There was a significant difference in the shell strength of chicken eggs with different curvatures of the large end. Holding temperatures of eggs significantly influenced shell strength but not shell membrane strength. There was a significant negative correlation in chicken eggs between shell strength and membrane strength in small and medium curvature groups but not in the large curvature grou...

In this study, we have shown the model of a microscale dielectric membrane capacitor including POPC structures. We have shown that Quantum effect has appeared in a small free space of the membrane thickness due to number of phospholipids layers. In addition, we have speciûcally investigated the quantum and coulomb blocked effects of diûerent thickness. Furthermore, the electron density profile ...

In order to understand the anomalous interface adhesion properties between graphene membranes and their substrates, we have developed a theoretical method to calibrate the interface adhesion energy of monolayer and multilayer graphene on substrates based on the bond relaxation consideration. Four kinds of interfaces, including graphene/SiO2, graphene/Cu, graphene/Cu/Ni and Cu/graphene/Ni, were ...

Fabrication of an organic polymer nanofiltration with both high water permeability and salt rejection is still a big challenge. Herein, phytic acid (PhA)-modified graphene oxide (GO) was used...

Theoretical Model To design a simple teardrop-shaped membrane, two circles with radii of 2 mm and 0.5 mm, were connected by tangent lines. The two circles were spaced as much as 5 mm apart, from center to center. The shape of the chamber underneath the teardrop-shaped membrane was also the same as that of the membrane. The thickness of the membrane and the height of the chamber were 20 μm and 2...

We introduce and study the behavior of a tethered membrane of non-zero thickness embedded in three dimensions subject to an effective self-attraction induced by hydrophobicity arising from the tendency to minimize the area exposed to a solvent. The phase behavior and the nature of the folded conformations are found to be quite distinct in the small and large solvent size regimes. We demonstrate...

Thermosensors are ubiquitous integral membrane proteins found in all kinds of life. They are involved in many physiological roles, including membrane remodeling, chemotaxis, touch, and pain [1-3], but, the mechanism by which their transmembrane (TM) domains transmit temperature signals is largely unknown. The histidine kinase DesK from Bacillus subtilis is the paradigmatic example of a membrane...