Preliminary studies on how to reduce the effects of salinity

Y Guo, H Liu, P Gong, P Li, R Tian, Y Zhang, Y Xu… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Soil salinization is an important factor contributing to the deterioration of soil environment
and low crop yield in arable land. In this study, the effects of five fulvic acid applications (0 …

Rapid design and prototyping of microfluidic chips via computer numerical control micromilling and anisotropic shrinking of stressed polystyrene sheets

CA Leclerc, S Williams, C Powe, N Zepp… - Microfluidics and …, 2021 - Springer
The use of microfluidics has benefitted numerous scientific disciplines towards further
advancements in sectors such as plant and pollution monitoring, diagnostic systems …

Chitosan-Based biogels: A potential approach to trap and bioremediate naphthalene

KMO Estepa, K Lamont, S Malicevic, A Paschos… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2020 - Elsevier
Pseudomonas sp. bacteria were incorporated into a double emulsion system (water in oil in
water, W/O/W), which can be injected in the subsurface to trap and biotreat naphthalene …

Oxidizing emulsifiers: Gelators for water in hydrocarbon reactive emulsions

T Marshall, AG Marangoni, LT Lim, P Tchoukov… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Oxidizing emulsifiers were produced using calcium peroxide and polysaccharides extracted
from edible mushrooms. The polysacchardes were mainly glucans, as indicated by …

Path-dependent rheology of carbon particle-hydroxyethylcellulose fluids

T Marshall, AG Marangoni, MG Corradini… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polymeric fluids with tunable viscosity find application in different sectors, ranging from
enhanced oil recovery to environmental remediation. This study investigates polymeric fluids …

[PDF][PDF] Experimental and computational analyses of a microfluidic chip fabricated through computer numerical control micromilling of stressed polystyrene sheets

C Leclerc - 2021 - atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca
The presented work describes a rapid microfluidic chip fabrication method utilizing the
shrinking properties of stressed polystyrene sheets alongside the robust milling automation …

A scalable digital microfluidic platform for automation of onsite testing of dairy samples

R Eswar, CH Brodie, CM Collier - Organic and Hybrid Sensors …, 2021 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Antibiotic residues are regulated in commercially produced milk, with elevated
concentrations being harmful. Detection of these antibiotic residues in milk pose a significant …

[PDF][PDF] Bioremediation of Hydrocarbon Contaminants in Subsurface Groundwater

KM Estepa - 2020 - atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca
Hydrocarbons are common contaminants in the subsurface as a result of spills caused by
the petroleum and chemical industry. Current remediation techniques require exhaustive …