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Deformation hysteresis of a water nano-droplet in an electric field
Electric field is an effective method to manipulate droplets in micro/nano-scale, and various physical phenomena have been found due to the interaction of electric field and fluid flow. In this study, we devel...
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Contrastive research of condensation-heat-transfer and water-recovery performance on 10-nm ceramic membrane tube and stainless steel tube
As a new type of condensation-heat-transfer facility, nano-porous ceramic membrane tube is surrounded by nano-porous wall surface, which is hydrophilic to capture the vapor or condensate. In general, water vap...
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Formulation of oil-in-water emulsions for pesticide applications: impact of surfactant type and concentration on physical stability
Oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions can be utilized as effective pesticide delivery systems in the agricultural industry. In this study, the effects of hydrophile-lipophile balance (HLB), concentration, and location ...
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Open Access**angbin prescription for the recovery of gastrointestinal function after abdominal surgery (the XBPRS trial): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Most patients who undergo abdominal surgery recover bowel movements within a week; however, some suffer prolonged intestinal paralysis or postoperative ileus (POI) leading to complications, such as infection a...
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Open AccessThe role of autophagy in asparaginase-induced immune suppression of macrophages
Erwinia asparaginase, a bacteria-derived enzyme drug, has been used in the treatment of various cancers, especially acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). One of the most significant side effects associated with asp...
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Condensation heat transfer enhancement mechanism for vertical upflows by the phase separation concept at small gravity
In the field of aerospace, minimum and seal of equipments cause the increase in the thermal loading sharply. Due to the lack of driving force, the performance of conventional condenser deteriorates greatly und...
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The bubble leakage mechanism for vertical upflows by the phase separation concept
Recently, our research group proposed the phase separation condenser tube, in which a mesh cylinder was inserted to form the flow structure of “gas near the tube wall and liquid in the tube core”, significantl...
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Open AccessNumerical study of flow pattern modulation in a vertical phase separation condenser tube
The passive phase separation concept was proposed to modulate flow patterns for heat transfer enhancement. By the flow pattern modulation, the gas tends to be near the wall and the liquid tends to be in the tu...
