Fabrication of substrates with defined mechanical properties and topographical features for the study of cell migration

Both substrate topography and substrate mechanical properties are known to influence cell behavior, but little is known about how they act in concert. Here, a method is presented to introduce topographical features into PA hydrogel substrates that span a wide range of physiological E values. Gel swelling plays a significant role in the fidelity of protruding micromolded features, with the most efficient pattern transfer occurring at a crosslinking concentration equal to or greater than ≈5%. In contrast, swelling does not influence the spacing fidelity of microcontact printed islands of collagen on 2D PA substrates. BAECs cultured on micromolded PA substrates exhibit contact guidance along ridges patterned for all E tested.     

潜伏期具传染力SEIS模型正平衡点的全局稳定性

研究了一类潜伏期、染病期均具传染力且有不同饱和接触率C_1(N)和C_2(N)的SEIS传染病模型,得到了判断疾病流行与否的基本再生数R_0.利用周期轨道轨道稳定性和Poincare-Bendixson性质理论,证明了当R_0>1时,正平衡点P~*在T内全局渐近稳定,疾病流行形成地方病.     

AgO_x界面插入层对GZO电极LED器件性能的影响

采用磁控溅射的方法在p-GaN上制备了GZO透明导电薄膜,通过在p-GaN和GZO界面之间插入AgOx薄层来改善LED器件的接触性能。研究结果表明:氮气退火后,采用界面插入层的AgOx/GZO薄膜电阻率为5.8×10-4Ω.cm,在可见光的透过率超过80%。AgOx界面插入层有效地降低了GZO与p-GaN之间的接触势垒,表现出良好的欧姆接触特性,同时使LED器件的光电性能获得了显著的提高。在50 mA的注入电流下,相比于常规的GZO电极LED器件,AgOx/GZO电极LED器件的正向电压由9.68 V降至6.92 V,而发光强度提高了13.5%。     

Molecular dynamics studies on spreading of nanofluids promoted by nanoparticle adsorption on solid surface

Spreading of nanofluids on solid substrate was studied via molecular dynamics simulations. Simulation models for two immiscible fluids (oil and water based nanofluids) confined in a slit between two planar solid walls were set up. The influence of the volume concentration of the nanoparticles on the three-phase contact line motion was investigated. We found that the larger volume concentration results in more visible nanoparticle adsorption on solid surface. This effect further induces an advancing displacement of the contact line compared with the meniscus profiles in low concentration case and that with the absence of nanoparticles. These findings are consistent with the previous experimental and theoretical results and provide the atomic-scale understanding on nanofluid spreading.     

Stabilized interface methods for mechanical joints: Physics-based models and variationally consistent embedding

This paper presents the application of a new method for interfacial modeling utilizing a merger of continuous Galerkin and discontinuous Galerkin concepts to simulate the behavior of mechanical joints. The interfacial flux terms arising naturally from the discontinuous Galerkin treatment provide a mechanism to embed friction models in a variationally consistent fashion. Due to the unbiased implementation of the interface, facilitated by avoiding the master–slave concept, the deformation of the two interacting surfaces conforms to the local material and geometric attributes of the surfaces. This results in a better preservation of physics in interface mechanics. Additionally, the method is incorporated into a Variational Multiscale framework that comes equipped with a built-in error estimation module, providing numerical estimation of convergence and distinguishing discretization errors from modeling errors. A series of quasi-static numerical simulations of a lap joint under fretting conditions are conducted to compare the performance of two friction models: (i) classical Coulomb friction model and (ii) physics-based multiscale model. Hysteresis study of a three-dimensional double-bolted lap joint for the two friction models is also presented and the computed results are shown to be consistent between conforming and nonconforming meshes.     

Experimental study of evaporation of sessile water droplet on PDMS surfaces

Evaporation of sessile water droplet on polydimethylsiloxane （PDMS） surfaces with three different curing ratios （5：1, 10：1, and 20：1） was experimentally investigated in this paper. We show that the constant contact radius （CCR） evaporation on surface with high curing ratio lasts longer than that with low curing ratio. We also measured Young＇s moduli of PDMS films by using atomic force microscopy （AFM） and simulated surface deformation of PDMS films induced by sessile water droplet. With increasing curing ratio of PDMS film, Young＇s modulus of PDMS film is getting lower, and then there will be larger surface deformation and more elastic stored energy. Since such energy acts as a barrier to keep the three-phase contact line pinned, thus it will result in longer CCR evaporation on PDMS surface with higher curing ratio.     

微动诱发的触点电接触间歇失效现象研究

金属触点是电气电子工程领域中导通电流、传递信号的关键,机械振动应力环境产生的微动将使系统的电接触性能逐步退化,并诱发触点间发生间歇失效现象.借助电动振动台设计了触点微动磨损测试分析系统,以铜镀金触点为研究对象,获得了接触电阻全寿命周期内的退化过程.结合接触电阻与SEM/EDX分析结果确定了微动频率、微动幅值对触点磨损发生间歇失效的条件及电接触间歇失效机理.     

考虑摩擦因素的结合面切向接触刚度分形预估模型及其仿真分析

为建立更完善和精确的结合面接触刚度模型,本文根据分形理论和摩擦学原理,从微观角度建立了考虑摩擦因素的结合面切向接触刚度分形预估模型.通过数值仿真分析研究了接触载荷、分形维数、摩擦系数和接触面积等因素对结合面切向接触刚度的影响.分析结果表明:结合面切向接触刚度随法向载荷和分形维数的增加而增大,而随分形尺度参数的增大而减小;摩擦系数对结合面切向接触刚度的影响较大,不同实际接触面积下的切向刚度相差较大;当分形维数较小时,摩擦系数对结合面切向刚度的影响将降低.这些研究对于进一步开展结合面的动力学特性研究具有重要意义.     

Adhesive contact on power-law graded elastic solids: The JKR–DMT transition using a double-Hertz model

A cohesive zone model of axisymmetric adhesive contact between a rigid sphere and a power-law graded elastic half-space is established by extending the double-Hertz model of Greenwood and Johnson (1998). Closed-form solutions are obtained analytically for the surface stress, deformation fields and equilibrium relations among applied load, indentation depth, inner and outer radii of the cohesive zone, which include the corresponding solutions for homogeneous isotropic materials and the Gibson solid as special cases. These solutions provide a continuous transition between JKR and DMT type contact models through a generalized Tabor parameter μ$\mu$. Our analysis reveals that the magnitude of the pull-off force ranges from (3+k)πRΔγ/2$(3+k)\pi R\mathrm{\Delta }\gamma /2$ to 2πRΔγ$2\pi R\mathrm{\Delta }\gamma$, where k$k$, R$R$ and Δγ$\mathrm{\Delta }\gamma$ denote the gradient exponent of the elastic modulus for the half-space, the radius of the sphere and the work of adhesion, respectively. Interestingly, the pull-off force for the Gibson solid is found to be identically equal to 2πRΔγ,$2\pi R\mathrm{\Delta }\gamma ,$ independent of the corresponding Tabor parameter. The obtained analytical solutions are validated with finite element simulations.     

开关不完全可靠潜艇充电系统可靠性分析

研究了潜艇充电系统的可靠性问题,在转换开关不完全可靠的情况下给出了潜艇充电1次及n次充电系统可靠性的表达式,并利用计算机仿真给出了仿真结果,验证了所给出的可靠性表达式的准确性,为实际应用提供了依据.