Sentences with phrase «of the adhesive properties»

Increasing our understanding of the adhesive properties of tumours may also help to develop new treatments to halt the development and spread of primary brain tumours.»

Not exact matches

The range of biological adhesives is impressive, says Jonathan Wilker, a chemist at Purdue University in West LaFayette, Ind. «They're so wildly different,» both in terms of chemical makeup and functional properties.

A team of California researchers has developed a robotic gripper that combines the adhesive properties of gecko toes and the adaptability of air - powered soft robots to grasp a much wider variety of objects than the state of the art.

Through these experiments, Ruike identified three main parameters that give kirigami films their adhesive properties: shear - lag, in which shear deformation of film can reduce the strain on other parts of the film; partial debonding, in which the film segments around an open slit maintain a partial bond to the underlying surface; and inhomogenous deformation, in which a film can maintain its overall adhesion, even as parts of its underlying surface may bend and stretch more than others.

The adhesive properties of cancer cells play a key role in the formation and development of a tumour.

So, blocking the adhesive properties of CD15s may provide a tool to prevent the establishment of secondary cancers.

The research team tested the TaOx / SiO2 core / shell nanoparticle (TSN) glue and found that it is clearly visualized by real - time imaging modalities and exhibits adhesive properties similar to that of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)- approved cyanoacrylate and Lipiodol (CA - Lp), a mixture of a tissue adhesive and radiopaque oil used in the clinical practice.

Finally, in a collaboration with Frank Jülicher's group at the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, we are using these data to develop physical models that will help us understand how local cellular adhesive, elastic and contractile properties are influenced by PCP proteins and other molecules, and how they combine to produce specific packing geometries at a global level.

By tuning the adhesive properties of the cell, this mechanism can immobilize tumor cells or facilitate their dissemination.

However, while V − S + cells generated normal EBs, the V+S + cells formed small irregular aggregates (Figure 8B), suggesting that the adhesive properties of the cells within these fractions were different.

Functional Imaging of the Hierarchical Structure / Property Relationships in Bone, Dentin and the Dentin / Adhesive Interface, J. Lawrence Katz, Y. Wang, S. Bumrerraj, T. Nomura, A. Misra, Steven J. Eppell, M. Tabib - Azar, and Paulette Spencer, USA

The most important characteristic of age - related gut dysbiosis is the decline in the abundance, diversity and adhesive properties of Bifidobacterium species, which have important anti-infective and immunomodulatory functions.

They can lift dirt and grease from the roof's surface, thereby removing contaminants that can cause discolouring or reduce the adhesive properties of the coating.

Condition: Both with drymount tissue on the verso, adhesive residue at u.r. corners, scattered minor handling crimps, subtle emulsion losses at the very edges, the vertical print with a 1/2 inch loss at l.c. Provenance: Property from the collection of Harvey Shipley Miller, proceeds to benefit the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Researchers believe that understanding the adhesive properties of frog feet could lead to better tire design, and perhaps even a nonslip shoe.