Abstract: Latex balloons used in percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty are micromachined by mechanical, electrical, and optical methods. However, the cleanliness, straightness, and thermal damage ...

Abstract: Drug-eluting stents (DESs) have profoundly affected the field of interventional cardiology as a transformative technology by dramatically reducing the problem of in-stent restenosis. However, the ...

Abstract: A combined experimental and analytical approach is undertaken to identify the relationship between process parameters and fracture behavior in the cutting of a 1mm thick alumina samples by a ...

Abstract: The traditional “evaporation∕melt and blow” mechanism of CO2 laser cutting of aluminum nitride (AlN) chip carriers and heat sinks suffers from energy losses due to its high thermal conductivity, ...

Abstract: This paper reports a novel solid freeform fabrication process, Nanoparticle Additive Manufacturing (NAM), for dispersing nanoparticles into molten matrix for improved mechanical properties. In ...

Abstract: Carbon nanotubes were synthesized in an atmospheric chamber by irradiating a metal-catalyst containing graphite target with a 2 kW continuous wave CO2 laser and capturing the soot in flowing ...

Abstract: Drug-eluting stents (DES) have profoundly affected the field of interventional cardiology by dramatically reducing the problem of in-stent restenosis. However, the adverse, long-term, thrombosis ...

Abstract: Laser and water-jet manufacturing processes are independently used to cut monolithic and composite ceramics. While these processes offer many advantages over diamond sawing and other abrasive ...