Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems require a cooling close to the absolute zero point. This is necessary to avoid thermal losses due to the extremely high currents in the coils of the electromagnet used to gener...
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems require a cooling close to the absolute zero point. This is necessary to avoid thermal losses due to the extremely high currents in the coils of the electromagnet used to generate the static magnetic field. The cooling is usually achieved using helium based refrigerating machine. The coldhead is an important and critical mechanical component in this system. An inefficient or failed coldhead can lead to severe damages to the MRI system or to the loss of helium. Hence, a continuous and reliable monitoring of this system component is necessary but not always available. To tackle this problem, we propose a monitoring system by means of analyzing the structure-borne noises caused by the mechanical activities of the coldhead. For this purpose, a measurement system based on piezoelectric elements was designed and implemented. Vibrations were measured at various locations at the MRI scanner with and without MR imaging. In all positions, the function of the coldhead could be detected. Hence, the developed system is suitable for monitoring an MRI’s coldhead without directly accessing the MR scanner’s hardware or software. For a future long-term monitoring, the aim is to predict a failure of the MRI’s coldhead based on changes in the vibrations signals.
This work presents an extreme biomimetics route for the creation of nano- structured biocomposites utilizing a chitinous template of poriferan origin. The specific thermal stability of the nanostructured chitinous tem...
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This work presents an extreme biomimetics route for the creation of nano- structured biocomposites utilizing a chitinous template of poriferan origin. The specific thermal stability of the nanostructured chitinous template allowed for the formation under hydrothermal conditions of a novel germanium oxide- chitin composite with a defined nanoscale structure. Using a variety of analytical techniques (FTIR, Raman, energy dispersive X-ray (EDX), near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS), and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy, EDS-mapping, selected area for the electron diffraction pattern (SAEDP), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM)), we showed that this bioorganic scaffold induces the growth of GeO2 nanocrystals with a narrow (150-300 nm) size distri- bution and predominantly hexagonal phase, demonstrating the chitin template's control over the crystal morphology. The formed GeO2-chitin composite showed several specific physical properties, such as a striking enhancement in photo- luminescence exceeding values previously reported in GeOR-based biomaterials. These data demonstrate the potential of extreme biomimetics for developing new-generation nanostructured materials.
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