Graphene oxide and silver effects on the arc erosion properties of Al2O3–Cu/30Cr composite by Qiujie Liu, Meng Zhou, Baohong Tian, Yi Zhang, Qimeng Zhang, Jiacan Zhang, Zhiyu Han, Chunhe Chu, Ke Jing, Xu Li, Huiwen Guo, Alex A. Volinsky

“…Furthermore, the transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) results show that Cr3C2 compounds effectively pin the Cr–Cu interface. …”
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Galactin-8 DNA methylation mediates macrophage autophagy through the MAPK/mTOR pathway to alleviate atherosclerosis by Bing Xia, Yan-lin Lu, Jin Peng, Jing-wei Liang, Fang-qin Li, Jiu-yang Ding, Chang-wu Wan, Cui-yun Le, Jia-lin Dai, Jie-Wang, Bing Guo, Jiang Huang

“…Detection of autophagosomes in macrophages by transmission electron microscopy was also performed. The foam cell model was induced with human monocytes (THP-1) and co-cultured with foam cells using siRNAs targeting GAL8, DO05, and UO126. …”
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Lycium barbarum glycopeptide ameliorates aging phenotypes and enhances cardiac metabolism by activating the PINK1/Parkin-mediated mitophagy pathway in D-galactose-induced mice by Tianchan Peng, Jian Xiang, Yun Tian, Xiaogen Tang, Lina Wang, Lijuan Gao, Oscar Junhong Luo, Li’an Huang, Guobing Chen

“…The geroprotective effects of LbGp were assessed by behavioral tests, cardiac echocardiography, pathohistological and transcriptomic analyses. Transmission electron microscopy was used to observe the ultrastructure of mitochondria. …”
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Enhancement of physicochemical and techno-functional properties of soy protein isolate amyloid fibrils by moderate ultrasonic pretreatment by Yunqi Ni, Tianyi Yan, Kai Fu, Congyi Xu, Liang Zhang, Donghong Liu, Wenjun Wang

“…Morphological examination by transmission electron microscopy exhibited a higher maturation state, showing more rigid and straight fibrils structure in SPF10 compared to SPF0. …”
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Characterisation of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Strains and Their Prophages That Carry Horse-Specific Leukocidin Genes <i>lukP/Q</i> by Stefan Monecke, Sindy Burgold-Voigt, Andrea T. Feßler, Martina Krapf, Igor Loncaric, Elisabeth M. Liebler-Tenorio, Sascha D. Braun, Celia Diezel, Elke Müller, Martin Reinicke, Annett Reissig, Adriana Cabal Rosel, Werner Ruppitsch, Helmut Hotzel, Dennis Hanke, Christiane Cuny, Wolfgang Witte, Stefan Schwarz, Ralf Ehricht

“…In addition to sequencing, phages were characterised by mitomycin C induction and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). All <i>lukP/Q</i> prophages integrated into the <i>lip2</i>=<i>geh</i> gene, and all included also the gene <i>scn-eq</i> encoding an equine staphylococcal complement inhibitor. …”
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Non-lethal sonodynamic therapy mitigates hypertensive renal fibrosis through the PI3K/AKT/mTORC1-autophagy pathway by DanDan Liu, Hui Wang, Jialong Li, Siqi Sheng, Shu Wang, Ye Tian

“…Pathway-related protein inhibitors (the autophagy-related inhibitor 3-methyladenine (3-MA), chloroquine (CQ), ROS inhibitor N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) were applied, and autophagosome changes were observed under transmission electron microscopy. Immunofluorescence was used to observe LC3 spot formation within cells. …”
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ApoB100 remodeling and stiffened cholesteryl ester core raise LDL aggregation in familial hypercholesterolemia patients by Maria Teresa La Chica Lhoëst, Andrea Martínez, Eduardo Garcia, Jany Dandurand, Anna Polishchuk, Aleyda Benitez-Amaro, Ana Cenarro, Fernando Civeira, Amable Bernabé, David Vilades, Joan Carles Escolà-Gil, Valerie Samouillan, Vicenta Llorente-Cortes

“…Dynamic light scattering and transmission electron microscopy showed that LDL in FH patients exhibited smaller size and greater susceptibility to aggregation. …”
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N6-methyladenosine RNA modification regulates the transcription of SLC7A11 through KDM6B and GATA3 to modulate ferroptosis by Haisheng Zhang, Cheng Yi, Jianing Li, Yunqing Lu, Haoran Wang, Lijun Tao, Jiawang Zhou, Yonghuang Tan, Jiexin Li, Zhuojia Chen, Gholamreza Asadikaram, Jie Cao, Jianxin Peng, Wanglin Li, Junming He, Hongsheng Wang

“…Methods Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (HPLC/MS/MS) was used to detect changes in m6A levels in cells. Transmission electron microscopy and flow cytometry were used to detect mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS). …”
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Protective mechanism of safflower yellow injection on myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats by activating NLRP3 inflammasome by Lingmei Li, Ce Cao, Hao Guo, Li Lin, Lei Li, Yehao Zhang, Gaojie Xin, Zixin Liu, Shujuan Xu, Xiao Han, Qiong Zhang, Jianhua Fu

“…Cell morphology and cell viability were detected by transmission electron microscopy and CCK-8. Results In vivo, compared with sham group, the percentage of myocardial infarction area was increased and myocardial tissue arrangement was disordered in I/R group. …”
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AdipoRon ameliorates the progression of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction via mitigating lipid accumulation and fibrosis by Wuping Tan, Yijun Wang, Siyi Cheng, Zhihao Liu, Mengjie Xie, Lingpeng Song, Qinfang Qiu, Xiaofei Wang, Zeyan Li, Tianyuan Liu, Fuding Guo, Jun Wang, Xiaoya Zhou

“…Cardiac function was evaluated using echocardiography, and Postmortem analysis included RNA-sequencing, untargeted metabolomics, transmission electron microscopy and molecular biology methods. …”
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Core-shell Nanoparticles Based on Polystyrene and Poly(n-butyl acrylate) Functionalized with Itaconic Acid for Baroplastic Processing by Fernanda Furtado de Melo Albino, Jacira Aparecida Castanharo, João Batista Lourenço Neto, Marcos Antonio da Silva Costa

“…The copolymers were characterized by dynamic light scattering (DLS), transmission electronic microscopy (TEM), infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). …”
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Structure and Properties of Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes/Polystyrene Composites Prepared via Coagulation Precipitation Technique by I. N. Mazov, V. L. Kuznetsov, D. V. Krasnikov, N. A. Rudina, A. I. Romanenko, O. B. Anikeeva, V. I. Suslyaev, E. Yu. Korovin, V. A. Zhuravlev

“…Scanning and transmission electron microscopies were used for investigation of the morphology and structure of produced composites. …”
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3D-network polymer supported bimetallic γ-Fe2O3/Cu nanoparticles: As a new magnetic nanocomposite for the synthesis of new series functionalized benzodiazepines by Setareh Moradi, Roya Mozafari, Mohammad Ghadermazi

“…The heterogeneous nanocatalystγ-Fe2O3-Cu@Calix/pyridine-2,6-dicarbonyl-bis(thiourea)was characterized by Transmission electron microscopies (TEM), Field emission scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), Powder X-raydiffraction (XRD), Vibrating-sample magnetometer (VSM), Thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM),Inductively coupled Plasma (ICP) and Nitrogen adsorption desorption isotherm (BET)techniques and was used for the synthesis of 2,4 disubstituted-1, 5-benzodiazepine through the reaction of various substituted α-epoxyketones with o-phenylenediamine under green conditions. …”
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Genotoxicity of Copper and Nickel Nanoparticles in Somatic Cells of Drosophila melanogaster by Erico R. Carmona, Alba García-Rodríguez, Ricard Marcos

“…Additionally, a complete physical characterization of NPs using transmission electronic microscopy (TEM), dynamic light scattering (DLS), and laser Doppler velocimetry (LDV) techniques was also performed. …”
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Sonochemical synthesis of CQDs from coffee husk: Insights in aggregation mechanism, optimization and sustainability analysis by Alfonso Enrique Ramírez Sanabria, Santiago Urbano Narváez, Johnny Vilard Gutiérrez Portilla, Gerardo Andres Torres Rodríguez

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