Effect of oxidation treatment and UV irradiation of titanium on surface properties and yeast adhesion by Masaki Umetsu, Ryota Sekiai, Mei-Fang Chien, Shun Yokoyama, Masanobu Kamitakahara

“…UV irradiation increases the surface free energy of titanium oxide, which is decreased when polished titanium or heat-treated titanium is immersed in a culture medium due to adsorption of the medium components. …”
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Cell surface vimentin: a natural human immune response target for immunotherapy by Mark C. Glassy

“…Natural human monoclonal antibodies obtained from sentinel lymph nodes of cancer patients identify cell surface vimentin. One of these vimentin-reactive antibodies, pritumumab, has been used to treat brain cancer patients. …”
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The synergistic effect of microwave drying and plasma surface treatments on the wettability of green wood by Sauradipta Ganguly, Jure Žigon, Kavyashree Srinivasa, Marko Petrič, Sebastian Dahle

“…The final contact angles on treated specimens was lowest for PT-only specimens as well as specimens treated with plasma after MW. …”
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Surface Characteristics of Selected Wood Species after Treatment with Tannin and Ammonia Vapor by Amin Jorbandian, Amir Ghavidel, Hadi Gholamiyan, Reza Hosseinpourpia

“…Effects of ammonia vapor and tannin treatments were studied relative to the properties of wood. The color change, surface roughness, and surface hydrophobicity of Persian oak (Quercus persica), Persian walnut (Juglans regia L.), Oriental beech (Fagus orientalis Lipsky), and Siberian pine (Pinus sibirica) were evaluated after treatments for 8 and 24 h. …”
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Effect of tung oil and zirconia powder surface treatment on the heat resistance of bamboo by Charles K.S. Moy, Y. Wang

“…The damage of the heat on the bamboo surfaces was apparent from the SEM micrographs showing surface undulation and crevices. …”
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The minimum stiffness of machine tools for ensuring the desired roughness of the machined surface of the workpiece by Erokhin V.V.

“…It is shown that mathematical formalization of finding the minimum stiffness of machine tools on the set altitude parameters treated workpiece surface roughness. These techniques allow the article to design the machine accessories and other items of industrial equipment with minimal cost of their production.…”
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Effect of LiO Doping on the Surface and Catalytic Properties of NiO Solid by Hala G. El-Shobaky, Gehan A. Fagal, Amina A. Attia, Neven A. Hassan

“…Pure and treated solid samples were subjected to thermal treatment at 300°C, 500°C and 700°C, respectively. …”
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Spontaneous Minced Cartilage Procedure for Unexpectedly Large Femoral Condyle Surface Defect by G. M. Salzmann, G. A. Baumann, S. Preiss

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Surface modification of poly(ε-caprolactone) electrospun fibers with bone powder by DBD by Marcos Rodrigues Oliveira, Lauriene Gonçalves da Luz Silva, Brenda Jakellinny de Sousa Nolêto, Gabriely Gonçalves Lima, Renan Matos Monção, Marcos Cristino de Sousa Brito, Lucas Pereira da Silva, Ediones Maciel de Sousa, Thercio Henrique de Carvalho Costa, Fernanda Roberta Marciano, Rômulo Ribeiro Magalhães de Sousa

“…This study focused on the surface properties of electrospun PCL membranes combined with bone powder, treated using Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) plasma in argon and atmospheric air environments. …”
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The Effects of Combined Micron-Scale Surface and Different Nanoscale Features on Cell Response by Yi Kang, Xuelei Ren, Xin Yuan, Li Ma, Youneng Xie, Zeyu Bian, Jun Zuo, Xiyang Wang, Zhiming Yu, Kechao Zhou, Qiuping Wei

“…Sandblasting and acid-etching (SLA) and anodization are the two most commonly used methods for surface modification of biomedical titanium. However, there are unavoidable problems such as residual sand particles and lack of hydrophilicity on the surface of titanium sheets treated with SLA technology. …”
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Interaction Between High Pressure Releases from Small Holes and the Ground Surface by Alessandro Pinciroli, Renato Rota, Valentina Busini

“…One well-known fluid behavior is the Coanda effect, which occurs near flat surfaces such as the ground. In the event of a high-pressure release, this effect can further expand the flammable area. …”
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Surface Modification of Heterojunction with Intrinsic Thin Layer Solar Cell Electrode with Organosilane by Bing-Mau Chen, Chih-Hung Chen, Shang-Ping Ying

“…Photoluminescence mapping revealed greater brightness and photocurrent in the HIT sample treated with APTMS SAMs, with the results indicating more favorable optical and electrical properties. …”
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Photoreflectance and Raman Study of Surface Electric States on AlGaAs/GaAs Heterostructures by Luis Zamora-Peredo, Leandro García-González, Julián Hernández-Torres, Irving E. Cortes-Mestizo, Víctor H. Méndez-García, Máximo López-López

“…Photoreflectance (PR) and Raman are two very useful spectroscopy techniques that usually are used to know the surface electronic states in GaAs-based semiconductor devices. …”
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Enhancing Packaging Materials: A Microstructural Investigation of Graphene Dispersion on Polymer Surfaces by Renato Matroniani, Felipe T. Mabilia, Jéssica S. Santos, Shu H. Wang

“…We report on a straightforward method to achieve the surface modification of different substrates by depositing a graphene dispersion. …”
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Analysis and evaluation of secondary photons originated in jaws as contamination particles at the phantom surface by Mohamed Bencheikh, Abdelmajid Maghnouj, Jaouad Tajmouati

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Comparative study on surface roughness of polishing cercon zirconia with four polishing tools by HAN Yuxi, ZHANG Weijun, XU Jing, YAO Mengting, QU Zhe, ZHANG Xiang

“…Scanning electron microscope observation showed that the deepest and longest scratches were left on the surface of the specimen with the diamond needle, and the surface of the specimen was gradually smoothed by using the polishing kit to treat the surfacein turn. …”
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Protocol for characterization of clay as a backfill and coverage layers for near surface repository by Daisy Mary Marchezini dos Santos, Clédola Cássia Oliveira de Tello

“…The radioactive waste is segregated, treated, conditioned in suitable packages for posterior storage or disposal in repository. …”
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Use of fibres and surface treatment to improve the durability of concrete affected by sulphide mining by Jose Miguel Davila, Cristian Rodriguez-Gomez, Aguasanta Miguel Sarmiento

“…The results confirm an increase in the tensile strength of fibre-reinforced concrete of about 8%, while the use of both types of surface materials has been shown a zero water penetration depth, while at the same time significantly improves the performance against impact degradation and abrasion with a reduction in weight loss that obtained in the reference samples with Slake test which is reduced to only 0.45% with surface treatment with polyurethane, 1.01% with asphaltic treatment and 2.48% with fibres, and even no weight loss in the sandblasting tests on the samples treated with asphalt material.…”
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Surface Quality Forming under Parts Finishing and Strengthening Treatment with an Eccentric Hardener by M. A. Tamarkin, E. E. Tishchenko, O. C. A. Hashash

“…The considered processing method enables to obtain high quality of the treated surface, to process large-sized parts in places that are stress concentrators, to process welds, small areas of surfaces, whose hardening is needed for the part to fulfill its intended service. …”
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Mechanistic investigation of the surface blackening phenomenon in GH3625 nickel-based superalloy by Zhicheng Cheng, Yan Yang, Wenzhu Sun, Ao Jiang, Ying Han, Wei Yu

“…A comparative analysis is performed on the annealed surface morphology and microstructure of samples treated with and without oil treatment. …”
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