Abstract Transfer printing based on switchable adhesive that heterogeneously integrates materials is essential to develop novel electronic systems, such as flexible electronics and micro LED displays. Here, we report a robust design of thermal actuated dry adhesive, which features stiff sphere embedded in thermally responsive shape memory polymer (SMP) substrate encapsulated by an elastomeric m...

With the classical sulfonation method of polystyrene-based strongly acidic cation exchange resins, polystyrene/polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) alloy particles were sulfonated to obtain a cation exchange resin, which was then directly thermoformed to prepare a semi-interpenetrating polymer network (semi-IPN) cation exchange membrane. The effects of the swelling agent, sulfonation time and tempera...

introduction: lead is one of the heavy metals that have adverse effects on blood cellsand hemopoiesis. in this study the ultrastructure of neutrophils in fetal rat spleen wereinvestigated following lead intoxication. material and methods: thirty female and 6 male sprague-dawley rats were chosenby simple random sampling. after mating the pregnant rats were classified into test and controlgroups....

Heterogeneous crystalline semiconductor nanomembrane (NM) integration is investigated for single-layer and double-layer Silicon (Si) NM photonics, III-V/Si NM lasers, and graphene/Si NM total absorption devices. Both homogeneous and heterogeneous integration are realized by the versatile transfer printing technique. The performance of these integrated membrane devices shows, not only intact opt...

In this study, polystyrene ethylene butylene polystyrene (PSEBS) was functionalized to prepare mono and bipolar ion exchange membranes. In the case of the bipolar membrane, platinum was used as the intermediate layer. NaCl solution of concentration ranging from 5 g/L to 25 g/L was used as the feed solution. A commercially procured ion exchange membrane made of polystyrene divinyl benzene was al...

Lipids and lipid domains are suggested to play an essential role in the heterogeneous organization of the plasma membrane in eukaryotic cells, including cells of the immune system. We summarize the results of advanced imaging and physical studies of membrane organization with special focus on the plasma membrane of lymphocytes. We provide a comprehensive up-to-date view on the existence of memb...

We report on spatially resolved measurements of the mechanical stress in drying polymer films. The technique is based on the deflection of a flexible membrane serving as the substrate. Assuming that the lateral tension of the membrane is the main source of its resistance to deformation, one can show that the local surface stress sigma f (x,y) is proportional to the vertical displacement of the ...

Introduction: In the context of diffusion in tissues, one can think of the two broad classes of restrictions to molecular motion: (i) surface restrictions (membranes), and (ii) diffusivity heterogeneity in the bulk of the tissue. The latter class encompasses variation of diffusion properties on a finite length scale, such as diffusivity contrast between cells, or between the intraand extracellu...

A fundamental question in neuroscience is how neurons perform precise operations despite inherent variability. This question also applies to neuromorphic engineering, where low-power microchips emulate the brain using large populations of diverse silicon neurons. Biological neurons in the auditory pathway display precise spike timing, critical for sound localization and interpretation of comple...

membrane technology is used to separate water or solvents from salts or pollutants. this technique could be used for water treatment. for using of polyether sulfone (pes) hollow fiber membranes in water treatment processes, the pes hollow fiber membranes were prepared by dry-wet spinning method and heated in an oven at: 120°c, 150°c and 180°c. the effect of heating on performance of membranes w...