Foodborne pathogens are responsible for foodborne diseases and food poisoning and thus pose a great threat to food safety. These microorganisms can adhere to surface and form a biofilm composed of an extracellular matrix. This matrix protects bacterial cells from industrial environmental stress factors such as cleaning and disinfection operations. ...
Conserving micromosaics from the Gilbert collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum is a challenge due to their complex structure and fragility. Their highly polished decorative surface prevents access to the substrate, yet deterioration can affect both, and manifests as cracking, failure and losses of the substrate and grouting, and as yellowing...
Cleaning of surfaces without complex cleaning agents is an important subject, especially in food, pharmaceutical, and biomedical applications. The subject of microbubble and nanobubble cleaning is considered one of the most promising ways to intensify this process. In this work, we check whether and how the purity of water used for microbubble gene...
This paper presents the removal of a non-original varnish from the surface of a painting by Wassily Kandinsky based on prior experimentation carried out on mock-ups, which were made according to the original artistic technique and painting stratigraphy. Due to a generally serious state of conservation, the artwork underwent several treatments over ...
Published in ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology
Tungsten chemical-mechanical planarization (W CMP) is among the first applications of the CMP process implemented in high volume semiconductor manufacturing. Alkaline chemicals such as diluted NH4OH have been the predominant choice of post W CMP clean due to charge repulsion between W and dielectric/abrasive surface in high pH. However, W dissoluti...
Background. Transparent aligners are recently introduced orthodontic devices considered promising for the improvement of oral health conditions, in terms of faster treatment times and enhanced comfort, especially if compared with traditional fixed orthodontic therapy. This systematic review aimed to evaluate at-home protocols for proper oral hygien...
Magistrska naloga obravnava konserviranje in restavriranje gotskega lesenega polikromiranega kipa Sedeče Marije, pripisanega Mojstru Trbojske Marije, ki je del zbirke Gornjesavskega muzeja Jesenice. Cilj naloge je bil razviti celovit pristop h konserviranju in restavriranju kipa. Posegi so vključevali čiščenje površinskih nečistoč, odstranjevanje p...
Mechanically transmissible and stable viruses such as tobamoviruses, which include Tobamovirus fructirugosum (syn. tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV), will continue to pose major challenges for farmers. Consequently, holistic hygiene concepts are being implemented to prevent the introduction and spread of these viruses. The decontamination of...
By way of the sol–gel chemical synthesis method, it is possible to synthesize SiO2 nanoparticles with a defined specific particle size, a surface area, and a defined crystal structure that can be effectively used as a nanoadsorbent to remove various organic dyes. SiO2 nanoparticles were synthesized by the sol–gel method using sodium silicate (Na2Si...
Published in ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology
Hybrid bonding has become a promising approach to realizing fine pitch interconnection via bonding for both the wafer level and die level. The morphology and cleanliness of the bonding surface are critical to ensure a high yield. Therefore, surface planarization by chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) is considered a key process. The recess on the C...
