TY - JOUR A1 - Neukammer, J. A1 - Hussels, M. A1 - Kummrow, A. A1 - Devonshire, A. A1 - Foy, C. A1 - Huggett, J. A1 - Parkes, H. A1 - Zel, J. A1 - Milavec, M. A1 - Schimmel, H. A1 - Unger, Wolfgang A1 - Akgoz, M. A1 - McHugh, V. A1 - Grunert, H.-P. A1 - Zeichhardt, H. T1 - Survey results on nucleic acid tests of infectious diseases: present status and need for rapid and patient near diagnostics N2 - This survey will discuss current and emerging isothermal and rapid polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based nucleic acid amplification methods for patient near diagnostics. To assess the clinical need of rapid diagnostics for infectious diseases based on nucleic acid tests (NATs) we performed and analysed a questionnaire among laboratories participating in corresponding INSTAND ring trials for external quality assurance. The questions concerning new amplification technologies like isothermal nucleic acid amplification, potentially suited to significantly decrease turnaround times, were complemented by questions to evaluate the present status of NATs. Besides end-users, companies were also addressed by sending out a manufacturer specific questionnaire. Analysis of the answers from 48 laboratories in 14 European countries revealed that a much shorter turnaround time is requested for selected pathogens compared to about 2 h or longer when applying temperature cycling amplification, i.e. PCR. In this context, most frequently mentioned were MRSA, norovirus, influenza A and B viruses, cytomegalovirus (CMV) as well as hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV). At present, 8% of the laboratories having participated in this survey apply isothermal amplification of nucleic acid to identify infectious pathogens. KW - Nucleic acid tests KW - Infectious diseases KW - Virus detection KW - Bacteria detection KW - Isothermal nucleic acid amplification KW - Status report KW - Questionnaire KW - NAT KW - PCR PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:0183-lab0000160 UR - http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/lab/2015-6/lab000016.shtml SN - 1869-4241 VL - 6 SP - 1 EP - 11 PB - GMS CY - Düsseldorf AN - OPUS4-36133 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Fischer, Franziska A1 - Scholz, G. A1 - Benemann, Sigrid A1 - Rademann, K. A1 - Emmerling, Franziska T1 - Evaluation of the formation pathways of cocrystal polymorphs in liquid-assisted syntheses N2 - The synthesis of the polymorphic cocrystal caffeine:anthranilic acid was investigated to obtain a better understanding of the processes leading to the formation of different polymorphic forms. In the case of these cocrystal polymorphs synthesized by liquid-assisted grinding a distinct influence of the dipole moment of the solvent was found. A pre-coordination between the solvent molecules and the caffeine:anthranilic acid cocrystal could be identified in the formation of form II. In the case of form II the solvent can be regarded as a catalyst. The formation pathway of each polymorph was evaluated using synchrotron X-ray diffraction. KW - cocrystal KW - synchrotron X-ray diffraction KW - caffeine PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-313222 SN - 1466-8033 VL - 16 IS - 35 SP - 8272 EP - 8278 CY - London, UK AN - OPUS4-31322 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Krause, Christina A1 - Zorn, R. A1 - Emmerling, Franziska A1 - Falkenhagen, Jana A1 - Frick, B. A1 - Huber, P. A1 - Schönhals, Andreas T1 - Vibrational density of states of triphenylene based discotic liquid crystals: dependence on the length of the alkyl chain N2 - The vibrational density of states of a series of homologous triphenylene-based discotic liquid crystals HATn (n = 5, 6, 8, 10, 12) depending on the length of the aliphatic side chain is investigated by means of inelastic neutron scattering. All studied materials have a plastic crystalline phase at low temperatures, followed by a hexagonally ordered liquid crystalline phase at higher temperatures and a quasi isotropic phase at the highest temperatures. The X-ray scattering pattern for the plastic crystalline phase of all materials shows a sharp Bragg reflection corresponding to the intercolumnar distance in the lower q-range and a peak at circa 17 nm-1 related to intracolumnar distances between the cores perpendicular to the columns as well as a broad amorphous halo related to the disordered structure of the methylene groups in the side chains in the higher q-range. The intercolumnar distance increases linearly with increasing chain length for the hexagonal columnar ordered liquid crystalline phase. A similar behaviour is assumed for the plastic crystalline phase. Besides n = 8 all materials under study exhibit a Boson peak. With increasing chain length, the frequency of the Boson peak decreases and its intensity increases. This can be explained by a self-organized confinement model. The peaks for n = 10, 12 are much narrower than for n = 5, 6 which might imply the transformation from a rigid system to a softer one with increasing chain length. Moreover the results can also be discussed in the framework of a transition from an uncorrelated to a correlated disorder with increasing n where n = 8 might be speculatively considered as a transitional state. KW - X-ray scattering KW - Neutron scattering KW - Differential scanning calorimetry PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-304789 SN - 1463-9076 SN - 1463-9084 VL - 16 IS - 16 SP - 7324 EP - 7333 PB - The Royal Soc. of Chemistry CY - Cambridge AN - OPUS4-30478 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Agirrezabal-Telleria, Iker A1 - Guo, Y. A1 - Hemmann, Felix A1 - Arias, P. L. A1 - Kemnitz, E. T1 - Dehydration of xylose and glucose to furan derivatives using bifunctional partially hydroxylated MgF2 catalysts and N2-stripping N2 - The current furfural production yield is low due to the use of non-selective homogeneous catalysts and expensive separation. In this work, partially hydroxylated MgF2 catalysts, synthesized using different water contents, were screened during xylose dehydration in water–toluene at 160 °C. The different Lewis/Brønsted ratios on the MgF2 catalysts showed that under-coordinated Mg can isomerize xylose to xylulose, whilst the surface OH-groups were responsible for the dehydration reactions. The presence of glucose as a co-carbohydrate reduced the furfural selectivity from 86 to 81%, whilst it also led to high 5-hydroxymethylfurfural selectivity. The tests catalyzed by MgF2 in combination with simultaneous N2-stripping showed that a furfural selectivity of 87% could be achieved using low xylose loadings. Moreover, the catalysts regenerated by H2O2 showed high activity during the dehydration tests in water–toluene at 160 °C. KW - Bifunctional MgF2 KW - Lewis/Bronsted KW - Carbohydrates KW - Furan derivatives KW - N2-stripping PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-305441 SN - 2044-4753 SN - 2044-4761 VL - 4 IS - 5 SP - 1357 EP - 1368 PB - RSC Publ. CY - Cambridge AN - OPUS4-30544 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Karabeliov, Krassimire A1 - Baeßler, Matthias A1 - Cuéllar, Pablo A1 - Rücker, Werner T1 - A method for system identification of a structure supported by nonlinear springs using evolutionary computing N2 - A mechanical structure supported by nonlinear springs subjected to an external load is considered. If all mechanical parameters of the system were known, the displacement of the system subjected to this load could be easily calculated. If not all of the parameters are known, but the load and the displacement are measured at one location, an inverse problem exists. In the presented problem the nonlinear springs are unknown and have to be determined. At first glance a problem needs to be solved, which is underdetermined due to the number of unknown variables. However, evolutionary computing can be applied to solve this inverse, nonlinear and multimodal problem. Sometimes a prior knowledge exists on certain system properties, which is difficult to implement into analytical or numerical solver. This knowledge can play a decisive role in identifying the system properties and it can be easily included as boundary condition when applying evolutionary algorithm. This article examines how and under what conditions the spring resistances can be identified. The procedure is exemplified at a mechanical system of a pile foundation. T2 - 2nd International conference on mathematical modeling in physical sciences 2013 CY - Prague, Czech Republic DA - 01.09.2013 PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-304531 UR - http://iopscience.iop.org/1742-6596/490/1/012095/pdf/1742-6596_490_1_012095.pdf SN - 1742-6588 SN - 1742-6596 VL - 490 IS - 012095 SP - 1 EP - 4 PB - IOP Publ. CY - Bristol, UK AN - OPUS4-30453 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Stengel, Dominik A1 - Mehdianpour, Milad T1 - Finite element modelling of electrical overhead line cables under turbulent wind load N2 - This paper presents a finite element model of an overhead transmission line using so called cable elements which allow reproducing the cable's nonlinear characteristics accurately employing only a few elements. Aerodynamic damping is considered in the equation of motion by taking into account the relative velocity between the flow of the wind and the moving structure. The wind flow itself is simulated by wave superposition making necessary assumptions on the lateral correlation between the wind velocities along the cable length. As result from the simulation, the following conclusions can be drawn. The first natural frequency of generally used wide spanning cables lies well below 1 Hz where also most of the energy content of the wind excitation is to be expected. Aerodynamic damping is significant for the moving cables holding very low structural damping which leads to a suppression of resonant amplification. This is particularly of interest regarding the support reaction which is dominated by the mean value and the so called background response. The latter is mostly influenced by the randomness of the wind flow, especially lateral to the main wind direction. KW - Nonlinear Finite Element Formulations KW - Nonlinear Equation of Motion KW - Turbulent Wind Excitation PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-304567 SN - 2314-6494 SN - 2356-766X VL - 2014 IS - Article ID 421587 SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - Hindawi Publ. CY - New York, NY ; Cairo AN - OPUS4-30456 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Dittrich, Bettina A1 - Wartig, K.-A. A1 - Mülhaupt, R. A1 - Schartel, Bernhard T1 - Flame-retardancy properties of intumescent ammonium poly(phosphate) and mineral filler magnesium hydroxide in combination with graphene N2 - Thermally reduced graphite oxide (TRGO), containing only four single carbon layers on average, was combined with ammonium polyphosphate (APP) and magnesium hydroxide (MH), respectively, in polypropylene (PP). The nanoparticle's influence on different flame-retarding systems and possible synergisms in pyrolysis, reaction to small flame, fire behavior and mechanical properties were determined. TRGO has a positive effect on the yield stress, which is decreased by both flame-retardants and acts as a synergist with regard to Young's modulus. The applicability and effects of TRGO as an adjuvant in combination with conventional flame-retardants depends strongly on the particular flame-retardancy mechanism. In the intumescent system, even small concentrations of TRGO change the viscosity of the pyrolysing melt crucially. In case of oxygen index (OI) and UL 94 test, the addition of increasing amounts of TRGO to PP/APP had a negative impact on the oxygen index and the UL 94 classification. Nevertheless, systems with only low amounts (≤1 wt%) of TRGO achieved V-0 classification in the UL 94 test and high oxygen indices (>31 vol%). TRGO strengthens the residue structure of MH and therefore functions as a strong synergist in terms of OI and UL 94 classification (from HB to V-0). KW - Graphene KW - Intumescence KW - Ammonium polyphosphate KW - Magnesium hydroxide KW - Synergy KW - Polypropylene PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-320685 SN - 2073-4360 VL - 6 IS - 11 SP - 2875 EP - 2895 PB - MDPI CY - Basel AN - OPUS4-32068 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Noack-Schönmann, Steffi A1 - Bus, T. A1 - Banasiak, Ronald A1 - Knabe, Nicole A1 - Broughton, William J. A1 - Dulk-Ras, H.D. A1 - Hooykaas, P.J.J. A1 - Gorbushina, Anna T1 - Genetic transformation of Knufia petricola A95 - a model organism for biofilm-material interactions N2 - We established a protoplast-based system to transfer DNA to Knufia petricola strain A95, a melanised rock-inhabiting microcolonial fungus that is also a component of a model sub-aerial biofilm (SAB) system. To test whether the desiccation resistant, highly melanised cell walls would hinder protoplast formation, we treated a melanin-minus mutant of A95 as well as the type-strain with a variety of cell-degrading enzymes. Of the different enzymes tested, lysing enzymes from Trichoderma harzianum were most effective in producing protoplasts. This mixture was equally effective on the melanin-minus mutant and the type-strain. Protoplasts produced using lysing enzymes were mixed with polyethyleneglycol (PEG) and plasmid pCB1004 which contains the hygromycin B (HmB) phosphotransferase (hph) gene under the control of the Aspergillus nidulans trpC. Integration and expression of hph into the A95 genome conferred hygromycin resistance upon the transformants. Two weeks after plating out on selective agar containing HmB, the protoplasts developed cell-walls and formed colonies. Transformation frequencies were in the range 36 to 87 transformants per 10 µg of vector DNA and 106 protoplasts. Stability of transformation was confirmed by sub-culturing the putative transformants on selective agar containing HmB as well as by PCR-detection of the hph gene in the colonies. The hph gene was stably integrated as shown by five subsequent passages with and without selection pressure. KW - DNA transfer KW - Fungal cell-walls KW - Protoplasts KW - Hygromycin resistance KW - Black yeast KW - Sub-aerial biofilms KW - Stress-protective morphology KW - Ancestor of opportunistic pathogens & lichens PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-320840 UR - http://www.amb-express.com/content/4/1/80 SN - 2191-0855 VL - 4 SP - 80, 1 EP - 6 PB - Springer CY - Heidelberg AN - OPUS4-32084 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kopyra, J. A1 - Keller, A. A1 - Bald, Ilko T1 - On the role of fluoro-substituted nucleosides in DNA radiosensitization for tumor radiation therapy N2 - Gemcitabine (2',2'-difluorocytidine) is a well-known radiosensitizer routinely applied in concomitant chemoradiotherapy. During irradiation of biological media with high-energy radiation secondary low-energy (<10 eV) electrons are produced that can directly induce chemical bond breakage in DNA by dissociative electron attachment (DEA). Here, we investigate and compare DEA to the three molecules 2'-deoxycytidine, 2'-deoxy-5-fluorocytidine, and gemcitabine. Fluorination at specific molecular sites, i.e., nucleobase or sugar moiety, is found to control electron attachment and subsequent dissociation pathways. The presence of two fluorine atoms at the sugar ring results in more efficient electron attachment to the sugar moiety and subsequent bond cleavage. For the formation of the dehydrogenated nucleobase anion, we obtain an enhancement factor of 2.8 upon fluorination of the sugar, whereas the enhancement factor is 5.5 when the nucleobase is fluorinated. The observed fragmentation reactions suggest enhanced DNA strand breakage induced by secondary electrons when gemcitabine is incorporated into DNA. KW - Dissociative electron attachment KW - DNA radiation damage KW - Gemcitabine KW - DNA radiosensitizer KW - Tumor radiation therapy PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-302872 SN - 2046-2069 VL - 4 IS - 13 SP - 6825 EP - 6829 PB - RSC Publishing CY - London AN - OPUS4-30287 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ehlert, Christopher A1 - Unger, Wolfgang A1 - Saalfrank, P. T1 - C K-edge NEXAFS spectra of graphene with physical and chemical defects: a study based on density functional theory N2 - Recently, C K-edge Near Edge X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (NEXAFS) spectra of graphite (HOPG) surfaces have been measured for the pristine material, and for HOPG treated with either bromine or krypton plasmas (Lippitz et al., Surf. Sci., 2013, 611, L1). Changes of the NEXAFS spectra characteristic for physical (krypton) and/or chemical/physical modifications of the surface (bromine) upon plasma treatment were observed. Their molecular origin, however, remained elusive. In this work we study by density functional theory, the effects of selected point and line defects as well as chemical modifications on NEXAFS carbon K-edge spectra of single graphene layers. For Br-treated surfaces, also Br 3d X-ray Photoelectron Spectra (XPS) are simulated by a cluster approach, to identify possible chemical modifications. We observe that some of the defects related to plasma treatment lead to characteristic changes of NEXAFS spectra, similar to those in experiment. Theory provides possible microscopic origins for these changes. KW - Graphene KW - NEXAFS KW - Spectrum simulation KW - Density functional theory PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-309658 SN - 1463-9076 SN - 1463-9084 VL - 16 IS - 27 SP - 14083 EP - 14095 PB - The Royal Soc. of Chemistry CY - Cambridge AN - OPUS4-30965 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Vöse, Markus A1 - Fedelich, Bernard A1 - Otto, F. A1 - Eggeler, G. T1 - Micromechanical modeling of creep damage in a copper-antimony alloy N2 - A micromechanical model of creep induced grain boundary damage is proposed, which allows for the simulation of creep damage in a polycrystal with the finite element method. Grain boundary cavitation and sliding are considered via a micromechanically motivated cohesive zone model, while the grains creep following the slip system theory. The model has been calibrated with creep test data from pure Cu single crystals and a coarse-grained polycrystalline Cu-Sb alloy. The test data includes porosity measurements and estimates of grain boundary sliding. Finally, the model has been applied to Voronoi models of polycrystalline structures. In particular the influence of grain boundary sliding on the overall creep rate is demonstrated. T2 - ECF20 - 20th European conference on fracture CY - Trondheim, Norway DA - 28.06.2014 KW - Creep damage KW - Grain boundary sliding KW - Cohesive zone KW - Micromechanical model KW - Polycrystal PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-309914 SN - 2211-8128 VL - 3 SP - 21 EP - 26 PB - Curran CY - Red Hook, NY, USA AN - OPUS4-30991 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ritter, B. A1 - Krahl, T. A1 - Rurack, Knut A1 - Kemnitz, E. T1 - Nanoscale CaF2 doped with Eu3+ and Tb3+ through fluorolytic sol-gel synthesis N2 - In this article, the high potential of the fluorolytic sol–gel process to synthesize nanoscopic rare earth-doped calcium fluoride sols is shown. Through a fluorolytic sol–gel process we manage to achieve spherical monodisperse ~5 nm sized nanoparticles using a simple and reproducible one-pot-wet chemical route at room temperature. The as-synthesized clear sols exhibit an intense red and green luminescence under UV excitation at room temperature. A spectroscopic study of the sols revealed the characteristic transitions 5D0 → 7FJ of Eu3+ and 5D4 → 7FJ of Tb3+, with 5D0 → 7F2 (611 nm) of Eu3+ and 5D4 → 7F4 (581 nm) of Tb3+ as the most prominent transitions. This facile synthetic strategy is also valuable for developing other luminescent nanoparticles. KW - Calciumfluorid KW - Europium KW - Lumineszenz KW - Nanopartikel KW - Sol-Gel-Synthese KW - Terbium PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-320120 SN - 2050-7526 SN - 2050-7534 VL - 2 IS - 40 SP - 8607 EP - 8613 PB - Royal Soc. of Chemistry CY - Cambridge AN - OPUS4-32012 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ressnig, A. A1 - Corbiere, T. A1 - Lunkenbein, T. A1 - Braun, Ulrike A1 - Willinger, M. G. A1 - Antonietti, M. T1 - Decomposition synthesis of tuneable, macroporous carbon foams from crystalline precursors via in situ templating N2 - A flexible, sustainable, one-step thermal decomposition route for the synthesis of hierarchical, heteroatom doped carbon foams is presented. Task-specific semi-organic crystals combine functions for three different purposes: the carbon and heteroatom source, a foaming agent (CO2) and an in situ generable template (NaCl). Insights to the decomposition pathway were gained through FTIR/MS coupled TGA and an ultrafast out-of-furnace heating procedure and the products were analysed with (HR)SEM/TEM, EELS, FTIR, and N2 sorption. The resulting macroporous carbon foams are excellent supports for metallic nanoparticles due to their hierarchical structure, high surface area and tuneable heteroatom contents. This was demonstrated for catalytically active copper or the magnetic CoNi alloy for water purification. KW - macroporous carbon KW - thermal decomposition KW - synthesize heteroatom KW - in situ template (NaCl) PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-318641 SN - 2050-7496 SN - 2050-7488 VL - 2 IS - 42 SP - 18076 EP - 18081 PB - RSC CY - London [u.a.] AN - OPUS4-31864 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Mozetic, M. A1 - Ostrikov, K. A1 - Ruzic, D.N. A1 - Curreli, D. A1 - Cvelbar, U. A1 - Vesel, A. A1 - Primc, G. A1 - Leisch, M. A1 - Jousten, K. A1 - Malyshev, O.B. A1 - Hendricks, J.H. A1 - Kövér, L. A1 - Tagliaferro, A. A1 - Conde, O. A1 - Silvestre, A.J. A1 - Giapintzakis, J. A1 - Buljan, M. A1 - Radic, N. A1 - Drazic, G. A1 - Bernstorff, S. A1 - Biedermann, H. A1 - Kylián, O. A1 - Hanus, J. A1 - Milosevic, S. A1 - Galtayries, A. A1 - Dietrich, Paul A1 - Unger, Wolfgang A1 - Lehocky, M. A1 - Sedlarik, V. A1 - Stana-Kleinschek, K. A1 - Drmota-Petric, A. A1 - Pireaux, J.J. A1 - Rogers, J.W. A1 - Anderle, M. T1 - Recent advances in vacuum sciences and applications N2 - Recent advances in vacuum sciences and applications are reviewed. Novel optical interferometer cavity devices enable pressure measurements with ppm accuracy. The innovative dynamic vacuum standard allows for pressure measurements with temporal resolution of 2 ms. Vacuum issues in the construction of huge ultra-high vacuum devices worldwide are reviewed. Recent advances in surface science and thin films include new phenomena observed in electron transport near solid surfaces as well as novel results on the properties of carbon nanomaterials. Precise techniques for surface and thin-film characterization have been applied in the conservation technology of cultural heritage objects and recent advances in the characterization of biointerfaces are presented. The combination of various vacuum and atmospheric-pressure techniques enables an insight into the complex phenomena of protein and other biomolecule conformations on solid surfaces. Studying these phenomena at solid–liquid interfaces is regarded as the main issue in the development of alternative techniques for drug delivery, tissue engineering and thus the development of innovative techniques for curing cancer and cardiovascular diseases. A review on recent advances in plasma medicine is presented as well as novel hypotheses on cell apoptosis upon treatment with gaseous plasma. Finally, recent advances in plasma nanoscience are illustrated with several examples and a roadmap for future activities is presented. KW - Vacuum KW - Surface KW - Plasma KW - Interface KW - Nanoscience PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-304884 SN - 0022-3727 SN - 1361-6463 VL - 47 IS - 15 SP - 153001-1 EP - 153001-23 PB - IOP Publ. CY - Bristol AN - OPUS4-30488 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ecker, Melanie A1 - Pretsch, Thorsten T1 - Novel design approaches for multifunctional information carriers N2 - Two design approaches for multifunctional information carriers are introduced. In the first one, quick response (QR) code carriers, which were composed of poly(ester urethane) (PEU) and microencapsulated thermochromic pigments (T-PIGs), differing in color and color switching temperature (CST), were prepared. The obtained material systems exhibited machine-readable QR codes at 23 °C and a two-stage decolorization when heated, culminating in unreadable QR codes at temperatures above the highest CST of the employed T-PIGs. In the second scenario, information carriers were sealed with a dark, thermochromic PEU layer. As a result, the QR codes were hidden at 23 °C and became readable upon heating due to color fading. Beyond the characterization of the employed components, preparation methods, functionality analyses and durability investigations are reported. When heated after thermo-mechanical programming, pronounced shape memory properties could be verified. The thermo-responsiveness of such multifunctional material systems may qualify them for usage in anti-counterfeiting applications. KW - Poly(ester urethane) KW - Shape memory polymer KW - Thermo-responsiveness KW - Information carrier KW - QR code carrier KW - Thermochromic properties KW - Microencapsulated thermochromic pigments KW - Anti-counterfeiting KW - Smart label KW - Difficult-to-copy KW - Durability KW - Multifuncitonal material systems PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-315176 SN - 2046-2069 VL - 4 IS - 87 SP - 46680 EP - 46688 PB - RSC Publishing CY - London AN - OPUS4-31517 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Batzdorf, Lisa A1 - Wilke, Manuel A1 - Szczerba, Wojciech A1 - Reinholz, Uwe A1 - Emmerling, Franziska T1 - Mechanochemical synthesis and characterisation of two new bismuth metal organic frameworks N2 - Two metal organic structures composed of the ligands benzene-1,4-dicarboxylate and pyridine- 2,5-dicarboxylate and bismuth cations are presented: (H2Im)[Bi(1,4-bdc)2] (1) and [Bi(pydc)(NO3)2(H2O)2]*H2O (2) (bdc = benzenedicarboxylate, H2Im = imidazole cation, pydc = pyridinedicarboxylate). Both compounds were synthesised via grinding and the crystal structure of compound (2) was solved based on its powder diffraction pattern. Compound 1 crystallises isostructurally to the dimethyl ammonium containing compound (dma)[(Bi(1,4- bdc)2]. Raman spectroscopy and Extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) measurements provided additional information about the two mechanochemically synthesised metal organic compounds. KW - crystal structure KW - mechanochemically synthesis KW - powder diffraction measurements PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-306296 UR - http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2014/ce/c3ce42633e SN - 1466-8033 N1 - Geburtsname von Batzdorf, Lisa: Tröbs, L. - Birth name of Batzdorf, Lisa: Tröbs, L. VL - 16 IS - 25 SP - 5560 EP - 5565 CY - London, UK AN - OPUS4-30629 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Batzdorf, Lisa A1 - Emmerling, Franziska T1 - Mechanochemical synthesis and characterisation of cocrystals and metal-organic compounds N2 - The mechanochemical synthesis of two model compounds, a metal organic framework ([Bi(1,4-bdc)2]*(Im) (bdc = benzene dicarboxylate, Im = imidazole cation)) and a cocrystal (Carbamazepine:Indometacin 1:1) were followed ex situ by combined analytical methods. Powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Raman spectroscopy data were evaluated for the synthesis of the metal organic framework. XRD measurements and REM images were analysed for the synthesis of the cocrystal. The measurements revealed that both model compounds were synthesised within minutes. The metal organic framework [Bi(1,4-bdc)2]*(Im) is synthesised via an intermediate structure. The cocrystal Carbamazepine:Indometacin 1:1 is formed within few seconds and afterwards the crystallite size decreases extremely. KW - Powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) KW - Raman spectroscopy KW - mechanochemical synthesis PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-306305 UR - http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2014/fd/c3fd00163f SN - 1359-6640 SN - 1364-5498 N1 - Geburtsname von Batzdorf, Lisa: Tröbs, L. - Birth name of Batzdorf, Lisa: Tröbs, L. SP - 109 EP - 119 PB - RSC CY - Cambridge [u.a.] AN - OPUS4-30630 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Heinrich, Thomas A1 - Traulsen, Christoph Hans-Henning A1 - Darlatt, Erik A1 - Richter, S. A1 - Poppenberg, J. A1 - Traulsen, N.L. A1 - Linder, I. A1 - Lippitz, Andreas A1 - Dietrich, Paul A1 - Dib, B. A1 - Unger, Wolfgang A1 - Schalley, C.A. T1 - The versatility of 'Click' reactions at surfaces: Molecular recognition at interfaces N2 - In order to investigate molecular recognition on surfaces, an azide-functionalized monolayer was deposited on gold. The monolayer was characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and angle-resolved near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) experiments and the decomposition of the azide upon irradiation with X-ray beams was investigated. Subsequently, various alkyne-functionalized host and guest molecules were attached to the azide by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition. These modified surfaces and their host–guest chemistry were analysed by XPS and angle-resolved NEXAFS. The reversibility of guest binding was shown for one example as a proof of principle. KW - 'Click' reaction KW - Azide-terminated surfaces KW - SAMs KW - Host guest molecules KW - Molecular recognition at interfaces PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-306463 SN - 2046-2069 VL - 4 IS - 34 SP - 17694 EP - 17702 PB - RSC Publishing CY - London AN - OPUS4-30646 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bald, Ilko A1 - Keller, A. T1 - Molecular processes studied at a single-molecule level using DNA origami nanostructures and atomic force microscopy N2 - DNA origami nanostructures allow for the arrangement of different functionalities such as proteins, specific DNA structures, nanoparticles, and various chemical modifications with unprecedented precision. The arranged functional entities can be visualized by atomic force microscopy (AFM) which enables the study of molecular processes at a single-molecular level. Examples comprise the investigation of chemical reactions, electron-induced bond breaking, enzymatic binding and cleavage events, and conformational transitions in DNA. In this paper, we provide an overview of the advances achieved in the field of single-molecule investigations by applying atomic force microscopy to functionalized DNA origami substrates. KW - DNA origami KW - atomic force microscopy KW - single-molecule analysis KW - DNA radiation damage KW - protein binding KW - enzyme reactions KW - G quadruplexes PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-314343 SN - 1420-3049 VL - 19 IS - 9 SP - 13803 EP - 13823 PB - MDPI CY - Basel AN - OPUS4-31434 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bachmann, Marcel A1 - Avilov, Vjaceslav A1 - Gumenyuk, Andrey A1 - Rethmeier, Michael T1 - Experimental and numerical investigation of an electromagnetic weld pool control for laser beam welding N2 - The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of externally applied magnetic fields on the weld quality in laser beam welding. The optimization of the process parameters was performed using the results of computer simulations. Welding tests were performed with up to 20 kW laser beam power. It was shown that the AC magnet with 3 kW power supply allows for a prevention of the gravity drop-out for full penetration welding of 20 mm thick stainless steel plates. For partial penetration welding it was shown that an0.5 T DC magnetic field is enough for a suppression of convective flows in the weld pool. Partial penetration welding tests with 4 kW beam power showed that the application of AC magnetic fields can reduce weld porosity by a factor of 10 compared to the reference joints. The weld surface roughness was improved by 50%. KW - Laser beam welding KW - Electromagnetic weld pool support KW - Hartmann effect KW - Electromagnetic rectification PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-314405 SN - 1875-3892 VL - 56 SP - 515 EP - 524 PB - Elsevier B.V. CY - Amsterdam [u.a.] AN - OPUS4-31440 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zocca, Andrea A1 - Wirth, Cynthia A1 - Mühler, T. A1 - Günster, Jens T1 - Powder-bed stabilization for powder-based additive manufacturing N2 - The most successful additive manufacturing (AM) technologies are based on the layer-by-layer deposition of a flowable powder. Although considered as the third industrial revolution, one factor still limiting these processes to become completely autonomous is the often necessary build-up of support structures. Besides the prevention of lateral shifts of the part during the deposition of layers, the support assures quality and stability to the built process. The loose powder itself surrounding the built object, or so-called powder-bed, does not provide this sustenance in most existent technology available. Here we present a simple but effective and economical method for stabilizing the powder-bed, preventing distortions in the geometry with no need for support structures. This effect, achieved by applying an air flow through the powder-bed, is enabling an entirely autonomous generation of parts and is a major contribution to all powder-based additive manufacturing technologies. Moreover, it makes powder-based AM independent of gravitational forces, which will facilitate crafting items in space from a variety of powdery materials. KW - Additive manufacturing KW - Powder bed PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-314244 SN - 1687-8132 SN - 1687-8140 N1 - Geburtsname von Wirth, Cynthia: Gomes, C. M. - Birth name of Wirth, Cynthia: Gomes, C. M. VL - 2014 SP - 491581-1 - 491581-6 PB - Hindawi Publishing Corporation CY - New York, NY ; Cairo AN - OPUS4-31424 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Nariaki, D. A1 - Lekovic, F. A1 - Homenya, P. A1 - Costa, B. F. O. A1 - Menzel, Michael A1 - Boca, R. A1 - Blumers, M. A1 - Klingelhöfer, G. A1 - Renz, F. T1 - Iron(III) complexes on a dendrimeric basis and various amine core investigated by Mössbauer spectroscopy N2 - Dendrimers of various generations were synthesized by the divergent method. Starting from various amine cores (G0a, G0b, G0c) the generations were built by reaction of the amine with acrylnitrile followed by hydrogenation with DIBAL-H. Treatment with salicylaldehyde creates a fivefold coordination sphere for iron in the molecular periphery. The resulting multinuclear coordination compounds are investigated by Mossbauer spectroscopy. T2 - ICRTP 2014 - International conference on recent trends in physics CY - Indore, India DA - 22.02.2014 PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-316331 SN - 1742-6588 SN - 1742-6596 VL - 534 IS - 1 SP - 012003-1 EP - 012003-8 PB - IOP Publ. CY - Bristol, UK AN - OPUS4-31633 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Epishin, A.I. A1 - Link, T. A1 - Fedelich, Bernard A1 - Svetlov, I.L. A1 - Golubovskiy, E.R. T1 - Hot isostatic pressing of single-crystal nickel-base superalloys: mechanism of pore closure and effect on mechanical properties N2 - Pore annihilation was investigated in the single-crystal nickel-base superalloy CMSX-4. HIP tests at 1288 °C/103 MPa were interrupted at different times, then the specimens were investigated by TEM, metallography and density measurements. The kinetics of pore annihilation was determined. The pore closure mechanism was identified as plastic deformation on the octahedral slip systems. A model describing the kinetics of pore closure has been developed on the base of crystal plasticity and large strain theory. Mechanical tests with the superalloy CMSX-4 and the Ru-containing superalloy VGM4 showed, that HIP significantly increases the fatigue life at low temperatures but has no effect on creep strength. T2 - Eurosuperalloys 2014 - 2nd European symposium on superalloys and their applications CY - Giens, France DA - 12.05.2014 PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-316410 N1 - Serientitel: MATEC Web of conferences – Series title: MATEC Web of conferences VL - 14 SP - 08003-1 EP - 08003-6 PB - EDP Sciences AN - OPUS4-31641 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Rades, Steffi A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan A1 - Salge, T. A1 - Wirth, Thomas A1 - Lobera, M.P. A1 - Labrador, R.H. A1 - Natte, Kishore A1 - Behnke, Thomas A1 - Gross, Thomas A1 - Unger, Wolfgang T1 - High-resolution imaging with SEM/T-SEM, EDX and SAM as a combined methodical approach for morphological and elemental analyses of single engineered nanoparticles N2 - The combination of complementary characterization techniques such as SEM (Scanning Electron Microscopy), T-SEM (Scanning Electron Microscopy in Transmission Mode), EDX (Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy) and SAM (Scanning Auger Microscopy) has been proven to be a powerful and relatively quick characterization strategy for comprehensive morphological and chemical characterization of individual silica and titania nanoparticles. The selected “real life” test materials, silica and titania, are listed in the OECD guidance manual as representative examples because they are often used as commercial nanomaterials. Imaging by high resolution SEM and in the transmission mode by T-SEM allows almost simultaneous surface and in-depth inspection of the same particle using the same instrument. EDX and SAM enable the chemical characterization of bulk and surface of individual nanoparticles. The core–shell properties of silica based materials are addressed as well. Titania nominally coated by silane purchased from an industrial source has been found to be inhomogeneous in terms of chemical composition. KW - surface and in-depth inspection KW - silica nanoparticles KW - titania nanoparticles PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-316296 SN - 2046-2069 VL - 4 IS - 91 SP - 49577 EP - 49587 PB - RSC Publishing CY - London AN - OPUS4-31629 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Woydt, Mathias A1 - Mohrbacher, H. T1 - The tribological and mechanical properties of niobium carbides (NbC) bonded with cobalt of Fe3Al N2 - The tribological and mechanical properties of niobium carbide bonded with 8 vol.-% (NbC-8Co), 12 vol.-% of cobalt (NbC-12Co) or 12 vol.-% of Fe3Al (NbC-12Fe3Al) are presented. Rotating discs made of metal-bonded niobium carbide were mated against alumina (99.7%) under unlubricated (dry) unidirectional sliding tests (0.1 m/s to 12.0 m/s; 22 °C and 400 C) as well as in oscillation tests (f=20 Hz, Δx=0.2 mm, 2/50/98% rel. humidity, n=105/106 cycles). Microstructure and phase compositions were determined as well. The tribological data obtained were benchmarked with different ceramics, cermets, hard metals and thermally sprayed coatings, where NbC bonded with 8% and 12% Co presented above 7 m/s the lowest wear rates so far in such a benchmark. Binderless NbC (HP-NbC1) and the metal-bonded NbCs exhibited low wear rates under dry sliding associated with P·V high load carrying capacities. NbC-based hard metal bonded with 12 vol.-% of Fe3Al resulted in a higher hardness level than for 12 vol.-% cobalt. The tribological profile established revealed a strong position of NbC-bearing materials under tribological considerations and for closed tribosystems against established reference tribo-couples. KW - Sliding KW - Ceramic KW - Oscillation KW - Strength KW - Modulus KW - High temperatures KW - Friction KW - Wear KW - NbC KW - Niobium carbide KW - Cobalt KW - Fe3Al KW - Hard metal PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-316129 SN - 0043-1648 VL - 321 SP - 1 EP - 7 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-31612 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gaal, Mate A1 - Dohse, Elmar A1 - Bartusch, Jürgen A1 - Köppe, Enrico A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc A1 - Hillger, W. A1 - Amos, J. M. T1 - Ultrasonic testing of adhesively bonded joints using air-coupled cellular polypropylene transducers N2 - In air-coupled ultrasonic testing, the impedance mismatch between the transducer and the air is commonly being solved by adding matching layers to composite transducers. To avoid the difficult technological procedure regarding matching layers, some new piezoelectric materials have been proposed. Most promising are ferroelectrets, which are charged cellular polymers, having ferroelectric and consequently piezoelectric properties. In particular, the extreme softness of cellular polypropylene (cPP) leads to a high piezoelectric constant and to a good impedance match with the air, making matching layers redundant. Its elasticity modulus below 1 MPa causes an additional effect not observed with common piezoelectric materials: that is the electrostrictive effect, here defined as the thickness change due to the attractive force between the transducer electrodes. This effect exceeds the piezoelectric effect at excitation voltages over 1 kV. The extreme softness of cPP leads also to high flexibility, enabling easy focusing by bending the transducer. We have developed air-coupled ultrasonic transducers based on cPP. This includes the electrical matching networks for the transmitter and for the receiver. The transmitter is excited with voltages up to 2.5 kV, so that the electrostrictive effect dominates, leading to sound pressure around 145dB at the transducer surface. These transducers have been applied for testing carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer plates, adhesive joints and other composite structures. Here we report about ultrasonic transmission of two types of adhesive joints. The first one is multi-layer aluminium components with some artificial disbonds, which are common in aerospace industry, and the second one is an aluminium-steel joint with polyurethane adhesive, which is used in automotive industry. T2 - ECNDT 2014 - 11th European conference on non-destructive testing CY - Prague, Czech Republic DA - 06.10.2014 KW - Air-coupled KW - Ultrasonic testing KW - Ferroelectret KW - Cellular polypropylene KW - Transducer KW - Adhesive joint PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-317204 SN - 978-80-214-5018-9 SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - Brno University of Technology AN - OPUS4-31720 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schoknecht, Ute A1 - Kalbe, Ute A1 - Van Zomeren, A. A1 - Hjelmar, O. T1 - Laboratory leaching tests on treated wood according to different harmonised test procedures N2 - -Background- Laboratory leaching tests on treated wood were performed during a European robustness study in the framework of the validation of a tank leaching test procedure that has been proposed for construction products in order to determine the potential release of dangerous substances which can be transferred to soil and groundwater. The release of substances has to be determined also for materials treated with biocidal products according to the requirements of the European Biocidal Products Regulation. A similar leaching test procedure was already harmonised for treated wood for this purpose. Both test procedures were applied in parallel to wood treated with the same preservative to investigate whether the results of these tests can replace each other. Additional experiments were performed to further investigate unexpected effects of L/A ratio on leaching of copper and duration of storage of treated test specimens. -Results- Both procedures generate similar results concerning cumulative emissions of tebuconazole, copper, dissolved organic carbon and total nitrogen. The emission rates with time are in comparable ranges for both leaching protocols. Emissions of copper increased with decreasing L/A ratios. Strong correlation of copper concentrations and dissolved organic carbon as well as total nitrogen concentrations in eluates indicates that this observation is caused by co-elution of copper with organic substances. Duration of storage of treated test specimens affected emissions for the investigated wood preservative. -Conclusions- Based on these findings, results from both test procedures can be used to describe leaching characteristics and avoid double testing of treated wood to fulfil the requirements of the European regulations for either biocides or construction products. Leaching of substances from treated wood is a complex process that depends on its chemical composition and ageing processes. KW - Construction products KW - Biocidal product KW - Emission KW - Leaching KW - Tank leaching test KW - Treated wood KW - European regulation PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-317320 UR - http://www.enveurope.com/content/26/1/25 SN - 2190-4715 SN - 2190-4707 VL - 26 SP - 25, 1 EP - 10 PB - Springer CY - Berlin ; Heidelberg AN - OPUS4-31732 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Stoch, P. A1 - Szczerba, Wojciech A1 - Bodnar, W. A1 - Ciecinska, M. A1 - Stoch, A. A1 - Burkel, E. T1 - Structural properties of iron-phosphate glasses: spectroscopic studies and ab initio simulations N2 - Vitrification is the most effective method for the immobilization of hazardous waste by incorporating toxic elements into a glass structure. Iron phosphate glasses are presently being considered as matrices for the storage of radioactive waste, even of those which cannot be vitrified using conventional borosilicate waste glass. In this study, a structural model of 60P2O5–40Fe2O3 glass is proposed. The model is based on the crystal structure of FePO4 which is composed of [FeO4][PO4] tetrahedral rings. The rings are optimized using the DFT method and the obtained theoretical FTIR and Raman spectra are being compared with their experimental counterparts. Moreover, the proposed model is in very good agreement with X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy (XANES/EXAFS) and Mössbauer spectroscopy measurements. According to the calculations the Fe3+ is in tetrahedral and five-fold coordination. The maximal predicted load of waste constituents into the glass without rebuilding of the structure is 30 mol%. Below this content, waste constituents balance the charge of [FeO4]- tetrahedra which leads to their strong bonding to the glass resulting in an increase of the chemical durability, transformation and melting temperatures and density. KW - Glass KW - Iron KW - DFT simulations KW - Mössbauer spectroscopy KW - XANES/EXAFS KW - FTIR spectroscopy KW - Raman spectroscopy KW - Coordination PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-317351 SN - 1463-9076 SN - 1463-9084 VL - 16 IS - 37 SP - 19917 EP - 19927 PB - The Royal Soc. of Chemistry CY - Cambridge AN - OPUS4-31735 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kunte, Hans-Jörg A1 - Lentzen, G. A1 - Galinski, E. T1 - Industrial production of the cell protectant ectoine: protection mechanisms, processes, and products N2 - Bacteria, Archaea and Eukarya can adapt to Saline environments by accumulating compatible solutes in order to maintain an osmotic equilibrium. Compatible solutes are of diverse chemical structure (sugars, polyols, amino acid derivatives) and are beneficial for bacterial cells not only as osmoregulatory solutes, but also as protectants of proteins by mitigating detrimental effects of freezing, drying and high temperatures. The aspartate derivative ectoine is a wide spread compatible solute in Bacteria and possesses additional protective properties compared with other compatible solutes, and stabilizes even whole cells against stresses such as UV radiation or cytotoxins. The protective properties of ectoine for proteins can be explained by its strong (kosmotropic) interaction with water and subsequent exclusion from Protein surface, the decrease of the solubility of the peptide backbone and the strengthening of intramolecular hydrogen bonds (secondary structures). The stabilizing and UV-protective properties of ectoine attracted industry, which saw the potential to market ectoine as a novel active component in health care products and cosmetics. In joint efforts of industry and research large-scale fermentation procedures have been developed with the halophilic bacterium Halomonas elongata used as a producer strain. The two key technologies that allow for the annual production of ectoine on a scale of tons are the bacterial milking procedure and the development and application of ectoine-excreting mutants (“leaky” mutant). The details of these two procedures including the strain development and Fermentation processes will be introduced and current and future applications of ectoine will be discussed. KW - Bacterial milking KW - Batch fermentation KW - Continuous culture KW - Ectoine excretion KW - Hofmeister effect KW - Kosmotrope KW - “leaky” mutant KW - Osmophobic effect KW - Protein protection KW - Preferential exclusion PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-376805 SN - 2211-551X VL - 3 IS - 1 SP - 10 EP - 25 PB - Bentham Science AN - OPUS4-37680 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zscherpel, Uwe A1 - Schumacher, David A1 - Redmer, Bernhard A1 - Ewert, Uwe A1 - Ullberg, C. A1 - Weber, N. A1 - Pantsar, T. T1 - Digital radiology with photon counting detectors N2 - The progress in X-ray detector electronics (sensitivity and speed) allows meanwhile fast single photon detection by a matrix detector. Combined photon counting and energy discrimination is implemented in the electronic circuit of each detector pixel. The company XCounter developed detectors based on CdTe single crystals, which can be tiled to larger areas and have a pixel size of 100ìm. The largest area available in beginning of 2014 is 50x75 mm². These detectors have very promising properties, which make them very suitable for NDT applications: 1. A CdTe attenuation layer of 750 µm thickness allows efficient X-ray detection up to ca. 300 keV. In counting mode only photon noise is important; no other detector noise sources need to be considered. There is no Offset signal without radiation. 2. Each of the detector pixels has two energy thresholds. These can be used for dual energy imaging for materials separation. Also the suppression of scattered radiation by energy thresholding will improve the image contrast sensitivity. First experiments will be presented which demonstrate the advantages of this new detector technology over the conventional charge integrating detectors. A challenge is the development of a modified detector calibration procedure, which becomes critical at longer exposure times. T2 - ECNDT 2014 - 11th European conference on non-destructive testing CY - Prague, Czech Republic DA - 06.10.2014 KW - Materials characterization KW - Radiographic testing (RT) KW - Digital detector array KW - Photo counting KW - Image quality KW - Calibration KW - Dual-energy KW - Energy discrimination KW - Digital radiology KW - Detectors PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-323063 UR - https://www.ndt.net/?id=16709 SN - 1435-4934 N1 - Geburtsname von Schumacher, David: Walter, D. - Birth name of Schumacher, David: Walter, D. VL - 19 IS - 12 SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - NDT.net CY - Kirchwald AN - OPUS4-32306 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schumm, A. A1 - Martin, E. A1 - Beaumont, M. A1 - Ewert, Uwe A1 - Kolkoori, Sanjeevareddy A1 - Zscherpel, Uwe A1 - Wrobel, Norma A1 - Redmer, Bernhard T1 - A comparative study on the performance of digital detector systems for high energy applications N2 - For cast components reaching or exceeding total material thicknesses of 150mm, high energy sources such as linear accelerators or Betatrons are required in order to obtain reasonable exposure times. In this study, the performance of digital detector systems, involving imaging plates (IP) and digital detector arrays (DDA), was evaluated with respect to the testing class B requirements as formulated in the standard EN ISO 17636-2. As a reference, traditional radiographic film and a Cobalt-60 source was used. With film exposures, testing class B was achieved with Co-60 and Betatron (7.5 MV) at longer exposure times. The preliminary results show that the testing class B was not obtained with the examined digital detector arrays (DDA) and the high resolution imaging plates (IP) , even at 40, 60 and 80 minutes exposure time with a 7.5 MV Betatron. Class A was achieved using high resolution imaging plates with optimized metal filters between object and IPs and a high resolution DDA with intermediate Cu filters. Class A was also achieved applying a DDA with lower basic spatial resolution than required by Table B.13 of EN ISO 17636-2, but using the compensation principle as described in this standard. The next generation of digital detector arrays might potentially be able to obtain class B performance with the expected spatial resolution and sensitivity improvements. T2 - ECNDT 2014 - 11th European conference on non-destructive testing CY - Prague, Czech Republic DA - 06.10.2014 KW - Radiography KW - Image quality KW - Betatron KW - Digital detector array (DDA) KW - Casting KW - Standards KW - High energy radiography KW - Comparison of detectors KW - Steel weldment PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-323075 UR - https://www.ndt.net/?id=16394 SN - 1435-4934 VL - 19 IS - 12 SP - 1 EP - 6 PB - NDT.net CY - Kirchwald AN - OPUS4-32307 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ewert, Uwe A1 - Zscherpel, Uwe T1 - Minimum requirements for digital radiography equipment and measurement procedures by different industries and standard organizations N2 - The digital photography has almost completely substituted the film photography. The film replacement is also fast progressing in medical X-ray radiography. This process is slower in NDT and especially in Europe. Reasons for the hesitating change to digital radiography (RT-D) in NDT are the necessary time for adoption of standards and the conservative request for film RT by auditors and NDT managers for applications in large plants and at construction areas. The fast serial inspection for small castings is already almost completely dominated by RT-D due to the cost effective short exposure and interpretation times. Standards were developed in parallel at CEN, ISO, ASTM and ASME. Unfortunately, the standard practices are different and the requirements on image quality and useable hardware are different too. The first standard series on Computed Radiography were developed and published by CEN and ASTM in 2005. Harmonized classification and qualification standards are available but the published practices are different. ASTM has developed the first standards for application of Digital Detector Arrays (DDA) in 2010. The first digital RT ISO standard practice is ISO 17636-2 (2013), which describes the practice for application of DDAs and Imaging Plates for weld inspection. At the first time this standard provides requirements for the selection of suitable hardware. Minimum image quality requirements are specified in analogy to film radiography and 3 Compensation Principles are defined to enable the application of a wider range of digital detectors. A comparison of the different international digital RT standards is given and first experiences with ISO 17636-2 are discussed. New standards on RT wall thickness and corrosion measurements (EN 16407, film and digital) have been developed recently. T2 - ECNDT 2014 - 11th European conference on non-destructive testing CY - Prague, Czech Republic DA - 06.10.2014 KW - NDT KW - X-Ray KW - Digital detectors KW - Standards KW - Radiographic procedures KW - Unsharpness KW - Basic spatial resolution KW - Requirements KW - Digital industrial radiology PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-323081 UR - https://www.ndt.net/?id=16708 SN - 1435-4934 VL - 19 IS - 12 SP - 1 EP - 18 PB - NDT.net CY - Kirchwald AN - OPUS4-32308 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Radtke, Martin A1 - Buzanich, Günter A1 - Curado, Jessica A1 - Reinholz, Uwe A1 - Riesemeier, Heinrich A1 - Scharf, O. T1 - Slicing - a new method for non destructive 3D elemental sensitive characterization of materials N2 - Recent advances in synchrotron sources and detector technology have led to substantial improvements in spatial resolution and detection limits for X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF). However, the non-destructive three-dimensional elemental sensitive characterization of samples remains a challenge. We demonstrate the use of the so-called 'Color X-ray Camera' (CXC) for 3D measurements for the first time. The excitation of the sample is realized with a thin sheet-beam. The stepwise movement of the sample allows getting the elemental distribution for each layer with one measurement. These layers can be combined to a full 3D dataset for each element afterwards. Since the information is collected layer by layer, there is no need to apply reconstruction techniques, which quite often are the reason for artifacts in the results achieved by computed tomography (CT). The field of applications is wide, as the 3D elemental distribution of a material contains clues to processes inside the samples from a variety of origins. The technique is of special interest and well suited for biological specimens, because their light matrix minimizes restricting absorption effects. Measurement examples of a hornet and the teeth of a Sorex araneus are shown. KW - SR-microXRF KW - 3D KW - CXC PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-324330 SN - 0267-9477 SN - 1364-5544 VL - 29 IS - 8 SP - 1339 EP - 1344 PB - Royal Society of Chemistry CY - London AN - OPUS4-32433 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kolkoori, Sanjeevareddy A1 - Wrobel, Norma A1 - Zscherpel, Uwe A1 - Ewert, Uwe T1 - New X-ray backscatter imaging technique for nondestructive testing of aerospace components N2 - Critical parts in aircraft manufacturing such as stringers are very commonly used in modern aircraft structures to resist the compressive loads caused by the aerodynamic effects. They are generally made-up of thin aluminium (Al) metal sheets and are one of the key components in the aircraft wings. Any defects in the stringer leads to weakening of the stiffness of the whole wing structure and consequently, failures may occur. Hence, the structural integrity of the stringers should be evaluated using reliable non-destructive testing (NDT) methods. Due to the complex shaped structure of the stringer, the one-sided access NDT method such as X-ray backscatter technique is more preferable for the non-destructive imaging. In this paper, we present a new X-ray backscatter technique to image the internal sections of the stringer with only a single-sided access. The whole object was inspected by changing the viewing direction of the X-ray backscatter camera. For the first time, the X-ray backscatter measurements were conducted using high-energy (> 0.5MeV) X-rays and proved the applicability of the present technique to inspect thick carbon-fiber laminated components. In order to improve the inspection time and image quality of the backscatter image, we used high-resolution (180ìm) digital detector arrays (DDAs). At the end, important applications of the presented X-ray backscatter technique to the aerospace industry are discussed. T2 - ECNDT 2014 - 11th European conference on non-destructive testing CY - Prague, Czech Republic DA - 06.10.2014 KW - X-ray backscatter imaging KW - Twisted-slit collimator KW - NDT KW - Digital detector array (DDA) KW - Stringer KW - Aerospace applications PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-322376 UR - https://www.ndt.net/?id=16431 SN - 1435-4934 VL - 19 IS - 12 SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - NDT.net CY - Kirchwald AN - OPUS4-32237 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kolkoori, Sanjeevareddy A1 - Wrobel, Norma A1 - Deresch, Andreas A1 - Redmer, Bernhard A1 - Ewert, Uwe T1 - Dual high-energy X-ray digital radiography for material discrimination in cargo containers N2 - In this contribution, we present a dual high-energy X-ray imaging technique for cargo container inspection using the 'spectral high-energy X-ray attenuation method'. This method is based on attenuation of continuous highenergy spectra. The developed experimental technique consists of a betatron as high-energy (up to 7.5 MeV) X-ray source and a matrix detector with high spatial resolution (400 ìm) for digital X-ray imaging. In order to evaluate the material discrimination capability using dual high-energy X-ray imaging, a test specimen is proposed, comprising step wedges of different low and high atomic number (Z) materials. The selected X-ray spectra for the dual-energy experiments correspond to 3 MV and 7.5 MV acceleration potential of the betatron. We evaluated the ratio between low- and high-energy X-ray attenuation coefficients quantitatively based on simulated poly-energetic high-energy X-ray source spectra and the detector sensitivity using the 'analytical Radiographic Testing inspection simulation tool' (aRTist) developed at BAM. The simulated effective attenuation coefficients are compared with corresponding experimental results in order to establish a method for identification of low- and high-Z materials in the container. Finally, important applications of the proposed technique in the context of aviation security are discussed. T2 - ECNDT 2014 - 11th European conference on non-destructive testing CY - Prague, Czech Republic DA - 06.10.2014 KW - Digital radiography KW - NDT KW - High-energy X-ray imaging KW - Betatron KW - Digital detector array (DDA) KW - Container inspection KW - Material discrimination KW - Effective attenuation coefficient PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-322394 UR - https://www.ndt.net/?id=16430 SN - 1435-4934 VL - 19 IS - 12 SP - 1 EP - 10 PB - NDT.net CY - Kirchwald AN - OPUS4-32239 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wolf, S. A1 - McMahon, Dino Peter A1 - Lim, K.S. A1 - Pull, C.D. A1 - Clark, S.J. A1 - Paxton, R.J. A1 - Osborne, J.L. T1 - So near and yet so far: harmonic radar reveals reduced homing ability of Nosema infected honeybees N2 - Pathogens may gain a fitness advantage through manipulation of the behaviour of their hosts. Likewise, host behavioural changes can be a defence mechanism, counteracting the impact of pathogens on host fitness. We apply harmonic radar technology to characterize the impact of an emerging pathogen - Nosema ceranae (Microsporidia) - on honeybee (Apis mellifera) flight and orientation performance in the field. Honeybees are the most important commercial pollinators. Emerging diseases have been proposed to play a prominent role in colony decline, partly through sub-lethal behavioural manipulation of their hosts. We found that homing success was significantly reduced in diseased (65.8%) versus healthy foragers (92.5%). Although lost bees had significantly reduced continuous flight times and prolonged resting times, other flight characteristics and navigational abilities showed no significant difference between infected and non-infected bees. Our results suggest that infected bees express normal flight characteristics but are constrained in their homing ability, potentially compromising the colony by reducing its resource inputs, but also counteracting the intra-colony spread of infection. We provide the first high-resolution analysis of sub-lethal effects of an emerging disease on insect flight behaviour. The potential causes and the implications for both host and parasite are discussed. PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-328827 SN - 1932-6203 VL - 9 IS - 8 SP - e103989, 1 EP - 15 PB - PubMed Central AN - OPUS4-32882 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Stegemann, Robert A1 - Sonntag, Nadja A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc A1 - Skrotzki, Birgit ED - Brune, M. ED - Buffière, J.Y. ED - Morel, F. ED - Nadot, Y. T1 - Self-magnetic-leakage field detection using magneto-optical sensor technique N2 - Measurement of spontaneous magnetic stray field signals has been reported to be a promising tool for capturing macro-scale information of deformation states, defects and stress concentration zones in a material structure. This paper offers a new method for self-magnetic leakage field detection using a magneto-optical (MO) hand-held microscope. Its sensor has a dynamic field range between ±0.05 and ±2 kA/m and a lateral optical resolution of approx. 10 µm. We examined flat tensile test specimens of metastable austenitic steel AISI 304. Static tensile tests were repeatedly interrupted at various predetermined states of strain and the magnetic information was measured by the MO system. Comparative measurements using a high-precision magnetic field GMR-sensor, verify the outstanding capability of the MO microscope regarding spatial resolution of magnetic fields. T2 - FDMDII-JIP 2014 - 14th International spring meeting CY - Paris, France DA - 06.11.2014 KW - Magneto-optical sensor KW - Metal magnetic memory KW - GMR KW - NDT PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-326911 SN - 978-2-7598-1274-5 N1 - Serientitel: Materials science, Engineering and Chemistry – Series title: Materials science, Engineering and Chemistry VL - 12 SP - 04010-1 EP - 04010-3 PB - EDP Sciences AN - OPUS4-32691 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Andrae, K. A1 - Merkel, Stefan A1 - Durmaz, V. A1 - Fackeldey, K. A1 - Köppen, Robert A1 - Weber, M. A1 - Koch, Matthias T1 - Investigation of the ergopeptide epimerization process N2 - Ergopeptides, like ergocornine and a-ergocryptine, exist in an S- and in an R-configuration. Kinetic experiments imply that certain configurations are preferred depending on the solvent. The experimental methods are explained in this article. Furthermore, computational methods are used to understand this configurational preference. Standard quantum chemical methods can predict the favored configurations by using minimum energy calculations on the potential energy landscape. However, the explicit role of the solvent is not revealed by this type of methods. In order to better understand its influence, classical mechanical molecular simulations are applied. It appears from our research that 'folding' the ergopeptide molecules into an intermediate state (between the S- and the R-configuration) is mechanically hindered for the preferred configurations. KW - Ergopeptide KW - Epimerization KW - Hybrid monte carlo KW - Molecular dynamics KW - Conformation KW - Quantum mechanics PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-324632 SN - 2079-3197 VL - 2 IS - 3 SP - 102 EP - 111 PB - MDPI CY - Basel AN - OPUS4-32463 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wrobel, Norma A1 - Kolkoori, Sanjeevareddy A1 - Zscherpel, Uwe A1 - Ewert, Uwe T1 - Innovative X-ray backscatter technique for security applications: Detection of dangerous materials N2 - Radiological inspections, in general, are NDT&E methods to detect the bulk of explosives without invasion into the object of analysis. In contrast to personal luggage, cargo or structural components constitute a complexity that may significantly hamper the detection of a threat by conventional transmission radiography. A novel approach of interrogating a large object to a certain depth only with a single sided access will be presented. It consists of an X-ray backscatter camera with a special twisted slit collimator for imaging backscattered objects. The new X-ray backscatter camera is not only imaging the objects due to their densities but also by taking into account the influences of surrounding objects. Additionally, it does not only image illuminated features but also depicts shadows from absorbing materials. This is a unique characteristic of the developed X-ray backscatter camera. Experimental mock-ups are conducted imitating container with threats among a complex packing as they may be encountered in reality. At the end, the significant advantages of the presented X-ray backscatter camera in the context of aviation and port security will be discussed. T2 - ECNDT 2014 - 11th European conference on non-destructive testing CY - Prague, Czech Republic DA - 06.10.2014 KW - Radiography KW - X-ray backscatter imaging KW - Irradiation geometry KW - Detection of dangerous materials KW - Security applications PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-322429 UR - https://www.ndt.net/?id=16432 SN - 1435-4934 VL - 19 IS - 12 SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - NDT.net CY - Kirchwald AN - OPUS4-32242 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schick, D. A1 - Herzog, M. A1 - Bojahr, A. A1 - Leitenberger, W. A1 - Hertwig, Andreas A1 - Shayduk, R. A1 - Bargheer, M. T1 - Ultrafast lattice response of photoexcited thin films studied by X-ray diffraction N2 - Using ultrafast X-ray diffraction, we study the coherent picosecond lattice dynamics of photoexcited thin films in the two limiting cases, where the photoinduced stress profile decays on a length scale larger and smaller than the film thickness. We solve a unifying analytical model of the strain propagation for acoustic impedance-matched opaque films on a semi-infinite transparent substrate, showing that the lattice dynamics essentially depend on two parameters: One for the spatial profile and one for the amplitude of the strain. We illustrate the results by comparison with high-quality ultrafast X-ray diffraction data of SrRuO3 films on SrTiO3 substrates. KW - Festkörperphysik KW - Dünnschichttechnik KW - Ellipsometrie KW - Röntgenbeugung KW - Optische Konstanten PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-322471 SN - 2329-7778 VL - 1 IS - 6 SP - 064501-1 - 064501-13 PB - AIP Publishing LLC CY - Melville, NY AN - OPUS4-32247 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lexow, Jürgen T1 - Industrial safety - Public demand and an answer of BAM the federal German institute for materials research and testing N2 - Safe industrial operation is expected by the public. It contributes to a clean environment, innovation and prosperity. BAM the Federal German Institute for Materials Research and Testing has its responsibility in further developing safety in technology and chemistry by research, testing and expert advice. The basic reasoning for this activity and examples of current work are provided. Particular attention is given to the unique BAM Test site Technical Safety. Acceptance of fi ndings and transfer of results are based on collaboration and exchange of personal. Modes of cooperation are described. KW - Industrial safety KW - Large test fecility KW - Structural integrity KW - Dangerous substance PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-322519 SN - 1805-3238 VL - 9 IS - 2 SP - 40 EP - 45 PB - VSB - Sborník vedeckých prací Vysoké Skoly Bánské - Technické Univerzity Ostrava CY - Ostrava AN - OPUS4-32251 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hemmann, Felix A1 - Jäger, Christian A1 - Kemnitz, E. T1 - Comparison of acidic site quantification methods for a series of nanoscopic aluminium hydroxide fluorides N2 - Quantitative determination of acidic surface sites is highly important for the characterization of solid acids because the activity of a catalyst is often related to the concentration of these sites. A recently developed method using 15N Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy (NMR) for the quantification of acidic Lewis and Brønsted sites has been tested for a series of nanoscopic aluminum hydroxide fluorides. Comparison with other methods for the quantitative determination of acidic sites shows that this 15N NMR quantification method is a promising technique for the comprehensive investigation of acidic sites. Three different acidic sites, one Brønsted and two Lewis sites, can be distinguished by their 15N chemical shifts of pyridine and simultaneously quantified under conditions corresponding to catalytic reaction conditions. Determination of the individual concentrations of acidic sites allows further insight into the catalytic process. It was found that the concentration of Brønsted sites correlates with catalyzed conversion of citronellal to isopulegol in the investigated series of catalysts. Additionally, investigations indicate that one of the Lewis sites become blocked during the reaction of citronellal. KW - Solid acids KW - TOF KW - NH3-TPD KW - Progressive catalyst poisoning KW - FTIR KW - Quantitative NMR KW - Solid state NMR PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-323280 SN - 2046-2069 VL - 4 IS - 100 SP - 56900 EP - 56909 PB - RSC Publishing CY - London AN - OPUS4-32328 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Douma, J. A1 - Niederleithinger, Ernst A1 - Snieder, R. T1 - Improved focusing using deconvolution within a concrete block N2 - Time reversal techniques are used in ocean acoustics, medical imaging and non-destructive evaluation to backpropagate recorded signals to the source of origin. We demonstrate experimentally a technique which improves the temporal focus achieved at the source location. The experiment consists of propagating a signal from a transducer within a concrete block to a single receiver on the surface, and then applying time reversal or deconvolution to focus the energy back at the source location. The results show that we are able to generate a focus in time at the correct location. The proposed method is simple and proven to be robust. Additionally, its costs are negligible due to deconvolution being a preprocessing step to the recorded data. The technique can be applied for detailed investigation of the source mechanisms (e. g. cracks) but also for monitoring purposes. T2 - DGZfP-Jahrestagung 2014 CY - Potsdam, Germany DA - 26.05.2014 KW - Ultrasonics KW - Acoustic emission KW - Time reversal KW - Deconvolution PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-337953 UR - http://www.ndt.net/article/dgzfp2014/papers/di2c2.pdf SN - 978-3-940283-61-0 IS - DGZfP-BB 148 SP - Di.2.C.2, 1 EP - 8 PB - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung (DGZfP) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-33795 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan A1 - Mielke, Johannes T1 - Templates for nanomaterial characterisation of tier 1 and tier 2 measurement methods N2 - The EU FP7 NanoDefine project was launched in November 2013 and will run until October 2017. The Project is dedicated to support the implementation of the EU Recommendation on the Definition of Nanomaterial by the provision of the required analytical tools and respective guidance. Main goal is to develop a novel tiered approach consisting of (i) rapid and cost-efficient screening methods and (ii) confirmatory measurement methods. The "NanoDefiner" eTool will guide potential end-users, such as concerned industries and regulatory bodies as well as enforcement and contract laboratories, to reliably classify if a material is nano or not. To achieve this objective, a comprehensive inter-laboratory evaluation of the performance of current characterisation techniques, instruments and software is performed. Instruments, software and methods are further developed. Their capacity to reliably measure the size of particulates in the size range 1-100 nm and above (according to the EU definition) is validated. Technical reports on project results are published to reach out to relevant stakeholders, such as policy makers, regulators, industries and the wider scientific community, to present and discuss our goals and results, to ensure a continuous exchange of views, needs and experiences obtained from different fields of expertise and application, and to finally integrate the resulting feedback into our ongoing work on the size-related classification of nanomaterials. KW - Nanomaterial KW - Measurement method KW - Screening methods KW - Confirmatory methods PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-389827 UR - http://www.nanodefine.eu/index.php/downloads/nanodefine-technical-reports SP - 1 EP - 74 PB - The NanoDefine Consortium CY - Wageningen, The Netherlands AN - OPUS4-38982 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert A1 - Naus, D.J. T1 - NDE of thick and highly reinforced concrete structures: state of the art N2 - The objective of the report is to present the state-of-the art of non-destructive testing methods and technologies for the inspection of thick, heavily-reinforced structures, (e.g. found in nuclear power plants). Wall thicknesses can be in excess of one meter and the structures often have increased steel reinforcement density. The accessibility for any testing method may be limited due to the presence of liners and other components such as cast-in-place items. Testing methods have to provide solutions for tasks such as locating failure (inclusions, corrosion, voids, delaminations) in the structures or the assessment of the condition of the structure in general. KW - Non-destructuive testing KW - Inspection KW - Nuclear power plant KW - State-of-the-art KW - Highly reinforced concrete KW - NDE KW - Engineering PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-329674 SN - 1877-7058 VL - 86 SP - 420 EP - 426 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam [u.a.] AN - OPUS4-32967 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Köppe, Enrico A1 - Augustin, D. A1 - Bartholmai, Matthias A1 - Daum, Werner T1 - Air-based multi-hop sensor network for the localization of persons N2 - In this work an air-based sensor network for the localization of persons at extensive areas is presented. The developed network consists of a localization device which the person is wearing (BodyGuard-System), a mobile relay station in the air, and a base station. All three parts communicate with the same radio chip. The BodyGuard-System is an inertial navigation system which was developed for localization in difficult environments with high accuracy and low measurement uncertainty. To increase the range of the system, a multi-hop network was built up. The measured data of the BodyGuard-System and the mobile relay station is visualized on a PC in the base station. This multi-hop network is necessary for example for fire department missions. T2 - EuroSensors 2014, 28th European Conference on Solid-State Transducers CY - Brescia, Italy DA - 07.09.2014 KW - WSN KW - Mesh routing KW - Air-based KW - Multi-hop KW - Localization PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-324294 SN - 1877-7058 VL - 87 SP - 528 EP - 531 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam [u.a.] AN - OPUS4-32429 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Abbott, A. P. A1 - Abolibda, T. Z. A1 - Davis, S.J. A1 - Emmerling, Franziska A1 - Lourdin, D. A1 - Leroy, E. A1 - Wise, W. R. T1 - Glycol based plasticisers for salt modified starch N2 - Starch is one of the most common and easily obtained natural polymers, making it attractive as a potential bio-based alternative to synthetic polymers. This study shows that a simple quaternary ammonium salt combined with urea or glycols forms effective modifiers that produce flexible plastics with good mechanical properties that are comparable to some polyolefin plastics. The processing conditions are shown to significantly affect the structure of the polymer which has a concomitant effect upon the mechanical and physical properties of the resulting plastic. Using a glycerol based modifier results in a totally sustainable and biodegradable material which can be injection moulded. KW - biodegradable material KW - flexible plastics KW - injection moulded PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-351426 SN - 2046-2069 VL - 4 IS - 76 SP - 40421 EP - 40427 PB - RSC Publishing CY - London AN - OPUS4-35142 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan A1 - Akcakayiran, D. A1 - Grigoriev, D.O. A1 - Shchukin, D.G. T1 - Characterization of micro- and nanocapsules for self-heating anti-corrosion coatings by high-resolution SEM with coupled transmission mode and EDX N2 - The observation of morphological details down to the nanometer range of the outer surface of micro-, submicro- and nanoparticles in a high-resolution scanning electron microscope (SEM) was extended with in-depth observation by enabling the transmission mode in the SEM, i.e. TSEM. The micro- and nanocapsules characterized in this study were fabricated as depots for protective agents to be embedded in innovative self-healing coatings. By combining the two imaging modes (upper and in-depth observation) complementing each other a better characterisation by a more comprehensive interpretation of the 'consistency' of the challenging specimens, e.g. including details 'hidden' beyond the surface or the real specimen shape at all, has been attained. Furthermore, the preparation of the quasi electron transparent samples onto thin supporting foils enables also elemental imaging by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) with high spatial resolution. Valuable information on the elemental distribution in individual micro-, submicro- and even nanocapsules completes the '3D' high resolution morphological characterization at the same multimodal SEM/TSEM/EDX system. KW - Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) KW - High-resolution transmission in SEM (TSEM) KW - Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) KW - Micro- and nanocapsules KW - Anti-corrosion coatings PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-304201 SN - 0003-2654 SN - 1364-5528 VL - 139 IS - 8 SP - 2004 EP - 2010 PB - Royal Society of Chemistry CY - Cambridge AN - OPUS4-30420 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Madia, Mauro A1 - Zerbst, Uwe A1 - Beier, H.T. T1 - A model for the determination of the fatigue life in technical alloys containing large and small defects N2 - The determination of the fatigue life in technical alloys containing large and small defects must rely on a propagation model which accounts for short and long crack growth. Recently an analytical model which incorporates propagation in the short crack regime and plastic correction for the crack driving force has been presented by two of the authors. This work is intended to show further validation of the model, taking into account data sets for different materials with different testing conditions. Despite the assumptions about missing parameters, the value of which had to be taken from the literature, the predictions showed a fairly good approximation of the fatigue lives. A possible interpretation of the results in terms of multiple crack initiation and propagation at higher loads is proposed. T2 - EFC20 - 20th European conference on fracture CY - Trondheim, Norway DA - 30.06.2014 KW - Fatigue strength KW - Crack propagation KW - Short cracks PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-311961 SN - 2211-8128 VL - 3 SP - 493 EP - 498 PB - Curran CY - Red Hook, NY, USA AN - OPUS4-31196 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Cotic, P. A1 - Niederleithinger, Ernst A1 - Stoppel, Markus T1 - Unsupervised fusion of scattered data collected by a multi-sensor robot on concrete N2 - At BAM a multi-sensor robot system BetoScan is used for the investigation of reinforced concrete floors affected by corrosion in parking garages. Potential maps, as well as the distribution of concrete cover and moisture can be assessed simultaneously and data can be collected contactlessly. In order to evaluate the extent of degradation adequately and to divide the investigated structure into zones with defined damage classes, large data sets have to be collected and interpreted manually. Thus, to promote an efficient data evaluation framework, which could speed up and simplify the evaluation of large data sets, an unsupervised data fusion is of major interest. However, taking into account that collected data do not certainly coincide in space, a scattered data interpolation method should be applied prior data fusion. In the paper, a case study involving a BetoScan data set acquired from a reinforced concrete floor of a parking garage in Germany is presented. The data set includes potential mapping, covermeter based on eddy current, as well as microwave moisture measurements. Among the examined methods for interpolation of scattered data, kriging shows to yield smooth interpolated data plots even in the case of very sparse data. In the post-processing step, the investigated structure is efficiently segmented into zones using clustering based data fusion methods, which prove to be robust enough also for handling noisy data. Based on the minimization of the XB validity index, an unsupervised selection of optimal segmentation into damage classes is derived. T2 - DGZfP-Jahrestagung 2014 CY - Potsdam, Germany DA - 26.05.2014 KW - Robot KW - Data fusion KW - Ultrasonics KW - Radar KW - Potential method PY - 2014 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-337943 UR - http://www.ndt.net/article/dgzfp2014/papers/di2c1.pdf SN - 978-3-940283-61-0 IS - DGZfP-BB 148 SP - Di.2.C.1, 1 EP - 8 PB - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung (DGZfP) AN - OPUS4-33794 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -