An inward precipitator collects particles initially dispersed in a gas throughout either a cylindrical or spherical chamber onto a small central planchet. The instrument is effective for particle diameters greater than about 1 ,um. One use is the collection of interplanetary dust particles which are stopped in a noble gas (xenon) by drag and ablation after perforating the wall of a thin-walled ...

Introduction This report develops a simple model to calculate the rate of precipitation of particles trapped the earth’s magnetic field when they are scattered by an orbiting electrostatic tether and its plasma sheath. Together the tether and the sheath form an electrostatic structure that can scatter particles out of the radiation belts. This model is simple but capable of refinement; it gives...

Aims: To investigate the potential of curcumin-loaded polylactic-co-glycolic acid nanoparticles (CUR-PLGA-NPs), alone and with electrostatic precipitation, for improving tissue uptake during pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC). Methods: Positively negatively charged CUR-PLGA-NPs were delivered as PIPAC into inverted bovine urinary bladders ex vivo. The experiment was repeat...