1. 5th Brazilian MRS Meeting

   • Guillermo Solórzano

   Preface 13 November 2007 Pages: 423 - 424

2. Effect of alpha prime due to 475 °C aging on fracture behavior and corrosion resistance of DIN 1.4575 and MA 956 high performance ferritic stainless steels

   • Maysa Terada
   • Marcio F. Hupalo
   • Angelo F. Padilha

   OriginalPaper 15 November 2007 Pages: 425 - 433

   

3. Adsorption of phenylalanine on layered double hydroxides: effect of temperature and ionic strength

   • Fabiano Silvério
   • Márcio José dos Reis
   • João Barros Valim

   OriginalPaper 13 November 2007 Pages: 434 - 439

   

4. Rh/CeO₂ catalyst preparation and characterization for hydrogen production from ethanol partial oxidation

   • L. O. O. Costa
   • S. M. R. Vasconcelos
   • L. E. P. Borges

   OriginalPaper 27 September 2007 Pages: 440 - 449

   

5. Small-angle X-ray scattering and FTIR characterization of nanostructured poly (vinyl alcohol)/silicate hybrids for immunoassay applications

   • Giovanna I. Andrade
   • Edel Figueiredo Barbosa-Stancioli
   • Herman Sander Mansur

   OriginalPaper 30 July 2007 Pages: 450 - 463

   

6. Luminescence of SrAl₂O₄:Cr³⁺

   • Ada López
   • Mariana G. da Silva
   • Raul José Mauricio da Fonseca

   OriginalPaper 19 August 2007 Pages: 464 - 468

   

7. Production and characterization of sub micrometer hollow Ni–P spheres by chemical reduction: the influence of pH and amphiphilic concentration

   • C. Bernardi
   • V. Drago
   • A. N. Klein

   OriginalPaper 06 September 2007 Pages: 469 - 474

   

8. Electrochemical and morphologic studies of nickel incorporation on graphite electrodes modified with polytyramine

   • Cláudio M. de Castro
   • Sabrina N. Vieira
   • João M. Madurro

   OriginalPaper 27 July 2007 Pages: 475 - 482

   

9. Modeling of glass sintering applied for the fabrication of porous glass bodies

   • Suelen Barg
   • Dietmar Koch
   • Georg Grathwohl

   OriginalPaper 27 July 2007 Pages: 483 - 488

   

10. Performance of curaua fibers in pullout tests

    • Sergio Neves Monteiro
    • Regina Coeli M. P. Aquino
    • Felipe Perisse D. Lopes

    OriginalPaper 27 July 2007 Pages: 489 - 493

    

11. Sol–gel derived composite from bioactive glass–polyvinyl alcohol

    • Hermes S. Costa
    • Magda F. Rocha
    • Herman S. Mansur

    OriginalPaper 27 July 2007 Pages: 494 - 502

    

12. Ac and dc magnetotransport properties of the phase-separated La_0.6Y_0.1Ca_0.3MnO₃ manganite

    • F. C. Fonseca
    • J. A. Souza
    • R. F. Jardim

    OriginalPaper 20 July 2007 Pages: 503 - 509

    

13. Morphological, mechanical, and biocompatibility characterization of macroporous alumina scaffolds coated with calcium phosphate/PVA

    • Hermes S. Costa
    • Alexandra A. P. Mansur
    • Herman S. Mansur

    OriginalPaper 20 July 2007 Pages: 510 - 524

    

14. Optical and structural properties of PbI₂ thin films

    • J. F. Condeles
    • R. A. Ando
    • M. Mulato

    OriginalPaper 20 July 2007 Pages: 525 - 529

    

15. Role of rare earth oxide coatings on oxidation resistance of chromia-forming alloys

    • Lalgudi Venkataraman Ramanathan
    • Marina F. Pillis
    • Stela Maria C. Fernandes

    OriginalPaper 19 July 2007 Pages: 530 - 535

    

16. Influence of stabilization heat treatments on microstructure, hardness and intergranular corrosion resistance of the AISI 321 stainless steel

    • V. Moura
    • Aline Yae Kina
    • Fernando B. Mainier

    OriginalPaper 18 July 2007 Pages: 536 - 540

    

17. Synthesis and characterization of semiconductor polymers having different phenylene–vinylene conjugation lengths

    • Tunísia Eufrausino Schuler
    • Shu Hui Wang
    • Roberto Koji Onmori

    OriginalPaper 09 June 2007 Pages: 541 - 545

    

18. Cerium-based phosphors: blue luminescent properties for applications in optical displays

    • Janaína Gomes
    • Osvaldo Antonio Serra

    OriginalPaper 28 June 2007 Pages: 546 - 550

    

19. Lanthanum-based perovskites obtained by the polymeric precursor method

    • Danniely S. Melo
    • Érika P. Marinho
    • Antonio G. Souza

    OriginalPaper 28 June 2007 Pages: 551 - 556

    

20. Purification of catalytically produced carbon nanotubes for use as support for fuel cell cathode Pt catalyst

    • Ana Maria Rocco
    • Cristiane A. da Silva
    • Altair L. Xavier

    OriginalPaper 29 June 2007 Pages: 557 - 567

    

21. Effects of non-uniform size distribution on the spectral optical gain properties of InGaAs/InGaAsP quantum dots

    • Jose Roberto Mialichi
    • Newton C. Frateschi

    OriginalPaper 12 June 2007 Pages: 568 - 572

    

22. Microtexture of chloride treated CdTe thin films deposited by CSS technique

    • João Quadros
    • André L. Pinto
    • Leila R. Cruz

    OriginalPaper 12 June 2007 Pages: 573 - 579

    

23. PHBHV/PCL microspheres as biodegradable drug delivery systems (DDS) for photodynamic therapy (PDT)

    • A. R. Simioni
    • C. Vaccari
    • A. C. Tedesco

    OriginalPaper 30 May 2007 Pages: 580 - 584

    

24. Interchain interaction effects on polaron–bipolaron transition on conducting polymers

    • José Rildo de Oliveira
    • Geraldo Magela e Silva

    OriginalPaper 03 June 2007 Pages: 585 - 590

    

25. Electron beam effects on amorphous molybdenum oxide nanostructures grown by condensation in hydrogen

    • Donovan E. Diaz-Droguett
    • Victor M. Fuenzalida
    • Guillermo Solorzano

    OriginalPaper 15 May 2007 Pages: 591 - 596

    

26. The effect of polysiloxane on the properties of Al₂O₃-NbC composite material produced by pyrolysis process

    • W. Acchar
    • M. Diniz
    • E. S. Lima

    OriginalPaper 05 May 2007 Pages: 597 - 601

    

27. Effect of scandium on the structural and photocatalytic properties of titanium dioxide thin films

    • A. A. Cavalheiro
    • J. C. Bruno
    • A. O. Florentino

    OriginalPaper 22 June 2007 Pages: 602 - 608

    

28. Effect of processing conditions on the nucleation and growth of indium-tin-oxide nanowires made by pulsed laser ablation

    • Raluca Savu
    • Ednan Joanni

    OriginalPaper 22 June 2007 Pages: 609 - 613

    

29. Ostwald Ripening of precipitates and self similarity of size distributions in reaction controlled growth

    • Gerson Feldmann
    • Zacarias E. Fabrim
    • Gustavo L. Hennig

    OriginalPaper 26 June 2007 Pages: 614 - 620

    

30. Protonated niobate/titanate pyrochlores via lead-acid exchange in Pb_1.5Nb₂O_6.5 and Pb₂Nb_1.33Ti_0.67O_6.67

    • Alicia B. Brune
    • Robert I. Mangham
    • William T. Petuskey

    OriginalPaper 17 October 2007 Pages: 621 - 634

    

31. On the crystallization kinetics and micro-structural transformations of Fe₄₀Ni₃₈B₁₈Mo₄ alloys

    • Thomas Hysen
    • Thomas Senoy
    • M. R. Anantharaman

    OriginalPaper 17 October 2007 Pages: 635 - 640

    

32. Morphology-tunable synthesis of SrWO₄ crystals via biomimetic supported liquid membrane (SLM) system

    • Feng-Qiang Dong
    • Qing-Sheng Wu
    • Ya-Ping Ding

    OriginalPaper 17 October 2007 Pages: 641 - 644

    

33. Effect of deposition pressure on the adhesion and tribological properties of a-CN _x H films prepared by DC-RF-PECVD

    • Jun Ding
    • Junying Hao
    • Weimin Liu

    OriginalPaper 17 October 2007 Pages: 645 - 651

    

34. Freeze cast carbon nanotube-alumina nanoparticle green composites

    • Kathy Lu

    OriginalPaper 17 October 2007 Pages: 652 - 659

    

35. Structural and magnetic properties of FeCr₂S₄ spinel prepared by field-activated sintering and conventional solid-state synthesis

    • V. Zestrea
    • V. Y. Kodash
    • Vladimir Tsurkan

    OriginalPaper 17 October 2007 Pages: 660 - 664

    

36. Pore structure in nickel created by ammonia at 873 K

    • D. J. Richardson
    • G. Mason
    • J. S. Bates

    OriginalPaper 17 October 2007 Pages: 665 - 670

    

37. Microstructure and properties of ultrafine-grained and dispersion-strengthened titanium materials for implants

    • D. Handtrack
    • C. Sauer
    • B. Kieback

    OriginalPaper 17 October 2007 Pages: 671 - 679

    

38. Cathodoluminescence characterization of rare earth doped composite materials based on porous GaP

    • B. Sánchez
    • B. Méndez
    • V. V. Ursaki

    OriginalPaper 17 October 2007 Pages: 680 - 683

    

39. Hot explosive compaction of diamond powder using cylindrical geometry

    • Kazuyuki Hokamoto
    • R. A. Pruemmer
    • Kazuya Taira

    OriginalPaper 17 October 2007 Pages: 684 - 688

    

40. Phase transformation of melamine at high pressure and temperature

    • D. L. Yu
    • J. L. He
    • Y. J. Tian

    OriginalPaper 17 October 2007 Pages: 689 - 695

    

41. Predicting porosity content in triaxial porcelain bodies as a function of raw materials contents

    • Sivaldo L. Correia
    • Dachamir Hotza
    • Ana M. Segadães

    OriginalPaper 31 October 2007 Pages: 696 - 701

    

42. Ethylene vinyl acetate/expanded graphite nanocomposites by solution intercalation: preparation, characterization and properties

    • Jinu Jacob George
    • Anil K. Bhowmick

    OriginalPaper 31 October 2007 Pages: 702 - 708

    

43. A Rosen-type piezoelectric transformer employing lead-free K_0.5Na_0.5NbO₃ ceramics

    • Mingsen Guo
    • K. H. Lam
    • X. Z. Zhao

    OriginalPaper 31 October 2007 Pages: 709 - 714

    

44. Thermal stability of heat-treated flame-synthesized anatase TiO₂ nanoparticles

    • Gyo Woo Lee
    • Shang Min Choi

    OriginalPaper 31 October 2007 Pages: 715 - 720

    

45. Tensile and flexural properties of injection-moulded short glass fibre and glass bead ABS composites in the presence of weldlines

    • S. Hashemi

    OriginalPaper 31 October 2007 Pages: 721 - 731

    

46. An evaluation of nanostructured zinc oxide as a fluorescent powder for fingerprint detection

    • Mi Jung Choi
    • Katie E. McBean
    • Claude Roux

    OriginalPaper 31 October 2007 Pages: 732 - 737

    

47. Synthesis and characterisation of soluble block copolymers from NR and TDI based polyurethanes

    • M. N. Radhakrishnan Nair
    • M. R. Gopinathan Nair

    OriginalPaper 31 October 2007 Pages: 738 - 747

    

48. Microstructural evolution and mechanical property in dual two-phase intermetallic alloys composed of geometrically close-packed Ni₃ X (X: Al and V) containing Nb

    • Yasuyuki Kaneno
    • Wataru Soga
    • Takayuki Takasugi

    OriginalPaper 31 October 2007 Pages: 748 - 758

    

49. Microstructure and mechanical properties of fluorcanasite glass-ceramics for biomedical applications

    • Naruporn Kanchanarat
    • Sanchita Bandyopadhyay-Ghosh
    • Paul V. Hatton

    OriginalPaper 31 October 2007 Pages: 759 - 765

    

50. Dynamic mechanical property and photochemical stability of perlite/PVA and OMMT/PVA nanocomposites

    • Hongyan Tian
    • Hideyoki Tagaya

    OriginalPaper 17 October 2007 Pages: 766 - 770