Sentences with phrase «using hydrophilic»

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For example, hydrophilic polymers are often used to protect metals from fouling; water molecules accumulate on this polymer layer, which protects the metal against the adhesion of unwanted molecules or organisms.

We report direct determination of the structures and dynamics of interfacial water on a hydrophilic surface with atomic - scale resolution using ultrafast electron crystallography.

The use of lipophilic, or fat - soluble, statins such as simvastatin and atorvastatin was associated with a reduced risk of Parkinson's, while no such association was found for hydrophilic, or water - soluble, statins such as pravastatin and rosuvastatin.

The researchers demonstrated the versatility of their approach by using two polymers with radically different material properties — one hydrophobic and one hydrophilic — to make their particles.

While attempting to develop water - absorbing plastics called hydrophilic polymers for use in smart contact lenses, UK company Superdielectrics inadvertently created an excellent capacitor.

«It opens the doors to using hydrogen bonds to make surfaces hydrophilic, or attracted to water, and to (template) these surfaces for the selective absorption of other molecules possessing fundamental similarities to water,» Mavrikakis says.

Mica, used in the drilling industry, was the most hydrophilic of the materials, while graphite was the most hydrophobic.

Gregory explains, «Using a hand - held laser, we were able to selectively and quickly shrink the hydrogel (a hydrophilic polymer gel comprised mostly of water) in desired areas.

Rather than using physical wells, DropArray microplates are completely flat including a series of 96 or 384 hydrophilic spots.

Lecithin is an emulsifier (used to keep fats / oils dispersed and in suspension): phospholipid molecules (such as lecithin) contain hydrophobic and hydrophilic elements; the hydrophobic portion has an affinity for fats and oils, and the hydrophilic portion has an affinity for water.

«Many sheet masks use botanical extracts and other ingredients that are hydrophilic, and pair best with water.