Protecting concrete basement flooring from damaging moisture intrusion involves applying a non-penetrable, low-permanence, heavy-grade vapor barrier (or retarder) over a prepared sub-base layer like compacted mud slab, soil, #57 Stone, or carton forms. The Concrete Floor and Slab Construction Guide...
The topology of the basement membrane (BM) affects cell physiology and pathology, and BM thickening is associated with various chronic lung diseases. In addition, the topology of commercially available poly (ethylene terephthalate) (PET) membranes, which are used in preclinical in vitro models, diff...