Quarter-Wavelength Two-Section Coaxial Stepped Impedance Resonators for Harmonics Suppression in Tx Bandpass Filters by Alexandre Bonizec, Jessica Benedicto, Jean-Francois Favennec, Eric Rius, Christophe Goujon

“…This is illustrated through the design of a 6th order narrowband L-band bandpass filter with controlled attenuation up to <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$6.6\times $ </tex-math></inline-formula> F0 and a multipactor threshold of around 30 W. This filter was fabricated in aluminum and tested. The experimental results are presented and discussed. …”
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Preparation, Characterization, and Analytical Application of Ramipril Membrane-Based Ion-Selective Electrode by Hassan Arida, Mona Ahmed, Abdallah Ali

“…The fabrication and electrochemical evaluation of two PVC membrane-based Ion-Selective electrodes responsive for ramipril drug have been proposed. …”
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3D-Printed Scaffolds and Biomaterials: Review of Alveolar Bone Augmentation and Periodontal Regeneration Applications by Farah Asa’ad, Giorgio Pagni, Sophia P. Pilipchuk, Aldo Bruno Giannì, William V. Giannobile, Giulio Rasperini

“…In this review, we highlight different biomaterials suitable for 3D scaffold fabrication, with a focus on “3D-printed” ones as bone graft substitutes that might be convenient for various applications related to implant therapy. …”
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Fractography and Tensile Properties of AA6061 Aluminium Alloy/Rice Husk Ash Silicon Nanocomposite by N. E. Udoye, O. S. I. Fayomi, A. O. Inegbenebor

“…Different weight percentages of reinforcement in the range of 2%, 4%, 6%, and 8% were used to fabricate the composites. The reinforced composites were characterized by SEM/EDS for microstructural study. …”
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Effect of Tungsten Carbide Addition on the Microstructure and Mechanical Behavior of Titanium Matrix Developed by Powder Metallurgy Route by Venkatesan Govindarajan, R. Sivakumar, Pravin P. Patil, S. Kaliappan, T. Ch Anil Kumar, M. Kannan, B. Ramesh

“…The microstructures of the composite are evaluated by utilized optical microscopy. The fabricated titanium composites exhibit improved hardness and wear resistance. …”
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Rehabilitation of Maxillary Defect Using Zygomatic Implant Retained Obturator by Mounika Ayinala, Gautam Shetty

“…Following the healing period, an interim obturator using heat cure acrylic was fabricated. Mechanical retention for the definitive obturator was obtained through the ball attachment suspended from the multiunit abutment of the zygomatic implant. …”
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Investigation on Heat Deflection and Thermal Conductivity of Basalt Fiber Reinforced Composites Prepared by Hand Layup Method by R. Meenakshi Reddy, S. Ravi, Pradeep Kumar Singh, H. Dineshkumar, K. Arun Bhaskar, Vallapureddy Siva Nagi Reddy, A. H. Seikh, M. H. Siddique, Ashok Nagaraj

“…The current work is concerned with the fabrication of composite laminates using the traditional hand layup method, with 40% reinforcement of basalt fiber mat and sawdust filler and 60% epoxy, with quantifying the thermal effects of composite laminates varying with four different weight fractions of basalt fiber and sawdust filler materials. …”
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Minimizing Stress Shielding and Cement Damage in Cemented Femoral Component of a Hip Prosthesis through Computational Design Optimization by Abdellah Ait Moussa, Justin Fischer, Rohan Yadav, Morshed Khandaker

“…Applications to implants, fabricated using a homogeneous material and a functionally graded material, were presented.…”
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Nanostructured food proteins as efficient systems for the encapsulation of bioactive compounds by Mehdi Mohammadian, Mostafa I. Waly, Maryam Moghadam, Zahra Emam-Djomeh, Maryam Salami, Ali Akbar Moosavi-Movahedi

“…The major techniques for the fabrication of nanocarriers are described. The encapsulation, protection, and release of bioactive compounds in different nanostructured food proteins were also discussed.…”
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Effect of Heat Treatment on Performance of 2205 Base Equipment and Pipes by Yajun Li, Nan Liu, Li Tian, Xuemei Lu, Yanjiao Li

“…It is suggested that 2205 dual‐phase stainless steel should avoid post‐welding heat treatment during the fabricating process. For 2205 dual‐phase stainless steel equipment or parts that must or have completed post‐welding heat treatment, the risk assessment should be carried out based on the service temperature, etc. …”
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The Synthesis of 2D CH3NH3PbI3 Perovskite Films with Tunable Bandgaps by Solution Deposition Route by Vorrada Loryuenyong, Pajaree Thongpon, Sasathorn Saudmalai, Achanai Buasri

“…This is because of its ease of fabrication, long absorption wavelength region, and long diffusion length. …”
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Accurate Flexible Temperature Sensor Based on Laser-Induced Graphene Material by Huang Kun, Liu Bin, Mostafa Orban, Qiu Donghai, Yang Hongbo

“…The sensor is made of laser-induced graphene and is easier to fabricate and operate than traditional thermal resistance sensors. …”
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Adsorption of Carbon Dioxide onto Activated Carbon Prepared from Coconut Shells by Pei-Hsing Huang, Hao-Hsiang Cheng, Sheau-Horng Lin

“…This study presents the fabrication of high-quality activated carbon (AC) from discarded coconut shells. …”
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A wireless instrumented insole for monitoring plantar pressure during human locomotion by Mariana Alegria, Mariana Ballesteros, David Cruz-Ortiz

“…The second one is a soft cover fabricated with a liquid polymer Ecoflex™ 00–30 from Smooth-On. …”
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Mechanical and fracture property optimization of graphene-SiO2-reinforced epoxy-PLA nanocomposites for biomedical applications by Vikram Kedambadi Vasu, Praveena Bindiganavile Anand, Santhosh Nagaraja, Muhammad Imam Ammarullah

“…Using bath sonication, twin screw extrusion, and Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) methods, composites were prepared with filler concentrations of 0.05–0.25 wt%, evenly divided between graphene and SiO2. …”
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Comparison Between Removable and Fixed Orthodontic Retainers by Sianiwati Goenharto, Elly Rusdiana, Ida Nurul Khairyyah

“…Comparison between removable and fix retainer can be evaluated from several aspects such as: cost, aesthetics, fabrication process, durability, occlusion, hygiene and convenience of use. …”
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Outstanding fatigue performance of Mg-Gd-Zn-Zr alloy enriched with SFs rather than LPSO Structure by Yao Chen, Fulin Liu, Yujuan Wu, Liming Peng, Lang Li, Chao He, Qiang Chen, Yongjie Liu, Qingyuan Wang

“…Herein, LPSO-enriched Mg and SFs-enriched Mg are fabricated and comparably investigated for fatigue performances. …”
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Auto-collimation diffraction of two-dimensional metal–dielectric grating with azimuth angle of 45° by Wang Yi-Han, Wang Jin, Chen Yu-Da, Huang Zhi-Sen, Jia Wei, Zhou Chang-He

“…The structure based on the frustum of a cone performs well in manufacturing tolerance, which provides possibility for practical applications. A grating is fabricated experimentally in this research. The high efficiencies of TE and TM polarization have great application potential in 2D displacement measurement technique and high power laser systems.…”
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A Compact Size 4–19.1 GHz Heart Shape UWB Antenna with Triangular Patches by Gokmen Isik, Serkan Topaloglu

“…The simulations present that the designed antenna has a bandwidth ratio of ~5 : 1 within the frequency range of 4–19.1 GHz with compact dimensions of 25 × 26 mm2. It is fabricated on a 0.5 mm thick, RO3035 substrate. The input impedance, gain, and radiation characteristics of the antenna are also presented. …”
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CubeSat’s Deployable Solar Panel with Viscoelastic Multilayered Stiffener for Launch Vibration Attenuation by Shankar Bhattarai, Hongrae Kim, Hyun-Ung Oh

“…The demonstration model of 3 U CubeSat’s deployable solar panel was fabricated and tested to validate the effectiveness of the proposed design. …”
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