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Friction can now be probed at the atomic scale by means of atomic force microscopy (AFM) (see Section VIII-2) and the surface forces apparatus (see Section VI-4) these approaches are leading to new interpretations of friction [1,1 a,lb]. The subject of friction and its related aspects are known as tribology, the study of surfaces in relative motion, from the Greek root tribos meaning mbbing. 

Micellar structure has been a subject of much discussion [104]. Early proposals for spherical [159] and lamellar [160] micelles may both have merit. A schematic of a spherical micelle and a unilamellar vesicle is shown in Fig. Xni-11. In addition to the most common spherical micelles, scattering and microscopy experiments have shown the existence of rodlike [161, 162], disklike [163], threadlike [132] and even quadmple-helix [164] structures. Lattice models (see Fig. XIII-12) by Leermakers and Scheutjens have confirmed and characterized the properties of spherical and membrane like micelles [165]. Similar analyses exist for micelles formed by diblock copolymers in a selective solvent [166]. Other shapes proposed include ellipsoidal [167] and a sphere-to-cylinder transition [168]. Fluorescence depolarization and NMR studies both point to a rather fluid micellar core consistent with the disorder implied by Fig. Xm-12. 

Bleaching Powder. This material, known siace 1798, is made by chlorination of slightly moist hydrated lime, calcium hydroxide [1305-62-0] Ca(OH)2- It has the empirical formula Ca(OCl)2 CaCl2 Ca(OH)2 2H20. Its compositioa, loag a subject of coatroversy, was estabHshed by phase studies, microscopy, and x-ray diffraction techniques (241). The initial chlorination products are monobasic calcium chloride [14031-38-4] and dibasic calcium hypochlorite [12394-14-8] ... 

In this chapter, AFM palpation was introduced to verify the entropic elasticity of a single polymer chain and affine deformation hypothesis, both of which are the fundamental subject of mbber physics. The method was also applied to CB-reinforced NR which is one of the most important product from the industrial viewpoint. The current status of arts for the method is still unsophisticated. It would be rather said that we are now in the same stage as the ancients who acquired fire. However, we believe that here is the clue for the conversion of rubber science from theory-guided science into experiment-guided science. AFM is not merely high-resolution microscopy, but a doctor in the twenty-first century who can palpate materials at nanometer scale. 

This technique can be applied to samples prepared for study by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). When subject to impact by electrons, atoms emit characteristic X-ray line spectra, which are almost completely independent of the physical or chemical state of the specimen (Reed, 1973). To analyse samples, they are prepared as required for SEM, that is they are mounted on an appropriate holder, sputter coated to provide an electrically conductive surface, generally using gold, and then examined under high vacuum. The electron beam is focussed to impinge upon a selected spot on the surface of the specimen and the resulting X-ray spectrum is analysed. 

NMR microscopy systems are built as add-ons to NMR spectrometers. The general technology of an NMR spectrometer is not the subject of this chapter, only the parts that are of particular importance in NMR microscopy applications, such as the magnets, the shim systems, the gradient systems, the NMR microscopy probes and the gradient amplifiers, will be described in some detail. 

In the first LDMS-based detection of malaria in human subjects (unpublished), lOOpl P. falciparum or P. v/vax-infected blood samples, grouped into three different parasitemia ranges—low (10-150 parasites/pl), mid (2 x 103 parasites/pl), and high (25 x 103-60 x 103 parasites/pl)—have been examined using both sample preparation protocols. Parasitemia levels in these samples were previously determined independently for each sample by optical microscopy examination of blood smears. The LDMS data clearly indicate that... 

The decomposition of formic acid over evaporated Pd-Au alloy films has been studied by Clarke and Rafter (69) the same reaction on Pd-Au alloy wires was studied by Eley and Luetic (128). The alloy films were prepared in a conventional high vacuum system by simultaneous evaporation of the component metals from tungsten hairpins. The alloy films were characterized by X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy. The X-ray diffractometer peaks were analyzed by a method first used by Moss and Thomas (SO). It was found that alloys deposited at a substrate temperature of 450°C followed by annealing for one hour at the same temperature were substantially homogeneous. Electron microscopy revealed that all compositions were subject to preferred orientation (Section III). 

TEG structure refinement has distinctly observed in electron microscopy studies of the oxidized TEG powders subjected to the repeated thermal shock. In this case the size of TEG macropores was equal to 1.5-2 pm that is essentially lower that for source TEG. Figure 2 presents SEM images of the source TEG particle (a) and TEG particle oxidized by sulfuric acid and re-exfoliated at 800°C (b). 

Although this chapter may not provide complete and final synthesis of the subject, our hope is that the information presented can stimulate young researchers to expand both the depth and breath of microscopy in allelopathy. 

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