Development of Newly Formulated Nanoalumina-/Alkasite-Based Restorative Material by Reham M. Abdallah, Neven S. Aref

“…Surface topography was inspected using a scanning electron microscope (SEM). Data were analyzed by ANOVA and Tukey’s test (P<0.05). …”
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Influences of Graphene Oxide on Mechanical Properties and Mesoscopic Deformation and Failure Process of Concrete by Hong Gong, Xiangxiang Yin, Yi Zhang, Wei Wang, Zongjie Chen

“…The mechanism of GO was examined through scanning electron microscope (SEM) microscopic scanning and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) energy spectrum testing. …”
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Cricket Flour and Pullulan Microparticle Formation via Electro-Blow Spinning as a New Method for the Protection of Antioxidant Compounds from Fruit Extracts by Sabina I. Wilkanowicz, Keara T. Saud

“…The particles’ morphology was analyzed via scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Fourier transform infrared and UV-vis spectroscopy were used for chemical characterization and encapsulation efficiency determination, respectively. …”
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Controllable Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Three-Phase Flow Pulsating Mixing Microfluidic Chip by Guojun Liu, Xiang Ma, Xiaodong Sun, Yanhui Jia, Tengfei Wang

“…The synthesized AgNPs were characterized by the UV-Vis absorption spectrophotometer and transmission electron microscopy. The effects of different experimental conditions on the controllable synthesis of AgNPs were analyzed, and the optimum synthesis conditions of AgNPs were obtained. …”
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Optimization and Characterization of Silver Nanoparticle by Endophytic Fungi Penicillium sp. Isolated from Curcuma longa (Turmeric) and Application Studies against MDR E. coli and... by Dattu Singh, Vandana Rathod, Shivaraj Ninganagouda, Jyothi Hiremath, Ashish Kumar Singh, Jasmine Mathew

“…The biosynthesized AgNps optimization was studied and characterized by UV-visible spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Then produced AgNps were tested against MDR E. coli and S. aureus. …”
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Impact of manufacturing variables on the mechanical performance of recycled glass-enhanced composites by Nathaphon Buddhacosa, Thevega Thevakumar, Everson Kandare, Sujeeva Setunge, Dilan Robert

“…X-ray computed tomography (CT) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analyses revealed changes in composite porosity and interfacial bonding, enabling the correlation of these microstructural changes with variations in mechanical properties for both non-ceramified and ceramified composites. …”
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Synergistic Microbial Consortium for Bioenergy Generation from Complex Natural Energy Sources by Victor Bochuan Wang, Joey Kuok Hoong Yam, Song-Lin Chua, Qichun Zhang, Bin Cao, Joachim Loo Say Chye, Liang Yang

“…The synergistic effect is suggested to arise from E. coli and S. oneidensis utilizing different nutrients as electron donors and effect of flavins secreted by S. oneidensis. …”
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Effect of Flaxseed Gum on the Microstructure and Physicochemical Properties of Starch in Frozen Dough by WANG Hongwei, LI Xiangjie, QIAO Jingyue, SHEN Huishan, ZHANG Yanyan, LIU Xingli, ZHAO Xuewei, ZHANG Hua

“…This study investigated the effects of adding different amounts of flaxseed gum (0%, 0.2%, 0.4%, 0.6% and 0.8%) on the microstructure and physicochemical properties of starch in frozen dough using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (SSNMR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and rapid visco analysis (RVA). …”
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Adsorption of hexavalent chromium by activated carbon obtained from a waste lignocellulosic material ( cores): Kinetic, equilibrium, and thermodynamic study by Radia Labied, Oumessaad Benturki, Adh’ Ya Eddine Hamitouche, André Donnot

“…Prior to the adsorption process, the morphology, elementary composition, and loss mass of activated carbon were characterized using scanning electron microscopy, X-ray fluorescence spectrometry, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis. …”
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Green synthesis of silica-coated gold nanoparticles employing femtosecond laser, solid targets, and water by N. G. P. Machado, M. P. Raele, E. Jimenez-Villar, W. de Rossi

“…The resulting AuNP@SiO₂ were characterized using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV–Vis absorption spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering (DLS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and zeta potential measurements. …”
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Chloride Ingress in Cement Mortars Exposed to Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans Bacteria by Onesmus Mulwa Munyao, Joseph Karanja Thiong’o, Jackson Muthengia Wachira, Daniel Karanja Mutitu, Genson Murithi, Romano Mwirichia

“…Further, microbial-treated mortars demonstrated both high porosity and chloride ingress as compared to the control test mortars. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses showed the formation of new deleterious products in the microbial-exposed mortars.…”
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<i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> Phage M198 and Its Therapeutic Potential by Lika Leshkasheli, Ia Kusradze, Darejan Bolkvadze, Lia Askilashvili, Maria Chichashvili, Giorgi Tsertsvadze, Elisabed Zaldastanishvili

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Utilization of asphalt waste Dust and fly ash for sustainable mortar by Ayawanna Jiratchaya, Kingnoi Namthip, Sertsoongnern Pimchanok, Chaiyaput Salisa

“…The microstructures of testing samples were analyzed using different characterization techniques including X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS). …”
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Plasmonic metal nanostructures as performance enhancers in emerging solar cells: A review by Abdul Subhan, Abdel-Hamid. I. Mourad

“…Owing to their excellent optical and electronic properties, plasmonic metal nanostructures are highly sought-after materials in the scientific community among the various nanomaterials utilized for energy conversion applications, especially for solar cells. …”
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Preparation and physicochemical/antimicrobial characteristics of asparagus cellulose films containing quercetin by Tao Jin, Ling Yan, Wei Liu, Shuai Liu, Changhong Liu, Lei Zheng

“…Films were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The film produced by 0.01 g/mL asparagus cellulose solution exhibited a swelling ratio of 125.4% and excellent antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus using the disk agar diffusion method. …”
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Enhanced ferroptosis sensitivity promotes the formation of highly myopic cataract via the DDR2-Hippo pathway by Dongling Guo, Yu Du, Xin Liu, Dan Li, Ling Wei, Xiangjia Zhu

“…In HMC lens epithelia, levels of Fe2+ and lipid peroxidation were found elevated, with increased vulnerability towards ferroptosis as revealed by transmission electron microscopy. Mechanistically, RNA sequencing of HMC lens epithelial samples identified up-regulated expression of discoidin domain receptor tyrosine kinase 2 (DDR2) as a key factor, which could enhance ferroptosis sensitivity via the Src-Hippo pathway. …”
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Microstructure Formation and Dry Reciprocating Sliding Wear Response of High-Entropy Hypereutectic White Cast Irons by Willian Martins Pasini, Wojciech Polkowski, Tomasz Dudziak, Carlos Alexandre dos Santos, Vinicius Karlinski de Barcellos

“…The research investigates the solidification process of the alloys using Computer-Aided Cooling Curve Analysis (CA-CCA) and characterizes the microstructures through X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The wear behavior of the developed alloys is evaluated through reciprocating sliding wear tests, revealing the impact of varying chemical compositions on wear resistance. …”
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Synthesis of Polyaniline/Graphene Oxide/Azobenzene Composite and Its Adjustable Photoelectric Properties by Yanhua Teng, Shiqin Li, Changguo Xue, Hongyan Zhang, Lingkai Zhu, Yu Tang

“…Both composites were carefully investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). …”
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Phase Equilibrium and Crystallization Process of the Ternary System KCl-(NH2)2CO-H2O at Different Temperatures by Liqiong Chen, Tianxiang Li, Lianjun Shi, Shihan Wang, Zeyu Meng, Jie Zhang, Jing Zhu

“…The crystal products were characterized by XRD, scanning electron microscope (SEM), and energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS). …”
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Transformation induced plasticity (TRIP) due to precipitation during continuous tempering of quenched and tempered steels by Niki Nouri, Elena Hillenmeyer, Thanusan Thavarajan, Stefan Dietrich, Volker Schulze

“…In this work, tempering TRIP of three different Q&T steels has been studied by means of dilatometry, hardness measurements, and scanning electron microscopy. The heating rate, as well as the direction and level of applied stress, have been varied. …”
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