Effect of extrusion process on the stress corrosion cracking resistance of 7N01 aluminum alloy by Xie H., Yang Z., Ma Q. H., Meng W., Hu L., Yin X. H.

“…In this work, the effect of extrusion process on the mechanical properties and the stress corrosion cracking (SCC) resistance of 7N01 aluminum alloys were systematically investigated by tensile testing, slow strain rate testing (SSRT), electrochemical experiment, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD), and transmission electron microscope (TEM) observation, respectively. …”
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Colonization of a Central Venous Catheter by the Hyaline Fungus Fusarium solani Species Complex: A Case Report and SEM Imaging by Alberto Colombo, Giuseppe Maccari, Terenzio Congiu, Petra Basso, Andreina Baj, Antonio Toniolo

“…Portions of the CVC were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy. Fungi mycelia with long protruding hyphae were seen into the lumen. …”
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Lepidium sativum Seed Extract-Mediated Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles: Structural, Morphological, Optical, Hemolysis, and Antibacterial Studies by Adnan Alnehia, Annas Al-Sharabi, Abdel-Basit Al-Odayni, A. H. Al-Hammadi, Fares H. AL-Ostoot, Waseem Sharaf Saeed, Naaser A. Y. Abduh, Ali Alrahlah

“…The obtained ZnO NPs were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared, and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy. …”
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Effective Photodegradation of Methyl Orange Using Fluidized Bed Reactor Loaded with Cross-Linked Chitosan Embedded Nano-CdS Photocatalyst by Wai Szeto, Chi Wai Kan, C. W. M. Yuen, Shun-Wan Chan, Kim Hung Lam

“…The catalyst composite was characterized by using X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), and visible reflectance spectroscopy. …”
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Effects of Antifreeze Proteins on the Quality of Frozen Pork by LIAO Hongmei, WANG Shanglong, ZHANG Baoxue, DING Yinyin, LIU Mingguang, XIONG Guoyuan

“…The shear force and total sulfhydryl content of myofibrillar proteins in the 0.2 and 0.3 mg/mL AFP groups were significantly higher than those of the control group (P < 0.05). nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMRI) discovered that the infiltration of AFP reduced the loss of bound and immobile water in pork. Scanning electron microscopy showed that in the presence of 0.2 mg/mL AFP, the arrangement of muscle fibers was orderly, appearing more compact and denser. …”
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Effects of Nanosilica on Compressive Strength and Durability Properties of Concrete with Different Water to Binder Ratios by Forood Torabian Isfahani, Elena Redaelli, Federica Lollini, Weiwen Li, Luca Bertolini

“…Further information of microstructure was also provided through characterization techniques such as X-ray diffraction, thermal gravimetric analysis, mercury intrusion porosimetry, and scanning electron microscopy. The effectiveness of a certain nanosilica dosage addition into lower strength mixes was more noticeable, while, for the higher strength mix, the effectiveness was less.…”
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Citric Acid Catalyst-Assisted Bioactive Glass with Hydrogen Peroxide for In Vitro Bioactivity and Biodegradability Using Sol-Gel Method by Tsion Chuni Aklilu, Bethelhem Gashaw Ewnete, Kena Dachasa, Kanate Sanbaba, Demeke Tesfaye, Tadele Hunde Wondimu, Jung Yong Kim, Ketema Tafess Tulu, Shimelis Lemma, Balisa Mosisa Ejeta, Fetene Fufa Bakare

“…X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), and nitrogen adsorption/desorption isotherm with the Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) method were used for analyzing the samples’ phase, surface morphology, chemical composition, constituent composition, pore size, and specific surface area respectively. …”
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Cu-Ag/SBA-15 nano catalysts for the control of microorganisms in water by Saidulu Ganji, Ramesh Kola, Kumaraswamy Gullapelli, Ramesh Martha

“…The Cu-Ag/SBA-15 nanoalloy catalysts with different molar mass ratio of copper to silver (Cu:Ag = 1: 0, 0.75: 0.25, 0.5: 0.5, 0.25: 0.75, 0: 1) keeping 1weight % total loading of copper and silver metals on SBA-15 support have been prepared by incipient wetness impregnation method and characterized by various characterization techniques like, low angle XRD, wide angle XRD, N2-physcisorption and scanning electron microscopy techniques. The anti-bacterial activity of the catalysts was measured qualitatively by testing the presence of coliforms in water after contacting with the catalyst at room temperature. …”
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Mechanical and Thermal Performances of Banana Fiber–Reinforced Gypsum Composites by Md. Abdur Rouf, Md. Rubel Alam, Shah Alimuzzaman Belal, Yeasin Ali, Md Zillur Rahman

“….% fiber and neat gypsum plaster lose around 15% and 19% of their mass. Scanning electron microscopy demonstrates that alkali treatment improves the fiber–gypsum interfacial bonding, whereas Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy confirms the existence of hydrogen bonds but shows minimal bond formation between the fibers and gypsum. …”
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Preparation and carbon emission analysis of high-performance pavement concrete using waste gypsums by Hui Wang, Fengxia Xu, Zhen Liu, Shunjie Zhong, Enkuo Xing, Yongbin Ye, Yongbin Ye, Yan Zhao, Chenjiang Li

“…Additionally, the hydration kinetics and microstructure of SSC are analyzed through isothermal calorimetry, X-ray diffraction, and scanning electron microscopy. The findings show that PG-modified SSCC outperforms DG-modified SSCC, with 26.9% and 28% improvements in compressive and flexural strengths, respectively. …”
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Revolutionary bamboo crash barriers utilizing sustainable materials for enhanced road safety by N. Jiyas, Indu Sasidharan, K. Bindu Kumar

“…This study rigorously characterizes these bamboo species through mechanical testing at both nodes and internodes, evaluating critical strength parameters such as axial tensile modulus, ultimate strength, compression strength, flexural strength, and impact strength. Scanning electron microscopy is employed to examine fracture morphology, linking the natural fiber characteristics to their mechanical properties. …”
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Experimental Study on the Effect of Brittleness on the Dynamic Mechanical Behaviors of the Coal Measures Sandstone by Junce Xu, Hai Pu, Ziheng Sha

“…Besides, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was also employed to study the relationship between the microscopic failures and rock brittleness and strain rate effects. …”
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Enhanced Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity for TiO2 Nanotube Array Films by Codoping with Tungsten and Nitrogen by Min Zhang, Juan Wu, DanDan Lu, Jianjun Yang

“…The samples were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and ultraviolet-visible light diffuse reflection spectroscopy. …”
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Texture and Microstructure of Thermally-Treated Acid-Leached Kaolinitic Clays by Mervat Hassan, Hassan El-Shall

“…Natural and modified kaolinitic clays were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM and EDS) and N 2 adsorption techniques. …”
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Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles from macroalgae Hormophysa triquetra and investigation of its antibacterial activity and mechanism against pathogenic bacteria by Shazia Bibi, Mohammed H. Abu-Dieyeh, Mohammad A. Al-Ghouti

“…The NPs are characterized using Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Gas chromatography/Mass spectrometry (GC/MS) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). …”
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Atmospheric air plasma pre-activation and customizable covalent functionalization of PVDF-membranes of microtiter filter plates by Bálint Árpád Ádám, Sára Spátay, Bálint Jávor, Szabolcs László, Levente Illés, Péter Fürjes, Tünde Tóth, Péter Huszthy, Ádám Golcs

“…For critical comparison, contact angle measurements, surface ATR-FTIR, 1H-NMR, 19F-NMR, UV–Vis spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and permeability tests were used.…”
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Trabecular meshwork ultrastructural changes in primary and secondary glaucoma by Aparna Rao, Tirupathi Rao, Nagapriya Banka, Sirisha Senthil, Saumya Jaketi

“…Abstract To examine ultrastructural changes in the trabecular meshwork (TM) in patients with primary and secondary glaucoma using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). This was a qualitative descriptive hospital-based study on the ultrastructure of the TM. …”
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Bionic Nonsmooth Drag Reduction Mathematical Model Construction and Subsoiling Verification by Baoguang Wu, Ruize Zhang, Pengfei Hou, Jin Tong, Deyi Zhou, Haiye Yu, Qiang Zhang, Jinsong Zhang, Yuelin Xin

“…The nonsmooth surface morphology of the antlion was acquired by scanning electron microscopy, and a movement model of the nonsmooth surface in soil was developed, deriving that the altitude of the nonsmooth drag-reducing surface bulge is proportional to the square of the distance between two bulges and inversely proportional to the square of the movement speed. …”
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Nitroxyl protects H9C2 cells from H/R-induced damage and inhibits autophagy via PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway. by Li Li, Zhixin Wang, Yaxuan Lyu, Yanqing Guo

“…The morphology of mitochondria and autophagosomes were observed by transmission electron microscopy. Apoptosis, autophagy and PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway-related proteins were detected by western blot.…”
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Electrochemically reduced graphene oxide integrated with carboxylated-8-carboxamidoquinoline: A platform for highly sensitive voltammetric detection of Zn(II) ion by screen-printed... by Ling Ling Tan, Nur Syamimi Mohamad, Nurul Izzaty Hassan, Choo Ta Goh

“…The green CACQ/ErGO-modified SPCE was characterized by spectroscopy techniques, such as Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and field-emission scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray (FESEM-EDX). …”
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