Τμήμα Μηχανικών Μηχανολογίας και Κατασκευαστικής / Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering: Recent submissions
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Evaluation of novel, cationic electrospun microfibrous membranes as adsorbents in bacteria removal
(2015)Electrospun microfibrous membranes comprised of poly(methyl methacrylate)-poly((2-diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) random copolymers (PMMA-co-PDEAEMA) of various chemical compositions blended together with a commercially ...
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Superparamagnetic hybrid micelles, based on iron oxide nanoparticles and well-defined diblock copolymers possessing β-ketoester functionalities
(2009)The quality of surface coating of magnetic nanoparticles destined as nanoprobes in clinical applications is of utmost significance for their colloidal stability and biocompatibility. A novel approach for the fabrication ...
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Multiresponsive polymer conetworks capable of responding to changes in pH, temperature, and magnetic field: Synthesis, characterization, and evaluation of their ability for controlled uptake and release of solutes
(2012)This study deals with the preparation of novel multiresponsive (magnetoresponsive, thermoresponsive and pH-responsive) nanocomposite conetworks consisting of oleic acid-coated magnetite nanoparticles (OA•Fe 3O 4), ...
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Synthesis and characterization of water-dispersible, superparamagnetic single-wall carbon nanotubes decorated with iron oxide nanoparticles and well-defined chelating diblock copolymers
(2011)A novel approach for the fabrication of magneto-active carbon nanotubes (CNTs) stabilized in aqueous media, involving the combination of carboxylated single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) with a new class of methacrylate-based ...
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Palladium-based micellar nanohybrids: Preparation and nonlinear optical response
(2014)In the present work the synthesis and physicochemical characterisation of a new class of Pd-containing micellar nanohybrid systems are presented. The new systems consist of metallic Pd nanoparticles and well-defined diblock ...
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Third-order optical nonlinearities of PVP/Pd nanohybrids
(2017)Pd nanoparticles stabilized by polyvinylpyrrolidone were synthesized following mild reduction of palladium ion complexes. Their morphology and optical properties were characterized using Transmission Electron Microscopy, ...
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Fabrication and characterization of superparamagnetic and thermoresponsive hydrogels based on oleic-acid-coated Fe3O4 nanoparticles, hexa(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate and 2-(acetoacetoxy)ethyl methacrylate
(2011)Stimuli-responsive hydrogel nanocomposites comprised of swollen polymer networks, in which magnetic nanoparticles are embedded, are a relatively new class of "smart" soft materials presenting a significant impact on various ...
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Isothermal extrusion of non-dilute fiber suspensions
(1987)The extrusion of a rod-like fiber suspension is a Newtonian solvent, as a first step to the fast and inexpensive production of composite materials, is investigated. The analysis is carried out by means of an integral ...
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Thermoelectric properties of nanocrystalline PbTe synthesized by mechanical alloying
(2010)In this work, nanocrystalline lead telluride powder was synthesized from high-purity elements by mechanical alloying by means of a planetary ball-milling procedure. The milling medium was tungsten carbide, and the diameter ...
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Palladium micellar nanohybrids with tunable nonlinear optical response
(2013)In the present work, the third-order nonlinear optical response of two different types of Pd-polymer micellar nanohybrids are investigated using 4 ns, visible and infrared laser excitation. The prepared nanohybrids were ...
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An investigation into the conversion of In2O3 into InN nanowires
(2011)Straight In2O3 nanowires (NWs) with diameters of 50 nm and lengths ≥2 μm have been grown on Si(001) via the wet oxidation of In at 850°C using Au as a catalyst. These exhibited clear peaks in the X-ray diffraction corresponding ...
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Low temperature synthesis and characterization of PbTe-based materials
(Affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus, 75 Kallipoleos Avenue, 1678 Nicosia, CyprusCorrespondence Address: Papageorgiou, C.Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus, 75 Kallipoleos Avenue, 1678 Nicosia, Cyprus, 2012)In the present work, PbTe and PbTe with Pb precipitates have been synthesized by low temperature synthesis. Selected materials were ball milled in order to explore the potential of this processing. The initial materials ...
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Tranilast-induced stress alleviation in solid tumors improves the efficacy of chemo- and nanotherapeutics in a size-independent manner
(2017)Accumulation of mechanical stresses during cancer progression can induce blood and lymphatic vessel compression, creating hypo-perfusion, hypoxia and interstitial hypertension which decrease the efficacy of chemo- and ...
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Role of TGFβ in regulation of the tumor microenvironment and drug delivery (review)
(2015)Deregulation of cell signaling homeostasis is a predominant feature of cancer initiation and progression. Transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) is a pleiotropic cytokine, which regulates numerous biological processes of ...
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Low-temperature synthesis and thermoelectric properties of n-type PbTe
(2013)n-Type PbTe compounds were synthesized at temperatures as low as 430 C. After synthesis, the materials were ground, cold pressed and sintered at 600 C. The effect of this low-temperature synthesis on the structural features ...
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Structure, reactivity, luminescence and magnetism of dinuclear Ln 3+ complexes produced by the Ln3+-assisted hydrolysis of 3,6-bis(2-pyridyl)tetrazine
(2013)Twelve Pr3+, Sm3+, Eu3+, Gd3+, Tb3+ and Dy3+ complexes of N-(pyridin-2-ylmethylene) picolinohydrazonate (phzp-) were synthesized by the Ln3+ assisted hydrolysis of 3,6-bis(2-pyridyl)-1,2,4,5-tetrazine. Crystallographic ...
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A structure-based model for the transport of passive scalars in homogeneous turbulent flows
(2016)A structure-based model has been constructed, for the first time, for the study of passive scalar transport in turbulent flows. The scalar variance and the large-scale scalar gradient variance are proposed as the two ...
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Influence of processing conditions on the thermoelectric properties of La1-xSrxCoO3 (x=0, 0.05)
(Affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus, 75 Kallipoleos Avenue, 1678 Nicosia, CyprusCorrespondence Address: Papageorgiou, C.Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus, 75 Kallipoleos Avenue, 1678 Nicosia, Cyprus, 2012)La1-xSrxCoO3 (x=0, 0.05) powders were prepared using the citrate-gel (Pechini) process. Pellets formed from these powders were sintered at various temperatures. All samples were characterized by means of X-Ray Diffraction ...
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Yield behavior of commercial Al-Si alloys in the semisolid state
(2004)Systematic experimental work and modeling efforts have been conducted to characterize the yield behavior of commercial aluminum alloys in the semisolid state. In this study, extensive compression experiments were performed ...