A B S T R A C TThe use of vegetable fiber residue in cementitious matrices can be a sustainable technological alternative; however, it still has problems related to the chemical compatibility between the cement and the fibers. The present study evaluated the compatibility of vegetable fibers with cement using three methods of calculation and determined certain physical properties of the fibers and the curve of the temporal evolution of temperature for each composite. The surfaces of the composites were evaluated through atomic force microscope images and the results showed that the pretreatment of fiber washing significantly favors the compatibility with cement for fibers of eucalyptus, coconut and cocoa, with no influence for water hyacinth fiber. Bivariate correlation analyses showed that the compatibility of the composites is favored by the reduction in the degree of swelling, packing density and specific mass. The results showed that there is a potential use of plant fiber in civil construction and that the physical properties of each type of fiber can offer elements for its selection and pretreatment.Compatibilidade de fibras vegetais com cimento Portland e sua relação com as propriedades físicas
R E S U M OA utilização de resíduos de fibras vegetais em matrizes cimentícias pode ser uma alternativa tecnológica sustentável porém ainda apresenta problemas relacionados com a compatibilidade química entre o cimento e a fibra. No presente trabalho foi estudada a compatibilidade de resíduos de fibras vegetais com cimento por três métodos de cálculo e determinadas as propriedades físicas das fibras, além de obtida a curva da evolução temporal da temperatura para cada compósito. Foi analisada a superfície dos compósitos a partir de imagens obtidas em microscópio de força atômica cujos resultados indicaram que o tratamento prévio de lavagem da fibra favorece significativamente a compatibilidade com cimento das fibras de eucalipto, coco e de cacau, não tendo influência para a fibra de baronesa; as análises de correlações bivariadas apontam um favorecimento da compatibilidade dos compósitos com a diminuição dos valores de grau de inchamento, densidade pacote e massa específica; os resultados comprovaram que existe um potencial de utilização da fibra vegetal na construção civil e que as propriedades físicas de cada tipo de fibra podem oferecer elementos para sua seleção e pre-tratamento.
Double-stranded pBS plasmid DNA was irradiated with gamma rays at doses ranging from 1 to 12 kGy and electron beams from 1 to 10 kGy. Fragment-size distributions were determined by direct visualization, using atomic force microscopy with nanometer-resolution operating in non-tapping mode, combined with an improved methodology. The fragment distributions from irradiation with gamma rays revealed discrete-like patterns at all doses, suggesting that these patterns are modulated by the base pair composition of the plasmid. Irradiation with electron beams, at very high dose rates, generated continuous distributions of highly shattered DNA fragments, similar to results at much lower dose rates found in the literature. Altogether, these results indicate that AFM could supplement traditional methods for high-resolution measurements of radiation damage to DNA, while providing new and relevant information.
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