Modified fracture properties of cement composites with nano/micro carbonized bagasse fibers by Rao Arsalan Khushnood, Sajjad Ahmad, Giuseppe Andrea Ferro, Luciana Restuccia, Jean Marc Tulliani, Pravin Jagdale

“…Carbonized bagasse particles were produced at Politecnico di Torino and characterized by Raman spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. When added with cement paste up to 1 wt% in six different proportions, the carbonized bagasse particles were found effective in significant enhancement of mechanical strength as well as fracture toughness. …”
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Influence of Inertia and Low Active Mineral Admixture on Strength and Microstructure of Cement-Based Materials by Meijuan Rao, Wan Tang, Wei Zhou, Yaning Kong, Shuhua Liu

“…The compressive strength of the mortar at 28 and 90 d was examined whose microstructures were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermogravimetric analysis, and differential thermal analysis (TG-DTA). …”
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Morphology of Peeled Internal Limiting Membrane in Macular Hole Surgery by Mun Y. Faria, David C. Sousa, Bruna C. Almeida, Andreia L. Pinto, Nuno P. Ferreira

“…Two other flaps of ILM of the same patient were collected and studied using light and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). ILM cell type, distribution, and morphology were analyzed, and the proliferation or fusion potential of the ILM interface was evaluated. …”
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Application of Ultraviolet Radiation to Control the Calcium Carbonate Scale Formation and Deposition on the Membranes by Chanbasha Basheer, Mokhtar Rashwan, Eid Al-Mutairi, Amjad A. Shaikh, Khurram Karim Qureshi

“…X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy analyses revealed that UV light treatment produced mostly calcite crystals. …”
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Electrospun Polyurethane/Loess Powder Hybrids and Their Absorption of Volatile Organic Compounds by Jun Cong Ge, Jeong Hyeon Kim, Nag Jung Choi

“…PU films containing different amounts of LP (0, 10, 30, and 50 wt% LP with respect to PU) nanoparticles (NPs) were analyzed using FE-SEM, FTIR, and XRD experimental analyzers. Electron microscopy and spectroscopy indicated that the proper content of LP NPs is homogeneous dispersion in a polymer matrix. …”
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Application of treated eggplant peel as a low-cost adsorbent for water treatment toward elimination of Pb: Kinetic modeling and isotherm study by Mohammad Hossein Karimi Darvanjooghi, Seyyed Mohammadreza Davoodi, Arzu Y Dursun, Mohammad Reza Ehsani, Iman Karimpour, Elham Ameri

“…In order to assess adsorbent’s physical and chemical properties, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy were used. …”
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Green Synthesis of Citrus sinensis Peel Extract-Mediated Ag-TiO2 and Its Application as a Photocatalyst for Organic Molecules and Antimicrobial Agent by Daniel Narh, Benjamin Sampson, Samuel Ocrah Junior, Gloria Pokuaa Manu, Benjamin Agyei-Tuffour, Emmanuel Nyankson, Johnson Kwame Efavi

“…Characterization via X-ray diffraction, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive spectroscopy, and ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry confirmed silver-titanium dioxide formation. …”
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Physicochemical properties of Alisma starch by Fenxia Han, Yongqiang Wang, Hao Zhang, Sheng Zhang, Sheng Zhang

“…IntroductionAlisma starch (AS) from Alismatis Rhizoma has potential applications but has been less studied compared to common starches like corn starch (CS) and potato starch (PS).MethodsWe used scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and rapid visco analysis to study the granule morphology, crystal structure, pasting properties, freeze -thaw stability, solubility, swelling degree, and gel strength of AS, CS, and PS.ResultsAS has a lower starch content but higher amylose content than CS and PS. …”
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Applying different techniques for evaluating the resistance to moisture of electrospun PVA nanofibers by Alessandro Estarque de Oliveira, Mônica Lopes Aguiar, Vádila Giovana Guerra

“…The samples were resistant to humidity and no significant structural changes occurred in the fibers after the process in accordance with analysis of scanning electron microscopy images. For the two lowest humidities, variation of the pressure drop was equal to approximately zero after 60 min while it achieved 4.1% for 90% R.H. …”
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Electro-polymerization of modified carbon paste sensor for detecting azithromycin by Salma Mamdouh, M. Shehata, A. M. Fekry, M. A. Ameer

“…The work was characterised via Cyclic Voltammetry (CV), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). We take into consideration the effects of pH, scan rate, accumulation time, interference, and calibration curve.A very sensitive response to the oxidation of 1.0 mM from AM in phosphate buffer solution (PBS) over a pH range of 5.0 to 10.0 was observed using the developed poly-threonine carbon paste electrode (PTCPE). …”
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High Dielectric Constant Study of TiO2-Polypyrrole Composites with Low Contents of Filler Prepared by In Situ Polymerization by Khalil Ahmed, Farah Kanwal, Shahid M. Ramay, Asif Mahmood, Shahid Atiq, Yousef S. Al-Zaghayer

“…Structural, optical, surface morphological, and thermal properties of the composites were investigated by X-ray diffractometer, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, field-emission scanning electron microscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis, respectively. …”
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Ash Evaluation of Indonesian Coal Blending for Pulverized Coal-Fired Boilers by null Hariana, Adi Prismantoko, Ganda Arif Ahmadi, Arif Darmawan

“…The ash particles’ characteristics and material composition were also analyzed using scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray (SEM-EDX) and X-ray diffraction (XRD), respectively. …”
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Influence of Acid Modification Multiwall Carbon Nanotube Counter Electrodes on the Glass and Flexible Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Performance by Wasan Maiaugree, Samuk Pimanpang, Wirat Jarernboon, Vittaya Amornkitbamrung

“…Unmodified- and modified-carbon nanotubes were coated on the conductive glass and conductive plastic substrates by a slurry paste method, and they were used as the counter electrodes (CEs) of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Scanning electron microscopy reveals that carbon nanotubes are evenly deposited on the conductive glass. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization and Corrosion Protective Efficiency of 2[2-Oxo-phenyl hydrazinyl ethyl] benzamide on Mild Steel in Sulphuric Acid Medium by Rinki Goel, Weqar A. Siddiqi, V. M. Chaubey, Bahar Ahmed

“…The mild steel samples were also analyzed by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The result showed that 2BA is an excellent inhibitor for mild steel in acid medium. …”
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Biomolecule Protective and Photocatalytic Potential of Cellulose Supported MoS2/GO Nanocomposite by Muhammad Pervaiz, Muti Ur Rehman, Faisal Ali, Umer Younas, Mika Sillanpaa, Rizwan Kausar, Asma A. Alothman, Mohamed Ouladsmane, Mohammad Abdul Mazid

“…Particle size and morphology of the nanocomposite were assessed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and it was found having particle size ranging from 50 to 80 nm and heterogeneous structure. …”
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Experimental study on influence of Na-bentonite on viscosity of cement-bentonite slurry by Zheng Wei, Wei Cui, Ri-cheng Miao

“…Based on these results, microscopic tests, including X-ray diffraction (XRD), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), were conducted to explain the reasons for the different properties of different bentonite slurries and their CB slurries. …”
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Properties of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Thin Films and Solar Cells Deposited by Hybrid Process by S. Marsillac, H. Khatri, K. Aryal, R.W. Collins

“…The films were characterized by energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, glancing incidence X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, auger electron spectroscopy, and transmittance and reflectance spectroscopy, and their properties were compared to the ones of films deposited by coevaporation. …”
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Effects of multidrug-resistant bacteria and multi-antibiotic combination on intestinal microbiota in mice by Jing Ma, Zheng Gong, Meiling Kang, Zhongjing Tian, Liping You, Chengshi Ding

“…Small intestine is the main colonization site of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes are the major antibiotic-resistance acquired bacteria as determined by transmission electron microscopy and agarose plate screening culture.…”
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The Effect of Yttrium Addition on the Microstructures and Electrical Properties of CuMn Alloy Thin Films by Ho-Yun Lee, Chi-Wei He, Ying-Chieh Lee

“…The phase variation, microstructure, film thickness, and constitutional analysis of CuMnY films were characterized using X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning, and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and related energy dispersive X-ray analyses (XRD, FESEM, and HRTEM/EDX). …”
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Encapsulation of albumin from snakehead fish (Channa striata) with porous starch from arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea) by Nastitia Dian Pratiwi, Arima Diah Setiowati, Lucia Dhiantika Witasari

“…The P-50, porous starch:gum arabic (50:50) formula demonstrated the highest encapsulation efficiency of 98.88 %. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that porous starch adsorbs albumin on its surface. …”
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