In particular, its porosity may reach up to 90% under appropriate conditions [1], and its internal surface may be as high [2] as 800 m2/cm3; this makes PS a promising material for catalytic applications and also as a matrix material for embedding different substances such as SnO2[3], C60 molecules [4] or even nematic liquid crystals [5].
A biofilm is a biologically active matrix of cells, a microbial community, or a functional consortium of microorganisms that is embedded in exopolymeric substances produced by them and associated with or attached to a solid surface, such as equipment within meat processing environments.
In this work, we shall analyze the possibilities of PAL technique (the positronics) to characterize free-volume void evolution processes caused by nanostructurization in nanoparticle-embedded substances, where intrinsic inclusions can affect both positron- and Ps-trapping channels in the overall balance of annihilation events possible in a host matrix.
Many of these strategies are designed to change a deeply embedded problem of substance misuse, and considerable effort and resources have been targeted for long-term change.
The soft nanomatter is comprised of an electron conductive carbonaceous (C) substance embedded in an ion conductive polyimide (PI) nanothin compliant film.
The intervertebral disc consisted of annulus ground substance, nucleus pulpous, and collagen fibers embedded in the ground substance.
The ball-shaped, compact A95 cells are surrounded by a thick cell-wall and are embedded in extracellular polymeric substances that are arranged in compact clusters of cells.
In their natural environment, bacteria usually grow in biofilms, which are structured microbial communities embedded in extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) composed of sugars, proteins, and DNA (Hall-Stoodley et al. 2004; McDougald et al. 2012).
This interphase is composed of proteins, metabolites, and other compounds embedded in extracellular polymeric substances mainly consisting of sugars and lipids (Gehrke et al., Appl Environ Microbiol 64 7):2743–2747, 1998).
These intervertebral discs were composed of a ground substance, the annulus fibrosus, and the nucleus pulposus, with 12 double cross-linked fiber layers embedded in the ground substance.
