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Electrolysis


Definition:

  • (n.) The act or process of chemical decomposition, by the action of electricity; as, the electrolysis of silver or nickel for plating; the electrolysis of water.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) We found that electroepilation (electrolysis) helps control hirsutism, and 93% of the patients improved.
  • (2) A modified technique of epilation by electrolysis is reported.
  • (3) Two died of lung hemorrhage due to too fast electrolysis causing lung rupture but the other 4 survived when electrolysis was performed at a lower speed.
  • (4) In some rats the pineal stalk was lesioned either by electrolysis or by surgical means.
  • (5) The free radical scavengers, superoxide dismutase and a combination of tryptophan plus glycine, were effective in protecting the hearts from the effects of electrolysis.
  • (6) The radiosensitizing properties of electrolysis were tested in 55 rats with experimental tumors (Part II).
  • (7) b) Management of trichiasis: Electrolysis of misdirected lashes leads to contraction and renewed misdirection.
  • (8) Depending on the sample tested, the purity of the silver recovered by electrolysis varied from 78 to 89 percent.
  • (9) We measured the rats' placental blood flow by monitoring the clearance of hydrogen gas generated by electrolysis.
  • (10) This detachment was elicited by electrolysis of the stainless steel wire nearest to the thrombus-covered platinum coil.
  • (11) Complications of electrolysis and thermolysis and the pathophysiology of hair regrowth are presented.
  • (12) The most probable cause of the inhibition are reactive oxygen species such as superoxide and hydrogen peroxide, which are inevitably generated by electrolysis.
  • (13) Electrolysis potentials were selected as the oxidation peak potential of the ascorbic acid obtained by CV.
  • (14) Some industrial processes, such as the electrolysis of zinc solutions, anodic oxidation of aluminum, ore flotation, etc., result in the generation of gas microbubbles; the composition of their liquid envelope depends on, but is not identical to, the composition of the bulk of the liquid phase.
  • (15) Of the 20 different materials in a phone , only a small fraction are ever recuperated, even in the most sophisticated electronics recycling plants such as the huge smelting and electrolysis facility run by metals firm Umicore in Antwerp.
  • (16) Treatment includes removal or neutralization of any discrete source of serum androgens, normalization of altered steroid physiology, and cosmetic correction (electrolysis) of existing hair growth.
  • (17) In addition, the products generated by controlled-potential electrolysis were examined by ESR and NMR spectrometry.
  • (18) In addition, the endothelium was damaged by exposing vessels to free radicals generated by electrolysis of the buffer (4 Hz, 9 V, 1 ms, 5 min).
  • (19) Two schemes are discussed: treatment of the sewage in an electrolysis plant followed by its afterpurification either in a column with pyrolusite or during a joint process of electrochemical purification with catalyst location on the plant bottom under the electrodes.
  • (20) CP (0.25 microM) afforded 80 and 63% protection (n = 8, p less than 0.05), respectively, against the deleterious effects of electrolysis-induced OFR on left ventricular pressure and coronary flow.

Electrolyze


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To decompose by the direct action of electricity.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) It was presumed that the main factor governing cell multiplication during application of the alternative current was due to change of the compositions of medium which was electrolyzed.
  • (2) The latter was eliminated by passage through a Q-Sepharose column after collecting the pI 5.12 band from the electrolyzer.
  • (3) However, lesion studies have generally employed electrolyzing anodal current with stainless steel electrodes, which results not only in tissue ablation but deposits of metallic ions that can chronically irritate surrounding tissue.
  • (4) As the complex is stable in the electric field for at least 15 h, this separation mechanism could be exploited for purifying large quantities of pure D and L forms from racemates in multicompartment electrolyzers with isoelectric Immobiline membranes.
  • (5) The thermodynamic state of the gas mixture CO2 = CO = H2O = H2 = N2 in the cathode space of the electrolyzer containing a solid electrolyte is investigated.
  • (6) Electrolyzed Krebs solution impaired the release of EDRF, as shown by a reduction in the relaxation index with a concomitant decrease in the tissue levels of superoxide dismutase and 6-keto PGF1 alpha and increase in malondialdehyde in the donor vessel.
  • (7) Such membranes, of precise isoelectric point, are then used for large-scale protein purification by isoelectric focusing in multicompartment electrolyzers.
  • (8) These parameters are functions of temperature, total pressure of the gas mixture, initial gas composition, and the coefficient characterizing the degree of oxygen transfer from the cathode cell to the anode cell of the electrolyzer.
  • (9) For the last purification step, a multicompartment electrolyzer was used, containing three compartments delimited by isoelectric membranes and two additional anodic and cathodic chambers.
  • (10) When kits containing 10(16) 99Tc atoms were electrolyzed for the conventional 42 sec, the radiochemical purity was only 50.8%.
  • (11) We also investigated the effects on the electrolyzer behaviour of operating parameters such as the Immobiline concentration and the presence of ion-exchange membranes.
  • (12) For large-scale separations of proteins, the use of simple non-amphoteric buffers in free solution and in multicompartment electrolyzers seems promising for industrial applications.
  • (13) The two major components have been purified to charge homogeneity by isoelectric focusing in a multicompartment electrolyzer with buffering isoelectric membranes having the following pI values: 5.90, 6.63, 6.76, 6.92, 7.05 and 7.35.
  • (14) As the electrolyzed, necrotic tissue remained in the tumor the effect might not be mediated through diminished target volume.
  • (15) Equations of thermodynamic equilibrium of the gas mixture CO2-CO--H2O-H2--N2 for the cathode space of the electrolyzer containing a solid electrolyte with extracted oxygen taken into consideration were derived.
  • (16) Multicompartment electrolyzers with isoelectric Immobiline membranes are used for large-scale preparative protein purification.
  • (17) Calculation of the thermodynamic state makes it possible to determine the theoretical voltage of decomposition and concentration of individual components of this mixture at the outlet of the electrolyzer or each electrolytic cell as applied to various modes of operation.
  • (18) An example of purification of superoxide dismutase in a multicompartment electrolyzer with a set of fixed pI membranes of widely differing composition is shown.
  • (19) The sample is pre-electrolyzed at -1.2V (Vs SCE) for 80 seconds by glassy-carbon electrode coated with mercury.
  • (20) Single bands are purified by preparative IPGs in a multicompartment electrolyzer and are shown to be stable with time.

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