Investigation and evaluation of the efficiency of palm kernel oil extract for corrosion inhibition of brass artifacts by Mohamed M. Megahed, Eman AbdElRhiem, Wesam Atta, Nabil Abdel Ghany, Mohamed Abdelbar

“…The crescent was analyzed using metallographic microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) to identify its alloy composition, microstructure and corrosion products. …”
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Annealing Effect of ZnO Seed Layer on Enhancing Photocatalytic Activity of ZnO/TiO2 Nanostructure by Woo-Young Kim, Soon-Wook Kim, Dae-Hwang Yoo, Eui Jung Kim, Sung Hong Hahn

“…The prepared nanorods were characterized by field emission-scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), photoluminescence (PL), and UV-visible spectroscopy.…”
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Thermal Wavelength Measurement of Nanofluid in an Optical-Fiber Thermal Wave Cavity Technique to Determine the Thermal Diffusivity by Monir Noroozi, Bijan Mohammadi, Shahidan Radiman, Azmi Zakaria

“…UV-Vis spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy were used to measure the characterization of the Ag nanoparticles. …”
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Treatment of Industrial Saline Wastewater Using Eco-Friendly Adsorbents by Safiya Al Ajmi, Murtuza Ali Syed, Feroz Shaik, Mohammed Nayeemuddin, Deepanraj Balakrishnan, Venkata Ratnam Myneni

“…Chitosan was characterized using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). …”
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MXene-Assisted Enhanced Electrochemical Performance of Doped Strontium Titanium Nanoparticles by Muhammad Qaiser Manzoor, Syed Irfan, null Anwar-ul-Haq, Xuyang Shi

“…The morphological analysis was done utilizing scanning electron microscopy (SEM), which verified that the nanoparticles had been adsorbed and/or agglomerated onto the MXene sheets. …”
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Solidification/Stabilization of Textile Sludge as Subgrade: Usage of Binders and Skeleton Material by Xiao Cheng, Bingyi Li, Geng Chen, Shihu Gao

“…Skeleton soil material with high plasticity index and low moisture content improves UCS significantly. Scanning electron microscopy test shows the physical microstructure of sludge is greatly improved for the particular space grid structure formed by the particles and cementitious products. …”
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One-Pot Hydrothermal Synthesis, Characterization, and Desulfurization Performance of ZnFe2O4/AC Composites by Hui-qiang Wang, Ming-hua Liu, Xin Luo, Yi-fan Liu, Fei-er Chen, Yuan-cai Lv

“…The structural, textural, and surface properties of the adsorbent have been comprehensively characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) measurements, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis. …”
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Electroanalytical Sensing of Bromides Using Radiolytically Synthesized Silver Nanoparticle Electrocatalysts by Jadranka Milikić, Ivan Stoševski, Jelena Krstić, Zorica Kačarević-Popović, Šćepan Miljanić, Biljana Šljukić

“…Within this study, silver (Ag) and four carbon-supported Ag catalysts were synthesized by the γ-radiation method and their morphology and structure examined using transmission electron microscopy, X–ray diffraction, and UV-Vis analysis. …”
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Further investigation on microstructure refinement of internal crack initiation region in VHCF regime of high-strength steels by Yukun Chang, Liang Zheng, Xiangnan Pan, Youshi Hong

“…The profile samples prepared by focused ion beam (FIB) in crack initiation region (CIR) and fish-eye (FiE) region of failed specimens subjected to rotary bending (RB) and ultrasonic axial (UL) fatigue testing with various stress ratios (R) were observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) with selected area electron diffraction (SAD) detection for two high-strength steels. …”
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Development of Alumina-Titania Composite Layers on Stainless Steel through the Detonation Spray Method and Investigation of Salt Spray Corrosion Behavior along with Surface Examina... by A. Surya, R. Prakash, P. Senthil Kumar, G. Bharath Balji

“…The surface of the coated SS is probed by optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). …”
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The Synergistic Antiwear Performances of Organic Titanium Compounds Containing Sulfur with Borate Ester Additive by Xin Xu, Jian-Qiang Hu, Feng Xie, Li Guo, Jun Ma, Shi-Zhao Yang

“…The topography of wear scar and the composition and chemical states of typical elements on the rubbing surfaces were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) and X-ray photoelectron spectrometer (XPS). …”
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Analysis on the Triaxial Shear Behavior and Microstructure of Cement-Stabilized Clay Reinforced with Glass Fibers by Bo Ruan, Shilong Zheng, Jidong Teng, Hui Ding, Chao Ma

“…It is found that the glass fiber reinforcement is more substantial under a low confining pressure. The scanning electron microscopy test results show that the surface of the glass fiber is wrapped with cement hydrate crystals, which increases the bite force and friction between the fiber and the soil particles. …”
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Investigation of the Heterovalent Substitution Cadmium for Lanthanum in Molybdate La2MoO6 by K. A. Chebyshev, A. V. Ignatov, L. V. Pasechnik, N. I. Selikova, E. I. Get`man

“…The samples were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction with Rietveld refinements, scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy methods. …”
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Enhancing the tensile strength and morphology of Sansevieria trifasciata Laurentii fibers using liquid smoke and microwave treatments: an RSM approach by Muhammad Arsyad Suyuti, Djarot B. Darmadi, Winarto, Putu Hadi Setyarini

“…Mechanical, morphological, structural, and thermal properties were analyzed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). …”
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ZnO/MO_x Nanofiber Heterostructures: MO_x Receptor’s Role in Gas Detection by Vadim Platonov, Oleg Sinyashin, Marina Rumyantseva

“…ZnO/MO_x (M = Fe^III, Co^II,III, Ni^II, Sn^IV, In^III, Ga^III; [M]/([Zn] + [M]) = 15 mol%) nanofiber heterostructures were obtained by co-electrospinning and characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy. …”
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Influenza A/H1N1 Severe Pneumonia: Novel Morphocytological Findings in Bronchoalveolar Lavage by Paola Faverio, Stefano Aliberti, Clinton Ezekiel, Grazia Messinesi, Ambrogio Brenna, Alberto Pesci

“…Via transmission electron microscopy, these cells were classified as atypical type II pneumocytes and some of them showed cytoplasmic vesicles and inclusions. …”
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Magneto-Sensitive Ni/C Adsorbents: Synthesis, Properties and Applications by Mariia V. Galaburda, Viktor M. Bogatyrov, Olena I. Oranska, Jadwiga Skubiszewska Zieba, Vladimir M. Gun'ko, Dariusz Sternik

“…All chars were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, nitrogen adsorption and scanning electron microscopy methods. The formation of Ni crystallites (18 nm in size) occurs in carbon spheres measuring 1–2 μm in diameter. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization and Swelling Characteristics of Graft Copolymerized Isotactic Polypropylene Film by Teena Sehgal, Sunita Rattan

“…The evidence of grafting was carried out by Fourier transform spectroscopy (FTIR), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) before and after grafting, respectively. …”
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Structural basis of human VANGL-PRICKLE interaction by Yanyi Song, Shuyi Jian, Junlin Teng, Pengli Zheng, Zhe Zhang

“…Here, we present five cryo-electron microscopy structures of human VANGL1, VANGL2, and their complexes with PK1 at resolutions of 2.2–3.0 Å. …”
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Investigations on microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg-5wt.% Cu-TiB2 composites produced via powder metallurgy route by Stalin B., Ravichandran M., Mohanavel V., Raj L.P.

“…Optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) tests were conducted to study the characterization of the base alloy and the prepared new composite.…”
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