A LINEAR SHAPED CHARGE NEUTRON RADIOGRAPHY PRECISE DETECTION SCHEME
Neutron radiography was researched to detect the linear density of explosive in linear shaped charge (LSC), to determine its distribution uniformity and defective. The clear images of some samples were obtained by neutron radiography, and were processed to obtain the linear density of inner explosive. The defectives such as sparseness, discontinuity and cavity were shown clearly in the images. The method, with more intuitive and more reliable results, is more direct and simpler than existing quality testing methods for LSC, and most important, the method is a non-destructive one. This new method is of significance to the precise test of LSC and its application in precise blasting; in addition, it could be used in quality test of cord type explosive device.
Jet penetration in plexiglas
Abstract The effect of compressibility on the penetration of a continuous jet in Plexiglas has been investigated experimentally and analytically. Cine flash radiography was used to measure the penetration velocity of a copper jet in Plexiglas. The analysis treated compressible and incompressible theory with and without using the virtual origin assumption. The form of the compressible theory used was based on the treatment described by Flis and Chou. Reasonably good agreement was obtained between the jet penetration velocities calculated using compressible theory and those determined experimentally.
Mucoadhesive Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery to the Anterior Eye
While the use of topical drops for the delivery of drugs to the anterior of the eye is well accepted, it is far from efficient with as little as 5% of the drug instilled on the eye actually reaching the target tissue. The ability to prolong the residence time on the eye is desirable. Based on the acceptability of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate based polymers in contact lens applications, the current work focuses on the development of a poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA)) nanoparticle system. The particles were modified to allow for degradation and to permit mucoadhesion. Size and morphological analysis of the final polymer products showed that nano-sized, spherical particles were produced. FTIR spectra demonstrated that the nanoparticles comprised poly(HEMA) and that 3-(acrylamido)phenylboronic acid (3AAPBA), as a mucoadhesive, was successfully incorporated. Degradation of nanoparticles containing N,N′-bis(acryloyl)cystamine (BAC) after incubation with DL-dithiothreitol (DTT) was confirmed by a decrease in turbidity and through transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Nanoparticle mucoadhesion was shown through an in-vitro zeta potential analysis.