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Discover LudwigThe phrase "alter surface properties" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to materials science, engineering, or any field discussing changes to the characteristics of surfaces.
Example: "The new coating technology can effectively alter surface properties to enhance durability and resistance to corrosion."
Alternatives: "modify surface characteristics" or "change surface attributes."
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Silks can be chemically modified through amino acid side chains to alter surface properties or to immobilize cellular growth factors.
NaOH treatment has been used as a simple and cost effective method to alter surface properties, in order to overcome their surface inertness.
Glycosylation could be essential for proper function of the protein since it can dramatically alter surface properties and thereby affect ligand binding.
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A crystal structure of the major conformation resembles Ub but has altered surface properties.
We used two different nanoparticles to determine the effect of altering surface properties; NP1-MNP contain abundant Si OH silanol groups and are strongly negatively charged, whereas NP1-MNP-PEG are surface modified with PEG and are less negatively charged.
Laser surface texturing (LST) processes have great potential to alter surface wetting properties of widely known bioactive Ti 6Al 4V alloy.
Antiscratch coatings, based on PC, can significantly alter surface sensitive properties of polymers, including hardness and scratch/wear resistance.
They can also aggregate at oil/water interfaces where they stabilize water-in-oil emulsions or at oil/solid interfaces where they can alter surface wetting properties or accumulate and plug well bores and flow lines.
Land cover change unavoidably alters surface property and subsequent soil moisture, and its contribution is yet hard to isolate from the mixed influences.
As one of the major anthropogenic influences, vegetation change unavoidably alters surface property and subsequent the terrestrial water cycle, while its contribution is yet difficult to isolate from the mixed influences.
Incorporation of nanoparticles could not only improve the insulating properties, but also alter surface charge behavior, thermal conductivity, and treeing characteristics as a consequence.
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