Interference resistance

VCSM13 (Stratagene) interference-resistant helper phage... 

Hydrogen in ambient air (safety sensor) Measurement range 0.1-10% Temperature range -30 to 80°C Response time under 1 sec Accuracy 5% Gas environment ambient air, 10-98% RH range Lifetime 5 years Interference resistant (e.g., hydrocarbons)... 

This is the basis for biocatalytic, dynamic-reaction equilibrium sensing. The advantages over traditional enzyme sensors include rapid signal development strong and intuitive responses and high resistance to interference by temperature. An interferant-resistant nerve-agent sensor manufactured by Agentase, LLC, couples acetylchohne, acetylchohnesterase, urea, and urease in a polymer with a pH-sensitive dye. 

Arrays of several sensors should offer better fimctionahty than is common with traditional arrangements. Objectives could be better interference resistance, mutual control of different sensor types, or better adaptation to changing enviromnental variables. 

Solvent Resistance. At temperatures below the melting of the crystallites, the parylenes resist all attempts to dissolve them. Although the solvents permeate the continuous amorphous phase, they are virtually excluded from the crystalline domains. Consequently, when a parylene film is exposed to a solvent a slight swelling is observed as the solvent invades the amorphous phase. In the thin films commonly encountered, equilibrium is reached fairly quickly, within minutes to hours. The change in thickness is conveniently and precisely measured by an interference technique. As indicated in Table 6, the best solvents, specifically those chemically most like the polymer (eg, aromatics such as xylene), cause a swelling of no more than 3%. 

Lamination Inks. This class of ink is a specialized group. In addition to conforming to the constraints described for flexo and gravure inks, these inks must not interfere with the bond formed when two or more films, eg, polypropylene and polyethylene, are joined with the use of an adhesive in order to obtain a stmcture that provides resistance properties not found in a single film. Laminations are commonly used for food applications such as candy and food wrappers. Resins used to make this type of ink caimot, therefore, exhibit any tendency to retain solvent vapor after the print has dried. Residual solvent would contaminate the packaged product making the product unsalable. 

Electromagnetic interference (EMI) testing has become more prevalent for materials that either emit or are affected by EMI. Shielding efficiency (SE) of materials is deterrnined by measuring electric field strength between a transmitter and receiver with or without the presence of the material under test. Several researchers have suggested a correlation between volume resistivity and SE values (300,301). 

Bicomponent technology has been used to introduce functional and novelty effects other than stretch to nylon fibers. For instance, antistatic yams are made by spinning a conductive carbon-black polymer dispersion as a core with a sheath of nylon (188) and as a side-by-side configuration (189). At 0.1—1.0% implants, these conductive filaments give durable static resistance to nylon carpets without interfering with dye coloration. Conductive materials such as carbon black or metals as a sheath around a core of nylon interfere with color, especially light shades. 

At ambient temperatures beryUium is quite resistant to oxidation highly poHshed surfaces retain the brilliance for years. At 700°C oxidation becomes noticeable in the form of interference films, but is slow enough to permit the working of bare beryUium in air at 780°C. Above 850°C oxidation is rapid to a loosely adherent white oxide. The oxidation rate at 700°C is paraboHc but may become linear at this temperature after 24—48 hours of exposure. In the presence of moisture this breakaway oxidation occurs more rapidly and more extensively. BeryUium oxide [1304-56-9] BeO, forms rather than beryUium nitride [1304-54-7] Be2N2, but in the absence of oxygen, nitrogen attacks beryUium above 900°C. 

Aluminum also improves the resistance of iron to oxidation as well as sulfidation. But use as an alloying agent is limited because the amount required interferes with the worl bility and high-temperature... 

Deep anodes are installed where the resistivity is high in the upper layers of soil and decreases with increasing depth. This type of installation is recommended for densely populated areas and for local cathodic protection (see Chapter 12) on account of the small space needed and the smaller voltage cone, which avoids interference with foreign structures. 

The current requirement of the protected object basically determines the design of the anode bed. For example, for a pipeline requiring 10 A with horizontal anodes laid in soil with p = 45 H m, according to Fig. 9-14, eight anodes are necessary. The grounding resistance of one anode amounts to Rq = 14 H. From Fig. 9-8, the grounding resistance of the anode bed with an interference factor F= 1.34 for 8 anodes spaced at 5 m comes to R = 2.34 Q.. 

The grounding resistance of the three anodes with the stated dimensions of the coke backfill, a soil resistivity of 75 D m and an interference factor, F = 1.2, was calculated from Eq. (24-35) as about 14 Q. After the anode installation was in operation, measurements of the grounding resistance gave a value of about 12 Q. 

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