Journal of Applied Research and Technology
February 2016 Volume 14, Number 1
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 8
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Chemical sensor network for pH monitoring
Claudia Manjarrés, David Garizado, Maria Obregon, Natalia Socarras & Maria Calle, Universidad del Norte, Colombia; Cecilia Jimenez-Jorquera, Instituto de Microelectrónica de Barcelona (IMB-CNM), CSIC, Spain
Monitoring of water sources is a major concern worldwide. Wireless sensor networks (WSN) may be used for this monitoring. However, current systems employ mainly physical sensors for variables such ... More
pp. 1-8
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An integrated study of the workspace and singularity for a Schönflies parallel manipulator
J. Jesús Cervantes-Sánchez, José María Rico-Martínez & Víctor Hugo Pérez-Muñoz
This paper presents a simple and systematic approach to formulate the inverse position problem of a Schönflies parallel manipulator. As a result, the inverse position problem is solved in closed... More
pp. 9-37
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2-Imino-(3,4-dimethoxybenzyl) ethanesulfonic acid Schiff base anchored silver nanocomplex mediated by sugarcane juice and their antibacterial activities
Elias Emeka Elemike, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun, Nigeria; Enock Olugbenga Dare, Department of Chemistry, Federal University Lafia, Nigeria; Inyang David Samuel, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun, Nigeria; Jude Chinedu Onwuka, Department of Chemistry, Federal University Lafia, Nigeria
In this present investigation, 2-imino-(3,4-dimethoxybenzyl)ethane sulphonic acid was anchored on a silver nanoparticle mediated by sugarcane sap. The Schiff base was synthesized from 2... More
pp. 38-46
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Effect of tempering time on the ballistic performance of a high strength armour steel
Pradipta Kumar Jena, Ponguru Senthil P. & Siva Kumar K.
The investigation describes and analyses the effect of tempering time on the mechanical and ballistic performance of a high strength armour steel. The steel is subjected to tempering at 300 More
pp. 47-53
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Microstructure of polyacrylonitrile-based activated carbon fibers prepared from solvent-free coagulation process
Norhaniza Yusof, Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia; Dipak Rana, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Industrial Membrane Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Canada; Ahmad Fauzi Ismail, Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia; Takeshi Matsuura, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Industrial Membrane Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Canada
Polyacrylonitrile precursor fibers prepared using a solvent-free coagulation process were stabilized, carbonized, and physically activated by carbon dioxide into activated carbon fibers (ACFs). The... More
pp. 54-61
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Stability of a ring of coupled van der Pol oscillators with non-uniform distribution of the coupling parameter
Miguel Angel Barron
The stability of a ring of coupled van der Pol oscillators is studied in this work considering a non-uniform distribution of the coupling parameter along the ring. The stability analysis is based... More
pp. 62-66
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Design partitioning and layer assignment for 3D integrated circuits using tabu search and simulated annealing
Sadiq M. Sait, Feras Chikh Oughali & Mohammed Al-Asli
3D integrated circuits (3D-ICs) is an emerging technology with lots of potential. 3D-ICs enjoy small footprint area and vertical interconnections between different dies which allow shorter... More
pp. 67-76
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Physico-chemical characterization of collagen scaffolds for tissue engineering
B.H. León-Mancilla, Departamento de Cirugía, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico; M.A. Araiza-Téllez, Laboratorio de Biomateriales Dentales, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico; J.O. Flores-Flores, Centro de Ciencias Aplicadas y Desarrollo Tecnológico, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico; M.C. Piña-Barba, Laboratorio de Biomateriales, Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
The objective was to research the physical and chemical properties of collagen scaffolds (CS) obtained from bone matrix Nukbone More
pp. 77-85