Effects of Annealing Conditions on the Catalytic Performance of Anodized Tin Oxide for Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Reduction by Nicolò B. D. Monti, Juqin Zeng, Micaela Castellino, Samuele Porro, Mitra Bagheri, Candido F. Pirri, Angelica Chiodoni, Katarzyna Bejtka

“…A simple, quick, scalable, and cost-effective synthesis strategy was employed to fabricate SnO_x catalysts with controlled oxidation states while maintaining consistent morphology and particle size. …”
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Texture evolution and anisotropy of TA18 titanium alloy strip under rolling and heat treatment conditions by Bobo Li, Jiangkun Fan, Wenyuan Zhang, Jiaxing Zhao, Ding Zhao, Huifa Tao, Xiaobo Hao, Fei Wang, Peng Jiang, Hongchao Kou, Jinshan Li

“…This study innovatively proposes an efficient method for fabricating alloy strips with reduced anisotropy forTA18 titanium alloy strips.…”
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Electric field-assisted embedding of fiber optic sensors in structural materials for structural health monitoring by Xinchang Zhang, Joshua Daw, Charles Payne, Bibo Zhong, Austin Fleming, Zilong Hua, Jorgen Rufner

“…The results indicate that both copper- and gold-coated fibers can be successfully embedded in stainless steel and nickel with good fiber integrity and fiber-matrix bonding. Samples fabricated under optimal conditions passed helium leak testing, confirming effective interfacial bonding. …”
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3D printed magnesium silicate/β-tricalcium phosphate scaffolds promote coupled osteogenesis and angiogenesis by Lulu Wang, Mingkui Shen, Zhongxin Tang, Jun Tan, Kuankuan Li, Haijun Ma

“…Fabricating bone tissue engineering substitutes with functional activity remains a challenge for bone defect repair requiring coordinated coupling between osteogenesis and angiogenesis. …”
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Enhanced Laser Damage Threshold in Optically Addressable Light Valves via Aluminum Nitride Photoconductors by Soroush Ghandiparsi, Bikram Chatterjee, Jimmy‐Xuan Shen, Miranda S. Gottlieb, Clint D. Frye, Joseph D. Schneider, Ryan D. Muir, Brandon W. Buckley, Sara E. Harrison, Qinghui Shao, Joel B. Varley, Lars F. Voss

“…In this study, the first AlN‐based OALVs are designed, fabricated, and experimentally demonstrated using commercially available single‐crystal AlN substrates. …”
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Investigation of corrosion and water absorption of biomass natural coir fiber/hBN reinforced epoxy hybrid composites using different optimisation approaches by Ramraji Kirubakaran, Shenbaga Velu Pitchumani, Sanju Tom, R. Ashwin Nagaraj, P. Salin, Harish Kumar Natchimuthu, Venkatachalam Gopalan, G. Vinayagamurthy

“…These hybrid particulate composites (HPC) are fabricated using the hand layup process. The study uses a Box-Behnken Design (BBD-L15), a statistical experimental design tool that facilitates the effective investigation of many input parameters and their interactions, to comprehensively investigate these impacts. …”
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Giant and flexible toroidal circular dichroism from planar chiral metasurface by Shijie Kang, Haitao Li, Jiayu Fan, Jiusi Yu, Boyang Qu, Peng Chen, Xiaoxiao Wu

“…Facing corresponding challenges in fabrication, integration, and application, it is generally difficult to employ toroidal circular dichroism in compact metasurfaces for flexible modulation of chiral interactions between electromagnetic waves and matter. …”
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Ultranarrow-linewidth stimulated Brillouin scattering with fundamental acoustic waves by Wendao Xu, Maxime Zerbib, Arjun Iyer, Kien Phan Huy, Jean-Charles Beugnot, William H. Renninger

“…Extending strongly coupled Brillouin interactions to ultranarrow linewidths with a recipe for fabrication, detailed characterization techniques, and a comprehensive theoretical treatment will benefit high-performance Brillouin-based photonic applications.…”
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Green synthesis and characterization of NiO/Hydroxyapatite nanocomposites in the presence of peppermint extract and investigation of their antibacterial activities against Pseudomo... by Ali Shakerimoghaddam, Hayder Jihad Majeed, Ali Jawad Hashim, May Jaleel Abed, Layth S. Jasim, Masoud Salavati-Niasari

“…In this study, pristine nickel oxide (NiO) nanoparticles, hydroxyapatite (HAP) nanoparticles, and binary nickel oxide/hydroxyapatite (NiO/HAP) nanocomposites were fabricated through peppermint extract-assisted green route. …”
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Gravity-based microfiltration reveals unexpected prevalence of circulating tumor cell clusters in ovarian and colorectal cancer by Anne Meunier, Javier Alejandro Hernández-Castro, Nicholas Chahley, Laudine Communal, Sara Kheireddine, Newsha Koushki, Nadia Davoudvandi, Sara Al Habyan, Benjamin Péant, Anthoula Lazaris, Andy Ng, Teodor Veres, Luke McCaffrey, Diane Provencher, Peter Metrakos, Anne-Marie Mes-Masson, David Juncker

“…Method We introduce gravity-based microfiltration (GµF) for facile isolation of cCTCs using in-house fabricated microfilters and 3D printed cartridges. Optimal flow rate and pore size for cCTC isolation are determined by GµF of cultured ovarian single cells and cell clusters spiked in healthy blood. …”
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Hydrogen assisted cracking resistance test to evaluate the hydrogen service for 2.25Cr-1Mo-V steel heavy wall hydroprocessing reactors by Akitada YASUTOMI, Yuta HONMA, Mitsuru OHATA

“…Although the assessments of minimum pressurization temperature (MPT) and remaining life of in-service reactors are required for efficient plant management, it is unclear whether the impact properties required for weld metals in the materials and fabrication standard such as API 934-A provide sufficient toughness for hydrogen assisted cracking (HAC) resistance in the welded joints of reactor under hydrogen service. …”
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A comparative bio-mechanical performance assessment of additively manufactured bone scaffolds using different beta Ti alloys and Gyroid based cellular structure by Mudassar Rehman, Yanen Wang, Kashif Ishfaq, Ray Tahir Mushtaq, Aqib Mashood Khan, Mohammed Alkahtani, Aamer Nazir, Maimoona Afzal

“…This study investigated the processing performance of biomedical β-Ti alloys (Ti-12Ta-23Nb-24Zr, Ti-32Nb-25Zr) fabricated via Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF) under optimal working conditions. …”
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Recent progress in triboelectric platforms: engineering materials to industrial applications from the perspective of manufacturing by Yoonsang Ra, Minjun Song, Donghan Lee, Sunmin Jang, Yu-seop Kim, Joonmin Chae, Sumin Cho, Dongik Kam, Donghyun Lee, Gibeom Lee, Younghoon Lee, Dongwhi Choi

“…As a result, using appropriate manufacturing processes can accelerate the technological advancement of triboelectric platforms in a variety of research and industrial fields by allowing them to move beyond the lab-scale fabrication stage.…”
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The design of paper-based electroanalytical microfluidic device coupled with post-synthesized molecularly imprinted polymers (rGO/Au@Ag2S/PANI/polyacrylamide) for the detection of... by Mina Adampourezare, Karim Asadpour-Zeynali, Miguel de la Guardia, Jafar Ezzati Nazhad Dolatabadi

“…CV and DPV techniques were applied for the measurement of the streptomycin. The fabricated device showed high sensitivity toward streptomycin, which was due to synergistic effects between catalytic properties, electrical conductivity of rGO/Au@Ag2S/anline /Polyacrylamide, and considerably increased numbers of imprinted sites. …”
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Release Profile and Antibacterial Activity of <i>Thymus sibthorpii</i> Essential Oil-Incorporated, Optimally Stabilized Type I Collagen Hydrogels by Caglar Ersanli, Ioannis Skoufos, Konstantina Fotou, Athina Tzora, Yves Bayon, Despoina Mari, Eleftheria Sarafi, Konstantina Nikolaou, Dimitrios I. Zeugolis

“…Moreover, none of the fabricated composite antibacterial scaffolds displayed any cytotoxicity on NIH-3T3 fibroblasts. …”
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Bilosomal Co-Encapsulated Tamoxifen and Propranolol for Potentiated Anti-Breast Cancer Efficacy: In Vitro and In Vivo Investigation by Toka T. Elebyary, Amal A. Sultan, Sally E. Abu-Risha, Gamal M. El Maghraby, Manna Amin

“…<b>Results:</b> The vesicles of all fabricated dispersions were spherical and negatively charged, with a size ranging from 104 to 182 nm. …”
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Alginate-based encapsulation of porcine placenta extract: Preparation, enteric sustained release, biological activities, and stability by Anukul Taweechaipaisankul, Nutthanit Thumrongsiri, Walailuk Chonniyom, Paweena Dana, Prattana Tanyapanyachon, Monthira Rattanatayarom, Wannapa Chinchoosak, Nattika Saengkrit

“…Taken together, microbead fabrication, especially F2, is the optimal formula for pPEs, showing the potential to be applied as a prospective carrier of pPEs for oral administration.…”
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Dual targeting of breast cancer by chitosan/poly lactic-co-glycolic acid nanodelivery systems: Surface activation with folic acid/aptamers, and co-encapsulated with Sorafenib and q... by Asghar Narmani, Saeid Ganji, Maryam Amirishoar, Fatemeh Hajikarimi, Aynaz Mazandarani, Mahya Karimi, Ali Mohammadinejad, Azin Azadpour, Roghayyeh Jahedi, Elham Assadpour, Seid Mahdi Jafari

“…Cellular uptake was about 100%, 77%, and 0.5% for MCF-7 cells treated with Apt-PLGA-CS-FA, PLGA-CS-FA, and CS nanocarriers, respectively which shows the impact of dual-targeting. The fabricated dual targeted nanodelivery system would be a potential device against breast cancer.…”
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Multi-layered electrospun grafts for surgical repair: Biomimicking physiological ascending aortic compliance by Julia Krammer, Maximilian Pichlmaier, Jan Stana, Christian Hagl, Sven Peterss, Maximilian Grab, Linda Grefen

“…G 3 , which combined electrospinning with a stable silicone-coated inlay was chosen for the fabrication of medical grade thermoplastic polyurethane grafts (G m ; n  = 6). …”
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Color Stability and Surface Properties of PMMA/ZrO2 Nanocomposite Denture Base Material after Using Denture Cleanser by Mohammed M. Gad, Reem Abualsaud, Shaimaa M. Fouda, Ahmed Rahoma, Ahmad M. Al-Thobity, Soban Q. Khan, Sultan Akhtar, Khalid S. Al-Abidi, Mohamed S. Ali, Fahad A. Al-Harbi

“…A total of 420 specimens were fabricated of unreinforced and nano-ZrO2 reinforced acrylic resin at 2.5% and 5%, resulting in 3 main groups. …”
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