Study on the Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Properties of High-Magnesium Nickel Slag-Based Cementitious Backfill Materials by Qianqian Wang, Kang Ma, Zequn Yao, Mingliang Tang, Xiaodong Li, Xiaodong Shen, Lijie Guo, Shuguang Hou

“…Additionally, the microstructure of the materials was analyzed by using mercury intrusion porosimetry and backscattered electron microscopy. Results showed that under carbonation conditions at 80°C for 72 h, the HMNS-CBM had a CO2 adsorption content (CAC) of 6.62 wt.% after a 28-day water curing period. …”
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Usage of magnetic activated carbon as a potential adsorbent for aniline adsorption from wastewater by Seyed Hatef Hashemi, Mansooreh Soleimani

“…The characterization of this adsorbent was surveyed using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), and Vibrating-Sample Magnetometer (VSM). …”
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Study on the Properties of an Ecotype Mortar with Rice Husks and Sisal Fibers by Xiaofan Liu, Jixiang Li, Fengyun Li, Junguang Wang, Haijun Lu

“…The microstructure of the sisal fiber was observed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to understand how the properties of the mortar were affected. …”
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ZnFe2O4-TiO2 Nanoparticles within Mesoporous MCM-41 by Aidong Tang, Yuehua Deng, Jiao Jin, Huaming Yang

“…A novel nanocomposite ZnFe2O4-TiO2/MCM-41 (ZTM) was synthesized by a sol-gel method and characterized through X-ray diffraction (XRD), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), N2 adsorption-desorption, Raman spectroscopy, and ultraviolet visible (UV-vis) spectrophotometry. …”
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Chitosan Hydrogels for Chondroitin Sulphate Controlled Release: An Analytical Characterization by Annalisa Bianchera, Enrico Salomi, Matteo Pezzanera, Elisabeth Ruwet, Ruggero Bettini, Lisa Elviri

“…This paper provides an analytical characterization of chitosan scaffolds obtained by freeze-gelation toward the uptake and the controlled release of chondroitin sulphate (CS), as cartilage repair agent, under different pH conditions. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR), and liquid chromatography-UV spectrophotometry (LC-UV) techniques were exploited to obtain qualitative and quantitative descriptions of polymer and drug behaviour in the biomaterial. …”
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Nonprofessional Phagocytosis Can Facilitate Herpesvirus Entry into Ocular Cells by Vaibhav Tiwari, Deepak Shukla

“…Similar inhibition was seen by blocking phosphoinositide 3 kinase signaling, which is required for microbial phagocytosis. Transmission electron microscopy data using human corneal fibroblasts for HSV-1, human retinal pigment epithelial cells for CMV, and human conjunctival epithelial cells for HHV-8 are consistent with the possibility that pseudopod-like membrane protrusions facilitate virus uptake by the ocular cells. …”
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Selective Adsorption of Dibenzothiophene Using Magnetic Molecularly Imprinted Polymers by Weihong Huang, Hui Li, Wanzhen Xu, Wei Zhou, Zhiping Zhou, Wenming Yang

“…The synthetic MMIPs were characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). …”
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Examine the Mechanical Properties of Aluminium Tetrahydride/Calotropis gigantea Based Hybrid Polyester Composites in Cryogenic Atmosphere by Pavan Balappa Bagali, N. I. Haroon Rashid, Essam A. Al-Ammar, C. Srinivas, H. V. Jayaprakash, J. D. Venkatesh, Sohail M. A. K. Mohammed, Melvin Victor De Poures, Nahom Adugna

“…They were studying the broken specimen's morphological behavior by scanning electron microscopy (SEM).…”
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Investigating How Cu Addition Affects the Gas Sensing, Electrical, Optical and Structural Properties of ZnO Nanoparticles by Fatemeh Moosavi, Giovanni Neri

“…Field Emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) showed that the nanoparticles were well synthesized, and their size was in the nanometer range. …”
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Biological activities of silver nanoparticles from Nothapodytes nimmoniana (Graham) Mabb. fruit extracts by G. Mahendran, B.D. Ranjitha Kumari

“…X-ray diffraction (XRD) result confirmed the characteristic peaks indicated at 1 1 1, 2 0 0, 2 2 0 and 3 1 1 for the crystalline of the face centered cubic silver. The Scanning Electron Microscopy analysis results confirmed the spherical shaped of AgNPs with difference sizes of the particles and an average from 44 to 64 nm. …”
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Effect of the addition of different concentrations of particulate reinforcement on the density, hardness and wear resistance of aluminum composites produced by powder metallurgy by Igor Carvalho da Silva, Abraão Pereira Dias, Edison Gustavo Cueva Galárraga, Emmanuel Pacheco Rocha Lima

“…The morphological analysis was realized by scanning electron microscopy. As results, the materials had a relative density greater than 93,8%, reaching 98,6% for pure aluminum. …”
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Grewia tenax-Mediated Silver Nanoparticles as Efficient Antibacterial and Antifungal Agents by Priyanka Yadav, Monisha Singhal, Sreemoyee Chatterjee, Surendra Nimesh, Nidhi Gupta

“…The probable mechanism of antimicrobial activity by GTAgNPs was studied by scanning electron microscopy which showed the significant formation of pores on the cell surface in GTAgNPs-treated microbial cells, leading to the death of the microbial cell. …”
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Blue photoluminescence from active carboxyl adatoms on nanoporous anodic alumina films by Sam Yeon Cho, Kangmo Yeo, Jin Woo Kim, Jin Ho Kwak, Deok-Yong Cho, Jae Hyuck Jang, Sukmin Jeong, Yong Chan Choi, Sang Don Bu

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Influence of Processing Type in the Morphology of Membranes Obtained from PA6/MMT Nanocomposites by Rodholfo da Silva Barbosa Ferreira, Caio Henrique do Ó Pereira, Rene Anisio da Paz, Amanda Melissa Damião Leite, Edcleide Maria Araújo, Hélio de Lucena Lira

“…By X-ray diffraction (XRD), the formation of exfoliated and/or partially exfoliated structures with changes in the crystalline phases of the polyamide was observed. From scanning electron microscopy images, it was observed that the processing clearly influenced the membrane morphology.…”
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Engineering behavior and geotechnical challenges of sulfate-rich soils in Astana by Nazerke Sagidullina, Alfrendo Satyanaga, Jong Kim, Sung-Woo Moon

“…Advanced techniques, including ion chromatography (IC), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), identified the presence of sulfate minerals such as gypsum and anhydrite. …”
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The Effect of Network Structure on Compressive Fatigue Behavior of Unfilled Styrene-Butadiene Rubber by Liu Yang, Kaikai Liu, Aihua Du

“…The fatigue damage surface of SBR vulcanizates before and after a dynamic compressive fatigue test was observed with a scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results suggested that the surface of the samples was badly damaged as the number of compressive cycles increased. …”
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Threading Dislocations Piercing the Free Surface of an Anisotropic Hexagonal Crystal: Review of Theoretical Approaches by Salem Neily, Sami Dhouibi, Roland Bonnet

“…In a first stage of the work, a new and alternative approach to the integral formalism is developed using double Fourier series and the concept of a finite core size, which is often observed in high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. In a second stage, the integral formalism and the Fourier series approaches are applied to the important case of a TD piercing the basal free surface of a hexagonal crystal. …”
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Influence of Synthesis pH on Textural Properties of Carbon Xerogels as Supports for Pt/CXs Catalysts for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells by C. Alegre, M. E. Gálvez, D. Sebastián, R. Moliner, M. J. Lázaro

“…Characterization techniques included nitrogen physisorption, scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction. Catalysts electrochemical activity towards the oxidation of carbon monoxide and methanol was studied by cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry to establish the effect of the carbon support on the catalysts performance. …”
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Influence of Wheatgrass Juice on Techno-Functional Properties and Bioactive Characteristics of Pasta by Keshavdeep Bawa, Arashdeep Singh, Jaswinder Kaur Brar, Vijay Kumar Reddy Surasani, Ravi Pandiselvam

“…Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were performed. Incorporation of WGJ significantly (p<0.05) decreased the optimum cooking time of pasta, whereas water absorption capacity was increased. …”
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Photoetching of Immobilized TiO2-ENR50-PVC Composite for Improved Photocatalytic Activity by M. A. Nawi, Y. S. Ngoh, S. M. Zain

“…Photoetching of the immobilized TiO2-ENR50-PVC composite was investigated under the irradiation of a 45 W compact fluorescent lamp and characterized by chemical oxygen demand (COD) analysis, scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray (SEM-EDX) spectrometry, thermogravimetry analysis (TGA), and fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. …”
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