Impacts of interactions with low-mineralized water on permeability and pore behavior of carbonate reservoirs by Dmitriy A. Martyushev, Inna N. Ponomareva, Vasiliy I. Chernykh, Shadfar Davoodi, Yousef Kazemzadeh, Tianshou Ma

“…Petrophysical analyses using multi-scale X-ray computed tomography, field emission scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction were conducted on samples both before and after the well killing simulation. …”
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MSNCs and MgO-MSNCs as drug delivery systems to control the adsorption kinetics and release rate of indometacin by Xin Zheng, Shuang Feng, Xiudan Wang, Zhenning Shi, Yuling Mao, Qinfu Zhao, Siling Wang

“…All materials and the drug-loaded samples were characterized by nitrogen adsorption, FTIR spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), powder X-Ray diffraction (XRD) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). …”
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The Effect of GaSb Substrate Oxidation Layer on InAs/GaSb Type II Superlattice by Jiabo Liu, Lianqing Zhu, Ruixin Gong, Bingfeng Liu, Mingliang Gong, Qingsong Feng, Zhiping Chen, Dongliang Zhang, Xiantong Zheng, Yulin Feng, Lidan Lu, Yuan Liu

“…As the thickness of the GaSb oxide layer increases from 18.79 Å to 61.54 Å, the full width at half maximum of the first satellite peak increases from 38.44 to 61.34 arcsec in X-ray diffraction measurements, and the root mean square roughness increases from 0.116 nm to 0.171 nm in atomic force microscopy measurements. …”
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Novel Lead-free biocompatible piezoelectric Hydroxyapatite (HA) – BCZT (Ba0.85Ca0.15Zr0.1Ti0.9O3) nanocrystal composites for bone regeneration by Manohar Chelli Sai, Kumar B Siva, Sadhu Sai Pavan Prashanth, Srimadh Sai Krishna, Muthukumar V Sai, Venketesh S., Varma K. B. R.

“…Nano-crystalline hydroxyapatite (HA) synthesized using the hydrothermal route was characterized via FT-IR, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). …”
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Characterization and thermal behavior of some types of kaolin of different origin from Northern Vietnam by T. T.T. Nguyen, H. B. Bui

“…The comprehensive characterization was performed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), FT-IR spectroscopy (FT-IR), thermal analysis (thermogravimetry / differential thermogravimetry (TG / DTG)) and scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS). …”
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In Vitro Skin Co-Delivery and Antibacterial Properties of Chitosan-Based Microparticles Containing Ascorbic Acid and Nicotinamide by Leonardo Delello Di Filippo, Jonatas Lobato Duarte, Cesar Augusto Roque-Borda, Fernando Rogério Pavan, Andreia Bagliotti Meneguin, Marlus Chorilli, Ana Melero, Antonio José Guillot, Caroline Magnani Spagnol, Marcos Antônio Correa

“…The microparticles were obtained by spray drying and characterized chemically by means of scanning electron microscopy, infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and differential exploratory calorimetry. …”
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Preparation and microwave absorption properties of flexible composites containing Ag decorated polystyrene powders by Jianhao Ma, Yi Liu, Jingnan Qin, Qiang Wang, Xiaolei Su

“…The electromagnetic parameters were adjusted to optimize the dielectric and wave-absorbing properties by varying the additional amount of Ag@PS composite microspheres in Ag@PS/PDMS composites. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) results proved the successful preparation of Ag@PS composite microspheres. …”
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Development and Evaluation of Magnetite Loaded Alginate Beads Based Nanocomposite for Enhanced Targeted Analgesic Drug Delivery by Amrita Das, Prateep Sengupta, Shreya Chatterjee, Jasmina Khanam, Pranab Kumar Mondal, Eder Lilia Romero, Anton M. Manakhov, Sabu Thomas, Syed Mahmood, Kajal Ghosal

“…The physical and chemical characteristics of both the prepared magnetite nanoparticles and the aceclofenac-loaded MNPs alginate beads were thoroughly examined using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), and vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM). …”
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Response surface methodology for optimization of nitrocellulose preparation from nata de coco bacterial cellulose for propellant formulation by Nursyafiqah Jori Roslan, Siti Hasnawati Jamal, Jahwarhar Izuan Abdul Rashid, Mohd Nor Faiz Norrrahim, Keat Khim Ong, Wan Md Zin Wan Yunus

“…Characterization of these products encompassed elemental analysis, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM).…”
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Photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline using surface defective black TiO2–ZnO heterojunction photocatalyst under visible light by Lawrence Sawunyama, Opeyemi Oyewo, Damian C. Onwudiwe, Seshibe S. Makgato

“…The structure, morphology, surface properties, and optical characteristics of the synthesized material were studied using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV–vis absorption spectra, scanning electron microscope (SEM), Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and transmission electron microscope (TEM). …”
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Nano-Graphene Oxide-Promoted Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition of Human Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells through Regulation of Phospholipase D Signaling by Sun Young Park, Woo Chang Song, Beomjin Kim, Jin-Woo Oh, Geuntae Park

“…The physicochemical characterization of Nano-GO was performed using a Zetasizer, X-ray diffraction, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. …”
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Cytotoxic potential of Curcuma caesia rhizome extract and derived gold nanoparticles in targeting breast cancer cell lines by Ajoy Kumar Das, Maina Borah, Jon Jyoti Kalita, Utpal Bora

“…GNPs were synthesized by using the same extract and characterized by UV–Vis spectroscopy (UV–Vis), Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and Thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA). …”
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Alkali-activated binders based on technogenic fibrous waste by Aleksandr Klyuev, Nail Kashapov, Sergey Klyuev, Marina Ageeva, Ekaterina Fomina, Linar Sabitov, Igor Nedoseko, Nikolai Ivanovich Vatin, Pavel Kozlov, Svetlana Vavrenyuk

“…When the alkaline activator NaOH is introduced into the system, the solubility of the crystalline phases of pyroxenes (albite, anorthite) and quartz increases, which is noted by a decrease in the intensity of diffraction reflections. The main chemical composition in the binder is represented by oxides of SiO2, Na2O, CaO, MgO, Al2O3. …”
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Fluorine soil stabilization using hydroxyapatite synthesized from minerals wastes by Bader Bouzar, Mahfoud Benzerzour, Nor-Edine Abriak

“…Hydroxyapatites were synthesized from the reaction of potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KH2PO4) and waste paper fly ash (WPFA), fine limestone clay (FLC) and limestone filler (LF) rich in calcite. X-ray diffraction characterization results showed that for HAPFLC and HAPFL the main resulting phases were brushite (CaHPO5·2H2O) and for HAPWPFA was hydroxyapatite (Ca5(PO4)3OH). …”
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MAPLE Fabricated Fe3O4@Cinnamomum verum Antimicrobial Surfaces for Improved Gastrostomy Tubes by Alina Georgiana Anghel, Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu, Mariana Chirea, Valentina Grumezescu, Gabriel Socol, Florin Iordache, Alexandra Elena Oprea, Ion Anghel, Alina Maria Holban

“…Cinnamomum verum-functionalized Fe3O4 nanoparticles of 9.4 nm in size were laser transferred by matrix assisted pulsed laser evaporation (MAPLE) technique onto gastrostomy tubes (G-tubes) for antibacterial activity evaluation toward Gram positive and Gram negative microbial colonization. X-ray diffraction analysis of the nanoparticle powder showed a polycrystalline magnetite structure, whereas infrared mapping confirmed the integrity of C. verum (CV) functional groups after the laser transfer. …”
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Optimizing S Chemical Looping Combustion with Cu-Fe Combined Oxygen Carriers: Performance and Mechanistic Insights by Lihuai Peng, Min Zheng

“…The solid reaction products were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). …”
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Structural characterization of microcrystalline and nanocrystalline cellulose from Ananas comosus L. leaves: Cytocompatibility and molecular docking studies by Sainorudin Muhammad Hanif, Abdullah Nur Athirah, Asmal Rani Mohd Saiful, Mohammad Masita, Mahizan Munirah, Shadan Nursyazwani, Abd Kadir Nurul Huda, Yaakob Zahira, El-Denglawey Adel, Alam Mahboob

“…Advanced spectroscopy techniques such as Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to analyze the physical, chemical, and morphological features of the isolated MCC and NCC; the results indicated the needle-shaped form of nanostructures with good purity and high crystallinity index of 75.00 and 76.38%, respectively. …”
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Nucleation and growth studies of large-area deposited WS2 on flexible substrates by Thomas Berning, Malte Becher, Jan-Lucas Wree, Julia Jagosz, Aleksander Kostka, Andreas Ostendorf, Anjana Devi, Claudia Bock

“…On both substrates, crystalline growth of WS _2 at a moderate growth temperature of 600 °C was verified by Raman spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction (XRD). However, the growth mode and nucleation density differ significantly. …”
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Synthesis, characterization and application of steel waste-based iron oxide nanoparticles for removal of heavy metals from industrial wastewaters by Tumutungire Mwebembezi, Joel Wakatuntu, Joseph Jjagwe, Christopher Kanyesigye, Robinah N. Kulabako, Peter Wilberforce Olupot

“…The powder and developed IONPs were characterized by X-ray fluorescence and diffraction (XRF, XRD), scanning electron microscopy, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) analyses. …”
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Biogenic Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Using <i>Citrullus colocynthis</i> for Potential Biomedical Applications by Bushra Hafeez Kiani, Qudsia Ajmal, Nosheen Akhtar, Ihsan-ul Haq, Mostafa A. Abdel-Maksoud, Abdul Malik, Mohammed Aufy, Nazif Ullah

“…Zinc acetate was used to synthesize the nanoparticles (NPs), and color change indicated the synthesis of ZnONPs. X-ray diffraction, UV spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy were used to study the ZnONPs. …”
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