Comparative study of abrasion via microindentation and microscratch tests of reinforced and unreinforced lamellar cast iron by Mohammed Mendas, Stéphane Benayoun

“…FGL2 has a fully pearlitic matrix reinforced by the hard phosphorus eutectic phase. The microstructures of these two types of iron are mechanically characterized using nanoindentation tests. …”
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Research Advance on the Sensing Characteristics of Refractive Index Sensors Based on Electromagnetic Metamaterials by Zongli Wang, Xin Wang, Junlin Wang

“…Significant enhancement of the sensing characteristics of metamaterial sensors was realized by optimizing microstructures (single split-ring, double split-ring, nested split-ring, asymmetric split-ring, three-dimensional split-ring, etc.), using ultrathin substrates or low-index substrate materials, etching away local substrate, and integrating microfluidic channel, etc. …”
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Art therapy and brain injury: making the invisible visible by Denise R. Wolf, Michele D. Rattigan

“…Experiences such as confusion, fear, localized pain, and mood lability stem not only from the injury itself, but from the experience of damaged microstructures that are often undetectable in standard diagnostic testing. …”
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Study of structure features and properties of thermodifusion heat resistant coatings on copper by V. M. Konstantinov, V. G. Dashkevich, I. V. Pletenev

“…According to the results of the analysis of the microstructures before and after oxidation, the features of the protective action and destruction of the aluminized and silicified diffusion layers were noted. …”
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Stability and vibration analyses of tapered columns resting on one or two-parameter elastic foundations by Masoumeh Soltani, Foudil Mohri

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Optimization of LaPO4:Bi3+ Single-Phased White-Emitting Phosphor Luminescence Properties by Li+/Na+ Doping by Taoli Deng, Qiuyun Zhang

“…LaPO4:Bi3+ single-phased white-emitting phosphors doped with both Li+/Na+ ions were successfully prepared by a conventional solid-state reaction technique. Microstructures were analyzed by both X-ray diffraction and high-resolution scanning electron microscopy experiments. …”
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Experimental Study on Cumulative Plastic Deformation of Coarse-Grained Soil High-Grade Roadbed under Long-Term Vehicle Load by Zhongming He, Yaxin Liu, Haolong Tang, Yihang Xing, Hanbing Bian

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A Biomimetic Chip with Dendrimer-Encapsulated Platinum Nanoparticles for Enhanced Electrochemiluminescence Detection of Cardiac Troponin I by Yun Hui, Weijun Kong, Weiliang Shu, Zhiting Peng, Fengshan Shen, Mingyang Jiang, Zhen Xu, Tianzhun Wu, Wenhua Zhou, Xue-Feng Yu

“…A biomimetic chip with nepenthes peristome surface microstructures to achieve single-layer microbead arrays and integrated microelectrode arrays (MEAs) for ECL detection was microfabricated. …”
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Biofouling-resistant nanomaterials for non-enzymatic glucose sensors: A critical review by Fareeha Arshad, Israr U. Hassan, Jwaher M. AlGhamadi, Gowhar A. Naikoo

“…Due to their small nanosized dimensions and tunable microstructures, nanomaterials display unique physio-chemical properties that display antifouling efficiency and thus can be applied towards developing highly stable, sensitive, and selective NEGS. …”
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Production and Characterization of Open Cell Cordierite from Boron and Waste Materials by Geopolymer Method for the Emission After Treatment System of Diesel Engines by Yavuz Ergun, Hakan Caliskan, Halil Ibrahim Karali

“…The chemical and microstructures of the obtained open‐cell geopolymer structures are investigated. …”
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Fabrication of Black Silicon With Thermostable Infrared Absorption by Femtosecond Laser by Chun-Hao Li, Ji-Hong Zhao, Xin-Yue Yu, Qi-Dai Chen, Jing Feng, Hong-Bo Sun

“…Annealing-insensitive black silicon with high absorption below the silicon bandgap has been achieved by femtosecond laser direct writing. Spike microstructures with sizes ranging from 4 to 25&#x00A0;&#x03BC;m are formed on the surface layer of silicon substrate, and a large amount of phosphorous impurities (<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX"> $10^{21}\,{\rm{cm}}^{- 3}$</tex-math></inline-formula>) is doped during the resolidification process. …”
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Enhanced friction and wear behavior of submicron WC-reinforced Cu matrix composites at various temperatures by Zhimin Zhang, Shixin Xu, Kailing Xiang, Ning Guo, Liming Zhong, Ke Feng, Ke Zhu, Yake Wu, Feng Jiang

“…X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) techniques were jointly employed to characterize phases and microstructures of the as-cast and rolled WC/Cu composites. …”
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Anthocyanin-Loaded Double Pickering Emulsion Stabilized by Phosphorylated Perilla Seed Protein Isolate–Pectin Complexes and Its Environmental Stability by Zhao Chen, Jun Yang, Hao Guo, Xiuling Zhang, Wentao Zhang

“…During thermal stability experiments, the emulsion color lightened as the treatment temperature increased, whereas the microstructures of the emulsions exhibited no notable differences among the groups. …”
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Fiber-assisted nanoparticle tracking analysis meets nanorheology: a novel approach for probing viscoelastic properties at the nanoscale by Wieduwilt Torsten, Geisler Hannah, Förster Ronny, Lorenz Adrian, Schmidt Markus A.

“…The FaNTA system consists of a custom-designed microstructured antiresonant fiber, a dedicated optical setup, and sophisticated data processing including image analysis and statistical filtering, enabling precise determination of the hydrodynamic diameter and thus the local viscosity. …”
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Single V2 defect in 4H silicon carbide Schottky diode at low temperature by Timo Steidl, Pierre Kuna, Erik Hesselmeier-Hüttmann, Di Liu, Rainer Stöhr, Wolfgang Knolle, Misagh Ghezellou, Jawad Ul-Hassan, Maximilian Schober, Michel Bockstedte, Guodong Bian, Adam Gali, Vadim Vorobyov, Jörg Wrachtrup

“…Our work shows the first demonstration of low temperature integration of a Schottky device with optical microstructures for quantum applications and paves the way towards fundamentally scalable and reproducible optical spin defect centres in solids.…”
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Solid-state NMR of vulcanized natural rubber/butadiene rubber blends: Local organization and cross-linking heterogeneities by Pierre Daniel, Cristina Coelho-Diogo, Valérie Gaucher, Grégory Stoclet, Clément Robin, Cédric Lorthioir

“…Two kinds of cross-linked NR/BR blends were considered with two different microstructures for the BR component. The bulk organization of the resulting blends was first probed by analyzing the 1H spin-lattice relaxation behavior. …”
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The Effects of CaO and MgO on Thermal, Mechanical and Optical Properties of Porcelain Tiles by Utilizing Blast Furnace Slag by T. Aydin, H. Sari

“…Technological properties such as shrinkage, water absorption, colour measurement, and flexural strength were investigated as well as sintering properties and microstructures of the green and the sintered samples. …”
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A Novel Delayed Phase Inversion Strategy Enables Green PVDF Membranes for Membrane Distillation by Wenbin Sun, Longbo Xia, Ping Luo, Dong Zou

“…It was demonstrated that the PVDF concentration is crucial in influencing the microstructures and performance of the resulting membranes. …”
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Manufacturing-Driven Insights into Structure, Mechanics, and Permeability of Asymmetric LSCF Membranes via Freeze Casting and Tape Casting by Valdir Pereira Junior, Priscila Lemes, Murilo Daniel de Mello Innocentini, Mara Gabriela Novy Quadri, Dachamir Hotza, Sergio Yesid Gómez González

“…The porous support is engineered through microstructuring the pore architecture to enhance strength and permeation rates, as it governs overall oxygen transport in asymmetric membranes. …”
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3D periodic microscale structures on binary copper-nickel alloys via fs-DLIP: impact on E. coli-substrate interaction by Aisha Saddiqa Ahmed, Sebastian Wältermann, Pablo María Delfino, Daniel Wyn Müller, Jean–Nicolas Audinot, Jean-François Pierson, Frank Mücklich

“…The goal is to create periodic microstructures at the scale of a single bacterial cell (Escherichia coli) and explore the bacteria-substrate interaction. …”
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