Structural, optical, and cytotoxicity studies of laser irradiated ZnO doped borate bioactive glasses

AR Ghazy, BM Elmowafy, AM Abdelghany, TM Meaz… - Scientific Reports, 2023‏ - nature.com
Borate glasses (BG) doped with different amounts of ZnO (0–0.6 mol%) were formed by the
traditional melt quenching technique. The different glasses so made were characterized …

[HTML][HTML] Morphological investigation of protein crystals by atomic force microscopy

SMC Rotondi, G Ailuno, SL Mattioli, A Pesce… - Crystals, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
In this review, we discuss the progress in the investigation of macromolecular crystals
obtained through the use of atomic force microscopy (AFM), a powerful tool for imaging …

Surface-phonon-polariton-enhanced photoinduced dipole force for nanoscale infrared imaging

J Li, J Jahng, X Ma, J Liang, X Zhang… - National Science …, 2024‏ - academic.oup.com
The photoinduced dipole force (PiDF) is an attractive force arising from the Coulombic
interaction between the light-induced dipoles on the illuminated tip and the sample. It shows …

Improving the physical and optical characteristics of Zinc doped borate glass for bone replacement

NM Salatein, AM Abdelghany, IS Fahim… - Optical and Quantum …, 2024‏ - Springer
The presented study explores the potential of zinc-doped modified borate glass as a
biomaterial for bone bonding applications. The glass samples were prepared using a melt …

Revealing 'invisible'subsurface structural change/damage in silicate glass made by 'nearly-elastic contact'with a spherical smooth surface

YT Lin, AL Ogrinc, AN Zoba, J Lee, S Jang, NJ Smith… - Acta Materialia, 2024‏ - Elsevier
This research delves into the hypothesis that elastic contact with an external object can
generateinvisible'surface defects, consequently reducing the apparent load to failure, or …

Surface heterogeneity in amorphous silica nanoparticles evidenced from tap** AFM–IR nanospectroscopy

DV Benedis, A Dazzi, M Rivallan… - Analytical …, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
In this work, we propose to evaluate and validate an emerging spectroscopic space-
resolved technique: atomic force microscopy coupled with infrared spectroscopy (AFM–IR) …

Quantitative analysis of photoinduced thermal force: surface and volume responses

J Jahng, B Kim, ES Lee - Physical Review B, 2022‏ - APS
Herein, we provide comprehensive understanding of the photoinduced thermal force
between the metal coated tip and organic sample in the context of surface and volume …

Elucidating tribochemical reaction mechanisms: insights into tribofilm formation from hydrocarbon adsorbates coupled with tribochemical substrate wear

YS Li, FH Bhuiyan, J Lee, A Martini, SH Kim - RSC Mechanochemistry, 2024‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Tribochemical reactions, chemical processes that occur by frictional shear at sliding
interfaces, lead to tribofilm formation or substrate wear that directly affect the efficiency of …

Impact of aqueous solution pH on network structure of corrosion‐induced surface layers of boroaluminosilicate glass

H Kaya, S Gin, BD Vogt, SH Kim - Journal of the American …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Understanding of the long‐term stability of vitrified nuclear waste glass is critical to its safe
storage, but knowledge gaps remain regarding the corrosion mechanism, especially with …

Identification of chemical transformations in enamel apatite during the development of fissure caries at the nanoscale by means of synchrotron infrared …

P Seredin, D Goloshchapov, Y Peshkov… - Nano-Structures & Nano …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The spectral data sets obtained in our work using classical micro Fourier transform infrared
spectroscopy (μFTIR) and modern broadband synchrotron infrared nanospectroscopy …