Light static

Whilst the causative agent(s) have not been established it is thought to be multifunctional and possibilities include physical factors (humidity, temperature, lighting), static electricity, electromagnetic radiation, air ion concentrations, fungi, noise, psychological stress, and chemicals. Chemicals which are not those involved in the normal work processes can become trapped within the building, albeit at concentrations below those known to cause ill-health effects, if ... 

It may also happen that an association equilibrium exists between the luminescent indicator and the quencher. Non-associated indicator molecules will be quenched by a dynamic process however, the paired indicator dye will be instantaneously deactivated after absorption of light (static quenching). Equation 2 still holds provided static quenching is the only luminescence deactivation mechanism (i.e. no simultaneous dynamic quenching occurs) but, in this case, Ksv equals their association constant (Kas). However, if both mechanisms operate simultaneously (a common situation), the Stem-Volmer equation adopts more complicated forms, depending on the stoichiometry of the fluorophore quencher adduct, the occurrence of different complexes, and their different association constants. For instance, if the adduct has a 1 1 composition (the simplest case), the Stem-Volmer equation is given by equation 3 ... 

MEK diffusion is too slow to make a significant contribution to quenching in mixtures rich in PMMA. Quenching occurs only if a MEK molecule is close enough to a Phe group at the moment it absorbs light. Static quenching is described by the Perrin equation (26-27) ... 

Flere, is the static polarizability, a is the change in polarizability as a fiinction of the vibrational coordinate, a" is the second derivative of the polarizability with respect to vibration and so on. As is usually the case, it is possible to truncate this series after the second tenn. As before, the electric field is = EQCOslnvQt, where Vq is the frequency of the light field. Thus we have... 

Polyquatemium-11 is the copolymer of A/-vinylpyrrohdinone and dimethyl-arninoethyl methacylate quatemized with dimethylsulfate (20). It is used widely but provides Htde hold to the hair. Its primary advantage is its abiUty to improve the ease of wet combing and control static while giving a light set hold. 

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. 

The effect of ozone is complicated in so far as its effect is largely at or near the surface and is of greatest consequence in lightly stressed rubbers. Cracks are formed with an axis perpendicular to the applied stress and the number of cracks increases with the extent of stress. The greatest effect occurs when there are only a few cracks which grow in size without the interference of neighbouring cracks and this may lead to catastrophic failure. Under static conditions of service the use of hydrocarbon waxes which bloom to the surface because of their crystalline nature give some protection but where dynamic conditions are encountered the saturated hydrocarbon waxes are usually used in conjunction with an antiozonant. To date the most effective of these are secondary alkyl-aryl-p-phenylenediamines such as /V-isopropyl-jV-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine (IPPD). 

Airborne particulates include dust, fume and aerosols. Many such particles are invisible to the naked eye under normal lighting but are rendered visible, by reflection, when illuminated with a strong beam of light. This is the Tyndall effect and use of a dust lamp provides a simple technique for the rapid assessment of whether a dust is present, its flow pattern, leak sources, the effects of ventilation, etc. More sophisticated approaches are needed for quantitative data. Whether personal, spot or static sampling is adopted will depend upon the nature of the information required. 

These combined HDF and GPC separations require the use of detectors such as static light scattering or viscometers to help sort out the convoluted elution profiles seen in those type of experiments. It should also be remembered in these situations that the typical refractive index or ultraviolet detector responses may not be representative of the actual mass fraction of insolubles eluting from the column because of the significant light scattering that can occur with those large particles in the detector cell. 

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