UV-ageing effects on polystyrene microplastics surface polarity and transport in soils by Leila Shafea, Marc-O. Goebel, Susanne K. Woche, Stephan Peth

“…The increasing presence of oxygen-containing functional groups in UV-treated PS-MP led to an increasing negative surface charge and zeta potential and enhanced PS-MP transport through the quartz sand column. …”
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Diels–Alder Reaction as a Tool to Modify the Surface of Polymeric Microspheres by Marta Grochowicz, Przemysław Pączkowski, Barbara Gawdzik

“…To confirm the attachment of cyclopentadiene to the microspheres surface, the material obtained was treated with fluorescence marker N-(1-pyrene) maleimide. …”
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Research Status of Laser Surface Treatment of Cemented Carbide for Shield Cutter by WANG Qi, LONG Wei - min, MIAO Jin - qi, JIU Yong - tao

“…Besides, the research progress of laser transformation hardening to treat cemented carbide surface and to improve wear resistance of cemented carbide tools was introduced. …”
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Electrochemical Evaluation of Strontium-Doped Micro-Arc Oxidation Surfaces on Titanium by Alexandra C. Alves, Carolina Durães, Fatih Toptan

“…This study examines the electrochemical behaviour of Ti surfaces treated with 0.0013 M and 0.13 M Sr-doped MAO via open circuit potential, potentiodynamic polarisation, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy in a basic physiological solution at 37 °C. …”
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Change in surface properties of tooth under cold atmospheric plasma impact by A. V. Aksyuchits, D. A. Kotov, A. N. Osipov, V. Ch. Nedel

“…The research revealed the possibility to change the length of the plasma torch in the range from 9 mm to more than 25 mm and showed that the temperature of the treated tooth surface with an increase in flow rate from 40 degrees Celsius falls to 32 degrees Celsius. …”
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Raman Study on Pompeii Potteries: The Role of Calcium Hydroxide on the Surface Treatment by Daniele Chiriu, Pier Carlo Ricci, Andrea Polcaro, Paolo Braconi, David Lanzi, Davide Nadali

“…The samples were treated at high temperature and exposed to different ambient conditions, and the analysis suggests that the original surfaces of Roman pottery were scattered by calcium hydroxide (limewash) before the cooking process in the furnace. …”
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Deriving surface opacity from serial interactions: the case of Arabic epenthesis by Abdullah Alfaifi

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Minimising surface-code failures using a color-code decoder by Asmae Benhemou, Kaavya Sahay, Lingling Lao, Benjamin J. Brown

“…Here we propose a decoder for the surface code that finds low-weight correction operators for errors produced by the depolarising noise model. …”
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Study on Galvanic Corrosion Characteristics of Metallic Materials Used in Surface Ships by WU Xing - wei, HUANG Lu - qiong, SUN Qi

“…Therefore, titanium alloys should be avoided directly coupling with other metals, and 907 used on surface ships must to be treated with electrical insulation when connected with other metals.…”
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The Effect of Water Repellent Surface Impregnation on Durability of Cement-Based Materials by Peng Zhang, Huaishuai Shang, Dongshuai Hou, Siyao Guo, Tiejun Zhao

“…In this paper, three types of water repellent agents have been applied on the surface of concrete specimens. Penetration profiles of silicon resin in treated concrete have been determined by FT-IR spectroscopy. …”
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Modeling Process of Forming Flat Surface Tool for Processing Conical Parts by A. S. Kozeruk, R. O. Dias Gonzalez, M. I. Filonova

“…A mathematical model of the process of shaping a flat surface under conditions of free grinding of the body and counter-body is obtained, which establishes quantitative relationships between the machining modes and the shape of the treated surface and is a simulation numerical model, since it allows to obtain the distribution of relative triggering over the working surface of the tool for pre-selected time points.…”
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Laser Treatment of Wood Surfaces for Ski Cores: An Experimental Parameter Study by Alexander Petutschnigg, Michael Stöckler, Florian Steinwendner, Julian Schnepps, Herwig Gütler, Johann Blinzer, Helmut Holzer, Thomas Schnabel

“…Thus, one perspective of the AMER SPORTS CORPORATION is to treat wood surfaces with laser beams to develop new aesthetic possibilities in ski design. …”
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Multifunctional water-based surface tolerant coating and its protective performance by SHEN Lin, GAO Jin, SONG Dong-dong, TIAN Dong-bo, LI Xiao-gang

“…The adhesive forces of the coatings on the substrate material surfaces treated at St1 and St3 levels show no difference,and they are larger than 5 MPa. …”
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Surface Properties of p‐GaN and Formation of Nickel Metal Contacts by Mikko Miettinen, Vesa Nuutila, Zahra Jahanshah Rad, Masoud Ebrahimzadeh, Anni Ruokonen, Risto Punkkinen, Juha‐Pekka Lehtiö, Marko Punkkinen, Pekka Laukkanen, Kalevi Kokko, Sami Suihkonen, Hele Savin, Weimin Wang

“…Ni metal contacts on the chemically treated p‐GaN surface are studied using transfer length method (TLM) and synchrotron radiation photoelectron spectroscopy (SR‐XPS). …”
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ASSESSMENT OF CANDIDA ALBICANS ADHERENCE TO PARTIAL REMOVABLE DENTURE FRAMEWORK SURFACES by Elena-Raluca Baciu, Sorana Nicoleta Roșu, Iulian-Costin Lupu, Alice Murariu, Norina Consuela Forna

“…Microbiological samples were collected after patient wear, cultured on CHROMagar Candida medium, and subjected to antifungal susceptibility testing against five antifungal agents. Results RPDs treated with mechanical polishing alone exhibited significantly higher surface roughness compared to those subjected to both mechanical and electrolytic polishing (p < 0.001). …”
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Control of spontaneous charging of sliding water drops by plasma-surface treatment by Fahimeh Darvish, Sajjad Shumaly, Xiaomei Li, Yun Dong, Diego Diaz, Mohammadreza Khani, Doris Vollmer, Hans-Jürgen Butt

“…Abstract Slide electrification is the spontaneous separation of electric charges at the rear of water drops sliding over solid surfaces. This study delves into how surfaces treated with a low-pressure plasma impact water slide electrification. …”
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The role of aging and various surface preparation methods in the repair of nanohybrid composites by Ayşenur Altuğ Yıldırım, Mine Betül Üçtaşlı

“…Subsequently, 0.8mmX2mm disc shape light cure resin based composite specimens were applied with a direct placement technique on the treated surfaces of all samples for repair. µSBS test was performed using a universal testing machine at a crosshead speed of 1 mm/min. …”
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Evaluation of the resistance to erosion of laser treated stainless steel used in direct contact with food products by Gospodinov Delyan, Stoeva Donka, Dishliev Stefan

“…This article presents the results of an experimental evaluation of the resistance to erosion of textured hydrophobic surface. A test sample was first treated with near-infrared fibre laser and was then subjected to extreme hydrodynamic erosive conditions by exposing it to intense cavitation. …”
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Chemical interactions in the injection molded direct joining of polymers and hot water-treated galvanized steel by Jiaxing Ren, Weiyan Chen, Shuohan Wang, Fuminobu Kimura, Jing Sang, Hidetoshi Hirahara, Yusuke Kajihara

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Treatment of difficult-to-treat-dermatophytosis: results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study by Sanjeewani Fonseka, Dilan Dileepa Jayarathne Bandara, Dasun Chathumina Wickramaarachchi, Narankotuwe Gedara Kumudu Hasanka Heshani Narankotuwa, Pallegoda Vithana Ranjith Kumarasiri

“… Introduction: Difficult-to-treat dermatophytosis is an emerging public health problem in Sri Lanka. …”
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