The phrase "altered shell" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing modifications or changes made to a shell, which could refer to a physical object, a software environment, or a metaphorical concept.
Example: "The altered shell of the software program allowed for enhanced functionality and user experience."
Alternatives: "modified shell" or "changed shell".
This study analyzed whether cementation of various types of mechanically modified or nonmodified liners into a metal shell altered wear characteristics when compared with noncemented modular liners.
Compared with the standard diffraction data of chalcopyrite CIS, the three major peaks are observed to shift to larger angles, suggesting that the crystal structure of the CIS NC was slightly altered by ZnS shell coating.
Altered organic shell matrices accumulate on the inner face of the shell leading to the formation of the typical brown ring in the extrapallial space (between the mantle and the shell).
The imprint cannot be altered without breaking the shell, Mr. Parker said, in contrast to Europe, where ink is used to apply expiration dates on eggs.
Finally, we consider the subsequent evolution of a star altered by a supernova shell impact (Section 3.5).
No DA receptor or DAT expression was altered in the NAcc shell of NHL rats (Fig. 6e).
Every time they change shells, their appearance is dramatically altered, even though individuals inside the shells stay the same," she says, explaining the metaphor to The Creators Project.
However, the spikes in the modified shells exhibit an altered conformation, similar to the DNA containing shells in virions.
This study highlights the use of two strategies to engineer microcompartments to control metabolite transport: altering the existing shell protein pore via mutation of the pore-lining residues, and generating chimeras using shell proteins with the desired pores.
Organic solvents can inactivate enzymes in several ways: the organic solvent molecules can interact with the biocatalyst, disrupting the secondary bonds in the native structure; they can strip the essential water molecules from the hydration shell altering the structure of the enzyme; or they can interact with the active site of the biocatalyst, causing inactivation.
