Submitted by Haroudo Xavier Filho (haroudo.xavierfo@ufpe.br) on 2016-02-25T17:28:13Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) Dissertação versão correta_Erika Trindade.pdf: 2153375 bytes, checksum: 27828150a490aba6be042d8498b9068e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-02-25T17:28:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) Dissertação versão correta_Erika Trindade.pdf: 2153375 bytes, checksum: 27828150a490aba6be042d8498b9068e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-02-26 / FACEPE / A infecção com o Vírus da Hepatite B (HBV) é uma das principais causas de morbidade e mortalidade em todo o mundo. Estima-se que 350 milhões de pessoas no mundo têm infecção crônica pelo HBV, o que representa aproximadamente 5% da população mundial. Levando-se em conta que a transmissão do HBV ocorre principalmente pelas vias parenteral e sexual, bolsas de sangue devem ser rigorosamente controladas. Um teste rápido antes da doação para identificar o marcador do HBV é desejável para reduzir os custos com o descarte desnecessário de bolsas de sangue. Atualmente, os anticorpos produzidos contra os antígenos do core do vírus da hepatite B (anti-HBc IgG) têm sido relatados como o marcador mais prevalente para o HBV devido a persistir por toda a vida e indicam infecção passada. Imunossensores são dispositivos analíticos que utilizam antígenos ou anticorpos e um transdutor para detecção rápida e quantificação de analitos e também podem ser portáteis. Diferentes tipos de transdutores para imunossensores são utilizados, tais como eletroquímico, óptico e piezoeléctrico. As técnicas eletroquímicas têm como princípio básico a detecção de espécies eletroativas presentes no processo de interação do elemento biológico com o transdutor. Transdutores eletroquímicos amperométricos estão entre os mais utilizados, devido à sua facilidade para portabilização. Os nanomateriais e os polímeros funcionalizados têm atraído grande interesse no desenvolvimento de matrizes de imobilização para biossensores devido a proporcionarem maior estabilidade e maior área para ancoramento de biomoléculas. Quando os nanotubos de carbono carboxilados são associados com politiramina, eles formam ligações amida que permitem que esta superfície seja muito mais estável, aumentando a precisão analítica. Este trabalho teve como objetivo o desenvolvimento de um imunossensor para detecção do anti-HBc através da imobilização do antígeno do HBc (HBcAg) em um eletrodo de ouro nanoestruturado formado por nanotubos de carbono carboxilados e politiramina. As modificações no eletrodo foram acompanhadas por voltametria cíclica e voltametria de onda quadrada. Foi obtida uma matriz estável, com processo de interação reversível e com possibilidade de portabilização. A faixa linear de resposta foi de 1,0 a 5,0 ng/mL, com limite inferior de detecção de 0,1ng/mL, mostrando grande sensibilidade para o anticorpo. Para uso clínico, o protótipo precisa ser validado em mais amostras sorológicas. / Infection with Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. An estimated 350 million people have chronic HBV infection, which represents approximately 5% of the world population. Taking into account that transmission of HBV occurs mostly by via parenteral and sexual, blood bags should be tightly controlled. A quick test before donating to identify the marker of HBV is desirable to reduce unnecessary costs to dispose of blood bags. Currently, antibodies against the core antigen of hepatitis B (anti-HBc IgG) have been reported as the most prevalent marker for HBV virus due to persist throughout life, indicating past infection. Immunosensors are analytical devices that use antigens or antibodies, and a transducer for rapid detection and quantification of analytes and can also be portable. Different types of transducers for immunosensors are used, such as electrochemical, optical and piezoelectric. Electrochemical techniques have as basic principle the detection of electroactive species present in the interaction process of the biological element with the transducer. Amperometric electrochemical transducers are among the most widely used due to be easily portabilized. And nanomaterials functionalized polymers have attracted great interest in the development of immobilization matrices for biosensors owing to provide greater stability and larger area for biomolecule anchoring. When the carboxylated carbon nanotubes are associated with polytyramine they form amide bonds that allow the surface to be much more stable, enhancing the analytical precision. This work aimed at the development of an immunosensor for the detection of anti-HBc by immobilizing the HBc antigen (HBcAg) in a nanostructured gold electrode formed by carboxylated carbon nanotubes and polytyramine. The changes in the electrode were followed by cyclic voltammetry and square wave voltammetry. A stable matrix was obtained, with reversible interaction process and the possibility of portabilization. The linear response range was 1.0 to 5.0 ng/ml, with a lower detection limit of 0.1 ng/mL, showing great sensitivity to the antibody. For clinical use, the prototype must be validated in more serum samples.

Die vorliegende Dissertation berichtet über die Untersuchung von selbst-aggregierten Einfach- und Mehrfachschichten aus Nanographenen-Derivate mit Hilfe der Rastertunnelmikroskopie (RTM) an Fest-Flüssig-Grenzflächen. Die -Konjugation bringt einzigartige elektronische Eigenschaften mit sich, so dass die Nanographen-Derivate viel versprechende Bausteine für eine molekulare und organische Elektronik sind, da sie maßgeschneidert und kostengünstig prozessiert werden können, und leicht und flexibel sind. Für elektronische Anwendungen ist es notwendig, die Nanographene in ultradünnen Filmen mit geordneten supramolekularen Strukturen zu organisieren. Nanostrukturen werden für Nanographene-Derivate auf hoch orientiertem pyrolytischem Graphit (HOPG) untersucht, wie zum Beispiel alkylierte Hexi-peri-hexabenzocoronene (HBCs) unterschiedlicher Symmetrie und dreiecksförmige polyzyklische aromatische Kohlenwasserstoffe (PAK). Es zeigt eine erstaunliche Vielfalt von supramolekularen Strukturen, z.B. Zick-Zack-, Blumen- oder Honigwaben-Muster. Eine faszinierende Besonderheit besteht in den Honigwaben Strukturen, die sich durch Selbstaggregation dreieckiger alkylierter Phenyl-PAKs bilden, und die damit Nanotemplate für Gastmoleküle darstellen. In vielen Fällen bilden Nanographene-Derivate nicht nur Monoschichte sondern auch Multischichten auf Graphit. Die Selbstorganisation von Doppelschichten aus einer HBC-Stern-Verbindung bietet das Potenzial für Baustelemente in der organischen Elektronik, zum Beispiel für Nanodrähte. Die alkylierten Phenyl-HBCs bilden polykristalline Strukturen sowohl in der "face-on"-Anordnung in Monoschichten auf Graphit wie in der "edge-on"-Anordnung in Multischichten, die sich in einem äußeren elektrischen Feld bilden. Beides kann nützlich sein, da für die mögliche Anwendung in einer Photovoltaik-Zelle die "face-on"-Orientierung auf Oberflächen erforderlich ist, während für organische Feldeffekt-Transistoreneine "edge-on" Nanostruktur benötigt wird. / This thesis reports on the investigation of self-assembled mono- and multilayers from nanographene derivatives via scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) at solid-liquid interfaces. Because of the unique electronic properties associated with their -bonded topology, nanographenes are promising building blocks for molecular and organic electronics, which provide the possibility of tunability together with low-cost processing, light weight, and flexibility. For the application in electronics it is necessary to organize nanographenes in ultrathin films with well-ordered supramolecular structures. Nanostructures of monolayers on Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite (HOPG) are studied for different nanographene derivatives, such as alkylated hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronenes (HBCs) with different symmetries, and triangle-shaped polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). They exhibit a surprising diversity of supramolecular structures, for example zigzag, flower-like or honeycomb shapes. A fascinating peculiarity provides the honeycomb structures which are self-assembled from triangle-shaped alkylated phenyl PAHs, which provide nanotemplates to accommodate guest molecules. In many cases, nanographene derivatives not only form monolayers but also multilayers on HOPG. Star-shaped HBC molecules self organize into bilayers in polar solvents, which exhibit the potential for the formation of building blocks of organic electronics, for instance nanowires. The alkylated phenyl HBCs form polycrystalline structures both in the “face-on” arrangement in a monolayer on HOPG, and “edge-on” in multilayers within an external electric field. Both may be useful for potential applications, since in a photovoltaic cell, the “face-on” orientation on surfaces is required, while for the purpose to be applied in organic field-effect transistors, the “edge-on” nanostructure on the electrodes is necessary.

Introdução. A infecção causada pelo vírus da hepatite B (HBV) é um dos agravos de maior prevalência no mundial. Segundo a Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) existem mais de 350 milhões de portadores crônicos da doença. A infecção pelo HBV é rotineiramente identificada quando há a presença do HBsAg circulante. Entretanto, em alguns casos o HBV-DNA tem sido detectado em indivíduos HBsAg negativos, positivos ou negativos para anti-HBc e anti-HBs. Essa apresentação sorológica e molecular é denominada infecção oculta pelo HBV (OBI). Geralmente a concentração do HBV-DNA no soro será abaixo de 200 UI/mL. Objetivo: Determinar a prevalência da OBI, em doadores de sangue do Estado do Amapá no ano de 2014. Material e Métodos. Foram analisadas um total de 62 amostras de doadores de sangue do estado do Amapá, no ano de 2014, que apresentavam o perfil sorológico: HBsAg negativo, anti-HBc positivo e com anti-HBs negativo ou positivo. Os marcadores sorológicos HBsAg e anti-HBc foram determinados através do imunoensaio quimioluminescente. As amostras selecionadas para a detecção do HBV-DNA foram testadas utilizando as metodologias de Real-Time PCR Kit NAT HIV/HCV/HBV (Bio-Manguinhos®) e PCR \"in house\". Resultados. Do total de 13.261 doadores triados para infecções transmissíveis pelo sangue, 283 apresentaram resultados reagentes para os marcadores da hepatite B, nos quais: 35 (0,3%) foram HBsAg e 248 (1,9%) para anti-HBc reagentes. Um total de 62 amostras foram testadas pelos métodos moleculares. Todas as amostras apresentaram resultado HBV-DNA não-detectável. Conclusão: O índice de inaptidão sorológica no ano de 2014 no HEMOAP foi de 1,9% para anti-HBc e 0,3% para HBsAg. A população estudada foi constituída predominantemente por adultos com idade entre 29-65 anos, do sexo masculino, casados e naturais de municípios do estado do Amapá / Introduction. The infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV) is one of the most prevalent diseases in the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) there are more than 350 million chronic carriers of the disease. HBV infection is routinely identified when there is presence of circulating HBsAg. However, in some cases HBV-DNA has been detected in HBsAg negative individuals, positive or negative for anti-HBc and anti-HBs. This serological and molecular presentation is termed HBV-occult infection (OBI). Usually the concentration of HBV-DNA in serum will be below 200 IU / mL.Objective: To determine the prevalence of OBI in blood donors, in the State of Amapá, in the 2014. Material and methods. A total of 62 samples of blood donors from the State of Amapá in the year 2014 were analyzed, presenting the serological profile: HBsAg negative, anti-HBc positive and with negative or positive anti-HBs. Serum markers HBsAg and anti-HBc were determined by the chemiluminescent immunoassay. Samples selected for HBV-DNA detection were tested using the Real-Time PCR Kit Kit HIV / HCV / HBV (Bio-Manguinhos®) and in-house PCR. Results. Of the total of 13,261 donors screened for blood-borne infections, 283 presented reactive results for hepatitis B markers, in which: 35 (0.3%) were HBsAg and 248 (1.9%) for anti-HBc reagents. All samples showed nondetectable HBV-DNA result. Conclusion: The serological disability index in the year 2014 in HEMOAP was 1.9% for anti-HBc and 0.3% for HBsAg. The studied population consisted predominantly of adults aged 29-65 years, males, married and natural of cities of the state of Amapá

Introdução. A infecção causada pelo vírus da hepatite B (HBV) é um dos agravos de maior prevalência no mundial. Segundo a Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) existem mais de 350 milhões de portadores crônicos da doença. A infecção pelo HBV é rotineiramente identificada quando há a presença do HBsAg circulante. Entretanto, em alguns casos o HBV-DNA tem sido detectado em indivíduos HBsAg negativos, positivos ou negativos para anti-HBc e anti-HBs. Essa apresentação sorológica e molecular é denominada infecção oculta pelo HBV (OBI). Geralmente a concentração do HBV-DNA no soro será abaixo de 200 UI/mL. Objetivo: Determinar a prevalência da OBI, em doadores de sangue do Estado do Amapá no ano de 2014. Material e Métodos. Foram analisadas um total de 62 amostras de doadores de sangue do estado do Amapá, no ano de 2014, que apresentavam o perfil sorológico: HBsAg negativo, anti-HBc positivo e com anti-HBs negativo ou positivo. Os marcadores sorológicos HBsAg e anti-HBc foram determinados através do imunoensaio quimioluminescente. As amostras selecionadas para a detecção do HBV-DNA foram testadas utilizando as metodologias de Real-Time PCR Kit NAT HIV/HCV/HBV (Bio-Manguinhos®) e PCR \"in house\". Resultados. Do total de 13.261 doadores triados para infecções transmissíveis pelo sangue, 283 apresentaram resultados reagentes para os marcadores da hepatite B, nos quais: 35 (0,3%) foram HBsAg e 248 (1,9%) para anti-HBc reagentes. Um total de 62 amostras foram testadas pelos métodos moleculares. Todas as amostras apresentaram resultado HBV-DNA não-detectável. Conclusão: O índice de inaptidão sorológica no ano de 2014 no HEMOAP foi de 1,9% para anti-HBc e 0,3% para HBsAg. A população estudada foi constituída predominantemente por adultos com idade entre 29-65 anos, do sexo masculino, casados e naturais de municípios do estado do Amapá / Introduction. The infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV) is one of the most prevalent diseases in the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) there are more than 350 million chronic carriers of the disease. HBV infection is routinely identified when there is presence of circulating HBsAg. However, in some cases HBV-DNA has been detected in HBsAg negative individuals, positive or negative for anti-HBc and anti-HBs. This serological and molecular presentation is termed HBV-occult infection (OBI). Usually the concentration of HBV-DNA in serum will be below 200 IU / mL.Objective: To determine the prevalence of OBI in blood donors, in the State of Amapá, in the 2014. Material and methods. A total of 62 samples of blood donors from the State of Amapá in the year 2014 were analyzed, presenting the serological profile: HBsAg negative, anti-HBc positive and with negative or positive anti-HBs. Serum markers HBsAg and anti-HBc were determined by the chemiluminescent immunoassay. Samples selected for HBV-DNA detection were tested using the Real-Time PCR Kit Kit HIV / HCV / HBV (Bio-Manguinhos®) and in-house PCR. Results. Of the total of 13,261 donors screened for blood-borne infections, 283 presented reactive results for hepatitis B markers, in which: 35 (0.3%) were HBsAg and 248 (1.9%) for anti-HBc reagents. All samples showed nondetectable HBV-DNA result. Conclusion: The serological disability index in the year 2014 in HEMOAP was 1.9% for anti-HBc and 0.3% for HBsAg. The studied population consisted predominantly of adults aged 29-65 years, males, married and natural of cities of the state of Amapá

Objects have the power to create a concrete connection to our past - a connection we can hold in our hands. Each object in a family collection is connected to an ancestor and their story. It is these stories that ground us in who we are and where we come from; these stories that create our heritage and identity. The McTavish Collection is made up 159 objects and is housed at the Manitoba Museum. The collection belonged to a prominent fur trade family and has been passed down through five generations of women of mixed Indigenous/European decent. Eighty objects were pulled from the vaults and reunited as a single collection for closer study. An object biography was created using a combination of research techniques and perspectives to piece together a deeper understanding of the life of women of the fur trade era. Through these objects, a story emerged and shone a light on the women who made, collected and used these objects. This is a study of that process and those stories. / May 2017

The enormous mortality burden exerted by P. falciparum malaria has evolutionarily selected for red blood cell (RBC) polymorphisms which confer protection against the severe manifestations of this disease. Although the epidemiological protection by these polymorphisms has been well-established for the past half-century, the mechanisms underlying this protection are still being uncovered. Recent studies implicate impaired cytoadherence to microvascular endothelial cells (MVECs) due to reduced surface levels and altered display of Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1) as a mechanism of protection against severe malaria by sickle hemoglobin (Hb) S and HbC. Consequently, in this thesis, I have described three separate, but related investigations into whether hemoglobins S and C influence a parasite’s cytoadherence binding phenotype (Chapter 3), the PfEMP1 variants that parasites express in vivo (Chapter 4), and the IgG recognition of PfEMP1 domains in Malian children (Chapter 5). We found that parasites from HbAS children show statistically insignificant increased binding to MVECs and that parasites did not express a restricted subset of var genes in HbAS and HbAC children. Compared to HbAA and HbAC children, HbAS children demonstrated a slower rate of acquisition of IgG responses to a repertoire of PfEMP1 domains. These findings suggest that, although hemoglobin type influences the binding phenotype of P. falciparum isolates and the acquisition of PfEMP1-specific IgG responses, other factors more likely determine the expressed var gene repertoire within parasites than hemoglobin type.

An effective and safe vaccine against Hepatitis B virus already exists, yet morbidity and mortality of this illness are still high. The key to developing a reliable treatment is a deep knowledge of the virus' life cycle and functions of all its components. In the presented work we explored an interactome of the Core protein of the Hepatitis B virus. Using proximity-dependent biotin identification technique (BioID) coupled to mass spectrometry we have identified a list of potential candidates that are either significantly enriched (in total 105 proteins) or less abundant in the presence of the HBV Core protein in the cell (40 proteins). The list also includes known HBV Core interacting proteins SRPK1 and SRPK2, and p53 protein whose expression is known to be repressed due to the HBV Core interaction with the E2F1 transcription factor. Many of the newly identified possible HBV Core interacting proteins are involved in biological processes already known or are suspected to be influenced by the HBV such as translational and transporting processes or gene expression and macromolecule production. Overall, this work comprehensively characterizes the interaction landscape of the HBV Core protein in the live cells and might thus serve as a reliable start for in depth HBV-host interaction analysis. Key...

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-12T18:28:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 arquivo1040_1.pdf: 1325892 bytes, checksum: f61dd605358bbaccfa20b61c802941a3 (MD5) license.txt: 1748 bytes, checksum: 8a4605be74aa9ea9d79846c1fba20a33 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010 / Testes sorológicos para detecção do HBsAg e anti-HBc são realizados em doadores de sangue para evitar a transmissão da hepatite B. No entanto, a maior causa de rejeição nos hemocentros é a detecção do anti-HBc, que provoca ausência de doadores e descarte de bolsas de sangue, o que aumenta os custos nos bancos de sangue. Mas, pesquisas mostram que doadores anti-HBc positivo com ou sem o anti-HBs, podem continuar replicando o vírus e transmitir a infecção aos receptores dos hemocomponentes. Outros estudos mostram que doadores HBsAg/anti-HBc positivos na fase crônica podem conter quantidades de HBV-DNA muito baixas e não ser detectado por testes moleculares. Ainda existe um risco de transmissão que ocorre se o doador estiver na fase inicial da infecção, antes da detecção do HBsAg e que pode ser evitado pesquisando-se o HBV-DNA. Testes para detecção de ácidos nucleicos (NAT) do HIV, HCV e HBV em doadores de sangue já ocorre em alguns países, e no Brasil, está em fase de implantação para o HIV e HCV. Os objetivos deste estudo foram: pesquisar o HBV-DNA em doadores de sangue anti-HBc positivo da Fundação HEMOPE com e sem o anti-HBs, determinar a carga viral nos doadores HBsAg/anti-HBc positivo e estimar a frequência de positividade do HBV-DNA nos diferentes perfis sorológicos no período de junho de 2009 a fevereiro de 2010. Trezentos e vinte doadores anti-HBc/anti-HBs positivos, 39 HBsAg/anti-HBc positivos e 41 anti-HBc positivo isolado participaram do estudo. A pesquisa do HBV-DNA foi realizada pelo teste qualitativo de nested-PCR e a quantificação pelo teste AMPLICOR HBV MONITOR (ROCHE). Os resultados mostraram que o HBV-DNA não foi detectado em nenhum doador anti-HBc/anti-HBs positivos e anti-HBc positivo isolado, sendo quantificado em 64% dos HBsAg/anti-HBc positivos. Esses resultados sugerem que com a utilização de uma técnica mais sensível, aumentaria a possibilidade de se detectar o HBV-DNA em um número maior de doadores. Além disso, a substituição do teste do HBsAg pela detecção do HBV-DNA, requer cautela e novos estudos. No entanto, o HBV-DNA é um marcador útil para detectar a infecção na fase de janela imunológica

京都大学 / 0048 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(医学) / 甲第19593号 / 医博第4100号 / 新制||医||1014(附属図書館) / 32629 / 京都大学大学院医学研究科医学専攻 / (主査)教授 松岡 雅雄, 教授 朝長 啓造, 教授 西渕 光昭 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Medical Science / Kyoto University / DFAM

In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurde das Wachstum der planaren aromatischen Moleküle Perylen-3,4,9,10-tetracarbonsäure-3,4,9,10-dianhydrid (PTCDA) und Peri-Hexabenzocoronen (HBC) auf verschiedenen einkristallinen Oberflächen von Gold und Graphit untersucht. Zur Abscheidung der Moleküle und zur Herstellung dünner hochgeordnerter organischer Schichten wurde eine Molekularstrahlepitaxieanlage mit mehreren Kammern aufgebaut. Bei den Untersuchungen des Wachstums von PTCDA auf der Au(111)- und Au(100)-Fläche wurden drei Klassen von Strukturen gefunden: Eine Fischgrätenstruktur, deren Gitterparameter und molekulare Anordnung der (102)-Ebene des PTCDA-Kristalls entsprechen, eine quadratische Struktur, sowie eine Stabstruktur, die der (010)-Ebene des PTCDA-Kristalls zugeordnet werden kann. Während die Stabstruktur auf Au(100) ein inkommensurables Wachstum zeigt, konnten alle anderen PTCDA-Strukturen sowohl auf Au(111) als auch auf Au(100) als point-on-line epitaktisch klassifiziert werden. Die HBC-Schichten auf Au(111), Au(100)hex und Graphit zeigen abweichend von der Kristallstruktur eine hexagonale Symmetrie. Auf Graphit wächst HBC in einer kommensurablen Struktur. Auf den beiden Au-Oberflächen existieren mehrere Strukturen, die sich in ihrer Orientierung und ihren Gitterkonstanten unterscheiden. Neben einer dominierenden HBC-Struktur lassen sich auf den Au-Flächen weitere Strukturen beobachten, deren Auftreten durch den Bedeckungsgrad und die Substratmorphologie, d.h. die Stufenzahl und Terrassengröße des Substrates bestimmt wird. Alle diese HBC-Strukturen konnten als kommensurabel klassifiziert werden. Die Anordnung der HBC-Moleküle in Multilagen wurde für das System HBC auf Au(100)hex mit Hilfe molekularmechanischer Berechnungen modelliert. Die HBC-Moleküle sind in der zweiten Lage gegenüber denen der ersten Lage so verschoben, dass die C-Atome der Moleküle eine graphitähnliche Anordnung zeigen. Wie die STM Untersuchung der organischen Heteroschichten aus HBC und PTCDA zeigen, ist es möglich, epitaktische organische Heteroschichten auch von Molekülen herzustellen, die sich in ihren Gitterkonstanten und in der Symmetrie unterscheiden. Erstmals ließen sich derartige Schichten mittels Rastertunnelmikroskopie direkt und durch LEED auch im reziproken Raum abbilden. Aus dem in den STM Bildern sichtbaren Moirékontrast wurde die Orientierung der beiden organischen Gitter bestimmt. PTCDA wächst bezüglich des HBC-Gitters weder kommensurabel noch point-on-line koinzident, zeigt jedoch eine feste Winkelorientierung. Es handelt sich in diesem Fall um eine inkommensurable Struktur bezüglich des HBC-Gitters, die jedoch bezüglich des zugrundeliegenden Graphitgitters point-on-line Koinzidenz zeigt. Das Versagen der einfachen geometrischen Epitaxiemodelle kann in diesem Fall auf die Existenz mehrerer, energetisch nahezu gleichwertiger Adsorptionsplätze innerhalb der Einheitszelle des Substrates zurückgeführt werden.