Strontium-based modifier alloys are commonly adopted to modify the eutectic silicon in aluminum-silicon casting alloys by changing the silicon shape from an acicular to a spherical form. Usually, the modifier alloy necessary to properly change the si...
Magnesium alloys have excellent biodegradability but suffer from high corrosion rates and unfavorable biological responses. Thus, a surface modification strategy to regulate the corrosion rate and enhance biocompatibility is required. In this study,...
This paper studied the relationship between the residual amount of Sr and the morphology of the eutectic Si phase in A356 obtained through different modification treatment processes; additionally, the cooling rates of molds were studied. The eutectic...
The objective of the current work is to establish, on the one hand, the conventional mechanisms of grain refining and, on the other hand, the effect of the refining-modification interaction in Sr-modified Al-Si alloys on the achieved grain refining a...
Ultrasonic treatment was applied to an A356 aluminum melt with different modifiers, and the effects of ultrasonic treatment on the structure and properties of the A356 alloy were studied. The results showed that α-Al was effectively refined wit...
The modification of eutectic silicon plays a crucial role in enhancing the mechanical properties of hypoeutectic Al–Si alloys. However, there is still limited understanding regarding the factors that affect the modification of eutectic silicon...
The influence of alloying element Mg on Na and Sr modifying Al-7Si hypoeutectic alloys was investigated. The residual content of Na and the morphology of modified eutectic silicon were characterized. It was found that the alloying element Mg had an e...
The combining of the heterostructure construction and active sites modification to remodel the traditional wide-band-gap semiconductor SrTiO3 for improving visible light absorption capacity and enhancing photocatalytic performance is greatly desired....
The samples of precipitated tin (IV) phosphate, modified using hydrothermal, microwave, and mechanochemical procedures, were studied in the process of Cs(I), Sr(II), and U(VI) ion sorption. The initial and modified samples were investigated before an...
Grain refiners play a critical role in changing characteristics and properties of casting aluminum alloys. The Al-Si alloy (A332) is one of the most popular hypoeutectic alloys with a large range of industrial applications. It has a varied phase and...
The insulation of high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) cables experiences a short period of voltage polarity reversal when the power flow is adjusted, leading to sever field distortion in this situation. Consequently, improving the insulation performan...
In this paper, the effects of size, morphology and distribution of eutectic silicon on the thermal conductivity of Al-8Si alloy modified by Sr (0.04, 0.08, 0.12 wt.%) and Sb (0.1, 0.3, 0.5 wt.%) elements with T6 heat treatment were investigated. The...
This research was carried out to investigate the influence of Sr–Sb on the microstructures and mechanical properties of Al–18 wt % Mg2Si–4.5Cu alloys. After the addition of 0.2 wt % Sr–Sb, the morphologies of primary Mg2Si transformed from equiaxed d...
In this study, A390 alloy was prepared using the combined process of a water-cooled copper serpentine pouring channel (SPC) and strontium (Sr) modifier, in order to simultaneously refine primary silicon (Si) and modify eutectic silicon (Si). The nucl...
The present work was undertaken to explore the multiple alloys and process steps that have been suggested to mitigate the harmful effects of high iron content in cast Al-Si alloys. The base alloy used was ommercial 413.0 alloy containing 0.35%Mg. Iro...
Using Schumann resonance (SR) records from the Antarctic, we evaluate the impact of the solar activity on the global ionosphere over the period from 2002 to 2024. The updated vertical profile of the middle atmosphere conductivity is applied. The pivo...
Long-term relief of indoor volatile pollution has become a competitive issue worldwide in both visible and dark environments. A novel self-luminous wood coating with carbon dots (CDs)/titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanomaterial coated SrAl2O4: Eu2+, Dy3+ (C...
Cell survival depends on precise gene expression, which is controlled sequentially. The guard proteins surveil mRNAs from their synthesis in the nucleus to their translation in the cytoplasm. Although the proteins within this group share many similar...
In this work, Ho2O3 nanosheets were synthesized by a hydrothermal method. A series of Sr-modified Ho2O3 nanosheets (Sr-Ho2O3-NS) with a Sr/Ho molar ratio between 0.02 and 0.06 were prepared via an impregnation method. These catalysts were characteriz...
The effect of bismuth and calcium additions on the microstructural characteristics and the tensile properties of the modified and grain-refined Al-Si based B319 alloys were studied in this paper. Based on the results obtained, it has been concluded t...
In order to fabricate fibrous eutectic Si, the selective etching of industrial Al–Si eutectic alloys directionally solidified at different growth rates and modified by different amounts of Sr was studied. Flake eutectic and fibrous Si were obta...
(1) In recent years, an increase in the available functionality of non-ferrous alloys has been observed based on the modification and optimization of their chemical composition. This study investigated the effect of Sr addition on the structure and p...
This study investigated the effect of adding La–Ce mixed rare earths and Sr on the microstructure and mechanical properties of AlSi10MnMg alloy. The experiment utilized different combinations of modifiers, including single La–Ce rare eart...
The present work was carried out on Al-7%Si-0.4%Mg-X alloy (where X = Mg, Fe, Sr or Be), where the effect of solidification rate on the eutectic silicon characteristics was investigated. Two solidification rates corresponding to dendrite arm spacings...
To analyze in vivo scleral changes induced by MicroPulse transscleral laser therapy (MP-TLT) in refractory glaucoma using anterior segment–optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT). Forty-two candidate patients for MP-TLT were consecutively enrolle...
Cooling rate plays a critical role in determining the thermal conductivity of Al-Si alloys. Although the effect of morphology and size of Si (changed by heat treatment) on its thermal conductivity has been investigated, the effect of cooling rates on...
Steam gasification of refuse-derived fuel (RDF) for hydrogen-rich syngas production was investigated in a lab-scale gasification system with CaO modification. A simulation model based on Aspen Plus was built to study the characteristics and the perfo...
SrTiO3 has attracted considerable attention owing to its favorable electronic structure and chemical stability among various semiconductor photocatalysts. However, its practical application is hindered by a wide bandgap and rapid recombination of pho...
The sulfur on the sulfur-assisted reduced graphene oxide (SrGO) surface provides the origin of poly(phenylene sulfide) PPS-grafting via SNAr mechanism. In-situ polymerization from sulfur on SrGO afforded surface modification of SrGO, resulting in enh...
Strontium-substituted Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2 hydroxyapatite (HAp) powders, with Sr wt% concentrations of 2.5, 5.6 and 10%, were prepared by a solid-state synthesis method. The chemical composition of the samples was accurately evaluated by using inductively...
Aluminum–silicon alloys require modification due to their coarse-grained microstructures and resulting low strength properties. So far, research into the modification process has focused on the use of various chemical components and technologic...
Although Cs(I) and Sr(II) are not strategic and hazardous metal ions, their recovery from aqueous solutions is of great concern for the nuclear industry. The objective of this work consists of designing a new sorbent for the simultaneous recovery of...
The incorporation of strontium chloride to brushite cement was successful to introduce strontium ions within the lattice of brushite crystals. The effect of strontium ions on brushite cement properties was concentration dependent; such that, the addi...
A new polymorph modification of SrB2O4 was obtained from melt containing Sr2CO3, H3BO3 and CuCl2·2H2O with a molar ratio of 2:2:1. The growth was carried out by cooling the melt from 1180 to 860 °C. The obtained material looks like a green...
High-intensity light (HL) greatly induces the accumulation of anthocyanin, a fundamental compound in photoprotection and antioxidation. Many mechanisms regulating anthocyanin biosynthesis are well-characterized across developmental and environmental...
This study investigated the effect of silane and surfactant treatments of graphene nanoplatelets (GnPs) on the mechanical and thermal properties of silicone rubber (SR) composites. GnPs were modified with aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES), vinyltrim...
The specific microstructure of aluminum alloys is herein explored to grow spatially-resolved layered double hydroxide (SR-LDH) clusters on their surface. Upon chemical modification of LDHs via intercalation, adsorption and grafting with different fun...
The calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) is a validated therapeutic target in the treatment of hyperparathyroidism and related diseases. The CaSR ago-positive allosteric modulator (PAM), AC265347 (1), exhibits a chemically and pharmacologically unique pro...
In this work, Al-10Sr alloy and Na2CO3 were added to LM6 (reference alloy) as hybrid modifiers through ladle metallurgy. The microstructure enhancement was analyzed using an optical microscope (OM). The results were further confirmed with Scanning El...
This study investigates the impact of strontium (Sr) additions on the corrosion resistance of an LM6 (A413) aluminium alloy. By incorporating varying concentrations of Sr (0.01 wt.% and 0.05 wt.%), the morphological and corrosion behaviours of the al...
Photocatalytic processes have been studied as promising solutions to mitigate the impact of pollutants on aquatic environments. Here, the enhancement of photocatalytic performance and stability of titanate nanostructures (TNS), a well-established pho...
Modification of the surface properties of SrTiO3 crystals by regulating the reaction environment in order to improve the photocatalytic activity has been widely studied. However, the development of a facile, effective, and universal method to improve...
The aim of the paper is to describe and specify the properties and microstructure of Al-Si alloy using Zr, a combination of Zr with elements used in the grafting of Al (Ti) alloys, and modification (Sr). Al-Si alloys with a combination of Zr and Ti a...
Multiple higher-order Stokes of rotational stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) in compressed hydrogen covered the wavelength range from ~1.1 µm to ~1.4 µm using ~1.2 ps pump pulses from a Yb:YAG laser. In this study, the influence of polari...
Background: A trilayered collagen/collagen–magnesium–hydroxyapatite (Col/Col-Mg-HA) scaffold is used in clinical practice to treat osteochondral lesions, but the regeneration of the subchondral bone is still not satisfactory. Objective: T...
The effect of strontium substitution on the crystal tructure, as well as the magnetic, and electrical properties of lanthanum ferrite (LaFeO3) synthesized by high-energy ball milling, is studied, with an emphasis on magnetodielectric coupling. X-ray...
Human serine racemase (hSR) is a pyridoxal-5′-phosphate (PLP)-dependent dimer that catalyzes the formation of D-serine from L-serine, as well as the dehydration of both L- and D-serine to pyruvate and ammonia. As D-serine is a co-agonist of N-m...
Transition metal perovskite chalcogenides are attractive solar absorber materials for renewable energy applications. Herein, we present the first–principles screened hybrid density functional theory analyses of the structural, elastic, electron...
Production of petroleum-based synthetic rubbers (SRs) causes an enormous carbon footprint for the rubber industry. Carbon footprint would be reduced if natural rubber (NR) could take a larger market share and replace significant quantities of SR. How...
Breast cancer remains one of the most important health problems worldwide. The family of steroid receptors (SRs), which comprise estrogen (ER), progesterone (PR), androgen (AR), glucocorticoid (GR) and mineralocorticoid (MR) receptors, along with a r...
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