Hydrostatic-pressure-induced phase separation in theYBa2Cu4O8superconductor

2005 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Lampakis ◽  
D. Palles ◽  
E. Liarokapis ◽  
S. M. Kazakov ◽  
J. Karpinski
Keyword(s):  
Phase Separation ◽  
Hydrostatic Pressure

scholarly journals Stabilizing membrane domains antagonizes n-alcohol anesthesia

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
B.B. Machta ◽  
E. Grey ◽  
M. Nouri ◽  
N.L.C. McCarthy ◽  
E.M. Gray ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Phase Separation ◽  
Critical Temperature ◽  
Hydrostatic Pressure ◽  
General Anesthesia ◽  
Membrane Domains ◽  
Strongly Correlated ◽  
Membrane Heterogeneity ◽  
Anesthetic Potency ◽  
Better Than

AbstractDiverse molecules induce general anesthesia with potency strongly correlated both with their hydrophobicity and their effects on certain ion channels. We recently observed that several n-alcohol anesthetics inhibit heterogeneity in plasma membrane derived vesicles by lowering the critical temperature (Tc) for phase separation. Here we exploit conditions that stabilize membrane heterogeneity to further test the correlation between the anesthetic potency of n-alcohols and effects on Tc. First we show that hexadecanol acts oppositely to n-alcohol anesthetics on membrane mixing and antagonizes ethanol induced anesthesia in a tadpole behavioral assay. Second, we show that two previously described ‘intoxication reversers’ raise Tc and counter ethanol’s effects in vesicles, mimicking the findings of previous electrophysiological and behavioral measurements. Third, we find that hydrostatic pressure, long known to reverse anesthesia, also raises Tc in vesicles with a magnitude that counters the effect of butanol at relevant concentrations and pressures. Taken together,these results demonstrate that ΔTc predicts anesthetic potency for n-alcohols better than hydrophobicity in a range of contexts, supporting a mechanistic role for membrane heterogeneity in general anesthesia.

Phase separation in SiOxfilms annealed under enhanced hydrostatic pressure

2008 ◽  
Vol 245 (12) ◽  
pp. 2756-2760 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Yu. Rudko ◽  
I. Yu. Maidanchuk ◽  
I. Z. Indutnyy ◽  
A. Misiuk ◽  
E. G. Gule ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Separation ◽  
Hydrostatic Pressure

Bulk standards for low-temperature biological x-ray microanalysis

1984 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 282-283
Author(s):  
P. Echlin ◽  
M. McKoon ◽  
E.S. Taylor ◽  
C.E. Thomas ◽  
K.L. Maloney ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Separation ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Analytical Method ◽  
Salt Solutions ◽  
Absolute Concentration ◽  
Cooling Process ◽  
X Ray ◽  
The Absolute ◽  
Analytical Procedures ◽  
Electrical Conductors

Although sections of frozen salt solutions have been used as standards for x-ray microanalysis, such solutions are less useful when analysed in the bulk form. They are poor thermal and electrical conductors and severe phase separation occurs during the cooling process. Following a suggestion by Whitecross et al we have made up a series of salt solutions containing a small amount of graphite to improve the sample conductivity. In addition, we have incorporated a polymer to ensure the formation of microcrystalline ice and a consequent homogenity of salt dispersion within the frozen matrix. The mixtures have been used to standardize the analytical procedures applied to frozen hydrated bulk specimens based on the peak/background analytical method and to measure the absolute concentration of elements in developing roots.

Phase separation in sol gel-derived ceramic films of silica-zirconia, alumina-zirconia, and titania-zirconia system

1994 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 646-647
Author(s):  
J. Tong ◽  
L. Eyring
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Phase Separation ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Chemical Durability ◽  
Separation Method ◽  
Toughening Mechanism ◽  
Ceramic Films ◽  
Zirconia Toughened Alumina

There is increasing interest in composites containing zirconia because of their high strength, fracture toughness, and its great influence on the chemical durability in glass. For the zirconia-silica system, monolithic glasses, fibers and coatings have been obtained. There is currently a great interest in designing zirconia-toughened alumina including exploration of the processing methods and the toughening mechanism.The possibility of forming nanocrystal composites by a phase separation method has been investigated in three systems: zirconia-alumina, zirconia-silica and zirconia-titania using HREM. The morphological observations initially suggest that the formation of nanocrystal composites by a phase separation method is possible in the zirconia-alumina and zirconia-silica systems, but impossible in the zirconia-titania system. The separation-produced grain size in silica-zirconia system is around 5 nm and is more uniform than that in the alumina-zirconia system in which the sizes of the small polyhedron grains are around 10 nm. In the titania-zirconia system, there is no obvious separation as was observed in die alumina-zirconia and silica-zirconia system.

Phase separation in fluid additive hard sphere mixtures?

1998 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
DOUGLAS HENDERSON DEZSO BODA KWONG-YU CHAN
Keyword(s):  
Phase Separation ◽  
Hard Sphere

The plant response to heat requires phase separation

Nature ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 585 (7824) ◽  
pp. 191-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Alberti
Keyword(s):  
Phase Separation ◽  
Plant Response
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