Hard structures

The very hard structural ceramics silicon carbide, SiC, and silicon nitride, Si3N4 (used for load-bearing components such as high-temperature bearings and engine... 

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TPEs are often employed to produce a resUient and soft ergonomic layer over a hard structural part. This could be done in a number of ways [213]. TPEs can also be overmolded onto an engineering material through insert molding or multiple-shot injection molding. 

In the case of seeds such as guarana seeds, it is necessary to grind-them because of their hard structure, but this might not be the case for some nuts (Marrone and others 1998 Saldana and others 2002a,b). 

Sen, K. D. and J0rgensen, C. K. Electronegativity, Structure and Bonding, Springer, Berlin, 1987 Sen, K. D. Chemical Hardness Structure and Bonding, Springer, Berlin, 1993. 

Silicon carbide SiC is another network solid. Silicon carbide is used as an abrasive because of its hard structure. 

The degree of polymerization of hard clusters increases with evolution of the system as a whole. The hard clusters already exist in pregel molecules. Before the macroscopic gel point of the system is reached they remain usually small. Later on, the hard clusters grow faster and eventually a gel point (percolation threshold) of the hard structure is reached. Below this point, clusters are embedded in the soft matrix beyond the percolation threshold, the hard and soft structures interpenetrate (Figure 5.7). Below the percolation threshold, hard clusters are essentially dendritic when the percolation threshold is surpassed, circuits (cycles) develop within the hard structure. 

In ternary systems, amorphous hard clusters can be formed. As explained above, at certain fraction of hard units and a certain conversion of functional groups, percolation threshold of the hard structure is reached. It has been found experimentally by analyzing the ultimate behavior of three- and four-component... 

Polyelectrolytes have been widely investigated as components of biocompatible materials. Biomaterials come into contact with blood when used as components in invasive instruments, implant devices, extracorporeal devices in contact with blood flow, implanted parts of hard structural elements, implanted parts of organs, implanted soft tissue substitutes and drug delivery devices. Approaches to the development of blood compatible materials include surface modification to give blood compatibility, polyelectrolyte-based systems which adsorb and/or release heparin as well as polyelectrolytes which mimic the biological activity of heparin. 

Artificial Soft Biologies. In addition to sutures, polymers are used for a number of biomedical applications, as illustrated in Figure 5.128. Polymers used for hard structural applications such as dentures and bones are presented in this figure, but will be described in the next section. In this section, we will concentrate on polymers for soft biological material applications and will limit the description to mechanical properties as much as possible. 

The insoluble Ca(II) salts of weak acids, such as calcium phosphate, carbonate, and oxalate, serve as the hard structural material in bone, dentine, enamel, shells, etc. About 99% of the calcium found in the human body appears in mineral form in the bones and teeth. Calcium accounts for approximately 2% of body weight (18,19). The mineral in bones and teeth is mosdy hydroxyapatite [1306-06-5] having unit cell composition Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2. The mineralization process in bone follows prior protein matrix formation. A calcium pumping mechanism raises the concentrations of Ca(II) and phosphate within bone cells to the level of supersaturation. Granules of amorphous calcium phosphate precipitate and are released to the outside of the bone cell. There the amorphous calcium phosphate, which may make up as much as 30—40% of the mineral in adult bone, is recrystallized to crystallites of hydroxyapatite preferentially at bone collagen sites. These small crystallites do not exceed 10 nm in diameter (20). 

Warren (Ref 7, pp 10-11) divides composite propelnts into two classes on the basis of their physical characteristics. When a resin binder is used such as in compn contg Amm perchlorate 75, resin binder 20 additives 5%, the resulting grains have a hard structure and are used as free-standing grains . 

Chemical Hardness (Structure and Bonding, Vol. 80), edited by K. D. Sen (Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg, 1993). 

Smith WE, Zukoski CF. (2004) Flow properties of hard structured particle suspensions. J Rheol 48 1375-1388. 

The rheological characteristics of finished margarines are expressed in terms such as consistency, texture, plasticity, hardness, structure, and spreadability (1). 

Inorganic ions, both cationic and anionic, are used as structural units to form bone and other hard structures. Maintenance of cell membranes and DNA structure also depends on the presence of cations to balance charges in the organic portions. 

A protein called keratin is insoluble in water but binds to other keratin molecules to form hard structures. Proteins like keratin are... 

White iron is formed by fast cooling the gray iron composition in the mold to produce an extremely hard structure for wear resistant items, such as heavy-duty machinery components. 

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