Preparation of biological samples for scanning electron microscopy considers fixation, dehydration and drying, such procedures strongly stress the delicate filamentous structure of glycoprotein matrices, due to their extremely hydration state. Therefore, in order to allow the observation of the real microarchitecture of these matrices, a specific technique was developed by us. Mucus covering th...

In this study, we incorporated mixing units of three-dimensional (3D) interconnected pore network inside microfluidic channels by combining single prism holographic lithography and photolithography. 3D pore network structures were generated by the interference of four laser beams generated by a truncated triangular pyramidal prism. The levelling between the 3D porous structures and the channel ...

Characteristics of microwave drying of wood strands with different initial moisture contents and geometries were investigated using a commercial 10 small microwave oven under different power inputs. Temperature and moisture changes along with the drying efficiency were examined at different drying scenar­ ios. Extractives were analyzed using gas chromatography=mass spectrometry (GC=MS). The res...

Wood drying is a key operation of wood processing to ensure that the retains its physical integrity and stability in remanufacturing use. However, industrial various defects still occur, which include uneven moisture content between within boards, board distortion, residual stresses may induce internal external checking, collapse. This paper presents review on advances research development, lay...

0020-7683/$ see front matter 2011 Elsevier Ltd. A doi:10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2011.03.021 ⇑ Corresponding author at: Department of System Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR 72204, USA. 5015698698. E-mail address: [email protected] (G.L. Huang). The continuum modeling of the mechanical behavior of nanowires has recently attracted much attention due to its simplicity and efficiency. However, ther...

In this data article, laboratory experimental investigation results on drying kinetic properties: the drying temperature (T), drying air velocity (V) and dewatering time (Te), each of the factors has five levels, and the experiment was replicated three times and the output: drying rate and drying time obtained, were observed. The experiment was conducted at National Centre for Agricultural Mech...

Reliable induction of foaming is indispensable for vacuum foam drying. We previously showed that, adequate partial drying followed by puncturing a solution with needle (needle stimulation) resulted in the foaming, even under insufficient where minimal. Herein, characteristics needle-stimulation-induced was investigated, focusing on impact viscosity and vapor pressure. Different combinations sol...

This study investigates the effect of inclusion size on drying shrinkage cracking in cementitious materials. A series laboratory desiccation tests concrete with different inclusions are conducted. Nondestructive X-ray micro-tomography images were used to reconstruct drying-induced cracks samples tests. To better understand mechanism cracking, a fully coupled hydro-mechanical bond-based Peridyna...

introduction: many studies have been performed to evaluate the stress distribution around endodontic posts; those which compared posts composed of different materials are rare. the aim of this study was to compare stresses induced in dentin by three structurally different posts using photoelasticity method. materials and methods: nine blocks of psm-5 photoelastic material with 45×45×10 mm dimen...

Brown alga Ectocarpus sp. belongs to Phaeophyceae, a class of macroalgae that evolved complex multicellularity. is dominant seaweed in temperate regions, abundant mostly the intertidal zones, an environment with high levels abiotic stresses. Previous transcriptomic analysis revealed several genes consistently induced by various stresses; one these Esi0017_0056, which encodes protein unknown fun...