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Materials Sciences and Applications (MSA) is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in materials. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of material…
Yuma Kano, Itaru Ikeda, Takashi Iyasu, Yuna Yamaguchi, Yutaka Yamada, Osamu Sakurada
It was well known that residual carbon on the inner surface of copper tubes was a cause of pitting corrosion, and copper tube surfaces with different residual carbon amount were different corrosion forms. In this study, the relation between corrosion form and…
Qiang Niu, Rongjie Xue, Jianfeng Su, Ruirui Sun, Haofeng Yan, Hengyuan Zhang
Vertically oriented ZnO nanorods have been synthesized by hydrothermal method on quartz substrates with a seed layer. The influence of solution concentration on the morphology, structural and optical properties was analyzed. Results indicated that with the in…
Sharmina Yeasmin, Suraya Sabrin Soshi, Md. Abdul Gafur, Mansurul Murad, Shams Tania Afroza Islam
Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic (FRTP) composites are emerging as potential materials in many engineering fields. In this research, the compression-molding process was used as the fabrication technique for producing talc-filled reinforced polyester composite.…
Hakeem Ayornu, Sohail Anwar, Yash Thakur
Dielectric polymer films are energy storage materials that are used in pulse power operations, power electronics and sustainable energy applications. This paper reviews energy storage devices with focus on dielectric film capacitors. Two prominent examples of…
Alaa E. Ali, Gehan S. Elasala, Yasser S. Mahrous, Mohamed H. Sharaf, Ismael M. Elkamhawy
Tylosin is a well-established antibiotic that has been widely employed in human and veterinary medicines. It can act as a potential ligand binding metal ions due to various donor atoms in the structure. Our study on the complexation of various metal ions with…
Khaled Kharrati, Madiha Salhi, Jemaa Sliman, Ridha Abdeljabar
This work is realized in the context of valorizing natural and local resources, in particular, luffa plant fruit (luffa sponge). The raw fibers of the luffa sponge have a short lifetime. Hence, when they are chemically treated, it constitutes a solution is pr…
Christian Ramlal, Nelson Triana
Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF) is colorless and alkaline with a pH of 10. It has been used in Japan and other international countries for decades. The Food and Drug Administration gave approval for it as a means of treating hypersensitivity for individuals wit…
Yuxi Wang, Yong Zhang, Tingqu Wu, Weizheng Fang, Xufeng Kou, Tao Wu, Jangyong Kim
With advanced research for dielectrics including capacitors in DRAMs, decoupling filters in microcircuits and insulating gates in transistors, a lot of demand for the new challenging of high- k materials in semiconductor industries has been emerged. This stud…
Olumide Oluwole Akinwunmi, Oluwaseun Philip Adelabu, Adetokunbo Temitope Famojuro, Olakunle A. Akinwumi, Priscilla Oluwatumilara Olaopa, Kehinde Folorunso Olafisan, Ezekiel Oladele Bolarinwa Ajayi
A Zinc(II) complex of hexamethylenetetramine was prepared as a single source precursor and used to deposit zinc oxynitride thin films. The thin films were deposited on soda-lime glass substrates using the Metal Organic Chemical Vapour Deposition (MOCVD) techn…
Mutsumi Takahashi, Yogetsu Bando
The height of the working model affects the mouthguard thickness. The aim of this study was to clarify the difference in the effect of model height on the thickness between single- and double-layered mouthguards. Mouthguards were thermoformed using ethylene-v…
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