Mitigation of human factor in tomographic post processing of additive manufactured critical parts for aviation application by Stefano Benuzzi, Davide Borghi, Maria Grazia Righi, Natanaele Galavotti, Fabio Esposito

“…Simultaneously to the development of AM fabrication, tomographic systems have also adapted to meet the needs of application-dependent inspection: from micro-focus and nano-focus systems for finding micrometre-sized discontinuities, to linear accelerators for inspecting large components built in high-density alloys, the current range of machinery allows for traversing and inspecting current production by filling the gap generated by the manufacturing paradigm shift. …”
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In Vitro Characterization of Multilamellar Fibers with Uniaxially Oriented Electrospun Type I Collagen Scaffolds by Alireza Hooshmand-Ardakani, Tahereh Talaei-Khozani, Mehdi Sadat-Shojai, Soghra Bahmanpour, Nehleh Zarei-fard

“…Fabrication of an appropriate scaffold is critical in order to recapitulate the architecture and functionality of the native tissue. …”
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A review of the application of CIELAB colour systems for the development of gold and silver nano-enabled colorimetric assays for the detection of chromium by Sindisiwe Fortunate Shange, Phumlane Selby Mdluli, Nirmala Deenadayalu

“…Report on the synthetic, fabrication and detection techniques chosen for these applications. …”
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A wide-spectrum mid-infrared electro-optic intensity modulator employing a two-point coupled lithium niobate racetrack resonator by Hyeon Hwang, Kiyoung Ko, Mohamad Reza Nurrahman, Kiwon Moon, Jung Jin Ju, Sang-Wook Han, Hojoong Jung, Min-Kyo Seo, Hansuek Lee

“…This approach not only achieves high modulation performance but also relaxes the design constraints and fabrication precision typically associated with resonator-based modulators, as confirmed through an analytic model. …”
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Biocompatible Heterogeneous Packaging and Laser-Assisted Fluid Interface Control for In Situ Sensor in Organ-on-a-Chip by Yu-Hsuan Lin, Shing-Fung Lau, Yen-Pei Lu, Kuo-Cheng Huang, Chien-Fang Ding, Yu-Hsiang Tang, Hsin-Yi Tsai

“…Ultraviolet laser processing was employed to fabricate structures on parylene-C. The results demonstrate that through precise control of processing parameters, the wettability of the material can be tuned freely within a contact angle range of 60° to 110°. …”
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Nitrogen-rich covalent organic polymers for efficient solid phase extraction of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs from water samples by Yuqi Cheng, Jia Li, Xiaochen Xiu, Xinghua Teng, Wen Zhang, Lei Ji, Leilei Wang

“…Herein, a nitrogen-rich covalent organic polymer containing phenyl, triazine and amine groups was fabricated via solvent-free copolymerization. Then, utilizing nitrogen-rich covalent organic polymer as adsorbent for solid phase extraction cartridges, the pretreatment method was combined with high-performance liquid chromatography-diode array detection to quantify five representative NSAIDs (ketoprofen, carprofen, flurbiprofen, diclofenac and mefenamic acid) in environmental water samples. …”
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Ultrathin skin-conformable electrodes with high water vapor permeability and stretchability characteristics composed of single-walled carbon nanotube networks assembled on elastome... by Tatsuhiro Horii, Kai Yamashita, Marimo Ito, Kei Okada, Toshinori Fujie

“…Abstract Herein, we report on conductive ultrathin films (nanosheets) with the characteristics of stretchability and water vapor permeability for skin-conformable bioelectrodes. The films are fabricated by combining conductive fibrous networks of single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and poly(styrene-b-butadiene-b-styrene) (SBS) nanosheets (i.e., SWCNT-SBS nanosheets). …”
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Pac-Man-Shaped Patch-Driven Broadband Circularly Polarized Metasurface Antenna With CMA-Based Quadruple-Mode Excitation by Deepak K. Naik, Dhruba Charan Panda, Rajanikanta Swain, Arjuna Muduli, Sambhudutta Nanda

“…A prototype of the proposed antenna is fabricated using an FR-4 substrate, and the overall dimension of the antenna is <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$0.55\lambda \times 0.7\lambda \times 0.06\lambda $ </tex-math></inline-formula> at 6.46 GHz center operating frequency. …”
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Research on the photoelectrical properties of TiO2-doped V2O5/FTO nanocomposite thin films under thermal and electrical excitation by Xue Chang, Li Yi, Zhang Haoting, He Weiye, Peng Weiye, Dai Wenyan, Yuan Zhen, Lin Ke, Wang Wei, Shi Zhangqing, Liu Hongwei

“…The TiO2-doped V2O5/FTO nanocomposite thin films were prepared on the FTO substrates by sol-gel method and post-annealing process, and the MSM structural devices based on the prepared films were fabricated by sputtering, photolithography and etching techniques. …”
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Bioprinted hydrogels in bone regeneration: a bibliometric analysis by Huijie Zhang, Xiaoyu Li, Zhenyu Jia, Kun Jiao, Kun Jiao, Chen Liu, Chen Liu, Zixiang Deng, Yushu Bai, Xianzhao Wei, Xiaoyi Zhou

“…Our bibliometric-based visualization analysis revealed that the mechanical properties and osteogenic differentiation capacity of biomaterials have been a focal research topic over the past decade, while emerging research has also concentrated on the in vitro fabrication of stem cells for bone regeneration and osteogenic differentiation, particularly the precise application of in situ stem cell-loaded bioprinted organoids.ConclusionThis study provides an in-depth analysis of the research trajectory in the application of bioprinted hydrogels for bone regeneration. …”
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Effect of Deposition Temperature and Thermal Annealing on the Properties of Sputtered NiO<i>_x</i>/Si Heterojunction Photodiodes by Roumen Nedev, David Mateos-Anzaldo, Eddue Osuna-Escalante, Oscar Perez-Landeros, Mario Curiel-Alvarez, Esteban Osorio-Urquizo, Jhonathan Castillo-Saenz, Javier Lopez-Medina, Benjamin Valdez-Salas, Nicola Nedev

“…Broadband photodetectors with high responsivity (<i>R</i>) were fabricated by depositing r.f.-sputtered NiO<i>_x</i> layers on n-Si at room temperature (RT), 50 °C and 100 °C. …”
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Microstructure evolution and recrystallization behavior of two nickel-based single crystal superalloys by XU Fuze, LIN Yongcheng, MA Dexin, HE Daoguang, ZHAO Yunxing, LI Lyu, CHENG Bowen, DENG Yangpi

“…This study focuses on the single crystal （SC） superalloys CMSX-4 and DD5， designing and fabricating a SC test plate casting with five distinct stages. …”
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Highly efficient assessment and selective determination of pancreatic cancer biomarker CA-19-9 using co-electrodeposited MXene-AgNPs nanocomposite by Mahsa Mirzayi, Balal Khalilzadeh, Sattar Akbari Nakhjavani, Rahim Mohammad-Rezaei

“…We believe that our fabricated sensor can be the plan of diseases management program due to affordable rapid and label free detection of a targeted biomarkers.…”
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Eco-friendly sustainable farming: Enhancing summer tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum mill.) yield with jute non-woven agro textile Mulch by Nilimesh Mridha, Dipak Nayak, Ashok Yadav, Tilak Mondal, Rakesh Kr Ghosh, Manik Bhowmick, Atul Singha, D.P. Ray, B.S. Manjunatha, Avijit Das, D.B. Shakyawar, Sourav Paul, Amit Das, Santanu Mukherjee, Ravinder Kumar

“…Jute non-woven mulch with 100 % jute (100:0) of 250, 450, and 650 g per square meter (GSM), the blend non-woven of pure jute with caddis (50:50) of 250, 450, and 650 GSM, plastic (50 μm) and rice straw mulch were evaluated on summer tomato crop at the ICAR-CISH regional station in Malda, West Bengal, India. Jute non-woven fabrics of higher thickness with lower water flow and transmissivity increase soil moisture content over no mulch (∼70 %) and plastic mulch (∼9.3 %). …”
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Effectiveness of a Commercial Lactic Acid Bacteria Intervention Applied to Inhibit Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli on Refrigerated Vacuum-Aged Beef by Katie R. Kirsch, Tamra N. Tolen, Jessica C. Hudson, Alejandro Castillo, Davey Griffin, T. Matthew Taylor

“…Data indicate that the LAB biopreservative may assist beef safety protection when utilized within a multi-intervention beef harvest, fabrication, and aging process.…”
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Evaluation of Marginal Misfit of Metal Frameworks Welded by Gas-Torch, Laser, and Tungsten Inert Gas Methods by Wilson Matsumoto, Paula Pastana Beraldo, Rossana Pereira de Almeida, Ana Paula Macedo, Beatriz Roque Kubata, Takami Hirono Hotta

“…To evaluate the marginal fit, a master model was fabricated simulating four implants. Transfers and replicas were used to transfer the positions of the implants to the model, using a silicone matrix. …”
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Effect of Annealing Process on CH3NH3PbI3-XClX Film Morphology of Planar Heterojunction Perovskite Solar Cells with Optimal Compact TiO2 Layer by Dan Chen, Xiaoping Zou, Hong Yang, Ningning Zhang, Wenbin Jin, Xiao Bai, Ying Yang

“…At the optimal annealing temperature of 100°C, the CH3NH3PbI3-XClX morphology fabricated by multistep slow annealing method has smaller grain boundaries and holes than that prepared by one-step direct annealing method, which results in the reduction of grain boundary recombination and the increase of Voc. …”
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Judicious Molecular Design of 5H‑Dithieno[3,2‑b:2′,3′‑d]Pyran‐based Hole‐Transporting Materials for Highly Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells by Kun‐Mu Lee, Chia‐Hui Lin, Chia‐Chi Chang, Ting‐Yu Yang, Wei‐Hao Chiu, Wei‐Chen Chu, Ya‐Ho Chang, Sie‐Rong Li, Shih‐I Lu, Hsiao‐Chi Hsieh, Kang‐Ling Liau, Chia Hui Hu, Chih‐Hung Chen, Yun‐Shuo Liu, Wei‐Chun Chou, Mandy M. Lee, Shih‐Sheng Sun, Yu‐Tai Tao, Yan‐Duo Lin

“…Herein, a series of dithienopyran (DTP)‐based HTMs (Me‐H, Ph‐H, CF3‐H, CF3‐mF, and CF3‐oF) is designed and synthesized by substituting different functional groups on the DTP unit and are used fabricating PSCs. In comparison with Me‐H having two methyl substituents on the dithienopyrano ring, the Ph‐H having two phenyl substituents on the ring exhibits higher PCEs. …”
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Research of joining the SiC and Cu combination by use of SnTi solder filled with SiC nanoparticles and with active ultrasound assistance by Tomas Melus, Roman Kolenak, Jaromir Drapala, Mikulas Sloboda, Peter Gogola, Matej Pasak

“…The average shear strength of the SiC/Cu joint, fabricated using SnTi3 solder with 6 wt.% SiC nanoparticles, was 21.5 MPa.…”
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Spectroscopic Studies of the Behavior of Eu3+ on the Luminescence of Cadmium Tellurite Glasses by I. V. García-Amaya, Ma. E. Zayas, J. Alvarado-Rivera, E. Álvarez, S. A. Gallardo-Heredia, G. A. Limón, R. Lozada-Morales, J. Ma. Rincón

“…X-Ray diffraction reveals the amorphous structure of the fabricated glasses. FT-IR and Raman spectra show the presence of TeO4 and TeO3+1/TeO3 units that conform with the glass matrix. …”
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