Synthesis, Structure, and Electrophysical and Electrochemical Properties of Novel Composite La_0.9MnO₃-LaFeO₃ by Mukhametkali Mataev, Zamira Sarsenbaeva, Bahadir Keskin, Marzhan Nurbekova, Amangeldi Meldeshov, Zhanar Tursyn, Karima Seitbekova

“…X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis revealed a polycrystalline, biphasic perovskite structure combining both hexagonal and cubic symmetry. The microstructure and elemental composition, examined using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), indicated an average particle size of approximately 186.9 nm. …”
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The photo-electrocatalytic property of hollow mesoporous graphene oxide/tungsten trioxide/titanium dioxide membrane photo-anode by Yuan Li, Xinying Sun, Jiajia Chen, Shuping Luo, Guohua Li

“…The morphology, crystal phase, microstructure and specific surface area of the composite were characterized by SEM, XRD, TEM and BET, respectively. …”
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A novel iron/zinc phosphate layered composite coating on Zn-0.5Li alloy for guided bone regeneration membrane applications by Chang Chen, Zhengqin Shi, Yanfang Deng, Xin Chu, Jun Cheng, Yixuan He, Yilong Dai

“…In this study, filtered cathode vacuum arc (FCVA) technology and chemical methods were utilized to fabricate a layered composite coating of iron (Fe)/phosphate zinc (ZnP) on the surface of a Zn-0.5 wt%Li alloy. The microstructure, bonding strength, water contact angle, tribological properties, corrosion resistance, and biocompatibility of the coated samples were comprehensively investigated. …”
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Metal‐Mediated Chlorine Transfer for Molten Salt‐Driven Thermodynamic Change on Silicon Production by Minjun Je, Jin Chul Kim, Jiyeon Kim, Sungho Kim, Sunmin Ryu, Jaegeon Ryu, Sang Kyu Kwak, Soojin Park

“…Moreover, the thermodynamic stability of the metal‐AlCl3 complex residue (MAl2Cl8) and the microstructure of post‐treated Si do change according to the metal choice, imparting disparate physicochemical properties for Si. …”
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Effect of Extraction Methods on Physicochemical and Functional Properties of Nannochloropsis Proteins by Suyan HUANG, Rong CAO, Nan LIU, Yong SUN, Deqing ZHOU, Shanshan WANG

“…The results of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed that the microstructure of the three proteins was different. Functional properties analysis demonstrated that the solubility, foaming ability and foaming stability of the three proteins displayed similar trends with that of pH. …”
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Optimization of Starch Saccharification Process and Structural Characterization of Starch Using Low Transglycosidation Activity Glucoamylase GluM3 by Haiyue FAN, Zhao YU, Zhengjie ZHANG, Ming LI, Yingguo BAI, Feng YU, Zhongyuan LI

“…This study establishes the optimal saccharification process for low transglycosylation activity GluM3 on corn starch and investigates changes in microstructure and physical properties during the saccharification process, providing theoretical basis for subsequent industrial applications of GluM3.…”
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Effect of Iota-Carrageenan and Its Hydrolysates on the Stability of Milk Ice Cream Mixes by Anna Kot, Ewa Jakubczyk, Magdalena Buniowska-Olejnik, Anna Kamińska-Dwórznicka

“…The main factors considered were the Turbiscan stability index, backscattering profile, particle size distribution and median diameter (D 50 ), the consistency index and the flow behavior index of ice cream mix before and after 24 h of maturation at 4°C. The microstructure of emulsion was also analysed based on confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM). …”
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Differences in physicochemical properties and proteomics analysis of spray- and freeze-dried milk powders from bovine, goat, and horse sources by Shichu Zhou, Xin Zhang, Junyu Zhang, Changjiang Zang, Rongbo Fan, Jun Wang, Tongjun Guo, Rongwei Han, Yongxin Yang

“…Therefore, this study investigated the differences in physicochemical properties, microstructure, and proteome of spray- and freeze-dried milk powders from bovine, goat, and horse sources. …”
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Gelling, textural, and sensory properties of grass jelly formulated with different starches by Shiyun Zhou, Maninder Meenu, Baojun Xu

“…These grass jellies were further investigated for their microstructure, color, cohesiveness, gumminess, hardness, springiness, and chewiness to explore the impact of starch source of grass jellies quality. …”
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Different approaches for plasma nitrocarburizing of austenitic stainless steel using a plasma-activated solid carbon precursor in a hot-wall reactor by Saeed M. Jafarpour, Anke Dalke, Horst Biermann

“…Therefore, the expanded austenite generated during each treatment is characterized by analysis of the cross-sectional microstructure, surface morphology, phase composition, elemental-depth profile, surface hardness and resistance to dry sliding wear and pitting corrosion. …”
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The effect of strain rate on macrozones of the α+β phase region during thermal deformation in near-α titanium alloys by Xiaolei Wang, Mengjia Wang, Peihao Ye, Wujing Fu, Guojian Cao, Qihang Han, Xuewen Li, Hao Wu, Guohua Fan

“…The homogenous microstructure of near-a titanium alloys is important to service in complex and dynamic environments. …”
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Sandwich‐Structured Fluorinated Polyimide Aerogel/Paraffin Phase‐Change Composites Simultaneously Enables Gradient Thermal Protection and Electromagnetic Wave Transmission by Tao Shi, Jianwei Jing, Zhiqiang Qian, Gaojie Wu, Guofeng Tian, Huan Liu, Xiaodong Wang

“…The lower layer exhibits a unique unidirectional porous microstructure and an ultralow dielectric constant of 1.04. …”
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Process Optimization and Wear Performance of Plasma-Cladding Fe5 Coatings on Rotary Tillage Blades by Jiang Zeng, Yinggang Ma, Zhichao Fang, Mingliang Wu, Zhili Wu, Mingkai Lei

“…The following parameter combination was optimized using response surface methodology (RSM): a cladding current of 144A, a cladding speed of 23 mm/s, a powder feeding rate of 23 g/min, and a cladding distance of 12 mm. The microstructure morphology, phase composition, microhardness, and wear resistance of the wear-resistant cladding layer were investigated. …”
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Tailoring the surface integrity and wear resistance of WE43 Mg alloy by warm laser shock peening by Bowen Li, Zongshen Wang, Meng Kong, Jin Li, Wenquan Wang, Tong Zang, Hongyu Zheng

“…The dimensions of impacted dents and surface roughness are raised with the increase of laser energy and temperature. A gradient microstructure is formed with the thickest grain refinement lay of 235 μm achieved by WLSP with 0.4 J at 150 °C. …”
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Composites in high-pressure hydrogen storage: A review of multiscale characterization and mechanical behavior by Imen Feki, Mohammadali Shirinbayan, Samia Nouira, Robert Tie Bi, Jean-Baptiste Maeso, Cedric Thomas, Joseph Fitoussi

“…Findings emphasize the importance of multiscale coupling from macro to microstructure to achieve accurate modeling and prediction of composite behavior. …”
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Stability of phenolic compounds and drying characteristics of apple peel as affected by three drying treatments by Qiancheng Ma, Jinfeng Bi, Jianyong Yi, Xinye Wu, Xuan Li, Yuanyuan Zhao

“…To realize high-value utilization of discarded apple peel, this study investigated the effects of three selected commercial drying methods on drying kinetics, microstructure, color, phenolic stability and antioxidant capacity of apple peel. …”
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Surface integrity and fatigue properties of Ti–6Al–4V alloy under the ultrasonic surface rolling process excited strain rate effect by Xuming Zha, Hao Qin, Zhi Yuan, Linqing Xi, Xiao Chen, Yi Li, Qingshan Jiang, Zhilong Xu, Feng Jiang

“…The effects of different ultrasonic impact amplitudes on the deformation strain rate, surface morphology, microstructure, hardness field and residual compressive stress field of Ti–6Al–4V workpieces after USRP were investigated. …”
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Behaviour of TiC Particles on the Co50-Based Coatings by Laser Cladding: Morphological Characteristics and Growth Mechanism by Nga Thi-Hong Pham, Van-Thuc Nguyen

“…The morphological characteristics, growth mechanism, and the mechanical properties of TiC on the microstructure of the coatings were studied. The results show that TiC in the TiC/Co50 composite coating is composed of two parts: incompletely melted TiC and in situ TiC. …”
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Deficiency of the palmitoyl acyltransferase ZDHHC7 modulates depression-like behaviour in female mice after a mild chronic stress paradigm by Christa Hohoff, Nicole Kerkenberg, Mingyue Zhang, Weronika Palkowska, Lydia Wachsmuth, Maja Peng, Lena Stiehl, Christiane Schettler, Johannes C. S. Zang, Andreas Huge, Evgeni Ponimaskin, Cornelius Faber, Bernhard T. Baune, Weiqi Zhang

“…After C or CS, behaviours, hippocampal microstructures (via MRI-based diffusion tensor imaging) and brain gene expression profiles (via mRNA-seq transcriptomics) were investigated. …”
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Accelerating phase field simulations through a hybrid adaptive Fourier neural operator with U-net backbone by Christophe Bonneville, Nathan Bieberdorf, Arun Hegde, Mark Asta, Habib N. Najm, Laurent Capolungo, Cosmin Safta

“…Most notably, our model reproduces the key microstructure statistics and QoIs with a level of accuracy on par with the high-fidelity numerical solver, while achieving a significant 11, 200 × speed-up on a high-resolution grid when comparing the computational expense per time step. …”
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