Electrostatic Charging of Aerial Spray Over Cotton

J. B. Carlton;  L. F. Bouse;  I. W. Kirk

doi:10.13031/2013.27989

Attractive mode force microscopy of chiral liquid crystal surfaces

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100121740 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 50 (1) ◽

pp. 268-269

Author(s):

B.D. Terris ◽

R. J. Twieg ◽

C. Nguyen ◽

G. Sigaud ◽

H. T. Nguyen

Keyword(s):

Liquid Crystal ◽

Crystal Surfaces ◽

Free Surfaces ◽

Control Range ◽

Force Microscopy ◽

Liquid Crystal Films ◽

Chiral Liquid Crystal ◽

Crystal Films ◽

Electrostatic Charging ◽

And Shifts

We have used a force microscope in the attractive, or noncontact, mode to image a variety of surfaces. In this mode, the microscope tip is oscillated near its resonant frequency and shifts in this frequency due to changes in the surface-tip force gradient are detected. We have used this technique in a variety of applications to polymers, including electrostatic charging, phase separation of ionomer surfaces, and crazing of glassy films.Most recently, we have applied the force microscope to imaging the free surfaces of chiral liquid crystal films. The compounds used (Table 1) have been chosen for their polymorphic variety of fluid mesophases, all of which exist within the temperature control range of our force microscope.

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Electrostatic Charging of Fumed Silica Particles: Effect of Surface Treatment with Fluoroalkylsilanes

Journal of Imaging Science and Technology ◽

10.2352/j.imagingsci.technol.56.5.050403 ◽

2013 ◽

Author(s):

Jinsong Liu

Keyword(s):

Surface Treatment ◽

Fumed Silica ◽

Silica Particles ◽

Electrostatic Charging ◽

Effect Of Surface

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Electrostatic charging phenomena of contaminated spacecraft thermal blankets

10.2514/6.1990-1770 ◽

1990 ◽

Author(s):

A. CHEN ◽

S. LEET ◽

C. SHAW ◽

J. MABE

Keyword(s):

Electrostatic Charging

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Electrostatic Charging of the CH-53E Helicopter

10.21236/ada161936 ◽

1985 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

R. E. Pechacek ◽

J. R. Greig ◽

D. P. Murphy ◽

J. Spelz

Keyword(s):

Electrostatic Charging

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Electrostatic charging in the laminar flow in pipes of varying length

Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry ◽

10.1016/s0022-0728(70)80111-5 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 25 (3) ◽

pp. 497-504 ◽

Cited By ~ 34

Author(s):

J.C. Gibbings

Keyword(s):

Laminar Flow ◽

Electrostatic Charging ◽

Varying Length

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A review on modeling approaches for the electrostatic charging of particles

Powder Technology ◽

10.1016/j.powtec.2021.05.016 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

F. Chowdhury ◽

M. Ray ◽

A. Sowinski ◽

P. Mehrani ◽

A. Passalacqua

Keyword(s):

Modeling Approaches ◽

Electrostatic Charging

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Microbial Biofilms in the Food Industry—A Comprehensive Review

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18042014 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (4) ◽

pp. 2014

Author(s):

Conrado Carrascosa ◽

Dele Raheem ◽

Fernando Ramos ◽

Ariana Saraiva ◽

António Raposo

Keyword(s):

Food Industry ◽

Bacterial Cells ◽

Surface Adhesion ◽

Microbial Biofilms ◽

Formidable Challenge ◽

Electrostatic Charging ◽

Associated Proteins ◽

Intercellular Signalling ◽

Cleaning And Disinfection ◽

Extracellular Polymeric Substance Matrix

Biofilms, present as microorganisms and surviving on surfaces, can increase food cross-contamination, leading to changes in the food industry’s cleaning and disinfection dynamics. Biofilm is an association of microorganisms that is irreversibly linked with a surface, contained in an extracellular polymeric substance matrix, which poses a formidable challenge for food industries. To avoid biofilms from forming, and to eliminate them from reversible attachment and irreversible stages, where attached microorganisms improve surface adhesion, a strong disinfectant is required to eliminate bacterial attachments. This review paper tackles biofilm problems from all perspectives, including biofilm-forming pathogens in the food industry, disinfectant resistance of biofilm, and identification methods. As biofilms are largely responsible for food spoilage and outbreaks, they are also considered responsible for damage to food processing equipment. Hence the need to gain good knowledge about all of the factors favouring their development or growth, such as the attachment surface, food matrix components, environmental conditions, the bacterial cells involved, and electrostatic charging of surfaces. Overall, this review study shows the real threat of biofilms in the food industry due to the resistance of disinfectants and the mechanisms developed for their survival, including the intercellular signalling system, the cyclic nucleotide second messenger, and biofilm-associated proteins.

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