Uncertainties in linac primary barrier transmission values
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DOI: 10.1002/acm2.13574
Abstract: Abstract Primary barrier design for linac shielding depends very sensitively on tenth value layer (TVL) data. Inaccuracies can lead to large discrepancies between measured and calculated values of the barrier transmission. Values of the TVL… read more here.
Keywords: barrier transmission; primary barrier; barrier; tvl data ... See more keywords
Molecule-Upgraded van der Waals Contacts for Schottky-Barrier-Free Electronics.
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.202104935
Abstract: The applications of any ultrathin semiconductor device are inseparable from high-quality metal-semiconductor contacts with designed Schottky barriers. Building van der Waals (vdWs) contacts of 2D semiconductors represents an advanced strategy of lowering the Schottky barrier… read more here.
Keywords: schottky barrier; van der; barrier; der waals ... See more keywords
Large-area Uniform 1-nm-level Amorphous Carbon Layers from 3D Conformal Polymer Brushes. A "Next-generation" Cu Diffusion Barrier?
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.202110454
Abstract: A reliable method for preparing a conformal amorphous carbon (a-C) layer with a thickness of 1-nm-level, was tested as a possible Cu diffusion barrier layer for next-generation ultrahigh density semiconductor device miniaturization. A polystyrene brush… read more here.
Keywords: next generation; amorphous carbon; diffusion; barrier ... See more keywords
Antimicrobial Effect of Nitric Oxide Releasing Hydrogels on Staphylococcus Aureus Derived Proteases
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DOI: 10.1002/admi.202202472
Abstract: The skin serves as a crucial barrier against environmental insults and invading pathogens. However, traumatic injury or skin disorder can compromise this barrier function, leasing to bacterial colonization and infection of the wound with microorganisms… read more here.
Keywords: antimicrobial effect; barrier; nitric oxide; releasing hydrogels ... See more keywords
Stretchable, Transparent, Permeation Barrier Layer for Flexible Optics
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DOI: 10.1002/adom.202100334
Abstract: Flexible, compliant permeation barrier layers are critically needed in the optics/optoelectronics industry to protect deformable, polymer‐based optical elements, such as those found in variable focus lenses. To address these needs, a transparent and deformable polymeric… read more here.
Keywords: optics; transparent permeation; barrier; stretchable transparent ... See more keywords
3D In Vitro Blood‐Brain‐Barrier Model for Investigating Barrier Insults
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DOI: 10.1002/advs.202205752
Abstract: The blood-brain-barrier (BBB) prevents that harmful substances in the blood enter the brain, and barrier disruption has been associated with a variety of central-nervous-system diseases. In vitro BBB models enable to recapitulate the BBB behavior… read more here.
Keywords: blood brain; bbb; barrier; brain barrier ... See more keywords
Improved mechanical and barrier properties of starch film with reduced graphene oxide modified by SDBS
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DOI: 10.1002/app.44910
Abstract: Starch is regarded as one of the most promising biopolymers to replace the fossil resources. However, due to the poor mechanical properties, high sensitivity to humidity, and low barrier property, the development of starch-based materials… read more here.
Keywords: barrier; properties starch; mechanical barrier; barrier properties ... See more keywords
Microfluidic blood–brain barrier model provides in vivo‐like barrier properties for drug permeability screening
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DOI: 10.1002/bit.26045
Abstract: Efficient delivery of therapeutics across the neuroprotective blood–brain barrier (BBB) remains a formidable challenge for central nervous system drug development. High‐fidelity in vitro models of the BBB could facilitate effective early screening of drug candidates… read more here.
Keywords: barrier; bbb; drug; permeability ... See more keywords
Bioengineering the Blood-gas Barrier.
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DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c190026
Abstract: The pulmonary blood-gas barrier represents a remarkable feat of engineering. It achieves the exquisite thinness needed for gas exchange by diffusion, the strength to withstand the stresses and strains of repetitive and changing ventilation, and… read more here.
Keywords: blood gas; barrier; gas barrier; gas ... See more keywords
Sperm length divergence as a potential prezygotic barrier in a passerine hybrid zone
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.7768
Abstract: Abstract The saltmarsh sparrow Ammospiza caudacuta and Nelson's sparrow A. nelsoni differ in ecological niche, mating behavior, and plumage, but they hybridize where their breeding distributions overlap. In this advanced hybrid zone, past interbreeding and… read more here.
Keywords: barrier; prezygotic barrier; hybrid zone; sperm length ... See more keywords
Intestinal barrier tightening by a cell‐penetrating antibody to Bin1, a candidate target for immunotherapy of ulcerative colitis
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DOI: 10.1002/jcb.27716
Abstract: Patients afflicted with ulcerative colitis (UC) are at increased risk of colorectal cancer. While its causes are not fully understood, UC is associated with defects in colonic epithelial barriers that sustain inflammation of the colon… read more here.
Keywords: barrier; antibody bin1; cell penetrating; ulcerative colitis ... See more keywords