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Frank Czerwinski
Thermal stability, determining the material ability of retaining its properties at required temperatures over extended service time, is becoming the next frontier for aluminum alloys. Its improvement would substantially expand their range of structural applications, especially in automotive and aerospace industries.…
Mattia Miotto, Pier Paolo Olimpieri, Lorenzo Di Rienzo, Francesco Ambrosetti + 4 more
Understanding the molecular mechanisms of protein thermal stability is an important challenge in modern biology. Indeed, knowing the temperature at which proteins are stable has important theoretical implications, that are intimately linked with properties of the native fold, and a wide range of potential applications…
Fabrizio Pucci, Marianne Rooman
Despite the intense efforts of the last decades to understand the thermal stability of proteins, the mechanisms responsible for its modulation still remain debated. In this investigation, we tackle this issue by showing how a multi-scale perspective can yield new insights. With the help of temperature-dependent…
Fabrizio Pucci, Raphael Bourgeas, Marianne Rooman
The accurate prediction of the impact of an amino acid substitution on the thermal stability of a protein is a central issue in protein science, and is of key relevance for the rational optimization of various bioprocesses that use enzymes in unusual conditions. Here we present one of the first computational tools to…
S. H. Hendi, S. Panahiyan, R. Mamasani
Motivated by the wide applications of thermal stability and phase transition, we investigate thermodynamic properties of charged BTZ black holes. We apply the standard method to calculate the heat capacity and the Hessian matrix and find that thermal stability of charged BTZ solutions depends on the choice of ensemble.…
Subrata Ghosh, S. R. Polaki, P.K. Ajikumar, Nanda Gopala Krishna + 1 more
'M. Kamruddin'] Vertical Graphene Nano sheets (VGN) have become promising candidates for a wide range of applications due to their unique architecture and remarkable properties. However, utilization of VGN in potential applications relies on their structural and thermal stability in ambient conditions. The present…
Tadeas Priklopil, Kirsten Bomblies, Alex Widmer
Proper protein folding is essential for biological function, and its disruption can lead to disease, reduced fitness, or death. The ability of a protein to maintain its folded conformation is thus critical for life, making it a key target of adaptive evolution. However, protein stability is sensitive to environmental…
Evan Komp, Humood Alanzi, Ryan Francis, Chau Vuong + 3 more
Stability of proteins at high temperature has been a topic of interest for many years, as this attribute is favourable for applications ranging from therapeutics to industrial chemical manufacturing. Our current understanding and methods for designing high-temperature stability into target proteins are inadequate. To…
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The thermal degradation of vegetable oils presents considerable challenges for the food processing sector and public health. This paper explores the complexities of the thermal degradation of vegetable oil, highlighting the interdependent interactions among its various factors. The heterogeneity in oil composition and…
Dhruba Jyoti Gogoi, Poppy Hazarika, Jyatsnasree Bora, Ranjan Changmai
of Thermal fluctuations Authors: ['Dhruba Jyoti Gogoi' 'Poppy Hazarika' 'Jyatsnasree Bora' 'Ranjan Changmai'] This paper examines the thermodynamic properties and stability of deformed AdS-Schwarzschild black holes, focusing on the effects of deformation (α) and thermal correction parameters (β1, β2) on phase…
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Mid-infrared (mid-IR) electrochromism is a promising technology that enables new ways to control radiative heat, which is particularly crucial for applications such as building thermoregulation efficiency, industrial process efficiency, spacecraft thermal engineering, and personal heat management. However, most mid-IR…
Valery E. Lobanov, Nikita M. Kondratiev, Artem E. Shitikov, Olga V. Borovkova + 2 more
'Olga V. Borovkova' 'Steevy Cordette' 'Igor A. Bilenko'] The stability of platicons in hot cavities with normal group velocity at the interplay of Kerr and thermal nonlinearities was addressed numerically. The stability analysis was performed for different ranges of pump amplitude, thermal nonlinearity coefficient and…
Sergio Romero-Romero, Miguel Costas, Daniel-Adriano Silva Manzano, Sina Kordes + 8 more
The design of stable proteins with custom-made functions is a major goal in biochemistry with practical relevance for our environment and society. High conformational stability lowers protein sensitivity to mutations and changes in the environment; thus, understanding and manipulating protein stability will expand the…
Jing Ling, Yong Du, W. Peter Wuelfing, Nicole Buist + 4 more
Protein drugs exhibit challenges of biophysical and biochemical instability due to their structural complexity and rich dynamics. Solid-state biologics aim to enhance stability by increasing molecular rigidity within the formulation matrix, representing a primary category of drug products alongside sterile liquid…
Kasper Tolborg, Johan Klarbring, Alex M. Ganose, Aron Walsh
What is the likelihood that a hypothetical material - the combination of a composition and crystal structure - can be formed? Underpinning the reliability of predictions for local or global crystal stability is the choice of thermodynamic potential. Here, we discuss recent advances in free energy descriptions for…
Amalie Gunnarshaug, Maria Monika Metallinou, Torgrim Log
Thermal insulation is used for preventing heat losses or heat gains in various applications. In industries that process combustible products, inorganic-materials-based thermal insulation may, if proven sufficiently heat resistant, also provide heat protection in fire incidents. The present study investigated the…
Yunfei Sun, Tong Li, Lan Lan, Jiahua Chen + 4 more
'Limin Jin' 'Jia Yan'] Oxygen-free high-conductivity copper (OFHC), chromium-zirconium copper (CuCrZr), and Glidcop® AL-15 are widely used in the high heat load absorber elements at the front end of synchrotron radiation facilities. It is necessary to choose the most suitable material according to the actual…
Zhe Cheng, Zaoli Xu, Lei Zhang, Xinwei Wang + 1 more
Thermal energy transport is of great importance in lignocellulose pyrolysis for biofuels. The thermophysical properties of lignocellulose significantly affect the overall properties of bio-composites and the related thermal transport. In this work, cell-scale lignocellulose (mono-layer plant cells) is prepared to…
Jianjun Zhou, Shen Xu, Jing Liu, Enyi Ye
The extremely small size of micro-/nanomaterials limits the application of conventional thermal measurement methods using a contact heating source or probing sensor. Therefore, non-contact thermal measurement methods are preferable in micro-/nanoscale thermal characterization. In this review, one of the non-contact…
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Understanding the thermomechanical behavior of heterogeneous polymer systems is crucial for material design. Herein, we introduce a novel technique that couples chemistry-selective infrared (IR) heating with atomic force microscopy (AFM) nanomechanical measurements. We demonstrate that surface temperature of the sample…
Amalie Gunnarshaug, Maria-Monika Metallinou, Torgrim Log, Anton Trník
'Anton Trník'] Processing highly flammable products, the oil and gas (O&G) industry can experience major explosions and fires, which may expose pressurized equipment to high thermal loads. In 2020, oil fires occurred at two Norwegian O&G processing plants. To reduce the escalation risk, passive fire protection may…
Amin Reihani, Shen Yan, Yuxuan Luan, Rohith Mittapally + 2 more
'Edgar Meyhöfer' 'Pramod Reddy'] Quantifying the temperature of microdevices is critical for probing nanoscale energy transport. Such quantification is often accomplished by integrating resistance thermometers into microdevices. However, such thermometers frequently become structurally unstable and fail due to thermal…
Hani Nasser Abdelhamid
Biodegradable polymers exhibit shortcomings, including low thermal stability and electrical conductivity. These challenges limit the broad applications of several applications, such as electronic devices. They show suitable dielectric, thermal, and electrical conductivity compared to the biodegradable polymer alone.…
Hossein Ftouni, Dimitri Tainoff, Jacques Richard, Kunal Lulla + 3 more
'Jean Guidi' 'Eddy Collin' 'Olivier Bourgeois'] We present a specific heat measurement technique adapted to thin or very thin suspended membranes from low temperature (8 K) to 300 K. The presented device allows the measurement of the heat capacity of a 70 ng silicon nitride membrane (50 or 100 nm thick), corresponding…
Andrzej Uhryński, Michał Bembenek, Vladimir Vavilov
When the briquetting process of fine-grained material takes place in the roller press unit, the pressure reached is over a hundred megapascals. This parameter is a result, among other factors, of the geometry of a compaction unit and also the properties of the consolidated material. The pressure of the unit is not…
A. Sikora, Hossein Ftouni, Jacques Richard, Clément Hébert + 3 more
'David Eon' 'F. Omnès' 'Olivier Bourgeois'] A suspended system for measuring the thermal properties of membranes is presented. The sensitive thermal measurement is based on the 3ω dynamic method coupled to a V¨olklein geometry. The device obtained using micro-machining processes allows the measurement of the in-plane…