Synthesis and characterization of wound healing hydrogel using keratin protein from chicken feathers by Mohamed Saad, Bala Husain

“…Moreover, keratin release increased with increasing keratin content; the highest release was 95.72% in K70 after 96 hr on the KS-hydrogel films and K-hydrogel films release was 81% in K70 after 96 hr Higuchi square root model best predicted the keratin release behaviour. …”
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Study on preparation of electrically grafted dicyandiamide modified carbon fibre electrode for marine electric field and its electric field response performance by XU Jiawei, HU Chengru, HOU Xiaofan, FU Yubin

“…The results show that the higher the grafting potential, the more uniform the polyaminocyanine film on the carbon fibre surface and the more stable the electrode bilayer structure. …”
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Microstructure and battery performance of Mg-Zn-Sn alloys as anodes for magnesium-air battery by Fanglei Tong, Xize Chen, Shanghai Wei, Jenny Malmström, Joseph Vella, Wei Gao

“…Among the four alloy anodes, Mg-2Zn-3Sn (ZT23) shows the best battery discharge performance at low current densities (≤ 5 mA cm−2), achieving high energy density of 1367 mWh g−1 at 2 mA cm−2. …”
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The impact of electrode materials on 1/f noise in piezoelectric AlN contour mode resonators by Hoe Joon Kim, Soon In Jung, Jeronimo Segovia-Fernandez, Gianluca Piazza

“…Specifically, the use of different electrode materials allows control of thermoelastic damping (TED), which is the dominant damping mechanism for high frequency AlN CMRs and largely depends on the thermal properties (i.e. thermal diffusivities and expansion coefficients) of the metal electrode rather than the piezoelectric film. We have measured Q and 1/f noise of 68 resonators and the results show that 1/f noise decreases with increasing Q, with a power law dependence that is about 1/Q4. …”
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The Synergistic Lubrication Effects of h-BN and g-C₃N₄ Nanoparticles as Oil-Based Additives for Steel/Steel Contact by Wen Zhong, Jiazhi Dong, Siqiang Chen, Zhe Tong

“…A comparison between the mixed additives and the single g-C₃N₄ or h-BN additives revealed that the base oil with the addition of g-C₃N₄ and h-BN showed the best lubricating properties. The results show a 12.3% reduction in friction coefficient, resulting in a 68.6% reduction in wear rate compared to the white oil when filled with 0.5 wt% g-C₃N₄ and h-BN (1:1 by weight). …”
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Performance Evaluation and Lubrication Mechanism of Water-Based Nanolubricants Containing Nano-TiO2 in Hot Steel Rolling by Hui Wu, Jingwei Zhao, Liang Luo, Shuiquan Huang, Lianzhou Wang, Suoquan Zhang, Sihai Jiao, Han Huang, Zhengyi Jiang

“…In particular, the nanolubricant containing an optimal concentration (4.0 wt%) of nano-TiO2 demonstrates the best lubrication performance, owing to the synergistic effect of lubricating film, rolling, polishing, and mending generated by nano-TiO2.…”
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Euphorbia tirucalli latex loaded polymer nanoparticles: Synthesis, characterization, in vitro release and in vivo antinociceptive action. by Marina Lima Rodrigues, Anderson de Jesus Gomes, Mani Indiana Funez, Mariane Aparecida da Silva Marques, Claure Nain Lunardi

“…The UV-Vis spectroscopic technique was used to show that more than 75% of the latex was encapsulated; the same technique was used to determine the release profile of the compound at different pH values, as well as determining the speed with which the process occurs through kinetic models, and it was observed that the best adjustments occurred for the Korsmeyer-Peppas model and the Higuchi model. …”
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Development of Temperature Sensor Based on AlN/ScAlN SAW Resonators by Min Wei, Yan Liu, Yuanhang Qu, Xiyu Gu, Yilin Wang, Wenjuan Liu, Yao Cai, Shishang Guo, Chengliang Sun

“…The experimental results show that the sensitivities obtained with the three schemes were −28.9 ppm/K, −33.6 ppm/K, and −29.3 ppm/K. …”
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Corrosion and Micro-abrasive Wear Behaviour of 2524-T3 Aluminium Alloy with PAni-NPs/PSS LbL Coating by Uriel Darhê Oudinot Dias Rangel, Roger Borges, Danilo Alves Oliveira, Larissa Solano de Almeida, Rogério Valentim Gelamo, José Roberto Siqueira Júnior, Luciana Sgarbi Rossino, Jéferson Aparecido Moreto

“…The results show that the number of bilayers promotes shifts to less negative potentials, indicating an optimized system, in which the best performance was observed for a 15-bilayer PAni/PSS LbL film. …”
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Seed quality improvement applications in black cumin seeds (Nigella sativa L.) by Sidika Ekren, Ismail Can Paylan, Adem Gokcol

“…The aim was to increase germination rates and to achieve early and uniform emergence of black cumin, which has a small seed size and whose embryos also show irregular germination. For this purpose, priming, chemical application and film coating and their combinations were used to determine and recommend the best method. …”
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Preparation and Properties of Heat-Collecting Coating from Vanadium Extraction Slag under Double Carbon Background by Jing Hou, Zhong Xu, Enhui Wu, Jun Li, Yan Jiang, Ping Huang

“…As the medium, the heat collection performance at different inclination angles was studied. The results show that when the inclination angle is 30°, the heat collection efficiency of the vanadium-extracted spoil coated heat collector plate is the best, which can reach 84.69%. …”
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Conducting-Polymer Nanocomposites as Synergistic Supports That Accelerate Electro-Catalysis: PEDOT/Nano Co₃O₄/rGO as a Photo Catalyst of Oxygen Production fro... by Mohammed Alsultan, Anwer M. Ameen, Amar Al-keisy, Gerhard F. Swiegers

“…A composite film containing the precise molar ratio 7.18 (C; PEDOT):1 (Co):5.18 (C; rGO) exhibited high photocatalytic activity (pH 12) for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) at 0.80 V (vs. …”
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Laser additively manufactured crack-free aluminum-bearing high entropy alloys: alloy design, synthesis, cracking inhibition and microstructure evolution effects on their tensile pr... by Jiawang Wu, Yaxiong Guo, Fangping Wang, Xiaojuan Shang, Jing Zhang, Qibin Liu

“…The effects of cracking inhibition and microstructure evolution on the tensile properties were researched in detail. The results show that as the Nb substitutes for Al atoms, the cracking behaviour is ameliorated, ascribed to the tiny Laves phase refined the dendrite spacings and back-filled in the inter-dendritic liquid film. …”
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Rational design of amphiphilic peptides and its effect on antifouling performance by Gaw, Sheng Long, Sakala, Gowripriya, Nir, Sivan, Saha, Abhijit, Xu, Zhichuan J., Lee, Pooi See, Reches, Meital

“…We have judiciously tailored the peptide configurations to achieve the best antifouling performance by (i) positioning the amino acid lysine adjacent to the DOPA moiety in the linear peptide chain for better adhesion, (ii) having a linear fluorinated N-terminal to improve the packing density of the film by straightening the peptide chain, and (iii) placing DOPA at the C-terminal. …”
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Amperometric detection of nitric oxide using a glassy carbon electrode modified with gold nanoparticles incorporated into a nanohybrid composed of reduced graphene oxide and Nafion by Yusoff, N., Rameshkumar, P., Shahid, M.M., Huang, S.T., Huang, N.M.

“…The authors show that the electrocatalytic performance toward the detection of nitric oxide (NO) can be enhanced by making use of gold nanoparticles (AuNP) in a matrix consisting of reduced graphene oxide and Nafion (rGO-Nf). …”

The Effect of the Oğuzlar Walnut Extract as a Green Corrosion Inhibitor on AISI 1010 Mild Steel by Hacer Ebru Singer, Merve Okutan, Abdurrahman Asan

“…Mild steel is primarily used in reinforced concrete structures, because it has a low corrosion rate due to the formation of a passive oxide film in the alkaline environment. However, when exposed to acidic and atmospheric environments or aqueous environments containing dissolved salts such as sea water, the protective film deteriorates and corrosion occurs due to contamination caused by chloride and carbonation. …”
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Nanostructured metal oxide semiconductor for photovoltaic applications by Lim, Andrew Chik Chiew.

“…Several solid-state sensitized solar cell structures were investigated and fabricated using this NMO material. The best result obtained so far were devices with NMO2 thin film and TiO2 formed by the Doctor Blade method. …”
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Investigating the Mechanical Properties and Durability of Metakaolin-Incorporated Mortar by Different Curing Methods by Yudong Dong, Lianjun Pei, Jindong Fu, Yalong Yang, Tong Liu, Huihui Liang, Hongjian Yang

“…Moreover, the paper investigated the impact of four different curing methods about humidity on the mechanical properties and sulfate resistance. The results show that the best content of metakaolin in Portland cement is 10% (M10), and the best curing method is 95% humidity in the first three days followed by 60% humidity in the later period (3#). …”
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Feasibility study on the technical and economic performance grid-connected PV system for designated rooftops in UTHM by Mohamad Ali, Mohamad Fakrie

“…The performance analysis showed that mono-crystalline silicon, poly-crystalline silicon and thin film (CdTe) systems are exported 2,332,327.40 kWh, 2,182,727.90 kWh and 2,066,755.40 kWh respectively to the grid annually. …”
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Effects of aromatase inhibitors on the ocular surface microenvironment by Peng Xu, Yuan-Yuan Zhao, Chen Yuan, Chao Liu

“…All participants completed the ocular surface disease index(OSDI)questionnaire and underwent detailed ophthalmic examinations, including best-corrected visual acuity, intraocular pressure, axial length, corneal curvature, radius of curvature of curved lacrimal river surface, tear osmolarity, tear film break-up time, corneal fluorescein staining score, Schirmer Ⅰ test, and meibomian gland infrared score.RESULTS: There were no statistically significant differences in age, best-corrected visual acuity, intraocular pressure, axial length, and corneal curvature between control group and steroidal and non-steroidal group(P>0.05). …”
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