Structural, Morphological and Thermal Properties of Kenaf Microcrystalline Cellulose/Poly (Butylene Adipate-Co-Terephthalate) Films for Packaging Applications by Aatikah Meraj, Ahmad Safwan Ismail, Mohammad Jawaid

“…The structural, morphological, thermal, and tensile properties of PBAT and microcrystalline cellulose film were examined using X-ray Diffraction, Scanning electron microscope (SEM), Thermal analysis, and Universal Testing Machine. …”
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Adsorption of Copper (II) by magnesium hydroxide modified shell activated carbon by Kan Jin-tao, Tan Zheng-chang, Zhang Yu-feng

“…The small photoelectron peak of Mg1 s at the binding energy of 1304.08 eV in X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) plot, the strong diffraction peak at the ϴ value of 19°, 38°, and 51° in the X-ray diffraction (XRD) plot, and the irregular small particles on the surface of sample in the scanning electron microscope (SEM) image all indicated HAAC had been successfully modified to Mg-HAAC. pH would affect the adsorption capacity of HAAC and Mg-HAAC on Copper (II), and the maximum adsorption capacity occurred at pH value of 7.0. …”
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Phase Transformation, Microstructures, and Mechanical Properties of α + β Two-Phase Titanium Alloy Deposited Metal by Surfacing Welding by Naiwen Fang, Ruisheng Huang, Kai Xu, Tianli Zhang, Pengbo Wu, Yiming Ma, Hao Cao, Jian Qin, Jipeng Zou

“…The effect of cooling rate on phase transformation, microstructures, and mechanical properties of TC4 titanium alloy deposited metal by laser surfacing welding with filler wire was investigated by in situ observation with a high-temperature laser confocal microscope, XRD, SEM, and through microhardness test. …”
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Research on Friction Stir Spot Welding Brazing Process and Properties of Dissimilar Metals DP590 and 6061 by Kai Xu, Shu-quan Zhang

“…The fracture morphology was investigated by optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscope (SEM), and energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS). …”
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Survival Analysis of Factors Influencing Cyclic Fatigue of Nickel-Titanium Endodontic Instruments by Eva Fišerová, Martina Chvosteková, Silvie Bělašková, Michal Bumbálek, Zdeněk Joska

“…Subsequently, fractographic analysis of broken tips was performed by scanning electron microscope. The data were then analysed by the Kaplan-Meier estimator of the survival function, the Cox proportional hazards model, the Wald test for regression covariates, and the Wald test for significance of regression model. …”
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Effects of Filled Nano-Al2O3 and Its Contents on Friction and Wear Properties of Hydrogenated Nitrile Butadiene Rubber by Xinyang Tan, Zenghui Liu

“…Then, friction and wear tests are conducted using a pin-on-disk tribometer. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) is used to observe wear topography of the HNBR composite surfaces. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization, and Application of Magnetized Lanthanum (III)-Based Metal-Organic Framework for the Organic Dye Removal from Water by Fatimah Mohammed Alzahrani, Norah Salem Alsaiari, Khadijah Mohammedsaleh Katubi, Abdelfattah Amari, Mohamed A. Tahoon

“…The characterization results using various techniques including Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), Brunauer, Emmett, and Teller analysis (BET), and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) approved the successful fabrication of MOF with amino arms on its surface besides the well magnetization using magnetic nanoparticles. …”
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Effect of Apical Preparation on Different Needle Depth Penetration. by Samara Gurgis Essa, Razawa Kareem Saeed, Diyar Khalid Baker

“…The access opening was performed by using a round diamond bur turbine (diameter 12) and Kfiles (diameter 15) were used for initial penetration in the canal. Stereo- microscope under 20 magnifications was used to determine the working length of the canal. …”
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Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Vinyl Ester Hybrid Composites with Carbon Black and Glass Reinforcement by Geetanjali S. Guggari, S. Shivakumar, G. A. Manjunath, R. Nikhil, Alagar Karthick, Abhilash Edacherian, C. Ahamed Saleel, Asif Afzal, S. Prasath, B. Saleh

“…The scanning electron microscope was used for surface fracture studies. The degradation temperature reduces initially with the percentage of carbon black and then increases. …”
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Preparing controlled low strength materials with cement-treated construction waste clay improved by sodium hexametaphosphate. by Chenhao Li, Tinglong Xie, Jianwen Ding, Jian Tang, Mengying Gao

“…Flow tests, unconfined compressive strength (UCS) tests, hydraulic conductivity tests and scanning electron microscope (SEM) analyses were performed on cement-treated construction waste clay with different additive content (e.g. sodium hexametaphosphate (SHMP), water glass, and phosphogypsum (PG)). …”
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Possibilities to improve accuracy of contact measurements by using corundum tips and video recording of contact area by E. V. Leun, A. E. Shakhanov, A. V. Nickel

“…The combined use of corundum measuring tips and a built-in measuring microscope allows this to be achieved by video recording of the contact area. …”
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Effect of olivine as MgO-bearing flux on low- and high-alumina iron ore pellets by Umadevi T., Sah R.

“…The pellets were tested for green pellet properties, cold crushing strength (CCS), and reduction degradation index (RDI) and fired at temperatures between 1300 and 1320 oC. An optical microscope with an image analyzer, SEM-EDS, was used to assess the mineralogical phases present in the pellets and the chemical analysis of the mineralogical phases, respectively. …”
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The use of bacterial cellulose from kombucha to produce curcumin loaded Pickering emulsion with improved stability and antioxidant properties by Zhiyu Li, Wenxiu Hu, Jiajia Dong, Fidelis Azi, Xiao Xu, Chuanhai Tu, Sijie Tang, Mingsheng Dong

“…The morphology, particle size, stability, rheological properties, and antioxidant activities of the curcumin-loaded Pickering emulsion were investigated. The fluorescence microscope and scanning electron microscopy images showed that the curcumin-loaded Pickering emulsion formed circular droplets with good encapsulation. …”
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In vitro comparison of the marginal adaptation of cold ceramic sealer with the single-cone obturation technique versus AH-26 sealer with the lateral compaction technique in single-... by Jalil Modaresi, Fatemeh Mokhtari, Elahe Khodarahmi

“…After 4 weeks of storage at room temperature and 100% humidity, the root ends were sectioned horizontally 3 mm from the apex, and the mean linear distance between the root filling material and the root dentinal wall was measured under a scanning electron microscope (SEM). Comparisons were made by the Mann‒Whitney test (alpha = 0.05). …”
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Structural and Electrical Characteristics of Metal-Ferroelectric Pb1.1(Zr0.40Ti0.60)O3-Insulator (ZnO)-Silicon Capacitors for Nonvolatile Applications by S. R. Krishnamoorthi, K. S. Venkatesh, Rajangam Ilangovan

“…On the optimized PZT (140 nm) and ZnO (40 nm) films were examined by scanning electron microscope (SEM). From AFM data the root mean square (r.m.s.) roughness of the film surface is 13.11 nm. …”
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Preparation, characterization, and performance of 4A zeolite based on opal waste rock for removal of ammonium ion by Zongshan Wu, Jingjing Xie, Haibo Liu, Tianhu Chen, Peng Cheng, Can Wang, Dianchao Kong

“…X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope imaging, cation exchange capacity, static water adsorption, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and N 2 adsorption–desorption isotherm were used for assessing properties of 4A zeolite. …”
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Role of CD117 and mast cells in periodontal diseases: Histological and immunohistochemical study by Fatin L. Khaphi, Hanaa Ali Hussein, Oula Fouad Hameed, Huda Jassem Jebur, Zahra Kadhum Saeed

“…Samples were stained with 1% toluidine blue (TB), immunohistochemistry for CD117 expression, and observed under a light microscope for the presence of mast cells. All data were analyzed using SPSS. …”
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An Investigation of Joining Polyamide (PA) to Stainless Steel AISI 316L by Hot Press Process by Osamah Sabah Barrak, Osamah Fattah Taresh, Mahmood Mohammed Hamzah, Rusul Ahmed Shakir

“…A shear tensile, scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS) tests were used to investigate and examine the joint (bounding) specimens. …”
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Investigation on the Influences of Curing Time on the Cracking Resistance of Semiflexible Pavement Mixture by Hua Tan, Zijia Xiong, Minghui Gong, Jie Chen, Jinxiang Hong

“…The semicircular bending (SCB) test and the scanning electron microscope-energy-dispersive spectrum (SEM-EDS) are conducted in this study to investigate the cracking resistance and failure mechanism of SFP mixtures with different curing days. …”
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Studies on Dry Sliding Wear and Solid Particle Erosive Wear Behaviours of Natural Fibre Composite Developed from Water Hyacinth Aquatic Plant for Automotive Application by A. Ajithram, Jappes J. T. Winowlin, Khan M. Adam, N. C. Brintha, Faris Waleed Fekry

“…By utilizing the SEM (scanning electron microscope), the worn surface morphology of different weight percentages of hyacinth fibre samples are analysed. …”
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