Synthesis and study of superacid ZrO–SiO–AlO mixed oxide by Olena Inshina, Alexander Korduban, German Tel'biz, Volodymyr Brei

“…Observed high-energy shift of Zr 3 d 5/2 peak in the X-ray photoelectron spectrum and low-field shift of 29 Si nuclear magnetic resonance signal of superacid Zr 35 Si 53 Al 12 oxide indicate that the electron density transfers from zirconium to silicon atom. …”
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Reversible Deposition and Dissolution of Magnesium from Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids by QingSong Zhao, Yanna NuLi, Tuerxun Nasiman, Jun Yang, JiuLin Wang

“…The electrochemical performance of six imidazolium cation-based ionic liquids (ILs) containing 0.3 mol L-1 Mg(CF3SO3)2 as the electrolytes for magnesium deposition-dissolution was examined by cyclic voltammogramms and constant current discharge-charge techniques. Scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy measurements were conducted to characterize the morphologies and components of the deposits. …”
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Microbial Fuel Cell: Recent Developments in Organic Substrate Use and Bacterial Electrode Interaction by Fatin Syahirah Fadzli, Showkat Ahmad Bhawani, Rania Edrees Adam Mohammad

“…A durable organic substrate with an efficient electron transfer medium (anode electrode) is the modern necessity for this approach.…”
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ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES  SYNTHESIZED USING ELEUSINE INDICA (L.) GAERTN. LEAF EXTRACT ON THE BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM THE VASE SOLUTION by Thi Anh Tu Le

“…SNPs were characterized with UV-Vis spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The SNPs were rod like and spherical in shape with sizes from 3 to 33 nm and an average size of 16.73 nm. …”
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Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy as a Method for Identifying Variation in Puparial Morphology and Establishing Characters for Taxonomic Determination by Christian Elowsky, Leon Higley

“…Historically, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) has been used for characterization, a technique which is not only time-consuming but also often expensive, effectively making large numbers of specimens impossible to quantify. …”
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Selective Adsorption and Photocatalytic Degradation of Dyes Using Polyoxometalate Hybrid Supported on Magnetic Activated Carbon Nanoparticles under Sunlight, Visible, and UV Irradi... by Mehdi Taghdiri

“…The prepared composite was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction, thermal analyses, scanning electron microscopy, vibrating sample magnetometer, and N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms. …”
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Efficacy of Nonthermal Atmospheric Pressure Plasma for Tooth Bleaching by Seoul Hee Nam, Hae June Lee, Jin Woo Hong, Gyoo Cheon Kim

“…The morphological results of tooth bleaching with plasma did not affect mineral composition under scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observations. On the basis of these results, the application of plasma and low concentration of 15% carbamide peroxide (CP) has a high capability for effective tooth bleaching. …”
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Enhanced Light Trapping in Thin Film Solar Cells Using a Plasmonic Fishnet Structure by Sayan Seal, Vinay Budhraja, Liming Ji, Vasundara V. Varadan

“…A silver fishnet structure was fabricated using electron beam lithography (EBL) and thermal evaporation. …”
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Design of 3‐aminophenol‐grafted polymer‐modified zinc sulphide nanoparticles as drug delivery system by Milad Abniki, Zahra Azizi, Homayon Ahmad Panahi

“…The particle size of the modified nanosorbent was studied with scanning electron microscopy. Some characteristic factors of the adsorption process such as pH and time were investigated for famotidine using the modified nanosorbent. …”
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A Clinical and Pathological Variant of Acute Transplant Glomerulopathy by Miklos Z. Molnar, G. V. Ramesh Prasad, Darren A. Yuen, Serge Jothy, Jeffrey S. Zaltzman

“…In the setting of acute nephrotic-range proteinuria postrenal allograft, both renal biopsy with electron microscopy and screening for de novo donor-specific antibody should be performed to distinguish atypical presentations of TG from other diagnoses.…”
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A Novel and Robust Method for Investigating Fungal Biofilm by Biswambhar Biswas, Shumaiza Asif, Rekha Puria, Anil Thakur

“…We detail a step-by-step procedure for creating a substratum for biofilm growth and measuring biofilm thickness using confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) and ultrastructure by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). This method provides consistent outcomes across various Candida species.…”
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Charge Order Breaks Magnetic Symmetry in Molecular Quantum Spin Chains by M. Dressel, M. Dumm, T. Knoblauch, B. Köhler, B. Salameh, S. Yasin

“…Charge order affects most of the electronic properties but is believed not to alter the spin arrangement since the magnetic susceptibility remains unchanged. …”
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Sulfonation of Divinylbenzene Adsorbents Packed in a Micro Sampler to Extract Airborne Organic Compounds by Po-Jung Huang, Wen-Hsi Cheng, Chia-Yu Chang

“…An analysis of Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) scanning data, thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) data, and scanning electron microscopice (SEM) observations, confirmed the physiochemical characteristics of sulfonated DVB adsorbent resins. …”
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CHARACTERISTIC OF Zr-BEARING CRYSTALLINE PHASES FROM Rb-BEARING MODEL MATRIX MATERIALS by V.E. Eremyashev, G.G. Korinevskaya, M.A. Rassomakhin, S.M. Lebedeva

“…The presence of numerous Zr and Rb-bearing crystals in samples is established by electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy; their morphology, chemical composition and spectral characteristics are studied. …”
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Multicomponent Nanocomposites for Complex Anticancer Therapy: Effect of Aggregation Processes on Their Efficacy by Nataliya Kutsevol, Yuliia Kuziv, Tetiana Bezugla, Vasyl Chumachenko, Vasyl Chekhun

“…The three-component nanocomposites with incorporated gold nanoparticles and photosensitizer and the four-component ones additionally loaded by Doxorubicin into polymer nanoplatform were studied at 25 and 37°C by transmission electron microscopy and dynamic light scattering. Nanocomposites were tested for their photodynamic cytotoxicity for the cell line of breast cancer MCF-7/S. …”
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Corrosion Behavior of Alloy C-276 in Supercritical Water by Hong Shi, Zhigang Gao, Zhongbiao Fan, Yuanyuan Ding, Yanxin Qiao, Zhiyuan Zhu

“…The corrosion behavior of Alloy C-276 in high-temperature and high-pressure water at 500°C and 25 MPa, respectively, was investigated by means of mass gain, scanning electron microscopic observation, and X-ray diffraction. …”
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Compressive Toughness Loss Rate and Softening Characteristic Analysis of Pasture Fiber-Rubber Powder Concrete by Lei Wang, Hailong Wang, Hong Yang

“…In addition, RapidAir457 system imaging analysis and microscopic electron microscope photo analysis were carried out to analyze the distribution pattern of modified pasture fibers and rubber powder in concrete. …”
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Silver Chloride Encapsulation-Induced Modifications of Raman Modes of Metallicity-Sorted Semiconducting Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by M. V. Kharlamova, C. Kramberger, A. Mittelberger, K. Yanagi, T. Pichler, D. Eder

“…The filling was confirmed by high-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy. The filling-induced modifications of Raman modes of SWCNTs were analyzed. …”
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Synthesis and Characterisation of Gold Nanoparticles from Acacia Leaf and to Evaluate Anticariogenic Activity by Maher AbdelFattah Al Shayeb, Naresh Yedthare Shetty, Anas Al Jadaa, Syed Kuduruthullah

“…Methods: Green synthesised AuNPs were characterised using the ultraviolet–visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy, and the size and shape of the synthesised nanoparticles were evaluated using the transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The antimicrobial efficacy of AuNPs (30/60/100 μl) against S. mutans/E. coli was evaluated on the Mueller–Hinton agar by measuring the zone of inhibition (ZOI) with ampicillin (15 μl) as a positive control. …”
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Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Al/Fe and Cu/Fe Joints by Continuous Drive Friction Welding by Yanni Wei, Fu Sun

“…The microstructure of the joining interface was analyzed by scanning electron microscopy, and the chemical compositions were tested by energy-dispersive spectroscopy. …”
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