In Situ Impregnation

In situ impregnation is a materials-processing technique that introduces a liquid, polymer, biomolecule, or other functional component into a porous substrate where it will remain or solidify, improving the material’s performance without requiring separate assembly. The impregnating phase enters interconnected pores through capillary action, pressure-driven flow, or diffusion, and may then be fixed by drying, gelation, polymerization, or crosslinking. In bioengineering, this approach can modify scaffolds and medical devices while preserving their overall architecture, enabling controlled incorporation of bioactive compounds, structural reinforcement, or cell-supportive matrices. Its effectiveness depends on pore structure, fluid properties, and impregnation conditions.

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JoVE Journal - Environment

Removal of Arsenic Using a Cationic Polymer Gel Impregnated with Iron Hydroxide

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2019

In this work, we prepared an adsorbent composed of the cationic N,N-dimethylamino propylacrylamide methyl chloride quaternary (DMAPAAQ) polymer gel and iron hydroxide for adsorbing arsenic from groundwater. The gel was prepared via a novel method designed to ensure the maximum content of iron particles in its structure.

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JoVE Science Education - Advanced Biology

Whole-Mount In Situ Hybridization

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2023

Whole-mount in situ hybridization (WMISH) is a common technique used for visualizing the location of expressed RNAs in embryos. In this process, synthetically produced RNA probes are first complementarily bound, or "hybridized," to the transcripts of target genes. Immunohistochemistry or fluorescence is then used to detect these RNA hybrids, revealing spatial and temporal patterns of gene expression. Unlike traditional in situ hybridization techniques, which require thin tissue sections whose...

Methods of Ex Situ and In Situ Investigations of Structural Transformations: The Case of Crystallization of Metallic Glasses

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2018

Here, we present a protocol to describe ex situ and in situ investigations of structural transformations in metallic glasses. We employed nuclear-based analytical methods which inspect hyperfine interactions. We demonstrate the applicability of Mössbauer spectrometry and nuclear forward scattering of synchrotron radiation during temperature-driven experiments.

A Synthetic Methodology for Preparing Impregnated and Grafted Amine-Based Silica Composites for Carbon Capture

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2023

This work aims to facilitate the development of standardized techniques for impregnating or grafting aminated compounds onto silica substrates, which are often broadly described in the literature. Specific amounts of solvent, substrate, amines, and the values of other important experimental parameters will be discussed in detail.

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JoVE Journal - Neuroscience
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In Situ Ca2+ Imaging of the Enteric Nervous System

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2015

The enteric nervous system (ENS) is a network of neurons and glia located in the gut wall that controls intestinal reflexes. This protocol describes methods for recording the activity of enteric neurons and glia in live preparations of ENS using Ca2+ imaging.

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