An Impact of Prolonged Electrolysis on the Electrochemical Performance and Surface Characteristics of NiFe-Modified Graphite Electrodes for Alkaline Water Electrolysis by Mateusz Kuczyński, Tomasz Mikołajczyk, Bogusław Pierożyński, Mirosław Bramowicz, Sławomir Kulesza

“…However, significant structural changes occurred, including the formation of new microstructures on the cathode and the emergence of KHCO₃ (potassium bicarbonate) compound on both electrodes. …”
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Modification of wheat bran insoluble and soluble dietary fibers with snail enzyme by Xin Liu, Keke Suo, Pei Wang, Xue Li, Limin Hao, Jiaqing Zhu, Juanjuan Yi, Qiaozhen Kang, Jinyong Huang, Jike Lu

“…Meanwhile, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis indicated the microstructures of IDF and SDF powders were significantly changed. …”
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Ex vivo study of Porcine esophagus magnetic resonance imaging with a compact endoluminal coil by Siyue Zhang, Hanchao Pan, Yue Teng, Guangzheng Li, Huabin Zhu, Yonggang Li, Rui Li

“…These findings demonstrate that Endo-MR offers high spatial resolution and stable image quality, enabling detailed visualization of fine esophageal microstructures and small lesions, thus holding promising potential for clinical diagnosis.…”
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Understanding the post-curing behaviors of polymethylacrylimide: Curing kinetics and molecular mobility by Yuan Chen, Xiaolian Qiang, Yaping Zhang, Ningning Song, Lixian Guo, Siyuan Zhang, Chunrong Tian, Keping Chen

“…Those changes of microstructures agreed well with the evolution of compressive properties. …”
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Tackling Microbial Contamination: Safesink Solution with Silver-Coated Microspheres by Eulalia Zumaquero, David Terrado, Rosa de Llanos, Marina Puerta, Rocío Cejudo, María Pilar Gómez-Tena

“…Ceramic and vitreous materials can be functionalized to exhibit biocidal activity. This research evaluates the biocidal properties of silver-modified vitreous microspheres designed to be included in water endpoints and siphons to prevent nosocomial diseases produced in hospital environments. …”
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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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New rock typing method for diagenetically modified carbonate reservoirs by E. Shvalyuk, A. Thistiakov, N. Bah, A. Mukhametdinova, A. Ryabukhin, M. Spasennykh

“…The defined rock types have distinguishable microstructures that confirm validity of the rock classification approach.All the entities of the KØS index are used for reserves calculations and commonly measured during routine core analysis: this enables its implementation at the most carbonate fields.…”
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Assessment Method for Early Fatigue Failure of Crankshaft Based on Dispersion of Impact Energy by LI Xiangzhe, LIANG Gang, ZHENG Xiaomei, XU Congcong, XU Jinquan

“…The micro-mechanism of the scatter of strength and life characteristics is the nonuniform distribution of microstructures (including micro-defects) inside the material, which can be uniformly characterized by the probability distribution of initial damage. …”
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Surface engineering for enhanced wicking: The role of laser machining and surface roughness by Elham Lori Zoudani, Nam-Trung Nguyen, Navid Kashaninejad

“…This study provides insights into how laser machining influences wicking dynamics in microstructures, offering strategies for optimizing microfluidic devices.…”
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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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Achieving High Alignment of Conjugated Polymers by Controlled Dip‐Coating by Qi‐Yi Li, Ze‐Fan Yao, Yang Lu, Song Zhang, Zachary Ahmad, Jie‐Yu Wang, Xiaodan Gu, Jian Pei

“…Abstract Realizing high polymer chain orientation and ordered thin‐film microstructures is beneficial for efficient charge transport of conjugated polymers. …”
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Evolution of Pore Characteristics for Bentonite Modified by an Ionic Soil Stabilizer during Hydration Processes by Wei Huang, Zili Feng, Huanran Fu, Wei Xiang

“…An ionic soil stabilizer (ISS) is used to reinforce clay soils because the ISS can regulate the hydration processes and microstructures of clays. To evaluate the regulation of ISS, natural bentonite was modified by ISS at different concentrations in this research. …”
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Contribution of Phosphorylation Modification to Stability and Antibacterial Activity of Egg White Protein Nanogels Loaded with Cinnamon Bark Essential Oil by Sheng-Qi Rao, Xin-Ru Gao, Hui Liu, Zhi-Rong Wang, Zhen-Quan Yang

“…This study evaluated the potential usage of phosphorylated egg white protein (P-EWP) nanogels fabricated via microwave-induced phosphorylation modification and gel process and further ultrasonic nanometrization as novel delivery systems for cinnamon bark essential oil (CBEO). …”
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Fiber deviation and optimized toolpath strategies in melt electrowriting of tubular scaffolds by Benno Neuhaus, Sebastian Loewner, Henrik Heymann, Fritz Webering, Judith Synofzik, Holger Blume, Cornelia Blume

“…Melt electrowriting (MEW) onto a rotating cylindrical mandrel enables the fabrication of tubular scaffolds for tissue engineering, such as vascular grafts, with microstructures that support cellular ingrowth and customizable biomechanical properties. …”
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Effect of Ram Speed on the Integrity of AA6063 Extruded Profile through Porthole Die by V.N.S.U. Viswanat h Ammu, P.M. Padole, A. Agnihotri, Ravikumar Dumpala

“…Subsequently, the profiles produced were aged at 175°C for 6 hours and microstructures were observed. Further, samples drawn from extruded profiles were tested for tensile properties and hardness. …”
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Characterization of Oxygen Diffusion and Catalytic Behavior of Composite Materials in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Using the Non-destructive Adler-Lane-Steele Method by Azreen Junaida Abd Aziz, Nurul Akidah Baharuddin, Bee Huah Lim

“…Understanding the fundamental properties of oxygen self-diffusion in solid-state ionic systems is critical for developing nextgeneration electrolyte and electrode material compositions and microstructures that enable SOFCs to operate at lower temperatures more effectively, durably, and affordably. …”
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Enhancing zinc-air battery performance through ph-tuned biopolymeric hydrogels in near-neutral electrolytes by Sara Vaca-Chacón, Vivian Morera Córdova, José Béjar, Lorena Álvarez-Contreras, Juan P. Tafur

“…This finding was corroborated by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), which evidenced the presence of uniform and cohesive microstructures attributed to the formation of stable zinc-amine complexes. …”
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Theoretical and experimental analysis of the modulated phase grating X-ray interferometer by Hunter Meyer, Joyoni Dey, Sydney Carr, Kyungmin Ham, Leslie G. Butler, Kerry M. Dooley, Ivan Hidrovo, Markus Bleuel, Tamas Varga, Joachim Schulz, Thomas Beckenbach, Konradin Kaiser

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Laser Irradiation and Property Correlation in Double-Lasing Processes on Laser-Induced Graphene Electrodes by Tran Quoc Thang, Joohoon Kim

“…Importantly, we revealed the correlation between laser irradiation and the properties of LIG electrodes prepared through the lasing process. We evaluated the characteristics of LIG electrodes prepared by the single-lasing and double-lasing irradiation regarding their microstructures and electrochemical features, including the sheet resistance (R_S), specific areal capacitance (C_A), peak-to-peak separation (Δ<i>E</i>_P), and peak current. …”
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