... mineralisation natural materials Figure 2 shows SEM images of the cross-section of a human deciduous tooth (Figure 2(a)). Starting from the DEJ, the hydroxyapatite prisms are arranged perpendicular to the outer enamel surface (Figure 2(b)). 20 Within the prismatic enamel, the crystallites are oriented...

... the drug release owing to its high gelatinous swollen mass. (corresponding author: sbukhari@ju.edu.sa) 30 09 2018 05 02 2019 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2019 biopolymer drug delivery natural materials D tablet diameter (mm) d...

... rights reserved 2019 green chemistry nanostructures natural materials Enzymes are versatile tools for a variety of applications, including the synthesis of medicinal drugs, food processing, biomass degradation for energy harvesting and chemical sensors. 1–5 The catalytic activity...

... 2017 31 05 2017 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2018 computational studies natural materials protein The pharmacological journey of treating many life-threatening diseases such as cancer is successful only when it is diagnosed at early phases. Most of the world today...

...-mail address:   fgtorres@pucp.pe 11 11 2016 30 01 2017 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2017 composite materials mechanical properties natural materials Some animals have developed specialised external armor that protects them from the environment and from the attack...

... reserved 2017 composite materials mechanical properties natural materials Shells of gastropods and bivalves are composite materials containing a mineral phase embedded in organic matrices. 7 The mineral phase comprises aragonite (nacreous shells) or calcite (calcitic shells). Some species...

... © Published with permission by the ICE under the CC-BY licence. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). 2014 material properties modelling polymer simulation natural materials In contrast to engineered materials, biological organisms utilize a relatively limited selection...

.... Byssal threads were ground and dried in a desiccator overnight. Infrared analysis of samples in KBr was performed in a Lambda scientific FTIR-7600 series Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2013 biopolymer material structure natural...

... properties microstructure natural materials Macadamia nuts have a fine taste and a soft and crunchy consistency, due to their very high fat content that also renders them nutritious. Surrounding the kernels is a remarkable shell known to be extremely difficult to crack. For the food...