Enhancing transdermal drug delivery: formulation and evaluation of simvastatin-loaded invasomes in carbopol gel for improved permeability and prolonged release by Deepak Kumar Dash, Dibya Sundar Panda, Satyanarayan Pattnaik, Riya Vaiswade, Gayatri Gupta

“…We prepared and assessed different formulationsfor various parameters, including zeta potential, scanning electron microscopy, entrapment efficiency, viscosity, and drug content, and conducted in vitro studies. …”
Get full text

Thermodynamic analysis of water vapor adsorption onto freeze-dried ora-pro-nobis (Pereskia aculeata Miller) mucilage by Bruna de Souza Nascimento, Giovanni Aleixo Batista, Vinicius Tessinari Pravato, Gabriel Pedroso de Lima Alexandre, Lizzy Ayra Alcântara Veríssimo, Jaime Vilela de Resende

“…In addition, OPNM was characterized in terms of moisture, ash, ether extract, protein, fiber and carbohydrates beyond the functional chemical groups by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Thermodynamic analysis showed that water adsorption onto OPNM powder was characterized as a spontaneous process with strong attractive forces in the water and OPNM mixture. …”
Get full text

Application of Artificial Neural Network in the Baking Process of Salmon by Pengfei Jiang, Kaiyue Zhu, Shan Shang, Wengang Jin, Wanying Yu, Shuang Li, Shen Wang, Xiuping Dong

“…This paper deals with the relationship between moisture content, low-field nuclear magnetic resonance (LF-NMR), scanning electron microscope (SEM), and sensory evaluation in the baking process of salmon. …”
Get full text

Physical properties of nanostructured ZnO thin films deposited by DC magnetron sputtering method with different volume of O2 in carrier gas by Asgary Somayeh, Ramezani Amir Hoshang, Mahmoodi Azam

“…The increase of O2 concentration resulted in the decrease of preferred orientation intensity and peak shifting to lower 2θ values. Scanning electron microscopic images showed a porous tapered columnar structure similar to the zone 1 of Thornton’s structure zone model at lower O2 content and a smooth microstructure similar to the zone T structure at highest O2 content. …”
Get full text

Crosslinked Decellularized Porcine Pericardium as a Substrate for Conjunctival Reconstruction by Fangyuan Chen, Jingyue Deng, Lishi Luo, Ying Zhu, Yuying Dong, Yuanting Yang, Rijia Zhang, Jian Chen, Qing Zhou

“…In vitro DPP showed lower apoptosis, highly desirable, well preservation of extracellular matrix components, and favorable macro-microstructure, which was confirmed by histology, immunofluorescence, electron microscopy, collagen and DNA quantification, and cytotoxicity assay, compared to the native porcine pericardium (NPP). …”
Get full text

Synthesis, Characterization and Adsorption Properties of the New Chitosan/Natural Zeolite Composite for the Nitrate Removal from Aqueous Solution by Toktam Shenavaei -Zare, Zahra-Beagom Mokhtari-Hosseini

“…According to Transmission Electron Microscopy results, the employed zeolite has clinoptilolite and calcite with 50-870 nm particle size. …”
Get full text

Preparation of alkali-activated oil shale residue-slag geopolymer-based binder using calcium carbide slag and sodium carbonate as alkali activator. by Chenchen Luo, Bo Zheng, Yi Li, Qiao Yang

“…Chemical composition and microstructure of the alkaline-activated oil shale residue-slag geopolymer-based binder system were analyzed using X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer (XRF), X-ray Powder Diffractometer (XRD), and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). Meanwhile, the fluidity and mechanical properties of the material were also investigated. …”
Get full text

The Effect of Freeze-Thaw Damage on Corrosion in Reinforced Concrete by Xiao-Chun Lu, Bin Guan, Bo-Fu Chen, Xin Zhang, Bo-bo Xiong

“…Steel reinforcement corrosion mass, ultimate pull-out force, corrosion rate, and bond slippage were chosen as characteristic parameters in the experiments, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis was used to explain the mechanism of action of freeze-thaw damage on corrosion. …”
Get full text

A Hybrid Particle Swarm Optimization-Tuning Algorithm for the Prediction of Nanoparticle Morphology from Microscopic Images by Abhishek Singh, Thaseem Thajudeen

“…In addition to their size, morphology of the particles also plays a key role in defining various physicochemical properties. Electron microscopy based images are the most commonly used tools in visualizing these aggregates, and prediction of the 3-dimensional structures from the microscopic images is quite complex. …”
Get full text

Effects of CaO, Al2O3 and MgO on liquidus temperatures of copper smelting and converting slags under controlled oxygen partial pressures by Zhao B., Hayes P., Jak E.

“…The experimental procedures include equilibration of synthetic slag at high temperatures, rapid quenching of resulting phases, and accurate measurement of phase compositions using electron probe X-ray microanalysis (EPMA). The effects of CaO, Al2O3 and MgO on the phase equilibria of this slag system have been experimentally investigated in the temperature range 1200 to 1300 oC and oxygen partial pressures between 10-5 and 10-9 atm. …”
Get full text

Study on micro-structure, hardness and optimization of wear characteristics of Al6061/TiB2/CeO2 hot-rolled MMCs using Taguchi method by S. R. Sreenivasa Iyengar, D. Sethuramu, M. Ravikumar

“…Wear fractography test shows the internal fractured structure of a wear specimen which was studied using a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)…”
Get full text

Synthesis and Characterization of Polyphosphazenes Modified with Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate and Lactic Acid by Evelyn Carolina Martínez Ceballos, Ricardo Vera Graziano, Gonzalo Martínez Barrera, Oscar Olea Mejía

“…The properties of the synthesized copolymers were assessed by FTIR, 1H-NMR and 31P-NMR, thermal analysis (DSC-TGA), and electron microscopy (SEM). The copolymers have a block structure and show two Tg's below room temperature. …”
Get full text

Preparation and Characterization of Latex Particles as Potential Physical Shale Stabilizer in Water-Based Drilling Fluids by Junyi Liu, Zhengsong Qiu, Wei’an Huang, Dingding Song, Dan Bao

“…The synthesized latex particles were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), particle size distribution measurement (PSD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA). …”
Get full text

Fragmentation Pattern and Removal Mechanism of Concrete Subjected to Abrasive Water Jet Impact by Jialiang Liu, Yujie Zhu, Yongzhi Xue, Hao Sun

“…Based on computed tomography (CT), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and image processing technology, this paper studied the fragmentation pattern and removal mechanism of concrete under AWJ impact. …”
Get full text

A cyanobacteria-derived intermolecular salt bridge stabilizes photosynthetic NDH-1 and prevents oxidative stress by Mei Zheng, Yuanyuan Jiang, Zhaoxing Ran, Shengjun Liang, Tingting Xiao, Xiafei Li, Weimin Ma

“…Abstract Throughout evolution, addition of numerous cyanobacteria-derived subunits to the photosynthetic NDH-1 complex stabilizes the complex and facilitates cyclic electron transfer around photosystem I (PSI CET), a critical antioxidant mechanism for efficient photosynthesis, but its stabilization mechanism remains elusive. …”
Get full text

Relationship between cooling rate and microsegregation in bottom-chilled directionally solidified ductile irons by Chang W.S., Lin C.M.

“…Alloys including Mn, Cr, Cu, Ni and Ti were added to the specimens. Electron microprobe analysis (EPMA) was employed to examine distribution of elements between the dendrite arms and nodular graphite. …”
Get full text

Enhancement of the Wear Resistance and Microhardness of Aluminum Alloy by Nd:YaG Laser Treatment by Haitham T. Hussein, Abdulhadi Kadhim, Ahmed A. Al-Amiery, Abdul Amir H. Kadhum, Abu Bakar Mohamad

“…All specimens were conducted by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray florescence analysis (EDS), optical microscopy, and Vickers hardness. …”
Get full text

Nanoporosity of Alumina Surfaces Induces Different Patterns of Activation in Adhering Monocytes/Macrophages by Natalia Ferraz, Jaan Hong, Matteo Santin, Marjam Karlsson Ott

“…The inflammatory response was evaluated by quantifying interleukin-1β and tumour necrosis factor-α. Finally, scanning electron microscopy was used to study cell morphology. …”
Get full text

UV-Activated Luminescence/Colourimetric O2 Indicator by Andrew Mills, Cheryl Tommons, Raymond T. Bailey, M. Catriona Tedford, Peter J. Crilly

“…An oxygen indicator is described, comprising nanoparticles of titania dispersed in hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC) polymer film containing a sacrificial electron donor, glycerol, and the redox indicator, indigo-tetrasulfonate (ITS). …”
Get full text

Synthesis of Novel Iono- and Photochromic Spiropyrans Derived from 6,7-Dihydroxy-8-Formyl-4-Methyl-2H-Chromene-2-One by Olga G. Nikolaeva, Alexey V. Tsukanov, Evgenii N. Shepelenko, Boris S. Lukyanov, Anatoly V. Metelitsa, Olga Yu. Kostyrina, Alexander D. Dubonosov, Vladimir A. Bren, Vladimir I. Minkin

“…The largest content of merocyanine form was found for the derivative with an electron-donating methyl group in position 5 of hetaryl fragment. …”
Get full text