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... by the adsorption and desorption of gas molecules on the surface ofthe sensing structure To understand the origin ofthe difference in the sensing performance ofthe three kinds of sensors, the ... the nanorod surfaces The diameter of these pits is 5–9 nm The presence ofthe pits may be due to the decomposition of ␣-FeOOH and release of H2 O Fig 5a and b show SEM image and XRD pattern of ... other phases are found, suggesting high purity ofthe as-synthesized ␣-Fe2 O3 The SEM images ofthe ␣-FeOOH precursors prepared by the hydrothermal process are shown in Fig 3a and b Fig 3a and...
... and 0.65% (PC 4) ofthe optical variance ofthe types of tissue Starting with the fourth PC, chosen forthe tissue differentiation (PC and 9), the curves get more disturbed by the influence of ... consisting of all observations of a single specimen [20] We then used 47 parts for calculating the PCA and training the LDA andthe remaining part for testing This was repeated for all 48 parts so that ... Figure Standardized diffuse reflectance spectra for different hard and soft tissues (Transformation ofthe entire data set using a mean of zero and a standard deviation of 1) 0.837 Salivary Gland...
... and 0.65% (PC 4) ofthe optical variance ofthe types of tissue Starting with the fourth PC, chosen forthe tissue differentiation (PC and 9), the curves get more disturbed by the influence of ... consisting of all observations of a single specimen [20] We then used 47 parts for calculating the PCA and training the LDA andthe remaining part for testing This was repeated for all 48 parts so that ... Figure Standardized diffuse reflectance spectra for different hard and soft tissues (Transformation ofthe entire data set using a mean of zero and a standard deviation of 1) 0.837 Salivary Gland...
... Tb-mesoMOF are larger than those of MIL-100 and MIL-101 as the result ofthe increase in the dimension ofthe STs The internal diameters ofthe mesocages are 39 Å and 47 Å Although the mesocages are ... and macroporous (d > 50 nm) materials Therefore, most ofthe reported porous MOFs are microporous and only a small fraction of MOFs are mesoporous (Table 2.1) The concept ofthe mesoporous MOFs ... shape The vertices ofthe bipyramid are occupied by trigonal prism SBUs The ditopic linkers are on the edges ofthe bipyramid and there is no link in the equatorial plane ofthe bipyramind The...
... function together to flow information into andoutofthe metadirectory The data model provides a blueprint that guides you through the development and testing of management agents The metadirectory ... list of functional requirements forthe proposed metadirectory The next phase in the MMS planning and design process is to apply the results from the planning into the design and development of ... gauge the cleanliness ofthe data Do not expect every entry to join on the first run ofthe management agent If a majority ofthe entries not join, reconsider your choice ofthe prime connector; the...
... meta-analysis The overall pooled analysis included the mean changes ofthe FVC andthe DLCO after 12 months of therapy obtained from the observational studies and from the CYC experimental arm ofthe randomized ... controlled trials are needed to better understand the role of CYC in the care of these patients In our meta-analysis, two ofthe three greatest mean differences ofthe FVC after 12 months of therapy were ... shown) The pooled analysis ofthe treatment arms ofthe randomized clinical trials andofthe observational studies suggested that both the FVC and DLCO predicted values improved after 12 months of...
... increasing knowledge and awareness of HCV risk behaviours andthe consequences of HCV infection, introducing the rationale and structure ofthe intervention to the subject, and assessing the individual's ... by the Research Team upon completion of a baseline interview Other features which contributed to the protection ofthe validity ofthe Trial and maximising the quality ofthe data included the ... liaise with them over the progress that they were making with the clients allocated to them, and this applied to both EPC and SEC therapists Arrangements forthe payment of travel expenses for clients...
... conduct the experiments I would also like to thank Prof CHUI Wai Keung (Head ofthe Department), Prof CHAN Sui Yung (former Head ofthe Department), and all other faculty members of Department for their ... accepted into the interior of CNTs by van der Waals forces alone, and figured outthe radius ofthe nanotubes that provided the maximum suction or uptake ofthe drug molecule [152] The C60 encapsulation ... identification of diseases and accurate location of cancer tumors On the basis of proteins and other biomarkers thatare left behind by cancer cells, sensor test chips containing thousands of nanowires are...
... organic solution ofthe polymer Microspheres are then formed by the subsequent formation ofthe O/W emulsion, evaporation ofthe organic solution from the emulsion droplets The growth factor ... methods generally involve the mixing ofthe polymers with the growth factor before processing to form the scaffold The main challenge of this set of methods is to ensure thatthe processing conditions ... group of growth factors and cytokines known for their ability to induce the formation of bone and cartilage (Chen et al., 2004) Originally, seven such proteins were discovered Of these, six of them...
... evaluating the area ofthe peak under the curve The result ofthe deconvolution ofthe absorption curves are summarised at Table 3.3 Generally, the proportion of all the protein conformations are well ... maintained forthe BMP-2 loaded in all the scaffolds, with the proportion ofthe α-helix structure at the Amid I band ofthe protein most intact at around 12% The wavenumber in which the peaks ofthe ... in vitro release study, andthe percentages were much higher, of about 30% and 45% for F2 and F3 respectively, but the percentage is more than 96% for F4 The profile for F4 is consistent with...
... thatthe addition of protein solution before (for the case of F2) and after (for the case of F4) scaffold fabrication affects the mechanical properties of scaffolds Figure 4.1 Comparison ofthe ... alternate the release profiles of BMP-2 in vivo, therefore modify the performance of scaffolds in bone regeneration The current study will first check the mechanical strength of scaffolds and HAp ... compare the performances of all scaffolds at specific intervals The tibia bone is hollow and each bone fragment has two ends Henceforth, each bone fragment is checked whether all ofthe corners of...
... dosage form because of their release properties and morphology We further explored the in vitro study of plasmid DNA by investigating the effects of HAp content andthe different methods of DNA ... diameter of about 100 nm are found to be entrapped within the cross section of sample C1, while they Chapter 97 are absent in B1 No HAp nanoparticles were used in the samples for B1 and C1, therefore ... efficiency of DNA In contrast, forthe case without HAp (sample C1), DNA/chitosan nanoparicles would try their best to be away from the emulsion solution of PLGA/DCM and therefore in the process of electrospinning,...
... emulsions formed from the sonication of organic and aqueous mixture Table 6.1 Chapter 114 summarizes the composition ofthe emulsion ofthe groups (A, B and C) and samples (A1-A3, B1-B3 and C1-C3) The ... DNA/chitosan nanoparticles The N/P ratio of was used throughout the present work andthe resultant DNA/chitosan particles were not exactly spherical but all share about the same size of about 100nm in diameter ... observed for control, while others (A1, A3, B1, B3, C1 and C3) show non-trivial amount ofthe color and particularly significant for samples A1, B1, B3, and C1 These results demonstrate thatthe cells...
... till the end of release Forthe cases of F1, it released about 60% and 30% of DNA during the first and second burst respectively While forthe case of F2, it released about 30% and 50% of DNA ... microparticles and microfibers (Xie and Wang, 2007; Nie and Wang, 2007) In contrast, the release profiles of F1 and F2 are significantly different from thatof F0 They released DNA at a lower rate in the ... volume (V1) of ethanol and a series of brief evacuation repressurization cycles was conducted to force the liquid into the pores ofthe sample After these cycles the volume ofthe liquid and liquid-impregnated...
... indicate the diameter From the SEM images of F0, the pore diameters ofthe foams are relatively uniform and they all fall within the range of 20.8-59.5 µm After conjugation of peptides, the pore ... days, there were two small release bursts observed forthe case of F1 and F2, each burst release was followed by a period of slow release profile Compared with the release profile of F0, the release ... dominating reason forthe high uptake of DNA by F1 and F2, it may not be the only factor that influences the adsorption of DNA There are more times of -NH or -NH2 in K20 than in K4, but the N1s concentrations...
... on the charge properties ofthe foam surfaces Because ofthe presence of ionic interaction between the carboxyl groups of DNA andthe amine groups added to the foams F1 and F2, Chapter 182 the ... results indicate thatthe bioactivity of BMP-2 plasmid released from all the three kinds of scaffolds was well maintained, which helped improve the formation of new bone andthe healing of segmental ... formation of stable and porous structures, but the surfaces will be negatively charged In the latter part of this thesis (Chapters and 8), two ways of modifications are employed to investigate the...