We present an evaluation of the hardness and Young's modulus properties of medium pressure sputtered molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2 ) thin films by applying nano-indentation with continuous stiffness method combined with microstructure analysis using small angle x-ray diffraction, Raman, and an electron microscope in scanning and transmission mode. Our results indicate a vertical growth of MoS 2 crystallites with stacking values of 7-laminates along the [0 0 1] direction and an average height of 105 nm, principal Raman vibrations at E 2g 1 at 378 cm −1 and A 1g at 407 cm −1 and an interplanar distance of ~0.62 nm as confirmed by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. An average hardness of H = 10.5 ± 0.1 GPa and elastic modulus of E = 136 ± 2 GPa from 0 to 90 nm of indenter penetration were found in these investigations.
This work focuses to improve the mechanical properties and investigates the growth of osteoblasts on a degradable chitosan/poly(L-lactide)/carbon nanotubes composite for tissue engineering. The morphological and mechanical properties characterizations were performed using scanning electronic microscopy (SEM) and rheometrics analysis system (RSA). Osteoblasts differentiation was determined by alkaline phosphatase activity, total number cells by an Alamar Blue assay, cell attachment and proliferation were visualized qualitatively using SEM, mineralization was characterized by transformed infrared spectroscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction. The results suggest that the chitosan/poly(L-lactide)/multiwalled carbon nanotubes composites exhibit the ability to promote cell adhesion, proliferation, and differentiation on their surface.
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