A comparative study on solubility of root end filling materials - An in vitro study by Supriya Makam, Geeta Hiremath, Balaram Naik

“…Aim: The aim of this in vitro study was to compare and evaluate the solubility of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA), MTA Plus, chitosan and their conjugates in synthetic tissue fluid (STF). …”
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Fracture Surface Fractal Characteristics of Alkali-Slag Concrete under Freeze-Thaw Cycles by Wantong Cai, Guoping Cen, Haifu Wang

“…It is very feasible to evaluate ASC fracture behaviour under freezing and thawing with the fractal theory. …”
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One-Step Electrochemical Preparation of Super-Hydrophobic Aluminum Surface and the Anti-Corrosion Performance by LI Li-ping, ZHOU Ji-cheng, LIU Yuan-wei, CHEN Yu

“…The super-hydrophobic modification of metal materials surface can significantly improve their corrosion resistance.The super-hydrophobic aluminum surface was fabricated with chemical etching and electrochemical anodization.Super-hydrophobic structure was constructed on aluminum surface by one-step method.The effect of HCl concentration and anodization time on the surface micro-structure and composition of aluminum electrode was investigated.The hydrophobic properties of aluminum surface were characterized by contact angle tester.The microstructure and chemical composition of aluminum surface were observed by SEM and EDS.Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS)and electrochemical noise(EN)technique were employed to evaluated the anti-corrosion performance of modified aluminum electrode in 3.5% NaCl solution.Results indicated that a super-hydrophobic aluminum surface was prepared on the pure aluminum under 2 V voltage and 20 min anodization time in 0.015 mol/L HCl solution, with the contact angle(CA)and sliding angle(SA)were 155.8° and 3.1°, respectively.EIS measurements revealed that the charge transfer resistance increased from 121 Ω·cm2 to 1 941 Ω·cm2 and the protection efficiency of super-hydrophobic aluminum surface was as high as 93.8%.EN results showed that the super-hydrophobic modification of the aluminum electrode could remarkably reduce its localized corrosion strength in 3.5% NaCl solution.…”
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MODIFICATION OF GAS-THERMAL COATINGS THROUGH СО2 LASER IMPACT by Andrey Anatolyevich Mitrofanov, Evgeny Anatolyevich Chaschin, Svetlana Alexandrovna Balashova, Andrey Khachekhparovich Kharakhashev

“…The porosity modification is evaluated quantitatively using the image processing program developed in Visual Studio 2008 by pixel comparison of microstructure of the area occupied by pores and the coating material. …”
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Equivariant spherical CNNs for accurate fiber orientation distribution estimation in neonatal diffusion MRI with reduced acquisition time by Haykel Snoussi, Davood Karimi

“…Early and accurate assessment of brain microstructure using diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging (dMRI) is crucial for identifying neurodevelopmental disorders in neonates, but remains challenging due to low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), motion artifacts, and ongoing myelination. …”
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Novel waterproof ambient cured geopolymer concrete using integral crystalline waterproofing admixture by Japneet Sidhu, Pardeep Kumar

“…Additionally, scanning electron microscopy analysis is performed on the GC samples to understand the changes in the microstructure of GC mixes with various dosages of the crystalline waterproofing agent added to them.…”
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Seismic Velocities of Subducted Serpentinites Through the Lizardite‐Antigorite Transition by He‐Ming Wang, Mai‐Linh Doan, Anne‐Line Auzende, Stéphane Schwartz, Samuel Chapman, Jérôme Fortin, Xiao‐Ming Tang

“…To understand the effects of the metamorphic conditions and the associated microstructural evolution on the serpentinite velocity, we collected seven natural serpentinite rocks with different metamorphic imprints in the Western Alps, from blueschists to eclogite facies conditions. …”
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Constitutive Model and Hot Processing Map of Ni-Cr-Fe Heat-resistant Alloy for Advanced Ultra-Supercritical Boilers by Gao　Pei, Huang　Guijun

“…Based on the Arrhenius hyperbolic sine model， strain factor is innovatively introduced to construct an improved constitutive model suitable for heat-resistant alloys， and two indexes， correlation coefficient R and absolute error δ， are used to evaluate the accuracy of the model's prediction of rheological stress； At the same time， by constructing the hot processing map of the heat-resistant alloy and the microstructure analysis， the optimal range of hot working process parameters of the alloy is systematically evaluated and determined. …”
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Advances in the Additive Manufacturing of Superalloys by Antonio del Bosque, Pablo Fernández-Arias, Diego Vergara

“…Key research areas include process optimization, microstructural evolution and control, mechanical property assessment, and defect minimization. …”
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Effects of Incorporating Carboxymethyl Chitosan into PMMA Bone Cement Containing Methotrexate. by Bo-Ming Liu, Ming Li, Bao-Sheng Yin, Ji-Yang Zou, Wei-Guo Zhang, Shou-Yu Wang

“…The mechanical properties, microstructure, and MTX release of (CMCS+MTX)-PMMA cement were evaluated respectively by universal mechanical testing machine, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and incubation in simulated body fluid with subsequent HPLC-MS. …”
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Effect of Ti addition and cast part size on solidification structure and mechanical properties of medium carbon, low alloy cast steel by Nicolás Emanuel Tenaglia, Diego Fernandino, Alejandro Daniel Basso

“…Then, the solidification macrostructure (dendritic pattern and grain size) and microstructure were characterized by using conventional and specific metallographic techniques. …”
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Loading of a porous rock with constant micro-seismic event rate suppresses seismicity and promotes subcritical failure by Maria-Daphne Mangriotis, Alexis Cartwright-Taylor, Ian G. Main, Andrew Curtis, Andrew F. Bell, Ian B. Butler, Florian Fusseis

“…We develop a new model that explains this observation, based on the observed evolution of microstructural damage and the fracture mechanics of subcritical crack growth. …”
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Impact of Lubrication on Shear Deformation During Asymmetrical Rolling: A Viscoplastic Analysis of Slip System Activity Using an Affine Linearization Scheme by I Putu Widiantara, Siti Fatimah, Warda Bahanan, Jee-Hyun Kang, Young Gun Ko

“…Although it is well established that lubrication influences the microstructure and texture of deformed sheets through its effect on shear deformation, the underlying mechanisms remain insufficiently understood. …”
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Antifungal mechanism of carvacrol and osthole can disrupt cell structure integrity and interfere with energy metabolism in Neopestalotiopsis ellipsospora by Huifang Liu, Jianmei Yao, Rongxiu Yin, Chiyu Ma, Lulu Li, Wen Yang, Zhiwei Lei

“…Plants are rich in bioactive compounds that are safe, non-toxic, and biodegradable. In this study, we evaluated the antifungal activities and mechanisms of 11 plant extracts against N. ellipsospora.MethodsThis study evaluated the antifungal activity of 11 plant extracts against N. ellipsospora of tea gray blight disease and systematically examined the impacts of osthole and carvacrol on the mycelial morphology, mycelial weight, cell microstructure, membrane permeability, various biochemical substrate levels and related gene expression levels of N. ellipsospora.ResultsThe results showed that carvacrol and osthole exhibited significant antifungal effects among 11 plant extracts with EC50 values of 24.40 and 9.38 mg/L, respectively. …”
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Fractal Model for Acoustic Absorbing of Porous Fibrous Metal Materials by Weihua Chen, Tianning Chen, Xiaopeng Wang, Jiuhui Wu, Suobin Li

“…However, it is quite difficult to evaluate the static flow resistivity from the microstructure of the PFMM because of a large number of disordered pores. …”
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Upcycling of Eggshell Waste into Calcium Phosphates for Use in Sustainable Biomedical Engineering Applications by Nikolaos Pagonis, Dimitrios Flegkas, Aikaterini Itziou, Konstantinos Kountouras, Adam Stimoniaris, Petros Samaras, Vayos Karayannis

“…The precipitate in powder form underwent X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) analysis to evaluate its microstructure, and elemental and phase composition. …”
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Noninvasive assessment of liver inflammation in metabolic dysfunction associated steatohepatitis using MR cytometry by Xiaoyu Jiang, Mary Kay Washington, Manhal J. Izzy, Gracie Piantek, Ming Lu, Xinqiang Yan, John C. Gore, Junzhong Xu

“…An in vivo feasibility study, conducted on healthy subjects (n = 5) and MASH patients (n = 5) using a clinical 3 T MRI system, further showcased the potential of MR cytometry to characterize pathological changes in liver microstructure.…”
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Zuogui Wan attenuates ovariectomy-induced osteoporosis via the GH/IGF1 axis and related pathways by Yujie Ma, Pei Li, Changheng Song, Yuhan Wang, Qiqi Yan, Ying Yang, Wenjie Li, Xinyu Wan, Ruyuan Zhu, Jiayi Ma, Yanjing Chen, Haixia Liu, Zhiguo Zhang

“…ZGW treatment effectively ameliorated the diminished bone mineral density and compromised bone microstructures observed in OVX rats. Furthermore, ZGW administration to OVX rats increased bone tissue expression levels of RUNX2, BMP2, OSX, OC, and OPG. …”
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Mechanisms of γ-ray irradiation induced oxidation corrosion in SnBi eutectic solder joints: Insights from first-principles calculations by Qilong Guan, Shengli Li, Kai Li, Xuan Li, Ruiqi Wang, Xiaojiu Tang, Chunjin Hang

“…This study employs quasi-in-situ characterization and first-principles calculations to investigates the microstructural evolution and oxidation behavior of SnBi eutectic solder joints under γ-ray irradiation. …”
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Effect of magnetic field on precipitation kinetics and shear strength of Sn58Bi-Ni solders by Chuan-jiang Wu, Liang Zhang, Yu-hao Chen, Xin-quan Yu, Quan-Bin Lu, Wei-min Long

“…In this study, Sn58Bi solder and its composites doped with 0.6 wt% Ni nanoparticles (NPs) or microparticles (MPs) were investigated to elucidate the effects of magnetic fields on the behavior of magnetic solders, with particular focus on microstructural evolution, grain orientation, and mechanical performance. …”
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