scholarly journals Mussel-designed Protective Coatings for Compliant Substrates

2008 ◽  
Vol 87 (8) ◽  
pp. 701-709 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Holten-Andersen ◽  
J. H. Waite
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Structure ◽  
Physical Properties ◽  
Mytilus Edulis ◽  
Protective Coatings ◽  
Conventional Wisdom ◽  
High Compliance ◽  
Underwater Adhesion ◽  
Compliant Substrates ◽  
Marine Mussels

The byssus of marine mussels has attracted attention as a paradigm of strong and versatile underwater adhesion. As the first of the 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (Dopa)-containing byssal precursors to be purified, Mytilus edulis foot protein-1 (mefp-1) has been much investigated with respect to its molecular structure, physical properties, and adsorption to surfaces. Although mefp-1 undoubtedly contributes to the durability of byssus, it is not directly involved in adhesion. Rather, it provides a robust coating that is 4–5 times stiffer and harder than the byssal collagens that it covers. Protective coatings for compliant tissues and materials are highly appealing to technology, notwithstanding the conventional wisdom that coating extensibility can be increased only at the expense of hardness and stiffness. The byssal cuticle is the only known coating in which high compliance and hardness co-exist without mutual detriment; thus, the role of mefp-1 in accommodating both parameters deserves further study.

The role of fructose 2,6-bisphosphate in the regulation of marine mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis and mytilus edulis) glycolysis/gluconeogenesis

1993 ◽  
Vol 104 (4) ◽  
pp. 641-647 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Ignacio Ramos-Martínez ◽  
JoséAntonio Villamarín ◽  
Ramiro Barcia ◽  
Maria Dolores Vazquez Illanes ◽  
Izaskun Ibarguren
Keyword(s):  
Mytilus Edulis ◽  
Mytilus Galloprovincialis ◽  
Marine Mussels

The role of rheological premonitory of hydrogels based on cellulose nanofibers and polymethylsilsesquioxane on the physical properties of corresponding aerogels

2021 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 1220-1231
Author(s):  
Pragya Gupta ◽  
Akanksha Pandey ◽  
Kirtiraj K. Gaikwad ◽  
Sunanda Roy ◽  
Pradip K. Maji
Keyword(s):  
Physical Properties ◽  
Cellulose Nanofibers

Evaluating the role of soil physical properties on simulated land-atmosphere interactions over South Africa using coupled atmosphere-hydrological modeling

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenyu Zhang ◽  
Patrick Laux ◽  
Joël Arnault ◽  
Jianhui Wei ◽  
Jussi Baade ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Physical Properties ◽  
Land Degradation ◽  
Land Surface ◽  
Soil Physical Properties ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Soil Database ◽  
Global Soil ◽  
The Impact

<p>Land degradation with its direct impact on vegetation, surface soil layers and land surface albedo, has great relevance with the climate system. Assessing the climatic and ecological effects induced by land degradation requires a precise understanding of the interaction between the land surface and atmosphere. In coupled land-atmosphere modeling, the low boundary conditions impact the thermal and hydraulic exchanges at the land surface, therefore regulates the overlying atmosphere by land-atmosphere feedback processes. However, those land-atmosphere interactions are not convincingly represented in coupled land-atmosphere modeling applications. It is partly due to an approximate representation of hydrological processes in land surface modeling. Another source of uncertainties relates to the generalization of soil physical properties in the modeling system. This study focuses on the role of the prescribed physical properties of soil in high-resolution land surface-atmosphere simulations over South Africa. The model used here is the hydrologically-enhanced Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF-Hydro) model. Four commonly used global soil datasets obtained from UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) soil database, Harmonized World Soil Database (HWSD), Global Soil Dataset for Earth System Model (GSDE), and SoilGrids dataset, are incorporated within the WRF-Hydro experiments for investigating the impact of soil information on land-atmosphere interactions. The simulation results of near-surface temperature, skin temperature, and surface energy fluxes are presented and compared to observational-based reference dataset. It is found that simulated soil moisture is largely influenced by soil texture features, which affects its feedback to the atmosphere.</p>

Subsequent and Subsidiary? Rethinking the Role of Applications in Establishing Quantum Mechanics

2015 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 641-702 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremiah James ◽  
Christian Joas
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Structure ◽  
Quantum Mechanics ◽  
Quantum Theory ◽  
Classical Mechanics ◽  
Theory Construction ◽  
Science Pedagogy ◽  
Old Quantum Theory ◽  
The Common ◽  
Complete Quantum

As part of an attempt to establish a new understanding of the earliest applications of quantum mechanics and their importance to the overall development of quantum theory, this paper reexamines the role of research on molecular structure in the transition from the so-called old quantum theory to quantum mechanics and in the two years immediately following this shift (1926–1928). We argue on two bases against the common tendency to marginalize the contribution of these researches. First, because these applications addressed issues of longstanding interest to physicists, which they hoped, if not expected, a complete quantum theory to address, and for which they had already developed methods under the old quantum theory that would remain valid under the new mechanics. Second, because generating these applications was one of, if not the, principal means by which physicists clarified the unity, generality, and physical meaning of quantum mechanics, thereby reworking the theory into its now commonly recognized form, as well as developing an understanding of the kinds of predictions it generated and the ways in which these differed from those of the earlier classical mechanics. More broadly, we hope with this article to provide a new viewpoint on the importance of problem solving to scientific research and theory construction, one that might complement recent work on its role in science pedagogy.

Synthesis, Molecular Structure, and Physical Properties of the Complexes [{PhB(pz)2(CH2SMe)}2M] (M = MnII, FeII; pz = pyrazol-1-yl) Containing a Novel [N,N,S]-Heteroscorpionate Ligand

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 (11) ◽  
pp. 1709-1718 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Reus ◽  
Kai Ruth ◽  
Sandor Tüllmann ◽  
Michael Bolte ◽  
Hans-Wolfram Lerner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Structure ◽  
Physical Properties
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