Variational Convergences of Dual Energy Functionals for Elastic Materials with a ε-Thin Strong Inclusion

We give a new derivation, based on the complementary energy formulation, of a simplified model for a multi-structure made up of two anisotropic hyper-elastic bodies connected by a thin strong material layer. The model is obtained by identifying the Mosco-limit of the stored complementary energy functional when the thickness is of order ?? and the stiffness of order 1/?? where ?? is a positive real adimensional parameter. In order to prove the existence of the displacement associated with the stress we use a suitable weak version of the Saint-Venant compatibility condition also known as Donati??s theorem.     

Component-Mode Synthesis Method Variants in the Dynamics of Coupled Structures

The component-mode synthesis method is usually adopted in order to reduce the number of degrees-of-freedom of structures composed of two or more substructures without loosing the main physical characteristics of the whole structure. Many approaches of this method have been proposed in the literature. These approaches differ from each other for the boundary conditions which are imposed at the interface of the two substructures. In this paper four variants of interface boundary conditions are examined. For each set of conditions a suitable coordinate transformation, compatible with the conditions at the boundary degrees-of-freedom between the two substructures, is presented. Moreover, in the numerical applications a comparison between the four component-mode synthesis variants here proposed with respect to the same variants proposed in the literature is presented. The better accuracy of the proposed approach is shown.     

Cathodic chloride extraction treatment of a late bronze-age artifact affected by bronze disease in room-temperature ionic-liquid 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (EMI-TFSI)

This paper concentrates on a novel approach to the electrochemical treatment of bronze disease, based on the use of room-temperature ionic liquids (RTIL). In particular, we employed 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide as the electrolyte for the galvanostatic cathodic treatment of a late bronze-age artifact that had been exposed to marine environment during its history, dating back to ca. 1100 B.C. After an accurate metallographic and structural analysis of the as-found object—proving, among other findings, that bronze disease is essentially related to the presence of nantokite locked inside subsurface pits of typical equivalent diameter of several hundred micrometers, we subjected it to optimal electrochemical conditions, showing—on the basis of X-ray diffraction—that nantokite could be effectively removed and Cu(I) reduced to metallic Cu. Numerical computations in the full three-dimensional pit geometry, with realistic nonlinear electrochemical boundary conditions, provide the theoretical framework for the choice of RTIL—as opposed to aqueous solutions—and for the quantitative evaluation of Cl⁻ removal rates.     

Fuzzy Type Representation of the Fredkin Gate in Quantum Computation with Mixed States

In this work, we introduce a fuzzy type representation of a quantum version of the Fredkin gate in the framework of quantum computation with mixed states.     

Structure elucidation and NMR assignments of two unusual monoterpene indole alkaloids from Psychotria stachyoides

Two unusual monoterpene indole alkaloids, stachyoside ( 1 ) and nor‐methyl‐23‐oxo‐correantoside ( 2 ), have been isolated from the aerial parts of Psychotria stachyoides. The structural elucidation of both compounds was performed by the aid of HRESIMS, FT‐IR, and 1D‐ and 2D‐NMR techniques including COSY, HSQC, HMBC, and NOESY. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Effect of steam on structure and mechanical properties of biomedical block copolymers

The effect of steam on the micro‐phase structure and mechanical properties of different block copolymers used in biomedical devices is investigated via FT‐IR, tensile tests and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). Steam sterilization, commonly performed on medical devices and simulated in this work, affects the copolymers' morphology, due to high temperature and humidity conditions. FT‐IR analysis reveals that steam induces a modification in the crystalline conformations of copolymers with a pre‐existing hydrogen bonding network, that is, thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU) and poly(ether‐block‐amide) (PEBA), while it does not significantly affect the domain conformation in styrenic block copolymers (SEBS), due to weak interaction with water. As a consequence, relevant changes of the mechanical properties, closely related to the microdomain structure, are found for TPU and PEBA after sterilization, while SEBS mechanical behavior remains stable, as demonstrated by tensile tests and DMA results. For this reason, SEBS is suggested as the best choice in terms of durability in biomedical applications. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2014 , 52, 1337–1346     

ADDITION AND SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS OF ACETYLENIC AND ETHYLENIC SULPHONES WITH CUPRATES

Abstract

Synthetic, mechanistic, and stereochemical aspects of the reactions of cuprates with various systems are being investigated in these laboratories⁽¹⁾. The series of substrates includes several sulphonyl-activated compounds.