Fatal pediatric hyperthermia: A forensic review.

This paper examines a pediatric hyperthermia homicide in which the decedent was placed into a room with only a diaper on and left unattended overnight. There were no furnishings in the room except for a 1500-W space heater and a stroller. The following morning, emergency personnel were summoned to the residence.

Microscale, bendable thermoreflectance sensor for local measurements of the thermal effusivity of biological fluids and tissues.

Measurements of the thermal transport properties of biological fluids and tissues are important for biomedical applications such as thermal diagnostics and thermal therapeutics. Here, we describe a microscale thermoreflectance sensor to measure the thermal effusivity of fluids and biological samples in a minimally invasive manner. The sensor is based on ultrafast optical pump-probe techniques and employs a metal-coated optical fiber as both a photonic waveguide and a local probe.

Measurement of water vapor diffusion in nanoscale polymer films by frequency-domain probe beam deflection.

We developed an optical pump-probe technique, frequency-domain probe beam deflection (FD-PBD) to measure the diffusion of water vapor in nanoscale polymer films with microsecond temporal resolution and micrometer spatial resolution. We describe the quantitative model of beam deflection for multilayer structures, the experimental approach, and the application of FD-PBD to measure the diffusivity ( ) of saturated water vapor in various glassy polymer films including polyimide (PI, = 7.0 × 10 m s), poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA, = 1.

Wavelength-division multiplexing of nano-optomechanical doubly clamped beam systems.

Wavelength-division multiplexing is demonstrated for a set of two doubly clamped beams. Using a single input/output waveguide in a nanophotonic detection system, the two mechanical beams are independently addressable using different wavelength channels as determined by their respective racetrack resonator detection cavities. The two cavities slightly overlap, which also enables the mechanical frequency of both beams to be detected simultaneously with a single wavelength.

Magnetic noise in structured hard magnets.

The anomalous Hall effect of wires patterned from (Co{90}Fe{10}/Pt){n} multilayers, with 10 View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Internalization of ferromagnetic nanowires by different living cells.

The ability of living cells, either adherent or suspended, to internalize nickel nanowires is demonstrated for MC3T3-E1, UMR106-tumour and Marrow-Stromal cells. Nanowires were produced by electrodeposition, 20 mum long and 200 nm in diameter. Cell separation and manipulation was achieved for the three cell types.