Author:Chunilall, Viren; Wesley-Smith, J; Bush, TDate:Dec 2009Wood fibres are the raw material used in the production of dissolving pulp for the manufacture of cellulose derivatives such as viscose and cellulose acetate. At the microscopic level, the wood cell wall is organised in layers with different ...Read more
Author:Elkaseh, A; Buttner, U; Srinivasu, VV; Perold, WJDate:Apr 2009AFM nanolithography was used as a novel cutting technique to define micro-size YBCO superconducting constrictions. Researchers studied the substrate effects on MgO and STO substrates and showed that the observed Shapiro steps from the bridges ...Read more
Author:Chunilall, Viren; Wesley-Smith, J; Bush, TDate:Nov 2006Dissolving pulp is the end-product of acid-bisulphite pulping and bleaching processes, during which almost all non-cellulosic wood components are removed to produce dissolving pulp with final a cellulose purity of up to 96%. Dissolving pulp ...Read more
Author:Chunilall, Viren; Wesley-Smith, J; Bush, TDate:Nov 2006The work presented will report on the use of AFM to study the CFA characteristics of dissolving pulp of a clone of Eucalyptus grown in compartments with contrasting growth rates (low and high), at different stages of the pulping process (solid ...Read more
Author:Malwela, T; Ray, Suprakas SDate:2014This article reports the crystal growth behavior of biodegradable polylactide (PLA)/poly[(butylene succinate)-co-adipate] (PBSA) blend thin films using atomic force microscopy (AFM). Currently, polymer thin films have received increased ...Read more
Author:Chunilall, Viren; Bush, T; Erasmus, RMDate:Mar 2012The changes in lignocellulosic composition of four hardwoods, i.e. Eucalyptus grandis camaldulensis (E. gc), E. grandis urophylla (E. gu), E. dunnii and E. nitens during different delignification processes were investigated using confocal ...Read more
Author:Mongwaketsi, N; Ndungu, PG; Nechaev, A; Maaza, M; Sparrow, RDate:Jan 2010Track-etched polymer membranes are typically used as templates in the synthesis of various nanowires or nanotubes arrays. The unique advantages of track-etched membranes, such as uniform pore structure, excellent porosity, easily tailored ...Read more
Author:Machaka, Ronald; Mwakikunga, Bonex W; Manikandan, E; Derry, TE; Sigalas, I; Herrmann, MDate:Sep 2011Results on a systematic study on the effects of ion implantation on the near-surface mechanical and structural properties of boron suboxide (B6O) prepared by uniaxial hot pressing are reviewed. 150 keV fluorine ions at fluences of up to 5.0 ...Read more
Author:Elkaseh, AAO; Srinivasu, VV; Perold, WJDate:2009Using an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM), micron size planar constriction type junctions was successfully ploughed on YBa2Cu3O7-x thin films. The 100 nanometer (nm) thin films are deposited on MgO substrates by an Inverted Cylindrical Magnetron ...Read more
Author:Van Staden, WF; Buttner, U; Fourie, CJ; Srinivasu, VV; Hardie, GL; Perold, WJDate:Apr 2009Bilayers of PBCO and YBCO are grown epitaxially on MgO substrates using PLD. In this paper, researchers discuss the entire optimization process in detail, giving quantitative parameter values. Film characterization included XRD, AFM and ...Read more
Author:Malwela, T; Ray, SSDate:Apr 2012Thin films of unmodified and nanoclay-modified polylactide/poly(butylene succinate) (PLA/PBS) blends were prepared on a glass substrate with a spin coater. The morphology and crystal growth behaviours for the films, crystallized at different ...Read more
Author:Malgas, GF; Motaung, DE; Arendse, CJDate:May 2012A detailed study on the thermal transition of poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and blends was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry, while the morphological, phase separation and the transformation in the optical properties were ...Read more