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  • ...about five minutes before intercourse. The device injected and controlled silicon-based microbots which were capable of targeting and destroying the HIV viru ...facture themselves in the user's bloodstream. Unfortunately, the amount of silicon the user would consequently need to ingest would be fatal.
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  • ...the process begins again. Reproduction time depends on the nutrients and silicon availability which can be 0.5-9.8 days. ''Rhizosolenia'' is mostly abundan ...of the global silica production is from ''Rhizosolenia''. Unlike nitrate, silicon metabolism is not linked to the migration of ''Rhizosolenia''. ''Rhizosole
    8 KB (1,179 words) - 19:03, 25 August 2010
  • The original microbots were made of [[silicon]], were much larger, and needed to be manufactured in the lab (compilers ha ...entral processor as well as a microneedle which injected the user with the silicon-based microbots. Due to the limited range of the central processor, the mic
    15 KB (2,113 words) - 18:49, 3 September 2010
  • ...6.7% reduction of the surface area with attached bacteria when compared to silicon coated with silver hydrogel coating (5). One of the most important points a
    9 KB (1,306 words) - 01:44, 29 November 2013
  • The frustule, or cell wall, of ''T. pseudonana'' is composed of hydrated silicon dioxide and a small amount of organic matter [3]. The frustule of diatoms c ...nana'' control biogenic silica processing to a great extent, such that all silicon atoms entering the oceans are incorporated into diatom frustules 40 times b
    11 KB (1,634 words) - 23:07, 6 May 2014
  • ...loping a motor made “of a 20-µm-diameter silicon dioxide rotor driven on a silicon track by the gliding bacterium Mycoplasma mobile.” If effective, the mot
    11 KB (1,669 words) - 18:55, 19 August 2010
  • ...hat are composed of silica. The tests are formed through the absorption of silicon compounds. This skeleton is covered with cytoplasm, which is withdrawn if t
    6 KB (905 words) - 15:12, 7 August 2010
  • Diatoms are unicells that share the feature of having a cell wall made of silicon dioxide. This opaline or glass frustule is composed of two parts (valves),
    7 KB (1,079 words) - 00:05, 31 March 2011
  • ...olonies, have an upper size limit of 2 μm, rounded oval shapes and contain silicon, calcium or phosphorous. A lack of significant carbon isotope fractionation
    13 KB (1,768 words) - 13:25, 13 August 2013
  • ...e has been recorded on inorganic and synthetic surfaces such as: plastics, silicon, PVC, polycarbonate, glass, stainless steel and in public water systems. A
    14 KB (2,025 words) - 03:18, 20 August 2010
  • ...l. P. oryzihabitans have also been documented to adhere to the surfaces of silicon beads in groundwater and form biofilms on such particulate surfaces (4). In
    15 KB (2,131 words) - 14:55, 6 December 2021
  • ...the white smokers, tend to have cooler plumes rich in barium, calcium, and silicon <ref name=a5/>. In general, the seafloor itself is devoid of sunlight and s
    18 KB (2,781 words) - 13:39, 22 July 2021
  • ...ergy. Nonporous solar cells are lower cost and more productive compared to silicon cells. Belcher is using a genetically modified M13 phage as a template for
    27 KB (4,243 words) - 07:29, 29 April 2013
  • ...c, copper, cadmium, gold, lead, magnesium, mercury, molybelenum, selenium, silicon, silver and zinc are some common heavy metals found in the Great Salt Lake
    27 KB (4,025 words) - 03:01, 20 August 2010
  • ...nts of four Foley catheters: one Nitrofurantoin lined catheter, and an all silicon control catheter, and one silver alloy-coated catheter and it’s latex-hyd
    28 KB (4,248 words) - 22:46, 9 May 2013
  • ...options for the treatment of Sjögren’s syndrome. For example, collagen or silicon pills have been inserted into the tear ducts of the eye to prevent tear dra
    40 KB (6,032 words) - 23:51, 17 April 2023
  • ...options for the treatment of Sjögren’s syndrome. For example, collagen or silicon pills have been inserted into the tear ducts of the eye to prevent tear dra
    37 KB (5,315 words) - 01:58, 17 April 2023