A new variant of the fluid dynamic gauging technique for determining thickness soft fouling layers in situ and real time is reported. The sideways (SiDG) device allows measurements to be made shortly after a deposit layer contacts solution, allowing processes such as swelling characterized accurately. Two applications are reported: (i) cleaning, monitoring change complex food soil when it conta...

The characterization of thickness change during operation LFP/Graphite prismatic batteries is presented in this work. In regard, current rate dependence, hysteresis behaviour between charge and discharge correlation with phase changes are deepened. Experimental tests carried out a battery testing equipment correlated optical laser sensors to evaluate swelling. Furthermore, computed analytically...

In this study, it was found that the addition of wood had a reducing effect on water absorption (WA) and thickness swelling (TS) properties in gypsum-based boards. The lowest WA value 41.56% sample prepared with cedrus’s bark/needle mixture (KaI3; 3:2 by weight). It has also been realized experimental boards made only bark-gypsum (SKa6), cone-gypsum (SKo6) needle-gypsum (SI6) proportions show T...

BACKGROUND Free muscle flaps are a mainstay for reconstruction of distal third leg wounds and for large lower extremity wounds with exposed bone. However a major problem is the significant postoperative flap swelling, which may take months to resolve. We studied the efficacy and safety of immediate application of a vacuum assisted closure (VAC) dressing after a free muscle flap to the lower ext...

Overall corneal hydration control expressed as the percent recovery per hour (PRPH) can be assessed with an exponential model that uses data derived from two kinds of corneal thickness measurements; one from monitoring recovery after inducing corneal swelling, and the other from measurements made after the eye has been open long enough to reach its open-eye steady-state (OESS) corneal thickness...

Dynamic changes in corneal thickness were measured in eight young and eight older normal subjects (mean ages 24.4 +/- 4.3 years and 71.9 +/- 7.3 years, respectively) to provide data for quantitative assessment of corneal hydration control and thereby provide information for studying age differences in this important aspect of corneal function. For each subject, pachometry data were obtained by ...

For greater durability, materials must withstand contact with water, making it difficult for biodegrading agents to attack. The present study produced and evaluated the heat transfer two pressing times physical properties of OSB panels, pinewood strands Al2O3 nanoparticles addition. were synthesized through sol-gel-protein method added resin in proportion 0.5%. During process, distribution cent...

hydrogel nanocomposites based on alginate polysaccharide were prepared by graft copolymerization of acrylamide and itaconic acid in the presence of carbon nanotube, using methylene bisacrylamide and ammonium persulfate as crosslinker and initiator, respectively. the synthesized samples were characterized by infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis and scanning electron microscopy. the ...