The formation of blister in the injection moulded parts, especially in the film insert moulded parts, is one of most significant causes of part rejection due to cosmetic requirements or functionality issues. The mechanism and physics of blister forma...
Ultrasonic detection is currently used in the industry of medium-density fiberboard to detect blister defects. Due to the small detection area of a single sensor, multiple sensors need to be used, which results in high costs. Starting from elastic th...
Direct-to-blister copper smelting is an important smelting process due to its short process, low energy consumption and environmental protection. This study attempts to use high-grade chalcocite as the raw material for direct-to-blister smelting to r...
The effect of surface roughness on hydrogen-induced blister behavior in pure iron was explored using optical microscopy and microcomputerized tomography. Hydrogen was introduced into the samples by electrochemical precharging methods with various hyd...
In this paper, a novel optical technique for following the progress of the blister copper desulfurization process is presented. The technique is based on the changes observed in the continuous spectrum of the visible–near-infrared (VIS–NI...
Background/Objectives: The principal function of pharmaceutical blister packaging is to provide protection for the drug product. Moisture is regarded as a critical factor in the physical and chemical aging of drug products. The present work proposes...
In the Brazilian Amazon, Bothrops atrox snakebites are frequent, and patients develop tissue damage with blisters sometimes observed in the proximity of the wound. Antivenoms do not seem to impact blister formation, raising questions regarding the me...
Cantharidin (CTD) is a toxic monoterpene produced by blister beetles (Fam. Meloidae) as a chemical defense against predators. Although CTD is highly poisonous to many predator species, some have evolved the ability to feed on poisonous Meloidae, or o...
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is mainly characterized by blister formation (vesicles) in animals infected with foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV). However, the molecular basis of the blister formation in FMD is still unknown. BP180 is one of the main...
True blister beetles (genus Epicauta, family Meloidae) produce cantharidin, which can cause toxicosis in humans and animals. Some recent reports suggest that poisoning by the blister beetle has occurred in the Mediterranean part of Slovenia, which ha...
On-site detection and initial identification of chemical warfare agents (CWAs) remain difficult despite the many available devices designed for this type of analysis. Devices using well-established analytical techniques such as ion mobility spectrome...
Whitebark pine, a foundation species at tree line in the Western U.S. and Canada, has declined due to native mountain pine beetle epidemics, wildfire, and white pine blister rust. These declines are concerning for the multitude of ecosystem and human...
Rapid assessment of burn depth is important for burn wound management. Superficial partial-thickness burn (SPTB) wounds heal without scars, but deep partial-thickness burn (DPTB) wounds require a longer healing time and have a higher risk of scar for...
The increasing accumulation of medical waste, especially discarded pharmaceutical blister packs, poses both environmental risks and missed opportunities for resource recovery. In this work, we demonstrate, for the first time, the direct upcycling of...
To ensure the quality and reliability of polymer lithium-ion battery (PLB), automatic blister defect detection instead of manual detection is developed in the production of PLB cell sheets. A convolutional neural network (CNN) based detection method...
Skin blistering as a result of snakebite envenomation is characteristic of some bites, however little is known regarding the mechanism of blister formation or the composition of the blister fluid. In order to investigate if blister fluid proteomes fr...
Scots pine blister rust and red ring rot are common on Scots pine throughout its entire range. Specialists do not explain a significant variation in the prevalence of the diseases uniquely since it depends on complex ecological and silvicultural fact...
This study reports on an innovative press-loaded blister hybrid system equipped with gas-chromatography (PBS-GC) that is designed to evaluate the mechanical fatigue of two representative types of commercial Nafion membranes under relevant PEMFC opera...
In the northern Rocky Mountains of the U.S. and Canada, whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis Engelm.) is a functionally important species in treeline communities. The introduced fungal pathogen Cronartium ribicola, which causes white pine blister rust, h...
Aiming at the problem that the surface defects of blAister tablets are difficult to detect correctly, this paper proposes a detection method based on the improved U2Net. First, the features extracted from the RSU module of U2Net are enhanced and adju...
The onset of blisters in a neonate or an infant is often a source of great concern for both parents and physicians. A blistering rash can reveal a wide range of diseases with various backgrounds (infectious, genetic, autoimmune, drug-related, traumat...
Protease inhibitors are widely studied since the unrestricted activity of proteases can cause extensive organ lesions. In particular, elastase activity is involved in the pathophysiology of acute lung injury, for example during SARS-CoV-2 infection,...
In this study, based on the pressure blister test technique, a theoretical study on the synchronous characterization of surface and interfacial mechanical properties of thin-film/substrate systems with residual stress was presented, where the problem...
Blood blister-like aneurysms (BBAs) are rare cerebrovascular lesions that face serious challenges in surgical as well as endovascular treatment. In this paper, we present our experience in treating BBAs using the LVIS EVO stents. A total of 10 patien...
Blister blight (BB) disease is caused by the obligate biotrophic fungal pathogen Exobasidium vexans Massee and seriously affects the yield and quality of Camellia sinensis. The use of chemical pesticides on tea leaves substantially increases the...
The rapid evolution of microelectronics and display technologies has driven the demand for advanced manufacturing techniques capable of precise, high-speed microchip transfer. As devices shrink in size and increase in complexity, scalable and contact...
Adhesion between coatings and substrates is an important parameter determining the integrity and reliability of film/substrate systems. In this paper, a new and more refined theory for characterizing adhesion between elastic coatings and rigid substr...
The decks of steel–concrete composite bridges are constantly exposed to severe environmental conditions, which frequently give rise to significant issues, including cracks and holes. These problems occur due to the formation of blisters under t...
In this paper, the previously proposed shaft-loaded blister test technique for the synchronous characterization of the surface and interface mechanical properties of a thin-film/substrate system is further studied theoretically. The large deflection...
Although endovascular treatment is a promising approach, blood blister-like aneurysms (BBAs) still present treatment challenges. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness and safety of flow diverter device-assisted coiling (FDDAC) for the treatmen...
Whitebark pine forests are declining due to infection by white pine blister rust and mountain pine beetle, combined with the effects of climate change and fire suppression. The Canadian Rocky and Columbia Mountains represent a large portion of the wh...
No theoretical model effectively explains the blistering process, which provokes functional distress in asphalt pavements worldwide. This study focuses on the possible causes of blistering, the physical processes that drive blistering, the role of as...
Whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis Engelm.) is a key component of subalpine and alpine ecosystems in the northern Cascades. The species’ survival is threatened by white pine blister rust, mountain pine beetle, fire exclusion, and climate change....
Pathogenesis-related 1 (PR-1) proteins, which are defense proteins in plant–pathogen interactions, play an important role in the resistance and defense of plants against diseases. Blister blight disease is caused by Exobasidium vexans Massee an...
Pathogen perception generates the activation of signal transduction cascades to host defense. White pine blister rust (WPBR) is caused by Cronartium ribicola J.C. Fisch and affects a number of species of Pinus. One of the most severely affected speci...
Damage or mortality from pathogens can reduce productivity of forest plantations, as well as significantly harm natural forest ecosystems. Genetic resistance within the host species is the first line of defense for tree species. Resistance breeding p...
Two years after the Zhanghewan Pumped-Storage Power Station was put into operation, more than 500 blisters appeared in the asphalt concrete facing of the upper reservoir, and nearly half of them ruptured at the surface. The blistering mechanism of th...
Background and Objectives: Rowing is a sport that involves constant gripping, pulling/pushing, and rotational movements of the hands, in a cyclic periodic manner with every stroke, with hundreds of strokes being taken within a short period of time. D...
The factors that influence the formation of helium blisters in copper were studied, including crystallographic grain orientation and thermomechanical conditions. Helium implantation experiments were conducted at 40 KeV with a dose of 5 × 1017 i...
Background/Objectives: Secondary syphilis typically presents with a non-pruritic maculopapular rash. However, vesicular and bullous manifestations are exceedingly rare in adults and may mimic autoimmune blistering diseases. The objective of this repo...
Autoimmune blistering diseases represent a group of chronic severe, disabling, and potentially fatal disorders of the skin and/or mucous membranes, primarily mediated by pathogenic auto-antibodies. Despite their rarity, these diseases are associated...
The purpose of this work is to study the effect of charging conditions on hydrogen damage. The effects of electrochemical hydrogen charging current density and time on hydrogen-induced blistering (HIB), cracking behavior, and mechanical properties of...
Autoimmune blistering diseases of the pemphigus and pemphigoid groups are immune-mediated disorders due to circulating pathogenetic autoantibodies. Multiple human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genes have been associated with predisposition to these disorde...
Beryllium (Be) has been selected as the solid neutron multiplier material for a tritium breeding blanket module in ITER, which is also the primary option of the Chinese TBM program. But the irradiation swelling of beryllium is severe under high tempe...
The thermally activated blistering and exfoliation of GaAs wafers and SiO2/Si3N4/GaAs wafers after H+ and He+ implantation is systematically investigated. Surface morphologies and microscopic defects are detected and analyzed by various measurements,...
Autoimmune blistering diseases (AIBDs) involve autoantibodies targeting proteins in the epidermal/epithelial desmosome (pemphigus) or basement membrane zone (pemphigoid). Despite widespread antigen distribution, lesions exhibit a scattered involvemen...
In this paper, effects of He+ and H+ co-implantation with high implantation energy on surface blisters and craters at different annealing conditions are systematically investigated. Surface morphology as well as defect microstructure are observed and...
The existing studies indicate that the measurement formulas used in blister test techniques, which are used to measure the mechanical properties of thin-film/substrate systems, are usually given based on an approximation—that is, the applied di...
Gene therapy serves as a promising therapy in the pipeline for treatment of epidermolysis bullosa (EB). However, with great promise, the risk of autoimmunity must be considered. While EB is a group of inherited blistering disorders caused by mutation...
A vacuum-insulated tandem accelerator was used to observe in situ blistering during 2-MeV proton irradiation of metallic samples to a fluence of up to 6.7 × 1020 cm−2. Samples consisting of copper of different purity, tantalum and tantalum-copper com...
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