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Linear, Planar, Orbicular, and Macrocyclic Multinuclear Zinc (Meth)acrylate Complexes
10/05/2024 - The diverse structures of zinc (meth)acrylate are present herein. The linear polymeric structure consisting of dinuclear repeating units of zinc (meth)acrylate is converted to a Zn4 cluster upon...
Technological advances and challenges of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) application in road engineering—a bibliometric analysis from 2000 to 2022
11/05/2024 - Reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) is a valuable material that can be recycled and reused in road engineering to reduce environmental impact, resource utilization, and economic costs. However, the...
Evaluation of asphalt film thickness and heavy metal leaching of oxidizing slag used as an aggregate material in dense-graded asphalt concrete
13/05/2024 - Electric-arc-furnace (EAF) steelmaking uses scrap iron and steel as raw materials. Scrap iron and steel originate from complex sources and may contain heavy metal components which can leach into...
A GIS-based catastrophe approach for optimal site selection for installation of solar power plants, East Azerbaijan province case study, Iran
14/05/2024 - Due to depletion of fossil fuels and environmental issues, renewable energy consumption is increasingly growing. Solar energy as the most abundant renewable energy source available is becoming...
Microstructure and performance modification of PVDF ultrafiltration membrane via adjusting the composition of coagulation Bath
11/05/2024 - Schematic presentation for the preparation of MIP@MKLN.AbstractIn this study, a selective sorbent was fabricated by combining a surface molecularly?imprinted polymer and magnetic kaolin for reliable...
Design and Synthesis of Electrocatalysts Base on Catalysis?Unit Engineering
09/05/2024 - It is a pressing need to develop new energy materials to address the existing energy crisis. However, screening optimal targets out of thousands of materials candidates remains a great challenge....
Gluconic Acid Production by Using Recombinant Escherichia coli Waksman pqq+ Cells with a Novel Approach from Biomass Sources
- Abstract Gluconic acid (GA) is widely used in the pharmaceutical, food, detergent, textile, leather, and concrete industries. However, cost-effective and high-yield production of...
Synthesis of (Hetero)biaryls via Nickel Catalyzed Reductive Cross?Electrophile Coupling Between (Hetero)aryl Iodides and Bromides
09/05/2024 - (Hetero)biaryls are fundamental building blocks in the pharmaceutical industry and rapid access to these scaffolds is imperative for the success of numerous medicinal chemistry campaigns. Herein, a...
Regulatory Intensity on Private Forestland and its Relationship with State Characteristics in the United States
- Though the federal government impacts private forest management across the United States through legislation such as the Clean Water Act, state-level regulations applied to private forest...
Cross-Sectional Melt Pool Geometry of Laser Scanned Tracks and Pads on Nickel Alloy 718 for the 2022 Additive Manufacturing Benchmark Challenges
07/05/2024 - Abstract The Additive Manufacturing Benchmark Series (AM Bench) is a NIST-led organization that provides a continuing series of additive manufacturing benchmark measurements,...
Synthesis of a highly efficient charring agent and its application to intumescent flame?retardant coatings for 3D?printed polypropylene parts
07/05/2024 - FDM/3D printing of PBAT with different filament orientations.AbstractThe customization of polymeric prototypes is available to meet the specific needs of individual patients, considering tissue...
Coatings with high solar reflectivity: heat build-up in laboratory and real conditions
06/05/2024 - AbstractExcessive heat build-up of painted surfaces due to solar radiation and the resulting increase in interior temperatures is undesirable and even dangerous for roofing, facades, and other...
Smart Building Material with NIR?Triggered Reversible Color Switching
06/05/2024 - Smart materials and devices play an increasingly important role in improving modern life due to their richer functions, enhanced controllability, and improved biocompatibility. Here, calcium silicate...
Approaching 1 GPa ultra?high tensile strength in a nanostructured Al?Zn?Mg?Cu?Zr?Sc alloy prepared by severe plastic deformation
05/05/2024 - Alloy composition and heat treatment process have limited possibility to enhance ultra?high strength aluminum alloys, which restricted their widespread application in lightweight equipment....
Nature?Inspired Helicoidal Nanocellulose?Based Multi?Compartment Assemblies with Tunable Chiroptical Properties
03/05/2024 - The combination of layer?by?layer assembly and grazing incidence spraying is used to fabricate organized nanocellulose?based structures with nanoscale controlled helicoidal arrangement of cellulose...
Nonlinear Elastic Bottlebrush Polymer Hydrogels Modulate Actomyosin Mediated Protrusion Formation in Mesenchymal Stromal Cells
03/05/2024 - Nonlinear elastic extracellular matrix properties are difficult to recapitulate without the use of fibrous architectures, which couple strain?stiffening and stress?relaxation. Herein, bottlebrush...
Reinventing shake flask fermentation: The breathable flask
03/05/2024 - Cultivating cells in shake flasks is a routine operation that is largely unchanged since its inception. A glass or plastic Erlenmeyer vessel with the primary gas exchange taking place across various...
Using Response Surface Methodology Approach to Modeling and Optimization of the Combustion Process in Cement Kiln
05/05/2024 - In this study, the combustion process in the cement kiln was optimized using response surface methodology. The independent variables investigated were kiln feed, fan speed, kiln fuel rate, calciner...
Thermal aging behavior and heat resistance mechanism of ultraviolet crosslinked ultra?high molecular weight polyethylene fiber
02/05/2024 - Morphological properties of PANI/PSS composite films. SEM micrographs of PANI/PSS composite films at different pH values: PANI/PSS composite exhibits two phases?PSS phase with ionic charge carriers...
Adjusting the dynamic and mechanochromic properties of aromatic disulfide epoxy vitrimers by unsaturation of epoxy monomers
02/05/2024 - Polyaspartate polyurea and its working performance.AbstractThis study synthesized polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)?modified polyaspartate polyurea (PPPU) with different ratios, considering the practical...
Autonomous Artificial Olfactory Sensor Systems with Homeostasis Recovery via a Seamless Neuromorphic Architecture
01/05/2024 - Neuromorphic olfactory systems have been actively studied in recent years owing to their considerable potential in electronic noses, robotics, and neuromorphic data processing systems. However,...