Label‐Free Single‐Molecule Immunoassay by Xiaoyan Zhou, Chao Chen, Shuang Zhou, Guangzhong Ma, Mohammad Javad H. N. Chemerkouh, Christine L. H. Snozek, Eric H. Yang, Jiapei Jiang, Brandyn Braswell, Zijian Wan, Xinyu Zhou, Shaopeng Wang

“…Featuring plasmonic scattering microscopy‐based mass imaging, a 2‐step sandwich assay format enables background reduction, minimization of matrix effect by dynamic tracking of single binding events, and fully leveraging real‐time data for improved measurement precision through a Bayesian Gaussian process model, the LFSMiA enables ultra‐sensitive and direct protein detection at the single‐molecule level in neat blood sample matrices. …”
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Defect Detection and Error Source Tracing in Laser Marking of Silicon Wafers with Machine Learning by Hsiao-Chung Wang, Teng-To Yu, Wen-Fei Peng

“…These defects were inspected using machine vision, confocal microscopy, optical and scanning electron microscopy, acoustic/ultrasonic methods, and inline monitoring and coaxial vision. …”
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Design, Fabrication and Validation of Chemical Sensors for Detecting Hydrocarbons to Facilitate Oil Spillage Remediation by Perpetual Eze-Idehen, Krishna Persaud

“…To address the environmental hazards posed by oil spills and the limitations of conventional hydrocarbon monitoring techniques, a cost-effective and user-friendly gas sensor system was developed for the real-time detection and quantification of hydrocarbon contaminants in soil. …”
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Raman Spectroscopy of Graphene/CNT Layers Deposited on Interdigit Sensors for Application in Gas Detection by Stefan-Marian Iordache, Ana-Maria Iordache, Ana-Maria Florea (Raduta), Stefan Caramizoiu, Catalin Parvulescu, Flaviu Baiasu, Irina Negut, Bogdan Bita

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A New Monohydrogen Phosphate-Selective Carbon Composite Membrane Electrode for Soil Water Samples by Ozlem Tavukcuoglu, Vildan Erci, Fatih Ciftci, Ibrahim Isildak, Muhammed Zahid Kasapoglu

“…This study focused on developing a novel composite phosphate-selective electrode for on-site and real-time applications using a silver polyglutaraldehyde phosphate and carbon nanotube (CNT) matrix. CNT-silver polyglutaraldehyde phosphate compound was synthesized and characterized using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). …”
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Electrochemical Detection of Diclofenac Using a Screen-Printed Electrode Modified with Graphene Oxide and Phenanthroline by Ana-Raluca Măghinici, Alexandra-Virginia Bounegru, Constantin Apetrei

“…The cyclic voltammograms of the electrodes modified with GO and PHEN revealed peaks in PBS related to redox processes of PHEN immobilized in the carbonaceous matrix. Additionally, the active surface area of the electrodes was found to be larger for the modified carbon screen-printed electrode with GO and PHEN, which also showed improved sensitivity to the detection of DCF. …”
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Visualization of microbial biofilms in case of digestive disorders in lambs by E. M. Lenchenko, N. P. Sachivkina, D. A. Blumenkrants, A. Yu. Arsenyuk

“…Changes of quantitative and species composition of the intestinal microbiocenoses in the lambs with digestive disorders were compared with the ones of the clinically healthy lambs. Light microscopy results demonstrated formation of three-dimensional biofilm structure in the form of dense grid consisting of gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, yeast cells, hyphas and pseudohyphas surrounded with intracellular polymer matrix. …”
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Enhanced convolutional neural networks for defect detection in fiber-reinforced composites: a hyperparameter optimization approach by Pankaj Beldar, Rasika Chandramore, Sarika Jagtap, Dipali Bendale

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Integration of SEM and acoustic emission methods in non-destructive evaluation of fiber–cement boards exposed to high temperatures by Zawiślak Łukasz

“…This study showed that the AE method allows for the early detection of damage, such as microcracks and the separation of fibers from the cement matrix, before these changes become visible in SEM analysis. …”
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Immune‐mediated ECM depletion improves tumour perfusion and payload delivery by Yen Ling Yeow, Venkata Ramana Kotamraju, Xiao Wang, Meenu Chopra, Nasibah Azme, Jiansha Wu, Tobias D Schoep, Derek S Delaney, Kirk Feindel, Ji Li, Kelsey M Kennedy, Wes M Allen, Brendan F Kennedy, Irma Larma, David D Sampson, Lisa M Mahakian, Brett Z Fite, Hua Zhang, Tomas Friman, Aman P Mann, Farah A Aziz, M Priyanthi Kumarasinghe, Mikael Johansson, Hooi C Ee, George Yeoh, Lingjun Mou, Katherine W Ferrara, Hector Billiran, Ruth Ganss, Erkki Ruoslahti, Juliana Hamzah

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High Sensitive Sensor Fabricated by Reduced Graphene Oxide/Polyvinyl Butyral Nanofibers for Detecting Cu (II) in Water by Rui Ding, Zhimin Luo, Xiuling Ma, Xiaoping Fan, Liqun Xue, Xiuzhu Lin, Sheng Chen

“…The morphology and structure of GO/PVB nanofiber were studied by scanning election microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR). …”
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Housing Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Nanoparticles in Polyvinylpyrrolidone/Multiwall Carbon Nanotube Nanofibers to Detect Chiral Terpene Vapors by Fabricio N. Molinari, Fabrizio De Cesare, Antonella Macagnano

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Dermatopontin promotes abdominal aortic aneurysm progression via the IL-1β-COL1A1 axis by YIN Huarun, ZHAO Ning, WU Zhiyuan, LI Yongjun, YIN Hongchao

“…RT-qPCR was performed to detect the expression of interleukin-1α (IL-1α), interleukin-1β(IL-1β), collagen type Ⅰ alpha 1 chain (COL1A1), matrix metalloproteinase-2(MMP2), and matrix metalloproteinase-9(MMP9). …”
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Electrochemical Detection of Dopamine with a Non-Enzymatic Sensor Based on Au@SiO₂-APTES Composite by Afef Dhaffouli, Pedro A. Salazar-Carballo, Soledad Carinelli, Michael Holzinger, Bruno V. M. Rodrigues, Houcine Barhoumi

“…The electrochemical sensor, constructed using this novel composite material, shows great promise in the selective and sensitive detection of dopamine in the biological matrix. These results underscore the sensor’s capability for practical application in analysing real-world samples.…”
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Development of a Cu-N-C Nanozyme-based Colorimetric Sensor for Rapid Hydrogen Peroxide Detection in Pork Skin with Pickled Pepper by Xiaoyue YUE, Chenxu HAO, Shuliang YAN, Long FU, Dianbo ZHAO

“…To develop a novel colorimetric sensor for the rapid detection of hydrogen peroxide, single-atom Cu was immobilized on an ultrathin, nitrogenated two-dimensional carbon matrix via a thermal method, yielding a Cu-N-C nanozyme. …”
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MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry combined with machine learning algorithms to identify protein profiles related to malaria infection in human sera from Côte d’Ivoire by Fateneba Kone, Lucie Conrad, Jean T. Coulibaly, Kigbafori D. Silué, Sören L. Becker, Brama Kone, Issa Sy

“…Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry (MS) is nowadays the standard method in routine microbiology laboratories for bacteria and fungi identification in high-income countries, but is rarely used for parasite detection. …”
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Cellulosic-based microneedles for sensing heavy metals in fish samples by Houman Kholafazad, Mahdiyeh Pazhuhi, Mohammad Hasanzadeh, Nicolas H. Voelcker, Nasrin Shadju, Azadeh Nilghaz

“…The MNs operate based on both physical penetration force and fluidic absorption via capillary action in the porous cellulosic matrix. The MNs exhibit low reagent and sample volume requirements along with flexibility and ease of penetration into samples, and filtration capabilities that allow efficient detection with minimal interference. …”
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Development of functional panela cheese enriched with prebiotics and probiotics by Karina Tiscareño-Ortega, Norma Angélica Chávez-Vela, Julieta Domínguez-Soberanes, Gabriela Mariana Rodríguez-Serrno

“…Inulin enhanced probiotic growth, and electron microscopy confirmed the successful integration of bacteria within the cheese matrix. …”
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Fabrication of Biosensor Based on Polyaniline/Gold Nanorod Composite by Uğur Tamer, Ali İhsan Seçkin, Erhan Temur, Hilal Torul

“…The polyaniline/gold nanorod composite structure gave an excellent matrix for enzyme immobilization due to the large specific surface area and higher electroactivity. …”
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Structure and Spatial Distribution of Ge Nanocrystals Subjected to Fast Neutron Irradiation by Alexander N. Ionov, Tiecheng Lu, Yossi Gofer, Judith Grinblat, David H. Dressler, Issai Shlimak, Shai Levy

“…The influence of fast neutron irradiation on the structure and spatial distribution of Ge nanocrystals (NC) embedded in an amorphous SiO2 matrix has been studied. The investigation was conducted by means of laser Raman Scattering (RS), High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HR-TEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). …”
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