Examinando por Autor "Ossa E.A."

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    Chemical, structural and mechanical characterization of bovine enamel
    (PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2020-01-01) Arango-Santander S.; Montoya C.; Pelaez-Vargas A.; Ossa E.A.; Arango-Santander S.; Montoya C.; Pelaez-Vargas A.; Ossa E.A.; Universidad EAFIT. Departamento de Ingeniería de Producción; Materiales de Ingeniería
    Objective: The purpose of this investigation was to establish microstructure, microhardness, fracture toughness, chemical composition, and crack repair of bovine enamel and to compare these features with their human counterparts. Design: Bovine enamel fragments were prepared and optical microscopy and atomic force microscopy were used to establish microstructure; Raman spectroscopy was used to estimate composition and microindentation using Vickers testing was performed to evaluate hardness. Results: A strong dependence between indentation load and microhardness values was observed, as was the case in human enamel. Similar microstructure and chemical composition between bovine and human enamel, 7.89% lower microhardness and 40% higher fracture toughness values for bovine enamel were found. Conclusion: From a structural and mechanical standpoint, bovine enamel is a suitable alternative to human enamel for in vitro testing of dental products. © 2019 Elsevier Ltd
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    Control of Porosity in Freeze Casting
    (J O M Institute, 2020-01-01) Gil-Duran S.; Arola D.; Ossa E.A.; Gil-Duran S.; Arola D.; Ossa E.A.; Universidad EAFIT. Departamento de Ingeniería de Producción; Materiales de Ingeniería
    Many biologic structural materials have porous microstructures with a distribution and orientation of pores that are challenging to achieve using traditional methods of processing. In this investigation, numerical and experimental methods of evaluation were used to understand effects from the primary processing parameters on the temperature gradients during solidification in freeze casting of ceramics. The location and orientation of the temperature gradients were found to be highly dependent on the geometrical and thermal properties of the mold material used in processing. Furthermore, it was found that careful control of these processing variables can be used to design bioinspired porous materials with graded orientations and distributions of pores. © 2020, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society.
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    Designed for resistance to puncture: The dynamic response of fish scales
    (ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2019-01-01) Ghods S.; Murcia S.; Ossa E.A.; Arola D.; Ghods S.; Murcia S.; Ossa E.A.; Arola D.; Universidad EAFIT. Departamento de Ingeniería de Producción; Materiales de Ingeniería
    Natural dermal armors are serving as a source of inspiration in the pursuit of “next-generation” structural materials. Although the dynamic strain response of these materials is arguably the most relevant to their performance as armors, limited work has been performed in this area. Here, uniaxial tension and transverse puncture tests were performed on specimens obtained from the scales of Asian carp over strain rates spanning seven decades, from 10-4 to 103 s-1. The importance of anatomical variations was explored by comparing the performance of scales from the head, middle and tail regions. In both loading orientations, the scales exhibited a significant increase in the resistance to failure with loading rate. The rate sensitivity was substantially higher for transverse loading than for in-plane tension, with average strain rate sensitivity exponents for measures of the toughness of 0.35 and 0.08, respectively. Spatial variations in the properties were largest in the puncture responses, and scales from the head region exhibited the greatest resistance to puncture overall. The results suggest that the layered microstructure of fish scales is most effective at resisting puncture, rather than in-plane tension, and its effectiveness increases with rate of loading. X-ray microCT showed that delamination of plies in the internal elasmodine and stretching of the fibrils were key mechanisms of energy dissipation in response to puncture loading. Understanding contributions from the microstructure to this behavior could guide the development of flexible engineered laminates for penetration resistance and other related applications. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd
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    Efecto de las Bajas Concentraciones de Nitratos y Fosfatos sobre la Acumulación de Astaxantina en Haematococcus pluvialis UTEX 2505
    (Centro de Informacion Tecnologica, 2019-01-01) Miranda A.M.; Ossa E.A.; Vargas G.J.; Sáez A.A.; Universidad EAFIT. Departamento de Ciencias; Ciencias Biológicas y Bioprocesos (CIBIOP)
    In this study, the effect of the concentration of nitrogen and phosphorus on the accumulation of Astaxanthin in Haematococcus pluvialis UTEX 2505 was evaluated using a factorial 3 2 design. The dependent variables were cell growth, Astaxanthin production, lipid profile and Young's modulus of the cell membrane. It was found that cellular productivity increases when nitrogen levels were high, in contrast to low concentrations of nitrogen and phosphorus that showed a positive effect on Astaxanthin production. The stress generated by the source of nutrients decreases the rigidity of the cellular wall in the microalgae. As a conclusion, to obtain higher concentrations of Astaxanthin it is necessary to limit the nitrogen and phosphorus levels. © 2019 Centro de Informacion Tecnologica. All Rights Reserved.
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    Efecto de las Bajas Concentraciones de Nitratos y Fosfatos sobre la Acumulación de Astaxantina en Haematococcus pluvialis UTEX 2505
    (Centro de Informacion Tecnologica, 2019-01-01) Miranda A.M.; Ossa E.A.; Vargas G.J.; Sáez A.A.; Miranda A.M.; Ossa E.A.; Vargas G.J.; Sáez A.A.; Universidad EAFIT. Departamento de Ingeniería de Producción; Materiales de Ingeniería
    In this study, the effect of the concentration of nitrogen and phosphorus on the accumulation of Astaxanthin in Haematococcus pluvialis UTEX 2505 was evaluated using a factorial 3 2 design. The dependent variables were cell growth, Astaxanthin production, lipid profile and Young's modulus of the cell membrane. It was found that cellular productivity increases when nitrogen levels were high, in contrast to low concentrations of nitrogen and phosphorus that showed a positive effect on Astaxanthin production. The stress generated by the source of nutrients decreases the rigidity of the cellular wall in the microalgae. As a conclusion, to obtain higher concentrations of Astaxanthin it is necessary to limit the nitrogen and phosphorus levels. © 2019 Centro de Informacion Tecnologica. All Rights Reserved.
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    Interfibril hydrogen bonding improves the strain-rate response of natural armour
    (Royal Society Publishing, 2019-01-01) Arola D.; Ghods S.; Son C.; Murcia S.; Ossa E.A.; Arola D.; Ghods S.; Son C.; Murcia S.; Ossa E.A.; Universidad EAFIT. Departamento de Ingeniería de Producción; Materiales de Ingeniería
    Fish scales are laminated composites that consist of plies of unidirectional collagen fibrils with twisted-plywood stacking arrangement. Owing to their composition, the toughness of scales is dependent on the intermolecular bonding within and between the collagen fibrils. Adjusting the extent of this bonding with an appropriate stimulus has implications for the design of next-generation bioinspired flexible armours. In this investigation, scales were exposed to environments of water or a polar solvent (i.e. ethanol) to influence the extent of intermolecular bonding, and their mechanical behaviour was evaluated in uniaxial tension and transverse puncture. Results showed that the resistance to failure of the scales increased with loading rate in both tension and puncture and that the polar solvent treatment increased both the strength and toughness through interpeptide bonding; the largest increase occurred in the puncture resistance of scales from the tail region (a factor of nearly 7). The increase in strength and damage tolerance with stronger intermolecular bonding is uncommon for structural materials and is a unique characteristic of the low mineral content. Scales from regions of the body with higher mineral content underwent less strengthening, which is most likely the result of interference posed by the mineral crystals to intermolecular bonding. Overall, the results showed that flexible bioinspired composite materials for puncture resistance should enrol constituents and complementary processing that capitalize on interfibril bonds. © 2019 The Author(s) Published by the Royal Society. All rights reserved.
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    The limiting layer of fish scales: Structure and properties
    (ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2018-02-01) Arola D.; Murcia S.; Stossel M.; Pahuja R.; Linley T.; Devaraj A.; Ramulu M.; Ossa E.A.; Wang J.; Arola D.; Murcia S.; Stossel M.; Pahuja R.; Linley T.; Devaraj A.; Ramulu M.; Ossa E.A.; Wang J.; Universidad EAFIT. Departamento de Ingeniería de Producción; Materiales de Ingeniería
    Fish scales serve as a flexible natural armor that have received increasing attention across the materials community. Most efforts in this area have focused on the composite structure of the predominately organic elasmodine, and limited work addresses the highly mineralized external portion known as the Limiting Layer (LL). This coating serves as the first barrier to external threats and plays an important role in resisting puncture. In this investigation the structure, composition and mechanical behavior of the LL were explored for three different fish, including the arapaima (Arapaima gigas), the tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) and the carp (Cyprinus carpio). The scales of these three fish have received the most attention within the materials community. Features of the LL were evaluated with respect to anatomical position to distinguish site-specific functional differences. Results show that there are significant differences in the surface morphology of the LL from posterior and anterior regions in the scales, and between the three fish species. The calcium to phosphorus ratio and the mineral to collagen ratios of the LL are not equivalent among the three fish. Results from nanoindentation showed that the LL of tarpon scales is the hardest, followed by the carp and the arapaima and the differences in hardness are related to the apatite structure, possibly induced by the growth rate and environment of each fish.STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: The natural armor of fish, turtles and other animals, has become a topic of substantial scientific interest. The majority of investigations have focused on the more highly organic layer known as the elasmodine. The present study addresses the highly mineralized external portion known as the Limiting Layer (LL). Specifically, the structure, composition and mechanical behavior of the LL were explored for three different fish, including the arapaima (Arapaima gigas), the tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) and the carp (Cyprinus carpio). Results show that there are significant differences in the surface morphology of the LL from posterior and anterior regions in the scales, and between the three species. In addition, the composition of the LL is also unique among the three fish. Results from nanoindentation showed that the LL of tarpon scales is the hardest, followed by the carp and the arapaima and the differences in hardness are related to the apatite structure, possibly induced by the growth rate and environment of each fish. In addition, a new feature was indentified in the LL, which has not been discussed before. As such, we feel this work is unique and makes a significant contribution to the field. Copyright © 2017 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.