• Hot Tearing Susceptibility of Magnesium–Gadolinium Binary Alloys 

  Srinivasan, Amirthalingam; Zhi Wang; Yuanding Huang; Felix Beckmann; Karl Ulrich Kainer; Norbert Hort (spinger, 2012-12)

  Hot tearing susceptibility of Mg–Gd alloys are investigated using instrumented constrained rod casting (CRC) apparatus, and found that the susceptibility increases with increase in Gd content, and reaches a maximum at 2 ...
• Erratum to: Corynebacterium Glutamicum as a Potent Biocatalyst for the Bioconversion of Pentose Sugars to Value-Added Products 

  Vipin Gopinath; Anusree Murali; Dhar Kiran, S; Nampoothiri, K M (Springer, 2012-01)
• Effect of Mg on Solidification Microstructures of Homogenous and Functionally Graded A390 Aluminum Alloys 

  Jayakumar, E; Rajan, T P D; Pai, B C (spinger, 2012-10-10)

  Hypereutectic Al–Si alloys are used in components that require high resistance wear and corrosion, good mechanical properties, low thermal expansion and less density. The size and morphology of hard primary silicon ...
• Developments in Solidification Processing of Functionally Graded Aluminium Alloys and Composites by Centrifugal Casting Technique 

  Rajan, T P D; Jayakumar, E; Pai, B C (spinger, 2012-09-11)

  Centrifugal casting is one of the potential solidification processing techniques used for producing near-net shaped symmetrical cast components with improved properties. The emergence of new class of functionally graded ...
• Correlation Between in Vitro Elastomeric Force Degradation and Glass Transition Temperature determined by Dynamic Mechanical Analysis 

  Manu Krishnan; Seema, S; Sukumaran, K; Abraham, K M (JAYPEE, 2012-09-22)

  Elastomeric products from two different manufacturers (Groups A and B) were compared for their force decay in an in vitroexperiment for 4 weeks. Force values (F) were measured at 0 hour, 1 hour, 24 hours, 1, 2, 3 and 4 ...
• Changes in Solidification Morphology of Mg–Si Alloys by Ca Additions 

  Ajith Kumar, k k; Abhilash Viswanath; Pillai, U T S; Pai, B C; Chakraborty, M (spinger, 2012-09-13)

  Effect of Ca addition on the changes in morphology of hypoeutectic Mg–1.15Si alloy has been studied. The addition of Ca has resulted in morphological changes in a-Mg halos by refining it from coarse dendrites to finer shape ...
• A Low Profile, High Permittivity Cylindrical Dielectric Resonator Antenna for Microwave Communication 

  Sumy mathew; Sebasian, M T (IEEE, 2012-08-09)

  A low profile dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) using a high permittivity medium was fabricated. The DRA was excited by aperture coupling. The DRA showed an impedance bandwidth of 3.68 % at 3.53 GHz along with a ...
• Refined Delamination Factor Failure Characterization of Composite Wind Turbine Blade 

  NAGARAJAN, V A; SUNDARAM, S; THYAGARAJAN, K; SELWIN RAJADURAI; RAJAN, T P D (Sage, 2012-11)

  Wind turbines are used to convert the kinetic energy of wind into useful power. The wind turbine blades are fabricated using glass fiber-reinforced composite materials. Wind turbine blades are complex section. In order ...
• Enhanced Visible Light Activity of Nano-Titanium Dioxide Doped With Multiple Ions: Effect of Crystal Defects 

  Kanakkanmavudi B. Jaimy; Ghosh, Swapankumar; Warrier, Krishna Gopakumar (Elsevier, 2012-07-13)

  Titanium dioxide photocatalysts co-doped with iron(III) and lanthanum(III) have been prepared through a modified sol–gel method. Doping with Fe 3 þ resulted in a relatively lower anatase to rutile phase transformation ...
• Comparison of Essential oil Composition of Three Ginger Cultivars from Sub Himalayan Region 

  Suresh V Nampoothiri; Venugopalan, V V; Beena Joy; Sreekumar, M M; Nirmala Menon, A (Elsevier, 2012-12-28)

  To investigate and compare the essential oil constituents of three most popular cultivars from sub Himalayan region namely, gorubathane, shingboi and thingria. Methods: Volatile oils were isolated using Clevenger trap ...
• Ultra-thin Cerium Oxide Nanostructures Through a Facile Aqueous Synthetic strategy 

  Sreeremya, T S; Asha Krishnan; Iyengar, S J; Ghosh, S (Elsevier, 2012-05)

  In this work, synthesis of ultra-thin 2D CeO2nanoribbons is reported for the first time along with rod-shaped nanostructures via a surfactant free aqueous method. CeO2nanoribbons of length >100 ...
• Study of β‑Cyclodextrin−Pyromellitic Diimide Complexation. Conformational Analysis of Binary and Ternary Complex Structures by Induced Circular Dichroism and 2D NMR Spectroscopies 

  Retheesh Krishnan; Rakhi, A M; Gopidas, K R (ACS publication, 2012-11-05)

  Complexation ofN-alkyl derivatives of PMDI with β-CD is probed using a variety of techniques. Although MALDI-TOF and CV experiments suggested complex formation, it is very evident from UV−vis and NMR experiments that these ...
• Squeeze Infiltration Processing of Functionally Graded Aluminum–SiC Metal Ceramic Composites 

  Sree Manu, K M; Resmi, V G; Brahmakumar, M; Narayanasamy, P; Rajan, T P D; Pavithran, C; Pai, B C (spinger, 2012-12)

  The objective of the present work is on fabrication of functionally graded SiC/Al composite by direct squeeze infiltration of 6061 aluminum alloy using graded SiC porous preform prepared by inorganic porogen technique. ...
• Phase transitions in coated nickel titanium arch wires: A differential scanning calorimetric and X-ray diffraction analysis 

  MANU KRISHNAN; SUKUMARAN, K; VASANT PAWAR; SEEMA, S (spinger, 2012-10)

  Shape memory and super-elastic properties of orthodontic nickel titanium wires, which are crucial for its clinical performance are dependent on the austenitic–martensitic phase transitions in its metallic microstructure that ...
• New Orange-red Emitting Phosphor La3NbO7:Eu 3+ Under Blue Excitation 

  Francis, L T; Prabhakar Rao, P; Mariyam Thomas; Mahesh, S K; Reshmi, V R; Thampi, V D S (Elsevier, 2012-05-11)

  A new orange-red emitting phosphor La3−xNbO7:xEu 3+ (x=0.05, 0.10, 0.15, 0.20) was prepared by a solidstate reaction route. Studies revealed the incorporation of Eu 3+ into two differently coordinated La 3+ sites, thereby ...
• Modification of AZ91 Mg Alloys for High Temperature Applications 

  Pai, B C; Pillai, U TS; Manikandan, P; Srinivasan, A (spinger, 2012-12)

  The good specific strength and specific modulus of magnesium alloys had drawn the attention of the automotive manufacturers for use in fuel efficient vehicles. Among the cast magnesium alloys, AZ91 (Mg–9Al–1Zn) is the ...
• Mesoporous Organic–Inorganic Hybrid Aerogels Through Ultrasonic Assisted sol–gel Intercalation of Silica–PEG in Bentonite for Effective Removal of Dyes, Volatile Organic Pollutants and Petroleum Products from Aqueous Solution 

  Suchithra, P S; Linsha Vazhayal; Peer Mohamed, A; Ananthakumar, S (Elsevier, 2012-06-19)

  Hybrid mesoporous materials with high surface area (1144 m 2 /g) and enhanced thermal stability were achieved through ultrasonication assisted sol–gel-intercalation technique using bentonite clay and PEG grafted sol ...
• Growth Promotion and Bi-Control Approaches of Brown Root Rot Disease of Tea by Pseudomonas Aeruginosa(PM 105) 

  Morang, P; Dutta, B K; Dileep Kumar, B S; Kashyap, M P (OMICS, 2012-09-15)

  Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PM 105) isolated from tea (Camellia sinensis) plantation soil of Barak Valley, Assam, (India) showed biocontrol and growth promotion potential against the tea root pathogen Fomes lamoensis, infested ...
• Essential Oil Composition of Two Unique Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) Cultivars from Sikkim 

  Indu Sasidharan; Venugopal, V V; Nirmala Menon, A (Taylor & Francis, 2012-10)

  Volatile oils from two most popular cultivars from Sikkim namely, Bhaisa and Majulay, were isolated, characterised by analytical GC and GC–MS. Sixty constituents accounting for 94.9% and 92.6% of the Bhaisa and Majulay ...
• In vitro studies to assess the antidiabetic, antiperoxidative, and radical scavenging potential of stereospermum colais 

  Priya Rani, M; Padmakumari, K P (Informa Healthcare, 2012)

  Context: Stereospermum colais (Buch.-Ham. ex Dillw.) Mabberley (Bignoniaceae), which has traditional medicinal properties, is distributed all over deciduous forests. In spite of its many uses, the antidiabetic, antiperoxidative ...

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