Detonation Nanodiamond Soot—A Structurally Tailorable Hybrid Graphite/Nanodiamond Carbon-Based Material by Tikhon S. Kurkin, Oleg V. Lebedev, Evgeny K. Golubev, Andrey K. Gatin, Victoria V. Nepomnyashchikh, Valery Yu. Dolmatov, Alexander N. Ozerin

“…The phase composition of the NDS nanoparticles was studied using X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, electron diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and scanning tunneling microscopy. …”
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Weight method for determination of soluble β-glucans in barley grain by V. S. Popov, A. V. Konarev, O. N. Kovaleva, N. G. Konkova, V. I. Khoreva

“…An overview is given on the existing techniques for determining and isolating β-glucans in cereals: IR spectroscopy, enzymatic, colorimetric, and alkaline-enzymatic methods. …”
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Influence of boriding treatment on the mechanical properties of Monel 400 by Christian Pacheco, Jefferson Luiz Jeronimo, Anael Preman Krelling, Cesar Edil da Costa, Júlio Cesar Giubilei Milan

“…Microstructural characterization was conducted using confocal microscopy, microhardness testing, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS). X-ray Diffraction (XRD) was used to determine the phases present. …”
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Antihuman Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Activity of Rare Earth Metal Complexes of 4-Hydroxycoumarins in Cell Culture by Ilia Manolov, Sevda Raleva, Petya Genova, Alexey Savov, Liliana Froloshka, Daniela Dundarova, Radka Argirova

“…The complexes were characterized by different physicochemical methods: mass spectrometry, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, and IR spectroscopy. The spectra of the complexes were interpreted on the basis of comparison with the spectrum of the free ligands. …”
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Fabrication of highly efficient quartz crystal microbalance ammonia sensor based on Cu-BTC nanocomposites by Kobra Vazirinezhad, Fatemeh Shariatmadar Tehrani, Sedigheh Zeinali, Maryam Tohidi

“…The size and morphology, chemical, crystalline structure, and porosity properties of the synthesized Cu-BTC and Cu-BTC/CNT nanocomposites were examined by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and BET techniques, respectively. …”
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Design of Polymer Blends Based on Chitosan:POZ with Improved Dielectric Constant for Application in Polymer Electrolytes and Flexible Electronics by Shujahadeen B. Aziz, M. H. Hamsan, M. F. Z. Kadir, H. J. Woo

“…The work was involved a range of characteristic techniques, such as impedance spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and optical microscopy. …”
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Microplastics in water, sediment and salts from traditional salt producing ponds by A. Tahir, P. Taba, M.F. Samawi, S. Werorilangi

“…Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy analysis has revealed polymers of polyvinyl acetate (41.7%), polyethylene (33.3%) and polystyrene (25%). …”
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Fabrication of Hybrid Materials Based on Waste Polyethylene/Porous Activated Metakaolinite Nanocomposite as an Efficient Membrane for Heavy Metal Desalination Processes by Mahmoud F. Mubarak, Mohamed A. Zayed, Ayman Nafady, Abeer E. L. Shahawy

“…Physicochemical techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), surface analysis (BET), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) have been extensively employed to elucidate the structure/composition of the prepared nanomaterials. …”
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Synergetic Effect of Nano-ZnO and Trinidad Lake Asphalt for Antiaging Properties of SBS-Modified Asphalt by Yiqun Zhan, Jun Xie, Yulin Wu, Yifan Wang

“…The conventional physical index, rheological index, and four-component content of SBS-modified asphalt before and after three aging modes were tested, and the characteristic functional groups in SBS-modified asphalt were tracked and analyzed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The results show that the effects of aging on the rheological properties of SBS-modified asphalt are clearly reduced by adding different proportions of nano-ZnO and TLA in the process of thermal oxygen aging and the ultraviolet aging test, and the antiaging ability of SBS-modified asphalt is clearly improved. …”
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Protein structure and interactions elucidated with in-cell NMR for different cell cycle phases and in 3D human tissue models by Jan Rynes, Eva Istvankova, Michaela Dzurov Krafcikova, Enrico Luchinat, Letizia Barbieri, Lucia Banci, Kristyna Kamarytova, Tomas Loja, Bohumil Fafilek, Gustavo Rico-Llanos, Pavel Krejci, Libor Macurek, Silvie Foldynova-Trantirkova, Lukas Trantirek

“…Among these tools, in-cell NMR spectroscopy has been the sole technique for characterizing proteins in the intracellular space of living cells at atomic resolution and physiological temperature. …”
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Characterization and modification mechanism of recycled silty clay slurry as a shield slag conditioner: Macroscopic, mesoscopic, and microscopic multiscale analysis by Keqi Liu, Pengxi Lu, Wen Zhao, Shuhong Wang

“…Subsequently, the relationships between the macroscopic properties of the silty clay slurries containing additives and the modification mechanism are evaluated at microscopic, mesoscopic, and macroscopic scales by using infrared spectroscopy (IR), scanning electron microscope (SEM), and Zeta potential tests, respectively. …”
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Preparation of a Novel ACS/CS/EDTA Composite from Sugarcane Bagasse for Enhanced Adsorption of Carbon Dioxide by Quang Minh Pham, Xuan Son Nghiem, Thang Le Minh, Anh-Tuan Vu

“…The as-prepared materials were characterized by X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FE-SEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS), High Resolution – Transmission Electron Microscope (HR-TEM), Fourier Transform Infra-Red (FT-IR), and N2 adsorption/desorption isotherms. …”
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Preparation of WO3/rGO/BiOBr and its photocatalytic degradation performance for ciprofloxacin wastewater by ZHOU Chaoyun, LING Yulin, JIANG Wenxue, ZHOU Jianhong

“…WRB was characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD), scanning electron microscopy(SEM), Fourier infrared spectroscopy(FT-IR) and UV-Visible spectrophotometry(UV-Vis). …”
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Skeletal muscle ribosome analysis: A comparison of common assay methods and utilization of a novel RiboAb antibody cocktail by Joshua S. Godwin, J. Max Michel, C. Brooks Mobley, Gustavo A. Nader, Michael D. Roberts

“…Thus, total RNA concentrations ([RNA]) provided through UV–Vis spectroscopy (UV), fluorometry‐only (Fluor), and fluorometry‐based microfluidic chip electrophoresis (MFGE) were examined in C2C12 myotubes and mouse skeletal muscle to determine if values aligned with [18S + 28S rRNA] (i.e., criterion ribosome metric). …”
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Graphene nanoplatelets in titanium coatings deposited by cold spray: Mechanical properties by Edwin Torres Díaz, Alessio Silvello, Edwin Rúa Ramirez, Rodolpho Fernando Vaz, Irene García Cano

“…Microstructural analysis confirmed the successful integration of GNPs with minimal degradation, though Raman spectroscopy indicated minor structural defects at higher temperatures. …”
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Chitosan-Based Polyion Multilayer Coating on NPK Fertilizer as Controlled Released Fertilizer by Yuni Kusumastuti, Alit Istiani, Rochmadi, Chandra Wahyu Purnomo

“…The mechanical strength of coated fertilizer was analysed by compressive stress test and the properties of the fertilizer coating was observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The nitrogen release study shows that multilayer of chitosan-alginate (CA)5, chitosan-pectin (CP)5, and chitosan-TPP (CT)5 as coating material was able to increase the compressive stress and decrease the nitrogen release of coated fertilizer. …”
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Characterization and enhanced performance of Ivorian clays as potential modifiers in carbon paste electrodes by Legré Paul Gauly, Mariame Coulibaly, Ségnéninhinténin Bakary Soro, Koffi Siméon Kouadio, Seiny Roger N’Dri, Ali Sanou, Albert Trokourey

“…The clays underwent physicochemical and electrochemical characterizations, including density measurements, X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, differential thermal analysis, specific surface area, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray fluorescence and cation exchange capacity. …”
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Transdental ışık uygulamasının kompozit rezinlerin polimerizasyonu üzerine etkisi by Oya Bala, Hacer Deniz Arısu, İhsan Yıkılgan, Nazlı Özge Yanar, Şükrü Kalaycı

“…Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, farklı kalınlıklarda dentin disklerinin üzerinden transdental ışık uygulanmasının kompozit rezinin polimerizasyonu üzerine etkisini Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) ve Vickers mikrosertlik testleri ile incelemektir. …”
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Mechanisms of RCD-1 pore formation and membrane bending by Keli Ren, James Daniel Farrell, Yueyue Li, Xinrui Guo, Ruipei Xie, Xin Liu, Qiaozhen Kang, Qihui Fan, Fangfu Ye, Jingjin Ding, Fang Jiao

“…Moreover, through AFM force spectroscopy and micropipette aspiration, we reveal that RCD-1 proteins bend membranes with low bending moduli. …”
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Synthesis of a Calcium Silicate Cement Containing a Calcinated Strontium Silicate Phase by Saeede Zadsirjan, Negar Parvaneh Dehkordi, Soolmaz Heidari, Farhood Najafi, Nazanin Zargar, Mojgan Feli, Sepideh Salimnezhad

“…Biomineralization on the specimen surface was evaluated by scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM/EDS). Data were analyzed by the Kolmogorov–Smirnov test, one-way and mixed ANOVA, Levene’s test, and LSD post hoc test (P <0.05). …”
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