A novel approach for characterisation of nanoclay dispersion in polymeric composites using electron microprobe analysis (EMPA) is presented. Dispersion analysis was performed on three sets of centre-gated discs fabricated by resin transfer moulding. The first set was neat epoxy polymer without reinforcement, whereas the second set comprised 17 vol.-% randomly oriented chopped glass fibre prefor...

A novel polyethersulfone (PES) mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) loaded with iron (Fe) pillared nanoclay was fabricated for efficient rejection of bisphenol (BPA) from water. Low–cost one dimensional (1D) halloysite (FePHNTs), two (2D) bentonite (FePB), and 2D Cloisite 15A (FePC15A) were synthesized via pillaring procedure. XRD, TEM, EDS BET results indicated that the nanoclays successfully pillare...

The development of synthetic bone graft substitutes is an intense area of research due to the complications associated with the harvest of autogenous bone and concerns about the supply of allogenic bone. Porous resorbable polymers have been used extensively in hard tissue engineering applications, but currently lack load-bearing capacity. Supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO(2)) processing is use...

Aplikácia simulačných modelov pre optimalizáciu zložení uholných zmesí V prostrediu trhovej ekonomiky sú kladené zvlášť vysoké požiadavky na riadenie výrobných technológií v oblasti uholných hlbinných baní (ťažba, odťaženie, apod.) z hľadiska dosiahnutia čo najlepších ekonomických parametrov ( produktivita práce, zisk, rentabilita). Jednou z možností ich zlepšení je aj užitie metód selektívnej ...

An investigation of Vemo Herb® additive on the forage consumption rate in Japanese quail (Pharaoh breed) has been conducted. The experiment was carried out for 10 weeks with 52 female and 16 male sexually matured Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) distributed in four groups: control group (without additive), first experimental group 4 mg*kg of live weight for 10 weeks; second experime...

Red blood cell Li-Na countertransport and Na-K cotransport activities, home blood pressure, invasive systemic hemodynamics, and limb venous compliance were measured in 65 white men (23 normotensive, 22 borderline hypertensive, and 20 mild essential hypertensive subjects). Li-Na countertransport activity was positively and significantly correlated with subject-determined home systolic blood pres...

The East Lau Spreading Center (ELSC) and Valu Fa Ridge (VFR) comprise a ridge segment in the southwest Pacific Ocean where rapid transitions in the underlying mantle chemistry manifest themselves as gradients in seafloor rock geochemistry. We studied the geology and microbial diversity of three silicate rock samples and three inactive sulfide chimney samples collected, from north to south, at t...

vacuolar h+-translocation pyrophosphatase (v-ppase) and na+/h+ antiporter (v-na+/h+) are important transporters in plant cells and have essential roles against abiotic stresses. in this study, the effects of salt stress were surveyed on the transcription of v-ppase pump and na+/h+ antiporter genes at early times of nacl treatment in roots of halophytic grass leptochloa fusca through the real ti...