Assessment of the biological durability of oil palm trunk modified with 1,3-dimethylol-4,5-dihydroxy-ethyleneurea (DMDHEU) following subsequent curing at elevated temperatures by Rosli, Siti Nurul Ashikin, Chin, Kit Ling, Lee, Chuan Li, Maminski, Mariusz, Abdullah, Luqman Chuah, Toczylowska-Maminska, Renata

“…As a non-biocidal wood modification, homogeneous dispersion of DMDHEU with adequate concentration and curing temperature is important to fully prevent OPT degradation by wood-destroying fungi and termites. …”
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Innovative Double-Finned absorber and Nanoparticle-Enhanced energy storage for enhanced Thermo-Economic performance of solar stills by Suraparaju, Subbarama Kousik, Samykano, Mahendran, Nandavarapu, Raveendra Reddy, Natarajan, Sendhil Kumar, Muthuvairavan, Guna, Yadav, Aman, Vasudevan, Gopi

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3D printing of mixed matrix films based on metal-organic frameworks and thermoplastic polyamide 12 by selective laser sintering for water applications by Li, Rui, Yuan, Shangqin, Zhang, Wang, Zheng, Han, Zhu, Wei, Li, Boyuan, Zhou, Meixin, Law, Adrian Wing-Keung, Zhou, Kun

“…The methylene blue (MB) adsorption tests are conducted using the NH2-MIL-101(Al)-PA12 MMFs with different grid patterns to exemplify the applications of the MMFs for water purification. It is confirmed that the MOF components retain their high maximum adsorption capacity, and the printed MMFs can be conveniently regenerated for cyclic utilization. …”
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Hyperfast water transport through biomimetic nanochannels from peptide-attached (pR)-pillar[5]arene by Li, Qing, Li, Xuesong, Ning, Lulu, Tan, Choon-Hong, Mu, Yuguang, Wang, Rong

“…The results establish a tangible foundation for developing highly efficient artificial water channel‐based biomimetic membrane for water purification applications.…”
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A facile alternative strategy of upcycling mixed plastic waste into vitrimers by Ng, Joseph Kok Wei, Lim, Jacob Song Kiat, Gupta, Nupur, Dong, Bing Xue, Hu, Chun Po, Hu, Jingdan, Hu, Xiao

“…However, complete depolymerization may be energy intensive with complications in purification. In this work, we have demonstrated upcycling of mixed plastic waste comprising a mixture of polyester, polyamide, and polyurethane through a reprocessable vitrimer of the depolymerized oligomers. …”
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Development of immune-modulatory RNAS to regulate RIG-I-like receptors mediated antiviral immune response for therapy and vaccination by Yong, Hui Yee

“…A spontaneously formed VLP from both MS2 and Q beta were obtained after several purification steps and was confirmed via negative staining Electron microscopy. …”
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Inertial-based filtration method for removal of microcarriers from mesenchymal stem cell suspensions by Moloudi, Reza, Oh, Steve, Yang, Chun, Teo, Kim Leng, Lam, Alan Tin-Lun, Warkiani, Majid Ebrahimi, Naing, May Win

“…However, downstream purification of the harvested cell product needs to be addressed carefully due to distinctive features and fragility of these cell products. …”
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Improved visible light-responsive bisphenol A photodegradation utilizing TiO2/WS2 photocatalytic membranes with energy storage ability by Ismail, Nurul Jannah, Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan, Zakria, Hazirah Syahirah, Borhamdin, Suhaila, Moslan, Mohd. Shahrizan, Puteh, Mohd. Hafiz, Jaafar, Juhana, Hashim, Norbaya, Kerisnan, Nirmala Devi, Yahaya, Nasehir Khan E. M.

“…Membrane separation and photocatalytic degradation are essential technologies for wastewater purification, but they encounter challenges like membrane fouling and low photocatalytic efficiency. …”

PDMS-PMHS coated optical fiber sensor for detection of ethyl acetate by Per, Junwei

“…This can be traced back to the advantages they have, like possessing excellent biocompatibility, good mechanical and optical properties, and the ease of structure modification. This study explores the possibilities of designing a pervaporation PDMS-PMHS membrane coated on an optical fiber, integrating fabry-perot interferometric technique for the detection of ethyl acetate in aqueous solution.…”
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A review on propeller noise reduction techniques by Lim, Wei Cheng

“…This includes serrated trailing edge method which modify the trailing edge of the propeller to reduce noise, modification of blade tip with various design of tips proving the improvement and theory behind noise reduction, asymmetrical blade-spacing by moving blades into position affecting frequency distribution of propeller noise, implementation of leading edge boundary layer trips to remove laminar separation bubbles that amplifies the noise produced by blades and modification of airfoil along with diameter of propeller to enhance performance while performing in lower rpm with reduced tip speed. …”
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Cyclic olefin copolymer based microfluidic devices for biochip applications : ultraviolet surface grafting using 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine by Jena, Rajeeb Kumar, Yue, Chee Yoon

“…This report studies the surface modification of cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) by 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC) monomer using photografting technique for the purpose of biointerface applications, which demonstrate resistance to both protein adsorption and cell adhesion in COC-based microfluidic devices. …”
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Enhancement of subcooled pool boiling using nano-patterned substrates by Hore, Debangshu

“…The report presents an experimental investigation to study the effects of surface modification, orientation and temperatures on pool boiling performance in terms of heat flux and boiling coefficients. …”
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Mechanistic investigation of electrostatic field-enhanced water evaporation by Fei, Jipeng, Ding, Bin, Koh, See Wee, Ge, Junyu, Wang, Xingli, Lee, Liquan, Sun, Zixu, Yao, Mengqi, Chen, Yonghao, Gao, Huajian, Li, Hong

“…Similar to a catalyst lowing activation energy and enhancing kinetics of a chemical reaction, the EEF enhances water state tuning, lowers evaporation enthalpy, and then boosts steam generation rate with negligible additional energy consumption, which can serve as a generic method for water evaporation enhancement in water harvesting, purification, and beyond.…”
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Four rotor Atkinson cycle internal combustion engine by Goh, Seach Chyr.

“…The Atkinson cycle is a modification of the Otto cycle wherein the combustion gasses are allowed to expand to atmospheric pressure before being exhausted out of the engine. …”
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Control of a DC-DC multi-level boost converter by Deng, Gareth Qing Heng

“…This report discusses about some theoretical knowledge, design, implementation, and experimental results of a multi-level boost converter which is a modification of the very basic boost converter circuit. …”
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Vypal2: a versatile peptide ligase for precision tailoring of proteins by Zhang, Dingpeng, Wang, Zhen, Hu, Side, Lescar, Julien, Tam, James P., Liu, Chuan-Fa

“…The last two decades have seen an increasing demand for new protein-modification methods from the biotech industry and biomedical research communities. …”
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Large area perovskite solar cells by Chen, Ho Tung

“…In this project, surface modification and co-annealing processes are examined to reduce fabrication time and energy. …”
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Synergy of Nb doping and surface alloy enhanced on water–alkali electrocatalytic hydrogen generation performance in Ti‐based MXene by Du, Cheng‐Feng, Sun, Xiaoli, Yu, Hong, Liang, Qinghua, Dinh, Khang Ngoc, Zheng, Yun, Luo, Yubo, Wang, Zhiguo, Yan, Qingyu

“…Meanwhile, the surface modification by Ni/Co alloy can moderate the surface M–H affinity, which will further enhance the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity. …”
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Indoor UAV crowd investigation – part 1 by Wong, Jin Yi

“…This project report details the development of a modified path planning algorithm developed via the modification and combination of the RRT* algorithm with a path optimisation algorithm based on the tightening of strings. …”
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Automated viper 150 low cost basic test station by Chee, Vincent Weng Keong.

“…Product testability included the modification of existing circuitry, addition of new circuitry and firmware changes that were done such that the product can be tested automatically.…”
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