highly significant decrease in the number of GABAergic axon terminals at sites of seizure foci. The decreased number of GAD-positive terminals in our immunocytochemical preparations of epileptic monkey cortex could be explained by an alumina gelproduced loss of antigenicity of GAD molecules. However, this is unlikely since most of the alumina is located in macrophages with slight amounts in ast...

Synthetic mesoporous alumina and silica minerals with uniform pore geometries, and their nonporous analogues, were used to test the role of mineral mesopores (2-50 nm diameter) in protecting organic matter from enzymatic degradation in soils and sediments. Dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA), a model humic compound, was irreversibly sorbed to both mineral types. The surface area-normalized adsorpti...

To prevent premature triggering of the healing reaction in Mo-Si containing self-healing thermal barrier coating system, an oxygen impenetrable shell (α-Al2O3) around sacrificial particles (MoSi2) is desired. Here encapsulation method presented through selective oxidation Al Mo(AlxSi1-x)2 particles. Healing designed terms alumina thickness, particle size and fraction dissolved. By replacing Si ...

Synthetic mesoporous alumina and silica minerals with uniform pore geometries, and their nonporous analogues, were used to test the role of mineral mesopores (2-50 nm diameter) in protecting organic matter from enzymatic degradation in soils and sediments. Dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA), a model humic compound, was irreversibly sorbed to both mineral types. The surface area-normalized adsorpti...