Biodegradable polymer composites with osteogenic potential by S. M. Lebedev, D. M. Chistokhin, S. V. Shchadenko, A. N. Dzuman, O. O. Nikolaeva, D. V. Mitrichenko, A. V. Prosolov, I. A. Khlusov

“…All biodegradable polymer composites were prepared by hot melt compounding and studied by dielectric spectroscopy in frequency domain, optical microscopy, X-ray diffraction analysis and tensile tests. An ability of PLA-5 wt% HA composites prepared by 3D-printing to induce bone tissue growth in vivo was detected with the help of ectopic subcutaneous test in inbred mice.Results. …”
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Enhanced etching of GaN with N2 gas addition during CVD diamond growth by Awadesh Kumar Mallik, Giridharan Krishnamurthy, Wen-Ching Shih, Paulius Pobedinskas, Jan D’Haen, Ken Haenen

“…Al elemental EDS peaks from the base sapphire substrate were observed for the films grown with nitrogen addition, but no Ga EDS peaks were detected. X-ray diffraction (XRD) micrographs further supported the enhanced GaN etching phenomenon. …”
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Encapsulation of red palm oil using porous starch from Canna edulis Kerr by Bagas Satria Putra, Sri Raharjo, Lucia Dhiantika Witasari

“…Scanning electron microscopy and Fourier transform infrared results show that RPO is adsorbed on the starch surface, RPO functional groups are detected, and an amorphous structure is formed as shown in the X-ray diffraction results. …”
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Biofabrication of ZnO nanoparticles using Acacia arabica leaf extract and their antibiofilm and antioxidant potential against foodborne pathogens. by Sumreen Hayat, Asma Ashraf, Muhammad Zubair, Bilal Aslam, Muhammad Hussnain Siddique, Mohsin Khurshid, Muhammad Saqalein, Arif Muhammad Khan, Ahmad Almatroudi, Zilursh Naeem, Saima Muzammil

“…Antioxidant potential of green synthesized nanoparticles was detected by DPPH radical scavenging assay. The cytotoxicity studies of nanoparticles were also performed against HeLa cell lines. …”
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Molecular Docking and Green Synthesis of Bioinorganic TiO2 Nanoparticles against E.coli and S.aureus by Rasha Hamed Al-Serwi, Mohamed El-Sherbiny, T.V. Ajay Kumar, Abdulmalik Abdulghani Qasim, Thekra Khattar, Yahia Alghazwani, Ali Alqahtani, Venkatesan Krishnaraju, Jamal Moideen Muthu Mohamed, Venkatesa Prabhu Sundramurthy

“…Using simulated solar irradiation, the photocatalytic activity of the produced Bi-TiO2 nanoparticles was examined by detecting the degradation of a solution of methylene blue (MB) as a model dye molecule. …”
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Determination of Gel Products in Alkali-Activated Fly Ash-Based Composites Incorporating Inorganic Calcium Additives by Haoyu Wang, Xianhui Zhao, Ting Wang, Lei Su, Boyu Zhou, Yonghui Lin

“…The microstructures and gel products of AAFCs were detected through scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and 29Si nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer (29Si NMR). …”
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Impact of sandstone slurry waste with calcium carbonate nanoparticles on geotechnical properties of clayey soil subgrade by Amrit Singh Shekhawat, Suresh Kumar Tiwari

“…The results obtained from thermogravimetric analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) supported the presence of hydration products such as CSH. …”
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Super-Resolution Three-Dimensional Topography Measurement Using Microsphere-Aided Broadband Light Interferometry by Keran Deng, Yangyi Liu, Fan Yang, Jian Huang, Lianghua Wen

“…The subwavelength samples, which could not be detected by conventional microscopy, were clearly visualized by the proposed microsphere-aided microscopy. …”
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Gas Sensors Based on Nanostructures of Binary and Ternary Oxide Systems by S. S. Nalimova, V. A. Moshnikov, Z. V. Shomakhov, V. M. Kondratev

“…The resultant sensor nanomaterials are promising for use as sensitive layers of gas sensors for detecting organic solvent vapors.…”
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Investigation of Tensile and Fatigue Behavior of Cr/CrN/TiCrN/TiCrCN Multilayer Films Coated on AA6063 and AZ91 Alloys by Closed-Field Unbalanced Magnetron Sputtering Process by Ruhi Yeşildal, Sadberk Sezer, Filiz Karabudak

“…According to the SEM examination, the Cr, CrN, TiCrN, and TiCrCN multilayer nitride films on the two alloys have a columnar and dense microstructure. The XRD analysis detected Cr (211), CrN (111) and (200), TiN (111), (200) and (222), and TiCN (200) and (311) diffraction peaks. …”
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Carbon nanotube supported direct borohydride fuel cell anode catalysts: the effect of catalyst loading by Aykut Caglar, Hilal Demir Kıvrak, Ömer Şahin, Tulin Avcı Hansu

“…Characterization results are revealed that Pd/CNT metallic Pd with a face center cubic structure is detected. The crystallite size corresponding to (1 1 1 ) plane is found as 5.87 nm for 30% Pd/CNT catalyst. …”
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Advanced hydrogel optical fiber sensors with triple-readout for real-time pH sensing by Israr Ahmed, Abdelrahman Sakr, Yarjan Abdul Samad, Haider Butt

“…A smartphone-based detection method further enhances practicality, enabling portable use. …”
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Impact of the TiO2 polymorphic modifications and сitric acid amount on the particle size and crystallite formation of lithium-containing titanium oxides under the melting route by I. M. Shcherbatiuk, T. V. Lisnycha, K. D. Pershina

“…New approaches for changing particle and crystallite size were performed based on the post-synthetic melting treatment in the solid citric acid of the Li- containing TiO2 powders. The X-ray powder diffraction analysis detected the main TiO2 polymorphs phases (anatase, rutile, Ti6O11, Ti3O5, Li0.026TiO2, and lithium titanium oxide (2.7/1.3/4) in all samples prepared via orthotitanic acid alkaline hydrolysis and under the melting route in citric acid media. …”
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The synergistic antibacterial effects of photothermal and enzymatic catalysis mediated by Pd/ZIF-8 nanozyme by Miao MO, Zhangrui HUANG, Xin ZHAO, Jingping ZHONG

“…The cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) method was used to detect the toxicity of Pd/ZIF-8 to human dermal fibroblasts (HDF-a), and the erythrocyte hemolysis test was used to detect its blood compatibility. …”
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High-resolution in situ characterization of laser powder bed fusion via transmission X-ray microscopy at X-ray free-electron lasers by Zane Taylor, Tharun Reddy, Lichao Fang, Patrick Oppermann, Patrick L. Kramer, Franz-Josef Decker, Matthew Seaberg, Matthieu Chollet, Tim van Driel, Alex Halavanau, Philip Hart, Matthew Dayton, Frank Seiboth, Wenxin Wang, Carolyn Gee, Abigail Wilson, Rachel Margraf-O'Neal, Gourab Chatterjee, Ying Chen, Ilana J.P. Molesky, Yifan Wang, Sara Irvine, Jade Stanton, Cynthia Melendrez, Kelsey Banta, Silke Nelson, Vivek Thampy, Kento Katagiri, Morten Haubro, Sen Liu, Dayeeta Pal, Lauren Moghimi, Christopher Tassone, Leora Dresselhaus-Marais

“…In this work, we describe the instrumentation used to perform the first operando transmission X-ray microscopy (TXM) and simultaneous X-ray diffraction of laser melting simulating laser powder bed fusion on the XCS instrument at the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) X-ray free-electron laser (XFEL). …”
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Exploration of MAB phase formation in the Fe-Y-Al-B system using thin film materials libraries by Aurelija Mockute, Aleksander Kostka, Lamya Abdellaoui, Yujiao Li, Alireza B. Parsa, Florian Lourens, Christina Scheu, Alfred Ludwig

“…However, in contrast to the theoretical thermodynamic stability calculations, no incorporation of Y into Fe2AlB2 was detected.…”
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Influence of prolonged operation of CNM/PAC modified PVDF nanocomposite membranes in desalination via vacuum membrane distillation by Samraa R. Khaleel, Salah S. Ibrahim, Alanood A. Alsarayreh, Adnan Alhathal Alanezi, Zeinab Abbas Jawad, Qusay F. Alsalhy

“…Meanwhile, a20.2 % diminish in hydrophobicity was detected, primarily attributed to NaCl scaling deposits rather than intrinsic changes to the membrane surface, suggesting that hydrophobicity could be restored by removing foulants. …”
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Magnesia Partially Stabilized Zirconia/Hydroxyapatite Biocomposites: Structural, Morphological and Microhardness Properties by Liliana Bizo, Adriana-Liana Bot, Marieta Mureșan-Pop, Lucian Barbu-Tudoran, Claudia Andreea Cojan, Réka Barabás

“…Elements such as calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zirconium, and oxygen were detected in all samples. This research also examined microhardness changes in the materials. …”
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Assessing the Biodegradation of Low-Density Polyethylene Films by <i>Candida tropicalis</i> SLNEA04 and <i>Rhodotorula mucilaginosa</i> SLNEA05 by Randa Harrat, Ghania Bourzama, Gaëtan Burgaud, Emmanuel Coton, Aymen Bourezgui, Boudjema Soumati

“…SEM analysis revealed morphological alterations, including cracks and holes, ATR-FTIR detected new functional groups (alcohols, alkynes, aldehydes, alkenes and ketones), while XRD identified changes in the polymer crystallinity and phase composition. …”
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Exploring Organic-mineral Evolution in Planetary Analogs: Insights from Hydrothermal Alteration of Aromatic Molecules and Mafic Minerals by Vassilissa Vinogradoff, Vincent Chevrier, Olivier Grauby, Marie-Vanessa Coulet, Florence Chaspoul, John Carter

“…Using multiscale techniques—gas chromatography, infrared spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, X-ray diffraction, microscopy, and adsorption studies—we analyzed the analogs after 45 days at 100°C. …”
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