A technique is described for observing bacterial colony growth. Bacillus cereus, B. subtilis, and B. cereus var. mycoides were grown on strips of dialysis membrane layered on nutrient agar. Microcolonies of the organisms on strips were fixed in Formalin vapor in situ; the strips then were removed from the agar and secured to scanning microscope specimen stubs without markedly disturbing the cel...

The Scanning Confocal Electron Microscope, is an instrument which permits the observation and characterization of sub-surface structures of thick, optically opaque materials at nanometer level resolutions. The instrument merges the capabilities of the scanning, transmission and x-ray microscopes, and achieves unprecedented resolutions in optically dense materials, by implementing the technology...

The influences of curing pressure on the physical and mechanical property development oil well cement during long-term were studied. Five silica-enriched slurries designed without with reinforcement materials (latex fiber nano-graphene) autoclaved at 200 °C under two different pressures. low (50 MPa) was conducted for 2, 60, 90 180 days; high (150 2 360 days. properties set characterized by com...

The properties of nanoparticles, however, are not only dependent on their size and shape, but also are determined by surface modification. As a novel in-depth profile control agent, nanoscale water-soluble cross-linked polyacrylamide microsphere has better compatibility, sealing and oil property. To improve the salt tolerances and shearing resistance, hydrophobic monomer is introduced to invers...

In this study, the effects of various heat treatments on microstructure, mechanical and magnetic properties of HSLA-100 steel were evaluated. The heat treatments consisted of austenitizing at 900°C for 60 minutes, then quenching by different cooling rates via furnace, air, oil and water; and quenched specimens were aged at 600°C for one hour. Optical and field emission scanning electron m...

Cadmium Sulfide crystals were grown by direct vapor transport (DVT) from high-purity starting materials. The grown CdS crystals were orange in color, transparent, dendrite platelets shaped were observed. The structure of CdS crystals has been studied with the help of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM). The crystals grown by DVT technique possess hexagonal structu...

ZnO thin film of 80 nm thickness was deposited by the sol-gel spin coating method on SiO2/Si substrate and subsequently post-annealed at 500°C with a flow of oxygen for 60 min. Crystallographic structure of the sample was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) method while a field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) was used to investigate the surface physical morphology ...