Development, Performance, and Mechanism of Fluidized Solidified Soil Treated with Multi-Source Industrial Solid Waste Cementitious Materials by Xinzhuang Cui, Huaming Meng, Zhanghong Liu, Hao Sun, Xiaoning Zhang, Qing Jin, Lei Wang

“…According to the chemical composition and microstructure, MSWC-FSS generated more ettringite than OPC-FSS, making MSWC-FSS denser.…”
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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 surface chemical composition and microstructure were studied using scanning electron microscopy, backscattered electron diffraction, and Xray photoelectron spectroscopy. …”
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Effect of the Noble Metals Addition on the Oxidation Behavior of Ni3Al by J. J. Ramos-Hernandez, J. Porcayo-Calderon, J. G. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Jan Mayén, G. Lara-Rodriguez, V. M. Salinas-Bravo, L. Martinez-Gomez

“…This paper discusses the effect of the addition of noble metals on the microstructure, mechanism, and oxidation kinetics of the Ni3Al intermetallic alloy. …”
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Fabrication of poly ( $$\varepsilon$$ -caprolactone) 3D scaffolds with controllable porosity using ultrasound by Martin Weber, Dmitry Nikolaev, Mikko Koskenniemi, Jere Hyvönen, Joel Jääskeläinen, Armand Navarre, Ekaterina Takmakova, Arun Teotia, Pekka Katajisto, Robert Luxenhofer, Edward Hæggström, Ari Salmi

“…The printing was done by mechanically moving a focused ultrasound transducer. The microstructure and porosity of the prints were analyzed with micro-computed tomography. …”
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Wetting front dynamic study in Brazilian cements using neutron and X-ray imaging techniques by Higor Rosenberger, Márcio Aparecido Bulla Jr, Estela Oliari Garcez, Nikolay Kardjilov, Fabiano Yokaichiya, Margareth K.K.D. Franco

“…Finally, this article shows that image techniques is a suitable method for analyzing the size, surface and location of single air voids. …”
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Synergistic Effects of Steel Fibers and Silica Fume on Concrete Exposed to High Temperatures and Gamma Radiation by Mahmut Durmaz

“…For that purpose, concrete specimens containing 0.64 wt% industrial steel fiber and different proportions of silica fume (0%, 5%, 10%, 15%) were first subjected to high temperature according to ISO 834 and ASTM E119 after 28 days of curing at a target temperature of 900 °C based on a working fire scenario and then subjected to 94 kGy gamma radiation and analyzed using compressive strength, flexural strength, ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV), SEM-EDX and XRD tests. …”
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Exploration of a Novel Catalytic Approach for Synthesizing Glycolide and ε-Caprolactone Copolymers and Their Application as Carriers for Paclitaxel by Rafał Wyrębiak, Ramona Figat, Ewa Oledzka, Adam Kasiński, Karolina Kędra, Anna Laskowska, Marcin Sobczak

“…A total of twenty-four biodegradable copolymeric matrices, characterized by a highly random microstructure and an average molecular weight (<i>M</i>_n) ranging from approximately 27 to 62 kDa, were synthesized and analyzed. …”
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High-Sensitivity, Low Detection Limit, and Fast Ammonia Detection of Ag-NiFe₂O₄ Nanocomposite and DFT Study by Xianfeng Hao, Yuehang Sun, Zongwei Liu, Gongao Jiao, Dongzhi Zhang

“…Characterization results from SEM, XRD, and XPS analyzed the microstructure, elemental composition, and crystal lattice features of the composite, confirming its successful fabrication. …”
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Effect of partial replacement of CaCO3 with palm kernel shell particles on the mechanical properties of PKS/CaCO3/HDPE hybrid composites by O. Issakah, A.M. Kayaba, Y. Fiagbe, S. Akromah, J.Y. Kpare, E.K.A. Asare

“…The effects of PKS on the microstructure, tensile strength, impact strength, hardness, and thermal properties were analyzed. …”
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Spring-based mechanical metamaterials with deep-learning-accelerated design by Xiaofeng Guo, Xiaoyang Zheng, Jiaxin Zhou, Takayuki Yamada, Yong Yi, Ikumu Watanabe

“…Mechanical metamaterials exhibit unique properties that depend on their microstructure and surpass those of their constituent materials. …”
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The Effect of Industrial Byproducts Fly Ash and Quartz Powder on Cement Properties and Environmental Benefits Analysis by Yonghong Miao, Yudong Luo, Yulong Zheng, Zenian Wang, Zhaochang Zhang, Xiaoyong Wang, Guiyu Zhang

“…Finally, the use of FA and QZ was analyzed for carbon emissions and energy consumption. …”
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Influence of mesquite derived SiO2 and Graphene reinforcement on Magnesium-Silicon alloy hybrid nanocomposites: Experimental, mechanical and wear possessions analysis by Arundeep Murugan, Suresh Vellingiri, Gunaselvi Manohar, Venkat Prasat Sridhar

“…Additionally, the characteristics of X-ray diffraction (XRD), microstructure, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) are used to analyze the density, microstructure, wear, CoF, and impact strength, as well as tensile specimen fracture and EDS. …”
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Influence of Onion Peel Extract on the Dough Characteristics of High-Gluten Wheat Flour and the Quality of Bread by Cuntang Wang, Yuqing Wang, Ning Wang, Jian Ren

“…The addition levels of OPE were set at 0%, 0.25%, 0.5%, 0.75% and 1% (<i>w</i>/<i>w</i>), respectively, to analyze their effects on water/oil absorption capacity, falling number, and rheological properties (farinographic properties, tensile properties, dynamic rheological properties and gelatinization characteristics) of dough, as well as bread quality (antioxidant activity, texture, microstructure, specific volume and sensory evaluation). …”
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Inner Plexiform Layer Substrata Are Discernible with Commercial OCT and Affected by Aging by Victor S.M.C. Correa, MD, Maria Emfietzoglou, MD, Gustavo Sakuno, MD, PhD, Rosanne Naafs, MSc, Joan W. Miller, MD, Alexander Charonis, MD, Demetrios G. Vavvas, MD, PhD

“…Information about signal intensity, microstructure, and contrast between these sublayers was obtained. …”
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Permutations of 2D assisted vibration and 1D primary fly-cutting to generate hierarchical micro-textures by Guoqing Zhang, Zejiang Xu, Zejia Huang, Yuting Ma, Jiabao Zhang, Wenheng Huang

“…Finally, the effect of sinusoidally excited vibration in the X/Y-directions on the surface microstructure of machined straight grooves was studied, and the surface morphology of MMSL under the X/Y-direction excitations was analyzed. …”
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Optimization of FSP Process Parameters on AA5052 Employing the S/N Ratio and ANOVA Method by C. Chanakyan, S. Sivasankar, M. Meignanamoorthy, M. Ravichandran, V. Mohanavel, Saleh Alfarraj, Hesham S. Almoallim, Velu Manikandan, J. Isaac JoshuaRamesh Lalvani

“…It also improved the base metal surfaces to analyze the microstructure. The tool spinning speed, traverse speed, and axial load were preferred to investigate the effect of friction stir bead-on-plate processing on the tensile strength qualities and microhardness in AA5052. …”
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Nanomodification analysis of pore structure in GO-enhanced CWRB based on metal intrusion and BSE imaging with deep learning by Jiajian Yu, Yi Gong, Yuan Gao, Hao Sui, Xiaoli Xu, Yanming Liu

“…This work proposes an innovative approach based on metal intrusion technology, backscattered electron (BSE) images, and deep learning to analyze the micro/nanoscale GO-modified characteristics of the microstructure of CWRB. …”
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Study on Organo-Silica-Derived Membranes Using a Robeson-like Plot by Lucas Bünger, Tim van Gestel, Tim Kurtz, Krassimir Garbev, Peter Stemmermann, Wilhelm A. Meulenberg, Olivier Guillon, Dieter Stapf

“…Furthermore, a quick interpretation method for assessing the membrane’s microstructure is presented. A qualitative microstructure assessment can be achieved by analyzing the temperature dependencies of the three major diffusion mechanisms that simultaneously occur—Knudsen, surface, and activated diffusion.…”
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An artificial neural network constitutive model to predict high temperature flow behaviour in 18Ni(250) maraging steel by Shucong Xu, Lin Yuan, Debin Shan

“…Hot compression experiments and microstructure observation investigations are utilized to analyze the hot deformation behavior and flow characterization of 18Ni(250) maraging steel. …”
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Mechanical behavior of strengthened 3D sand-printed specimens under Brazilian test: a novel postprocessing approach by Xianghua Liu, Ke Zhang, Jianhua Dong, Jinming Ye, Kai Zhang

“…Brazilian splitting tests, digital image correlation (DIC), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and fractal geometry are employed to analyze the mechanical behavior and microstructure of printed specimens. …”
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