Co-Plasticization of Starch with Glycerol and Isosorbide: Effect on Retrogradation in Thermo-Plastic Cassava Starch Films by Rudy A. Gómez-López, Camilo E. Montilla-Buitrago, Héctor S. Villada-Castillo, Aidé Sáenz-Galindo, Felipe Avalos-Belmontes, Liliana Serna-Cock

“…This study analyzed the co-plasticizing effect of isosorbide on the mechanical, thermal, physicochemical, and microstructural properties and the retrogradation of films obtained by blown film extrusion from thermoplasticized starch with mixtures of glycerol and isosorbide in different ratios (3:0, 2:1, 1:2, and 0:3, respectively). …”
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Development of Ag-Doped ZnO Thin Films and Thermoluminescence (TLD) Characteristics for Radiation Technology by Hammam Abdurabu Thabit, Norlaili A. Kabir, Abd Khamim Ismail, Shoroog Alraddadi, Abdullah Bafaqeer, Muneer Aziz Saleh

“…The results of the annealing procedures showed the best TL response was found at 400 °C and 30 min. …”
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Preparation and Performance of Multilayer Si-B-C-N/Diamond-like Carbon Gradient Films by Jiaqi Duan, Minghan Li, Wenzhi Wang, Ziming Huang, Hong Jiang, Yanping Ma

“…The best adhesion was obtained with a double-layer Si-B-C-N/DLC gradient film. …”
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Precisely Controlled Reactive Multilayer Films with Excellent Energy Release Property for Laser-Induced Ignition by Wei Guo, Shimin Chang, Jinle Cao, Lizhi Wu, Ruiqi Shen, Yinghua Ye

“…The surface reflectivities of the TiO2/Al, MnO2/Al, and CuO/Al layers were measured using laser reflectivity spectrometers. The results showed that RMFs with smaller modulation periods exhibited excellent laser ignition performances, and EFP with MnO2/Al had the best performance. …”
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Monolithic Use of Inert Gas for Highly Transparent and Conductive Indium Tin Oxide Thin Films by Hessa I. Alabdan, Fahad M. Alsahli, Shubhranshu Bhandari, Tapas Mallick

“…An investigation of the influence of thickness on the optical, electrical, and physical properties of the films was conducted. We found that the best thickness for ITO thin films was 100 nm in terms of optical, electrical, and physical properties. …”
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Designing Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Polyethylene Films with Bioactive Compounds/Clay Nanohybrids for Potential Packaging Applications by Konstantinos Safakas, Iro Giotopoulou, Archontoula Giannakopoulou, Katerina Katerinopoulou, Georgia C. Lainioti, Haralambos Stamatis, Nektaria-Marianthi Barkoula, Athanasios Ladavos

“…Films with organically modified montmorillonite loaded with carvacrol (OC), thymol (OT) and olive leaf extract (OOLE) at 5% wt. showed better results in terms of mechanical properties. …”
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Photoelectrocatalytic Degradation Of Dyes By Titanium Dioxide Thin Films Prepared Via Thermal Oxidation And Electrodeposition by Jing Kai, Alvin Chong

“…TiO2 thin film electrodes showed its best photoelectrocatalytic degradation under illumination of UV light. …”
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Improved Field Electron Emission Properties of Phosphorus and Nitrogen Co-Doped Nanocrystalline Diamond Films by Fernando Lloret, Kamatchi Jothiramalingam Sankaran, Josué Millan-Barba, Derese Desta, Rozita Rouzbahani, Paulius Pobedinskas, Marina Gutierrez, Hans-Gerd Boyen, Ken Haenen

“…This work presents an approach to enhance the field electron emission (FEE) properties of NCD films by co-doping phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N) using microwave plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition. …”
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Developing thin film composite reverse osmosis membrane with high performance by tuning substrate structure by Ong, Jun

“…Thin-film composite (TFC) membrane is a state-of-the-art membrane mostly deployed in the water treatment and seawater desalination. …”
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Preparation and characterization of MEH-PPV:ZnO nanocomposite thin films / Nurul Zayana Yahya by Yahya, Nurul Zayana

“…Tetrahydrofuran is the best organic solvents to dissolve MEHPPV.The purchased and synthesized of ZnO were used to obtain nanocomposite thin films. …”
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Preparation, characterisation and evaluation of polymeric thin film from kojic monooleate nanoemulsion for cosmetic application by Mohd Jaslina, Nur Farzana Izzati

“…Recent developed formulation containing KMO formed a sticky, fragile and easy to fall-off thin film on the skin, in order to counter the problem, thin film system (TFS) was introduced and incorporated into the formulation. …”
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Design and fabrication of nanofibrous thin film composite membranes by electrospinning for osmotically driven membrane processes by Tian, Miao

“…In addition, the long term PRO results show that this membrane can generate a stable power density of 15.0 ± 0.5 W/m2 for a test period of 10 hours. …”
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Chemiresistors Based on Li-Doped CuO–TiO₂ Films by Alfio Torrisi, Jiří Vacík, Giovanni Ceccio, Antonino Cannavò, Vasily Lavrentiev, Pavel Horák, Roman Yatskiv, Jan Vaniš, Jan Grym, Ladislav Fišer, Martin Hruška, Přemysl Fitl, Jaroslav Otta, Martin Vrňata

“…Chemiresistors based on thin films of the Li-doped CuO–TiO₂ heterojunctions were synthesized by a 2-step method: (i) repeated ion beam sputtering of the building elements (on the Si substrates and multisensor platforms); and (ii) thermal annealing in flowing air. …”
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Combination of Sorbitol and Glycerol, as Plasticizers, and Oxidized Starch Improves the Physicochemical Characteristics of Films for Food Preservation by Berenice González-Torres, Miguel Ángel Robles-García, Melesio Gutiérrez-Lomelí, J. Jesús Padilla-Frausto, Claudia Luz Navarro-Villarruel, Carmen Lizette Del-Toro-Sánchez, Francisco Rodríguez-Félix, Arturo Barrera-Rodríguez, Mireya Zoila Reyna-Villela, María Guadalupe Avila-Novoa, Francisco Javier Reynoso-Marín

“…Analyses by water vapor permeability (WVP), attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectra (ATR-FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), tensile strength (TS), and transparency (UV) showed that the best film result was with 1.5 g of Gly and 2.0 g of Sor, conferred shine, elasticity 19.42 ± 6.20%, and mechanical support. …”
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Numerical analysis of fluid lubrication in line contact by using the MPS method by Hideyo NEGISHI, Hironori FUJIHARA, Hidenao TAKAHASHI, Kazuya SHIBATA, Kazuaki MANIWA, Shingo OBARA

“…The proposed methods are applied to a plane Poiseuille flow and a fluid film lubrication in line contact, and show good agreement with analytical solutions of the velocity profile and the pressure profile respectively by using an appropriate initial particle distance and time step. …”
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Production design and process of "Boys don't dance" by Mohammed Malik Abdul Karim

“…“Boys Don’t Dance” is a film about self-acceptance told through the main protagonist Ono who hopes to become a good ballet dancer one day. …”
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A comparative study of anaerobic fixed film baffled reactor and up-flow anaerobic fixed film fixed bed reactor for biological removal of diethyl phthalate from wastewater: a perfor... by Samira Yousefzadeh, Ehsan Ahmadi, Mitra Gholami, Hamid Reza Ghaffari, Ali Azari, Mohsen Ansari, Mohammad Miri, Kiomars Sharafi, Soheila Rezaei

“…It is vital for industries to select the best treatment technology, especially when the DEP concentration in wastewater is high. …”
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Influence of Alloy Substrate Treatment on Microstructure and Surface Performances of Arc-Ion Plated Gold-Like Film by Qinghai Yu, Jingxuan Pei, Jiankang Huang, Yuejuan Zhang, Di Ma

“…The “a” value of ZrN film is 0.31, which is the same as pure silver. The density of TiN and ZrN films is the best, and both TiN and ZrN films were crystalline. …”
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Effect of maleic anhydride compatibilizer addition on mechanical properties of polylactic acid (PLA)/cellulose acetate (CA) composites film by Abdul Kholiq, Ika Jumantika, Achmad Syarafuddin As-syirazi, Rahmayetty Rahmayetty

“…The results showed that the obtained films were identified as having PLA, CA, and MA, had a relatively smooth surface and were degraded at a temperature treatment of 543^oC. …”
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Functional Properties and Preservative Effect of P-Hydroxybenzoic Acid Grafted Chitosan Films on Fresh-Cut Jackfruit by Zhiguo Jiang, Jiaolong Wang, Dong Xiang, Zhengke Zhang

“…Compared to the CS film, the PA-g-CS film showed comprehensive performance improvements, including enhancements of water solubility, anti-ultraviolet capacity, antioxidation, and antibacterial activity. …”
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