abstract: Counterfeiting of goods is a widespread epidemic that is affecting the world economy. The conventional labeling techniques are proving inadequate to thwart determined counterfeiters equipped with sophisticated technologies. There is a growing need of a secure labeling that is easy to manufacture and analyze but extremely difficult to copy. Programmable metallization cell technology operates on a principle of controllable reduction of a metal ions to an electrodeposit in a solid electrolyte by application of bias. The nature of metallic electrodeposit is unique for each instance of growth, moreover it has a treelike, bifurcating fractal structure with high information capacity. These qualities of the electrodeposit can be exploited to use it as a physical unclonable function. The secure labels made from the electrodeposits grown in radial structure can provide enhanced authentication and protection from counterfeiting and tampering. So far only microscale radial structures and electrodeposits have been fabricated which limits their use to labeling only high value items due to high cost associated with their fabrication and analysis. Therefore, there is a need for a simple recipe for fabrication of macroscale structure that does not need sophisticated lithography tools and cleanroom environment. Moreover, the growth kinetics and material characteristics of such macroscale electrodeposits need to be investigated. In this thesis, a recipe for fabrication of centimeter scale radial structure for growing Ag electrodeposits using simple fabrication techniques was proposed. Fractal analysis of an electrodeposit suggested information capacity of 1.27 x 1019. The kinetics of growth were investigated by electrical characterization of the full cell and only solid electrolyte at different temperatures. It was found that mass transport of ions is the rate limiting process in the growth. Materials and optical characterization techniques revealed that the subtle relief like structure and consequently distinct optical response of the electrodeposit provides an added layer of security. Thus, the enormous information capacity, ease of fabrication and simplicity of analysis make macroscale fractal electrodeposits grown in radial programmable metallization cells excellent candidates for application as physical unclonable functions. / Dissertation/Thesis / Masters Thesis Materials Science and Engineering 2017

Diploma thesis introduces the problems of electromigration, fluxes and flux residues. It includes a proposal for methods of measuring surface insulation resistance, information about selected types of fluxes and conformal coatings. It focuses on the influence of temperature, humidity. There are applied conductometric method and method of measuring SIR by IPC-25-B. The thesis describes the practical measurement of SIR and ionic contamination of PCB covered with flux and influence of RH, temperature and applied voltage is evaluated and discussed.

<p>This study is focused on the prediction of residual stresses and microstructure development of steel and aluminum alloys during laser-based manufacturing processes by means of multi-physics numerical modeling.</p> <p>A finite element model is developed to predict solid-state phase transformation, material hardness, and residual stresses produced during laser-based manufacturing processes such as laser hardening and laser additive manufacturing processes based on the predicted temperature and geometry from a free-surface tracking laser deposition model. The solid-state phase transformational model considers heating, cooling, and multiple laser track heating and cooling as well as multiple layer tempering effects. The residual stress model is applied to the laser hardening of 4140 steel and to laser direct deposition of H13 tool steel and includes the effects of thermal strain and solid-state phase transformational strain based on the resultant phase distributions. Predicted results, including material hardness and residual stresses, are validated with measured values.</p> <p>Two dendrite growth predictive models are also developed to simulate microsegregation and dendrite growth during laser-based manufacturing processes that involve melting and solidification of multicomponent alloys such as laser welding and laser-based additive manufacturing processes. The first model uses the Phase Field method to predict dendrite growth and microsegregation in 2D and 3D. It is validated against simple 2D and 3D cases of single dendrite growth as well as 2D and 3D cases of multiple dendrite growth. It is then applied to laser welding of aluminum alloy Al 6061 and used to predict microstructure within a small domain. </p> The second model uses a novel technique by combining the Cellular Automata method and the Phase Field method to accurately predict solidification on a larger scale with the intent of modeling dendrite growth. The greater computational efficiency of the this model allows for the simulation of entire weld pools in 2D. The model is validated against an analytical model and results in the literature.

Lamellar cast iron is a very important technical alloy and the most used material in the casting production, and especially in the automotive industry which is the major consumer. Beside the many great properties, it is inclined to form casting defects of which some can be prevented, and some may be repaired subsequently. Shrinkage porosity is a randomly returning problem, which is difficult to understand and to avoid. This defect is a volumetric deficiency which appear as cavities inside the casting in connection to the casting surface. Another frequent defect is the metal expansion penetration. This defect is a material surplus squeezed to the casting surface containing sand inclusion from the mold material. Shrinkage porosity is usually mentioned together with metal expansion penetration as the formation mechanism of both defects have common roots. It is also generally agreed, that these type of defects are related to the volumetric changes occurring during solidification. Additionally, the formation of these defects are in connection with the coherency of the primary austenite dendrites. The purpose of this work was to develop knowledge on factors affecting a volume-change related casting defect formation in order to minimize the presence of these defects in engine component production. This was done by extending the existing solidification investigation methods with novel solutions. Introduction of expansion force measurement in the determination of dendrite coherency combined with multi axial volume change measurement refine the interpretation of the solidification. Comparison of registered axial and radial linear deformation in cylindrical samples indicated an anisotropic volume change. Different methods for dendrite coherency determination have been compared. It was shown that the coherency develops over an interval. Dependent on the added inoculant the coherency is reached at different levels of fractions of a solidified primary phase. It is also shown, that inoculation has an effect on the nucleation and growth of the primary phase. Quantitative image analysis has been performed on the primary phase in special designed samples designed to provoke shrinkage porosity and metal expansion penetration. It was found, that the inter-dendritic space varies within a casting. This was explained by the coarsening of the primary dendrites which originates from differences in the local time of solidification. / <p>QC 20131210</p>

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京都大学 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(工学) / 甲第24108号 / 工博第5030号 / 新制||工||1785(附属図書館) / 京都大学大学院工学研究科物質エネルギー化学専攻 / (主査)教授 安部 武志, 教授 作花 哲夫, 教授 阿部 竜 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering) / Kyoto University / DGAM

Obwohl die Struktur und das Ausmaß dendritischer Verzweigungen eine wichtige Rolle bei der Informationsübertragung neuronaler Zellen spielen, ist bislang wenig über die Bausteine und Molekularmechanismen des Dendritenwachstums bekannt. Unter der Verwendung primär dissoziierter hippocampaler Zellkulturen embryonaler Mäuse untersuchte ich frühe Stadien des Zellfortsatzwachstums. Dabei konnte ich SNAP-25 (synaptosomal associated protein of 25 kDA), ein Schlüsselprotein der regulierten Exozytose, nicht nur in Axonen und terminalen Axonendigungen, sondern auch anhand von Doppelimmunmarkierungen mit den dendritischen Markern Transferrin-Rezeptor und MAP-2 in Dendriten lokalisieren. Die spezifische Inaktivierung von SNAP-25 durch Botulinumneurotoxin A (BoNT/A) führte zur Hemmung des Axonwachstums und des Vesikelrecyclings in terminalen Axonendigungen. Darüberhinaus wurde auch das Wachstum dendritischer Fortsätze von Körner- und Pyramidenzellen durch BoNT/A signifikant gehemmt. Daraus läßt sich schließen, daß SNAP-25, im Gegensatz zu Synaptobrevin, an konstitutiven Prozessen in den Axonen und Dendriten hippocampaler Neurone beteiligt ist. / Structure and dimension of the dendritic arbor are important determinants of information processing by the nerve cell, but mechanisms and molecules involved in dendritic growth are essentially unknown. I investigated early mechanisms of dendritic growth using mouse fetal hippocampal neurons in primary culture, which form processes during the first week in vitro. I detected a key component of regulated exocytosis, SNAP-25 (synaptosomal associated protein of 25 kDa)., in axons and axonal terminals as well as in dendrites identified by the occurrence of the dendritic markers transferrin receptor and MAP2. Selective inactivation of SNAP-25 by botulinum neurotoxin A (BoNTA) resulted in inhibition of axonal growth and of vesicle recycling in axonal terminals. In addition, dendritic growth of hippocampal pyramidal and granule neurons was significantly inhibited by BoNTA. These observations indicate that SNAP-25, but not synaptobrevin, is involved in constitutive axonal growth and dendrite formation by hippocampal neurons.

Ce travail concerne les effets de champ magnétique sur les arborescences de zinc et de fer obtenues par électrodéposition en cellule fine et les propriétés magnétiques des arborescences de fer. Pour le zinc et sous champ magnétique normal, les changements de morphologie macroscopiques variés sont expliqués par l'action mécanique sur l'agrégat en croissance de convections fluides induites par la force de Lorentz. Un faible effet est observé à l'échelle microscopique mais pas sur la structure cristalline. Un champ plan n'influence que faiblement la croissance. Pour le fer, un champ magnétique normal a un effet faible. Un champ plan transforme une morphologie de symétrie circulaire en une morphologie à deux axes de symétrie perpendiculaires, une parallèle au champ. Ceci est expliqué par la minimisation des énergies Zeeman et dipolaires. Il est montré que les propriétés magnétiques sont tres sensibles à la morphologie. Une anisotropie et une coercivité inhabituelles sont observées.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:28:52Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ThemisTSS_DISSERT.pdf: 1249174 bytes, checksum: 23a39272c35586e8f475b1aa239af353 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-12-21 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico / The cortical development requires a precise process of proliferation, migration, survival and differentiation of newly formed neurons to finally achieve the development of a functional network. Different kinases, such as PKA, CaMKII, MAPK and PI3K, phosphorylate the transcription factors CREB, and thus activate it, inducing CREB-dependent gene expression. In order to identify the involvement of such signaling pathways mediated by CREB over neuronal differentiation and survival, in vitro experiments of cell culture were conducted using pharmacological kinase inhibitors and genetic techniques to express different forms of CREB (A-CREB and CREB-FY) in cortical neurons. Inhibition of PKA and CaMKII decreased the length of neuronal processes (neurites); whereas inhibition of MAPK did not affect the length, but increased the number of neurites. Blockade of PI3K do not appear to alter neuronal morphology, nor the soma size changed with the kinase blockades. CREB activation (CREB-FY) along with MAPK and PI3K blockades presented a negative side effect over neuritic growth and the expression of A-CREB leaded to a significant decrease in neuronal survival after 60h in vitro and mimicked some of the effects on neuronal morphology observed with PKA and CaMKII blockade. In summary the signaling through CREB influences the morphology of cortical neurons, particularly when phosphorylated by PKA, and CREB signaling is also important for survival of immature neurons prior to the establishment of fully functional synaptic contacts. Our data contribute to understanding the role of CREB signaling, activated by different routes, on survival and neuronal differentiation and may be valuable in the development of regenerative strategies in different neurological diseases / O desenvolvimento cortical requer um minucioso processo de prolifera??o, migra??o, sobreviv?ncia e diferencia??o celular para que se possa alcan?ar a elabora??o de uma rede neuronal funcional. Diferentes kinases, tais quais a PKA, CaMKII, MAPK e PI3K, fosforilam o fator de transcri??o CREB, ativando-o, e induzindo em ultima inst?ncia a express?o de genes CREB-dependentes. A fim de identificar o envolvimento de tais vias de sinaliza??o mediadas por CREB sobre a diferencia??o e sobreviv?ncia neuronal, experimentos in vitro de cultura celular foram conduzidos fazendo-se uso de f?rmacos bloqueadores das kinases e de t?cnicas gen?ticas para expressar diferentes formas do CREB (A-CREB e CREB-FY) em neur?nios corticais. A inibi??o da PKA e da CAMKII diminuiu o comprimento dos neuritos; enquanto a inibi??o da MAPK n?o afetou o comprimento, mas aumentou o numero de neuritos. O bloqueio da PI3K n?o pareceu alterar a morfologia neuronal, nem o tamanho do soma foi afetado pelo bloqueio dessas kinases. A ativa??o de CREB (CREB-FY) na presen?a de bloqueadores da MAPK e PI3K teve um efeito negativo sobre o crescimento neur?tico e a express?o do A-CREB provocou uma redu??o significativa da sobreviv?ncia neuronal a partir de 60h in vitro e revelou similaridades quanto ? morfologia neuronal observadas com o bloqueio da PKA e CaMKII. Em suma, a sinaliza??o mediada por CREB influi na morfologia de neur?nios corticais, principalmente quando fosforilado pela PKA, e o bloqueio da sinaliza??o via CREB interfere na sobreviv?ncia neuronal mesmo antes do aparecimento de atividade sin?ptica. Nossos resultados contribuem para o entendimento da sinaliza??o por CREB, ativado por diferentes vias, sobre a sobreviv?ncia e diferencia??o neuronal, podendo ser de grande valia na elabora??o de estrat?gias regenerativas em diferentes doen?as neurol?gicas

The objective of this diploma thesis is to state the influence of porosity, DAS and shape factor on mechanical characteristics for the cast transmission cover made in Kovolit Modrice a.s.Which was molten from AlSi9Cu3. It was used an imaging software (Olympus Five) for classification of metallographical structures.