Sentences with phrase «in alkaline conditions»

In alkaline conditions in the scalp however, the enzyme is inhibited, meaning, naturally, it doesn't work very well.

The research at OSU involves a unique form of uranium discovered in 2005, uranyl peroxide capsules, and how those negatively charged clusters form in alkaline conditions.

Not exact matches

It had been thought that the presence of cement would result in conditions too alkaline for microbes to grow — it has a pH of around 11, similar to bleach.

Supervised by PhD student Babatunde Okesola, whose research is supported by The Wild Chemistry Scholars Fund, Edward hoped to create gels which could interact with drugs such as Naproxen, and release them at the slightly alkaline pH values found in the intestine rather than the acidic conditions in the stomach.

The organisms are not only superbly adapted to live in the highly alkaline lime wastes, but they can use the ISA as a source of food and energy under conditions that mimic those expected in and around intermediate level radwaste disposal sites.

Working on soil samples from a highly alkaline industrial site in the Peak District, which is not radioactive but does suffer from severe contamination with highly alkaline lime kiln wastes, they discovered specialist «extremophile» bacteria that thrive under the alkaline conditions expected in cement - based radioactive waste.

This is achieved by exfoliating pre-treated graphite under a highly alkaline condition to trigger flocculation, a process in which the graphene layers continuously cluster together to form graphene slurry without having to increase the volume of solvent.

A hydrogel treated with dopamine and iron ions is flat under neutral conditions (top photo) and bends in an alkaline state.

On Earth, the most common way to form silica grains of this size is hydrothermal activity under a specific range of conditions; namely, when slightly alkaline and salty water that is super-saturated with silica undergoes a big drop in temperature.

An acidic condition is a breeding ground for unhealthy bacteria, yeast and fungi while an alkaline environment helps to keep things in check.

For many years, health professionals have debated whether being in an alkaline state is the optimum condition for people with chronic health issues such as adrenal fatigue.

An alkaline diet high in fruits and vegetables can protect against a range of life - threatening conditions.

The relative importance of dietary heme is attributable to its high bioavailability compared with non-heme iron in the predominantly alkaline conditions found in the lumen of the small intestine.»

They are killed rapidly by drying but the persist in standing water, dampness, mud and alkaline conditions.

Many feline health problems are accompanied by a change in urinary pH from normal to high (alkaline) or low (acidic) condition.

If your cat eats large amounts of plant foods, their urine may become alkaline This can encourage dangerous bacterial growth in the bladder, which can result in painful infections, crystals, and other unpleasant (and expensive) conditions.

An earlier study in Iowa concluded that part of the reason for the high emissions from anhydrous ammonia arose from application as a concentrated band creating alkaline conditions in the soil band.

But what we do know is that in the past, creatures in the ocean have survived and thrived under conditions that were less alkaline than those existing right now.

In that work, they made a coral reef community's seawater chemistry more alkaline — essentially giving the reef an antacid — and demonstrated that the coral's ability to construct its architecture was improved under these conditions.