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In diesem Beitrag werden die Möglichkeiten der Ortung von Fehlstellen in Cu Lötverbindungen unterhalb verschiedener Cu Blechdicken mit aktiver Thermografie demonstriert. Dabei wurden die Anregung mit Blitzlicht und die periodische Anregung mit der Lock-In Technik miteinander verglichen. Die Vor- und Nachteile der Anwendung unterschiedlicher IR-Kamerasysteme, einer gekühlten InSb-Quantendetektor IR-Kamera und einer Mikrobolometer IR-Kamera, werden dargestellt. Als objektives Kriterium wurde das SNR für unterschiedliche Fehlstellengrößen herangezogen.
Impulse and lock-in thermography have been applied to detect delaminations of prototype solder joints, similar to those to be produced between Cu shunts and Cu busbar stabilisers at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. Two infrared cameras with different detector materials and with different spectral ranges and two excitation techniques have been tested and compared for their ability to detect delaminations behind 2 and 3 mm thick Cu shunts. We have analyzed the signal to noise ratio (SNR) for each detected defect and are able to detect defects down to a nominal edge length of 4 mm behind 2 mm thick Cu shunts by using fast impulse thermography and a camera with a microbolometer array. For the 3 mm thick Cu shunt, on the other hand, the nominal 4 mm defect is only visible in the lock-in thermography phase images and the highest SNR has been achieved with a cooled InSb-based camera. In addition, numerical simulations show the influence of the minimum detectable defect size on the shunt thickness and that the developed on-site testing technique is sufficient to find all defects that are detectable theoretically.
The in vivo effects of coating titanium implants with organic extracellular matrix molecules were examined in the sheep tibia. Titanium screws (5.0 mm) were coated with type I collagen (Ti/Coll) or type I collagen and chondroitin sulfate (Ti/Coll/CS) by biomimetic fibrillogenesis. Uncoated screws (Ti) and screws coated with hydroxyapatite (Ti/HA) served as control. Six adult female sheep received one screw of each type to stabilize a midshaft tibial fracture with external fixation. Four cylindrical implants of 4-mm outer diameter and 3.3-mm inner diameter with the same coatings were inserted into the tibial head. No pin track infections were seen at the time of implant retrieval 6 weeks after implantation. Extraction torque was greater for Ti/HA (1181 Nmm) and Ti/Coll/CS (1088 Nmm) compared to Ti/Coll (900 Nmm) and Ti (904 Nmm) [N.S.]. Newly formed bone was noted around all coated screws within the medullary cavity. Macrophage and osteoclast activity was significantly reduced around Ti/Coll/CS in both types of implants compared to uncoated controls (p < 0.05). Osteoblast activity was significantly increased around loaded Ti/Coll and Ti/Coll/CS screws compared to uncoated Ti screws (p < 0.05). Microtomographic evaluation (SRµCT) revealed no significant differences in new bone formation around the unloaded tibial head implants.Coating of external fixation devices with of type I collagen and chondroitin sulfate appears to have similar effects with respect to stability and bone healing as HA but with less osteoclast activity. These findings were more pronounced under loaded than unloaded conditions in the sheeptibia.
Der Large Hadron Collider (LHC) des europäischen Kernforschungszentrums CERN ist einer der weltweit größten und leistungsfähigsten Teilchenbeschleuniger. Um den Teilchenstrahl auf seiner Kreisbahn zu halten, werden mit Hilfe supraleitender Spulen sehr starke Magnetfelder erzeugt. Die hierzu benötigten hohen Ströme werden über Verbunddrähte aus Niob-Titan und Kupfer geleitet.
Die Drähte werden u.a. durch Ultraschallschweißungen miteinander verbunden. Eine mangelhafte Verbindung kann zur Erwärmung der Kontaktstelle und in Folge davon zum Zusammenbruch der Supraleitung führen. Auf Anfrage des CERN wurden an der BAM Untersuchungen zur Prüfbarkeit solcher Verbindungen bei Umgebungstemperatur durchgeführt. Es gelang, für einen Verbindungstypen einen Wirbelstromsensor für eine manuelle Prüfung zu entwickeln. Ein Prototyp des Sensors befindet sich beim CERN in der praktischen Erprobung. Das Sensorprinzip sowie Prüfergebnisse aus Labor und Praxis werden vorgestellt.
Laser illuminated gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) efficiently absorb light and heat up the surrounding medium, leading to versatile applications ranging from plasmonic catalysis to cancer photothermal therapy. Therefore, an in-depth understanding of the thermal, optical, and electron induced reaction pathways is required. Here, the electrophilic DNA nucleobase analog 5-Bromouracil (BrU) has been used as a model compound to study its decomposition in the vicinity of AuNPs illuminated with intense ns laser pulses under various conditions. The plasmonic response of the AuNPs and the concentration of BrU and resulting photoproducts have been tracked by ultraviolet and visible (UV–Vis) spectroscopy as a function of the irradiation time. A kinetic model has been developed to determine the reaction rates of two parallel fragmentation pathways of BrU, and their dependency on laser fluence and adsorption on the AuNP have been evaluated. In addition, the size and the electric field enhancement of the decomposed AuNPs have been determined by atomic force microscopy and finite domain time difference calculations, respectively. A minor influence of the direct photoreaction and a strong effect of the heating of the AuNPs have been revealed. However, due to the size reduction of the irradiated AuNPs, a trade-off between laser fluence and plasmonic response of the AuNPs has been observed. Hence, the decomposition of the AuNPs might be limiting the achievable temperatures under irradiation with several laser pulses. These findings need to be considered for an efficient design of catalytic plasmonic systems.
The field of epigenetics describes the relationship between genotype and phenotype, by regulating gene expression without changing the canonical base sequence of DNA. It deals with molecular genomic information that is encoded by a rich repertoire of chemical modifications and molecular interactions. This regulation involves DNA, RNA and proteins that are enzymatically tagged with small molecular groups that alter their physical and chemical properties. It is now clear that epigenetic alterations are involved in development and disease, and thus, are the focus of intensive research. The ability to record epigenetic changes and quantify them in rare medical samples is critical for next generation diagnostics. Optical detection offers the ultimate single-molecule sensitivity and the potential for spectral multiplexing. Here we review recent progress in ultrasensitive optical detection of DNA and histone modifications.