The meniscus has functions in load bearing, load transmission, shock absorption, joint stability, joint lubrication, and joint congruity. Because of these functions, meniscal tissue should be preserved whenever possible. A well-trained surgeon can safely rely on clinical examination for diagnosing ...
We stress that the clipped and smoothed indicator functions, αc and αs, are only used to reconstruct the interface elements, without affecting the original indicator function, α. Moreover, the indicator function, α, is advected in a conservative control-volume framework that guarantees mass ...
b The immersion depth H and contact angle \(\theta\) (inset) plotted as functions of the interparticle distance d. The lines are the polynomial fittings to the data as guides to the eye. c The magnitude of the out-of-plane component of the electrostatic fore plotted as a function of d...
The patterns of arborisation (ferning) from Xiloial for disposable contact lens discomfort a drop of tear collected from the lower meniscus and allowed to dry by evaporation were classified as Types I–IV (Type I, uniform arborisation; Type II, empty spaces begin to appear among ferns;...
given asP = Pcap + Pdisj. The capillary pressurePcapis associated with the curved meniscus at the water–solid interface, which is given byPcap = 2σcos(ɸ)h−1, whereσis the surface tension of the water andɸis the contact angle of water. The second contribution disj...
Our results are displayed in the form of graphs of macroscopic contact angles in stable or metastable states as functions of the flat Young angle θ0. See for instance Fig. 14. It may be noted that at transition points, the derivative dcosθ/dcosθ0 generally undergoes a jump. This impli...
Group delays were derived from the phase transfer functions. Phase refers to the electrical signals, which drive the speakers. The attenuator and earphone buffer introduced no significant delay. Group delays were calculated based on the fitted functions of the phase data, according to the equation:...
Shape optimization of continua using NURBS as basis functions and to solve a reshaping problem generated by the H1 gradient method for shape optimization, which has been developed as a general solution to shape ... H Azegami,S Fukumoto,T Aoyama - 《Structural & Multidisciplinary Optimization》 被...
by reaction of the primary or secondary amino functions of the polyamines with the 1,3-dioxolan-2-one groups of the carbonate polymers to form urethane functions. Preferred polyamine hardeners have an average of at least two primary or secondary amino groups per molecule, for example two, three...
Point (112) corresponds to the liquid phase just under the meniscus, point (100) corresponding to the vapor phase just above the meniscus. As it is clear from the diagram in FIG. 3a, an insufficient subcooling will lead to the reduction of the temperature difference between points (107) ...