Advances in microgravity directed tissue engineering.
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DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202202768
Abstract: Tissue engineering aims to generate functional biological substitutes to repair, sustain, improve, or replace tissue function affected by disease. With the rapid development of space science, the application of simulated microgravity has become an active… read more here.
Keywords: microgravity; tissue engineering; simulated microgravity; advances microgravity ... See more keywords
Microgravity Removes Reaction Limits from Nonpolar Nanoparticle Agglomeration.
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DOI: 10.1002/smll.202204621
Abstract: Gravity can affect the agglomeration of nanoparticles by changing convection and sedimentation. The temperature-induced agglomeration of hexadecanethiol-capped gold nanoparticles in microgravity (µ g) is studied at the ZARM (Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity) drop… read more here.
Keywords: microgravity removes; reaction limits; microgravity; agglomeration ... See more keywords
NASA's Ground-Based Microgravity Simulation Facility.
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1677-2_18
Abstract: Since opportunities to conduct experiments in space are scarce, various microgravity simulators and analogs have been widely used in space biology ground studies. Even though microgravity simulators do not produce all of the biological effects… read more here.
Keywords: ground; space; biology; microgravity simulation ... See more keywords
The effect of spaceflight and microgravity on the human brain
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DOI: 10.1007/s00415-017-8427-x
Abstract: Microgravity, confinement, isolation, and immobilization are just some of the features astronauts have to cope with during space missions. Consequently, long-duration space travel can have detrimental effects on human physiology. Although research has focused on… read more here.
Keywords: spaceflight microgravity; space; effect spaceflight; human brain ... See more keywords
The combined effects of real or simulated microgravity and red-light photoactivation on plant root meristematic cells
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DOI: 10.1007/s00425-018-2930-x
Abstract: Main conclusionRed light is able to compensate for deleterious effects of microgravity on root cell growth and proliferation. Partial gravity combined with red light produces differential signals during the early plant development.Light and gravity are… read more here.
Keywords: plant; light photoactivation; red light; root ... See more keywords
Comment on the Paper “Onset of Marangoni-Bénard Ferroconvection with Temperature Dependent Viscosity, C. E. Nanjundappa, I. S. Shivakumara, R. Arunkumar, Microgravity Sci. Technol. (2013) 25:103–112”
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DOI: 10.1007/s12217-017-9540-2
Abstract: The present comment concerns some doubtful results included in the above paper. read more here.
Keywords: comment; onset marangoni; paper; comment paper ... See more keywords
Experimental Study of Subcooled Flow Boiling Heat Transfer on a Smooth Surface in Short-Term Microgravity
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DOI: 10.1007/s12217-018-9629-2
Abstract: The flow boiling heat transfer characteristics of subcooled air-dissolved FC-72 on a smooth surface (chip S) were studied in microgravity by utilizing the drop tower facility in Beijing. The heater, with dimensions of 40 ×… read more here.
Keywords: flow boiling; boiling heat; heat transfer; heat ... See more keywords
Inhibition of Cell Cycle Progression, Induction of Apoptosis, and Changes in Surface Markers of MEG-01 Megakaryoblastic Cells Exposed to a Random Positioning Machine
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DOI: 10.1007/s12217-019-09737-3
Abstract: One cause of thrombocytopenia in astronauts after spaceflight is decreased platelet production. To increase our understanding of thrombopoiesis in humans while in space, we investigated the effects of simulated microgravity, achieved using a random positioning… read more here.
Keywords: random positioning; simulated microgravity; cell cycle; cell ... See more keywords
Musculoskeletal Alterations of Hindlimb During Simulated Microgravity and Reloading in Rats: Compared by Gender
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DOI: 10.1007/s12217-019-9695-0
Abstract: Although several researches have reported potential gender differences in adaptations during microgravity, the musculoskeletal alterations of different genders are still under debate. Besides, there were few researches which involved recovery phase after reloading. In the… read more here.
Keywords: microgravity; alterations hindlimb; tail suspension; phase ... See more keywords
The Effects of Forced Vibration on the Motion of a Large Bubble Under Microgravity
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DOI: 10.1007/s12217-021-09908-1
Abstract: The motion of a large gas bubble in a liquid-filled cell was experimentally and theoretically investigated under microgravity and forced vibration conditions. The experiment was conducted aboard the Space Shuttle during the STS-85 mission using… read more here.
Keywords: vibration; bubble translation; cell; translation amplitude ... See more keywords
Implications of microgravity-induced cell signaling alterations upon cancer cell growth, invasiveness, metastatic potential, and control by host immunity.
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DOI: 10.1016/bs.ircmb.2021.01.004
Abstract: The human endeavor to venture beyond the orbit of Earth is challenged by both continuous space radiation and microgravity-induced immune dysfunction. If cancers were to develop in astronauts, it is unclear how these abnormal cells… read more here.
Keywords: host immunity; growth; microgravity; microgravity induced ... See more keywords