Enhanced characterization of wheat straw-PLA composites with silane coupling agent and alkali pretreatment by Zhonghua Yang, Kangjie Sun

“…In this study, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to analyze the microscopic structure of wheat straw chemically modified by NaOH and the silane coupling agent, and it was concluded that both treatments effectively removed waxes and silica from the surface of the straw, enhanced fiber roughness, and improved interfacial adhesion. …”
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Electrochemical sensor based on multi-walled carbon nanotubes and two-dimensional zeolitic imidazolate framework nanosheets: Application in determining dacarbazine by Somayeh Tajik, Hadi Beitollahi, Fariba Garkani Nejad, Zahra Dourandish, Samuel Adeloju

“…The resulting MWCNTs/2D ZIF-L NSs nanocomposite was characterized by field-emission scanning electron microscopy. The MWCNTs/2D ZIF-L NSs nanocomposite was subsequently used to modify a screen-printed carbon electrode (SPCE) to achieve an electrochemical sensing platform for the detection of dacarbazine. …”
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Water-regulated viscosity-plasticity phase transitions in a peptide self-assembled muscle-like hydrogel by Yu Fang, Junhui Shi, Juan Liang, Dan Ma, Huaimin Wang

“…These solid threads can support 250 times their weight. Cryogenic electron microscopy (Cryo-EM) analysis unravels the three-dimensional structure of the liquid-crystal fiber (elongated helix with C2 symmetry) at an atomic resolution. …”
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Intragranular ferrite morphologies in medium carbon vanadium-microalloyed steel by Fadel A., Glišić D., Radović N., Drobnjak D.

“…Metallographic evaluation was done using optical and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results show that at high temperatures (≥ 500°C) polygonal intragranulary nucleated ferrite idiomorphs, combined with grain boundary ferrite and pearlite were produced and followed by an incomplete transformation phenomenon. …”
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Effect of nitric acid oxidation on the surface of hydrochars to sorb methylene blue: An adsorption mechanism comparison by Duy H Nguyen, Hai Nguyen Tran, Huan-Ping Chao, Chu-Ching Lin

“…Both pristine- and oxidized-hydrochars were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, Brunauer–Emmet–Teller-specific surface area, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and mass titration. …”
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Characterization of extracellular vesicles by capillary zone electrophoresis: A novel concept for characterization of a next-generation drug delivery platform by Aleksandra Steć, Andrea Heinz, Szymon Dziomba

“…According to current recommendations, quantification of EVs, confirmation of their identity, and purity assessment require the use of several analytical techniques, including particle-size distribution analysis, proteomics, and electron microscopy, making the characterization process demanding. …”
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Ca OXALATES IN LICHEN GENUS CLADONIA ON DUMPS OF THE SUGUR COPPER DEPOSIT (SOUTH URALS) by E.E. Artemenko, M.A. Rassomakhin, P.V. Khvorov, K.A. Filipрova

“…The samples of lichens and substrate are studied by scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersion microanalysis, X-ray phase analysis and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. …”
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Reversible Deposition and Dissolution of Magnesium from Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids by QingSong Zhao, Yanna NuLi, Tuerxun Nasiman, Jun Yang, JiuLin Wang

“…The electrochemical performance of six imidazolium cation-based ionic liquids (ILs) containing 0.3 mol L-1 Mg(CF3SO3)2 as the electrolytes for magnesium deposition-dissolution was examined by cyclic voltammogramms and constant current discharge-charge techniques. Scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy measurements were conducted to characterize the morphologies and components of the deposits. …”
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ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES  SYNTHESIZED USING ELEUSINE INDICA (L.) GAERTN. LEAF EXTRACT ON THE BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM THE VASE SOLUTION by Thi Anh Tu Le

“…SNPs were characterized with UV-Vis spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The SNPs were rod like and spherical in shape with sizes from 3 to 33 nm and an average size of 16.73 nm. …”
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Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy as a Method for Identifying Variation in Puparial Morphology and Establishing Characters for Taxonomic Determination by Christian Elowsky, Leon Higley

“…Historically, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) has been used for characterization, a technique which is not only time-consuming but also often expensive, effectively making large numbers of specimens impossible to quantify. …”
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Selective Adsorption and Photocatalytic Degradation of Dyes Using Polyoxometalate Hybrid Supported on Magnetic Activated Carbon Nanoparticles under Sunlight, Visible, and UV Irradi... by Mehdi Taghdiri

“…The prepared composite was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction, thermal analyses, scanning electron microscopy, vibrating sample magnetometer, and N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms. …”
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Efficacy of Nonthermal Atmospheric Pressure Plasma for Tooth Bleaching by Seoul Hee Nam, Hae June Lee, Jin Woo Hong, Gyoo Cheon Kim

“…The morphological results of tooth bleaching with plasma did not affect mineral composition under scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observations. On the basis of these results, the application of plasma and low concentration of 15% carbamide peroxide (CP) has a high capability for effective tooth bleaching. …”
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Synthesis and Photocatalytic Properties of One-Dimensional Composite - Nanowires by Qianqian Zhang, Baibiao Huang, Peng Wang, Xiaoyang Zhang, Xiaoyan Qin, zeyan wang

“…The fabricated nanowires were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectra (UV-Vis DRS), and photoluminescence (PL), respectively. …”
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Design of 3‐aminophenol‐grafted polymer‐modified zinc sulphide nanoparticles as drug delivery system by Milad Abniki, Zahra Azizi, Homayon Ahmad Panahi

“…The particle size of the modified nanosorbent was studied with scanning electron microscopy. Some characteristic factors of the adsorption process such as pH and time were investigated for famotidine using the modified nanosorbent. …”
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A Clinical and Pathological Variant of Acute Transplant Glomerulopathy by Miklos Z. Molnar, G. V. Ramesh Prasad, Darren A. Yuen, Serge Jothy, Jeffrey S. Zaltzman

“…In the setting of acute nephrotic-range proteinuria postrenal allograft, both renal biopsy with electron microscopy and screening for de novo donor-specific antibody should be performed to distinguish atypical presentations of TG from other diagnoses.…”
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A Novel and Robust Method for Investigating Fungal Biofilm by Biswambhar Biswas, Shumaiza Asif, Rekha Puria, Anil Thakur

“…We detail a step-by-step procedure for creating a substratum for biofilm growth and measuring biofilm thickness using confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) and ultrastructure by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). This method provides consistent outcomes across various Candida species.…”
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CHARACTERISTIC OF Zr-BEARING CRYSTALLINE PHASES FROM Rb-BEARING MODEL MATRIX MATERIALS by V.E. Eremyashev, G.G. Korinevskaya, M.A. Rassomakhin, S.M. Lebedeva

“…The presence of numerous Zr and Rb-bearing crystals in samples is established by electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy; their morphology, chemical composition and spectral characteristics are studied. …”
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Multicomponent Nanocomposites for Complex Anticancer Therapy: Effect of Aggregation Processes on Their Efficacy by Nataliya Kutsevol, Yuliia Kuziv, Tetiana Bezugla, Vasyl Chumachenko, Vasyl Chekhun

“…The three-component nanocomposites with incorporated gold nanoparticles and photosensitizer and the four-component ones additionally loaded by Doxorubicin into polymer nanoplatform were studied at 25 and 37°C by transmission electron microscopy and dynamic light scattering. Nanocomposites were tested for their photodynamic cytotoxicity for the cell line of breast cancer MCF-7/S. …”
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Silver Chloride Encapsulation-Induced Modifications of Raman Modes of Metallicity-Sorted Semiconducting Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by M. V. Kharlamova, C. Kramberger, A. Mittelberger, K. Yanagi, T. Pichler, D. Eder

“…The filling was confirmed by high-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy. The filling-induced modifications of Raman modes of SWCNTs were analyzed. …”
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Synthesis and Characterisation of Gold Nanoparticles from Acacia Leaf and to Evaluate Anticariogenic Activity by Maher AbdelFattah Al Shayeb, Naresh Yedthare Shetty, Anas Al Jadaa, Syed Kuduruthullah

“…Methods: Green synthesised AuNPs were characterised using the ultraviolet–visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy, and the size and shape of the synthesised nanoparticles were evaluated using the transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The antimicrobial efficacy of AuNPs (30/60/100 μl) against S. mutans/E. coli was evaluated on the Mueller–Hinton agar by measuring the zone of inhibition (ZOI) with ampicillin (15 μl) as a positive control. …”
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