Microtextures Induced by Nanosecond Laser on Ni–Co Alloy Coatings

Ni–Co alloys have a wide range of applications in various fields owning to their excellent physical, chemical, and mechanical properties. In this paper, we prepare Ni–Co alloy coatings on 316L stain steel surfaces by electroplating. We present a novel approach utilizing a nanosecond laser to induce microtextures on Ni–Co alloy coatings. We study experimentally the effects of laser power and scanning rate on the surface morphologies of Ni–Co alloy coatings. The results indicate that the shape and size of induced microtextures can be controlled by the laser power and scanning rate. The size of grains increases with increase in the work current of the laser (WCL) at a certain scanning rate. With the WCL constant, the size of grains decreases with increase in scanning rate while their average height increases. It is a simple and easily-controlled method for the fabrication of microstructures on Ni–Co alloy coatings, which has promising applications in investigations of the properties of microtextured surfaces, such as friction, adhesion, and wetting.     

On the output function in a Ginsburg’s machine

We give the form of the output function in Ginsburg’s machine in which the input and output dictionaries are abelian groups and the transition function is of a special form.     

Rapid,Traceless, AgI‐Promoted Macrocyclization of Peptides Possessing an N‐Terminal Thioamide

Peptide macrocyclization is often a slow process, plagued by epimerization and cyclodimerization. Herein, we describe a new method for peptide macrocyclization employing the Ag^I‐promoted transformation of peptide thioamides. The Ag^I has a dual function: chemoselectively activating the thioamide and tethering the N‐terminal thioamide to the C‐terminal carboxylate. Extrusion of Ag₂S generates an isoimide intermediate, which undergoes acyl transfer to generate the native cyclic peptide, resulting in a rapid, traceless macrocylization process. Cyclic peptides are furnished in high yields within 1 hour, free of epimerization and cyclodimerization.