Flow-Induced Shear Stress Combined with Microtopography Inhibits the Differentiation of Neuro-2a Cells by Eleftheria Babaliari, Paraskevi Kavatzikidou, Dionysios Xydias, Sotiris Psilodimitrakopoulos, Anthi Ranella, Emmanuel Stratakis

“…In this study, a precise flow-controlled microfluidic system featuring custom-designed chambers that integrate laser-microstructured polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrates comprising microgrooves (MGs) was developed to investigate the combined effect of shear stress and topography on Neuro-2a (N2a) cells’ behavior. …”
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Impact of biochar on strength, durability, and carbon sequestration in cement based materials by G. Uday Kiran, G. Nakkeeran, Dipankar Roy, George Uwadiegwu Alaneme

“…Biochar was incorporated as a partial replacement for cement in varying proportions up to 5wt% to evaluate its effects on mechanical properties, durability, and microstructure. …”
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Life cycle assessment for calcination process of flue gas desulfurization gypsum and transformation into β-CaSO4·0.5H2O by Payal Bakshi, Asokan Pappu, Dhiraj Kumar Bharti

“…FGD gypsum has transformed into β-CaSO4·0.5H2O via frugal and easy method for construction applications with geometric microstructure, which offers high mechanical strength with better workability. …”
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Investigating Corrosion Behavior of Hard Coatings of Iron-base Electrodes Containing Carbide Elements by J. Etemadzadeh, T. Ahmadi, P. Basir, M.R. Khanzadeh

“…In this research, using the manual shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) process, a wear-resistant layer was created by AMA1600v, AMA1622v, and AMA1623v hard coating electrodes on the St37 carbon mild steel, and the effect of the number of welding passes on the microstructure and corrosion resistance of the coatings was evaluated. …”
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Preclinical Validation of MIN-T: A Novel Controlled-Released Formulation for the Adjunctive Local Application of Minocycline in Periodontitis by Małgorzata Benedyk-Machaczka, Piotr Mydel, Karsten Mäder, Marta Kaminska, Nadine Taudte, Marcel Naumann, Martin Kleinschmidt, Sandra Sarembe, Andreas Kiesow, Sigrun Eick, Mirko Buchholz

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Reversible swelling behaviour of Diels–Alder clicked chitosan hydrogels in response to pH changes by O. Guaresti, C. Garcia-Astrain, L. Urbina, A. Eceiza, N. Gabilondo

“…The effect of the surrounding pH over the microstructure and the swelling ability of the hydrogels was evaluated depending on the initial composition. …”
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Characterization of Plastic Deformation in CuZr Metallic Glasses Subjected to the Rolling Process by Ramaswamy Sivaraman, Farag M. A. Altalbawy, Alaa Mohammed Hussein Wais, Holya A. Lafta, Seyedmasoud Hashemi

“…Using the rolling process, it is possible to induce multiple shear bands in the microstructure of metallic glasses (MGs) and improve the overall plasticity in the subsequent mechanical loadings. …”
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Development of Soft Wrinkled Micropatterns on the Surface of 3D-Printed Hydrogel-Based Scaffolds via High-Resolution Digital Light Processing by Mauricio A. Sarabia-Vallejos, Scarleth Romero De la Fuente, Nicolás A. Cohn-Inostroza, Claudio A. Terraza, Juan Rodríguez-Hernández, Carmen M. González-Henríquez

“…This enabled the combination of micrometer-sized channels (100–200 microns) with microstructured wrinkled surfaces (1–3 μm wavelength). …”
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Approaching Pottery Burnishing through Experimental Firings by Georgia Kordatzaki

“…For this task, two main factors related to burnishing were examined and evaluated, the reflection of the ceramics and pottery surface sheen. …”
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Ocular and confocal manifestations of Mainland Chinese with Fabry disease: a cross-sectional controlled study by Yao Xu, Yingjie Chen, Jiali Fan, Sasa Kou, Xinyu Zhuang, Bingyuan Zhou, Xiaofeng Zhang

“…Abstract Background This cross-sectional controlled study aims to characterize ocular manifestations and corneal microstructure via in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) in mainland Chinese patients with Fabry disease (FD). …”
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Histological and Biochemical Changes in Ovaries of Adult Wistar Rats Following Exposure to Risperidone by Onyilo, P.O.*, Dirisu, E.I., Samuel, B.O.

“…Group B rats (2.5 mg/kg of risperidone) showed normal ovarian microstructure, with follicles at various stages of maturity. …”
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Role of Optical Coherence Tomography on Corneal Surface Laser Ablation by Bruna V. Ventura, Haroldo V. Moraes, Newton Kara-Junior, Marcony R. Santhiago

“…OCT is an optical imaging modality that uses low-coherence interferometry to provide noninvasive cross-sectional imaging of tissue microstructure in vivo. There are two types of OCTs, each with transverse and axial spatial resolutions of a few micrometers: the time-domain and the fourier-domain OCTs. …”
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Investigation of freeze-thaw performance for sustainable rubberized concrete composites with different water to cement ratios by H. Alperen Bulut, U. Kandil

“…The changes in the microstructure of the concrete were analyzed by using a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). …”
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Hydroforming Process for an Ultrasmall Bending Radius Elbow by Shangwen Ruan, Lihui Lang, Yulong Ge

“…The effects of multistep forming on the thickness distribution and the heat treatment on the microstructure have been evaluated. The results obtained from simulations show a reasonable agreement with those from the experiments.…”
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Relating the formation factor to chloride diffusion in concrete based on low carbon binder types by Achenbach Rebecca, Raupach Michael

“…This article takes a closer look at the electrical resistivity of mortars and concretes and the formation factor as a microstructure parameter. Both, but the formation factor in particular, show great potential for providing meaningful assessments as a parameter for evaluating the durability of mortar and concrete.…”
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LOCAL MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF ATMOSPHERIC SPRAYED MOLYBDENUM COATINGS DEPOSITED WITH CASCADED PLASMA TORCH by Jakub Antoš, Petra Šulcová, Kateřina Lencová, Šárka Houdková, Josef Duliškovic, Jan Hajšman, Karolína Burdová, Antonín Račický

“…In this paper, mechanical properties of atmospheric plasma sprayed molybdenum coatings on steel (S235) substrate are evaluated. Optimization of spraying parameters for spherical Mo powder sprayed by cascaded plasma torch SinplexPro is carried out and the influence on final microstructure, mechanical and tribological properties of molybdenum coatings is analysed.…”
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The micro-yield strength and coefficient of thermal expansion of nanodiamond reinforced 2024 aluminum composites by Kun Xie, Zhongxia Liu, Fei Lu, Guoshang Zhang, Pengfei Yue, Bin Cai, Guopeng Zhang

“…In this study, nanodiamond (ND) was selected as reinforcement to fabricate the ND uniformly dispersed ND/2024Al composites with varying volume fractions ranging from 0 to 1.6 vol%. The microstructure of ND/2024Al composites was examined using SEM and TEM, and their properties were evaluated through the Micro-YS and CTE. …”
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Behaviour of reactively sintered TiB2-SiC composites under sudden impact by Kozień Dawid, Banaś Wojciech, Cudziło Stanisław, Graboś Adrian, Pasiut Katarzyna, Pyda Waldemar, Wojteczko Agnieszka, Grabowy Marek, Pędzich Zbigniew

“…Importantly, the desirable microstructure was obtained by reactive sintering at 1550°C and pressure of 2.5GPa. …”
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Effect of PMMA sealing treatment on the corrosion behavior of plasma electrolytic oxidized titanium dental implants in fluoride-containing saliva solution by Nawres Bahaa Mohammed, Zina Ali Daily, Mohammed Hussein Alsharbaty, Shahabe Saquib Abullais, Suraj Arora, Holya A Lafta, Abduladheem Turki Jalil, Abbas F Almulla, Andrés Alexis Ramírez-Coronel, Surendar Aravindhan, Masoud Soroush Bathaei

“…The phase structure, chemical composition, and microstructure of coatings were investigated via x-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy, respectively. …”
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FeMnCuNiTi and FeMnCuNiMo: Novel high entropy alloys for green hydrogen production by Andrea Brotzu, Carla Lupi, Daniela Pilone

“…These chromium and cobalt free HEAs were produced by using a centrifugal induction furnace and characterized to highlight their microstructure in the as-cast condition and after homogenization thermal treatment carried out at 1000 °C. …”
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