Fruit industries require convenient peeling method, especially during puree processing to prevent deterioration of fruit quality and product loss. Therefore, manual, chemical (sodium hydroxide/NaOH) and enzymatic (Pectinex Ultra SP-L) peeling methods were compared to determine the peeling efficiencies of ‘Chok Anan’ mangoes. The effect of different peeling parameters (concentrations [chemical p...

The influence of peeling angle on the dynamics observed during the stick-slip peeling of an adhesive tape has been investigated. This study relies on a new experimental setup for peeling at a constant driving velocity while keeping constant the peeling angle and peeled tape length. The thresholds of the instability are shown to be associated with a subcritical bifurcation and bistability of the...

The environmental problems caused by chemical peeling of citrus, together with the establishment of new applications for enzymatic preparations with degradative activities led several investigators to study enzymatic peeling as an alternative to traditional chemical peeling. The principle of enzymatic peeling is based on the digestion, through an enzymatic preparation, of the pectic substances ...

Four vegetables brinjal, bitter gourd, colocasia and tomato were subjected for total protein, crude fiber, ash calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, ascorbic acid and folic acid contents in raw peeled raw cooked and peeled cooked forms. Losses of nutrients due to peeling and cooking were determined. The loss of protein was non-significant during peeling and was significant during cooking e...

PURPOSE To determine the retinal thickness (RT), after vitrectomy with internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling, for an idiopathic macular hole (MH) or an epiretinal membrane (ERM). Also, to investigate the effect of a dissociated optic nerve fiber layer (DONFL) appearance on RT. METHODS A non-randomized, retrospective chart review was performed for 159 patients who had successful closure of ...

We reported a method for in situ peeling force measurement of one-dimensional nanostructures using a dual-probe nanotweezer, which is developed on the principle of force microscopy. Benefiting from capabilities of image scanning and accurate force sensing, the nanotweezer is capable of positioning one-dimensional nanostructures deposited on a surface and then performing in situ peeling tests wi...

BACKGROUND Acral peeling skin syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive genodermatosis due to a missense mutation in transglutaminase 5. The skin peeling occurs at the separation of the stratum corneum from the stratum granulosum. CASE PRESENTATION We present a case of two siblings who developed continuous peeling of the palms and soles from the first year of life. This peeling was more severe o...

BACKGROUND Studies on vitrectomy with and without internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling for idiopathic epiretinal membrane (ERM) have yielded uncertain results regarding clinical outcomes and recurrence rates. OBJECTIVE To compare the clinical outcomes of vitrectomy with and without ILM peeling for idiopathic ERM. METHODS Databases, including PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, Web of Science, Goo...

The neutrophil-derived, membrane-permeating oxidant, NH2Cl, (but not the non-membrane-permeating chloramine, taurine-NHCl) induced detachment of fetal mouse cardiac myocytes and other cell types (fibroblasts, epithelial cells, and endothelial cells) from the culture dish, concomitant with cell shrinkage ("peeling off"). Stimulated human neutrophils also induced peeling off of cultured mouse car...

We study experimentally the fracture dynamics during the peeling at a constant velocity of a roller adhesive tape mounted on a freely rotating pulley. Thanks to a high speed camera, we measure, in an intermediate range of peeling velocities, high frequency oscillations between phases of slow and rapid propagation of the peeling fracture. This so-called stick-slip regime is well known as the con...