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Preparation and characterization of silicon-based materials
Šlechta, Miroslav ; Dian, Juraj (advisor) ; Jelínek, Ivan (referee)
Title: Preparation and characterization of silicon-based materials Author: Miroslav Šlechta Department: Department of Chemical Physics and Optics Supervisor: doc. RNDr. Juraj Dian, Csc., Department of Chemical Physics and Optics Abstract: Porous silicon is nanostructured material based on silicon. He was prepared by anodic etching of crystalline silicon in hydrofluoric acid. Physical and chemical properties of porous silicon nanocrystals resulting from the dimensions, which range from units to tens of nanometers. For nanostructured silicon compared to crystalline silicon, exhibit unique properties that depend on the degree of quantum dimensional phenomena and phenomena on its large internal surface. Suitable choice of the silicon substrate, particularly in terms of conductivity and crystallographic orientation, and technological conditions (in particular electrolyte composition, the etching time and current density) can be prepared nanostructured materials of different pore sizes - macroporous, mesoporous and microporous silicon and varying representation Si-O and Si-H bonds. Morphology and chemical composition of the surface of porous silicon allows to think of it as a suitable material for a range of applications - particularly chemical sensors and biosensors, optoelectronics and biomedical applications....
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Growth of 3D Structures Induced by Electron Beam on Ceramic Substrates
Bukvišová, Kristýna ; Čechal, Jan (referee) ; Salamon, David (advisor)
Vystaví-li se vzorek působení elektronového svazku, dojde na jeho povrchu ke strukturním změnám. Jednou z těchto změn je vertikální růst 3D struktur na keramických materiálech. V práci jsou zkoumány podmínky nutné pro takový proces. Nárůst teploty často zapříčiní povrchové změny, proto je v práci proveden výpočet ohřevu materiálu elektronovým svazkem. Dále je zkoumán vliv různých parametrů svazku na růst 3D struktur, závislost objemu a rozměrů je analyzována pomocí AFM. Výsledný odhad nárůstu teploty se pohybuje v řádech jednotek, maximálně desítek K. Výrazný objemový růst je pozorován pro nízká urychlovací napětí a malé proudy. Výška vzniklých struktur dosahuje 100 nm za minutu a je nepřímo úměrná velikosti proudu.
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Mycobacterium smegmatis biofilm formation om glass and zirkonia beads-proteomic study
Sitařová, Barbora ; Weiser, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Zikánová, Blanka (referee)
Biofilms represent universal strategy for bacterial survival. Living in form of biofilms, bacteria acquire wide range of advantages over planktonically growing cultures. It can be assumed that nearly 99% of world bacterial population is living in form of biofilms. There are benefits and drawbacks associated with bacterial biofilms for mankind. Life in biofilms makes pathogens more effective and persistent through higher antibiotic resistance and helps them to hide before immune system of the host. Mycobacteria, which are capable of forming biofilms on variety of surfaces, differ from most of other bacteria by unique composition of their cell wall. It provides them with high resistance against physical or chemical damage. This is one of the reasons for considering Mycobacterium tuberculosis as a highly potent pathogen. The studies of mycobacterial biofilms are motivated by effort to improve or find new therapeutic methods. This work is aimed at morphological and proteomic comparative analyses of biofilms obtained from Mycobacterium smegmatis grown on surface of glass and silica/zirconium beads, on liquid medium surface or grown submerged in shaken planktonic culture. We have developed technique for preparation of "floating" biofilm sample to be observed in SEM. We have shown that the growth of...
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Růst Mycobacterium smegmatis na agarovém médiu a agarovém médiu pokrytém celofánovou folií - morfologická a proteomová studie
Ramaniuk, Volha ; Weiser, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Beranová, Jana (referee)
Biofilm formation is one of the most common bacterial survival strategies. Majority of bacterial species are able to form these three-dimensional structures, including pathogens like Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Representatives of Mycobacterium genus widely occur in the nature, although they can cause serious problems when they appear in medical equipment and artificial replacements of the human body. Non-pathogenic Mycobacterium smegmatis mc2 155 was used as a model organism in our experiments. We investigated morphology of the three- and six-day-old colonies (in fact biofilms) on agar and agar covered with cellophane using Stereo microscope and Scanning Electron Microscope. We found that a type of surface as well as a carbon source has a great influence on the morphology of the M. smegmatis colonies. We isolated proteomes from the agar and cellophane cultures and from planktonic culture. Two-dimensional electrophoresis was used as the main proteomic method. Proteomic data were analyzed using PDQuest software. Then the sets of proteins detected by qualitative and quantitative analyses were compared using Venn diagrams. As a result, we recognized 7 unique proteins that might be specific for recognition and adhesion of bacteria to the cellophane, no unique protein in agar proteome and 46 unique...
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Comparison of microscopic diagnostic methods
Veselý, Jakub ; Tihlaříková, Eva (referee) ; Čudek, Pavel (advisor)
This thesis deals with the description and comparison of diagnostic methods, transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. The introduction is a description of diagnostic methods. The following experimental section dealing with the diagnosis of ferritic chromium steel sample methods of scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and the evaluation and interpretation of measured results. The conclusion provides a comparison, the advantages and disadvantages of diagnostic methods.
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Mechanical Properties of Microstructural Components of Inorganic Materials
Wasserbauer, Jaromír ; Palou, Martin (referee) ; Drábik,, Milan (referee) ; Havlica, Jaromír (advisor)
Disertační práce se zabývá studiem strukturních a mechanických vlastností anorganických materiálů. Cílem je nalezení jednotlivých fází ve zkoumaném materiálu a hlavně lokalizace (mechanicky) nejslabšího místa, jeho ovlivnění a následně výroba materiálu o lepších mechanických vlastnostech. Z důvodu velkého množství použitých metod je základní teorie vložena vždy na začátku příslušné kapitoly. Taktéž z důvodu značného množství výsledků jsou na konci kapitol uvedeny dílčí závěry. Práce je rozdělena na tři části, kdy první se zabývá seznámením s možnostmi modelování mikro-mechanických vlastností a provedením experimentů umožňujících posouzení rozsahu platnosti některého modelu. V druhé části je provedeno shrnutí současných možností indentačních zkoušek pro měření mechanických vlastností strukturních složek betonu a praktické zvládnutí metodiky vhodné k užití pro výzkum materiálů zkoumaných domovským pracovištěm. V třetí části je navržena metoda identifikace nejslabších článků struktury anorganických pojiv a její ověření na konkrétním materiálu zkoumaném na domovském pracovišti. V této dizertační práci jsou použity tyto metody: kalorimetrie, ultrazvukové testování, jednoosá pevnost v tlaku, nanoindentace, korelativní mikroskopie a rastrovací elektronová mikroskopie s energiově disperzním spektrometrem. Dílčími výsledky jsou kompletní charakterizace cementových materiálů, upřesnění stávajících poznatků a nalezení optimálního postupu pro charakterizaci. Hlavním výsledkem je inovativní přístup vedoucí k pozitivnímu ovlivnění materiálu.
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The use of micro and nanotechnology to develop ultra high strength and high performance concrete with special features
Vlč, Viktor ; Ťažký, Tomáš (referee) ; Hela, Rudolf (advisor)
The use of nanotechnology has become wide spread in all branches of science. Nanotechnology help us to understand microstructure and due to the world has started to produce new materials. One of many examples carbon nanotubes (CNTs). In diploma thesis I tried to find the way of successful introduction into concrete mixture. I was studying influence of CNTs and other nano particles and I was comparing them with referential samples (without CNTs). Also I tested the improvement of mechanical characteristics of concrete. The morphology of nano particles was studied using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The results show that introduction of nanoparticles to results in increasing strength and higher density. That is why High Performace Concrete so resistant and durable.
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Evaluation of structures of solder joint with printed board circuit
Jakubec, Jiří ; Jirák, Josef (referee) ; Černoch, Pavel (advisor)
The theoretical part of the diploma thesis deals with the basic principles of the scanning electron microscope and the environmental scanning electron microscope. A description of the signals generated by an electrons incidence onto a specimen and detection options of these signals in the mentioned microscopes is included in the work. The experimental part of the work concerns an examination of a quality of several joints soldered by different methods on the printed circuit boards after different stresses by use of a visual check and the instruments of the light microscope and the environmental scanning electron microscope. The acquired data are evaluated and summarized.
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Study of preparation of ceramic membranes
Matějková, Michaela ; Částková, Klára (referee) ; Bartoníčková, Eva (advisor)
In this bachelor thesis the literature retrieval concerning the preparation of ceramic membranes suitable for power applications (membrane reactors, fuel cells) and materials suitable for their preparation, was summarised. Based on that literature retrieval the glycine-nitrate syntheses of selected ceramic materials were performed. As starting material was chosen zirconate structure (Zr-Ba-O), which was doped by cerium, iron, aluminium and manganese ions. The resulting powders were further processed to solid membranes by unaxial pressing and sintering (density of sintered bodies about 93 % t. d.). Then the influence of dopants on the properties of the powders and ceramic membranes were studied. The evaluation of properties (as phase composition, powders morphology and microstructure of ceramic bodies) was performed by x-ray analysis, scanning electron microscopy, a specific surface analysis and simultaneous thermal analysis.
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