Sentences with phrase «force of adhesion»

Recently, it has been found that in leaf - cutting ants the total force of adhesion increases with body size due to an increase in pad efficiency.

When they added a few small drops of sunflower oil to the powder samples, they observed the liquid fat moving through pores and tiny spaces in the chocolate very quickly, most likely as a result of capillary action — the movement of a liquid within porous material due to the forces of adhesion, cohesion, and surface tension.

«The 3D transformation process involves a balance between the forces of adhesion to the substrate and the strain energies of the bent, twisted elements that make up the planar precursors,» explained Sheng Xu, a postdoctoral fellow and co-author of the research paper.

Not exact matches

The neo-monetarist credo imposed by the United States since 1971, the complete adhesion to «market forces» (which George Soros defined as «market integration») and the consequent ripples, throughout the world, of liberalisation, deregulation and privatisation measures - have devastated politics, weakened the representative democratic institutions and colonised the state.

This force was almost as strong as that of the adhesion between a gecko's foot and the surface, suggesting that the electrostatic force is the dominant attractive force (Journal of the Royal Society Interface, doi.org/tns).

Anyone who seriously proposes that there is a force beyond gene expression, signaling molecules, differential adhesion, and those kinds of mechanisms, just doesn't know what they are talking about.

This «smart» adhesion system allows them to run at 20 body - lengths per second and, hanging from a ceiling, the forces provided by the seta could actually support 50 times the body weight of the gecko.

Geckos» feet are, by default, non-sticky, but the stickiness can be activated by a small shear force to produce this surprisingly tough form of adhesion.

The circular suckers withstood seven times more horizontal force than the primitive spatula - shaped structures and offered stronger long - term underwater adhesion, the team reports online today in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface.

To better imitate cells» real environment in human body, researchers evenly mixed weak (rupture force of 12 pico - Newtons) and strong (rupture force of 54 pico - Newtons) tension gauge tethers and studied cell adhesion in the multiplex scenario.

Knowing how cells exert force and sense mechanical feedback in their microenvironment is crucial to understanding how they activate a wide range of cellular functions, such as cell reproduction, differentiation and adhesion — basic physiological processes that underlie embryo development, tumor metastasis, wound healing and many other aspects of human health and disease.

The integrin - ligand bond activates cells» adhesion to a surface only when the DNA tether does not rupture, enabling a measurement to be taken of the molecular force.

Materials scientists working to build tiny machines called microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) struggle with surface interactions, called van der Waals forces, that can make nanomaterials sticky to the point of permanent adhesion, a phenomenon known as «stiction».

The researchers are still working out the details, but they speculate in the 30 November issue of Cell that entosis occurs due to an imbalance in adhesion forces between two cells when they dislodge from the matrix.

This sustained contact means that the μTUM design can take advantage of the constant adhesion and frictional forces between itself and the surface below it to climb steep inclined terrains.»

Thus, the vertical force and moving speed of the AFM cantilever (0.06 N / m in vertical spring constant) was controlled at a vertical force of 5 nN at an indentation speed of 0.1 µm / s to guarantee the rupture of the filament and to partially dissect cell adhesion structures between two neighboring cells.

Downward cantilever deflection of the blue line indicates the adhesion force between the tip and sample (③ ④).

Assay for characterizing the recovery of vertebrate cells for adhesion measurements by single - cell force spectroscopy.

Generally, road holding is measured as the highest speed a vehicle can maintain without losing adhesion while maintaining the given diameter of a large circle (e.g., 250 feet, 300 feet, etc.) or the g - force generated at that speed.

In Sport mode, the hydraulic forces of the shock absorbers are increased so as to allow even better directional stability and road adhesion at high speeds as well as reduce understeer at speeds of up to 120 km / h.

Reducing the propulsive force carried by the front tires leaves more adhesion for steering the vehicle into a tight bend or for holding cornering arc in the middle of a turn.

You can still trail brake a Ferrari 288 GTO into corners, balancing your Pirellis on the absolute edge of adhesion, make the apex and power out wide, a reassuring rumble from the kerb sending that muscly 1980s Pininfarina bodywork on its way to conquer the next curve, and do so with every element of that process beautifully communicated via force feedback wheel or — key given the intended demographic — regular gamepad.

Conversely, water in clayey soils is held by capillary forces of cohesion and adhesion, which make drainage to deeper soil layers slower and uptake by tree roots more difficult.

I was reading about forced arbitration clauses, or class action wavers, which are a type of contract of adhesion which can come with some products and services.