... A compressed pellet containing an abrasive, stannous fluoride, binder, and flavoring was developed for use as an oral prophylaxis tooth paste. ...

The seed galactomannan of Leucaena leucocephala Lam. de Wit var.K-8 (family Leguminosae), a natural polysaccharide, with properties comparable to guar gum, was evaluated as a pharmaceutical binder. Characterization was done using studies of compressibility, micromeritic, and mechanical properties of granules prepared by wet granulation and subsequent ...

The paper deals with the formulation of a cementitious binder based on calcined phosphogypsum, flyash, hydrated lime and portland cement. Strength properties and hydration of the cementitious binder studies at room temperature and at 50 C in over 90% R.H are presented. It was found that the compressive strength of the cementitious ...

The TNO child dummies that are used in the ECE Regulation 44 test on child restraints use compression of a block of modelling clay as a means of detecting abdominal penetration. However, articulation of the dummy without abdominal penetration during the t...

Two influences were investigated concerning the manufacture of polyhedral coke, the cause of these being found in the high precompressing of the coal pellets and in the addition of binder. The most important results of this work are: The spectrum of the c...

In this paper, investigations were undertaken to formulate cementitious binder by judicious blending of fly ash with Portland cement as well as by admixing fly ash with calcined phosphogypsum, fluorogypsum, lime sludge, and chemical activators of different finenesses. The effect of addition of calcined clay in these types of binders was studied. Data ...

ABSTRACTPurpose: Immobility and pain are modifiable risk factors for development of venous thromboembolism and pulmonary morbidity after major abdominal surgery (MAS). The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of abdominal incision support with an elasticized abdominal binder on postoperative walk ...

Celiac artery compression syndrome is a rare cause of abdominal pain and weight loss, likely caused by compression of the celiac artery or plexus by the median arcuate ligament. A case of celiac artery compression syndrome in a 17-year-old male patient with severe postprandial pain and weight loss is described. ...

Experiments concerning briquetting of charcoal are described. In particular the report deals with the relation between the ultimate strength and the content of binders, cycle of drying, drying temperature, compression, and the quality of charcoal. In addi...

Then by use of compressed air, the mixture is blown into a core box, which is a mold for forming the core. Next, an amine gas (part 3 of the binder) that ...

We studied the effects of binder addition on the mechanical properties of bulk Y�Ba�Cu�O superconductors. We prepared YBa2Cu3Oy, Y2BaCuO5 powders and polyvinyl alcohol mixed with water as a binder. These raw materials were mixed, and the binder-added powders were pressed into pellets. The hardness of the green compacts with ...

Dried foods, some plasticized to prevent fragmentation, were compressed with appropriate binders into bars of approximately equal size, density and caloric content. Bars representing the following food items were designed, formulated, fabricated and evalu...

Dried foods, plasticized to prevent fragmentation, were compressed with appropriate binders into bars of approximately equal size, density and caloric content. Bars representing the following food items were designed, formulated, fabricated and evaluated ...

Intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) has been widely hypothesized to reduce potentially injurious compressive forces on spinal discs during lifting. To investigate the effects of a standard lifting belt on IAP and lifting mechanics, IAP and vertical ground reac...

Muscovite and phlogopite micas have been assessed as SOFC seals at 800C. Paper gaskets, composed of pressed mica platelets in an organic binder, proved ineffective seal materials predominantly because of their uneven surface. However, cleaved natural mica sheets (with no binder) indicated far superior sealing characteristics with leak rates lower than 0.1 ...

The compressive constitutive strength behavior of PBXN-110 and its HTPB-based binder system was measured as a function of temperature (-55 C to +20 C) and strain rate (10{sup -3} and 2000 s{sup -1}). PBXN-110 is a plastic bonded explosive (PBX) with relatively high binder content that contains 88wt% HMX and 12wt% HTPB-based ...

space, symptoms may include: Abdominal pain Bloating If the tumor is near the spinal cord, it may cause: Compression of the spinal cord, which leads to pain and loss of...

... the use of a lifting belt increases IAP ... compressive force and improve lifting safety. ... EXERCISE(PHYSIOLOGY), *BELTS, *PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ...

Two cases of near-fatal aortic abdominal aneurysm (AAA) are described which were successfully stabilized by a new principle for exerting abdominal compression, the non-pneumatic medical antishock trousers (NP-MAST). Obviously, the compression obtained with the NP-MAST suffices for this dramatic emergency. Moreover, ...

The paper compares the compressibility of two directly compressible isomalts, galenIQ 720 and galenIQ721, using the energy evaluation of the compaction process by means of the force--displacement profiles. It evaluates the energies for friction, energies accumulated by the tablet, energy of decompression, energy of compaction and plasticity in pure dry ...

Nitroplasticized Estane is the plastic binder used to hold HMX grains together in the plastic bonded explosive PBX 9501. As part of an effort to characterize PBX 9501, we isentropically compressed the explosive and its constituents to � 40 kbar on the Sandia Z-Machine. Nitroplasticized Estane binder samples were prepared as follows: ...

High- and low-strain rate compression data were obtained on several different energetic composites: PBX 9501, X0242-92-4-4, PBXN-9, as well as the polymeric binder used in PBX 9501 and X0242-92-4-4 composites. The effects of energetic-to-binder ratios, different binder systems, and different energetic formulations ...

Process for producing artificial fire logs from a mixture comprising wood material and a binder, particularly a resin binder. Each log is formed in an individual mold, and a batch of mix required for a single log is divided into two approximately equal portions for loading into the mold. The mixture within the mold is compressed, and ...

A projectile, such as a bullet, is made by combining two different metals in proportions calculated to achieve a desired density, without using lead. A base constituent, made of a material having density greater than lead, is combined with a binder constituent having less density. The binder constituent is malleable and ductile metallic phase material that ...

A projectile, such as a bullet, is made by combining two different metals in proportions calculated to achieve a desired density, without using lead. A base constituent, made of a material having density greater than lead, is combined with a binder constituent having less density. The binder constituent is malleable and ductile metallic phase material that ...

A projectile, such as a bullet, is made by combining two different metals in proportions calculated to achieve a desired density, without using lead. A base constituent, made of a material having density greater than lead, is combined with a binder constituent having less density. The binder constituent is malleable and ductile metallic base material that ...

Chemically prepared silver oxide (AgO) is used as the depolarizer in electrodes designed for a high-rate primary application. The AgO, blended with a few per cent of carbon, is compressed into a plaque on a silver grid, using methyl cellulose as binder. C...

The present invention provides a method of manufacturing improved carbon electrodes. According to this method, the raw material for the carbon electrodes is pulverized and then kneaded with a binder. The kneaded mixture thus obtained is compressed under reduced pressure and thereafter extrusion-molded. This molded product is baked to obtain the desired ...

lubricated by dusting with magnesium stearate. While the lower punch was stationary during compaction-enhancing factors of a ductile binder in direct compression of sodium bicarbonate and calcium carbonate powders. Eur

Four combinations of binder and cycloned tailings were cast into cylindrical specimen molds. The specimens were then tested in a servo-hydraulic loading frame to determine 28- and 90-day unconfined compressive strength and apparent modulus of deformation....

... Page 23. TABLE 2 Evaluation of Binders for Meatball Formulations ... Sodium Chloride NaCl 75.5 75.6 ... Potassium Nitrate KNO 3 93.2 90.7 ...

The primary purpose of this study was to determine the effects of: fiber length, fiber diameter, fiber concentration, fiber to binder ratio and carbonization temperature on composite density, compressive strength, thermal conductivity and outgassing. Fibe...

The compacting of raw fine coal using sulphite waste lye as binder is investigated here with the aim to produce a suitable particle fuel for the solid bed pressure gasification reactor. In order to maintain the desired briquetting conditions, compression ...

To develop an experimental model and evaluate the effects of the magnitude and duration of pressure, the rat abdominal wall (25x20 mm) was subjected to compression either by a weight or by two magnets. In the weight compression tests, a steel plate was inserted under anesthesia into the rat peritoneal cavity, and the ...

Several HMX-based and TATB-based explosive samples along with their constituent binders were subjected to shockless compression to determine the material response at high stresses. A Velocity Interferometer System for Any Reflector (VISAR) was used to measure the transmitted wave profiles. The measured wave profiles were compared to calculated profiles ...

Muscovite and phlogopite micas have been assessed as SOFC seals at 800 C. Paper gaskets, composed of pressed mica platelets in an organic binder, proved ineffective seal materials predominantly because of their uneven surface. However, cleaved natural mica sheets (with no binder) indicated far superior sealing characteristics with leak rates lower than 0.1 ...

To circumvent the existing shortcoming of optimisation algorithms in trunk biomechanical models, both agonist and antagonist trunk muscle stresses to different powers are introduced in a novel objective function to evaluate the role of abdominal muscles in trunk stability and spine compression. This coupled objective function is introduced in our ...

Median arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS) is a rare disorder associated with chronic, postprandial abdominal pain and radiographic evidence of celiac artery compression. True arterial aneurysms distal to sites of chronic vascular compression due to post-stenotic dilatation have been described in other anatomic locations such as thoracic ...

The thermal and mechanical properties of thermal insulation compositions applied by spraying were evaluated to determine the optimum composition for the parameters posed by the burners and regenerators of glass-melting furnaces. The effects of varying spray parameters on these properties were also assessed. Changes were made in the binder density while leaving the amount of ...

The objective of this work was to evaluate the suitability of dredged sediments treated with pozzolanic binders as a pavement base material, and to assess the usefulness of fly ash as a soil mixture/binder with the aim of improving the engineering properties of the stabilized dredged sediments in order to make them capable of taking more load from the ...

The preparation of tablets by the melt granulation process was investigated to enhance chemical stability of a highly water-soluble drug substance, dipeptidylpeptidase IV (DPP-IV) inhibitor (Compound I), that is susceptible to degradation in presence of moisture. Melt granulation with a lipophilic binder (hydrogenated castor oil; Cutina HR) improved the stability of the drug, ...

A process of continuously producing a more isotropic, electrically conductive composite composition is provided. The process comprises: (a) continuously supplying a compressible mixture comprising exfoliated graphite worms and a binder or matrix material, wherein the binder or matrix material is in an amount of between 3% and 60% by ...

A 74-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with upper abdominal pain and bloody vomiting. An abdominal aneurysm compressed the third portion of the duodenum and the second portion of duodenum was distended with thickened walls as in superior mesenteric artery syndrome. Endoscopic examination showed an edematous mucosa with ...

Improved binders for Soderberg electrodes were prepared by incorporating a small amount of a rubber reinforcing grade carbon black in catalytically cracked petroleum residua. Inferior coal tar pitch binders were similarly up-graded. Commercial pelletized carbon blacks required high-speed mixing, e.g., in a colloid mill, to break up particle agglomerates. ...