Metallic bond — Metallic bonding is the electrostatic attractive forces between the delocalized electrons, called conduction electrons, gathered in an electron sea , and the positively charged metal ions. Understood as the sharing of free electrons among a… … Wikipedia
Plasma diagnostics — are experimental techniques used to measure properties of a plasma such as temperature and density. Langmuir probe Measurements with electric probes, called Langmuir probes, are the oldest and most often used procedures for low temperature… … Wikipedia
Plasma nitriding — or ion nitriding (sometimes also called plasma ion nitriding) or glow discharge nitriding, is an industrial surface hardening treatment for metallic materials.DescriptionA plasma is the fourth state of matter, the other three being solid, liquid… … Wikipedia
Plasma-immersion ion implantation — (PIII) [cite book | title = Materials Science of Thin Films | author = Milton Ohring | publisher = Academic Press | year = 2002 | isbn = 0125249756 | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=SOt yFjV xwC pg=PA267… … Wikipedia
Plasma Spray — Plasma spraying, a method of thermal spraying, is a materials processing technique for producing coatings and free standing parts using a plasma jet. Deposits having thickness from micrometers to several millimeters can be produced from a variety … Wikipedia
plasma — plasmatic /plaz mat ik/, plasmic, adj. /plaz meuh/, n. 1. Anat., Physiol. the liquid part of blood or lymph, as distinguished from the suspended elements. 2. Cell Biol. cytoplasm. 3. whey. 4. a green, faintly translucent chalcedony. 5. Physics. a … Universalium
Plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition — PECVD machine at LAAS technological facility in Toulouse, France. Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) is a process used to deposit thin films from a gas state (vapor) to a solid state on a substrate. Chemical reactions are involved… … Wikipedia
Self-expandable metallic stent — A self expandable metallic stent (or SEMS) is a metallic tube, or stent, used in order to hold open a structure in the gastrointestinal tract in order to allow the passage of food, chyme, stool, or other secretions required for digestion. SEMS… … Wikipedia
Solution precursor plasma spray — (SPPS) is a thermal spray process where a feedstock solution is heated and then deposited onto a substrate. Basic properties of the process are fundamentally similar to other plasma spraying processes. However, instead of injecting a powder into… … Wikipedia
Carbon nanotube — Not to be confused with Carbon fiber. Part of a series of articles on Nanomaterials Fullerenes … Wikipedia
Nanoparticle — In nanotechnology, a particle is defined as a small object that behaves as a whole unit in terms of its transport and properties. Particles are further classified according to size[1] : in terms of diameter, coarse particles cover a range… … Wikipedia