Ni对铝热反应制备块体纳米晶Fe_3Al材料力学性能的影响

通过铝热反应熔化方法制备Ni质量分数分别为5%、10%、15%的块体纳米晶Fe3Al材料,研究材料在室温压缩和弯曲下的力学性能及硬度.结果表明,所制备材料的平均晶粒尺寸均约为21 nm;随着合金元素Ni质量分数的增加,材料的硬度和屈服强度δ0.2逐渐增大;材料在弯曲实验中均表现为脆性断裂,弯曲强度随Ni含量的增加先增大后减小,w(Ni)=10%的材料弯曲强度最大,为328.7 MPa.     

Extra-embryonic function of Rb is essential for embryonic development and viability

The retinoblastoma (Rb) gene was the first tumour suppressor identified. Inactivation of Rb in mice results in unscheduled cell proliferation, apoptosis and widespread developmental defects, leading to embryonic death by day 14.5 (refs 2-4). However, the actual cause of the embryonic lethality has not been fully investigated. Here we show that loss of Rb leads to excessive proliferation of trophoblast cells and a severe disruption of the normal labyrinth architecture in the placenta. This is accompanied by a decrease in vascularization and a reduction in placental transport function. We used two complementary techniques-tetraploid aggregation and conditional knockout strategies-to demonstrate that Rb-deficient embryos supplied with a wild-type placenta can be carried to term, but die soon after birth. Most of the neurological and erythroid abnormalities thought to be responsible for the embryonic lethality of Rb-null animals were virtually absent in rescued Rb-null pups. These findings identify and define a key function of Rb in extra-embryonic cell lineages that is required for embryonic development and viability, and provide a mechanism for the cell autonomous versus non-cell autonomous roles of Rb in development.