Experimental study on the engineering characteristics of expansive soil improved conjointly using enzyme induced carbonate precipitation and eggshell powder by Mudassir Mehmood, Yuancheng Guo, Yunlong Liu, Lei Wang, Wen Nie, Bantayehu Uba Uge, Sharafat Ali, Chen Xuanyu, Yingao Zhao

“…ESP serves as a filler between particles and also a nucleation site to promote the precipitation of calcium carbonate. …”
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Microstructural characterization of corrosion resistant Zn–15Al–6Mg–0.4Si galvanized coating by Yoonje Sung, Changmin Kang, Junho Lee, Seonghyun Park, Sang-Hwa Lee, Jae-Taek Im, Seok-Jae Lee, HeeJin Jang, Jae-Gil Jung

“…Crystallographic analysis data revealed the serial formation of the Fe4Al13, Mg2Si, and Al phases via heterogeneous nucleation. The primary Al particles (including 37 wt% Zn and 4 wt% Mg) included multiple Zn and MgZn2 precipitates and were surrounded by Al/Zn eutectoid phases (containing ∼70 wt% Zn). …”
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Saliva-acquired pellicle inspired multifunctional gargle with wet adhesion, photodynamic antimicrobial, and In situ remineralization properties for dental caries prevention by Jiayi Shi, Xuekai Qi, Ying Ran, Qiang Zhou, Yiqin Ding, Lujian Li, Youyun Zeng, Dongchao Qiu, Zhibin Cai, Xiaojun Cai, Yihuai Pan

“…Following this, PDN and SAP acted as nucleation templates to promote in situ remineralization of demineralized dental hard tissues. …”
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A holistic review of nanomaterials in strain-hardening cementitious composites: Insights into micro- and macromechanical, deformation, smart, and durability properties by Isyaka Abdulkadir, Leong Sing Wong, Lee Woen Ean, G. Murali, Bashar S. Mohammed

“…These mechanisms include refining the pore structure, improving the interfacial transition zone (ITZ) between the fibers, cementitious matrix, and aggregates, and providing additional nucleation sites for cement hydration products. These contributions lead to enhanced mechanical properties, durability, and energy absorption capacity. …”
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A systematic investigation on microstructure evolution, phase transformation and dynamic recrystallization mechanisms of hot isostatic pressed Ti–45Al–2Mn–2Nb–1B alloy during hot d... by Meiyi Ba, Hongkui Tang, Lianxi Hu, Yu Sun, Fei Gao

“…However, discontinuous dynamic recrystallization (DDRX), characterized by the dominance of strain-induced boundary migration mechanism (SIBM) and bulging nucleation, develops more extensively under the same parameters. …”
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Investigation of the effect of extrusion process parameters and filler loading on the performance of LDPE composites reinforced with eggshell powder by Yasith S. Perera, Mohammad Naaib, Nisal Ariyasinghe, Chamil Abeykoon

“…This shows that the filler did not significantly disrupt or promote the nucleation and growth of crystalline regions in the LDPE matrix. …”
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Assisted Egg White Biogenic Synthesis for Elaboration of ZnO Nanoparticles by Elena Andreea Vijan, Ecaterina Magdalena Modan, Sorin Georgian Moga, Denis Aurelian Negrea, Adriana-Gabriela Schiopu, Mihai Oproescu, Daniela Istrate

“…These biomolecules interact with metal ions, leading to the reduction and nucleation of nanoparticles. Additionally, the proteins in egg white act as capping agents, stabilizing the nanoparticles and preventing their aggregation. …”
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Transitions of deformation mechanisms in new metastable β-titanium Ti-1500G alloy by Yongqiang Ye, Yuanfei Han, Siyuan Zhang, Jianwen Le, Fu Chen, Jiaming Zhang, Chunyu Shen, Guangfa Huang, Shewei Xin, Weijie Lu, Di Zhang

“…Otherwise, low strain rates promote α phases-dislocation interactions to accelerate the DRX grains nucleation. The DMM with various physical parameters is an efficient approach for guiding the thermomechanical processing of ultrahigh-strength titanium alloy large-scale components to reduce cracking tendency.…”
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Micropattern of core-shell Ag@MCS/PEGDA nanoparticles fabricated by femtosecond laser maskless optical projection lithography by Fan-Chun Bin, Xin-Yi Wu, Jie Liu, Xian-Zi Dong, Teng Li, Qi Duan, Jian-Miao Zhang, Katsumasa Fujita, Mei-Ling Zheng

“…The formation mechanism of core-shell nanomaterial is demonstrated by the local surface plasmon resonances and the nucleation and growth theory. Amino and hydroxyl groups greatly affect the number of Ag@MP nanocomposites, which is further verified by replacing MCS with methacrylated bovine serum albumin and hyaluronic acid methacryloyl, respectively. …”
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Influence of the Sodium Titanate Crystal Size of Biomimetic Dental Implants on Osteoblastic Behavior: An In Vitro Study by Saray Fernández-Hernández, Javier Gil, Daniel Robles-Cantero, Esteban Pérez-Pevida, Mariano Herrero-Climent, Aritza Brizuela-Velasco

“…The results show that as the cooling rate increases, the size of the crystals decreases (from 0.4 μm to 0.8 μm) except for the case of 115 °C/h, when the rate is too fast for crystalline nucleation to occur on the surface of the titanium. …”
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One-pot synthesis and characterization of a BSA-Cu2S/CuS quantum dots drug delivery system based on biuret’s reaction by Porfirio Estrada-Rojas, Juan Francisco Hernández-Paz, Claudia Alejandra Rodríguez-González, Mónica Elvira Mendoza-Duarte, Santos Adriana Martel-Estrada, Laura Elizabeth Valencia-Gómez, Héctor Camacho-Montes, Imelda Olivas-Armendáriz

“…Due to the lower protein concentration, which provides fewer nucleation sites, sample A (BSA concentration 5 mg ml ^−1 ) showed a particle size distribution over 100 nm and low stability over time. …”
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Hot deformation behavior and dynamic recrystallization kinetic modeling of the Mg–7Gd–3Y–1Zn–0.5Zr alloy by Chen Zhong, Yongjun Li, Qichi Le, Minglong Ma, Xinggang Li, Guoliang Shi, Jiawei Yuan, Zhaoqian Sun, Kui Zhang

“…At the block-shaped LPSO phase interface, the grain boundary arched by strain induction provided a nucleation site for DRX, enabling discontinuous dynamic recrystallization (DDRX). …”
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Multiple eco-regions contribute to the seasonal cycle of Antarctic aerosol size distributions by J. Brean, D. C. S. Beddows, E. Asmi, A. Virkkula, A. Virkkula, L. L. J. Quéléver, M. Sipilä, F. Van Den Heuvel, T. Lachlan-Cope, A. Jones, M. Frey, A. Lupi, J. Park, Y. J. Yoon, R. Weller, G. L. Marincovich, G. L. Marincovich, G. C. Mulena, G. C. Mulena, R. M. Harrison, R. M. Harrison, M. Dall'Osto

“…We utilise <span class="inline-formula"><i>k</i></span>-means cluster analysis to separate the PNSD data into six main categories. “Nucleation” and “bursting” PNSDs occur 28 %–48 % of the time between sites, most commonly at the coastal sites of Marambio and King Sejong where air masses mostly come from the west and travel over extensive regions of sea ice, marginal ice and open ocean and likely arise from new particle formation. …”
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Competitive and collaborative relationship between Al–3P and TiB2 nanoparticles in the microstructure manipulation of eutectic Al–Si alloys by Yi-Lu Li, Bai-Xin Dong, Hong-Yu Yang, Dan Luo, Shi-Li Shu, Zhi-Fa Wang, Jie Kang, Jia Meng, Chang-Jie Luo, Cheng-Gang Wang, Kuang Cao, Jian Qiao, Ming Zhu, Feng Qiu, Qi-Chuan Jiang

“…Results showed that AlP and nano-TiB2 particles served as efficient heterogeneous nucleation sites of Si and α-Al, respectively. Incorporated TiB2 and Al–3P performed the best manipulating potency on the solidification microstructure of Al–Si alloys than separately added, primary Si was significantly refined and the transition of Al–Si eutectic was promoted. …”
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Intragranular ferrite morphologies in medium carbon vanadium-microalloyed steel by Fadel A., Glišić D., Radović N., Drobnjak D.

“…At intermediate temperatures (450, 500°C) an interloced acicular ferrite (AF) microstructure is produced, and at low temperatures (400, 350°C) the sheave of parallel acicular ferrite plates, similar to bainitic sheaves but intragranularly nucleated were observed. In addition to sheaf type acicular ferrite, the grain boundary nucleated bainitic sheaves are observed. …”
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Fatigue Fracture Properties and Morphology of Polyoxymethylene (POM) Plates Produced under Moderate Processing Conditions by M. Berer, M. Halb, M. Feuchter, G. Pacher, G. Pinter

“…For the fatigue fracture performance, the dependence on the processing conditions was rather small for the nucleated resin but much more significant for the other resins. …”
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Localisation of Lactate Transporters in Rat and Rabbit Placentae by Nigel P. Moore, Catherine A. Picut, Jeffrey H. Charlap

“…In the rat, staining for MCT1 was associated with lakes and blood vessels containing enucleated red blood cells (maternal vessels) while staining for MCT4 was associated with vessels containing nucleated red blood cells (embryofoetal vessels). In the rabbit, staining for MCT1 was associated with blood vessels containing nucleated red blood cells while staining for MCT4 was associated with vessels containing enucleated red blood cells. …”
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Quantitative Assessment of Optimal Bone Marrow Site for the Isolation of Porcine Mesenchymal Stem Cells by J. S. McDaniel, B. Antebi, M. Pilia, B. J. Hurtgen, S. Belenkiy, C. Necsoiu, L. C. Cancio, C. R. Rathbone, A. I. Batchinsky

“…Following processing, the concentration of platelets and nucleated cells significantly increased but was not significantly different between sites. …”
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Isolation and Characterization of Multipotent Turkey Tendon-Derived Stem Cells by Qian Liu, Yaxi Zhu, Peter C. Amadio, Steven L. Moran, Anne Gingery, Chunfeng Zhao

“…TDSCs were isolated from turkey flexor tendon by plating nucleated cells at the determined optimal density. …”
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Alterations of Hematologic and Hematopoietic Parameters in Mice Exposed to Pulsed Electromagnetic Field by Kangchu Li, Zenghui Teng, Zhaohui Liu, Yuxing Zhang, Kaiping Long, Qimei Liao, Ansheng Ni, Guirong Ding, Shirong Ma

“…There was no significant difference in mouse bone marrow nucleated cell number between the control group and each exposed group 7 days after PEMF exposure. …”
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