Compression Relaxation of Multi-Structure Polymer Composites in Penetrating Liquid Medium.

Multi-structural polymer composites are widely used in the mechanical engineering, automotive, aviation and oil refining industries, as well as in the printing industry as a shock-absorbing deckle on the offset cylinders of printing machines. During offset printing, composites come into contact with inks and washing solutions, the components of which penetrate the material and cause the polymers to swell. This process degrades the print quality, and for this reason the study of its features is relevant.

Recording, Storage, and Reproduction of Information on Polyvinyl Chloride Films Using Shape Memory Effects.

Partial dissolution and plasticization are used for recording, storing, and reproducing information with modified industrial screen-printing equipment and aqueous solutions of colorless organic liquids on small surface area shape memory polymer films. To justify the choice of "ink" and evaluate the effectiveness of using organic liquids as high-speed polymer solvents, the new method for recording hidden information uses the calculation of the solubility parameter, differential scanning calorimetry, and the method of one-sided swelling of films under isometric conditions. Using the example of tactile marking of shrink labels made of polyvinyl chloride, the optimal conditions for recording hidden information on a film are established in terms of the concentration of an aqueous solution of tetrahydrofuran, the contact time, and the processing temperature of the polymer using screen printing equipment.

6-gene promoter methylation assay is potentially applicable for prostate cancer clinical staging based on urine collection following prostatic massage.

The detection of prostate cancer (PCa) biomarkers in bodily fluids, a process known as liquid biopsy, is a promising approach and particularly beneficial when performed in urine samples due to their maximal non-invasiveness requirement of collection. A number of gene panels proposed for this purpose have allowed discrimination between disease-free prostate and PCa; however, they bear no significant prognostic value. With the purpose to develop a gene panel for PCa diagnosis and prognosis, the methylation status of 17 cancer-associated genes were analyzed in urine cell-free DNA obtained from 31 patients with PCa and 33 control individuals using methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction (MSP).

Recording digital color information on transparent polyethylene films by thermal treatment.

This study characterizes the use of transparent low-density polyethylene laminate films for the purpose of recording digital information in the form of linear and color two-dimensional matrix codes that are distinguishable in polarized light. Color characteristics of multilayer laminated materials made from polyethylene and heat treatment methods for changing their coloring are examined. The contribution of the number of multilayer film interfaces to the lightness and color of the laminate is shown.

Chiral visible light metasurface patterned in monocrystalline silicon by focused ion beam.

High refractive index makes silicon the optimal platform for dielectric metasurfaces capable of versatile control of light. Among various silicon modifications, its monocrystalline form has the weakest visible light absorption but requires a careful choice of the fabrication technique to avoid damage, contamination or amorphization. Presently prevailing chemical etching can shape thin silicon layers into two-dimensional patterns consisting of strips and posts with vertical walls and equal height.