Fourier Transform Infrared Radiation Spectroscopy Applied for Wood Rot Decay and Mould Fungi Growth Detection by Bjørn Petter Jelle, Per Jostein Hovde

“…Materials and their ageing processes, both ageing by natural and accelerated climate exposure, decomposition and formation of chemical bonds and products, may be studied in an ATR-FTIR analysis. …”
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Process Optimization for Biosingeing of 100% Cotton Terry Towel Fabric Using Box–Behnken Design by Aklilu Azanaw, Asnake Ketema

“…The treated fabric was analyzed using FTIR to know the unknown functional group and the chemical bonds on the fabric molecule. Testing of physical properties of the treated fabric was done and the result was comparable with other untreated fabrics. …”
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Multilayered Electroactive Polyaniline-ZnO Modified GCE for Electrochemical Detection of Paracetamol by Samuel Chufamo, Bezabih Kelita, Sintayehu Berhanu, Almaz Kemal, Alemu Lelago

“…Moreover, FT-IR spectra show that chemical bonds and stretching are assigned to different peaks. …”
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Unveiling the effect of stress on vacancy diffusion isotropy at high temperature in Ni-Re Systems: Insights from atomic simulations by Shichao Du, Siyuan Lin, Wenyue Zhao, Yi Ru, Yanling Pei, Shusuo Li, Shengkai Gong

“…This results in less change in vacancy migration distances, leading to smaller changes in chemical bonding. Consequently, the alternation in vacancy migration barriers is less significant. …”
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Effect of Beam Power on Intermetallic Compound Formation of Electron Beam-Welded Cu and Al6082-T6 Dissimilar Joints by Darina Kaisheva, Georgi Kotlarski, Maria Ormanova, Borislav Stoyanov, Vladimir Dunchev, Angel Anchev, Stefan Valkov

“…As a result, this sample exhibited the best chemical bonding between the IMCs and the aluminum matrix and the best microhardness and tensile test values.…”
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Preparation of Colored Polymer Microspheres by Lei Wang, Weiting Ma, Shuheng Zhang, Mengke He, Ping Song, Hongying Wang, Xianxiao Song, Botian Li

“…It further presents a detailed discussion of the different preparation methods, including physical adsorption, chemical bonding, and copolymerization. The advantages, limitations, and potential improvements of each method are explored, along with an analysis of the interactions between dyes and the polymer matrix, and how these interactions influence the properties of the microspheres, including their color uniformity, stability, and durability. …”
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PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF CULMS IN RYE (SECALE CEREALE L.) WITH A BRITTLE STEM by A. A. Konovalov, I. K. Shundrina, E. V. Karpova, V. I. Mamatyuk

“…The normal and fragile culms differed in the content of aromatic lignin monomers and the ratio of various types of chemical bonds.At equal thicknesses, the normal and mutant rye plants differed in the modulus of elasticity and proportional limit. …”
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Helical dislocation-driven plasticity and flexible high-performance thermoelectric generator in α-Mg3Bi2 single crystals by Mingyuan Hu, Jianmin Yang, Yan Wang, Junchao Xia, Quan Gan, Shuhuan Yang, Juping Xu, Shulin Liu, Wen Yin, Baohai Jia, Lin Xie, Haifeng Li, Jiaqing He

“…Transmission electron microscopy, time-of-flight neutron diffraction, and chemical bonding theoretic analyses elucidate that the plasticity of α-Mg3Bi2 stems from the helical dislocation-driven interlayer slip, small-sized Mg atoms induced weak interlayer Mg-Bi bonds, and low modulus of intralayer Mg2Bi2 2- networks. …”
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Curing Temperature Effects on the Tensile Properties and Hardness of γ−Fe2O3 Reinforced PDMS Nanocomposites by Yvonne Konku-Asase, Abu Yaya, Kwabena Kan-Dapaah

“…To a large extent, γ-Fe2O3 NPs were uniformly dispersed in the PDMS matrix with no primary chemical bonds formed. For the temperatures tested, the data showed an increase for Young’s modulus (E) of about 170% (1.36–3.71 MPa) and a decrease of the ultimate tensile strength (UTS) of about 65% (6.48–2.93 MPa) with increasing concentration of the NPs. …”
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Exploration of Quantum Chemistry Methods to Explain Mechanism of Mechanochemical Degradation of Typical Organic Pollutants by Xiaohui Zhang, Xiaoqian Xu, Zeya Zhang, Liang Pei, Tongshun Han

“…In this study, quantum chemical density functional theory (DFT) was employed to first analyze the impact of electron addition and subtraction on molecular chemical bonds. The molecular energies of the target pollutants and their possible intermediates were then calculated, and the theoretical energies required for the degradation pathways of the target organic compounds under oxidative-enhanced ball milling were computed. …”
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Facile Preparation of Phosphotungstic Acid-Impregnated Yeast Hybrid Microspheres and Their Photocatalytic Performance for Decolorization of Azo Dye by Lan Chen, Bo Bai

“…Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) elucidates that the functional groups or chemical bonds inherited from the pristine yeast cell were critical to the assembling of the composites. …”
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Effects of the Amount of Fly Ash Modified by Stearic Acid Compound on Mechanical Properties, Flame Retardant Ability, and Structure of the Composites by Tuan Anh Nguyen

“…Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and infrared spectroscopy were used to analyze the morphological structure of fly ash after being modified and chemically bonded with epoxy resin background.…”
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Properties enhancement of asphalt mortar incorporating phosphogypsum based on surface activation by Wei Guo, Kaipeng Gu, Haiyang Xu, Yingsong Li, Wei Tian

“…Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDX) confirmed that SCA treatment induces dehydration condensation reactions with the hydroxyl groups on the PG surface, forming new Si-O-Si chemical bonds and altering the surface acidity. Molecular simulations revealed that activated PG forms the thickest interfacial transition zone with asphalt, measuring 9.82 Å, which is a 546 % increase over untreated PG. …”
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Experimental Characterization, Computational Investigation, and Structure-propertyeactivity Relationship Studies of Nickel Ferrite Nanostructures by Ali Ben Ahmed

“…Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) provides information about a material's chemical bonds and functional groups by analyzing how it absorbs infrared light at various wavelengths. …”
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P-block element modulated 1 T phase MoS2 with Ru lattice grafting for high-performance Li | |O2 batteries by Peng Wang, Danyang Zhao, Peng Zhang, Xiaobin Hui, Zhiwei Zhang, Rutao Wang, Chengxiang Wang, Xiaoli Ge, Xiaojing Liu, Yuguang C. Li, Longwei Yin

“…To circumvent these issues, here we propose a p-block element (In-O) doping strategy to stabilize the 1 T phase MoS2 by moderating the surface orbital steric effect and strengthening the internal chemical bonding, and thus for the epitaxial Ru nanocatalyst graft on the stabilized 1T-MoS2 for Li | |O2 batteries. …”
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Use of Machine Learning Models for Prediction of Organic Carbon and Nitrogen in Soil from Hyperspectral Imagery in Laboratory by Manuela Ortega Monsalve, Mario Cerón-Muñoz, Luis Galeano-Vasco, Marisol Medina-Sierra

“…One of these techniques is hyperspectral imaging, which captures portions of the electromagnetic spectrum where the materials present in the soil can be differentiated due to the vibrations of chemical bonds. The objective of this research is to use statistical models to predict OC and N in soils from hyperspectral images. …”
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Sesame Oil (Sesamum Indicum L.) as a New Challenge for Reinforcement of Conventional Glass Ionomer Cement, Could It Be? by Neven S. Aref

“…Despite the advantages of glass ionomer cement (GIC) including chemical bonding to the tooth structure and fluoride release, its low-grade mechanical properties make it a topic for research. …”
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Electrochemical and physical properties of magnesioferrite nanomaterial and photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue by Nolubabalo Matinise, A. Fall

“…Additionally, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy provided valuable insights into the chemical bonding and composition. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy was employed to obtain extensive information on crystalline size and distribution. …”
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Influence of the Chemical Composition of Asphalt and the 3D Morphology of the Aggregate on Contact Surface Adhesion by Luoke Li, Meng Guo, Cong Zeng

“…The type of adhesion between the aggregate and the asphalt includes chemical and physical adsorption; chemical bonding is relatively strong, and the physical orientation force and mechanical interlocking force are relatively weak. …”
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Exploring nanocomposite materials in clinical dermatology: Innovations for treating skin diseases by Sandipan Dasgupta, Subhasundar Maji, Sanjay Dey, Moitreyee Chattopadhyay, Ananya Chanda, Satarupa Acharjee, Kousik Santra, Kazi Asraf Ali

“…Additionally, hydroxyapatite-based nanocomposites enhance mechanical properties and bioactivity through chemical bonding with the polymer matrix. These advancements show significant potential in treating various skin conditions, including wounds, infections, cancer, and tissue engineering. …”
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