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Whenever a monolayer is attached to a metal surface, the wetting properties and behavior can be significantly affected (Yuan & Lee, 15). In practice, densely-packed self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) can be used to modify the macroscopic properties of a solid surface (Dilimon et al. 202). Changes in wetting properties occur due to changes in the angle made by a liquid droplet whenever it is in contact with the surface. This phenomenon is significant in several contexts for example, in industrial contexts: this property is used to evaluate the cleanliness of semiconductor wafers. In such contexts, contact angles measurements are widely used. Control of this property is also useful during penetration of insecticides or pesticides into plants, and waterproofing of materials (Yuan & Lee, 25). While the former focuses on maximization of wetting, the latter case seeks to minimize liquid-induced wetting (Yuan & Lee, 28).

Ormocers, a word originally derived from organically modified ceramic, were originally developed for science and technology (e. g. for special surfaces like protective coatings, non-stick surfaces, anti-static coatings and non-reflective coatings). In contrast to conventional composites, the ormocer matrix is not only organic but also inorganic. Therefore monomers are better embedded in the matrix what reduces the release of monomers.(373)

For each test sample, we designed 49 (7×7 array) different indent locations (Fig.9) with a spacing of 15μm. We could get 5 hardness and modulus values respectively for each location from one loading-unloading curve, and therefore 245 hardness and 245 modulus values totally for each sample. By averaging the hardness and modulus, the test results were summarized in Table. 4. Center region was the middle area of coating which was fully deposited with nanoparticles, while transition region is the edge of coating which was partially

Polypyrrole is a conducting polymer which has non-degenerate conduction band in the ground state. The polarons and bipolarons are the dominant charge carriers in these polymers. The most widely accepted method of conductivity in these systems involve charge transport along the polymer chains, as well as hopping of carriers (holes, bipolarons). A common feature of intrinsically conducting polymers is the alternate double and single bond in the polymer backbone , referred as pi bond conjugation. The conductivity is due to four conditions namely, the existence of charge carriers, an overlap of molecular orbits to aid mobility of the carriers, mobility of pi bond and hopping of charges between polymer chains. These conducting polymers are similar to semiconductors with a filled valence band and an empty conduction band separated by energy gap. when polymers are doped new bands are created in the gap, making the paths for the electrons to move through these bands and increasing the conductivity of the materials. In the undoped form Polypyrrole is a insulator. The electronic and transport properties of the conducting polymers are mainly due to the major role of bipolarons. The positive charges commonly called as polarons created on the polymer backbone are responsible for electrical conductivity. The conductivity of polypyrrole depends on synthesis

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Delgado uses mostly Japanese sources along with the findings left behind for historians when trying to find why the Japanese were able to so easily able to drafted the greatest army every assembled at the time. He uses the Japanese accounts to help tell the story, but doesn’t listen to the small details of what they claimed to have happened. He does so to keep credibility. Historians may not be able to prove anything since it’s observing what was left behind, but to Delgado, it’s more credible that telling what the Japanese told at the time that was exaggerated by not only just the writers but also with religious meanings.

People have different opinions about facts, people and other things. They might have come from different background, but they might have same judgement on somethings. In the article, the author used Bill O’Reilly and bell hooks (She does not her name to be the focus. Instead she wants her work to be noticed.) Bill O’Reilly is a host of Fox News Channel and The O’Reilly Factor. On the other hand bell hooks is known for being a feminist and social activist. Both of them have different point of view on somethings, but they definitely have similar perspective towards Beyoncé. O’Reilly has stated that a lot of teenagers, especially Black teenagers, make Beyoncé their idol. They want to do what she is showing and reviling about

Methanol-cleaned AD BPs were either swirled or become brittle even before heat treatment (Figure 4). Acetone-cleaned AD BPs also showed a similar pattern but only at the first condition, the samples keeping the physical integrity. HiPco BPs did not manifest any change in appearance or integrity throughout the experiment and the samples were very flexible.

Polymers have been changing the way we live for over 100 years. Their availability and diverse qualities ensure that they are always in high demand, and new polymers are always being discovered. Where does this leave the now commonplace polymers which once were ubiquitous in commerce? Polymers such as polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride (Bakelite) and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) were first synthesised in 1907 and 1938 respectively, making them old by polymer standards. Although the original polymer applications are now redundant, they have found uses in new areas of society. This dynamic aspect of polymers is due to their unique structure. Polymers are created from many small molecules (or monomers) reacting with each other, and arranging

Polypropylene inherent properties of high firmness, great elasticity and inactivity toward acids, antacids and solvents has secured its position in an extensive variety of shopper and mechanical items (Kawasumi et al., 1997). The density of PP is between 0.895 and 0.92 g/cm³. Therefore, PP is the commodity plastic with the lowest density. With lower density, moldings parts with lower weight and more parts of a certain mass of plastic can be produced. Unlike polyethylene, crystalline and amorphous regions differ only slightly in their density. However, the density of polyethylene can significantly change with fillers (Tripathi, 2001). Polypropylene are likewise adaptable and can have high stretching before breaking. Polypropylene is also the

Whitney Houston said it best when she sang that children are our future. I am a firm believer that it takes a village to raise a child. Children need guidance and love. They need advocates as well. In my community, children are struggling with obesity. To fix this issue, children need a proper diet, encouraged exercise, and to play actively with others.

When Cu2+ gets in contact with lead, a reaction would occur and the lead will acquire a layer

The trick is that polytetrafluoroethylene and silicone surfaces are not bonded together by chemical binders.Zinc Oxide Nanocrystals (ZnONC) The general aspect of water chestnuts or quadrupeds allows polytetrafluoroethylene and silicon surfaces to be "nailed" together, without any chemical driving bonds forming strong mechanical bonds. A water chestnut is an ancient weapon of destruction, including four spines so gathered together, when thrown on the ground. Under certain growth conditions, the ZnONC takes the form of a water chestnut with four arms each having a hexagonal cross section and a tetrahedral core.According to Xin Jin, a graduate student currently working on her Ph.D. thesis, “it’s like stapling two non-sticky materials from the inside with the crystals. When they are heated up, the nano tetrapods in between the polymer layers pierce the materials, sink into them, and get anchored.” Her colleague and supervisor, Dr. Yogendra Kumar Mishra, explains the adhesive principle: “If you try to pull out a tetrapod on one arm from a polymer layer, the shape of the tetrapod will simply cause three arms to dig in deeper and to hold on even

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This paper examines the preparatory and reflective online discourse that is available on university study abroad websites. Utilizing both Ervin Goffman’s (1986) notion of the ways in which situations “frame” themselves in order to produce specific meanings, and Sarbin and Scheibe’s (1983) work on how identity claims are displayed through rhetoric that signals how things should be viewed by others, this paper looks at the verbal rhetoric found on the websites of four universities within North Carolina. The analysis provides a critical look at the websites’ emphasis on firsthand immersion and promises for transformative experiences. Furthermore, the analysis observes the ways in which universities perpetuate a specific experience by