Synthetic threads through the web of life [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2021 CRISPR-Cas gene editing tools have brought us to an era of synthetic biology that will change the world. Excitement over the breakthroughs these tools have enabled in biology and medicine is balanced, justifiably, by concern over how their applications might go wrong in open environments.
Mary Power, Power Mary E
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Design Principles for Deployable Fibers Inspired by Hagfish Defense [PDF]
Advanced ScienceHagfish produce extraordinary slime as a defense mechanism, releasing exudate from glands that rapidly form a fibrous, soft, ultra‐dilute, water‐capturing network upon contact with seawater (up to 10 000 times its original volume). The gland thread cell (
Mohammad Tanver Hossain +8 more
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Applied Sciences, 2021 Background: Implant primary stability can be affected by several factors related to implant macrogeometry, local anatomy, and surgical techniques. The aim of this research was to study primary stability on polyurethane foam sheets of wide-threaded ...
Stefano Fanali +6 more
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The calculation of warping spools of warp-knitting machines
Trudy Odesskogo Politehničeskogo Universiteta, 2014 The paper is devoted to the development of scientific bases of the knitting machine design, in particular, to the calculation of warping spools of warp-knitting machines.
Віталій Васильович Чабан +1 more
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An investigation of the effect of utilizing PLA weft yarn on some fabric properties [PDF]
Tekstilna industrija, 2023 Using Polylactic acid (PLA) fibers in textiles may be accepted as a sustainable manner in terms of their being biodegradable under specific conditions, unlike traditional synthetic fibers like polyester or nylon, which take a long time to break down and ...
Çeven Erhan Kenan +4 more
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Effect of Using Microfiber Yarns in Improving of Performance and Comfort Properties of Summer Clothing Fabrics. [PDF]
Maǧallaẗ Al-Turāṯ wa Al-Taṣmīm, 2022 Since the beginning of human life, clothing accompanies him and clings to him as a part of him, and this layer has the ability to protect the person from any external factors that may harm him.
Shaymaa Ahmed mohamed Ahmed
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The research on the influence of temperature on the properties of synthetic fibres for load-handling devices [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 This article presents the results of experimental studies aimed at analyzing the impact of various temperature conditions on the performance characteristics of synthetic fibres and threads, widely used in lifting devices in construction.
Rakhmanov Bakhodir +2 more
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Progress in absorbable polymeric thread used as acupoint embedding material
Polymer Testing, 2021 Acupoint embedding therapy is a treatment that embeds absorbable thread into target acupoints, so as to provide continuous stimulation to acupoints and to replace retained acupuncture.
Jinrong Zhao +3 more
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Comparison of the Stress Relaxation of Biodegradable Surgical Threads Made of Mg and Zn Alloys and Some Commercial Synthetic Materials [PDF]
Archives of Metallurgy and Materials, 2019 The mechanical properties of the commercial synthetic surgical threads (i.e., monofilament MonosynR and polyfilament PolysorbTM) and threads made of pure zinc and selected magnesium alloys were compared.
A. Milenin +4 more
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Capture silk scaffold production in the cribellar web spider
Applied Microscopy, 2021 Spider capture silk is a natural scaffolding material that outperforms most synthetic materials in terms of its combination of strength and elasticity. Among the various kinds of silk threads, cribellar thread is the most primitive prey-capturing type of
Yan Sun +4 more
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