polytetrafluoroethylene; fluorine depletion; hydrogen plasma; VUV radiation; surface modification; hydrophilic; polyamide; gaseous plasma; water contact angle; XPS; polyamide membranes; magnetron sputtering; TiO2 + AgO coatings; low-pressure plasma; plasma treatment; polyaniline (PANI); conductive polymer; plasma polymerization; aniline; atmospheric pressure plasma reactor (AP plasma reactor); …
dextran coated cerium doped hydroxyapatite; composite coatings; surface morphology; chemical composition; biocompatibility; human gingival fibroblast cells; atmospheric pressure plasma; multi-bore tube; phosphorus compound decomposition; plasma polymerization; plasma processing; plasma treatment; biopolymer; edible films; starch; gelatin; bacterial cellulose; non-equilibrium gaseous plasma; PEE…
This open access book offers unique in-depth, comprehensive, and comparative analyses of the motivations, context, and outcomes of recent land reforms in Africa. Whereas a considerable number of land reforms have been carried out by African governments since the 1990s, no systematic analysis on their meaning has so far been conducted. In the age of land reform, Africa has seen drastic rural cha…
Plasma can be generated via the combination of energy-inducing fragmentation, ionization, and excitation of molecular. Such processes occur throughout the life of the plasma, resulting in a wide variety of atomic and molecular species, which can be electrically charged, energetically excited, highly reactive, or any combination of these states. Plasma diagnostics can demonstrate important disch…
This eBook is a collection of articles from a Frontiers Research Topic. Frontiers Research Topics are very popular trademarks of the Frontiers Journals Series: they are collections of at least ten articles, all centered on a particular subject. With their unique mix of varied contributions from Original Research to Review Articles, Frontiers Research Topics unify the most influential researcher…
The subject matter of this book is the information on the abrasive technology methods, the characteristics of the methods (for example, the technological parameters, tools, and machines), innovative methods, characteristics of surface structure and surface properties after this type of mechanical process, and application in various industrial branches and other technical and technological domai…
Hemipterans encompass a large group of insect pests of plants that utilize mouthparts which are modified for piercing and consuming fluids from plants. In addition, hemipterans vector viral and bacterial diseases of plants. This book brings together a set of reviews and research papers that showcase the the range of activities being undertaken to advance our understanding of the multi-organisma…
alpine species; chromosome number; Irano-Turanian region; biogeography; rapid radiation; Veronica; endemism; morphometrics; image analysis; molecular analysis; niche similarity; nomenclature; Magnoliaceae; chloroplast genome; phylogenomics; intergeneric relationship; Crassula; Crassulaceae; plastome; codon usage; codon aversion; DNA barcoding; evolutionary rates; phylogeny; Adonanthe; molecular…
As an essential nutrient for plant growth and development, sulfur (S) deficiency in productive systems limits yield and quality. This Special Issue hosts a collection of original research articles, focusing on the following topics: (1) The germinative and post-germinative behavior of Brassica napus seeds when severe S limitation is applied to the parent plants; (2) the independence of S-deficie…