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Halite
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Salt-mediated inactivation of influenza A virus in 1- μl droplets exhibits exponential dependence on NaCl molality
Athanasios Nenes, Tamar Kohn, Kalliopi Violaki, Ghislain Gilles Jean-Michel Motos, Aline Laetitia Schaub, Shannon Christa David, Walter Hugentobler, Céline Terrettaz, Laura Costa, Laura José Costa Henriques
Influenza A virus (IAV) spreads through airborne particles ranging from sub-micrometer to millimeter-sized droplets. The stability of airborne IAV remains difficult to estimate and depends, among others, on the respiratory matrix composition and the size-d ...
2023Investigation of the effect of mineral dissolution on the geomechanical behaviour of geomaterials
Geotechnical engineering scenarios engaged in internal erosion or mineral dissolution were found worldwide, from CO2 sequestration projects to internal erosion of earth dams. Materials subjected to loss of solid phase from their internal fabric vary from s ...
EPFL2022Effects of composition and pressure on electronic states of iron in bridgmanite
Arnaud Magrez, Philippe Gillet, Susannah McGregor Dorfman
Electronic states of iron in the lower mantle's dominant mineral, (Mg,Fe,Al)(Fe,Al,Si)O-3 bridgmanite, control physical properties of the mantle including density, elasticity, and electrical and thermal conductivity. However, the determination of electroni ...
MINERALOGICAL SOC AMER2020Quantum versus classical protons in pure and salty ice under pressure
Richard Gaal, Livia Eleonora Bove Kado
It is generally accepted that nuclear quantum effects (NQEs) trigger the transition to the nonmolecular form of ice under increasing pressure. This picture is challenged in salty ice, where Raman scattering measurements up to 130 GPa of molecular ice VII c ...
Amer Physical Soc2016Evaluation of geochemical and hydrogeological processes by geochemical modeling in an area affected by evaporite karstification
The Ebro Valley in the outskirts of Zaragoza (NE Spain) is severely affected by evaporite karstification, leading to multiple problems related to subsidence and sinkhole formation. In this work, a combination of inverse (mixing + mass-balance) and forward ...
Elsevier Science Bv2015Effect of salt on the H-bond symmetrization in ice
Philippe Gillet, Richard Gaal, Livia Eleonora Bove Kado
The richness of the phase diagram of water reduces drastically at very high pressures where only two molecular phases, proton-disordered ice VII and proton-ordered ice VIII, are known. Both phases transform to the centered hydrogen bond atomic phase ice X ...
National Academy of Sciences2015Modelling of evaporation in alpine glaciers and watersheds
Summary and conclusion: In this report, we first study evaporation and condensation on alpine glaciers. We present two models of ice evaporation and we compare them with observations. We afterwards estimate the impact of ice evaporation in present and futu ...
2011Jamming in granular media
This thesis studies the phenomenon of jamming in granular media, such as when a salt shaker gets clogged. We use modern instrumentation, like X-ray synchrotron tomography, to look inside real jamming experiments. High performance computers allow simulating ...
EPFL2009Design, fabrication, and characterization of a composite scaffold for bone tissue engineering
Melody Swartz, Alice Anna Tomei, Federica Boschetti
Poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) scaffolds have been successfully used in bone tissue engineering, with or without hydroxyapatite (HA) and with a macroporosity given either by simple PLGA sphere packaging and/or by leaching out NaCI. The objective of this ...
Wichtig Editore2008Typology of recent groundwaters from different aquifer environments based on geogenic tracer elements
A key problem in environmental science and in engineering geology is the often incomplete understanding of the origin of dissolved components in groundwater. The dissolved contents of trace elements in groundwater are of special importance for groundwater ...
EPFL2001