• ENHANCED ANTIMICROBIAL ACTION OF CHLORHEXIDINE LOADED IN SHELLAC NANOPARTICLES WITH CATIONIC SURFACE FUNCTIONALITY 

  Al-Obaidy, Saba S. M.; Greenway, Gillian M.; Paunov, Vesselin N. (MDPI, 2021-09-02)

  We report on an active nanocarrier for chlorhexidine (CHX) based on sterically stabilized shellac nanoparticles (NPs) with dual surface functionalization, which greatly enhances the antimicrobial action of CHX. The fabrication ...
• SELF-SENSING CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITES: REVIEW AND PERSPECTIVE 

  Bekzhanova, Zere; Memon, Shazim Ali; Kim, Jong Ryeol (MDPI, 2021-09-10)

  Self-sensing concrete (SSC) has been vastly studied for its possibility to provide a cost-effective solution for structural health monitoring of concrete structures, rendering it very attractive in real-life applications. ...
• PHOTOTHERMAL EFFECTS AND HEAT CONDUCTION IN NANOGRANULAR SILICON FILMS 

  Kurbanova, Bayan A.; Mussabek, Gauhar K.; Timoshenko, Viktor Y.; Lysenko, Vladimir; Utegulov, Zhandos N. (MDPI, 2021-09-13)

  We present results on the photothermal (PT) and heat conductive properties of nanogranular silicon (Si) films synthesized by evaporation of colloidal droplets (drop-casting) of 100 ± 50 nm-sized crystalline Si nanoparticles ...
• DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVE METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STRUCTURAL ZIRCONIUM ELEMENTS FOR NUCLEAR ENGINEERING 

  Ozhmegov, Kirill; Kawalek, Anna; Garbiec, Dariusz; Dyja, Henryk; Arbuz, Alexandr (MDPI, 2021-09-02)

  irconium is used as a structural material for use in aggressive environments, including the core of nuclear reactors. The traditional technology of manufacturing the structural elements of zirconium nuclear reactors is ...
• THEORY AND DESIGN OF A FLEXIBLE TWO-STAGE WIDEBAND WILKINSON POWER DIVIDER 

  Saxena, Antra; Hashmi, Mohammad S.; Banerjee, Deepayan; Chaudhary, Muhammad Akmal (MDPI, 2021-09-05)

  This article presents the design scheme of a wideband Wilkinson Power Divider (WPD) with two-stage architecture utilizing quarter-wave transmission lines and short-circuit stubs. The bandwidth of the proposed WPD is flexible ...

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