{"title":"An Interview with Prof. José Ignacio Álvarez Galindo","authors":"","doi":"10.21926/rpm.2203016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21926/rpm.2203016","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":87352,"journal":{"name":"Recent progress in materials","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42135322","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"About Non-relativistic Quantum Mechanics and Electromagnetism","authors":"Ladislaus Alexander B'anyai, M. Bundaru","doi":"10.21926/rpm.2204027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21926/rpm.2204027","url":null,"abstract":"We describe here the coherent formulation of electromagnetism in the non-relativistic quantum-mechanical many-body theory of interacting charged particles. We use the mathematical frame of the field theory and its quantization in the spirit of the quantum electrodynamics (QED). This is necessary because a manifold of misinterpretations emerged especially regarding the magnetic field and gauge invariance. The situation was determined by the historical development of quantum mechanics, starting from the Schrödinger equation of a single particle in the presence of given electromagnetic fields, followed by the many-body theories of many charged identical particles having just Coulomb interactions. Our approach to the non-relativistic QED emphasizes the role of the gauge-invariance and of the external fields. We develop further the approximation of this theory allowing a closed description of the interacting charged particles without photons. The resulting Hamiltonian coincides with the quantized version of the Darwin Hamiltonian containing besides the Coulomb also a current-current diamagnetic interaction. We show on some examples the importance of this extension of the many-body theory.","PeriodicalId":87352,"journal":{"name":"Recent progress in materials","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42457613","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. D. Grazia, C. Trottier, S. Dantas, Y. Nagaraju, R. Ziapour, Hian F Macedo, L. Sanchez
{"title":"Influence of Recycled Concrete Aggregate Type on Rheological Behaviour of Mixtures Proportioned Using the Equivalent Volume Method","authors":"M. D. Grazia, C. Trottier, S. Dantas, Y. Nagaraju, R. Ziapour, Hian F Macedo, L. Sanchez","doi":"10.21926/rpm.2203017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21926/rpm.2203017","url":null,"abstract":"The ever-growing urgency to combat climate change has led the civil construction industry to develop and adopt sustainable construction materials and methods. The so-called recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) emerges as an alternative to decrease the carbon footprint of new concrete construction, the disposal of waste concrete, and the use of non-renewable natural resources such as cement and aggregates. RCA can be produced from crushing waste concrete; yet challenges remain when using RCA in concrete especially its fresh state behaviour due to its distinct multi-phase nature and microstructure (i.e., presence of residual mortar (RM)/residual cement paste (RCP)). In this context, this work presents a comprehensive study of the rheological behaviour of recycled concrete mixtures through the use of a planetary rheometer (IBB). The recycled mixtures were proportioned using the Equivalent Volume (EV) method, a mixture proportioning technique that accounts for the RM and RCP, respectively, and improves the recycled mixture's hardened state properties, incorporating distinct: 1) coarse RCA having various inner qualities (i.e., 25 MPa, 35 MPa and 45 MPa) and mineralogy (i.e., limestone and granite) and 2) fine RCA made from natural or manufactured sand while having different degrees of processing (i.e., crushed once vs continuously crushed). All recycled mixtures produced in this study present shear-thinning profiles, suggesting that these mixtures are suitable for applications under high torque regimes such as vibrated or pumped concrete. Additionally, they were produced with 100% recycled concrete aggregate (either fine or coarse RCA), classifying them as low embodied energy mixtures.","PeriodicalId":87352,"journal":{"name":"Recent progress in materials","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46417020","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Calculation of the Forces Applied to a Superconductor in Levitation in an Inhomogeneous Magnetic Field","authors":"P. Bernstein, Y. Xing, J. Noudem","doi":"10.21926/rpm.2203018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21926/rpm.2203018","url":null,"abstract":"Stable levitation of systems consisting of a magnetic source and a superconductor is actively investigated due to the promising applications of this technology. While huge efforts have been made for modeling these setups with numerical simulations, analytical models, in spite of their use being limited to devices with a high degree of symmetry, can bring precious information on certain characteristics of levitating systems. Summarizing our previous work in the field, we present the mean-field model that we have proposed to reproduce the interactions between a magnetic source and a superconductor. We show that the model provides an estimation of the surface critical current density of the shielding currents flowing in the superconductor and an estimation of the thickness, t, of the layer carrying the currents. We emphasize that the calculated values of t are an increasing function of temperature, which tend toward the Meissner limit at low temperatures. Finally, we determine the condition that ensures stable levitation of axisymmetric systems.","PeriodicalId":87352,"journal":{"name":"Recent progress in materials","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46648250","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modifications of Glass Ionomer Cements Using Nanotechnology: Recent Advances","authors":"D. Dionysopoulos, O. Gerasimidou, C. Papadopoulos","doi":"10.21926/rpm.2202011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21926/rpm.2202011","url":null,"abstract":"Glass ionomer cements (GICs) are dental materials that were invented by Wilson & Kent in 1972. They can chemically bond to enamel and dentin and can exhibit anti-cariogenic activity that allows the release and uptake of fluoride ions. They also possess the ability to render color. The setting reaction of GICs is a neutralization reaction that results in the formation of polycarboxylate salts. The most important GIC modification process involves the addition of resin components, resulting in the development of resin-modified glass ionomer cements (RMGICs), which contain self-and photo-curing systems. Modification of conventional GICs and RMGICs can be achieved by the incorporation of nano-sized fillers into the materials. This helps reduce the size of RMGICs. Conventional GICs and RMGICs can also be modified by introducing nano-sized bioceramics to the glass powder. It has been previously reported that the incorporation of nano-sized particles helps improve the mechanical properties of conventional GICs. Conversely, the commercially available nano-filled RMGICs do not hold any significant advantage over conventional RMGICs as far as the mechanical and adhesive properties are concerned. Glass carbomer is a novel glass ionomer material, and the bioactivity of which is better than the bioactivity of the conventional GICs. However, it is more brittle and less strong than the modern conventional GICs. Additionally, clinical techniques that can be used to transfer external energy on the surface of a GIC have also been used for modification. These techniques can be used to reduce the duration of the initial setting stage and improve the rate of the setting reactions, resulting in faster development of the mechanical properties. Premature failure of the restorations can be avoided under these conditions. The lack of long-term clinical studies limits the use of nano-modified glass ionomers and glass carbomers in daily clinical practice. More randomized clinical trials are required to justify the use of these modern modified materials.","PeriodicalId":87352,"journal":{"name":"Recent progress in materials","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46020094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. John, Svenja Rink, Leandra Weidemann, K. Huesker, W. Niedermeier
{"title":"Solubility of Dental Ceramics in Electric Fields","authors":"S. John, Svenja Rink, Leandra Weidemann, K. Huesker, W. Niedermeier","doi":"10.21926/rpm.2202012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21926/rpm.2202012","url":null,"abstract":"Combining dental ceramics with other prosthetic metallic restorations might release metal ions, thus affecting the oral tissues of the patients. In this study, we evaluated the electrochemical solubility of various dental ceramics in a galvanic experimental setup in vitro. Smooth and rough feldspathic and zirconium dioxide ceramics (at pH 5.5 and pH 3.0) were exposed to an electric field. Calcium, barium, and zirconium were selected as parameters to determine the solubility of both types of ceramic materials. Among all test groups, feldspathic ceramics were more soluble than zirconium dioxide ceramics at low pH. The results indicated that the solubility of zirconium dioxide was not significantly affected by the presence of an electric field, although the solubility was higher when the pH was relatively lower. The feldspathic material had a higher sensitivity to acids and electrogalvanic processes. We found that the galvanic process increases the solubility of feldspathic ceramics. The surface quality is important in an acidic medium, especially for feldspathic ceramics. Zirconium dioxide ceramics are more resistant to an acidic medium and exposure to a clinically relevant electric field.","PeriodicalId":87352,"journal":{"name":"Recent progress in materials","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45831530","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Case Study on the Impact of Transportation of Mass Timber Products on the Cradle-to-Gate LCA Results for an Institutional Building","authors":"C. Gu, H. Gu, Meng Gong, Janet Blackadar","doi":"10.21926/rpm.2203014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21926/rpm.2203014","url":null,"abstract":"Mass timber products (MTPs) are being adopted in new building constructions and remodels in the last three decades, credited to their renewable and low carbon footprint characteristics. However, there are no mass timber manufacturers currently existing in Atlantic Canada. Extended distances of transporting MTPs to this region from other Canadian provinces may sacrifice the environmental benefits of using MTPs. This study was aimed to understand, via conducting a cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment (LCA), the environmental impacts of a mid-rise institutional building, which is located in the Province of New Brunswick Canada. By comparing the current steel frame design of this building with an alternative mass timber building design with the same height range and function including the transportations of major building materials. It was found that the mass timber building design could still have environmental advantages over the steel structure, as much as 19.5% lower global warming impact and 16.8% lower ozone depletion impact, even with MTPs delivered from the furthest location considered in this study. However, the disadvantages in other impact categories, such as 31.9% higher smog impact, 13.6% higher acidification impact, and 248.2% higher eutrophication impact were found when using the TRACI impact assessment in this whole building LCA study.","PeriodicalId":87352,"journal":{"name":"Recent progress in materials","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42841712","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Guilhen, Tamires Watanabe, T. T. Silva, S. Rovani, J. T. Marumo, J. Tenório, O. Mašek, L. G. D. Araujo
{"title":"Role of Point of Zero Charge in the Adsorption of Cationic Textile Dye on Standard Biochars from Aqueous Solutions: Selection Criteria and Performance Assessment","authors":"S. Guilhen, Tamires Watanabe, T. T. Silva, S. Rovani, J. T. Marumo, J. Tenório, O. Mašek, L. G. D. Araujo","doi":"10.21926/rpm.2202010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21926/rpm.2202010","url":null,"abstract":"The point of zero charge (PZC) is an inherent electrokinetic property of biochars (BC). It influences the adsorption process under certain pH conditions. Herein, we report the method of determination of the PZC values of ten standard BCs. We used the salt addition method to select the BCs with suitable properties for methylene blue (MB) removal from aqueous solutions. The standard BCs were obtained by pyrolyzing five different biomasses at two distinct temperatures (550°C and 700°C). The BCs derived from rice husk (pHPZC at 7.22 and 7.64 for RH550 and RH700, respectively) and softwood pellets (pHPZC at 6.57 and 6.78 for SWP500 and SWP700, respectively) were selected for their compatibility with cationic dyes such as MB. Results from adsorption experiments indicated the potential use of the RH biochar as an adsorbent for the removal of MB from aqueous solutions. The removal efficiencies were 68.83% and 71.97% for RH550 and RH700, respectively. Considerably low values were obtained for SWP550 and SWP700 (21.61% and 22.84%, respectively). Equilibrium was achieved at 2 h for RH550 and 1 h for RH700, and the adsorption kinetics for the RH BCs could be described by a pseudo-second order equation. The results revealed that even when produced under comparable conditions, BCs obtained from different feedstocks exhibited different cationic dye removing abilities. BCs optimized for the removal of cationic or anionic dyes can be easily engineered by appropriately matching the feedstock with the processing conditions.","PeriodicalId":87352,"journal":{"name":"Recent progress in materials","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44575120","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Interview with Prof. Vincenzo M. Sglavo","authors":"","doi":"10.21926/rpm.2202007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21926/rpm.2202007","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":87352,"journal":{"name":"Recent progress in materials","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48916910","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of Low Elastic Modulus Titanium Alloys as Implant Biomaterials","authors":"Kaixuan Liu, L. Yin, Xu Lin, S. Liang","doi":"10.21926/rpm.2202008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21926/rpm.2202008","url":null,"abstract":"Biomaterials have always been the focus of material scientists and engineers. Titanium and its alloys have favorable properties, such as high strength, low density, good corrosion resistance, non-toxicity, low elastic modulus, biocompatibility, etc. Thus, Ti alloys have received much attention from scientists and engineers who work with biomaterials. Among these properties, the elastic modulus is a very important property for implant biomaterials because it avoids the “stress shielding” effect. In this study, we summarized low elastic modulus titanium alloys, which have great application potential for implant biomaterials. The major series of titanium alloys with low elastic modulus, including TiNb-based, TiMo-based, and TiZr-based series of titanium alloys, were discussed. The research status and the possible factors related to the low elastic modulus of these major titanium alloys were analyzed. Finally, the development prospects of the above series of low elastic modulus titanium alloys were compared, and the future direction of low elastic modulus Ti alloys as biomaterials was proposed.","PeriodicalId":87352,"journal":{"name":"Recent progress in materials","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49283888","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}