Synthesis and characterization of novel low bandgap conjugated polymers containing fused-ring and accept moieties by Lai, Chun Yuen

“…Structural properties were characterised using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and gel permeation chromatography (GPC) while thermal properties were characterised using differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) and thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA). …”
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Hydrogen embrittlement behaviour of additively manufactured Inconel 625 alloy by Khor, Ashley Shao Ying

“…Commercially available Inconel 625 powder feedstock materials were characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) for particle size morphology and distribution. …”
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Point cloud denoising by robust PCA dimension reduction by Guo, Yu

“…Lidar sensors are often used to scan point cloud data, but the signals it sends are often negatively affected by atmospheric particles, light scattering and other influencing factors during transmission, resulting in noise in point cloud images. …”
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Fabrication and characterization of protein-based tissue scaffold by Ko, Kok Wei.

“…Thermal and structural analysis of the silk was done using the differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) and the fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometer respectively. …”
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Far-field and near-field photon emission microscopy for semiconductor devices by Ding, Yuzhou

“…In the second part of the project, a new type of Scanning Near-field Photon Emission Microscopy (SNPEM) has also been utilized. …”
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A study of shape memory effect in hydrogel/polyethylene glycol hybrid by Luke, Pennefather Pyne

“…After thermal analysis testing (Differential Scanning Calorimerty) was performed to the fabricated hybrids, the transition temperature of the hybrids was found. …”
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Nonlinear optical imaging investigations at the micro-scale by Lim, Ken Choong

“…In this project, a Nonlinear Laser Scanning Microscope (NLSM) is setup, aligned and calibrated in order to image various samples of organic and inorganic origins. …”
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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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Hydrophobic bio-epoxy coatings for easy cleaning applications by Tay, Shu Ming

“…Additionally, the prepared formulations of hydrophobic coatings were characterized with Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and contact angle goniometer to determine its wettability, thermal and mechanical properties. …”
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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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A cluster-based distributed active current sensing circuit for hardware Trojan detection by Cao, Yuan, Chang, Chip-Hong, Chen, Shoushun

“…Based on the power gating scheme, it converts the current activity on local power grid into a timing pulse from which the timing and power-related side channel signals can be externally monitored by the existing scan test architecture. Its current comparator threshold can be calibrated against the quiescent current noise floor to reduce the impacts of process variations. …”
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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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