Scientists from the University of La Rioja in Spain showed how polyoxymethylene (POM) can be an excellent engineering material for 3D printing when an atmospheric pressure air plasma treatment is applied on a polycarbonate (PC)‐printing base.
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Shedding Red Light on Sports Injuries
Investigating factors that influence red‐light penetration through human tissue.
Optical Trapping of HIV Cells to Improve Diagnosis
An optical trapping transmission measurement technique for the spectral analysis of HIV-1 infected cells.
A New Plasma-Based Method for the Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles
A plasma‐based gas‐phase method for a direct and lower‐cost synthesis of gold nanoparticle and gas entrainment.
Plasma Seed Coatings to Protect Crops Against Fungi
A trilayer plasma-deposited coating that encapsules maize to protect against infection by the fungal pathogen Fusarium graminearum.
Improving PET Polymer Using VUV Photons
Japanese researchers studied how to increase the water contact angle of a PET surface.
How to Reduce Stress at the Nanoscale Level
Scientists measured nanoscale structural alterations in the brains of mice after chronic corticosterone administration using a novel nanoscale optical imaging technique and gene expression analysis.
In Vivo Imaging to Protect Critical Care Patients
OCT provides in vivo detection of bacterial biofilms in critical care patients to reduce the incidence of ventilator‐associated pneumonia.
How Fabric Can Separate Oil & Water
Researchers have developed a gas-phase deposition process to obtain either superhydrophobic or superamphiphilic nanocomposite coatings on filtration membranes.
Influence of Protein on the Antimicrobial Effect of Plasma
Can plasma offer a solution for decontamination of food or water which includes the presence of proteins?