In materials science, the knowledge of thermal properties thin films on thick substrates is crucial in determining role film physical entire system. Even though can be very important, determination its a challenging task due to fact that contribution heat transfer generally hard single out from influence substrate. Herein, simple analytical methodology, based photoacoustic technique, useful cha...

The robustness and service life of inkjet printed electronic circuit structures are highly influenced by the state of the interface between these structures and the substrate. In the case of polymeric substrate materials, surface modification is necessary to realise a favourable interface, as these materials are generally not very receptive to chemical bond formation with the deposited ink. Thi...

The role of substrate modulus on critical loads to initiate and propagate radial cracks to failure in curved brittle glass shells on compliant polymeric substrates is investigated. Flat glass disks are used to drive the crack system. This configuration is representative of dental crown structures on dentin support in occlusal contact. Specimens are fabricated by truncating glass tubes and filli...

Mycelium-based biofoam has the potential to become an alternative petroleum-polymeric based-foam by utilising fungal mycelium and lignocellulosic material as matrix substrate, respectively. The materials, which were rice husk, sawdust, sugarcane bagasse, is crucial for production of biofoam, tested a substrate Pleurotus ostreatus growth during screening procedure. Three factors varied mycelium-...

Surface treatments of the biomaterials are of great interest in many biomedical applications. Hydroxyapatite is a favorable candidate for surface modification of the implants. To date, a wide variety of methods have been developed to produce bio-active/biocompatible coatings with desirable features in order to improve the performance of the implants. This paper strives to overview the present p...

PURPOSE Polymeric micelles have been used for solubilization of insoluble drugs and as carriers for drug delivery applications. Here we evaluated an application of the synthetic polymeric micelles in experiments designed to improve the handling and stability of membrane proteins targets. METHODS Particle sizing by dynamic light scattering was performed in a Zeta Plus Photon Correlation Spectr...

VPs (versatile peroxidases) sharing the functions of LiP (lignin peroxidase) and MnP (manganese peroxidase) have been described in basidiomycetous fungi Pleurotus and Bjerkandera. Despite the importance of this enzyme in polymer degradation, its reactivity with polymeric substrates remains poorly understood. In the present study, we first report that, unlike LiP, VP from Pleurotus ostreatus dir...

A polymeric micro-cantilever array has been developed that mimics the biological front-end processing in the mammalian cochlea, and is intended for use in applications of auditory prostheses. Made of optical epoxy polymer molded over a silicon substrate, the micro-cantilevers have similar mechanical performance as the basilar membranes in the mammalian ears. The polymeric cantilevers, which are...

Due to the inherent hydrophilic nature and porosity of paper fibers, hydrophobic polymeric materials, waxes, inorganic fillers have been widely utilized as coatings fillers, respectively, on a fiber-based substrate. Coatings also impart oxygen, aroma, oil barrier properties desirable for food packaging applications. In addition, improve functional characteristics paper, including reduced water ...