Time-Dependent Physicochemical Changes of Carbonate Surfaces from SmartWater (Diluted Seawater) Flooding Processes for Improved Oil Recovery. [PDF]
, 2018 Over the past few decades, field- and laboratory-scale studies have shown enhancements in oil recovery when reservoirs, which contain high-salinity formation water (FW), are waterflooded with modified-salinity salt water (widely referred to as the low ...
Alotaibi, Mohammed B +12 more
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Water-stable plasma-polymerized N,N-dimethylacrylamide coatings to control cellular adhesion [PDF]
, 2020 The plasma polymerization of amide-based precursors is a nearly unexplored research area, which is in contrast with the abundance of reports focusing on amide based surface modification using wet chemistry.
Asadian, Mahtab +10 more
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Integrated 3D Hydrogel Waveguide Out-Coupler by Step-and-Repeat Thermal Nanoimprint Lithography: A Promising Sensor Device for Water and pH [PDF]
, 2018 Hydrogel materials offer many advantages for chemical and biological sensoring due to their response to a small change in their environment with a related change in volume.
Bilbao, Leire +9 more
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Thermal and plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition of yttrium oxide films and the properties of water wettability [PDF]
, 2020 The atomic layer deposition (ALD) of yttrium oxide (Y2O3) is investigated using the liquid precursor Y(EtCp)2(iPr-amd) as the yttrium source with thermal (H2O) and plasma-enhanced (H2O plasma and O2 plasma) processes, respectively.
Dendooven, Jolien +4 more
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Pharmaceutics, 2021 A combination of in situ gelling systems and a loaded drug self-assembling nanomicellar carrier was chosen in this study as a new potential Ocular Drug Delivery System (ODDS) for Cyclosporine-A (CyA), a poorly water-soluble drug.
Eleonora Terreni +5 more
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Numerical Study of Drop Motion on a Surface with Wettability Gradient and Contact Angle Hysteresis
, 2013 In this work, the motion of a 2-D drop on a surface with given wettability gradient is studied numerically by a hybrid lattice-Boltzmann finite-difference method using the multiple-relaxation-time collision model.
Huang, Haibo +2 more
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Identification of the principal elements governing the wettability characteristics of ordinary Portland cement following high power diode laser surface treatment [PDF]
, 2003 The elements governing modifications to the wettability characteristics of ordinary Portland cement (OPC) following high power diode laser (HPDL) surface treatment have been identified.
Agarwala +51 more
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Characterization of vertically aligned carbon nanotube forests grown on stainless steel surfaces [PDF]
, 2018 Vertically aligned carbon nanotube (CNT) forests are a particularly interesting class of nanomaterials, because they combine multifunctional properties, such as high energy absorption, compressive strength, recoverability and super-hydrophobicity with ...
Daraio, Chiara +5 more
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Evaluation of the Physicochemical Properties of Spray-Dried Coconut Flower Nectar Powder
Учёные записки Казанского университета: Серия Естественные наукиThis study aimed to determine the physicochemical properties of coconut flower nectar (CFN) powder produced by spray drying. The powder product of the best sample (with maltodextrin–CFN ratio of 26%, w/v) appeared as white, spherical, or oval particles ...
H.N.Q. Anh, L.P.T. Quoc
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Experimental study on stability and rheological properties of aqueous foam in the presence of reservoir natural solid particles [PDF]
, 2016 The authors would like to acknowledge the school of engineering at the University of Aberdeen and University Technology Malaysia (UTM) to provide required materials and facilities to complete this research.Peer ...
Hamidi, Hossein +2 more
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