Attempts to preserve and visualize protein corona on the surface of biological nanoparticles in blood serum using photomodification by Julia E. Poletaeva, Anastasiya V. Tupitsyna, Alina E. Grigor’eva, Ilya S. Dovydenko, Elena I. Ryabchikova

“…Isolated bio-NPs were visualized using transmission electron microscopy. The results showed that a protein corona is present on extracellular vesicles and lipoproteins isolated by UC. …”
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Synthesis of Silica-Coated Fe3O4 Nanoparticles by Microemulsion Method: Characterization and Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activity by Goshu Asab, Enyew Amare Zereffa, Teshome Abdo Seghne

“…The synthesized materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, thermal analyzer, and infrared spectroscopy. …”
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Synthesis and performance evaluation of ZnO/CdS photoanodes with copper sulfide (Cu2S) and carbon counter electrodes by Pooja B. More, Chaitali V. Jagtap, Vishal S. Kadam, Mu. Naushad, Nithesh Naik, Pavan Hiremath, Habib M. Pathan

“…Furthermore, the morphology of the ZnO films was optimized by varying the number of SILAR cycles. Scanning electron microscopy revealed the formation of a nanorod compact layer (CL) and the porous nature of the ZnO photoanode films. …”
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Corrosion and degradation behavior of MCSTE-Processed AZ31 magnesium alloy by Khaled B. Abdelfattah, Marwa A. Abbas, Waleed H. El-Garaihy, Adel M. A. Mohamed, Hanadi G. Salem

“…The microstructural changes and grain size distribution in the alloy were determined with a Scanning Electron Microscopy equipped with Electron Backscatter Diffraction. …”
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Melt quality induced failure of electrical conductor (EC) grade aluminum wires by Khaliq A., Rafiq M.A., Ali H.T., Ahmed F., Mehmood S., Grandfielde J., Ranjha S.A.

“…The fractured aluminum wires were subjected to Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) analyses for an initial examination. …”
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Fabrication of antibacterial bio‐composite from polyvinyl alcohol incorporated with Azadirachta indica by Md. Tanvir Hossain, Md. Abdus Shahid

“…The morphological structure was analyzed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), antibacterial properties were assessed through the agar disc diffusion method, and thermal behaviors were studied using TGA and DSC. …”
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RETRACTED: Pyrene-Phosphonate Conjugate: Aggregation-Induced Enhanced Emission, and Selective Fe³⁺ Ions Sensing Properties by Sachin D. Padghan, Rajesh S. Bhosale, Sidhanath V. Bhosale, Frank Antolasic, Mohammad Al Kobaisi, Sheshanath V. Bhosale

“…Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) analysis confirmed the formation of spherical aggregates upon solvent evaporation. …”
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Association of Acinetobacter baumannii EF-Tu with Cell Surface, Outer Membrane Vesicles, and Fibronectin by Shatha F. Dallo, Bailin Zhang, James Denno, Soonbae Hong, Anyu Tsai, Williams Haskins, Jing Yong Ye, Tao Weitao

“…EF-Tu on the bacterial surface and the outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) was revealed by immune electron microscopy, and its presence in the outer membrane (OM) and the OMV subproteomes was verified by Western blotting with the EF-Tu antibodies and confirmed by proteomic analyses. …”
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Exploring the novel environmentally friendly highly hydrophobic TiO2 coating for enhanced anti-corrosion performance of steel in potential industrial applications by Haewon Byeon, J. Sunil

“…Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) images revealed the nanoparticles' minor agglomeration and spherical morphology. …”
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The question of strains in AA amyloidosis by Gunilla T. Westermark, Ebba Nyström, Sofie Nyström, K. Peter R. Nilsson, Per Hammarström, Per Westermark

“…Glomerular amyloid deposition of the kidney defines the common form, while in the vascular type amyloid deposits are massive in the renal medulla and in arteries throughout the body, while glomeruli are spared. By electron microscopy the two types appeared morphologically different. …”
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Discovery of a Robust P‐Type Ultrawide Bandgap Oxide Semiconductor: LiGa5O8 by Kaitian Zhang, Vijay Gopal Thirupakuzi Vangipuram, Hsien‐Lien Huang, Jinwoo Hwang, Hongping Zhao

“…Characterization through X‐ray diffraction and cross‐sectional scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) confirms the spinel cubic crystal structure of LiGa5O8. …”
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Chloramphenicol-infused N-vinyl-based soft contact lenses for therapeutic and optical applications by Lina M. Shaker, Ahmed Alamiery, Abdulamier Ahmed Abdulamier, Wan Nor Roslam Wan Isahak

“…Key analysis including UV–Vis spectra, refractive index (RI) measurement, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images, and Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) charts confirmed the lenses’ physical, chemical, and therapeutic performance. …”
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Photocatalytic Degradation of Dichlorvos in Visible Light by Mg2+-TiO2 Nanocatalyst by T. Siva Rao, Teshome Abdo Segne, T. Susmitha, A. Balaram Kiran, C. Subrahmanyam

“…The doped and undoped samples were synthesized by sol-gel method and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), N2 adsorption-desorption (BET), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The XRD data has shown that anatase crystalline phase in Mg2+-TiO2 catalysts, indicating that Mg2+ ions did not influence the crystal patterns of TiO2. …”
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Design and Construction of Ag@MOFs Immobilized PVDF Ultrafiltration Membranes with Anti-bacterial and Antifouling Properties by Wentao Xu, Huaqiang Zhuang, Zehai Xu, Mianli Huang, Shangchan Gao, Qingbiao Li, Guoliang Zhang

“…The as-prepared PVDF membranes were systematically characterized by a series of analytical techniques such as Water Contact Angle (CA), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and SEM-mapping. Furthermore, the performance of membranes on antibacterial properties, the pure water flux, and fouling resistance was investigated in detail. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Metal Particles Using Malic Acid-Derived Polyamides, Polyhydrazides, and Hydrazides by Muhammad Farhan Qadir, Somavia Ameen, Rida Fatima, Nadim Ullah, Gamal A. Shazly, Abu Summama Sadavi Bilal, Mehwish Nazar, Anoosha Sajjad, Tawaf Ali Shah, Yukun Yang

“…Further structural insights were obtained via X-ray diffraction (XRD), which identified crystalline phases, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), which demonstrated uniform morphologies. …”
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Evaluating the respective role of individual precipitates on the hydrogen trapping ability and locations of a co-precipitation enameled steel via in situ Scanning Kelvin Probe Forc... by Xuejian Fu, Chun Xu, Yu Li, Quanshe Sun, Yuwei Liu

“…To investigate the respective roles of the individual precipitates on the hydrogen trapping ability and locations in enameled steels containing a co-precipitate, in situ Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), correlated with Scanning Kelvin Probe Force Microcopy (SKPFM), was employed in this work. …”
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FERROMAGNETIC NANOTUBES IN PORES OF TRACK MEMBRANES FOR THE FLEXIBLE ELECTRONIC ELEMENTS by E. Yu. Kaniukov, E. E. Shumskaya, M. D. Kutuzau, D. B. Borgekov, I. E. Kenzhina, A. L. Kozlovskiy, M. V. Zdorovets

“…The morphology of the obtained nanostructures were studied by scanning electron microscopy, the elemental composition was determined by the energy-dispersion analysis. …”
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A sustainable and green method for controlling acidic corrosion on mild steel using leaves of Araucaria heterophylla by Vanshika Singh, Sudesh Kumar, Ashish Sihmar, Hariom Dahiya, Jyoti Rani, Suresh Kumar, Gholamreza Abdi, Maryam Abbasi Tarighat

“…By the help of a GC–MS, the suggested inhibitor’s components were identified. Scanning electron microscopy suggests that a thin layer or passive film form on the surface. …”
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Targeting AURKA with multifunctional nanoparticles in CRPC therapy by Bin Deng, Binghu Ke, Qixing Tian, Yukui Gao, Qiliang Zhai, Wenqiang Zhang

“…Experimentally, T cell membrane-biomimetic NPs loaded with the AURKA inhibitor Alisertib and chemotherapy drug DTX were synthesized and characterized by dynamic light scattering and transmission electron microscopy, showing good stability and uniformity (average diameter: 158 nm). …”
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Tailoring Bimetallic Pt/Pd Cryogels for Efficient Ethanol Electro‐Oxidation by Hadir Borg, Dániel Zámbó, Patrick Bessel, Daniel Kranz, Marina Rosebrock, Franziska Lübkemann‐Warwas, Nadja C. Bigall, Dirk Dorfs

“…High‐resolution microscopic and spectroscopic characterization techniques are applied to confirm the final Pt : Pd ratio besides the distribution of nanoparticles throughout the cryogel structure. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images of the different prepared cryogel films show a cellular to dendritic superstructure regardless of the Pt and/or Pd composition in a highly reproducible manner. …”
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