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Step-Growth Polymerization
The synthetic processes of producing polymers from their monomers can be divided into step-growth and chain-growth polymerization. These two polymer... -
Growth/No-Growth Microbial Models in Food Science
Logistic regression models quantify the occurrence of microbial development in a real scenario from production and commercialization to consumption... -
Nucleation and growth kinetics of colloidal silica
A stopped-flow, time- resolved small-angle X-ray scattering study of nucleation and growth of Stöber silica particles is presented. The measured... -
Primary Predictive Models of Microbial Growth
Foodborne illness occurs when food or beverages are contaminated with pathogenic bacteria, chemicals, or toxins. Understanding microbial physiology... -
Growth strategy for solution-phase growth of two-dimensional nanomaterials via a unified model
Two-dimensional (2D) materials prepared by a solution-phase growth route exhibit many unique properties and are promising for use in various fields....
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Kinetics of Microbial Growth, Substrate Consumption, and Product Formation
Microbial activities could be utilized for the production of secondary metabolites such as antibiotics, growth hormones, etc. The microorganisms can... -
Divergent Mechanisms of Ice Growth Inhibition by Antifreeze Proteins
Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) are biomolecules that can bind to ice and hinder its growth, thus holding significant potential for biotechnological and... -
The Effect of Self-Poisoning on Crystal Morphology and Growth Rates
Recent extensive experimental work and the limited theoretical studies of the phenomenon ofself-poisoning of the crystal growth face are reviewed.... -
Important Polymers Produced by Chain-Growth Polymerization
The technically most important polymers and copolymers produced by chain-growth polymerization are discussed in this chapter; those produced via... -
Assessment of bio-based hydrogel as an alternative growth medium for seed germination and seedling growth in urban farming
Sustainable agriculture aims to meet the needs of the people in the present as well as in the future. The inadequate supply of vegetables raises...
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Lateral epitaxial growth of two-dimensional organic heterostructures
Two-dimensional organic lateral heterostructures (2D OLHs) are attractive for the fabrication of functional materials. However, it is difficult to...
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The Influence of Food Matrices on Microbial Growth
The effects of water availability, acidity, and food structure on the growth of food safety and spoilage microbes can be predicted from experiments... -
Measurement of Ice-Binding Protein Inhibition of Non-ice Crystal Growth
The kinetic hydrate inhibitor (KHI) was developed to prevent the formation of undesirable gas hydrate crystals in natural gas pipelines. Studies of... -
Isolation and characterization of a plant growth‑promoting rhizobacterium strain MD36 that promotes barley seedlings and growth under heavy metals stress
Plant growth, promoting, bacteria, (PGPB) can improve plant germination and growth in heavy metal-contaminated land and enhance heavy metal removal...
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The Use of Wastewater for Algal Growth
To date, the field of microalgae has been slowly evolving and expanding to accommodate various industries from food and feed to biofuel production... -
Climate Change, Growth in Agriculture Value Added, Food Availability and Economic Growth Nexus in the Gambia: A Granger Causality and ARDL Modeling Approach
The aim of this chapter is to test empirically the direction of causality between climate changes, agriculture valued added, food production (proxy... -
Synthetic auxotrophs accelerate cell factory development through growth-coupled models
The engineering of microbial cell factories for the production of high-value chemicals from renewable resources presents several challenges,...
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Direct Observation of the Growth of Lamellae and Spherulites by AFM
This article describes some of the progress made in the understanding of the growth of polymer lamellae and spherulites using atomic force... -
Small-molecule autocatalysis drives compartment growth, competition and reproduction
Sustained autocatalysis coupled to compartment growth and division is a key step in the origin of life, but an experimental demonstration of this...
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Growth models of fractal interfaces in the description of microorganism colony growth: effect of photodynamic inactivation
Candida albicans is responsible for most of the nosocomial infections that affect immunocompromised individuals. We investigated the application of...