Shihong Huang¹, Ting Lei², Yan Cui³, Zhifeng Nie^4,*

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.18, No.4, pp. 883-896, 2022, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2022.018537

Abstract The distribution of titanium, carbon and associated elements (calcium, magnesium, silicon and aluminum) in a smelting process is studied by means of a chemical equilibrium calculation method for multiphase and multicomponent systems, and verified through comparison with production results. In particular, using the coexistence theory for titanium slag structures, the influence of the AIR (anthracite to ilmenite ratio) on the distribution of such elements is analyzed. The results show that the AIR can be adjusted to achieve a selective reduction of oxides in the melt. More >

Ivan Izonin^1,*, Roman Tkachenko¹, Michal Gregus², Zoia Duriagina^1,3, Nataliya Shakhovska¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.71, No.3, pp. 5933-5947, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.022582

Abstract The advent of additive technologies has provided a significant breakthrough in the production of medical implants. It has reduced costs, increased productivity and accuracy of the implant manufacturing process. However, there are problems associated with assessing defects in the microstructure, mechanical and technological properties of alloys, both during their production by powder metallurgy and in the process of 3D printing. Thus traditional research methods of alloys properties demand considerable human, material, and time resources. At the same time, artificial intelligence tools create opportunities for intelligent evaluation of the conformity for the microstructure, phase composition, and properties of titanium powder’s alloys.… More >

Liangliang Chen¹, Madeeha Tahir^2,*, Sumeira Yasmin³, Taseer Muhammad⁴, Muhammad Imran^5,*, Fenghua Liu¹

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.130, No.3, pp. 1771-1788, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2022.017539

Abstract The energy produced by the melting stretching disks surface has a wide range of commercial applications, including semi-conductor material preparation, magma solidification, permafrost melting, and frozen land refreezing, among others. In view of this, in the current communication we analyzed magnetohydrodynamic flow of Maxwell nanofluid between two parallel rotating disks. Nanofluids are important due to their astonishing properties in heat conduction flows and in the enhancement of electronic and manufacturing devices. Furthermore, the distinct tiny-sized particles and in the Maxwell water-based fluid for enhancing the heat transfer rate are analyzed. The heat equation is developed in the occurrence of thermal… More >

Shoujing Yan¹, Yangyang Wang^2,*, Fengxia Chi¹, Xue Luo², Tianjie Zhang³, Chenchen Xi¹

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.10, No.5, pp. 1321-1335, 2022, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2022.017545

Abstract Titanium dioxide (TiO₂) was recently employed to apply onto road surfaces to degrade the harmful compounds from vehicle emissions. However, it remains a challenging task to find a highly compatible pavement type for TiO₂ application to achieve durable and efficient air-purifying performance. This study proposed to coat TiO₂ particles onto semi-flexible pavement surface and tried to investigate an optimum coating method. Three coating methods, including direct mixing TiO₂ (MT) with asphalt mixture, spraying dry TiO₂ (ST) coating and water-solution-based TiO₂ (WT) coating on semi-flexible pavement surface. To achieve this objective, semi-flexible samples were prepared to evaluate and compare the performances… More > Graphic Abstract

XIAOMEI HAN^#, SHUYING ZHANG^#, YIFU WANG, CHANGE QI, PENGNYU GUO, YALI XU, GUANGHUI LYU^*

BIOCELL, Vol.45, No.6, pp. 1509-1519, 2021, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2021.09506

Abstract Diabetes Mellitus is a systematic disease with complications in multi-organs, including decreased implant osseointegration and a high failure rate of dental transplants. Accumulating evidence indicates that the signaling pathway directly impacts the process of bone metabolism and inflammatory response implicated with dental implants in diabetic patients. This review summarizes the recent advance in signaling pathways regulate osseointegration and inflammatory response in dental transplantation, aiming to identify the potential therapeutic target to reduce the dental transplant failure in diabetes patients, with emphasis on the surface characteristics of the implant, inflammatory signaling, AMPK, PPARγ, WNT, ROS, and adiponectin signaling. More >

Ling Wang^1,2, Chenchen Huang¹, Ping Zhang³, Fenghua Liu^1,*, Ting Zou¹, Zhixiang Li¹, Jianfei Zhang¹, Gaojie Xu¹

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.9, No.10, pp. 1707-1715, 2021, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2021.013884

Abstract Using palygorskite (PAL) as template, the PAL/TiO₂/PANI nano-rods were synthesized by heterogeneous precipitation and in-situ polymerization. The synthesized PAL/TiO₂/PANI nanorods were used as a novel electrorheological (ER) fluid by mixing with silicone oil, which showed excellent ER effect. The yield stress of the PAL/TiO₂/PANI based ER fluid (15 vol%) reached 8.8 kPa under 4 kV mm⁻¹ electric field. The dynamic shear stress of the PAL/TiO₂/PANI based ER fluid could maintain a stable level in the shear rate range of 0.1–100 s⁻¹ . Furthermore, the PAL/TiO₂/PANI ER fluid exhibited excellent suspension stability. More >

Jiali Wei^*, Ying Zou, Ping Li, Xiaojun Yuan

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.89, No.4, pp. 883-891, 2020, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2020.010973

Abstract TiO₂ nanoparticles (nano-TiO₂) are widely used in the world, and a considerable amount of nano-TiO₂ is released into the environment, with toxic effects on organisms. In the various species of higher plants, growth, including seed germination, root elongation, and biomass accumulation, is affected by nano-TiO₂. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain to be elucidated. In this study, we observed that nano-TiO₂ promoted root elongation in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, we found that nano-TiO₂ elevated auxin accumulation in the root tips of the auxin marker lines DII-VENUS and DR5:: GUS, and, correspondingly, quantitative real-time PCR analysis revealed that nano-TiO₂ increased the… More >

Xiaojun Chen¹, Di Wang^1,*, Wenhao Dou¹, Yimeng Wang¹, Yongqiang Yang¹, Jianhua Wang², Jie Chen¹

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.124, No.3, pp. 1099-1117, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2020.09619

Abstract In order to meet the clinical requirements of spine surgery, this paper proposed the exploratory research of computer-aided design and selective laser melting (SLM) fabrication of a bionic porous titanium spine implant. The structural design of the spinal implant is based on CT scanning data to ensure correct matching, and the mechanical properties of the implant are verified by simulation analysis and laser selective melting experiment. The surface roughness of the spinal implant manufactured by SLM without post-processing is Ra 15 μm, and the implant is precisely jointed with the photosensitive resin model of the upper and lower spine. The… More >

Joaquín E. González-Hernández¹, Jorge M. Cubero-Sesin^1,2*, Elena Ulate-Kolitsky¹, Priscilla Navarro¹, Stephen Petretti¹, Zenji Horita^3,4

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.5, No.3-4, pp. 300-306, 2017, DOI:10.7569/JRM.2017.634120

Abstract In this work, a modification of the microstructure of a commercial Ti-6Al-7Nb alloy was accomplished by high-pressure torsion (HPT) at room temperature, to produce a bulk nanostructure on discs of 10 mm diameter and ~0.8 mm thickness. The metallographic analyses of the discs were performed by optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectroscopy. The results confirmed the presence of aluminum (Al) and niobium (Nb) as the sole alloying elements, promoting a duplex (α + β) titanium (Ti) microstructure prior to HPT processing. After HPT processing, nanostructure refinement was attained, reflected in the X-ray diffraction profiles as broadening… More >

Zhao Xilong¹, Zhang Jianxun¹, Chen Hongyuan^1,2, Song Xu¹

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.92, No.6, pp. 557-571, 2013, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2013.092.557

Abstract In order to study failure perspective of Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloy welded joint, fracture behavior of the heat affected zone is researched. Microhardness, tensile test and microstructure are used to study the mechanical properties of the titanium alloy laser welded joint. The tensile and microhardness results show that heat affected zone near the base metal is the weakest in welded joints. This paper is based on the results from in-situ tension test to observe the process of crack expansion in heat affected zone. And then, in-situ test is simulated via the finite element method on ABAQUS Standard; therefore the fracture criteria… More >