Niobium

08/01/2011 - "Studies on the dehydration of glycerol over niobium catalysts."
11/02/2009 - "Solid-state NMR study of dehydration of layered alpha-niobium phosphate."
09/01/2020 - "New Approach to Dehydration of Xylose to 2-Furfuraldehyde Using a Mesoporous Niobium-Based Catalyst."
11/02/2009 - "Four niobium phosphate species associated with dehydration including tri-, di-, and monohydrate phases, as well as a completely dehydrated phase, are identified by (93)Nb NMR. "
11/02/2009 - "The dehydration of a representative layered alpha-niobium phosphate (alpha-NbP) was studied by (93)Nb solid state wide-line NMR in combination with several other techniques including X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, and (31)P MAS NMR. "

10/24/2017 - "Previously unreported σ-phases in the ternary niobium-based systems Nb-X-Ga for X = Ru, Rh, Pd, Ir, Pt, Au, and Nb-X-Al for X = Ir, and Pt are presented, prepared by arc-melting followed by annealing at 1000 °C for 1 week. "
06/07/2014 - "The equiatomic TiNiSi type tetrelides YTX (space group Pnma) with T = Ni, Ir and X = Si, Ge, Sn, Pb were synthesized from the elements by arc-melting or via high-frequency-melting of the elements in sealed niobium ampoules. "
02/11/2012 - "This involves fused-silica glass blowing, arc-welding of niobium containers, and handling of highly air-sensitive materials in a glove box. "
12/14/2009 - "This method provides large quantities of high quality Na(4)Si(4) and Na(4)Ge(4) without the need for specialized laboratory equipment, such as Schlenk lines, niobium/tantalum containers, or an arc welder, thereby expanding the accessibility and chemical utility of these phases by making them more convenient to prepare. "
08/01/2016 - "In the present study three beta stabilized titanium niobium alloys having composition Ti-24Nb-4Zr-8Sn, Ti-35Nb-4Sn and Ti-29Nb-13Ta-7Zr were made by vacuum arc melting. "

02/01/1985 - "The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of cancer among 318 male employees of a niobium mining company which was only operated between 1951 and 1965. "
12/01/2022 - "Niobium Diselenide Nanosheets: An Emerging Biodegradable Nanoplatform for Efficient Cancer Phototheranostics in the NIR-II Window."
03/01/1990 - "Radioactive niobium can be a potential tumor imaging agent. "
11/01/1961 - "[Appearance of rat mammary tumors after the parenteral administration of niobium-95]."
02/01/1985 - "Cancer incidence among workers exposed to radon and thoron daughters at a niobium mine."

06/08/2022 - "In this work, low-cycle fatigue tests were performed at various temperatures to determine the oxidation damage together with the fatigue life of austenitic stainless steel containing niobium. "
06/08/2022 - "Oxidation Damage Evolution in Low-Cycle Fatigue Life of Niobium-Stabilized Austenitic Stainless Steel."
01/01/2012 - "Corrosion fatigue behavior of a biocompatible ultrafine-grained niobium alloy in simulated body fluid."
01/01/2012 - "The present study reports on the corrosion fatigue behavior of ultrafine-grained (UFG) Niobium 2 wt-% Zirconium (NbZr) alloy in simulated body fluid (SBF). "

09/01/2009 - "The local infection rate associated with 4-hole 2.0 mm Synthes locking compression plates (LCPs) composed of clinically available commercially pure titanium (cpTi) and titanium aluminium niobium (TAN) in their standard microrough form was compared with that of their test polished equivalents and also to clinically available electropolished stainless steel (EPSS). "
01/01/2014 - "In this in vitro research, we evaluated the ability of Staphylococcus epidermidis, the main pathogen in implant-related infections, to form biofilms on the surface of the solid orthopaedic biomaterials, oxidized zirconium-niobium alloy, cobalt-chromium-molybdenum alloy (Co-Cr-Mo), titanium alloy (Ti-6Al-4V), commercially pure titanium (cp-Ti) and stainless steel. "