Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles from macroalgae Hormophysa triquetra and investigation of its antibacterial activity and mechanism against pathogenic bacteria by Shazia Bibi, Mohammed H. Abu-Dieyeh, Mohammad A. Al-Ghouti

“…The NPs are characterized using Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Gas chromatography/Mass spectrometry (GC/MS) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). …”
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Atmospheric air plasma pre-activation and customizable covalent functionalization of PVDF-membranes of microtiter filter plates by Bálint Árpád Ádám, Sára Spátay, Bálint Jávor, Szabolcs László, Levente Illés, Péter Fürjes, Tünde Tóth, Péter Huszthy, Ádám Golcs

“…For critical comparison, contact angle measurements, surface ATR-FTIR, 1H-NMR, 19F-NMR, UV–Vis spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and permeability tests were used.…”
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Flowering characteristics and breeding system of the rare plant Rosa anemoniflora by YU Qun, RUAN Shuming, SHI Qinghua, HUANG Xiaochun, ZENG Huahao, GAO Wei

“…Pollen morphology was observed by scanning electron microscope. Flower characteristics, flowering dynamics, and visiting insects were manually recorded and observed. …”
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Bionic Nonsmooth Drag Reduction Mathematical Model Construction and Subsoiling Verification by Baoguang Wu, Ruize Zhang, Pengfei Hou, Jin Tong, Deyi Zhou, Haiye Yu, Qiang Zhang, Jinsong Zhang, Yuelin Xin

“…The nonsmooth surface morphology of the antlion was acquired by scanning electron microscopy, and a movement model of the nonsmooth surface in soil was developed, deriving that the altitude of the nonsmooth drag-reducing surface bulge is proportional to the square of the distance between two bulges and inversely proportional to the square of the movement speed. …”
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Nitroxyl protects H9C2 cells from H/R-induced damage and inhibits autophagy via PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway. by Li Li, Zhixin Wang, Yaxuan Lyu, Yanqing Guo

“…The morphology of mitochondria and autophagosomes were observed by transmission electron microscopy. Apoptosis, autophagy and PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway-related proteins were detected by western blot.…”
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Enhancing adsorption efficiency for camouflage clothing through activated carbon and inorganic composite coatings by Kittiphop Promdee, Doungkamon Phihusut, Apisake Monthienvichienchai, Natthapong Monarumit

“…The process’s protective efficacy was analyzed by a scanning electron microscope (SEM), examining pore size distribution, UV–Vis NIR, and atomic adsorption spectroscopy (AAS). …”
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Investigation on Inorganic Salts K2TiF6 and KBF4 to Develop Nanoparticles Based TiB2 Reinforcement Aluminium Composites by Vinayagam Mohanavel, K. Ravi Kumar, T. Sathish, Palanivel Velmurugan, Alagar Karthick, M. Ravichandran, Saleh Alfarraj, Hesham S. Almoallim, Shanmugam Sureshkumar, J. Isaac JoshuaRamesh Lalvani

“…The manufactured AA6082-TiB2 AAMCs were evaluated using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). …”
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Mass Production of LiFePO4/C Powders by Large Type Spray Pyrolysis Apparatus and Its Application to Cathode for Lithium Ion Battery by Shinsuke Akao, Motofumi Yamada, Takayuki Kodera, Takashi Ogihara

“…Organic compounds such as citric acid and sucrose were used as carbon sources. Scanning electron microscopy observation showed that they had a spherical morphology with nonaggregation. …”
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Development of Ternary and Quaternary Catalysts for the Electrooxidation of Glycerol by L. M. Artem, D. M. Santos, A. R. De Andrade, K. B. Kokoh, J. Ribeiro

“…These catalysts were electrochemically and physically characterized by cyclic voltammetry (CV), chronoamperometry (CA) in the presence of glycerol 1.0 mol dm-3, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). XRD results showed the main peaks of face-centered cubic Pt. …”
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Novel methotrexate long-acting system using ambroxol coating and hydroxypropyl methylcellulose encapsulation for preferential and enhanced lung cancer efficiency. by Samaa Abdullah, Najla Altwaijry, Meaad Alnakhli, Ghezlan ALenezi, Alaa A Al-Masud, Hanan Henidi, Yahya F Jamous

“…Moreover, different characterizations of FT-IR, X-ray diffraction and Scanning electron microscopy investigations were completed for the MTX, ABL, the ABL-MTX optimized solid dispersion and the optimum MTX-ABL-HPMC gel. …”
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Micro-characterization of Dust and Materials of Dust Origin at a Cement Industry Located in Bangladesh by Zerin Binte Alam, Kazi A. B. M. Mohiuddin

“…All the materials that could potentially be the sources of the dust of the CI were collected, including clinker, gypsum, limestone, fly ash, slag, and two types of cement products. Scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), and fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) were performed for the characterization. …”
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Fluorescent Sensors Based on Organic Polymer-Capped Gold Nanoparticles for the Detection of Cr(VI) in Water by Na Wang, Liangchen Wang, Hong Yang, Tingting Xiong, Shangping Xiao, Jiawen Zhao, Weiping Du

“…It is suggested that the quenching mechanism is based on the combined effects of internal electron transfer and the inner filter effect. Finally, the recovering mechanism is based on the redox reactions between the Cr(VI) and Fe(II) ions.…”
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Influence of Fiber Orientation on Impact Resistance Behavior of Woven Sisal Fiber Reinforced Polyester Composite by Genetu A. Dress, M. H. Woldemariam, D. T. Redda

“…The morphology and cross-sectional elemental detection was carried out using scanning electron microscope (SEM) assessment in leather development institute (LDI). …”
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Efficacy of a Novel Bioactive Glass-Polymer Composite for Enamel Remineralization following Erosive Challenge by Farnoosh Fallahzadeh, Soolmaz Heidari, Farhood Najafi, Maryam Hajihasani, Nooshin Noshiri, Neda F. Nazari

“…X-ray diffraction (XRD) and field emission scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (FESEM/EDS) were performed. …”
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SEM and AFM Studies of Two-Phase Magnetic Alkali Borosilicate Glasses by N. Andreeva, M. Tomkovich, A. Naberezhnov, B. Nacke, A. Filimonov, O. Alekseeva, P. Vanina, V. Nizhankovskii

“…The results of scanning electron microscopy point to uniform distribution of Na, Si, and O atoms in these samples while magnetic iron atoms form ball-shaped agglomerates. …”
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Kinetics and Mechanism of Oxidation of Hexamethylenediaminetetraacetatocobaltate(II) Complex by Periodate Ion in Aqueous Medium by R. M. Naik, B. Kumar J. Rai, R. Rastogi, S. B. S. Yadav

“…The reactions has been investigated spectrophotometrically at λmax = 580 nm under pseudo- first -order condition by taking large excess of oxidant [IO4] at pH = 4.0±0.02, I = 0.1 M (CH3COONa + NaNO3).and temperature = 30± 0.1 °C The electron transfer reaction between [CoII HDTA] 4- and [IO4-] obeys inner sphere reaction pathway through the formation of long-lived intermediate complex which finally get converted into a corresponding [CoIIIHDTA] 3- complex as final reaction product. …”
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Extraction of Al-Si master alloy and alumina from coal fly ash by Liu A., Shi Z., Xie K., Hu X., Gao B., Korenko M., Wang Z.

“…The phases and morphologies of the products obtained by the aluminothermic reduction of coal fly ash at 1373-1773 K were analyzed by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and energy-dispersive spectroscopy, respectively. …”
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Coprecipitation Method of Synthesis, Characterization, and Cytotoxicity of Pr3+:LaF3 (CPr = 3, 7, 12, 20, 30%) Nanoparticles by Maksim S. Pudovkin, Pavel V. Zelenikhin, Victoria Shtyreva, Oleg A. Morozov, Darya A. Koryakovtseva, Vitaly V. Pavlov, Yury N. Osin, Vladimir G. Evtugyn, Albert A. Akhmadeev, Alexey S. Nizamutdinov, Vadim V. Semashko

“…The Pr3+:LaF3 (CPr = 3, 7, 12, 20, 30%) nanoparticles were characterized by means of high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, optical spectroscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering, and MTT assay. …”
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Light-induced rearrangement from macrocyclic to bicyclic lactam: A case study of N-chlorinated laurolactam by Zubčić Gabrijel, Pavić Kristina, You Jiangyang, Vrček Valerije, Portada Tomislav, Bešić Erim, Šakić Davor

“…While only two radical adduct types were identified in the electron para magnetic resonance (EPR) (C-centered radical and chlorine radical), all eight possible products are observed in the NMR. …”
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Mast Cell Interaction with Neutrophils in Human Gastric Carcinomas: Ultrastructural Observations by Antonio Ieni, Valeria Barresi, Giovanni Branca, Rosario Alberto Caruso, Giovanni Tuccari

“…Patients and Methods. 52 surgically resected GC specimens were routinely processed for both light and electron microscopy. Only cases showing both mast cells and neutrophils in the tumor stroma were considered in the analysis. …”
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