Biparatopic binding of ISB 1442 to CD38 in trans enables increased cell antibody density and increased avidity by Jeremy Loyau, Thierry Monney, Marco Montefiori, Fedir Bokhovchuk, Jeremy Streuli, Matthew Blackburn, Arnaud Goepfert, Lydia N. Caro, Samitabh Chakraborti, Stefania De Angelis, Camille Grandclément, Stanislas Blein, M. Lamine Mbow, Ankita Srivastava, Mario Perro, Stefano Sammicheli, Eugene A. Zhukovsky, Michael Dyson, Cyrille Dreyfus

“…In solution phase, ISB 1442 forms a 2:2 complex with CD38 as determined by size-exclusion chromatography with multi-angle light scattering and electron microscopy. The predicted antibody-antigen stoichiometries at different CD38 surface densities were experimentally validated by surface plasmon resonance and cell binding assays. …”
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Effect Of Magnesium Perchlorate Content on the Mechanical, Thermal Stability, and Dielectric Properties of Plasticized PMMA/PVC-g-PMMA Electrolytes by Nguyen Thi Kim Dung, Nguyen Thi Dieu Linh, Do Quang Tham, Nguyen Thuy Chinh, Man Minh Tan, Tran Thi Mai, Nguyen Thi Thu Trang, Do Minh Thanh, Nguyen Quang Tung, Thai Hoang

“…The scanning electron microscopy images of the GPBEs showed their wrinkled surface morphology due to their low elastic modulus and high flexibility. …”
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Microscopic and Spectroscopic Investigation of (AlxGa1–X)2O3 Films: Unraveling the Impact of Growth Orientation and Aluminum Content by Jith Sarker, Prachi Garg, Abrar Rauf, Ahsiur Rahman Nirjhar, Hsien‐Lien Huang, Menglin Zhu, A. F. M. Anhar Uddin Bhuiyan, Lingyu Meng, Hongping Zhao, Jinwoo Hwang, Eric Osei‐Agyemang, Saquib Ahmed, Baishakhi Mazumder

“…A combination of scanning transmission electron microscopy, atom probe tomography (APT), and first‐principle calculations (DFT) is performed. …”
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Deep eutectic solvent enhances antibacterial activity of a modular lytic enzyme against Acinetobacter baumannii by Aleksandra Maria Kocot, Tomasz Swebocki, Karolina Ciemińska, Adrianna Łupkowska, Małgorzata Kapusta, Dennis Grimon, Ewa Laskowska, Anna-Karina Kaczorowska, Tadeusz Kaczorowski, Rabah Boukherroub, Yves Briers, Magdalena Plotka

“…Confocal fluorescence microscopy indicated that reline damaged the structure of the biofilm, allowing MLE-15 to penetrate it. …”
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Enhanced radiation shielding via incorporating europium oxide in 316L stainless steel: Synthesis, physical, microstructural, shielding, and mechanical properties by H.O. Tekin, Nihal Yayla, M.Gökhan Albayrak, Ömer Güler, Duygu Sen Baykal, Hessa Alkarrani, Ghada ALMisned

“…X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis revealed that the face-centered cubic (FCC) structure of the steel matrix was preserved up to 5% Eu2O3 reinforcement, while higher concentrations led to phase formation and crystallographic changes. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis showed uniform element distribution at low reinforcement levels, with particle clustering at 20% Eu2O3. …”
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Combined multi-scale characterization of pores in ultra-thick coal seams of Jurassic Xishanyao Formation, Tiaohu-Malang sags, Santanghu Basin by Yue CHEN, Qiqi LEI, Dongmin MA, Xin WANG, Xinggang WANG, Diefang HUANG, Gaoxiang RONG

“…Techniques such as high-pressure mercury intrusion porosimetry, low-temperature liquid nitrogen adsorption, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), CT scanning, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and the pore-crack analysis system (PCAS) were used to investigate pore development characteristics. …”
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<i>Bacillus thuringiensis</i> Cry1A Insecticidal Toxins and Their Digests Do Not Stimulate Histamine Release from Cultured Rat Mast Cells by Hisashi Ohto, Mayumi Ohno, Miho Suganuma-Katagiri, Takashi Hara, Yoko Egawa, Kazuya Tomimoto, Kosuke Haginoya, Hidetaka Hori, Yuzuri Iwamoto, Tohru Hayakawa

“…However, fluorescence microscopy revealed no specific binding of Cry1A toxins to RBL-2H3 cultured rat mast cells. …”
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Effects of ZnO nanoparticles concentration on the morphology and textural properties of ZnO/NiFe2O4 nanocomposite by Jimoh Oladejo Tijani, Augustine Innalegwu Daniel, Sarah Udenyi Onogwu, Ambali Saka Abdulkareem, Usman Ahmed Aminu, Marshall Keyster, Ashwil Klein

“…High resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) images showed that the average interplanar distance of wurtzite phase at 3, 5, and 7 % dopant concentration were about 0.28, 0.44 and 0.33 nm respectively. …”
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Spatial Microstructural Ordering of Expansive Clay Minerals by T. López-Lara, J. B. Hernández-Zaragoza, D. Carreón-Freyre, M. Cerca, E. Rojas-González, A. G. Minor Franco, G. Martínez-Barrera, R. Salgado-Delgado

“…The clay microstructure was obtained using X-ray diffraction, and sweeping electronic microscopy. Physical characterization includes pH analysis. …”
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Activation of Delta-Opioid Receptor Protects ARPE19 Cells against Oxygen-Glucose Deprivation/Reoxygenation-Induced Necroptosis and Apoptosis by Inhibiting the Release of TNF-α by Runjie Guo, Ping Chen, Tiantian Fu, Ren Zhang, Yuan Zhu, Nange Jin, Hong Xu, Yong Xia, Xuesong Tian

“…Morphological changes were observed by inverted microscopy. TNF-α protein levels in cell lysates were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). …”
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Exosomes and their distinct integrins transfer the characteristics of oxaliplatin- and 5-FU-resistant behaviors in colorectal cancer cells by Zeynab Vakili-Ghartavol, Hoda Deli, Amir Shadboorestan, Roxana Sahebnasagh, Elahe Motevaseli, Mohammad Hossein Ghahremani

“…Exosomes were isolated via ultracentrifugation and characterized using DLS and electron microscopy to evaluate size and morphology. Western blot analysis was employed to identify exosomal markers. …”
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Transport and inhibition of the sphingosine-1-phosphate exporter SPNS2 by Huanyu Z. Li, Ashley C. W. Pike, Yung-Ning Chang, Dheeraj Prakaash, Zuzana Gelova, Josefina Stanka, Christophe Moreau, Hannah C. Scott, Frank Wunder, Gernot Wolf, Andreea Scacioc, Gavin McKinley, Helena Batoulis, Shubhashish Mukhopadhyay, Andrea Garofoli, Adán Pinto-Fernández, Benedikt M. Kessler, Nicola A. Burgess-Brown, Saša Štefanić, Tabea Wiedmer, Katharina L. Dürr, Vera Puetter, Alexander Ehrmann, Syma Khalid, Alvaro Ingles-Prieto, Giulio Superti-Furga, David B. Sauer

“…Here, we use a combination of cryo-electron microscopy, immunofluorescence, in vitro binding and in vivo S1P export assays, and molecular dynamics simulations to probe SPNS2’s substrate binding and transport. …”
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Co-obligate symbioses have repeatedly evolved across aphids, but partner identity and nutritional contributions vary across lineages by Manzano-Marín, Alejandro, Coeur d’acier, Armelle, Clamens, Anne-Laure, Cruaud, Corinne, Barbe, Valérie, Jousselin, Emmanuelle

“…Fluorescent in situ hybridisation microscopy shows a common bacteriocyte localisation of two newly acquired symbionts. …”
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Cell Morphology on Poly(methyl methacrylate) Microstructures as Function of Surface Energy by Matthias Katschnig, Boris Maroh, Natascha Andraschek, Sandra Schlögl, Ulrike Zefferer, Elisabeth Bock, Gerd Leitinger, Christa Trattnig, Maria Kaufmann, Werner Balika, Clemens Holzer, Ute Schäfer, Silke Patz

“…The surface energy of the resultant microstructures was determined by static contact angle measurements. Light scanning microscopy of the morphology of NT2/D1 and MC3T3-E1 preosteoblast cells cultured on structured PMMA samples in both cases revealed a profound surface energy dependence. …”
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Nuclear talin-1 provides a bridge between cell adhesion and gene expression by Alejandro J. Da Silva, Hendrik S.E. Hästbacka, Mikael C. Puustinen, Jenny C. Pessa, Jens C. Luoto, Erika Sundström, Benjamin T. Goult, Guillaume Jacquemet, Eva Henriksson, Lea Sistonen

“…By utilizing both subcellular fractionations and confocal microscopy analyses, we show that TLN1 localizes to the nucleus in several human cell lines, where it is tightly associated with the chromatin. …”
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Citronellol-functionalized natural silica: a biogenic approach for antifungal and antibacterial material applications by Guillermo P. Lopez, Guillermo P. Lopez, Leyanet Barberia Roque, Katerine Igal, Katerine Igal, Erasmo Gámez Espinosa, Erasmo Gámez Espinosa, Natalia Bellotti, Natalia Bellotti

“…The hybrids obtained were characterized by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). …”
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Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Antimicrobial Activity Against ESKAPEE Bacteria and Mechanisms of Action by Thiago Hideo Endo, Mariana Homem de Mello Santos, Sara Scandorieiro, Bruna Carolina Gonçalves, Eliana Carolina Vespero, Márcia Regina Eches Perugini, Wander Rogério Pavanelli, Gerson Nakazato, Renata Katsuko Takayama Kobayashi

“…Both drugs effectively eradicated bacterial populations within 2 to 24 h and caused morphological changes, such as protrusions and cellular fragmentation, as shown by electron scanning microscopy. Regarding their mechanisms of action as antibacterials, for the first time, increased membrane permeability was detected, as evidenced by heightened dye absorption, along with the increased presence of total proteins and dsDNA in the extracellular medium of <i>Escherichia coli</i> ATCC2 25922 and <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> ATCC 25923, and oxidative stress was also detected in bacteria treated with sertraline and paroxetine, with reduced efficiency observed in the presence of antioxidants and higher levels of oxygen-reactive species evidenced by their reaction with 6-carboxy-2′,7′-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate. …”
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Design, defect analysis, compressive strength and surface texture characterization of Laser Powder Bed Fusion processed Ti6Al4V lattice structures by Bruno Zluhan, Shubhavardhan Ramadurga Narasimharaju, Abhijit Cholkar, Ken Thomas, Ramesh Raghavendra, Eder S.N. Lopes

“…The surface roughness, defects and porosities are analysed using Alicona, optical microscopy, SEM and XCT techniques. Pycnometer and compressive testing are adopted to study apparent density and ultimate compressive strength. …”
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Tiny clue reveals the general trend: a bibliometric and visualized analysis of renal microcirculation by Bing Wang, Mengting Xu, Sunjing Fu, Yingyu Wang, Hao Ling, Yuan Li, Bingwei Li, Xueting Liu, Qin Ouyang, Xiaoyan Zhang, Ailing Li, Xu Zhang, Mingming Liu

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FBR2 modulates ferroptosis via the SIRT3/p53 pathway to ameliorate pulmonary fibrosis by Yu Cheng, Yang Jiao, Wan Wei, Mengjia Kou, Yaodong Cai, Yang Li, Hao Li, Tonghua Liu

“…Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was used to observe mitochondrial morphology. …”
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