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XPS). The presence of nitrogen also leads to the modified chemical behavior of the SCMs. Typically, nitrogen addition can also be achieved by using a N atom which is part of a ligand attached to the catalyst. The synthesis of bamboo-shaped tubular structures is usually performed using the CVD method. The synthesis can also be achieved by using a volatile C source that contains N (e.g., acetonitrile) [23], Other common N sources include pyridine, melamine, benzylamine, etc. [6, 23]. 

In resting neutrophils it is estimated that there are about 11-23 microtubules per cell, with a diameter of approximately 25 nm and a wall width of 5 nm. They are long, tubular structures made by the helical formation of tubulin molecules, which are either a- or /3-subunits, each with a relative molecular mass of 55 kDa (Fig. 4.9). Each subunit is present in equimolar amounts in a tubulin molecule, and these subunits exist as dimers of one a- and one /3-subunit. Because microtubules are polar, growth of the fibre is biased towards one end, termed the plus end. A number of microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs) affect the dynamic shape of the microtubule, and in the resting neutrophil about 35-40% of the tubulin pool is assembled, whilst the remainder can be assembled very rapidly after cell stimulation. 

Figure 11. (a) The chemical structure of a 24-membered macrocyclic molecule composed of alternating D- and L-amino acids, cyclo(Gln-(D-Leu-Trp)4-D-Leu 7. (b)A self-assembled tubular structure spanned across the bilayer lipid membrane. Flat ring-shaped units in the antiparallel configuration stack to form a tubular structure through extensive inter subunit hydrogen bonding and peptide side chain-lipid interactions. ... 

Only recently have heat shock proteins been used in the stabilization of nanoparticles. Aida et al. have demonstrated the inclusion of already preformed CdS nanoparticles within the chaperonin proteins of GroEL from Escherichia coli and T.th cpn from Thermus thermophilus HB8. These proteins were chosen as a result of sharing similar structural characteristics (1) tubular structure measuring 14.6nm in length, (2) cylindrical cavity with a 4.5-nm diameter, and (3) stability to adverse conditions (pH and temperature). T.th cpn, however, contains an additional bowl-shaped capping protein. 

Silica-based nano- and microsized tubular stmctures have been Icnown since the mid-1990s [1]. The preparation using the sol-gel process is a low-temperature process at room tenqterature and offers scope for manipulation of, e.g., the size and shape of these tubes. Silica-based tubular structures have many advantages, such as easy accessibility, stability, and the possibility of surface functionalization. They can be used for catalysis, separation, reinforcing materials, and fillers for plastics and ceramics. 

Each of these tubular structures contains eight photoreceptors, designated R1-R8, which are long, cylindrically shaped light-sensitive cells. R1-R6 (yellow) extend throughout the depth of the retina, whereas R7 (brown) is located toward the surface of the eye, and R8 (blue) toward the backside, where the axons exit, (c) Comparison of eyes from wild-type and sevenless... 

In addition to their novel mitotic spindle, trichomonads possess several unusual cytoskeletal structures. Trichomonads have a rod-like bundle of microtubules, the axostyle, which extends from the apical end (where the flagella emerge) through and past the posterior of the cell body. The apical end of the axostyle is associated with a crescent-shaped microtubular structure called the pelta. The cross-striated non-micro-tubular structures that lie beneath the plasma membrane are called costae. Costae are... 

The fact that the shape of BNC pellicles can be designed by choosing the appropriate reactor form and function (i.e., static or agitated cultivation), allows production of fleeces of several centimeters height, films/patches, spheres, and hollow tubes as those shown in Figure 2.6 [13]. Hollow tubes have potential use as replacement of blood vessels or other tubular structures such as the ureter, the trachea, or the digestive tract [46]. Based on studies on animal models, hollow microbial cellulose tubes have been reported to be biocompatible, especially with blood, and to have exhibited high durability [67]. 

High magnification SEM images (Fig. 31A-D) showed that their surface had varying roughness over the whole tubular structure. The copper silicate consisted of uniform rod-like units assembled into a tubular shaped structures (Fig. 31A). Nickel silicate (Fig. 31B), cobalt silicate... 

The veins are thin-walled tubular structures that may collapse (i.e., the cross-sectional area does not maintain its circular shape and becomes less than in the unstressed geometry) when subjected to negative transmural pressures P (internal minus external pressures). Experimental studies (Moreno et al., 1970) demonstrated that the structural performance of veins is similar to that of thin-walled elastic tubes (Fig. 3.10). Three regions may be identified in a vein subjected to a transmural pressure When P > 0, the tube is inflated, its cross section increases and maintains a circular shape when P < 0, the tube cross section collapses first to an ellipse shape and at a certain negative transmural pressure, a contact is obtained between opposite walls, thereby generating two lumens. Structural analysis of the stability of thin elastic rings and their postbuckling shape (Flaherty et al., 1972), as well as experimental studies (Thiriet et al., 2001) revealed the different complex modes of collapsed cross sections. In order to facilitate at least a one-dimensional fluid flow analysis, it is useful to represent the mechanical characteristics of the vein wall by a tube law relationship that locally correlates between the transmural pressure and the vein cross-sectional area. 

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