The move is an attempt to address criticism that Apple's products, while sleek and seamless in design, are so tightly constructed that their components can be difficult to disassemble, refurbish and reuse.
It was suggested that individual patches might assemble de novo and later disassemble, but it was difficult to gather further evidence for this model, given technological limitations; e.g., the intervals in time-lapse imaging were too long to permit accurate tracking of individual actin patches.
When disassembled during the environmental investigation, the colloid mill had a build-up of residue on the shearing mechanism, a part reported as being difficult to clean properly.
As it happens, she said, design appears to be moving in the wrong direction – thinner phones are harder to open and repair, and tend to be held together with glue, not screws, making them more difficult to disassemble.
Everyone knows how difficult it is to disassemble a pump to clean it between processes.
Only two people are needed to disassemble hinged posts, and they can do the job faster.
FtsZ polymers are known to disassemble upon dilution.
More expensive shavers are harder to disassemble, as the plastic may be fused into place.
It proved very hard to disassemble but, once apart, was quickly fixed.
