Sentences with phrase «from hydrophobic»

Liquid dispensed onto these spots form droplets that remain in a fixed position from the surface tension created from the hydrophobic surroundings, even when the plate is shaken or inverted.

Once the material is oxidizes by oxygen, water absorbs stronger, transforming the material from hydrophobic to hydrophilic,» explains Ruoff.

In the prototype, the researchers coat the board with a much denser array of tiny spheres, only a micrometer high, made from a hydrophobic (water - repellent) material.

The researchers were puzzled by a nonlinear drop in surface water diffusivity — as measured by the Overhauser dynamic nuclear polarization apparatus in the Han lab — as the chemical composition of the silica surface moved from hydrophobic to hydrophilic.

«The variant changes the region from hydrophobic to hydrophilic and destabilize Helix 8.

To these inner structures — which are hydrophilic PAA polymers — the researchers add hairs made from the hydrophobic monomer MAMC.

Not exact matches

The Aleader Quick Drying Shoe's hydrophobic mesh ensures that water can freely drain from the shoe, preventing waterlogging and allowing the shoe to dry quickly after aquatic activities.

The model system developed by researchers from the Jülich Centre for Neutron Science is made up of water and block copolymers — thread - like molecules with both a hydrophilic and a hydrophobic component.

The specificity for coupling to the stimulatory guanine nucleotide regulatory protein lies within a region extending from the amino terminus of the fifth hydrophobic domain to the carboxyl terminus of the sixth.

They found it was the apparently random positioning of water - loving (hydrophilic) molecules in a protein that prevents water - hating molecules (hydrophobic, which possess the dominant folding force), from binding with other proteins.

«From this you could make the testable assumption that making lignin more hydrophobic may lead to plants that are easier to deconstruct for biofuel,» Petridis said.

So a hydrophobic or otherwise «insoluble» drug can be made orally active and be absorbed from the gut rather than having to be injected.

They suspect the results spring from nanotubes» natural hydrophobic (water - avoiding) nature that in one experiment apparently facilitated the plants» enhanced uptake of water.

Nanoparticles are ubiquitous in industrial applications ranging from drug delivery and biomedical diagnostics to developing hydrophobic surfaces, lubricant additives and enhanced oil recovery solutions in petroleum fields.

This hydrophobic coating expels water molecules from the vicinity of the electrode surface and then, upon charging for the first time, decomposes and forms a stable interphase — a thin mixture of breakdown products that separates the solid anode from the liquid electrolyte.

The polymer, he says, resists degradation by microbes because it is highly hydrophobic, has a high molecular weight that prevents it from entering bacterial cells, and has a stable structure consisting solely of C — C and C — H bonds.

Im and his colleagues from the University of Kansas, University of Maryland and Stockholm University investigate the differences and similarities of the membrane properties such as area per lipid, hydrophobic thickness, and acyl chain order.

Now loose, the lipophilic / hydrophobic (nonpolar) VOCs then pass through a condenser with the steam separating from the original biomass that originally contained them.

Apart from being powered by an octa - core processor, it also features optional AquaProtect hydrophobic coating, for an additional Rs. 1,500.

The Montrail's features include things like multi-directional outsole offering traction in every direction, Vapor - Responseâ «cents midsole material, Gryptoniteâ «cents «sticky rubber» outsole material that gets great traction on wet and dry surfaces, Trail Deflection Shieldâ «cents to protect the foot from trail debris all with light and breathable hydrophobic mesh and a gusseted tongue to keep dirt out and feet cool.

In order to maintain minimum contact with the hydrophobic fibers the larger the droplets become the more they move away from the higher fiber density i.e. away from the body.

Poking around with Scholar, I found mention of «hydrophobic soot particles from residential coal and industrial oil burning» and also mention of radar being used that distinguishes aerosols from water vapor and clouds.

Now as far as sweat - proofing goes these don't officially have an IPX rating, but they do have a double hydrophobic coating to prevent sweat from eating away at them.

The device is also sweat proof thanks to a hydrophobic nano coating; hence you can keep it on without worrying about damage from your sweat.

Among other notable features, this screen guard has a hydrophobic and oleophobic coating and an anti-scratch surface that safeguards phone's screen from sudden spills, oil residue from fingerprints, bumps and other wear and tear.

Sport headphone company Jaybird today announced two new pairs of wireless headphones, including its first pair of truly wireless Bluetooth earbuds.The Jaybird RUN True Wireless Headphones feature a four - hour battery life and come with a pocket - sized charging case providing an additional eight hours, for a total of 12 hours of battery life on the go, while a five - minute charge gives around one hour of play time.Jaybird says the buds have a «double hydrophobic nano coating» that protects them from sweat and water damage.

And its double hydrophobic nano coating protects your headphones from sweat and water damage.

Also, it comes with a double hydrophobic nano coating design, which your earbuds are protecting from the sweat damage, which means it is a sweat - proof headphone.

A hydrophobic glass coating, Mershield repels water from the shower enclosure and makes for easy cleaning as it prevents any build - up.