Injectable hydrogels as matrix to retain microparticles for controlled delivery of anti-VEGF proteins for ocular applications by Chong, Wei Woon

“…The fabricated hydrogels and microparticles were analysed via Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Fourier Transform Infra-red Spectroscop (FTIR) to observe the morphology and observe the crosslink bonds that were formed during the process. …”
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Colloidal fouling and scaling in reverse osmosis process by Jun, Yan

“…Conductance of the diffusion polarisation layer (GDP) derived from the EIS measurement and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) suggest that surface crystallisation is the main mechanism for scalant formation on the membrane surface in this study. …”
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New material brazing by Sivaprasaath, Chandrasagaran

“…The sample was analysed under an optical microscope, scanning electron microscope and energy dispersive x-ray spectrometer to observe the phases and quality of braze. …”
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Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition growth of vanadium dioxide by LEE, Boon Peng

“…The morphology of the samples was studied and analyzed using Atomic force microcopy (AFM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The chemical composition and transmittance are examined using Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and UV-Vis spectroscopy (UV-Vis). …”
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Development of simulation model for assessing the performance of weaving sections on interchanges by Mohammad Shoraka

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Understanding the oxidation resistance of zirconium alloy at 1000°C based on the formation of a Zr-Sn intermetallic phase and co-precipitation of Sn and Nb by Cui, Z, Liu, J, Liu, G, Tang, G, Liu, X, Meng, R, Lozano-Perez, S, Yun, D, Deng, H

“…The present work investigated the effect of Sn on the oxidation behavior of zirconium alloys in high-temperature steam at 1000 °C. The results of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), metallographic microscopy and synchrotron X-ray diffraction (S-XRD) analyses show that there are three layers in the oxidized sample, including prior β-Zr, α-Zr(O) and ZrO2. …”

TPepRet: a deep learning model for characterizing T-cell receptors–antigen binding patterns by Wang, M, Fan, W, Wu, T, Li, M

“…We have evaluated TPepRet to a range of challenging scenarios, including performance benchmarking against other tools using diverse datasets, analysis of peptide binding preferences, characterization of T cells clonal expansion, identification of true binder in complex environments, assessment of key binding sites through alanine scanning, validation against expression rates from large-scale datasets, and ability to screen SARS-CoV-2 TCRs. …”

Synergies between plant antioxidant blends in preventing peroxidation reactions in model and food oil systems by Irwandi, J., Che Man, Y. B., Kitts, D. D., Bakar, J., Jinap, S.

“…A study was conducted to investigate the oxidative behavior of various mixtures of rosemary, sage, and citric acid in a linoleic acid model system by oxygen consumption measurement and in a palm olein system by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis. Response surface methodology was used to optimize the use of the mixtures. …”
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Respiratory epithelium, production performance and behaviour of formaldehyde-exposed broiler chicks by I., Zulkifli, O., Fauziah, A.R., Omar, S., Shaipullizan

“…Tracheal samples were taken at 0, 6, 30 and 54 h after exposure to formaldehyde and examined by scanning electron microscopy for pathological changes. …”
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Characterisation of Miswak (Salvadora persica) fibre-reinforced polylactic acid composites prepared by twin screw extrusion by Shafi, Ayu Rafiqah, Abdan, Khalina, Salit @ Sinon, Mohd Sapuan, Ali, Radzi

“…In this paper, the effect of alkaline treatment has been proven by performing chemical analysis, tensile properties, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) to analyse the influence of treated MF content on composite characteristics. …”
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Isolation and characterization of cellulose from pomegranate (Punica granatum) peel by Siddiqui, Vasi Uddin, Almehjani, Tareq Mohammed, Salit, Mohd. Sapuan, Jamal, Tarique, Rushdan, Ahmad Ilyas, Eldin, Sayed M., Khan, Abir, Jameel, Yusuf

“…Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) revealed characteristic peaks associated with cellulose, confirming its presence in the extracted material. Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) depicted the morphological transformation of cellulose as non-cellulosic components were removed during the extraction process. …”
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Bio-based lubricant with additives: Tribological performances in hydrodynamic journal bearing by Norazman, Amanda, Paiman, Zulhanafi, Samion, Syahrullail, Afiq, Muhammad Noor, Muhammad Yazid, Witri, Rasep, Zuraidah

“…The oxidative stability (OS) and viscosity of the BBL samples were examined using differential scanning calorimetry and a viscometer, respectively. …”

Development of 3D-printed customized facial padding for burn patients by Ahmad Fozi, Muhammad Aiman, Salleh, Mohamed Najib, Ismail, Khairul Azwan

“…Originality/value Digital design using 3D scanning, computer-aided design and 3D printing is capable of designing and producing properly fitting, customized padding that functions to increase pressure from zero to an acceptable pressure range required for pressure therapy…”
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Image-based microstructure classification of mortar and paste using convolutional neural networks and transfer learning by Qian, Hanjie, Li, Ye, Yang, Jianfei, Xie, Lihua, Tan, Kang Hai

“…The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) is widely applied to analyze the microstructure of concrete. …”
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Synthesis, modification and application of fish skin gelatin-based hydrogel as sustainable and versatile bioresource of antidiabetic peptide by Munawaroh, Heli Siti Halimatul, Pratiwi, Riska Nur, Gumilar, Gun Gun, Aisyah, Siti, Rohilah, Siti, Nurjanah, Anisa, Ningrum, Andriati, Susanto, Eko, Pratiwi, Amelinda, Arindita, Ni Putu Yunika, Martha, Larasati, Chew, Kit Wayne, Show, Pau-Loke

“…The synthesis of hydrogels was confirmed by FTIR study. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) observation showed that all hydrogels have a porous structure with irregular shapes and heterogeneous morphology. …”
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Large-Scale Equipment and Higher Performance Materials for Laser Additive Manufacturing by Shi, Yusheng, Yan, Chunze, Wei, Qingsong, Zhang, Lichao, Wen, Shifeng, Zhao, Xiao

“…Therefore, our research team has investigated key SLS processing techniques such as the large powder bed preheating system and multi-laser scanning system, and then successfully developed of a series of large-scale SLS systems with the effective building volumes of 1400×700×500 mm3 and 1400×1400×500 mm3, and SLM system with the effective building volume of 500×250×400 mm3. …”
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Thermal conductivity of titanium aluminum silicon nitride coatings deposited by lateral rotating cathode arc by Ding, X. Z., Cheong, J. Y., Samani, M. K., Amini, Shahrouz, Khosravian, Narjes, Tay, Beng Kang, Chen, Gang

“…The composition and microstructure of the as-deposited coatings were analyzed by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction, and cross-sectional scanning electron microscopy observation. The titanium nitride (TiN) coating shows a clear columnar structure with a predominant (111) preferential orientation. …”
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In vitro effect of a corrosive hostile ocular surface on candidate biomaterials for keratoprosthesis skirt by Tan, Anna C. S., Beuerman, Roger W., Mehta, Jodhbir S., Tan, Xiao Wei, Riau, Andri, Shi, Zhi Long, Neoh, Koon Gee, Khor, Khiam Aik, Tan, Donald

“…Topography and surface roughness of material discs were analysed by scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. …”
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GWTC-2.1: Deep extended catalog of compact binary coalescences observed by LIGO and Virgo during the first half of the third observing run

“…We also expand the population of binaries with significantly asymmetric mass ratios reported in GWTC-2 by an additional two events (the mass ratio is less than 0.65 and 0.44 at 90% probability for GW190403_051519 and GW190917_114630 respectively), and find that two of the eight new events have effective inspiral spins χ eff > 0 (at 90% credibility), while no binary is consistent with χ eff < 0 at the same significance. …”
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Laser-based 3D printing using bessel beams for tissue engineering applications by Liew, Andy Wen Loong

“…High resolution fibers down to 25 μm were printable using the BB technique, a significant improvement compared to conventional microfluidics and wet spinning techniques, and the capability to tune the fabricated fiber diameter based on mathematical models was also demonstrated. …”
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