Neural Mechanisms of Neuro-Rehabilitation Using Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) over the Front-Polar Area by Koji Ishikuro, Noriaki Hattori, Hironori Otomune, Kohta Furuya, Takeshi Nakada, Kenichiro Miyahara, Takashi Shibata, Kyo Noguchi, Satoshi Kuroda, Yuji Nakatsuji, Hisao Nishijo

“…The technique can produce either somatic depolarization (anodal stimulation) or somatic hyperpolarization (cathodal stimulation), based on the polarity of the current used by noninvasively stimulating the cerebral cortex with a weak current from the scalp, making it a NIBS technique that can modulate neuronal excitability. …”
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Do Titanium Mini-Implants Have the Same Quality of Finishing and Degree of Contamination before and after Different Manipulations? An In Vitro Study by Tatiana Zogheib, André Walter-Solana, Fernando de la Iglesia, Eduardo Espinar, Javier Gil, Andreu Puigdollers

“…Surface treatments (SBAO, a combination of sandblasting and anodic oxidation) increase the roughness and contact angle, which play an important role in osseointegration. …”
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Iron Phosphide Precatalyst for Electrocatalytic Degradation of Rhodamine B Dye and Removal of <i>Escherichia coli</i> from Simulated Wastewater by Takwa Chouki, Manel Machreki, Jelena Topić, Lorena Butinar, Plamen Stefanov, Erika Jez, Jack S. Summers, Matjaz Valant, Aaron Fait, Saim Emin

“…It was found that during anodic oxidation, the Fe₂P phase was converted to iron phosphate phase (Fe₂P-iron phosphate). …”
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Direct wiring of redox cofactors onto gold electrodes via inorganic iron-sulfur clusters enhances charge transport by Aishwarya Mahadevan, StanislavV. Verkhoturov, Sreeram Vaddiraju, Mathew Pietz, Peter Di Carlo, Sandun Fernando

“…Up to a 300% increase in anodic peak currents was observed when the inorganic Fe–S replaced the organic counterpart, Ferredoxin, to wire the cofactors onto the gold electrodes. …”
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Fabrication and Characterization of Hybrid Films Based on NiFe₂O₄ Nanoparticles in a Polymeric Matrix for Applications in Organic Electronics by María Elena Sánchez Vergara, María José Agraz Rentería, América R. Vázquez-Olmos, Karen L. Rincón-Granados, José Ramón Álvarez Bada, Roberto Y. Sato-Berrú

“…NiFe₂O₄ NPs enhance the mechanical, optical, and electrical behavior of the hybrid films and can be used as semi-transparent anodes and as active layers.…”
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The Study of Plasticized Solid Polymer Blend Electrolytes Based on Natural Polymers and Their Application for Energy Storage EDLC Devices by Elham M.A. Dannoun, Shujahadeen B. Aziz, Mohamad A. Brza, Muaffaq M. Nofal, Ahmad S.F.M. Asnawi, Yuhanees M. Yusof, Shakhawan Al-Zangana, Muhamad H. Hamsan, Mohd F. Z. Kadir, Haw J. Woo

“…The CV test disclosed rectangular shapes with slight distortion, and there was no appearance of any redox currents on both anodic and cathodic parts, signifying a typical behavior of EDLC. …”
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Enhancing the Antifouling Properties of Alumina Nanoporous Membranes by GO/MOF Impregnated Polymer Coatings: In Vitro Studies by Mona Moaness, Sara A. M. El-Sayed, Hanan H. Beherei, Mostafa Mabrouk

“…In this study, alumina NPMBs were developed using electrochemical anodization through two steps. Furthermore, graphene oxide (GO), free and impregnated with ZIF-8 MOF, was synthesized and loaded in a mixture of PVDF/PVP polymer matrix at different ratios, and was applied to the produced NPMBs using spin-coater. …”
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Predicting Online Behavioural Responses to Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Stroke Patients with Anomia by Thomas M. H. Hope, Sasha Ondobaka, Haya Akkad, Davide Nardo, Katerina Pappa, Cathy J. Price, Alexander P. Leff, Jennifer T. Crinion

“…We sought to test the hypothesis by attempting to predict the immediate (online), individual-level behavioural effects of anodal and sham neurostimulation in 36 chronic patients with anomia, performing naming and size judgement tasks. …”
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Nanotexture and crystal phase regulation for synergistic enhancement in re-endothelialization on medical pure titanium surface by Jing Zhang, Kai Ren, Jingru Qiu, Baolan Chen, Weixun Duan, Jincheng Liu, Guiling Li, Donghai Li

“…Herein, a novel modified strategy involving with a two-step anodic oxidation and annealing treatment was proposed to achieve rapid re-endothelialization function regulated by regular honeycomb nanotexture and specific anatase phase on the titanium surface. …”
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In-situ electrochemical study of chalcopyrite pressure oxidation leaching from 110 °C to 150 °C under saturated vapor pressure by Yunlong Bai, Wei Wang, Feng Xie, Diankun Lu, Kaixi Jiang, David Dreisinger

“…The electrochemical study results indicated that the increase in temperature affected the oxidation of chalcopyrite by altering the kinetics of the cathodic reaction and the anodic passivation. Both the self-corrosion current density (icorr) and rate constant were affected by the reduction of Fe(III). …”
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Corrosion Inhibition Mechanism of Steel Reinforcements in Mortar Using Soluble Phosphates: A Critical Review by David M. Bastidas, Ulises Martin, Jose M. Bastidas, Jacob Ress

“…Therefore, the MFP as well as the DHP and TSP compounds are considered anodic corrosion inhibitors. Both types of application (MCI and ACI) of phosphate corrosion inhibitors found MFP to present the higher inhibition efficiency in the following order MFP > DHP > TSP.…”
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Fatigue Strength of Structural Steel-Welded Connections with Arc-Sprayed Aluminum Coatings and Corrosion Behavior of the Corresponding Coatings in Sea Water by Andreas Gericke, Michél Hauer, Benjamin Ripsch, Michael Irmer, Jonas Nehlsen, Knuth-Michael Henkel

“…The corrosion studies demonstrated that thermally sprayed Al99% coatings have a high resistance to corrosion in seawater environments and are suitable as planar sacrificial anodes sufficiently polarizing bare steel below 0.8 V. …”
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Surface Wettability of ZnO-Loaded TiO₂ Nanotube Array Layers by Marius Dobromir, Claudia Teodora Konrad-Soare, George Stoian, Alina Semchenko, Dmitry Kovalenko, Dumitru Luca

“…Two-step preparation was chosen, where TiO₂ nanotube layers, grown in a first instance by anodization of a Ti foil, were gradually loaded with controlled amounts of ZnO using the reactive RF magnetron sputtering. …”
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Influence of the properties of different graphene-based nanomaterials dispersed in polycaprolactone membranes on astrocytic differentiation by Marián Mantecón-Oria, Olga Tapia, Miguel Lafarga, María T. Berciano, Jose M. Munuera, Silvia Villar-Rodil, Juan I. Paredes, María J. Rivero, Nazely Diban, Ane Urtiaga

“…Aiming to step forward to the clinical application of polymer/GBNs composites, this study performs a systematic and detailed comparative analysis of the influence of the properties of four different GBNs: (i) graphene oxide obtained from graphite chemically processes (GO); (ii) reduced graphene oxide (rGO); (iii) multilayered graphene produced by mechanical exfoliation method (Gmec); and (iv) low-oxidized graphene via anodic exfoliation (Ganodic); dispersed in polycaprolactone (PCL) porous membranes to induce astrocytic differentiation. …”
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Mitigating mechanical failure of crystalline silicon electrodes for lithium batteries by morphological design by An, Yonghao, Wood, Brandon C., Ye, Jianchao, Chiang, Yet-Ming, Wang, Y. Morris, Tang, Ming, Jiang, Hanqing

“…Although crystalline silicon (c-Si) anodes promise very high energy densities in Li-ion batteries, their practical use is complicated by amorphization, large volume expansion and severe plastic deformation upon lithium insertion. …”
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Photophysical performance of radio frequency sputtered Pt/n-PSi/ZnO NCs/Pt photovoltaic photodetectors by Thahe, Asaad Aldulimi, Bakhtiar, Hazri, Ali, Basant A., Hassan, Z., Bidin, Nroiah, Bououdina, Mohamed, Qaeed, Motahher A., Talib, Zainal Abidin, Al-Azawi, Mohammed A., Alqaraghuli, Hasan, Uday, M. B., Ramizy, Asmiet, Al-Ghamdi, M. S., Abubakar, Dauda, Allamb, Nageh K.

“…The roughness was found to be dependent on the anodization current density. The optimal n-PSi/ZnO NCs-based metal-semiconductor-metal UV detector (MSM) was fabricated at 700 °C. …”
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In vitro surface efficacy of CaP-based anodised titanium for bone implants by J. Alipal, J. Alipal, S. Saidin, S. Saidin, A.Z. Kai Lo, A.Z. Kai Lo, P. Koshy, P. Koshy, H.Z. Abdullah, H.Z. Abdullah, M.I. Idris, M.I. Idris, T.C. Lee, T.C. Lee

“…The present work is proposed to investigate the mechanical stability of two different CaP/TiO2 micromorphology-based coatings, namely donut-shaped (350 V) and needle-shaped (450 V), that are fabricated by single-step micro-arc anodic oxidation at different conditions alongside with their cytocompatibility and antibacterial properties. …”
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A state of the art review on electrochemical technique for the remediation of pharmaceuticals containing wastewater by Nabgan, Walid, Saeed, M., A. Jalil, A., Nabgan, B., Gambo, Y., Ali, M. W., Ikram, M., Fauzi, A. A., Owgi, A. H. K., Hussain, I., Thahe, Asad A., Hu, Xun, Hassan, N. S., A. Sherryna, A. Sherryna, Kadier, Abudukeremu, Mohamud, M. Y.

“…The second part introduces electrochemical water treatment approaches customized to these very distinct discarded flows, containing how processes, electrode materials, and operating conditions influence the results (with selective highlighting cathode reduction and anodic oxidation). This section looks at how electrochemistry may be utilized with typical treatment approaches to improve the integrated system's overall efficiency. …”

A novel pico-hydro power (PHP)-Microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) coupled system for sustainable hydrogen production during palm oil mill effluent (POME) wastewater treatment. by Kadier, Abudukeremu, Singh, Raghuveer, Singh, xDongsheng, Ghanbari, Farshid, Zaidi, Nur Syamimi, Prihartini Aryanti, Putu Teta, Jadhav, Dipak A., Islam, M. Amirul, Kalil, Mohd. Sahaid, Nabgan, Walid, Abdul Hamid, Aidil, Abu Hasan, Hassimi

“…The MEC nourished POME wastewater degrading communities while stimulating growth of electroactive Geobacter in the anodic biofilm which produced H2. The overall H2 recovery, COD removal rate and energy efficiency of PHP-MEC are superior than other MECs powered by other external renewable energy sources reported to date. …”

Photophysical performance of radio frequency sputtered Pt/n-PSi/ZnO NCs/Pt photovoltaic photodetectors by Thahe, Asad A., Bakhtiar, Hazri, Ali, Basant A., Hassan, Z., Bidin, Nroiah, Bououdina, Mohamed, Qaeed, M. A., A. Talib, Zainal, Al-Azawi, Mohammed A., Alqaraghuli, Hasan, Uday, M. B., Ramizy, Asmiet, Al-Ghamdi, M. S., Abubakar, Dauda, Allam, Nageh K.

“…The roughness was found to be dependent on the anodization current density. The optimal n-PSi/ZnO NCs-based metal-semiconductor-metal UV detector (MSM) was fabricated at 700 °C. …”