Thermal properties of PLA/kenaf green nanocomposite: Effect of chemi-mechanical treatment by Wan Jaafar, Wan Nor Raihan, Surip, S. N., Azmi, Nur Naziha, Bonnia, N. N., Anuar, Hazleen, H. Noor, Azlina, Abd. Razak, S. B.

“…The PLA/kenaf nanofibre composites were referred as KC0.5, KC1.0 and KC1.5 according to acid concentration used. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) was done to investigate thermal properties of the composites. …”
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Transitional changes in the mucosa adjacent to the colorectal carcinoma- A SEM study by Ansari, Reshma.M., Tun, Ye, Md Nor, Azmi, Myint, Yi Yi

“…The tissues were then processed and viewed under Scanning Electron microscope (SEM) to gauge the extent of the transitional changes. …”
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Bromelain production: Current trends and perspective by Bala, Muntari, Ismail, Nurul Azira, Mel, Maizirwan, Jami, Mohammed Saedi, Salleh, Hamzah Mohd., Amid, Azura

“…This involved cloning of stem bromelain gene and its expression, optimization of labscale fermentation conditions for E. coli harboring recombinant bromelain as well as the enzyme thermal and storage stability measured using differential scanning calorimetry. It is hoped that this review would provide relevant information to contemporary researchers who are active in the field of bromelain and other related proteases.…”
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Effect of polyurethane/nanosilica composite coating on thermomechanical properties of polyethylene film by Ching, Y C, Ching, Y C, Yaacob, Iskandar Idris

“…The morphology and thermal mechanical properties of the nanocomposite coated PE film were characterised using scanning electron microscope, dynamic mechanical analyser, thermogravimetric analyser as well as tensile tests. …”
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Authentication analysis of butter from beef fat using Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy coupled with chemometrics by Ahmad Fadzillah, Nurrulhidayah, Yaakob, Che Man, A., Rohman, I., Amin, Mansor, Shuhaimi, Khatib, Alfi

“…The spectral bands associated with butter, BF, and their mixtures were scanned, interpreted, and identified by relating them to those spectroscopically representative to pure butter and BF. …”
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Investigation of the effect of temperature cycling on surface features of sulfathiazole crystals during seeded batch cooling crystallization by Abu Bakar, Mohd Rushdi, Nagy, Zoltan K., Rielly, Chris D.

“…The effect of temperature cycling on the surface features of sulfathiazole crystals was investigated using focused beam reflectance measurement (FBRM) and ex situ optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and atomic forced microscopy (AFM). …”
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Seed fat from Madhuca longifolia as raw material for Halal alternative fats by Marikkar, Mohammed Nazrim

“…Initially, a direct comparison of lard with Madhuca longifolia seed fat was done with respect to thermal properties using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and pulse NMR spectroscopy. …”
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Conductive polymer composites from polylactic acid/thermoplastic polyurethane filled with carbon black by Buys, Yose Fachmi, Udin, Nur Suhaida

“…Dynamic mechanical analysis measurement of PLA/TPU blends showed two glass transition temperatures appeared, indicating immiscibility of the blends. Scanning electron microscopy observation revealed the morphology of spherical TPU droplets dispersed in PLA for PLA90/TPU10 blend, and co-continuous structure for PLA70/TPU30 blend matrices. …”
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A light material for wind turbine blades by Mohamad, Souad A., Buys, Yose Fachmi, Hadzari , Muhammad Hazwan, Othman, Maizatulnisa

“…The composite produced was then characterized by mechanical testing which include tensile, flexural and impact as well as density measurement, dynamic mechanical testing (DMA) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). From the result obtained, it is found that the introduction of rice straw fiber to polypropylene matrix able improve the mechanical properties of the composite. …”
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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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