Effect of plasticizer on fracture toughness of polylactic acid reinforced with kenaf fibre and montmorillonite hybrid biocomposites by Mohd Nasir, Nur Aimi, Anuar, Hazleen

“…The result showed that the fracture toughness of plasticized PLA/KF/MMT yield 24.2 % higher than non-plasticized hybrid composite. Observation under scanning electron microscope (SEM) revealed that the fibre bridging, fibre pull-out and fibre breakage contributed to high fracture toughness of plasticized hybrid biocomposites. …”
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Effect of stir casting process parameters on tribological performance of Al6061-SiCp composite by Adebisi, A. A., Maleque, Md. Abdul, Bello, K. A.

“…Moreover, characterization of the composite wear scar mechanism is performed using scanning electron microscope. This study provides an effective method of minimizing the tribological properties of Al6061-SiCp composite by optimizing the stir casting process parameters.…”
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Comparison of theoretical and experimental values of tensile properties of injection moulded polylactic acid – kenaf fibre biocomposite by Anuar, Hazleen, Ahmad, Zuraida, Kovacs, J. G., Tabi, T.

“…Tensile strength and modulus show similar trend where significant improvement was attained at 20 wt% kenaf fibre content. Scanning electron micrograph of tensile fracture specimen has revealed the hypothesis of interaction between fibre and matrix subsequently amplified the tensile properties. …”
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A hybrid pre-processing attenuation correction technique for SPECT imaging by Sayed, Inayatullah Shah, Leeman, Sidney

“…The technique is analyzed in terms of data obtained by 360 degree transaxial scanning of a water filled cylindrical phantom (with Tc-99m solution) containing an insert with hot regions of various sizes and at different interior locations. …”
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Solar power capture using polymeric optical fibres by Munisami, Kevin Jagadissen, Kalymnios, Demetri, Virdee, Bal Singh, Ioannides, Nicholas

“…A major advantage of this technique is the elimination of one of the two axes (orbital) of solar tracking and the considerable decrease in importance of the second axis (seasonal), currently a necessity in solar scanning systems.…”
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Control of microstructure architecture of polycaprolactone electrospun scaffolds by Rajendran, R., Ham, W. J., Low, C. Y., Alexander, C. H. C., Koh, C. T.

“…The diameter and porosity of the nanofibers were analyzed from images taken by Scanning Electron Microscopy. Beads were found in the electrospun scaffolds due to high humidity. …”
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Physical and chemical properties of rice husk ash concrete under seawater by Putra Jaya, Ramadhansyah, Hainin, Mohd Rosli, Wan Ibrahim, Mohd Haziman, Nazri, Fadzli Mohamed, Arshad, Mohd Fadzil, Muthusamy, Khairunisa

“…The physical and chemical properties of rice rusk ash concrete under seawater attack are evaluated based on thermogravimetric analysis, X-ray diffraction, and scanning electron microscopy. A rice husk ash (RHA) dosage of 10% by weight of binder was used throughout the experiments. …”
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Influence of bimetallic titanium and silver nanoparticles on physical and self–cleaning properties of zinc–silicate–tellurite glass by Mazlan, Siti Nur Nazhirah

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Pre-treatment of oil palm fronds by ozonolysis for levulinic acid production by Wan Omar, Wan Nor Nadyaini

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The investigation of saccade parallel programming using a novel double-step paradigm: an fMRI study by Hu, Yanbo, Walker, Robin

“…Methods: Fifteen participants completed a novel double-step task in a 3T MRI scanner. Anatomical scans (T1 weighted) were acquired for each participant before the functional scans (TR = 1830 ms, TE = 5.5ms, resolution = 256*256, flip angle of 11°, number of slices = 160, field of view = 256*256). …”
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Poly(Lactic Acid) (PLA)-reinforced Kenaf Bast Fiber Composites: The Effect of Triacetin by Othman, Maizatulnisa

“…The micrographs of the tensile specimens and their fractured surfaces, which were examined by scanning electron microscopy, demonstrated that better adhesion between the fibers and the matrix was achieved with the addition of the plasticizer.…”
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An in vivo implantation study in New Zealand white rabbits for granular hydroxyapatite by Zulkifly, Ahmad Hafiz, Khalid, Kamarul Ariffin, Aziz, Mohd Yusof, Mohamed Amin, Mohamed Azril, Awang, Mohd Shukrimi, Mohd Yusof, Nazri, Che Ahmad, Aminudin, Zakaria@Mohamad, Zamzuri, Fazan, Fazilah

“…GranuMaS™ have been fully characterized using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive x-ray, Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy and inductively coupled plasma methods. …”
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Preparation of nano-structured manganese doped-biphasic calcium phosphate powders via sol-gel method by Iis, Sopyan, A.N., Natasha

“…From field emission scanning electron microscope observation, Mn-doped BCP powders showed nanoscale individual particles but tightly agglomerated into microscale aggregates due to progressive fusion of particles. …”
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Synthesis of various carbon nanomaterials (CNMs) on powdered activated carbon by Al-Saadi, Mohammed A., Al-Mamun, Abdullah, Muyibi, Suleyman Aremu, Alam, Md Zahangir, Sopyan, Iis, Atieh, Muataz A., Ahmed, Yehya M.

“…Various types of CNMs were grown: carbon nanotubes (CNTs), carbon nanofibers (CNFs), CN spheres and CN-coils. Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images were studied for all the samples to investigate the nanostructures for CNMs. …”
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Acid blue 25 adsorption on base treated Shorea dasyphylla sawdust: kinetic, isotherm, thermodynamic and spectroscopic analysis by Megat Hanafiah, Megat Ahmad Kamal, Wan Ngah, Wan Saime, Zolkafly, Shahira Hilwani, Lee, Ching Teong, Abdul Majid, Zafri Azran

“…The adsorbent was characterized with Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer, scanning electron microscope and Brunauer, Emmett and Teller analysis. …”
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The effect of environmental treatments on fiber surface properties and tensile strength of sugar palm fiber-reinforced epoxy composites by Leman, Zulkiflle, Sapuan, Salit Mohd, Azwan, M., Ahmad, Megat Mohamad Hamdan Megat, Maleque, Md. Abdul

“…Morphological and structural changes in the fibers were investigated using a scanning electron microscope (SEM). A series of tensile tests based on ASTM D638-99 was carried out on epoxy composites with 15% sugar palm fiber by volume. …”
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Microencapsulation of Cassia alata extract for topical application by Alfatama, Mulham, Mohamed, Farahidah, Md. Jaffri, Juliana, Mohd Hassan, Norazian, Bakhtiar, M. Taher, Ahmad, Kausar

“…Stability of the preparation is characterised by sizing of the particles using laser diffraction technique and both transmission and scanning electron microscopy. The extent of diffusion is simulated using a diffusion cell tester to confirm the delivery of the extract into the skin.…”
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Mechanical and physical properties of sago starch/halloysite nanocomposite film by Ahmad, Zuraida, Hermain, Hazwan Yatimi, Abdul Razak, Nur Humairah

“…FESEM (field emission scanning electron microscope) which examined the surface morphology of the TPSS/HNT nanocomposite displayed uniformly dispersed HNT in the plasticized starch matrix. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of gold nanoparticles supported on zinc oxide via the deposition-precipitation method by Yazid, Hanani, Adnan, Rohana, Abd Hamid, Shafida, Farrukh, Muhammad Akhyar

“…Structural and elemental characterizations of the gold nanorods were carried out using X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-rays (EDX), atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS), and ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry (UV-Vis).…”
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Reinforced thermoplastic natural rubber hybrid composites with Hibiscus cannabinus, L and short glass fiber – Part I: Processing parameters and tensile properties by Anuar, Hazleen, Wan Busu, Wan Nazri, Ahmad, S. H., Rasid, Rozaidi

“…The result of tensile strength has shown that the increasing in kenaf fiber content substantially reduced the tensile strength and modulus. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) has shown that the composite, with coupling agent or compatibilizer, promotes better fiber–matrix interaction.…”
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