The [O] [H] functionalization of carbon nanotube (CNT) was studied using oxygen–hydrogen (O2–H2) gas mixture direct current (DC) glow discharge plasma technique for cathode/CNT-anode separation of 0.10 ± 0.01 cm. O2 and H2 were fixed at flowrate of 10.0 ml/min in order to obtain gas mixture ratio of 1:1. During the (O2–H2) gas mixture DC glow discharge, current–voltage (I–V) characteristic of g...

The catalytic conversion of hydrocarbons for the production of hydrogen and syngas (H2/CO) is of great interest in research and technology. Detailed heterogeneous kinetics can also provide a better understanding of the reactions involved during the catalytic processes commonly used in the synthesis gas production. The developed models can predict conversion and selectivity at varying operation ...

Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) induces extracellular matrix (ECM) synthesis and contractility in human trabecular meshwork (HTM) cells. Both processes are involved in the pathogenesis of primary open-angle glaucoma. To date, little is known about regulation and function of CTGF expression in the trabecular meshwork (TM). Therefore, we analysed the effects of different aqueous humour pro...

A theory of multicomponent diffusion based on Fick's law is proposed, where, when writing the Maxwell-Stephen equations, a mixture represented as consisting two components: isolated substance and all others with average characteristics. The number coefficients significantly reduced, method for their calculation indicated, they strongly depend concentration components. Based results this theory,...

Understanding nanodiamond functionalisation is of great importance for biological and medical applications. Here we examine the stabilities of oxygen, hydroxyl, and water functionalisation of the nanodiamonds using the self-consistent charge density functional tight-binding simulations. We find that the oxygen and hydroxyl termination are thermodynamically favourable and form strong C–O covalen...