Deuterium retention in cold spray tantalum coatings vs. polycrystalline tungsten and tantalum by Mykola Ialovega, Marcos Xavier Navarro-Gonzalez, Régis Bisson, Jay Anderson, Thierry Angot, Tyler Dabney, Cary Forest, Arkadi Kreter, Danah Velez, Evan Willing, Hwasung Yeom, Kumar Sridharan, Oliver Schmitz

“…Enhanced deuterium retention in tantalum (Ta) cold spray coatings, compared to reference polycrystalline tantalum and tungsten materials, has been evaluated using the thermal desorption spectrometry technique. …”
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A Non-Vacuum Coating Process That Fully Achieves Technical Goals of Bipolar Plates via Synergistic Control of Multiple Layer-by-Layer Strategy by Qiaoling Liu, Xiaole Chen, Menghan Wu, Weihao Wang, Yinru Lin, Zilong Chen, Shuhan Yang, Yuhui Zheng, Qianming Wang

“…The synergistic regulation of two conductive components and a plastic additive has been employed together with the entrapment of a surfactant to optimize the microstructure of the coating surface. The assembly of layered graphite and a polystyrene sphere could maintain both the high corrosion resistance feature and excellent electrical conductivity. …”
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Lobetyolin Suppressed Osteoclastogenesis and Alleviated Bone Loss in Ovariectomy-Induced Osteoporosis via Hindering p50/p65 Nuclear Translocation and Downstream NFATc1/c-Fos Expres... by Xiu C, Luo H, Huang W, Fan S, Yuan C, Chen J, Xu C, Yao C, Hong D, Zhang L

“…In vitro experiments evaluated LBT’s impact on osteoclastogenesis, bone resorption, and osteoblast differentiation using bone marrow macrophages (BMMs) and bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells (BMSCs). …”
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Novel Antigen-Presenting Cell-Targeted Nanoparticles Enhance Split Vaccine Immunity Through Microneedles Inoculation by Xiu X, Fu H, Zhang R, Ma S, Guo P, Li Z, Zhu Y, Ma F

“…The NPs were characterized in terms of morphology, size, zeta potential, spatial orientation, macrophage internalization, and stability. The microstructure, mechanical strength, skin penetration capability, and release behavior of dMAs loaded with Man-N-HACC NPs/H1N1 complexes were investigated. …”
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Application of Thermostable Wheat Arabino-xylanase Xyn11A for Quality Improvement of Wholewheat Bread by Yuxi ZHANG, Xingyu LIU, Xiaoya QI, Huan RAO, Dandan ZHAO, Jianxiong HAO, Xueqiang LIU

“…SEM results showed that the addition of Xyn11A resulted in a more continuous dough microstructure and a denser and more homogeneous internal mesh of the bread. …”
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Engineered/strain-hardening cementitious composites (ECC/SHCC) for resilient cold-region infrastructure: A critical review of freeze-thaw durability by Yang Liu, Wei-Zhe Wu, Yi-Xin Zhang, Wei Hou, Han Zhang, Li-Gang Peng

“…The study analyzes the pore structure evolution mechanisms of ECC under FT cycles and establishes a relationship between compressive strength and pore structure parameters. …”
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Deformation twinning and hcp-to-fcc phase transformations of CP-Ti induced by long-term static compressive stresses at ambient temperatures by Tong Yin, Lingfeng Pan, Zijie Zhou, Zhenhua Dan, Hui Chang, Lian Zhou

“…Microstructural evolution and phase transformation of Gr. …”
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A finite difference method for thermal behaviour and stress analysis during laser directed energy deposition considering airflow convection effects by Zhichao Yang, Yichao Dun, Lida Zhu, Jinsheng Ning, Miao Yu, Peihua Xu, Shuhao Wang, Pengsheng Xue, Bo Xin

“…Thermal behaviour in directed energy deposition (DED) governs both the microstructural evolution of deposited layers and the distribution of residual stresses. …”
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Enhanced strength and ductility in Mg-9Gd-4Y–2Zn-0.5Zr alloy under high-temperature compression enabled by the LPSO phase by Rui Guo, Yihao Dong, Xi Zhao, Qiang Wang, Fulei Zhu, Yayun He, Qian Yin, Zhao Zhang

“…This study highlights mechanistic insights into the interplay of DRX, texture evolution, and crack initiation phenomena associated with the 14H lamellar LPSO phase.…”
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New insight into the role of austenite grain size in the bainitic transformation of low carbon steel by Feilong Liu, Shaojie Song, Lei Wang, Kexing Song, Feng Liu

“…Finally, the similar evolution of driving forces and generalized stability reveals a negligible difference in the mechanical properties.…”
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Fabrication of Ultrathin Al Foils by Accumulative Pack Rolling: Influence of Pack Materials by Ning Nie, Rui Wang, Guanyu Deng, Hui Wang, Pengfei Wang, Anh Kiet Tieu, Huijun Li, Lihong Su

“…The effects of the pack sheets on surface morphology, thickness reduction, and microstructural evolution were investigated. Key surface roughening behaviors, including ridging and particle-like surface roughening, were observed on the inner surface, which influences the roughening and thinning behavior of the target Al foils. …”
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Experimental Study of Alkali-Activated Cementitious Materials Using Thermally Activated Red Mud: Effect of the Si/Al Ratio on Fresh and Mechanical Properties by Kai Guo, Haifeng Dong, Junyi Zhang, Liqing Zhang, Zhiping Li

“…The Na₂O content was fixed at 4 wt%, and the thermal activation temperature was 800 °C. The phase evolution and geopolymerization mechanism of the effect of the initial Si/Al molar ratio on the material properties was investigated by FTIR, XRD, TG–DTG and SEM–EDS. …”
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Molecular dynamics-guided design of laser-cladded TiCx/Al composite coatings for enhanced arc erosion resistance: A combined simulation and experimental study by Li Zhang, Xiangchun Wen, Jinxin Huang, Guan Wang, Chenlu Fan

“…A molecular dynamics model was developed to simulate the microstructural evolution of TiCx/Al coatings (x = 1–10 wt%) under coupled thermo-mechanical loading. …”
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Molecular dynamic simulations of displacement cascades in molybdenum and molybdenum-rhenium alloys by Xudong Wang, Rongyang Qiu, Yankun Dou, Yangchun Chen, Haipan Xiang, Peng Jiang, Xinfu He, Wen Yang, Guangdong Liu, Huiqiu Deng

“…These findings provide valuable insights into the primary damage mechanisms in Mo-Re alloys under irradiation, offering a foundation for developing kinetic models to simulate radiation-induced microstructural evolution.…”
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Thermodynamically consistent phase-field model for pressure-induced multiphase phase transformation of metals under intensive dynamic loading by Songlin Yao, Hao Zhang, Xiaoyang Pei, Jidong Yu, Qiang Wu

“…When applied to address the MPT of bismuth subjected to ramp-wave loading (RWL), the model can quantify the connection between the microstructural evolution of multiple phases and the experimentally measured multiwave structures.Moreover, new insights concerning the MPT-related thermodynamic paths of bismuth at elevated temperatures and the metastable phase during dynamic MPT are gained.…”
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Progressive iron overload in middle-aged mice impairs olfactory function, triggers lipid oxidation and induces apoptosis by Lin Deng, Lin Deng, Lin Deng, Qihui Luo, Qihui Luo, Yucong Liu, Yucong Liu, Yao Wang, Yao Wang, Zongliang Xiong, Zongliang Xiong, Hongping Wang, Lu Zhao, Lanlan Jia, Lanlan Jia, Riyi Shi, Chao Huang, Chao Huang, Zhengli Chen, Zhengli Chen

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Tunable superconducting diode effect in higher-harmonic InSb nanosheet interferometers by Xingjun Wu, Ji-Yin Wang, Haitian Su, Shili Yan, Dong Pan, Jianhua Zhao, Po Zhang, H Q Xu

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Performance of foam concrete containing low-temperature calcined clay as a partial replacement of Portland cement by Alassane Compaore, Kicoun Jean-Yves N’Zy Toure, Desmond Edem Primus Klenam, Tabiri Kwayie Asumadu, John David Obayemi, Nima Rahbar, Charles Migwi, Abdallah Sarroney Merenga, Winston Oluwole Soboyejo

“…For W/B of 0.6 and 0.7, OPC was partially replaced with metakaolin (calcined at 650 °C for 2 h) at levels of 10 % and 20 %. Properties evaluated included fresh and dry density, workability, porosity, compressive and flexural strengths at 7, 14, and 28 days, ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV), water absorption, thermal conductivity, and microstructure. …”
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Mechanisms and modelling of diffusion in solids: a multiscale framework with industrial case studies and AI enhancements by Barah, Obinna Onyebuchi, Natukunda, Faith, Bori, Ige, Ukagwu, Kelechi John

“…Diffusion in solids is a fundamental mechanism governing mass transport, phase transformations, and microstructural evolution in metals, alloys, and functional materials. …”
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Stress sensitivity of permeability in high-permeability sandstone sealed with microbially-induced calcium carbonate precipitation by Chenpeng Song, Derek Elsworth

“…Imaging by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) reveals the evolution of the stress sensitivity to permeability associated with the evolving microstructures after MICP-grouting. …”
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