Encapsulation of albumin from snakehead fish (Channa striata) with porous starch from arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea) by Nastitia Dian Pratiwi, Arima Diah Setiowati, Lucia Dhiantika Witasari

“…The P-50, porous starch:gum arabic (50:50) formula demonstrated the highest encapsulation efficiency of 98.88 %. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that porous starch adsorbs albumin on its surface. …”
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Towards optimizing the thermal processes in aluminum alloys using a full-field CA based approach for static recrystallization modeling by Abhijit Brahme, Chal-Lan Park, Jeffrey Tschirhart, Aaditya Lakshmanan, Sazol Das, Kaan Inal

“…The framework uses measured data like the electron backscatter diffraction maps and the annealing schedule as inputs. …”
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Does Modification of Amalgomer with Propolis Alter Its Physicomechanical Properties? An In Vitro Study by Reham M. Abdallah, Amr M. Abdelghany, Neven S. Aref

“…Representative specimens of each group were analyzed by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray, X-ray diffraction, and scanning electron microscopy. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to compare the results, followed by a Tukey post hoc test (p<0.05). …”
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An Experiment and Detection Scheme for Cavity-Based Light Cold Dark Matter Particle Searches by Masroor H. S. Bukhari, Zahoor H. Shah

“…The scheme is based on our idea of a resonant detector, incorporating an integrated tunnel diode (TD) and GaAs HEMT/HFET (High-Electron Mobility Transistor/Heterogeneous FET) transistor amplifier, weakly coupled to a cavity in a strong transverse magnetic field. …”
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Bioimmobilized Limestone Powder for Autonomous Healing of Cementitious Systems: A Feasibility Study by Nafeesa Shaheen, Rao Arsalan Khushnood, Siraj Ud din

“…To examine the microstructure and characterization of healing precipitate, micrographical (field emission scanning electron microscopy), chemical (energy dispersive X-ray), and thermal (thermogravimetric analysis) analyses were performed after the healing period of 28 days. …”
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Effect of Different Impression Techniques on Marginal Fit of Restoration – An In Vitro Study by Priyanka S. Raghav, S Abirami, Abhinav Gupta, Faiz Noor Khan Yusufi, Shaista Afroz

“…Prosthesis was fabricated using CAD/CAM technology and marginal accuracy was evaluated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Result: In the present study, the matrix impression system resulted in less microgap in both mid-buccal and mid-mesial region, whereas putty wash technique showed very high standard deviation in the interproximal region. …”
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Preparation of Sulfur-Free Exfoliated Graphite by a Two-Step Intercalation Process and Its Application for Adsorption of Oils by Jun He, Laizhou Song, Hongxia Yang, Xiaohui Ren, Lifei Xing

“…NFG, graphite intercalation compound (GIC), and EG were characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS), X-ray diffractometer (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR), BET surface area, and porosity analyzer. …”
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Phase transformation and microstructure study of the as-cast Cu-rich Cu-Al-Mn ternary alloys by Holjevac-Grgurić T., Manasijević D., Kožuh S., Ivanić I., Balanović Lj., Anžel I., Kosec B., Bizjak M., Knežević M., Gojić M.

“…Microstructural investigations of the prepared samples were performed by using optical microscopy (OM) and scanning electron microscopy, equipped by energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS). …”
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Corrosion Behavior and Microhardness of a New B₄C Ceramic Doped with 3% Volume High-Entropy Alloy in an Aggressive Environment by Alberto Daniel Rico-Cano, Julia Claudia Mirza-Rosca, Burak Cagri Ocak, Gultekin Goller

“…The aim of this paper is to study both the mechanical and chemical properties of a new material composed of B₄C doped with 3% volume of CoCrFeNiMo HEA by the spark plasma sintering technique. Scanning electron microscopy and microhardness were used to characterize the composite microstructure and hardness. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Zinc Sulfide-Aluminium -Platinum Nanocomposites Produced by Coprecipitation Method by A. Durgadevi, K. Dhayalini, M. Ravichandran

“…The proposed composite powders were thoroughly characterized using techniques like Energy-dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy, X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Ultraviolet-Visible (UV-Vis) absorption spectroscopy, and photoluminescence analysis. …”
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Nanostructured Mesoporous Titanium Dioxide Thin Film Prepared by Sol-Gel Method for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell by Yu-Chang Liu, Yun-Fang Lu, Yz-Zhen Zeng, Chi-Hung Liao, Jen-Chieh Chung, Tsong-Yang Wei

“…The results show that a thin film with good adhesion can be made from the prepared colloidal paste as a result of alleviating the possibility of electron transfer loss. One can control the colloidal particle size from sol-gel method. …”
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Effect of titanium content on the microstructure and wear behavior of Fe(13-x)TixB7 (x=0-5) hardfacing alloy by Kılınç B., Kocaman E., Şen Ş., Şen U.

“…In addition, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images of the worn surfaces showed that the wear mechanisms were adhesive and oxidative.…”
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The prediction of X2B6 monolayers with ultrahigh carrier mobility by Xiuzhi Du, Zhaoming Huang

“…Two-dimensional (2D) materials present novel electronic and catalytic performances, showing a promising application as nano-device. …”
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Spontaneous Small Biskyrmions in a Centrosymmetric Rare-Earth Kagome Ferrimagnet by Shulan Zuo, Kaiming Qiao, Zhan Wang, Ying Zhang, Chengbao Jiang, Baogen Shen

“…Here, spontaneous biskyrmions were directly observed in the Tb0.2Gd0.8Co2 ferrimagnetic crystal with a Kagome lattice using Lorentz transmission electron microscopy. The high-density biskyrmions exhibited a small size (approximately 50 nm) over a wide temperature range, were closely related to subtle magnetic interaction competition, and coexisted with some broken stripes that could be easily converted into zero-field biskyrmions by utilizing proper field-cooling manipulation. …”
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Study on the Applicability of Elastic Recovery (Resilience) Experiment for Asphalt-Rubber by Zechen Yao, Renfeng Yang, Jian Kang, Zhigang Zhang

“…AR binders with different CR particle sizes were assessed using scanning electron microscope (SEM) imaging and prepared for testing the elastic recovery (resilience). …”
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Involvement of Coenzyme Q10 in Various Neurodegenerative and Psychiatric Diseases by Alireza Ebrahimi, Amirhossein Kamyab, Sahar Hosseini, Sedigheh Ebrahimi, Soheil Ashkani-Esfahani

“…CoQ10 exists in three states: in a of reduced form (ubiquinol), in a semiquinone radical form, and in oxidized ubiquinone form in different organs of the body, playing a crucial role in electron transportation and contributing to energy metabolism and oxygen utilization, especially in the musculoskeletal and nervous systems. …”
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Mechanical and Thermal Properties of UHPC Exposed to High-Temperature Thermal Cycling by In-Hwan Yang, Jihun Park

“…The thermal conductivity of the UHPC decreased as the unit weight of the UHPC decreased, and the thermal conductivity also decreased as the compressive strength of the UHPC decreased. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis showed that the microstructures of the UHPC specimens exposed to high temperatures contained voids due to the PP fiber melting. …”
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Facile Preparation of Phosphotungstic Acid-Impregnated Yeast Hybrid Microspheres and Their Photocatalytic Performance for Decolorization of Azo Dye by Lan Chen, Bo Bai

“…The obtained products were characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetry-differential scanning calorimetry (TG-DSC), and ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry (UV-Vis), respectively. …”
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The Creep Test Study and Macro-Detail Analysis of Argillaceous Red Sandstone in Different Water-Containing States by Shuntao Guo, Shujie Wen, Hongyu Guo, Helin Fu

“…Burgers model is used to fit the test results and identify the parameters, and scanning electron microscopy is carried out on the cross section of the damaged sample. …”
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Zeta Potential Change and curing effects on Shield Muck solidified by Metal Ion Complex Catalysis by Bosong Ding, Ping Lou, Isamu Yoshitake, Rui Wang, Zhenyu Wang, You Wang

“…We analyzed the microscopic characteristics of shield muck curing products by using the electron microscopy, revealing the impact of metal ion complex on curing. …”
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