The Impact Toughness and Hardness of Treated and Untreated Sisal Fibre-Epoxy Resin Composites by Wilson Webo, Leonard Masu, Maina Maringa

“…The effect of the treated fibres on the impact toughness and hardness of their composites with epoxy resin was also studied. Scanning electron microscopy of the surfaces of the treated and untreated fibres showed that the chemical treatment processes enhanced the removal of surface impurities and therefore increased the roughness of the surfaces of the fibres. …”
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Mechanical and Thermal Properties and Moisture Sorption of Puffed Cereals Made from Brown Rice, Barley, Adlay, and Amaranth by Atsuko Takahashi, Keiko Fujii

“…The glass transition temperature (Tg) was determined, and the internal structure was observed using a scanning electron microscope. The rupture force and apparent elastic modulus of puffed cereals decreased with increasing relative humidity (RH). …”
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Fabrication and characterization of superhydrophobic and superlipophilic silica nanofibers mats with excellent heat resistance by Gao S., Watanabe H., Nakane K., Zhao K.

“…The effects of heat treatment time on properties of modified SNF mats were investigated by scanning electron microscopy, nitrogen absorption analysis, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and contact angle measurement. …”
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The Intrinsic Room-Temperature Ferromagnetism in ZnO:Co Thin Films Deposited by PLD by C. C. Wang, B. Y. Man, M. Liu, C. S. Chen, S. Z. Jiang, S. Y. Yang, S. C. Xu, X. G. Gao, B. Hu

“…X-ray diffraction spectra, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy, UV-vis transmittance spectra, and Raman spectra were used for characterization. …”
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Transformation of sperm structure in Octopus vulgaris: From spermatogenesis to spermatophoric release. by Hyeon Jin Kim, Jung Jun Park, Jung Sick Lee

“…The head is approximately 17.9 μm long and consists of a highly electron-dense nucleus and a helical acrosome. The tail is divided into three parts: the mid-piece, principal-piece, and end-piece. …”
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Physics of Magnetopause Reconnection: A Study of the Combined Effects of Density Asymmetry, Velocity Shear, and Guide Field by Kentaro G. Tanaka, Masaki Fujimoto, Iku Shinohara

“…The direction of the X-line motion is controlled either by the ion flow at the X-line when the shear flow effects dominate or by the electron flow at the X-line when the guide field effects dominate. …”
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Microbial Cellulose Production from Bacteria Isolated from Rotten Fruit by B. E. Rangaswamy, K. P. Vanitha, Basavaraj S. Hungund

“…Characterization of microbial cellulose was done by scanning electron microscopy (SEM).…”
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Development and Characterization of Pullulan-Carboxymethyl Cellulose Blend Film for Packaging Applications by Murugesan Thangavelu, Senthil Vadivu Kulandhaivelu

“…Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) were used to analyze the interaction between PUL and CMC. …”
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Enhanced characterization of wheat straw-PLA composites with silane coupling agent and alkali pretreatment by Zhonghua Yang, Kangjie Sun

“…In this study, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to analyze the microscopic structure of wheat straw chemically modified by NaOH and the silane coupling agent, and it was concluded that both treatments effectively removed waxes and silica from the surface of the straw, enhanced fiber roughness, and improved interfacial adhesion. …”
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Electrochemical sensor based on multi-walled carbon nanotubes and two-dimensional zeolitic imidazolate framework nanosheets: Application in determining dacarbazine by Somayeh Tajik, Hadi Beitollahi, Fariba Garkani Nejad, Zahra Dourandish, Samuel Adeloju

“…The resulting MWCNTs/2D ZIF-L NSs nanocomposite was characterized by field-emission scanning electron microscopy. The MWCNTs/2D ZIF-L NSs nanocomposite was subsequently used to modify a screen-printed carbon electrode (SPCE) to achieve an electrochemical sensing platform for the detection of dacarbazine. …”
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Point-of-Care Based Electrochemical Immunoassay for Epstein-Barr Virus Detection by Miao Yu, Ming Liu, Yuan Li

“…When antigen specifically binds to antibody, the formation of immune complexes blocks electron transfer of [Fe(CN)6]4-/3- and is reflected in the detection of cyclic voltammetry/electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. …”
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Water-regulated viscosity-plasticity phase transitions in a peptide self-assembled muscle-like hydrogel by Yu Fang, Junhui Shi, Juan Liang, Dan Ma, Huaimin Wang

“…These solid threads can support 250 times their weight. Cryogenic electron microscopy (Cryo-EM) analysis unravels the three-dimensional structure of the liquid-crystal fiber (elongated helix with C2 symmetry) at an atomic resolution. …”
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Space-Charge Limitation of a Femtosecond Photoinjector by Hiroko Yamamoto, Hiroaki Hamabe, Shintaro Sone, Soichiro Yamaguchi, Makoto R. Asakawa

“…We explained these important properties by the balance between the cathode surface field and the field produced by sheet-like electron bunches near the cathode surface. Our simple physical model agreed well with the experimental results.…”
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Influence of Welding Parameters on Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of Similar Low-Carbon Steel AISI 1005 Welding by Resistance Spot Welding by Osamah Sabah Barrak, Sami Chatti, Slim Ben-Elechi

“…The microstructure of the fusion zone was examined using a scanning electron microscope (SEM). According to the data, the shear strength values increased as the welding current increased. …”
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Intragranular ferrite morphologies in medium carbon vanadium-microalloyed steel by Fadel A., Glišić D., Radović N., Drobnjak D.

“…Metallographic evaluation was done using optical and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results show that at high temperatures (≥ 500°C) polygonal intragranulary nucleated ferrite idiomorphs, combined with grain boundary ferrite and pearlite were produced and followed by an incomplete transformation phenomenon. …”
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Nanowires Nickel Oxide and Nanospherical Manganese Oxide Synthesized via Low Temperature Hydrothermal Technique for Hydrogen Peroxide Sensor by Suriani Ibrahim, Tawatchai Charinpanitkul, Eiry Kobatake, Mana Sriyudthsak

“…The catalysts were characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) analysis, cyclic voltammetry (CV), and amperometry. …”
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Effect of nitric acid oxidation on the surface of hydrochars to sorb methylene blue: An adsorption mechanism comparison by Duy H Nguyen, Hai Nguyen Tran, Huan-Ping Chao, Chu-Ching Lin

“…Both pristine- and oxidized-hydrochars were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, Brunauer–Emmet–Teller-specific surface area, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and mass titration. …”
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Characterization of extracellular vesicles by capillary zone electrophoresis: A novel concept for characterization of a next-generation drug delivery platform by Aleksandra Steć, Andrea Heinz, Szymon Dziomba

“…According to current recommendations, quantification of EVs, confirmation of their identity, and purity assessment require the use of several analytical techniques, including particle-size distribution analysis, proteomics, and electron microscopy, making the characterization process demanding. …”
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Effects of Ion-Releasing Tooth-Coating Material on Demineralization of Bovine Tooth Enamel by Koji Kawasaki, Masaki Kambara

“…The demineralization process of bovine enamel was examined using quantitative light-induced fluorescence (QLF) and electron probe microanalyzer (EPMA) measurement. Ion concentrations in demineralizing solution were measured using inductively coupled plasma atomic (ICP) emission spectrometry and an ion electrode. …”
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Ca OXALATES IN LICHEN GENUS CLADONIA ON DUMPS OF THE SUGUR COPPER DEPOSIT (SOUTH URALS) by E.E. Artemenko, M.A. Rassomakhin, P.V. Khvorov, K.A. Filipрova

“…The samples of lichens and substrate are studied by scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersion microanalysis, X-ray phase analysis and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. …”
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