some properties of compounds in degrading bacteria are required for biodegradation of contaminants to higher performance. those strains which have a high percentage of these features are more effective at biodegradation. the present experiments were designed to measure these parameters. in this study, measurement of cell surface hydrophobic-degrading bacteria was designed which oil was separate...

As anyone who has looked at a petunia or a pansy can testify, plants generate flowers with characteristic numbers and patterns of organs. The floral organs are derived from a pool of stem cells called the floral meristem. In wild-type Arabidopsis thaliana flowers (shown at lower left) the meristem gives rise to four sepals that enclose the bud, four white petals, six pollen-bearing stamens and ...

objective bacterial adhesion is governed by specific and nonspecific interactions such as hydrophobicity. hydrophobic interactions play a role in the adherence of microorganisms to a wide variety of surfaces and facilitate biofilm formation due to bacterial adhesion. in this article the relation between cell surface hydrophobicity and antibiotic resistance was studied. materials and methods we ...

Objective Bacterial adhesion is governed by specific and nonspecific interactions such as hydrophobicity. Hydrophobic interactions play a role in the adherence of microorganisms to a wide variety of surfaces and facilitate biofilm formation due to bacterial adhesion. In this article the relation between cell surface hydrophobicity and antibiotic resistance was studied. Materials and Methods ...

Inspired by the key role of super-helical motifs in molecular self-organization, several tandem heptad repeat peptides were used as building blocks to form well-ordered supramolecular nano-assemblies. However, the need for stable helical structures limits the length of the smallest described units to three heptad repeats. Here we describe the first-ever self-assembling single heptad repeat modu...

As a surface functional material, super-hydrophobic coating has great application potential in wind turbine blade anti-icing, self-cleaning and drag reduction. In this study, ZnO SiO2 multi-scale superhydrophobic coatings with mechanical flexibility were prepared by embedding modified nanoparticles PDMS. The higher static water contact angle (CA is 153°) lower rolling (SA 3.3°), showing excelle...

Abstract Epoxy resin (EP) materials are frequently used in high voltage power equipment because of their excellent electricity, force, and heat properties. However, under the condition DC voltage, surface EP insulation material is more likely to accumulate charge, which distorts nearby electric field causes flashover along surface. In this article, a nanocomposite coating was prepared by sprayi...