Pseudocapacitive performance of cobaltite and nickel cobaltite electrodes fabricated by layer-by-layer chemical deposition method by Mahdi Kazazi, Mohsen Mirzaie, Javad Rahimi Junaqani

“…The structure and morphology of the electrodes were obtained by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) examinations. The results demonstrated that the active materials were uniformly deposited on the surface of the nickel current collector. …”
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Does Modification of Amalgomer with Propolis Alter Its Physicomechanical Properties? An In Vitro Study by Reham M. Abdallah, Amr M. Abdelghany, Neven S. Aref

“…Representative specimens of each group were analyzed by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray, X-ray diffraction, and scanning electron microscopy. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to compare the results, followed by a Tukey post hoc test (p<0.05). …”
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Bioimmobilized Limestone Powder for Autonomous Healing of Cementitious Systems: A Feasibility Study by Nafeesa Shaheen, Rao Arsalan Khushnood, Siraj Ud din

“…To examine the microstructure and characterization of healing precipitate, micrographical (field emission scanning electron microscopy), chemical (energy dispersive X-ray), and thermal (thermogravimetric analysis) analyses were performed after the healing period of 28 days. …”
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Effect of Different Impression Techniques on Marginal Fit of Restoration – An In Vitro Study by Priyanka S. Raghav, S Abirami, Abhinav Gupta, Faiz Noor Khan Yusufi, Shaista Afroz

“…Prosthesis was fabricated using CAD/CAM technology and marginal accuracy was evaluated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Result: In the present study, the matrix impression system resulted in less microgap in both mid-buccal and mid-mesial region, whereas putty wash technique showed very high standard deviation in the interproximal region. …”
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Phase transformation and microstructure study of the as-cast Cu-rich Cu-Al-Mn ternary alloys by Holjevac-Grgurić T., Manasijević D., Kožuh S., Ivanić I., Balanović Lj., Anžel I., Kosec B., Bizjak M., Knežević M., Gojić M.

“…Microstructural investigations of the prepared samples were performed by using optical microscopy (OM) and scanning electron microscopy, equipped by energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS). …”
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Nintedanib alleviates polypropylene mesh-induced adhesion in rabbit ventral herniorrhaphy by Sourav Mathur, Indrani Hazra, Aditya Konar, Sarbani Hazra

“…The adhesion of the implanted mesh with the intra-abdominal organs was assessed clinically, by histological and ultrastructural studies with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) at 30 days postoperatively. RESULTS: All rabbits were clinically healthy for 30 days post-surgery with no complication at the site of surgery. …”
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Corrosion Behavior and Microhardness of a New B₄C Ceramic Doped with 3% Volume High-Entropy Alloy in an Aggressive Environment by Alberto Daniel Rico-Cano, Julia Claudia Mirza-Rosca, Burak Cagri Ocak, Gultekin Goller

“…The aim of this paper is to study both the mechanical and chemical properties of a new material composed of B₄C doped with 3% volume of CoCrFeNiMo HEA by the spark plasma sintering technique. Scanning electron microscopy and microhardness were used to characterize the composite microstructure and hardness. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Zinc Sulfide-Aluminium -Platinum Nanocomposites Produced by Coprecipitation Method by A. Durgadevi, K. Dhayalini, M. Ravichandran

“…The proposed composite powders were thoroughly characterized using techniques like Energy-dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy, X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Ultraviolet-Visible (UV-Vis) absorption spectroscopy, and photoluminescence analysis. …”
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Effect of titanium content on the microstructure and wear behavior of Fe(13-x)TixB7 (x=0-5) hardfacing alloy by Kılınç B., Kocaman E., Şen Ş., Şen U.

“…In addition, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images of the worn surfaces showed that the wear mechanisms were adhesive and oxidative.…”
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Spontaneous Small Biskyrmions in a Centrosymmetric Rare-Earth Kagome Ferrimagnet by Shulan Zuo, Kaiming Qiao, Zhan Wang, Ying Zhang, Chengbao Jiang, Baogen Shen

“…Here, spontaneous biskyrmions were directly observed in the Tb0.2Gd0.8Co2 ferrimagnetic crystal with a Kagome lattice using Lorentz transmission electron microscopy. The high-density biskyrmions exhibited a small size (approximately 50 nm) over a wide temperature range, were closely related to subtle magnetic interaction competition, and coexisted with some broken stripes that could be easily converted into zero-field biskyrmions by utilizing proper field-cooling manipulation. …”
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Mechanical and Thermal Properties of UHPC Exposed to High-Temperature Thermal Cycling by In-Hwan Yang, Jihun Park

“…The thermal conductivity of the UHPC decreased as the unit weight of the UHPC decreased, and the thermal conductivity also decreased as the compressive strength of the UHPC decreased. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis showed that the microstructures of the UHPC specimens exposed to high temperatures contained voids due to the PP fiber melting. …”
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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

“…The obtained products were characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetry-differential scanning calorimetry (TG-DSC), and ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry (UV-Vis), respectively. …”
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The Creep Test Study and Macro-Detail Analysis of Argillaceous Red Sandstone in Different Water-Containing States by Shuntao Guo, Shujie Wen, Hongyu Guo, Helin Fu

“…Burgers model is used to fit the test results and identify the parameters, and scanning electron microscopy is carried out on the cross section of the damaged sample. …”
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Zeta Potential Change and curing effects on Shield Muck solidified by Metal Ion Complex Catalysis by Bosong Ding, Ping Lou, Isamu Yoshitake, Rui Wang, Zhenyu Wang, You Wang

“…We analyzed the microscopic characteristics of shield muck curing products by using the electron microscopy, revealing the impact of metal ion complex on curing. …”
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Leaf Extract Mediated Green Synthesis of Iron-oxide Nanoparticles (FeO -NPs) by Using Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (China rose): A Potential Approach and its Biological Application by Anjali Singh, Ruchi Bharti, Ajay Thakur, Monika Verma, Renu Sharma

“…Various analytical techniques, including Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), UV-visible spectrophotometry (UV-Vis), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray analysis (SEM-EDX), were employed to characterize the synthesized FeO-NPs. …”
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Effect of Nanodiamonds on Friction Reduction Performance in Presence of Organic and Inorganic Friction Modifiers by A. K. Piya, L. Yang, N. Emami, A. Morina

“…Analysis of wear scars using High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRTEM), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and Raman spectroscopy reveals that when NDs are fully entrapped into the formed tribofilm that contains the MoDTC-derived MoS₂ layer, the lowest friction coefficient can be achieved.…”
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Effect of Traverse Speed on the Defect Characteristic, Microstructure, and Mechanical Property of Friction Stir Welded T-Joints of Dissimilar Mg/Al Alloy by Sun Tao, Wu Siyu, Yifu Shen, Jin Jiayi, Lu Jiazhu, Qin Tianxiang

“…The defect characteristics and metallurgical structure were observed and analyzed using optical microscope (OM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Besides, the effects of defects and welding parameters on mechanical properties were investigated. …”
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Boosting the mechanical performance and fire resistivity of white ordinary portland cement pastes via biogenic mesoporous silica nanoparticles by Abdallah A. Aziz, Hossam F. Nassar, Mona T. Al-Shemy, O. A. Mohamed

“…The beneficial impact of biogenic MS-NPS was verified by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and differential thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA/DTG) methods, revealing several hydration products such as calcium silicate hydrates (CSHs), calcium ferrosilicate hydrates (CFSHs), and calcium aluminosilicate hydrates (CASHs). …”
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Nanocomposite of electrochemically reduced graphene oxide and gold nanourchins for electrochemical DNA detection by Mostafa Azimzadeh, Zahra Aghili, Behrooz Jannat, Saeid Jafari, Saeed Rafizadeh Tafti, Navid Nasirizadeh

“…The assembling process was confirmed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) imaging, cyclic voltammetry (CV), and the EIS method. …”
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THE EFFECT OF DECELLULARIZATION TECHNIQUE ON COLLAGEN TYPE II AND MATRICES POROSITY OF CARTILAGE BOVINE SCAFFOLD by Dwikora Novembri Utomo, Ika Benny Kartika Sari

“…Methods: This experimental laboratory research used cartilage bovine scaffold which was decellularized using physical, chemical and enzymatic techniques with different time and concentration variations, then collagen type II measurement was performed by immunohistochemical method and evaluation of porosity size with electron microscopy. Results: In the preparations with the highest concentration and the longest immersion time of 5% SDS for 72 hours, the decellularization process occurs perfectly. …”
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