Adsorption of Pb Using Mesoporous Activated Carbon and its Effects on Surface Modifications by Eleni Deliyanni, Anastasia Arabatzidou, Nikolaos Tzoupanos, Kostas A. Matis

“…The pristine materials, namely, those after surface modifications and those after adsorption, were characterized by the adsorption of nitrogen, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and thermal analyses. We conducted batch experiments to study the effect of initial concentration, pH and temperature on the removal of Pb 2+ . …”
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Energetics of substrate transport in proton-dependent oligopeptide transporters by Balaji Selvam, Nicole Chiang, Diwakar Shukla

“…Despite advancements in structural biology, including cryogenic electron microscopy structures resolving PepTSo in different states, the molecular basis of peptide recognition and transport by PepTSo is not fully elucidated. …”
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Shrinkage and Mechanical Properties of Fibre-Reinforced Blast Furnace Slag-Steel Slag-Based Geopolymer by Shengtang Xu, Chaofan Wu, Jinchao Yue, Zikai Xu

“…In this study, geopolymer mortars made from blast furnace slag and steel slag reinforced by basalt fibre and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fibre were prepared to explore the effect on their strength and shrinkage properties. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was employed to characterize the reaction mechanism of the geopolymer mortars. …”
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Microwave Dielectric Properties of CCTO/PVA Composites by M. P. F. Graça, K. D. A. Sabóia, F. Amaral, L. C. Costa

“…The structural characterization of the samples was performed using X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The complex permittivity was calculated by the small perturbation theory using two resonant cavities (2.7 GHz and 5.0 GHz). …”
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Preparation of Starch/Gelatin Blend Microparticles by a Water-in-Oil Emulsion Method for Controlled Release Drug Delivery by Theeraphol Phromsopha, Yodthong Baimark

“…The blend microparticles were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and UV-Vis spectroscopy. …”
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Size-controllable synthesis of hydroxyapatite nanorods via fluorine modulation: applications in dental adhesives for enhanced enamel remineralization by Linzhi Meng, Mengmeng Shu, Peng Mei, Yakun Liang, Lunguo Xia

“…The characterization analyses of FHA nanorods were demonstrated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The composite adhesives containing 10 wt% different FHA nanorods were characterized via scanning electron microscopy (SEM). …”
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Acute Myocardial Infarction Reduces Respiration in Rat Cardiac Fibers, despite Adipose Tissue Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Transplant by Camila I. Irion, Eduarda L. Martins, Michelle L. A. Christie, Cherley B. V. de Andrade, Alan C. N. de Moraes, Raphaela P. Ferreira, Cibele F. Pimentel, Grazielle D. Suhett, Antonio Carlos C. de Carvalho, Rafael S. Lindoso, Adalberto Vieyra, Antonio Galina, Regina C. S. Goldenberg

“…F0F1-ATPase activity decreased in the BZ and, to more extent, in IZ in both phases. Transmission electron microscopy showed disorganized mitochondrial cristae structure, which was more accentuated in IZ but also important in BZ. …”
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Effect of trace elements on the interface reactions between two lead-free solders and copper or nickel substrates by Soares D., Vilarinho C., Barbosa J., Samuel F., Trigo L., Bré P.

“…Identification of equilibrium phases formed at the interface layer, and the evaluation of their chemical composition were performed by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM/EDS). Different interface characteristics were obtained, namely for the alloys containing Zn. …”
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Strengthening of a Fibre-Matrix Interface: A Novel Method Using Nanoparticles by Sudhir Tiwari, J. Bijwe, S. Panier

“…Increased roughness of the fibre surface and adhesion of NPs on the fibre surface were observed by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). Composites were developed based on untreated and surface‐treated CFs by impregnation techniques. …”
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Direct Growth of High-Quality InP Layers on GaAs Substrates by MOCVD by K. F. Yarn, W. C. Chien, C. L. Lin, C. I. Liao

“…The grown films are characterized by optical microscopy, atomic force microscopy, secondary ion mass spectrometry, transmission electron microscopy and double-crystal X-ray diffraction. …”
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Adsorption of U(VI) ions from aqueous solution using nanogoethite powder by Lijiang Zhang, Xiaowen Zhang, Qian Lu, Xiaoyan Wu, Tianjiao Jiang, Li Mi, Ying Peng

“…The morphology and the crystallinity of nanogoethite were characterized by scanning electron microscopy and wide-angle X-ray powder diffractometry, respectively. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Organo-Inorganic Hybrid Material of Poly(3,4-Ethylene Dioxythiophene) and Phosphomolybdate Anion by A. Vadivel Murugan, C.-W. Kwon, G. Campet, B. B. Kale

“…Its characterization is investigated by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The hybrid material presents predominantly high electronic conductivities of around 2.0 and 7.0 S cm-1 at 300 and 400K respectively.…”
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CHARACTERISATION OF CEILING BOARDS PRODUCED FROM PLASTER OF PARIS REINFORCED WITH BANANA FIBRE AND COCONUT SHELL by Eugenia Obidiegwu, Munirat Ayomide BALOGUN, Paul Adedeji AJAYI

“…The sample with a mixture of POP, BF, and CS demonstrated superior properties with the lowest water absorption (2.77%), high compressive strength (7.74 MPa), least thermal conductivity (0.2157 kW/mK) and hardness value of (23.2 HVN), these are within the standard range. The Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) analysis confirmed the results obtained. …”
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Investigation of the Synthesis and Properties of Ternary V–Cu–Ce Oxides of Composition VCuCeO by Christothea Attipa, Charis R. Theocharis

“…The structural and surface properties as well as the morphologies of the solids were examined by thermogravimetric analysis, differential scanning calorimetry, X-ray diffraction studies, nitrogen adsorption isotherms, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. For samples where the vanadium and copper content was low (x ≤ 0.3), the surface area increased and the pore distribution shifted towards the micropore range. …”
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Depolymerization of rigid polyurethane waste by catalytic glycolysis with diethylene glycol by Oleksandr S. Ivashchuk, Wolodymyr Ya. Suprun, Volodymyr M. Atamanyuk, Volodymyr S. Kurhanskyi, Andriy O. Nahurskyi, Roman A. Chyzhovych

“…The recovered PU materials were investigated using TGA (thermogravimetric analysis) and SEM (scanning electron microscopy) microscopy.…”
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Reconstruction of 3D Micro Pore Structure of Coal and Simulation of Its Mechanical Properties by Guang-zhe Deng, Rui Zheng

“…The pore structure characteristics of coal rock mass in low permeability coal seam were analyzed quantitatively using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) through the methods of statistics and digital image analysis. …”
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Humidity Sensing Properties of Surface Modified Polyaniline Metal Oxide Composites by S. C. Nagaraju, Aashis S. Roy, J. B. Prasanna Kumar, Koppalkar R. Anilkumar, G. Ramagopal

“…The synthesized composites have been characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. The temperature dependent conductivity shows that the conductivity is due to the hopping of polarons and bipolarons. …”
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The Simplest Way to Iodine-Doped Anatase for Photocatalysts Activated by Visible Light by Václav Štengl, Tomáš Matys Grygar

“…The morphology and particle size was determined by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and selected area electron diffraction (SAED). …”
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3C-BASED METHODS FOR 3D GENOME ORGANIZATION ANALYSIS by N. R. Battulin, V. S. Fishman, Yu. L. Orlov, A. G. Menzorov, D. A. Afonnikov, O. L. Serov

“…Until recently, studies of this organization were limited by light microscopy and electron microscopy methods. The development of chromosome conformation capture (3С) methods allowed studying genome-wide chromosomal contacts by using only molecular methods. …”
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Photoactivity of Titanium Dioxide Foams by Maryam Jami, Ralf Dillert, Yanpeng Suo, Detlef W. Bahnemann, Michael Wark

“…TiO2 foams were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), UV-vis absorption spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The photoassisted oxidation of NO in the gas phase according to ISO 22197-1 has been used to compare the photoactivity of the newly prepared TiO2 foams to that of the original powders. …”
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