On the Foamability of AlSi12 Precursors Prepared by High Velocity Compaction

High Velocity Compaction (HVC) has been proposed as a cost-effective method to prepare foamable precursors and the feasibility of the process has been demonstrated. The impact energy results a key parameter to control the final precursor density. Increasing values of impact energy leads to a continuous enhancement of performances in terms of maximum expansion and stability of the foam up to values comparable to those of commercial Alulight® precursors

Different cold spray deposition strategies : single and multi layers to repair aluminium alloy components

Cold spraying is increasingly being used for reconstruction or repair of damaged aluminium alloy components, especially in the aviation industry. Both thin (<0.5 mm) and thick (up to 1 cm) coatings are necessary to achieve dimensional recovery of such components. Thin and above all thick coatings can be deposited in a single pass (single layer) or in several passes (multi-pass), resulting in different thermal and stress effects in the component and the coating itself. The thermal input, the amount and type of residual stresses and the porosity affect various characteristics such as adhesion, crack propagation and mechanical properties of the coating. In this study, two sets (single- and multi-pass) of aluminium alloy (AA6061) coatings with different thicknesses (0.5 mm to 2 mm) were deposited onto AA6061 substrates and compared using metallographic and fractographic analyses, four-point bending testing, residual stress analysis and Vickers microhardness indentation. Finally, the coating adhesion and cohesion were measured using the standard ASTM-C633 adhesion test and tubular coating tensile test. This study demonstrates that the single-layer strategy results in greater adhesion and lower porosity, while multilayer coatings have higher elastic modulus. Independent of the strategy, the compressive residual stress decreases as a function of coating thickness.Peer reviewed: YesNRC publication: Ye

Carbamazepine can induce kidney water absorption by increasing aquaporin 2 expression

Background. Carbamazepine (Carba) is an anticonvulsant and psychotropic drug used widely for the treatment of intellectual disability and severe pains, but the incidence of hyponatremia is a common related occurrence. This hyponatremia is frequently attributed to a SIADH induced by this drug. It is also known that Carba is used to decrease the urinary volume in Diabetes Insipidus (DI) because it has an antidiuretic effect. Lithium (Li) is one of the most important drugs used to treat bipolar mood disorders. However Li has the undesirable capacity to induce DI. Nowadays, the association of these drugs is used in the treatment of patients with psychiatric and neurological problems. Methods. In vivo and in vitro (microperfusion) experiments were developed to investigate the effect of Carba in the rat Inner Medullary Collecting Duct (IMCD). Results. The results revealed that Carba was able to stimulate the V2 vasopressin receptor-Protein G complex increasing the water permeability (Pf) and water absorption. In vivo studies showed that in rats with lithium-induced DI, Carba decreased the urinary volume and increased the urinary osmolality. AQP2 expression was increased both in normal IMCD incubated with Carba and in IMCD from lithium-induced DI after Carba addition to the diet, when compared with the control. Conclusion. These results showed that the hyponatremia observed in patients using this anticonvulsant drug, at least in part, is due to the Carba capacity to increase IMCD`s Pf and that the Lithium-Carbamazepine association is beneficial to the patient.Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa (CNPq, National Counsel for Scientific and Technological Development)Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (FAPESP, Foundation for the Support of Research in the State of Sao Paulo)Fundacao Faculdade de Medicina (FFM, School of Medicine Foundation)Laboratorios de Investigacao Medica do Hospital das Ciinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo LIM-HC-FM-USP (University of Sao Paulo Hospital das Clinicas Medical Investigation Laboratories