Effect of Dosage of Alkaline Activator on the Properties of Alkali-Activated Slag Pastes by Zhenzhen Jiao, Ying Wang, Wenzhong Zheng, Wenxuan Huang

“…Furthermore, the hydration products and microstructures of AAS pastes were explained according to the microanalysis methods.…”
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Experimental studies on mix design and properties of ceramic-glass geopolymer mortars using response surface methodology by Meysam Pourabbas Bilondi, Vahideh Ghaffarian, Mahdi Amiri Daluee, Reyhaneh Pakizehrooh, Saeed Hosseini Tazik, Alireza Behzadian, Mojtaba Zaresefat

“…The relationships between compressive strength, flexural strength, and ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV) were also analyzed. Microstructural and molecular changes were investigated using scanning electron microscopy and fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. …”
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Strength and durability of concrete with bentonite clay and quarry dust by Muhammad Umar, Hui Qian, M. Nasir Ayaz Khan, Muhammad Shahid Siddique, Hamad Almujibah, Ali. E. A. Elshekh, Maaz Osman Bashir, Nikolai Ivanovich Vatin

“…The impact of incorporating these SCMs on fresh concrete properties, compressive, flexural, and split tensile strengths, and acid resistance was investigated. Microstructural analysis using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and X-ray radiography were used. …”
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Fabrication and high temperature electrical conductivity of polymer-derived SiHfBCN ceramic coating by Xichao Dong, Qinghua Zhao, Yao Li, Shaomin Gu, Xinming Xu, Dianwei He, Fang Ye, Laifei Cheng, Xingang Luan, Zhaoju Yu

“…The composition, microstructural evolution, and room-temperature and high-temperature electrical conductivity of SiHfBCN ceramic coatings were investigated to reveal the mechanism for controlling electrical conductivity. …”
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Experimental Study on Dynamic Compression Mechanics of Sandstone after Coupled Alkali-Chemical-Dynamic Interaction by Qi Ping, Chen Wang, Qi Gao, Kaifan Shen, Yulin Wu, Shuo Wang, Xiangyang Li

“…For the purpose of analyzing the effect of the alkaline solutions on the mechanical property of sandstone impact compression, the sandstone specimens of coal mine roadway were corroded in NaOH solution with pH 7 (neutral pure water solution) and pH = 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 for 28 d, followed by dynamic compression tests using a separated Hopkinson compression bar test device, and the microstructural changes of the specimens were measured by SEM electron microscope scanning equipment. …”
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Non-Destructive Testing by Magnetic Noise Method of the Quality of Heat Treatment of Steel Samples Obtained by Additive Technology by V. N. Busko, A. P. Kren, G. A. Lanzman

“…Compared to the hardness measurement method, which is mainly associated with phase-structural changes, the magnetic noise method due to selectivity to other controlled parameters is additionally sensitive to cast samples (at the same time the microstructures of cast and normalized three-dimensional samples are close to each other according to X-ray data).The magnetic noise method can be used as one of the physical methods for evaluation the quality and control of the heat treatment of 3D samples at the manufacturing stage when testing their types and modes, as well as sorting samples.…”
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Interface dipole evolution from the hybrid coupling between nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots and polyethylenimine featuring the electron transport thin layer at Al/Si interfaces by Sasimontra Timjan, Ta-Cheng Wei, Kuan-Han Lin, Yi-Ting Li, Po-Hsuan Hsiao, Chia-Yun Chen

“…In this work, the hybrid design of ETL, obtained from the solution-processed nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots (NCQDs) incorporated with organic polyethylenimine (PEI) demonstrates the feasible contact characteristics for the modification of Si/Al contacts, which greatly facilitates the transport and collection of photoexcited electrons in the Si-based optoelectronics. The aspects of microstructures, functional groups, chemical features, interfacial characteristics and band structures of NCQD/PEI are explicated, visualizing that the evolution of interface dipoles mediated by the overall outcome of physisorption and chemisorption effects, modifies the surface potential difference and results in the explicit reduction of the Al work function from 4.3 eV for pristine Al to 3.23 eV based on the optimized constitutional design (0.10 % NCQD in PEI). …”
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Mechanical and Thermal Properties of UHPC Exposed to High-Temperature Thermal Cycling by In-Hwan Yang, Jihun Park

“…Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis showed that the microstructures of the UHPC specimens exposed to high temperatures contained voids due to the PP fiber melting. …”
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Nickel, copper and cobalt coalescence in copper cliff converter slag by Wolf A., Mitrašinović A.M.

“…Additives used as reducing agents had higher valuable metal recovery rates and corresponding partition coefficients than fluxes. Microstructural studies showed that slag formed after adding reductants consisted of primarily fayalite, with some minute traces of magnetite as the secondary phase. …”
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Research Progress on Biomaterials for Spinal Cord Repair by Liao Z, Bao Q, Saijilahu, Chimedtseren C, Tumurbaatar K, Saijilafu

“…In addition, combined or synergistic effects of spinal cord repair can be achieved by integrating different strategies, including the use of various biomaterials and microstructures, as well as combining bioactive molecules and living cells. …”
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EFFECT OF DRILLING PARAMETERS ON THRUST FORCE AND DELAMINATION DAMAGE OF DRILLED RAMIE WOVEN – COIR FIBER HYBRID COMPOSITES by Sri Chandrabakty, Muhammad Syaiful Fadly, Sri Nilasari

“…The results indicate that an increase in feed rate tends to increase thrust force and cause microstructural damage such as delamination and fiber pull-out. …”
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Post-Heat Treatment and Mechanical Assessment of Polyvinyl Alcohol Nanofiber Sheet Fabricated by Electrospinning Technique by Mahir Es-saheb, Ahmed Elzatahry

“…Postheat treatment of the produced PVA sheets with temperatures both below and above Tg to improve the mechanical properties of this material is conducted. The morphology, microstructures, and thermal degradation of the nanofibers sheets produced were investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM), and thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA). …”
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CELLULOSIC MEMBRANES SUPPORTED WITH SILICA FROM RICE HUSK AND RICE HUSK ASH FOR SLOW RELEASE by Francine Gastaldon, Eduardo Junca, Felipe Fardin Grillo, Antônio Carlos Sobieranski, Suzane Quintana Gomes, Jamal Rafique, Tatiana Gisset Pineda Vásquez, Tiago Elias Allievi Frizon

“…Characterization of the impregnated membranes was conducted by Fourier transformed infrared spectrometry (FTIR), microstructural (scanning electron microscopy (SEM)) and mechanical resistance analyses. …”
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Ultra-Low Temperature Coefficient of Capacitance (Tcc) of the SrSnO3-Based Electrical Components by Abdul-Majeed Azad, Toh Yen Pang, Mohammad A. Alim

“…The electrical behavior of these sintered bodies has been systematically correlated with the evolved microstructures. Plausible equivalent circuit elements were extracted using the lumped parameter/complex plane analysis (LP/CPA) and evaluated at various situations.…”
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The Plasticity of Brain Gray Matter and White Matter following Lower Limb Amputation by Guangyao Jiang, Xuntao Yin, Chuanming Li, Lei Li, Lu Zhao, Alan C. Evans, Tianzi Jiang, Jixiang Wu, Jian Wang

“…Fiber tractography from these WM regions showed microstructural changes in the commissural fibers connecting the bilateral premotor cortices, compatible with the hypothesis that amputation can lead to a change in interhemispheric interactions. …”
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Impact Energy Consumption of High-Volume Rubber Concrete with Silica Fume by Hai-long Li, Ying Xu, Pei-yuan Chen, Jin-jin Ge, Fan Wu

“…A scanning electron microscope was used to examine and analyze the microstructural properties of rubberized concrete.…”
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Enhancing tribological and corrosion characteristics of AA2099/GNP metal matrix nanocomposites through parametric optimization using Taguchi Technique by Ch Polayya, C S P Rao, Veeresh Kumar G B

“…The GNP content is systematically varied (0%, 0.1%, 0.2%, and 0.3%) within the AA2099 alloy matrix. The microstructural analysis employs scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and x-ray diffraction (XRD), while hardness is evaluated using specialized Vickers microhardness equipment. …”
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Mechanical Behavior of Cemented Sand Reinforced with Different Polymer Fibers by Xiangfeng Lv, Xiaohui Yang, Hongyuan Zhou, Shuo Zhang

“…Then, these specimens were tested, and the improvement effects of the three fibers on the engineering-mechanical behavior of the cemented sand were analyzed and compared. The different microstructures and chemical compositions of the fiber-reinforced cemented sand specimens were investigated using electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. …”
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Interpreting Intervention Induced Neuroplasticity with fMRI: The Case for Multimodal Imaging Strategies by Lee B. Reid, Roslyn N. Boyd, Ross Cunnington, Stephen E. Rose

“…To better understand therapy-induced neuroplastic changes, we suggest that researchers utilising t-fMRI consider concurrently acquiring information from an additional modality, to quantify, for example, haemodynamic differences or microstructural changes. We outline a variety of such supplementary measures for investigating brain reorganisation and discuss situations in which they may prove beneficial to the interpretation of t-fMRI data.…”
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Study on the mechanical properties of Ti-6Al-4V alloy with minimal surface structures: effects of different heat treatment temperatures by Kai Qian, Shuangyu Liu, Fulong Zhang, Guihua Hang, Bo Cui, Ziwei Guo, Qiushi Zhang, Wang Binhua

“…The mechanisms underlying these changes were elucidated through fracture morphology analysis, microstructural observation, and finite element simulation. …”
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