Publications by authors named "N Hermsdorf"
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- Aspergillus fumigatus causes the infection known as aspergillosis and uses asexual spores to infect hosts, but little is known about how it evades the immune system.
- In this study, researchers analyzed the conidial surface proteins of A. fumigatus and compared them to two non-pathogenic species, discovering 62 proteins unique to A. fumigatus.
- Testing null mutants for 42 genes revealed that deleting 33 of these genes affected the fungus's ability to resist immune responses, particularly highlighting a gene that influences the proinflammatory cytokine IL-1β, which is crucial for infection in a mouse model.
Self-supported particle-track-etched polycarbonate membranes with nearly perfect cylindrical pores are used for the preparation of similarly perfect cylindrical polypyrrole nanowires and nanotubes. A complete investigation of the structural properties that result at different stages of the preparation route of polypyrrole nanowires and nanotubes is based on a combination of real and reciprocal space techniques. Nanoporous membranes with nominal pore size ranging from 5 to 150 nm and pore density up to 10(9) pores/cm(2) made from 21-microm-thick polycarbonate films are used.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFParticle track etched polyimide membranes on silicon substrates covered with a native oxide layer are investigated. Preparation steps similar to the common classical particle track etched membrane production, giving rise to free-standing membranes, are successfully applied to the supported membranes. Polyimide films are used as a starting material for a template preparation based on high energy ion irradiation.
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