Effects of solar radiation on collagen-based biomaterials by Alina Sionkowska, Marcin Wisniewski, Joanna Skopinska, Diego Mantovani

“…The effect of solar radiation on collagen and collagen/synthetic polymer blends in the form of thin films and solutions has been studied by UV-VIS and FTIR spectroscopies. …”
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Effect of Ar/CH4 Mixture Ratio on Properties of Ag/C:H Nanocomposite Prepared by DC Sputtering by E. Mohsen Soltani, Z. Ghorannevis, M. Shirazi

“…Ag/C:H films were deposited by DC sputtering method on Si substrates with different Ar/CH4 gas mixture ratios. …”
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Enhancing visible luminescence in sprayed-ZnO nanostructure through Cu doping by Fatima Zohra Bedia, Asma Bedia, Sidi Mohammed Bedia, Nabila Maloufi, Michel Aillerie, Khadidja Rahmoun

“…SEM images revealed that the CZO films consist of aggregated spherical nanoparticles, each with a diameter of less than 20 nm. …”
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TiCl4 Pretreatment and Electrodeposition Time Investigations of ZnO Photoelectrodes Preparation for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells by Xiaoping Zou, Yan Liu, Cuiliu Wei, Zongbo Huang, Xiangmin Meng

“…The morphology of ZnO films was changed after TiCl4 pretreatment, which can offer large surface area to absorb much more dyes. …”
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Manipulation of Polyhydroxybutyrate Properties through Blending with Ethyl-Cellulose for a Composite Biomaterial by Rodman T. H. Chan, Christopher J. Garvey, Helder Marçal, Robert A. Russell, Peter J. Holden, L. John R. Foster

“…Material strength of composite films remained unchanged at 6.5 ± 0.6 MPa with 40% (w/w) EtC loadings. …”
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Indium-Free PTB7/PC71BM Polymer Solar Cells with Solution-Processed Al:ZnO Electrodes on PET Substrates by P. Fuchs, A. Paracchino, H. Hagendorfer, L. Kranz, T. Geiger, Y. E. Romanyuk, A. N. Tiwari, F. Nüesch

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Nanocrystalline TiO2 Electrodes Exhibiting High Storage Capacity and Stability in Rechargeable Lithium Batteries by Sui-Yang Huang, Ladislav Kavan, Andreas Kay, Michael Grätzel, Ivan Exnar

“…Nanocrystalline TiO2 films were explored for the first time as electrode material for a rechargeable lithium intercalation cell, i.e., Li/LiCF3SO3 + PC/TiO2. …”
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Differences in Nanosecond Laser Ablation and Deposition of Tungsten, Boron, and WB2/B Composite due to Optical Properties by Tomasz Moscicki

“…The first attempt to the deposition of WB3 films using nanosecond Nd:YAG laser demonstrated that deposited coatings are superhard. …”
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O útero, uma criação para o mal by Iuri Furini Lopes da Silva, Evelane Mendonça de Oliveira, Gleudson Passos Cardoso

“…Ao notar o papel destas mulheres na indústria hollywoodiana dos filmes do gênero de terror, notamos um ponto de equidade nos filmes, não apenas no estereótipo feminino, mas também em seu arquétipo. …”
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Electrochemical Coprecipitation of Zinc and Aluminum in Aqueous Electrolytes for ZnO and AZO Coverage Deposition by Natalia A. Martynova, Viktor N. Svishchev, Leonid S. Lepnev, Shakhnozabonu R. Alieva, Elena G. Chertorylskaya, Mikhail E. Vishnevskiy, Alexey D. Bozhko, Anastasia V. Grigorieva

“…The aim of this study is to examine the technological challenge of the electrochemical formation of zinc oxide and Al-doped ZnO films (ZnO:Al, AZO) as transparent conductive oxide coatings with complex architectures for solar cell photoanode materials. …”
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Intrinsic and Extrinsic Ferromagnetism in Co-Doped Indium Tin Oxide Revealed Using X-Ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism by A. M. H. R. Hakimi, F. Schoofs, M. G. Blamire, S. Langridge, S. S. Dhesi

“…The effects of high-temperature annealing on ferromagnetic Co-doped Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) thin films have been investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD), magnetometry, and X-Ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism (XMCD). …”
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TECHNIQUES FOR FORMATION OF FERROELECTRIC PHOTONIC AND PHONONIC CRYSTALS by V. V. Krutov, A. S. Sigov, A. A. Shchuka

“…The basic parameters of c-axis-oriented PZT films grown on metallic substrates are estimated. …”
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Biotechnological melanin synthesized from tyrosine vs other precursors significantly affects its electrochemical response by J. Sayago, L. M. Martinez, G. Hernández, G. Gosset

“…These results aim toward the effective use of melanin thin-films for potential applications in organic biocompatible electronics.…”
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Representación fílmica del universo posmoderno, un caso ilustrativo: Nueve Reinas by Cristina Gómez Moragas

“…Análisis textual del filme Nueve Reinas (Argentina, 2000) de Fabián Bielinsky, el cual parte de la siguiente hipótesis: Nueve Reinas es una alegoría nacional de la crisis ética en el ejercicio del poder político en el capitalismo tardío. …”
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Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Biodegradable Star-Shaped/Linear Polylactide Stereocomplexes by Onanong Cheerarot, Yodthong Baimark

“…The 6-arm star-shaped poly(L-lactide) (6PLL)/linear poly(D-lactide) (1PDL) stereocomplex films were prepared by the solvent casting method. …”
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Televisie- en Videokykpatrone in die gesin by Maretha de Waal

“…As in the case of television viewing, the results indicate that video viewing is also a family activity, as about two-thirds of the respondents mostly watch video films within the context of the family. Most of the parents control video viewing in the family by objecting to the hir ing of certain types of video films, and by knowing what type of video films their children watch with their friends. …”
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Ajuste de cuentas. La Escuela en el cine español by Edisa MONDELO GONZÁLEZ

“…Hace un análisis de diversos filmes, describiendo las características de profesores, alumnos y entornos representados. …”
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Quantum-mechanical model of ion thruster for small spacecraft by V. V. Fedyanin, V. V. Shalay, V. K. Fedorov

“…Detector plates demonstrating the interference pattern in thin films are presented. A mathematical description of the relief of thin films is given using the resulting wave function. …”
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Understanding the impact of plasma functionalized MWCNTs on the structure, physicochemical and mechanical properties of PEMA by Omar F. Farag, N. A. M. Eid, Essam M. Abdel‑Fattah

“….%) to prepare nanocomposite films using the traditional solution casting method. …”
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Enhanced Power Conversion Efficiency of P3HT : PC71BM Bulk Heterojunction Polymer Solar Cells by Doping a High-Mobility Small Organic Molecule by Hanyu Wang, Xiao Wang, Pu Fan, Xin Yang, Junsheng Yu

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