A Comparative Study of Metakaolin and Silica Fume on the Properties and Microstructure of Ultrafine Dredged Sand Mortars by Changpei Qin, Junxian Zhao, Yixuan Wang, Yongqi Zou, Fares Ali Al Sairafia, Chaohua Jiang

“…Moreover, a microstructural investigation based on scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP) confirms that the physical filling and pozzolanic effects of MK and SF can optimize the microstructure of the slurry, improve the interfacial combination of different phases, and refine the pore size distribution of cement paste. …”
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Exploring how papaya juice improves meat tenderness and digestive characteristics in Wenchang chickens by Zihan Zhang, Yucan Wu, Chunhui Zhang, Feng Huang

“…Compared with that in the control group, the tenderness of Wenchang chicken meat decreased and the protein solubility increased with the increase in papaya juice concentration. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed that the arrangement between muscle bundles was from dense to sparse and the surface pores of muscle bundles increased. …”
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Isolation and Physiomorphological Characterization of Escherichia coli O157:H7-Infecting Bacteriophages Recovered from Beef Cattle Operations by Pushpinder Kaur Litt, Divya Jaroni

“…Morphology of phages was examined under transmission electron microscope. Phage growth parameters, particularly rate of adsorption, rise period, latent period, and burst size were also determined. …”
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Study on Rheology Properties, Durability and Microstructure of UHPSCC Contains Garnet, Basalt, and Pozzolan by Alireza Rashno, Mohamadreza Adlparvar, Mohsen Izadinia

“…The first part corresponds to the mech­anical properties test, including compressive strength, and the second part pertains to durability tests (surface water absorption, surface electrical resistivity and RCMT) and microstructural test, including Scanning Electron Microscopy. The above tests show that this type of concrete has rheology properties in the acceptable range EFNARC, ultra-high compressive strength, negligible surface water absorption, minimal chlorine ion migration coefficient, and very high-level electrical resistance has this type of concrete in the ultra-high concrete cluster.…”
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Terahertz Science and Technology in Astronomy, Telecommunications, and Biophysics by Jing Li, Xianjin Deng, Yangmei Li, Jie Hu, Wei Miao, Changxing Lin, Jun Jiang, Shengcai Shi

“…In THz astronomy, it highlights major discoveries and ongoing projects, emphasizing the role of advanced superconducting technologies, including superconductor–insulator–superconductor (SIS) mixers, hot electron boundedness spectroscopy (HEB), transition-edge sensors (TESs), and kinetic inductance detectors (KIDs), while exploring prospects in the field. …”
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Synthesis of Cationic Waterborne Polyurethanes from Waste Frying Oil as Antibacterial Film Coatings by Sivaphol Phunphoem, Onusa Saravari, Pitt Supaphol

“…Effects of the internal emulsifier on particle size of CWPUs and mechanical properties of the resulting polyurethane films were investigated and measured by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Particle size diameter of CWPUs ranged from 13.38 to 28.75 nm. …”
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Development and Evaluation of Amlodipine-Polymer Nanocomposites Using Response Surface Methodology by Zain Alabden Ghanim Ahmed, Samer Hasan Hussein-Al-Ali, Ibrahim Abdel Aziz Ibrahim, Mike Kh. Haddad, Dalia Khalil Ali, Anwar Mahmoud Hussein, Ahmad Adnan Abu Sharar

“…Nanocomposites were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and a release study. …”
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Photoelectrochemical Stability and Alteration Products of n-Type Single-Crystal ZnO Photoanodes by I. E. Paulauskas, G. E. Jellison, L. A. Boatner, G. M. Brown

“…The resulting Zn-metal reaction products create unusual, dendrite-like, surface alteration structural features that were analyzed using x-ray diffraction, energy-dispersive analysis, and scanning electron microscopy. ZnO doping methods were found to be effective in increasing the n-type character of the crystals. …”
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Multiscale characterization of medical devices and pharmaceutical formulations with 3D X-ray microscopy and computed tomography by Herminso Villarraga-Gómez, Ria L. Mitchell

“…Correlative workflows combining CT and 3D XRM can operate independently or alongside other microscopy methods, such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM), providing comprehensive characterization across multiple length scales, from centimeter-range features in medical devices to features such as pores, cracks, and coatings within pharmaceutical formulations ranging from several hundreds of micrometers to tens of nanometers in scale. …”
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Study of the Protection of Aluminum Alloy Surfaces by a Graphene-Modified Fluorocarbon Anticorrosive Coating by Peng Wang, Dayong Cai

“…It was found, by using a scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and the microstructure of the coating made by the Raman Spectroscopy Institute, that the addition of rGO could effectively improve the porosity of the epoxy primer, and the electrochemical workstation was able to resist the graphene-modified anticorrosive coating. …”
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Removal of Zn (II) and Cu (II) Ions from Industrial Wastewaters Using Magnetic Biochar Derived from Water Hyacinth by Benias C. Nyamunda, Terrence Chivhanga, Upenyu Guyo, Fidelis Chigondo

“…The adsorbent was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) coupled with energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDX). …”
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Weak acid and pepsin reflux induce laryngopharyngeal mucosal barrier injury: A rabbit-model-based study. by Chenjie Hou, Liqun Zhou, Yujin Zheng, Ting Chen, Renyou Hu, Jingyi Zheng, Chaofeng Liu, Yaqi Liu

“…The width of the intercellular space and lanthanum staining penetrating the intercellular space were also observed using electron microscopy.<h4>Results</h4>Eight weeks post-modeling, evidence of laryngopharyngeal mucosa inflammatory responses was observed in each group. …”
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Study on Application Effect of Sand Consolidating Agent for the Slope of Highway Subgrade in Season Frozen Zone by Dongliang Zhang, Guangqing Yang, Xiaodi Niu, Lu Zhang, Zhijie Wang

“…In order to study the application effect of the new sand consolidating agent after solidifying sand body, the mechanism of strength formation was analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The freeze-thaw cycle tests were carried out on sand consolidating samples. …”
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Study on Susceptibility and Mechanism of Reheat Cracking in Welded Joint of Type 347 Austenitic Stainless Steel by Jianjun Wang, Shurong Yu

“…Based on study and analysis using microcosmic methods of optical microscope, scanning electron microscope, and energy spectrum analysis, it is found that welded joints of TP347 steel have a high reheat cracking susceptibility because the high temperature accelerates the diffusion of Cr, Nb, and impurity elements to the grain boundary, and a large quantity of carbides and low-melting-point eutectics are collected and precipitated at the grain boundary to reduce the plasticity of the grain boundary. …”
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Characterization of Metakaolin from Wassa Kaolin and Its Potential as Adsorbent for the Regeneration of Used Engine Lubrication Oil by Ralph Kwakye, Albert Aniagyei, Bright Yaw Vigbedor, Jonathan Osei-Owusu, Bonface Yeboah Antwi, Anthony Selorm Kwesi Amable, George Edusei, Bright Kwakye-Awuah

“…The metakaolin was characterized by using X-ray fluorescence (XRF), X-ray diffractometry (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) coupled with energy dispersive X-ray (EDX), and Fourier transform infra-red (FT-IR). …”
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Effect of synthesis on the purity and particle size of ZrB2 powder by Gadakary S., Davidson M.J., Veerababu R., Khanra A.K.

“…The morphology of powder is characterized by scanning and transmission electron microscopes. The XRD results show the presence of significant amount of unreacted ZrO2 phase in the product. …”
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Green Synthesis of Cobalt–Zinc Ferrites and Their Activity in Dye Elimination via Adsorption and Catalytic Wet Peroxide Oxidation by Mariia Liaskovska, Tetiana Tatarchuk, Volodymyr Kotsyubynsky

“…Furthermore, the sample with x(Zn) = 0.4 exhibited the highest degradation rate constant k = 0.102 min⁻¹ in the peroxide oxidation of CR, whereas the sample with x(Zn) = 1.0 exhibited the highest adsorption capacity. The electron transfer between ferrite samples and hydrogen peroxide was evidenced using electrochemical tests. …”
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Liquidus and phase equilibria in CaO-Al2O3-FeOx-SiO2 system under intermediate oxygen partial pressure by Wang N., Chen M., Zou Z., Zhang Z., Xiao Y., Yang Y.

“…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. …”
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Microstructure Evolution and Strengthening Mechanism of 2 100 MPa Grade Cold-Drawn Steel Wires for Bridge Cables by Yang　Xu, Bao　Siqian, Kang　Xiaolong, Hu　Jiarui, Liu　Chen, Tian　Renming

“…The microstructure and strengthening mechanism of 2 100 MPa grade steel wires for bridge cables during cold drawing were studied using a universal tensile testing machine， transmission electron microscope （TEM）， and X-ray diffractometer （XRD）， and the strengthening model suitable for steel wires at low to medium drawing strain was established. …”
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Effect of infill pattern on the microstructure and properties of copper processed through metal fused filament fabrication technique by Salethkumar Jasper, Manickam Ravichandran, Chander Prakash, N. Radhika

“…The solid infill has a higher ultimate tensile strength of (188.61 MPa) than the triangular and gyroid infill. A scanning electron microscope (SEM) was used to study the test specimens' internal structure and average pore size. …”
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