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The effect of chitosan-modified gold nanoparticles in Lemna valdiviana and Daphnia pulex
Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are nowadays used in many areas of science, particularly in medicine as drug release and gene carriers. The extensive use of these materials makes imperative the study of their effec...
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Effect of Lactic Acid on Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) and Polypropylene (PP) Coatings of Food Containers
The concentration of lactic acid in salmon muscle in time and its effect on the degradation of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) coatings and polypropylene (PP) films employed in food containers was evaluated. ...
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Effect of the degree of muscle oxidation on sticking and degradation of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) layers in electrolytic chromium coated steels
The sticking of postmortem salmon to the container wall surface protected by polyethylene terephthalate (PET) polymer was evaluated. The study focused on the effects of biochemical changes of postmortem salmon...
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Structural analysis of polymer-metal laminates by electron microscopy and infrared spectroscopy
Polymers and metals greatly differ in their deformation behaviour when they are conformed as laminate composites. Knowledge of the conformation of a polymer in the interface region is an important aspect in un...
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Characterisation and performance of the protection of epoxyphenolic coatings on tinplates
Microstructural characterisation and performance evaluation of the protection of epoxyphenolic coatings on electrolytic tinplates were performed by optical and electron microscopy techniques. The chemical comp...
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Microstructural Characteristics and Corrosion Behaviour of High-Chromium Cast Iron Alloys in Sugar Media
The work is aimed at using high-Cr White Irons in manufacturing equipment for sugar cane industry.
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Development of Protection Coatings for DHP Copper Against the Action of Microorganisms in Heater Water Media
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A T-peel test to assess the adhesive properties of organic coatings applied to electrolytic tinplate
A standardised T-peel test was applied to electrolytic tinplate in order to assess the mechanical strength of coatings used on food containers. The amount of strength necessary to separate such substrates and ...
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Mainstream engineering publishing in Latin America: The Chilean experience
An analysis was made using databases at the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) in Philadelphia concerning the productivity in the field of engineering sciences in Chile, a develo** country with a neo...