The use of space environment to carry out life science research is great significance. However, there are limitations in complex manipulation, models based on mammalian and 2-dimensional cell culture experiments, etc. Microfluidic chips possess the characteristics integrating relevant functions traditional laboratories into micron-scale chips, with low energy consumption, high throughput, autom...

Biomineralization is a dynamic, complex, lifelong process by which living organisms control precipitations of inorganic nanocrystals within organic matrices to form unique hybrid biological tissues, for example, enamel, dentin, cementum, and bone. Understanding the process of mineral deposition is important for the development of treatments for mineralization-related diseases and also for the i...

Development of efficient means for the recovery of valuable resources from solid waste materials is a critical requirement for future Advanced Life Support (ALS) systems that will be needed to support long-duration manned mission in space. Of particular importance are technologies that may be employed in hypogravity and microgravity environments. Currently three solid waste processing technolog...

A 3-axis dispensing system is utilized to control the initiating and terminating fiber positions and trajectory via the dispensing software. The polymer fiber length and orientation is defined by the spatial positioning of the dispensing system 3-axis stages. The fiber diameter is defined by the prescribed dispense time of the dispensing system valve, the feed rate (the speed at which the stage...

In order to understand the relationship of supporting cells to the differentiation of neurons in culture, we have used morphometry to study myelination of dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons by central or peripheral supporting cells. Dissociated DRG cultures from 15-day rat embryos, free of Schwann cells and fibroblasts, were prepared, and supporting cells were added from spinal cord or DRG; mye...

The evolution of Integrated Circuit designing has been a real game changer in the field of VLSI system in the past quarter century. Very deep sub-micron (VDSM) technologies embracing sub-100nm wafer design technologies, to take advantage of the superior integration possibilities. At these technologies, many phenomena affect gate, path delay or wire delays. Now a days, crosstalk noise or crossta...

Three-dimensional (3D) integration with through-die vias offer improved electrical performance compared to edgeconnected wire bonds in stacked-die assemblies. Monolithic wafer-level 3D integration offers the potential for a high density of micron-sized through-die vias necessary for highest performance of integrated systems. In addition, such wafer-level technologies offer the potential of lowe...

In this paper, in order to generate radiation at 1.54 micron, an approach based on Raman scattering in porous silicon is presented. Experimental results, proving spontaneous Raman emission at 1.5 micron and tuning of the Stokes shift, are reported.

The gliding movements of freshly isolated Mycoplasma pulmonis cells were observed and measured. The motile cells had a characteristic appearance, an average speed of 0.4 to 0.7 micron/s, and a maximum speed of 1 micron/s.