Fabrication of pH-Responsive Chitosan/Polyvinylpyrrolidone Hydrogels for Controlled Release of Metronidazole and Antibacterial Properties by Zerihun Feyissa, Gemechu Deressa Edossa, Tariku Bayisa Bedasa, Leta Guta Inki

“…Functional groups and covalent and hydrogen bonds formed, thermal stability, phase structure, and morphology were characterized by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, X-ray diffraction, and scanning electron microscopy. The results show that the components in the hydrogels have good compatibility and formed honeycomb-like structures. …”
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Effects of Ozone Pretreatment and Lauric Acid Modification on the Structure and Properties of Banana Starch by CONG Xiaofei, ZHENG Lili, ZHENG Xiaoyan, XIAO Dao, AI Binling, YANG Yang, SHENG Zhanwu, YANG Jinsong

“…Results showed that in comparison with the native starch, the complexation index (CI) of the pretreated starch with lauric acid increased by 12.67%; the resulting complexes exhibited a significant increase in water solubility, swelling power and syneresis, an elevation in gelatinization temperature from 104.24–135.23 ℃ to 155.60–161.68 ℃, and a 6.71% increase in resistant starch, but a decrease in iodine binding capacity. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) demonstrated that lauric acid was bound to the surface of starch granules to form a complex, thereby increasing the surface height of starch granules. …”
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High temperature corrosion of commercial FeCrAl alloys (Kanthal AF) in nitrogen gas by Veskovič-Bukudura S., Kovač J., Karpe B., Umek P., Nagode A., Cerc-Korošec R., Bizjak M.

“…The microstructure is characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM-EDX), Auger electron spectroscopy (AES), and focused ion beam (FIB-EDX) analysis. …”
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Electrochemical Determination of Diclofenac by Using ZIF-67/g-C3N4 Modified Electrode by Dang Thi Ngoc Hoa, Nguyen Thi Thanh Tu, Le Van Thanh Son, Le Vu Truong Son, Tran Thanh Tam Toan, Pham Le Minh Thong, Dao Ngoc Nhiem, Pham Khac Lieu, Dinh Quang Khieu

“…The obtained materials were characterized by using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), EDX-mapping, and nitrogen adsorption/desorption isotherms. …”
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TEM Study of High-Temperature Precipitation of Delta Phase in Inconel 718 Alloy by Moukrane Dehmas, Jacques Lacaze, Aliou Niang, Bernard Viguier

“…This was studied by X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). TEM observations confirmed the presence of rotation-ordered domains in 𝛿 plates, and some unexpected contrast could be explained by double diffraction due to overlapping phases.…”
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SUPPLEMENTARY TO THE COMPOSITION OF THE URAL BERYLS AND INCLUSIONS OF SYNGENETIC MINERALS IN THEM by V.I. Popova, V.A. Popov, M.A. Rassomakhin

“…In addition to the data of predecessors, the chemical composition of zoned or zoned-sectorial beryl crystals from pegmatites of the Mariinsky and Kvartalny deposits of the Urals emerald mines in the Central Urals, granitic pegmatite of mine no. 242 of the Ilmeny State Reserve and Svetlinsky pegmatite quarry in the South Urals is characterized using scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive analysis. The light peripheral zones of prism and pinacoid in crystal sections differ in variations in Al, Fe and Mg contents from the inner zones or areas. …”
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Characterization and Thermal Dehydration Kinetics of Highly Crystalline Mcallisterite, Synthesized at Low Temperatures by Emek Moroydor Derun, Fatma Tugce Senberber

“…Synthesized minerals were subjected to X-ray diffraction (XRD), fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), and Raman spectroscopies and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Additionally, experimental analyses of boron trioxide (B2O3) content and reaction yields were performed. …”
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Incidence and morphological study of lice infested chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) in Nineveh governorate, Iraq by Nadia H. mohammed, Rawaa G. Mohammed, Waad K. Khalaf

“…Lice were identified by using a dissecting microscope and scanning electron microscopy to determine the exact structure of chewing lice, such as features of the head, chest, abdomen, legs, and claws of legs location and segmentation of antennae, setae of M. stramineus, and L. caponis. …”
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A Comparative Study of Metakaolin and Silica Fume on the Properties and Microstructure of Ultrafine Dredged Sand Mortars by Changpei Qin, Junxian Zhao, Yixuan Wang, Yongqi Zou, Fares Ali Al Sairafia, Chaohua Jiang

“…Moreover, a microstructural investigation based on scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP) confirms that the physical filling and pozzolanic effects of MK and SF can optimize the microstructure of the slurry, improve the interfacial combination of different phases, and refine the pore size distribution of cement paste. …”
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High Quality GaAs Epilayers Grown on Si Substrate Using 100 nm Ge Buffer Layer by Wei-Cheng Kuo, Hung-Chi Hsieh, Wu Chih-Hung, Huang Wen-Hsiang, Chien-Chieh Lee, Jenq-Yang Chang

“…In addition, the GaAs/Ge/Si interface is observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to demonstrate the epitaxial growth. …”
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Exploring how papaya juice improves meat tenderness and digestive characteristics in Wenchang chickens by Zihan Zhang, Yucan Wu, Chunhui Zhang, Feng Huang

“…Compared with that in the control group, the tenderness of Wenchang chicken meat decreased and the protein solubility increased with the increase in papaya juice concentration. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed that the arrangement between muscle bundles was from dense to sparse and the surface pores of muscle bundles increased. …”
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Study on Rheology Properties, Durability and Microstructure of UHPSCC Contains Garnet, Basalt, and Pozzolan by Alireza Rashno, Mohamadreza Adlparvar, Mohsen Izadinia

“…The first part corresponds to the mech­anical properties test, including compressive strength, and the second part pertains to durability tests (surface water absorption, surface electrical resistivity and RCMT) and microstructural test, including Scanning Electron Microscopy. The above tests show that this type of concrete has rheology properties in the acceptable range EFNARC, ultra-high compressive strength, negligible surface water absorption, minimal chlorine ion migration coefficient, and very high-level electrical resistance has this type of concrete in the ultra-high concrete cluster.…”
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Synthesis of Cationic Waterborne Polyurethanes from Waste Frying Oil as Antibacterial Film Coatings by Sivaphol Phunphoem, Onusa Saravari, Pitt Supaphol

“…Effects of the internal emulsifier on particle size of CWPUs and mechanical properties of the resulting polyurethane films were investigated and measured by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Particle size diameter of CWPUs ranged from 13.38 to 28.75 nm. …”
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Development and Evaluation of Amlodipine-Polymer Nanocomposites Using Response Surface Methodology by Zain Alabden Ghanim Ahmed, Samer Hasan Hussein-Al-Ali, Ibrahim Abdel Aziz Ibrahim, Mike Kh. Haddad, Dalia Khalil Ali, Anwar Mahmoud Hussein, Ahmad Adnan Abu Sharar

“…Nanocomposites were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and a release study. …”
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Photoelectrochemical Stability and Alteration Products of n-Type Single-Crystal ZnO Photoanodes by I. E. Paulauskas, G. E. Jellison, L. A. Boatner, G. M. Brown

“…The resulting Zn-metal reaction products create unusual, dendrite-like, surface alteration structural features that were analyzed using x-ray diffraction, energy-dispersive analysis, and scanning electron microscopy. ZnO doping methods were found to be effective in increasing the n-type character of the crystals. …”
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Investigation of factors affecting the green synthesis of silver nanoparticles from guava leaf extract by Dong Duc Tran, Van Hoang Bui, Quang Nguyen Dinh, Duc Cuong Nguyen, Cong Trinh Bui, Thao Vu Thi

“…Various analytical techniques such as Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis), Dynamic light scattering (DLS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) were employed to characterise the material properties. …”
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Multiscale characterization of medical devices and pharmaceutical formulations with 3D X-ray microscopy and computed tomography by Herminso Villarraga-Gómez, Ria L. Mitchell

“…Correlative workflows combining CT and 3D XRM can operate independently or alongside other microscopy methods, such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM), providing comprehensive characterization across multiple length scales, from centimeter-range features in medical devices to features such as pores, cracks, and coatings within pharmaceutical formulations ranging from several hundreds of micrometers to tens of nanometers in scale. …”
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Study of the Protection of Aluminum Alloy Surfaces by a Graphene-Modified Fluorocarbon Anticorrosive Coating by Peng Wang, Dayong Cai

“…It was found, by using a scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and the microstructure of the coating made by the Raman Spectroscopy Institute, that the addition of rGO could effectively improve the porosity of the epoxy primer, and the electrochemical workstation was able to resist the graphene-modified anticorrosive coating. …”
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Removal of Zn (II) and Cu (II) Ions from Industrial Wastewaters Using Magnetic Biochar Derived from Water Hyacinth by Benias C. Nyamunda, Terrence Chivhanga, Upenyu Guyo, Fidelis Chigondo

“…The adsorbent was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) coupled with energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDX). …”
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Weak acid and pepsin reflux induce laryngopharyngeal mucosal barrier injury: A rabbit-model-based study. by Chenjie Hou, Liqun Zhou, Yujin Zheng, Ting Chen, Renyou Hu, Jingyi Zheng, Chaofeng Liu, Yaqi Liu

“…The width of the intercellular space and lanthanum staining penetrating the intercellular space were also observed using electron microscopy.<h4>Results</h4>Eight weeks post-modeling, evidence of laryngopharyngeal mucosa inflammatory responses was observed in each group. …”
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