Enhancing lutein and anthocyanins stability and bioaccessibility through simultaneous encapsulation using coaxial 3D food printing by Safoura Ahmadzadeh, Sorour Barekat, Ali Ubeyitogullari

“…The research examined various printing conditions, including starch concentrations of 10% and 11%, and printing temperatures ranging from 45 °C to 85 °C. A comprehensive analysis of the inks’ properties, such as printability, viscosity, microstructural characteristics, storage stability, and bioaccessibility of the encapsulated compounds, was conducted. …”
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Study on the reuse of high-silica by-product from Lionas Metals Plant to partially replace cement in concrete production by Dang-Nguyen Nguyen

“…Higher HSB content resulted in greater CS and durability, with the 30% HSB mixture demonstrating outstanding 28-day performance: a maximum CS of 65.04 MPa, the highest UPV of 4902 m/s, the lowest WA of 1.14%, a reduced TC of 1.96 W/(m×K), and an extremely low RCPT value of 179 Coulombs. Microstructural analysis supported these observations. …”
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Influence of Intrinsic Trapping on The Performance Characteristics of ZnO-Bi2O3 Based Varistors by Mohammad A. Alim

“…The lumped parameter/complex plane analysis technique reveals several contributions to the ac small-signal terminal immittance of the ZnO-Bi2O3 based varistors' grain-boundary response. …”
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Quantification of Sensitization in Aluminum–Magnesium Alloys Through Frequency-Dependent Ultrasonic Attenuation by Songwei Wang, Haiying Huang

“…., the precipitations of β-phase (Al₂Mg₃) at the grain boundaries, when exposed to elevated temperature. This microstructural change increases the susceptibility of Al–Mg alloys to intergranular corrosion, exfoliation, and stress corrosion cracking. …”
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Electrodeposition-based self-healing technique for structures with loosely compacted sand by Ibuki Nishimura, Hitoshi Matsubara

“…The results revealed that, in specimens with relatively large sand particles, such as those in silica sand No. 3, the sand adhered to the cathode, forming a solidified area approximately 15–17 mm high. A microstructural analysis indicated the presence of crystallized minerals resembling calcium carbonate bonding within the interstitial spaces between the sand particles. …”
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Electrostatic Field Modification Enhances the Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Reaction Stability of CoFe₂O₄ Catalysts by Liwen Liang, Jiatong Miao, Xiyuan Feng, Yunlei Zhong, Wei Wang

“…By controlling the electric field strength (100 mV) and treatment duration (1 h), we achieved dual optimization of the catalyst’s microstructure and electronic environment, resulting in a significant improvement in catalytic stability. …”
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In-situ synthesis of high-entropy Al2O3/RE3Al5O12/ZrO2 ceramic by laser powder bed fusion with exceptional properties by Zhiwei Xiong, Kai Zhang, Wenhe Liao, Tingting Liu, Yang Zhang, Zhiguang Zhu

“…The typical microstructure of a shell–core architecture resembling cell-like features consists of both crystalline and amorphous phases. …”
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Experimental investigation of structural and optical properties of Mn-doped ZnO thin films deposited by pneumatic spray technique by Abdelghani Rahal, Idris Bouchama, M. A. Ghebouli, Faisal Katib Alanazi, B. Ghebouli, M. Fatmi, T. Chihi, Talal M. Althagafi, Khatir Khettab

“…X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) revealed characteristic spin-orbit energy states of Zn:2p and Mn:3d, indicating strong Mn-ZnO interactions. Microstructural analysis showed non-uniform extended lines and spherical grains, with decreasing grain size as Mn concentration increased. …”
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Metallurgical investigations on 17th century Maratha Shivrai copper coins by Meenakshi Singh, Singh Manager Rajdeo

“…However, more information still needs to be on the chemical, mineralogical, microstructure composition, and metallurgical process employed for coin minting. …”
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Investigating Corrosion Behavior of Hard Coatings of Iron-base Electrodes Containing Carbide Elements by J. Etemadzadeh, T. Ahmadi, P. Basir, M.R. Khanzadeh

“…In this research, using the manual shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) process, a wear-resistant layer was created by AMA1600v, AMA1622v, and AMA1623v hard coating electrodes on the St37 carbon mild steel, and the effect of the number of welding passes on the microstructure and corrosion resistance of the coatings was evaluated. …”
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A tri-layer tissue engineering heart valve scaffold based on atelocollagen, hyaluronic acid, and elastin by Zhaoying Ma, Robin J. Scales, David D. Brand, Jan T. Czernuszka

“…The fibrillogenesis occurrence and the scaffold microstructure were imaged using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). …”
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Physical and chemical characterization of experimental newly formulated polymer infiltrated lithium disilicate ceramic network versus polymer infiltrated feldspathic ceramic networ... by Alaa Hussein, Moustafa Aboushlieb, Nour A. Habib

“…SEM was used for microstructure analysis (n = 9) and One specimen was examined under FESEM for better visualization of the crystalline phases. …”
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Polydextrose Reduces the Hardness of Cooked Chinese Sea Rice Through Intermolecular Interactions by Chang Liu, Bing Dai, Xiaohong Luo, Hongdong Song, Xingjun Li

“…Super Qianhao, SQ) milled from a 3-year-stored paddy and compared their cooking properties, their cooked rice texture, the pasting and thermal properties of their flours, the thermo-mechanical characteristics of their flour dough, and the microstructure of their cooked rice grains with a newly harvested japonica rice cv. …”
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Study on the Microscopic Pore Characteristics and Mechanisms of Disturbance Damage in Zhanjiang Formation Structural Clay by Yanhua Xie, Bin Tang, Shuaiyu Liu, Jicheng Xu, Binghui Zhang

“…The results indicate the following. (1) The porosity in three-dimensional visualization images of the microstructure reconstructed by ArcGIS 10.1 increases with the disturbance degree, showing a linear growth trend. (2) The correlation analysis between macroscopic mechanics and microscopic pores shows that the unconfined compressive strength of Zhanjiang Formation structural clay is mainly affected by its porosity, with a significant linear negative correlation. …”
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Carboxyethylsilanetriol-Functionalized Al-MIL-53-Supported Palladium Catalyst for Enhancing Suzuki–Miyaura Cross-Coupling Reaction by Yucang Liang, Xin Ning, Yanzhong Zhen

“…The structure, composition, morphology, pore feature, and stability were characterized by XRD, different spectroscopies, electron microscopy, N₂ physisorption, and thermogravimetric analysis. With increasing CEST content, CEST-Al-MIL-53 still preserves an Al-MIL-53-like structure, but the microstructure changed compared with pure Al-MIL-53 due to the integration of CEST. …”
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Notch tensile behavior of 304L and 316L stainless steels under in-situ and ex-situ electrochemical hydrogen charging by Seung-Hyeok Shin, Dong-Kyu Oh, Sang-Gyu Kim, Byoungchul Hwang

“…In-situ SSRT results showed that a high localized hydrogen concentration ahead of the notch tip substantially reduced ductility and accelerated failure, transitioning the fracture morphology of both steels from ductile to brittle behavior. Microstructural analysis after in-situ SSRT indicated that hydrogen accumulation ahead of the notch tip prevented sufficient plastic deformation for strain-induced martensite transformation. …”
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A comparative study on solubility of root end filling materials - An in vitro study by Supriya Makam, Geeta Hiremath, Balaram Naik

“…One specimen was selected from each experimental group and examined for microstructure and elemental composition of the samples using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) connected to a secondary electron detector for energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis. …”
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Effect of equal channel angular pressing process on drawability of DC04 steel sheets by Talantikite M., Mebarek A., Zaaf M., Boukeffa S.

“…The results showed a significant increase in microhardness, with an improvement of 64% compared to the original microhardness. Microstructural analysis showed a 70% reduction in grain size, with slight texture formation and no phase change. …”
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Influence of Self-Emulsifying Waterborne Epoxy Resin with Novel Hardeners on Pore Structure and Permeability of Cement-Based Materials by Feifei Wang, Yunsheng Zhang, Xiaoyun Song, Lirong Liu, Xianglin Sun, Peifeng Sun

“…This microstructural modification refined the pore structure, effectively addressing the material’s brittleness, ductility, and durability limitations.…”
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Numerical Simulation of Static Stress-Strain Relationship and Failure Mode for Freeze-Thaw Concrete by Xiaolin Yang, Genhui Wang, Hongzhao Li, Jiang Fan

“…To analyze the causes of failure of cubic concrete test specimens under quasistatic axial compression, microtests and finite element numerical simulation of C40 cubic concrete test specimens were conducted without the freeze-thaw cycle and with 50 freeze-thaw cycles. Based on the analysis of the microstructure of concrete, the variation law of the full curve of stress and strain was analyzed by the uniaxial compression test and the splitting tensile test of concrete. …”
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