Accelerated Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking Using Topography-Guided UV-A Energy Emission: Preliminary Clinical and Morphological Outcomes by Cosimo Mazzotta, Antonio Moramarco, Claudio Traversi, Stefano Baiocchi, Alfonso Iovieno, Luigi Fontana

“…Uncorrected (UDVA) and corrected (CDVA) distance visual acuity, topography, in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM), and anterior segment optic coherence tomography (AS-OCT) were evaluated preoperatively and at the 1, 3, 6, and 12 months postoperatively. …”
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Optical sectioning methods in three-dimensional bioimaging by Jing Zhang, Wei Qiao, Rui Jin, Hongjin Li, Hui Gong, Shih-Chi Chen, Qingming Luo, Jing Yuan

“…Abstract In recent advancements in life sciences, optical microscopy has played a crucial role in acquiring high-quality three-dimensional structural and functional information. …”
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Emulsion electrospinning of lemongrass essential Oil-Loaded Ferula haussknechtii gum/ Polyethylene oxide as bioactive coating by Saeedeh Jafari, Abdollah Hematian Sourki, Safoora Pashangeh

“…The microstructural morphology of the electrospun coating was analyzed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The antimicrobial properties and antioxidant potential of the active electrospun coating were also assessed. …”
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Composite Hydrogel of Poly(acrylamide) and Starch as Potential System for Controlled Release of Amoxicillin and Inhibition of Bacterial Growth by Ana V. Torres-Figueroa, Cinthia J. Pérez-Martínez, Teresa del Castillo-Castro, Enrique Bolado-Martínez, María A. G. Corella-Madueño, Alejandro M. García-Alegría, Tania E. Lara-Ceniceros, Lorena Armenta-Villegas

“…The composite hydrogels were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and swelling kinetic measurements. …”
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Optimization and characterization of bioactive secondary metabolites from Streptomyces sp CMSTAAHL-4 isolated from mangrove sediment by Selvaraj Jeraldin Nisha, Ganapathi Uma, Ramamoorthy Sathishkumar, Vincent Samuel Gnana Prakash, Rimal Isaac, Thavasimuthu Citarasu

“…The thermogravimetric analysis showed the thermal stability of secondary metabolites. Atomic force microscopy analysis revealed specific structural characteristics of the secondary metabolites, which may be associated with their potential biological activities. …”
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The Formation and Features of Massive Vacuole Induced by Nutrient Deficiency in Human Embryonic Kidney Cells by Dakang Sun, Xinye An, Yanli Cheng

“…Methods: LysoTracker Deep Red probes and Enhanced Green Fluorescent Protein-tagged light chain 3B (LC3B) plasmids were employed to differentiate the types of massive vacuoles. By confocal microscopy, lysosome-like massive vacuoles (LysoTracker Deep Red+), autophagosome-like massive vacuoles (LC3B-enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP+)), and autolysosome-like massive vacuoles (LC3B-EGFP+ LysoTracker Deep Red+) in starved HEK293T cells were observed. …”
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Fabrication and Characterization of Copper System Compound Semiconductor Solar Cells by Ryosuke Motoyoshi, Takeo Oku, Atsushi Suzuki, Kenji Kikuchi, Shiomi Kikuchi, Balachandran Jeyadevan, Jhon Cuya

“…The microstructures of the active layers were examined by X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy.…”
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Design and In Vitro Biological Evaluation of a Novel Organotin(IV) Complex with 1-(4-Carboxyphenyl)-3-ethyl-3-methylpyrrolidine-2,5-dione by Nebojša Đ. Pantelić, Bojana B. Zmejkovski, Željko Žižak, Nebojša R. Banjac, Bojan Đ. Božić, Tatjana P. Stanojković, Goran N. Kaluđerović

“…Furthermore, fluorescence microscopy analysis of HeLa cells reveal that organotin(IV) complex induced apoptosis as a mode of cell death, which is consistent with the increase of cells in the sub-G1 phase.…”
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Mechanical-Chemical-Mineralogical Controls on Permeability Evolution of Shale Fractures by Yunzhong Jia, Yiyu Lu, Jiren Tang, Yi Fang, Binwei Xia, Zhaolong Ge

“…Surface profilometry and SEM-EDS (scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy) methods are employed to quantify the evolution in both roughness on and chemical constituents within the fracture surface. …”
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The malaria parasite PP1 phosphatase controls the initiation of the egress pathway of asexual blood-stages by regulating the rounding-up of the vacuole. by Marie Seveno, Manon N Loubens, Laurence Berry, Arnault Graindorge, Maryse Lebrun, Catherine Lavazec, Mauld H Lamarque

“…Here, we address its precise positioning and function within the egress signaling pathway by combining chemical genetics and live-microscopy. Fluorescent reporters of the parasitophorous vacuole morphology were expressed in the conditional PfPP1-iKO line which allowed to monitor the kinetics of natural and induced egress, as well as the rescue capacity of known egress inducers. …”
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Effect of Molybdenum on the Corrosion Behavior of High-Entropy Alloys CoCrFeNi2 and CoCrFeNi2Mo0.25 under Sodium Chloride Aqueous Conditions by Alvaro A. Rodriguez, Joseph H. Tylczak, Michael C. Gao, Paul D. Jablonski, Martin Detrois, Margaret Ziomek-Moroz, Jeffrey A. Hawk

“…The results of the electrochemical experiments and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analyses of the corroded surfaces revealed general corrosion on alloy CoCrFeNi2Mo0.25 and HASTELLOY C-276 and pitting corrosion on alloy CoCrFeNi2 and stainless steel 316L.…”
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Orange-Reddish Light Emitting Phosphor GdVO4:Sm3+ Prepared by Solution Combustion Synthesis by M. S. Rabasovic, J. Krizan, S. Savic-Sevic, M. Mitric, M. D. Rabasovic, B. P. Marinkovic, D. Sevic

“…Phase identification in the postannealed powder samples was performed by X-ray diffraction, and morphology was investigated by high-resolution scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Photoluminescence characterization of the emission spectrum and time-resolved analysis have been performed using the tunable laser optical parametric oscillator excitation and the streak camera. …”
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Glycyrrhetinic Acid-Poly(ethylene glycol)-glycyrrhetinic Acid Tri-Block Conjugates Based Self-Assembled Micelles for Hepatic Targeted Delivery of Poorly Water Soluble Drug by Fengbo Wu, Ting Xu, Chi Liu, Can Chen, Xiangrong Song, Yu Zheng, Gu He

“…The triblock 18β-glycyrrhetinic acid-poly(ethylene glycol)-18β-glycyrrhetinic acid conjugates (GA-PEG-GA) based self-assembled micelles were synthesized and characterized by FTIR, NMR, transmission electron microscopy, and particle size analysis. The GA-PEG-GA conjugates having the critical micelle concentration of  M were used to form nanosized micelles, with mean diameters of 159.21 ± 2.2 nm, and then paclitaxel (PTX) was incorporated into GA-PEG-GA micelles by self-assembly method. …”
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Characterisation of the Pathogenicity of <i>Beauveria</i> sp. and <i>Metarhizium</i> sp. Fungi Against the Fall Armyworm, <i>Spodoptera frugiperda</i> (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) by Nonthakorn (Beatrice) Apirajkamol, Bishwo Mainali, Phillip Warren Taylor, Thomas Kieran Walsh, Wee Tek Tay

“…Despite the high mortality from B-0571 and B-1311 isolates, scanning electron microscopy showed no fungal spore germination on dead larvae 24 h after spore application. …”
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Optical, X-Ray Diffraction, and Magnetic Properties of the Cobalt-Substituted Nickel Chromium Ferrites (CrCo𝑥Ni1−𝑥FeO4, 𝑥=0,0.2,0.4,0.6,0.8,1.0) Synthesized Using Sol-Gel... by Sonal Singhal, Santosh Bhukal, Jagdish Singh, Kailash Chandra, S. Bansal

“…All the ferrite samples have been characterized using UV-VIS spectrophotometery, FT-IR spectroscopy, Transmission Electron Microscopy, powder X-Ray Diffraction, and magnetic measurements. …”
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Hardness characteristics of as-cast Ni-Ru-Zr alloys by Chipise L., Batane N.R., Jain P.K., Coetzee S.H., Odera B.O., Goosen W., Cornish L.A.

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Biosynthesis of ZnO nanoparticles using banana peel pectin for antibacterial and photocatalytic applications by Kazi Suraiya Islam, Md. Hasnain Mustak, Md. Khalid Hossain Shishir, Md. Minnatul Karim, Gazi Md. Arifuzzaman Khan

“…The nanoparticles were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and UV–visible spectroscopy to evaluate their purity, size, morphology and crystallinity. …”
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Incorporation of recombinant proteins into extracellular vesicles by Lactococcus cremoris by Tina Vida Plavec, Kristina Žagar Soderžnik, Giulia Della Pelle, Špela Zupančič, Robert Vidmar, Aleš Berlec

“…The presence of vesicular structures (50–200 nm) in the samples was confirmed by transmission electron microscopy and by flow cytometry using membrane-specific stain. …”
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Effect of Trace Rare Earth Elements (Ce) on the Corrosion Resistance of High-Strength Weathering Bridge Steels by Jiquan Chen, Ruifeng Dong, Yuansu Lei, Peiying Zhou, Xiong Yang, Lifeng Fan

“…The corrosion behavior of Q370qENH high-strength weathering bridge steel in a marine atmosphere was studied using electron probe microanalysis (EPMA), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and other surface testing techniques. …”
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Coexistence and Adsorption Properties of Heavy Metals by Polypropylene Microplastics by Tingyu Fan, Jie Zhao, Yingxiang Chen, Miao Wang, Xingming Wang, Shun Wang, Xiaoyang Chen, Akang Lu, Shijiao Zha

“…The morphology of PP was observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), the surface elemental composition of PP was determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and the functional groups of PP were analyzed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). …”
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