Relationships between Macroscopic Paper Structure and Water-Aabsorption Behavior

Relationships between macroscopic paper structure and water absorption behavior

Macroscopic structure of paper influences how paper behaves in many ways. In this research, the relationship between macroscopic paper structure and water absorption behavior was investigated. The structure of the handsheets made from commercial hardwood pulp was modified by varying basis weight, beating levels and wet press levels. The structural properties as well as the water absorption prop...

Augmented Paper: Developing Relationships Between Digital Content and Paper

on translation of phatic communion and socio-cultural relationships between the characters of the novels

phatic communion is a cultural concept which differs across cultures. according to hofstede (2001), the u.s. tends to have individualistic culture; however, asian countries tend to have collectivistic cultures. these cultures view phatic communion differently. in individualistic cultures like u.s., phatic communion reflects speakers’ socio-cultural relationships in conversations. to see whether...

Nanoscale Structure, Phase Behavior and Macroscopic Properties of Biopolymer Gels

Soft condensed matter such as polymers, colloids and other complex fluids deliver unique functionality and utility for applications ranging from the nanoscopic (e.g., nanotubes and nanofibers) to the microscopic (e.g., drug delivery microcapsules) and macroscopic (e.g., medical implants and high performance engineering composites) length scales. Biological systems operate at the cellular and su...

Relationships between water wettability and ice adhesion.

Ice formation and accretion may hinder the operation of many systems critical to national infrastructure, including airplanes, power lines, windmills, ships, and telecommunications equipment. Yet despite the pervasiveness of the icing problem, the fundamentals of ice adhesion have received relatively little attention in the scientific literature and it is not widely understood which attributes ...