capture process operating at moderate vacuum pressure and without a product purge, can achieve very high product purities and recoveries.展开更多
The ceramic coating technology of microarc oxidation (MAO) was utilized to modify surface properties of the movable endplate of a high pressure gear pump used in water-hydraulic system, which is made of aluminium allo...The ceramic coating technology of microarc oxidation (MAO) was utilized to modify surface properties of the movable endplate of a high pressure gear pump used in water-hydraulic system, which is made of aluminium alloy. A coMPact ceramic layer of more than 130 μm was developed on the movable endplate with the hardness up to HV1000 by means of microarc oxidation. A trial of tests conducted in a water power transmission system show that the maximum outlet pressure of the gear pump with the movable endplate treated by microarc oxidation, can reach 16 MPa. It is pointed out that the ceramic coating developed by microarc oxidation technology on the surface of aluminium alloy, is economical and feasible.展开更多
Objective： To investigate the effect of ischemic postconditioning （1PO） on acute lung ischemia-reperfusion （I/R） injury and the protein expression of haeme oxygenase-1 （HO-1）, a cytoprotective defense against o...Objective： To investigate the effect of ischemic postconditioning （1PO） on acute lung ischemia-reperfusion （I/R） injury and the protein expression of haeme oxygenase-1 （HO-1）, a cytoprotective defense against oxidative injury. Methods： After being anesthetized with chloralhydrate, forty-eight healthy SD rats were randomly divided into 6 groups （8 in each）： sham operation group （S group）; I/R group： left lung hilum was clamped for 40 minutes followed by 105 minutes of reperfusion; IPO group： left lung hilum was clamped for40 minutes and postconditioned by 3 cycles of 30 seconds of reperfusion and 30 seconds of reocclusion; Heroin （HM）＋ I/R group： heroin, an inducer of HO-1 was injected intraperitoneally at 40 μmol·kg^-1·day^-1 for two consecutive days prior to 40 minutes clamping of left lung hilum; ZnPPIX＋IPO group： zinc protoporphyrin IX, an inhibitor of HO-1 was injected intraperitoneally at 20 mg·kg^-1 24 hours prior to 40 minutes clamping of left lung hilum; and HM＋S group： HM was administered as in the HM＋I/R group without inducing lung I/R. Arterial partial pressure of oxygen （PaO2） and malondialdehyde （MDA） content in serum were assessed. The left lung was removed for determination of wet/dry lung weight ratio and expression of HO-1 protein by immuno-histochemical technique and for light microscopic examination. Results： The PaO2 was significantly lower in all the experimental groups compared with sham group （90 roan Hg ±11 mmHg）. However, the values of PaO2in IPO （81 mm Hg±7 mm Hg） and HM＋I/R （80 mm Hg±9 mm Hg） were higher than that in I/R （63 mm Hg±9 mm Hg） and ZnPPIX＋IPO （65 mm Hg±8 mm Hg） groups （P〈0.01）. The protein expression of HO- 1 in lung tissue was significantly increased in I/R group compared with S group （P〈0.01）. While the HO-1 protein expression was higher in IPO and HM＋I/R groups as compared with I/R group （P〈0.05, P〈0.01 ）. The lung wet/ dry （W/D） weight ratio and MDA content in serum were significantly increased in I/R group as compared with S or HM＋S groups （P〈0.01）, accompanied by severe lung tissue histological damage, which was attenuated either by IPO or by HM pretreatment （P〈0.01, IPO or HM＋I/R vs. I/R）. The protective effect of IPO was abolished by ZnPPIX. Conclusion： Ischemic postconditioning can attenuate the lung ischemia-reperfusion injury through upregulating the protein expression of HO-I that leads to reduced postischemic oxidative damage.展开更多
A simple method to fabricate one-dimensional(1-D) and two-dimensional(2-D) ordered micro- and nano-scale patterns is developed based on the original masters from optical discs, using nanoimprint technology and soft st...A simple method to fabricate one-dimensional(1-D) and two-dimensional(2-D) ordered micro- and nano-scale patterns is developed based on the original masters from optical discs, using nanoimprint technology and soft stamps. Polydimethylsiloxane(PDMS) was used to replicate the negative image of the 1-D grating pattern on the masters of CD-R, DVD-R and BD-R optical discs, respectively, and then the 1-D pattern on one of the PDMS stamps was transferred to a blank polycarbonate(PC) substrate by nanoimprint. The 2-D ordered patterns were fabricated by the second imprinting using another PDMS stamp. Different 2-D periodic patterns were obtained depending on the PDMS stamps and the angle between the two times of imprints. This method may provide a way for the fabrication of complex 2-D patterns using simple 1-D masters.展开更多
基金Project supported by the 2nd Stage of Brain KoreaProject supported by the Korea Research Foundation
文摘A multi-bit antifuse-type one-time programmable （OTP） memory is designed, which has a smaller area and a shorter programming time compared with the conventional single-bit antifuse-type OTP memory. While the conventional antifuse-type OTP memory can store a bit per cell, a proposed OTP memory can store two consecutive bits per cell through a data compression technique. The 1 kbit OTP memory designed with Magnachip 0.18 μm CMOS （complementary metal-oxide semiconductor） process is 34% smaller than the conventional single-bit antifuse-type OTP memory since the sizes of cell array and row decoder are reduced. And the programming time of the proposed OTP memory is nearly 50% smaller than that of the conventional counterpart since two consecutive bytes can be compressed and programmed into eight OTP cells at once. The layout area is 214 μm× 327 μ,, and the read current is simulated to be 30.4 μA.
基金Supported by the Corporate Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technology Foundation in Australiathe National Natural Science Foundation of China(51074205)
文摘Different VSA （Vacuum Swing Adsorption） cycles and process schemes have been evaluated to find suitable process configurations for effectively separating C02 from flue gases from different industrial sectors. The cycles were studied using an adsorption simulator developed in our research group, which has been suc- cessfully used to predict experimental results over severa~ years. Commercial zeolite APGIlI and granular ac- tivated carbon were used as the adsorbents. Three-bed VSA cycles with- and without-product purge and 2- stage VSA systems have been investigated. It was found that for a feed gas containing 15% CO2 （representing flue gas from power plants）, high CO2 purities and recoveries could be obtained using a three-bed zeolite APGII1 VSA unit for one stage capture, but with more stringent conditions such as deeper vacuum pressures of 1-3 kPa. 2-stage VSA process operated in series allowed us to use simple process steps and operate at more realistic vacuum pressures. With a vacuum pressure of 10 kPa, final C02 purity of 95.3% with a recov- ery of 98.2% were obtained at specific power consumption of 0.55 MJ. （kg CO2） 1 from feed gas containing 15% C02. These numbers compare very well with those obtained from a single stage process operating at I kPa vacuum pressure. The feed CO2 concentration was very influential in determining the desorption pressure necessary to achieve high separation efficiency. For feed gases containing 〉30% CO2, a singlestage VSA capture process operating at moderate vacuum pressure and without a product purge, can achieve very high product purities and recoveries.
基金Sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.60772077)
文摘The ceramic coating technology of microarc oxidation (MAO) was utilized to modify surface properties of the movable endplate of a high pressure gear pump used in water-hydraulic system, which is made of aluminium alloy. A coMPact ceramic layer of more than 130 μm was developed on the movable endplate with the hardness up to HV1000 by means of microarc oxidation. A trial of tests conducted in a water power transmission system show that the maximum outlet pressure of the gear pump with the movable endplate treated by microarc oxidation, can reach 16 MPa. It is pointed out that the ceramic coating developed by microarc oxidation technology on the surface of aluminium alloy, is economical and feasible.
基金This project was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （No.30672033）.
文摘Objective： To investigate the effect of ischemic postconditioning （1PO） on acute lung ischemia-reperfusion （I/R） injury and the protein expression of haeme oxygenase-1 （HO-1）, a cytoprotective defense against oxidative injury. Methods： After being anesthetized with chloralhydrate, forty-eight healthy SD rats were randomly divided into 6 groups （8 in each）： sham operation group （S group）; I/R group： left lung hilum was clamped for 40 minutes followed by 105 minutes of reperfusion; IPO group： left lung hilum was clamped for40 minutes and postconditioned by 3 cycles of 30 seconds of reperfusion and 30 seconds of reocclusion; Heroin （HM）＋ I/R group： heroin, an inducer of HO-1 was injected intraperitoneally at 40 μmol·kg^-1·day^-1 for two consecutive days prior to 40 minutes clamping of left lung hilum; ZnPPIX＋IPO group： zinc protoporphyrin IX, an inhibitor of HO-1 was injected intraperitoneally at 20 mg·kg^-1 24 hours prior to 40 minutes clamping of left lung hilum; and HM＋S group： HM was administered as in the HM＋I/R group without inducing lung I/R. Arterial partial pressure of oxygen （PaO2） and malondialdehyde （MDA） content in serum were assessed. The left lung was removed for determination of wet/dry lung weight ratio and expression of HO-1 protein by immuno-histochemical technique and for light microscopic examination. Results： The PaO2 was significantly lower in all the experimental groups compared with sham group （90 roan Hg ±11 mmHg）. However, the values of PaO2in IPO （81 mm Hg±7 mm Hg） and HM＋I/R （80 mm Hg±9 mm Hg） were higher than that in I/R （63 mm Hg±9 mm Hg） and ZnPPIX＋IPO （65 mm Hg±8 mm Hg） groups （P〈0.01）. The protein expression of HO- 1 in lung tissue was significantly increased in I/R group compared with S group （P〈0.01）. While the HO-1 protein expression was higher in IPO and HM＋I/R groups as compared with I/R group （P〈0.05, P〈0.01 ）. The lung wet/ dry （W/D） weight ratio and MDA content in serum were significantly increased in I/R group as compared with S or HM＋S groups （P〈0.01）, accompanied by severe lung tissue histological damage, which was attenuated either by IPO or by HM pretreatment （P〈0.01, IPO or HM＋I/R vs. I/R）. The protective effect of IPO was abolished by ZnPPIX. Conclusion： Ischemic postconditioning can attenuate the lung ischemia-reperfusion injury through upregulating the protein expression of HO-I that leads to reduced postischemic oxidative damage.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.11504259,21575098 and 21505098)the Shanxi International Cooperation Project(No.2015081019)+2 种基金the Shanxi Scholarship Council(No.2013-038)the Scientific and Technological Innovation Programs of Higher Education Institutions in Shanxi(No.2015123)the Scientific Research Starting Foundation from Taiyuan University of Technology(No.tyut-rc201162a)
文摘A simple method to fabricate one-dimensional(1-D) and two-dimensional(2-D) ordered micro- and nano-scale patterns is developed based on the original masters from optical discs, using nanoimprint technology and soft stamps. Polydimethylsiloxane(PDMS) was used to replicate the negative image of the 1-D grating pattern on the masters of CD-R, DVD-R and BD-R optical discs, respectively, and then the 1-D pattern on one of the PDMS stamps was transferred to a blank polycarbonate(PC) substrate by nanoimprint. The 2-D ordered patterns were fabricated by the second imprinting using another PDMS stamp. Different 2-D periodic patterns were obtained depending on the PDMS stamps and the angle between the two times of imprints. This method may provide a way for the fabrication of complex 2-D patterns using simple 1-D masters.
