Investigation of solar cell carrier lifetime using photoconductance lifetime measurements by Sng, Joseph Ding Wen

“…This results in the presence of many impurities and defects that enhances surface recombination and contributes to a high surface recombination rate. The TMOs are able to passivate the Si surface by forming bonds with Si, resulting in a reduced number of dangling bonds and lower surface recombination rate. …”
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4D printable thermally stimulated (meth)acrylate shape memory polymers with tailorable shape recovery force for vat photopolymerization by Ng, Chin Siang

“…A qualitative concept of shape-holding bonds consisting of “reactive” and “nonreactive” bonds was hypothesized to describe the dynamic behaviour of the polymer network during the shape memory cycle. …”
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Understanding campus mobility by Toh, Christopher Gerard Wei Hong

“…A main finding would be that the arrival rate of people on campus increases at a faster rate, with counts peaking between 1100H and 1300H, before decreasing at a gradual rate thereafter. …”
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New Purification Strategies and Monomer Platforms for Ruthenium-Initiated Living Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization by Kilgallon, Landon J.

“…Ruthenium-initiated living ROMP remains an extraordinary tool for polymer synthesis, but removal of trace ruthenium from the polymeric product remains a difficult task due to the wide scope of polymer compositions, the lack of a complete understanding of initiator decomposition, and the unknown identities of trace ruthenium products generated during ROMP. …”
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Design of Cleavable Monomers and Cross-Linkers for the Synthesis of Degradable Polymer Architectures by Cardoso da Costa, Leticia

“…The introduction of labile bonds to already known polymers offers, thus, a much simpler approach for the manufacture of degradable materials. …”
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Study of a dry fixed-vane revolving compressor by Toh, Shaun Jia Hui

“…The changes are made in areas where there is high metal-to-metal contact such as the vane-side, rotor end faces and journal bearings. Major changes to equations were made in the rotor end-face expressions, where the rubbing at the upper end-face is not considered as non-contact occurs as a result of gravity. …”
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Protein interactions design. by Tay, Connie Gui Ching.

“…The definition of these residues was another challenge faced in protein interface design. In our design protocol, we used a general cutoff distance of 4.75Å obtained by taking into consideration hydrogen bond residues and solvent accessibility. …”
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Applying liquisolid technique to enhance curcumin solubility: a central composite design study by Aghajanpour, Sareh, Yousefi Jordehi, Shabnam, Farmoudeh, Ali, Negarandeh, Reza, Lam, Matthew, Ebrahimnejad, Pedram, Nokhodchi, Ali

“…The optimization focused on the tablet’s physical properties, such as hardness, disintegration time, and dissolution rate at 30 min. Critical formulation components included Tween 80 as the liquid vehicle and Aerosil 200 as the coating material, serving as independent variables in the optimization process. …”
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Cryogelation of human hair keratins by Chua, Huei Min

“…However, the actual assembly mechanism of HHK during cryogelation remained speculative and prompted further investigation on the contribution of various intermolecular associations including hydrophobic interactions, hydrogen, and ionic bonding. In this research, inhibition studies using bond disrupting agents and gel solubilisation studies revealed that both disulphide bonds and hydrophobic interactions are cooperatively vital for gel network formation and stabilization. …”
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Mechanistic Studies of Interfacial Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer to Molecularly Defined Surface Sites by Lewis, Noah B.

“…Additionally, a significant decrease in I-PCET rates versus the rate expected for the measured proton activity is observed for the acidic and buffered electrolytes but not the basic electrolytes. …”
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Site-specific protein modifications by an engineered asparaginyl endopeptidase from Viola canadensis by Chen, Yu, Zhang, Dingpeng, Zhang, Xiaohong, Wang, Zhen, Liu, Chuan-Fa, Tam, James P.

“…Asparaginyl endopeptidases (AEPs) or legumains are Asn/Asp (Asx)-specific proteases that break peptide bonds, but also function as peptide asparaginyl ligases (PALs) that make peptide bonds. …”
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Synthesis of fluorescent citric acid carbon dots composites derived from empty fruit bunches of palm oil tree and its anti-bacterial property by Pramudita, Rufina, Marpongahtun, Gea, Saharman, Daulay, Amru, Harahap, Mahyuni, Tan, Yong Zen, Goei, Ronn, Tok, Alfred Iing Yoong

“…The resulting belongs to the n-π* transition of carbonyl groups and C–N bonds. Maximum emission peak was observed at 450 nm excitation wavelength with a gradual decrease in intensity from 350 nm to 310 nm. …”
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Failure of plastic structures due to drop impact by Yuen, Shuqin.

“…One test specimen type is made of two acrylic face skins bonded to a Nomex honeycomb core in the middle. …”
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Frail Line by Er, Kia Hui, Ong, Grace Xi Wei, Ho, Baofei, Tan, Jit Quan, Boithar, Faizal

“…It also explores the disenchantment with interpersonal relationships that youths face and what they do the stem the pain when relief seems elusive……”
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Solidarity as a transformative practice by Cipollitti, PE

“…By studying existing theories and reflecting on real-world cases, I present a normative account of solidarity suited to confront the globalized, overlapping injustices we face in our world today. I argue in Chapter 1 that we should conceptualize solidarity as a political bond, realized through action, that unites members of social groups on the basis of a shared understanding of reality and a shared commitment to justice; and as a socially, interpersonally, and personally transformative practice. …”

Green synthesis of carbon dots derived from biomass of Polyalthia bullata root extract as colorimetric sensor for selective detection of Fe3+ ions by Raypah, Muna E., Mohd Faizal, Jamlos, Giwa, Shehu Hadiza, Hajar Fauzan, Ahmad, Hazrulrizawati, Abd Hamid

“…UV–Vis absorption spectrum revealed two absorption peaks at 252 nm and 324 nm which attributed to π − π* transition of C=C bonds and n − π* transition of C=O bonds in CDs, respectively. …”
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Role of ex-situ HfO2 passivation to improve device performance and suppress X-ray-induced degradation characteristics of in-situ Si3N4/AlN/GaN MIS-HEMTs by Dalapati, Pradip, Li, Hanchao, Arulkumaran, Subramaniam, Ng, Geok Ing

“…X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy results suggest that several Si-N bonds in stoichiometric Si3N4 and Hf-O bonds in HfO2 passivation film can be broken under X-ray irradiation, where numerous charges might be trapped easily and deteriorate the interface quality. …”
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Water‐binding‐mediated gelation/crystallization and thermosensitive superchirality by Xing, Pengyao, Li, Yongxin, Wang, Yang, Li, Pei-Zhou, Chen, Hongzhong, Phua, Fiona Soo Zeng, Zhao, Yanli

“…Water binding was a key factor in leading trace water‐induced crystallization against gelation in apolar solvent. …”
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Biaxial strain induced OH engineer for accelerating alkaline hydrogen evolution by Zhang, Tao, Ye, Qitong, Han, Zengyu, Liu, Qingyi, Liu, Yipu, Wu, Dongshuang, Fan, Hong Jin

“…This work deepens our understanding to the impact of strain dimensions on water dissociation and inspires the design of nanostructured catalysts for accelerating the rate-determining step in multi-electron reactions.…”
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Injectable and biomimetic poly (ethylene glycol) hydrogel systems for in situ therapeutic cell delivery by Cao, Ye

“…Results from NHDFs studies showed that proliferation rate of NHDFs in GEP45 (13.5%) and GEP30 (11.4%) were higher than that of control (7.3%) on day 9. …”
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