Secure energy efficiency maximization for joint ITS and IRS assisted satellite downlink communications by Shaochuan Yang, Kaizhi Huang, Hehao Niu, Yi Wang, Ya Liu, Zheng Chu

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Review of techniques for future manufacturing of ordered and functional porous films: conceivable membranes for water desalination by membrane distillation processes by Annarosa Gugliuzza

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PM6/L8‐BO Thin Films through Layer‐by‐Layer Engineering: Formation Mechanism, Energetic Disorder, and Carrier Mobility by Zihao Wen, Rongkun Zhou, Zilong Zheng, Yi Zhao

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SurfaceVision: An Automated Module for Surface Fault Detection in 3D Printed Products by Laukesh Kumar, Manoj Kumar Satyarthi

“…In the era of Industry 4.0, the advent of 3D printing has revolutionized manufacturing by significantly reducing financial and time efforts. 3D printed products are created layer-by-layer based on digital Computer Aided Design (CAD) inputs, yet they remain susceptible to defects that can compromise quality. …”
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Rapid enrichment and SERS detection of fenitrothion and methyl parathion in vegetable and fruit juices using a dual-functionalized microneedle by Mengping Zhang, Hui Pan, Yafen Zeng, Xiao Meng, Wenwen Chen, Meng Jin, Hua Shao, Haiyan Wei, Cuijuan Wang

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Enabling dual-functionality material for effective anionic and cationic dye removal by using Nb2O5/MgAl-LDH nanocomposites by Tarmizi Taher, Zhongliang Yu, Elisabeth Kartini Arum Melati, Andika Munandar, Rizky Aflaha, Kuwat Triyana, Yudha Gusti Wibowo, Khairurrijal Khairurrijal, Aldes Lesbani, Aditya Rianjanu

“…This study presents the successful fabrication of Nb2O5-MgAl layered double hydroxide (LDH) nanocomposites for the effective removal of methylene blue (MB) and Congo red (CR) dyes via a one-step hydrothermal method. …”
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Understanding and designing photothermal responses in complex layered systems by Yide Zhang, Nelson G. C. Astrath, Gustavo V. B. Lukasievicz, Artem S. Vorobev, Liam O’Faolain, Georg Ramer, Bernhard Lendl

“…We show that the thermal rise time is significantly shorter than the thermoelastic relaxation time and that both the temperature and surface displacement scale linearly with the absorption layer (SU-8) thickness. …”
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An intact S-layer is advantageous to Clostridioides difficile within the host. by Michael J Ormsby, Filipa Vaz, Joseph A Kirk, Anna Barwinska-Sendra, Jennifer C Hallam, Paola Lanzoni-Mangutchi, John Cole, Roy R Chaudhuri, Paula S Salgado, Robert P Fagan, Gillian R Douce

“…Clostridioides difficile is responsible for substantial morbidity and mortality in antibiotically-treated, hospitalised, elderly patients, in which toxin production correlates with diarrhoeal disease. While the function of these toxins has been studied in detail, the contribution of other factors, including the paracrystalline surface layer (S-layer), to disease is less well understood. …”
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INFLUENCE OF MACHINING ON QUALITY PARAMETERS OF OPTICAL METAL PRODUCTS by Valentin SHKURUPY

“…The surface properties are determined by the double electric layer at the surface. …”
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Visualizing the effects of antibiotics on the mouse colonic mucus layer by Chun-Yao Chen, Kai-Chieh Hsu, Hsuan-Yu Yeh, Han-Chen Ho

“…Objective: Mucus provides a protective barrier separating sensitive epithelial surfaces from the outside world. The mouse colonic mucus is organized as a bacteria-free inner layer and a bacteria-colonized outer layer. …”
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Adsorption of Mo and O at S-vacancy on ReS2 surface of ReS2/MoTe2 vdW heterointerface by Puneet Kumar Shaw, Jehan Taraporewalla, Sohaib Raza, Akash Kumar, Rimisha Duttagupta, Hafizur Rahaman, Dipankar Saha

“…Nanoscaled devices based on atom-thin 2D layered materials, exhibit promising switching between non-conducting and conducting states. …”
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Poly(acrylic acid) surface grafted polypropylene films: Near surface and bulk mechanical response

“…Radical photo-grafting polymerization constitutes a promising technique for introducing functional groups onto surfaces of polypropylene films. …”
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Magnetic iron-based nanoparticles encapsulated in graphene/reduced graphene oxide: Synthesis, functionalization and cytotoxicity tests by Aysa Azmoudeh, Sencer Moral, Seyma Sari, Miray Türk, Muhammet U. Kahveci, Gizem Dinler Doganay, Duygu Ağaoğulları

“…In this paper, the synthesis of multilayer graphene (MLG) encapsulated iron-based nanoparticles was investigated by solvothermal and chemical vapor deposition (CVD) methods followed by purification. Subsequently, their surface modification was conducted with pyrene end-functional POEGMA obtained by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). …”
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Passive Oxidation Model and Drag Reduction Mechanism of C/SiC Composites by Lianjun MA, Liangzhong FAN, Qingyong ZHU

“…Utilizing the passive oxidation model of the C/SiC composite, an investigation was conducted into the impacts of fractal dimension, height scale factor, and frequency factor on the morphology of the oxidation interface. The oxide layer and composite layer interface morphologies were simulated using the Weierstrass-Mandelbrot(W-M) function, and the ramifications of varying parameters on interface characteristics were quantitatively analyzed. …”
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Multiscale design and fabrication of neutron shielding composites via boron-based polymers and layer-by-layer assembly of graphene oxide/B₄C on carbon fiber by Yizhuo Gu, Benben Liu, Zhongjia Yang, Shaokai Wang, Min Li

“…The resulting composite, featuring four layers of assembly on the fiber surface, achieves a thermal neutron linear attenuation coefficient (μ) of 2.989 cm⁻1 and a tensile strength of 830 MPa, showing strong structural integrity and effective radiation shielding. …”
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Mechanical properties and energy absorption of CoCrNi functionally graded TPMS cellular structures by Zhaoyi Wang, Junxian Zhou, Yunzhuo Lu, Dongming Li, Deyu Yue, Xu Zhang, Bingzhi Chen

“…Functionally gradient triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS) structures are found widespread applications in fields such as aerospace and defense engineering, owing to flexible modulation of lightweight and energy-absorbing properties. …”
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Polydopamine (PDA) functionalized ultrathin carbon layer encapsulated magnetite nanoparticle and graphene oxide (Fe3O4@C-GO@PDA) as recyclable and stable nanoadsorbent for enhanced... by Xiaoye Wang, Chenxi Wu, Kui Lin, Xinlong Ma, Yi Wang, Fei Tian

“…In this study, magnetite nanoparticles encapsulated by an ultrathin carbon layer and graphene oxide (Fe3O4@C-GO) nanocomposite was further functionalized with polydopamine (PDA) to prepare Fe3O4@C-GO@PDA nanoadsorbent with improved adsorption capabilities for the effective elimination of metal ions from aqueous solutions. …”
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Consequences of Surface Composition and Aggregation Conditions of Ag Nanoparticles on Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) of Pesticides by Marcelo José dos Santos Oliveira, Gilia Cristine Marques Ruiz, Rafael Jesus Gonçalves Rubira, Santiago Sanchez-Cortes, Carlos José Leopoldo Constantino, Leonardo Negri Furini

“…These findings demonstrated that although the pesticide molecules belong to the same chemical functional group, their detection was strongly influenced by the surface of the silver nanoparticles and the salts added. …”
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VORTEX MODEL OF ROTOR WITH CONTINUOUSLY DISTRIBUTED CIRCULATION OF VORTEX LAYER by B. L. Artamonov

“…Were created this velocity is induced by the elementary area, which is arbitrarily oriented and coated by a vortex layer. The intensity of the vortex layer varies linearly over the surface of the elementary area. …”
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Generation of SH-type waves in layered anisotropic elastic media by P. C. Pal, Lokenath Debnath

“…A study is made of the generation of SH-type waves at the free surface of a layered anisotropic elastic medium due to an impulsive stress discontinuity moving with uniform velocity along the interface of the layered medium. …”
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