Silicon is the 14th element on the periodic table. It's a metalloid, meaning it has properties of both metals and nonmetals, and is the second most abundant element in the Earth's crust, after oxygen. Silicon readily bonds with oxygen and is rarely found in nature in its pure form. You...
A decomposable compound selected from compounds of the metals of Group IVA of the Periodic Table (for example silicone) is mixed with a hydrocarbon-containing feed stream. The hydrocarbon-containing feed stream containing such decomposable compound is then contacted with a catalyst composition having a...
As a representative of the fourth main group of the Periodic Table silicon, like carbon, displays both metallic and non-metallic qualities. There are nevertheless some important differences between the two. The chemical compounds of Si and C are predominantly tetravalent, however both are capable of...
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(i.e., tumor cells). Yi et al. and Shen et al. presented the results of computer simulations showing that soft nanoparticles, when interacting with the cell membrane, can stick and flatten on its surface. Consequently, the convex cell membrane surrounds them faster in the first uptake phase...
During the tests, an elastomer slides on the discs made of steel X5CrNi18-10 or copper (97.4% Cu) and the experimental conditions of the set-up are shown in Table 5. Table 5. The parameters used in the experimental set-up. Before the measurements were performed, the elastomer sample ...
The measured and calculated parameters of the proposed strain sensors based on MWCNT/Ecoflex manufactured by the laser structuring method are described in Section 2“Materials and Methods” and Section 3“Results and Discussion”. Table 1. Comparison of the characteristics of the MWCNT/Ecoflex strain...
Silicon is a semimetallic element found in nature as silica (SiO2), the most common substance on earth. It is located just below carbon on the periodic table and thus has a similar chemical behavior, most notably the ability to form long chain molecules. The basic repeating unit silicone ...
Percents are based on the weight of the total composition, unless otherwise stated. EXAMPLES Heat curable silicone compositions were prepared as set forth in Table I, below. A premix of the vinyl-terminated PDMS and the catalysts were prepared separately and added to the additional components, ...
Based on the results, it was evident that PCN-MSNPs were promising as compared to PCN alone and equipotent as that of MZ with regard to antifungal activity. The results to this regard are depicted in Table 1. Polymicrobial growth inhibition An antibiogram showing the effect of PCN and PCN...