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A Novel waterproofing agent for conservation of masonry architectural heritage: enhancing hydrophobic properties and anti-erosion capabilities 一种用于砖石建筑遗产保护的新型防水剂：提高疏水性和抗侵蚀能力

2区材料科学

npj Materials Degradation Pub Date : 2026-07-27 DOI: 10.1038/s40494-026-02856-2

Jiashun Shi, Qing Chun, Zhekui Cui

{"title":"A Novel waterproofing agent for conservation of masonry architectural heritage: enhancing hydrophobic properties and anti-erosion capabilities","authors":"Jiashun Shi, Qing Chun, Zhekui Cui","doi":"10.1038/s40494-026-02856-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s40494-026-02856-2","url":null,"abstract":"Porous construction materials such as brick, stone, and mortar, commonly observed in masonry architectural heritage, are vulnerable to water-induced degradation, including through dry–wet cycles, freeze–thaw cycles, and chemical erosion. To mitigate these effects and enhance the durability of masonry materials, a novel silane–based waterproofing emulsion was synthesized using isobutyltriethoxysilane and 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorodecyltriethoxysilane as key components. The emulsion’s performance was systematically assessed through color difference analysis, water contact angle measurements, capillary water absorption tests, and durability evaluations. Results indicated that the waterproofing emulsion induced negligible color variation while markedly increasing surface hydrophobicity, reducing water absorption, and improving resistance to both dry–wet and freeze–thaw damage. These findings demonstrate the potential of silane–based emulsions as a viable waterproofing strategy for the conservation of masonry architectural heritage while maintaining material compatibility.","PeriodicalId":19270,"journal":{"name":"npj Materials Degradation","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148672192","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Deciphering the structure and properties of wheat starch-based paste through a multi-response factorial design experiment 通过多响应因子设计实验解读小麦淀粉基糊料的结构和性质

2区材料科学

npj Materials Degradation Pub Date : 2026-04-10 DOI: 10.1038/s40494-026-02492-w

Panpan Liu, Yujia Luo, Zihuan Hou, Yunpeng Qi, Guangtao Zhao, Yuhu Li

{"title":"Deciphering the structure and properties of wheat starch-based paste through a multi-response factorial design experiment","authors":"Panpan Liu, Yujia Luo, Zihuan Hou, Yunpeng Qi, Guangtao Zhao, Yuhu Li","doi":"10.1038/s40494-026-02492-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s40494-026-02492-w","url":null,"abstract":"Wheat starch-based pastes, including wheat starch paste and wheat flour paste containing wheat protein, are extensively employed in the conservation of paper-based heritage objects. This study investigated the effects of mass fraction, protein, and gelatinization temperature on the key properties of the pastes using a 23 factorial experimental design. Characterization confirmed the absence of long-range ordered structures and the presence of short-range ordered features in the prepared pastes. Results demonstrated that protein predominantly affects pH variation. Gelatinization temperature was identified as the dominant factor for water holding capacity, whereas both gelatinization temperature and mass fraction, along with their interaction, governed the apparent viscosity, a conclusion directly supported by SEM observations showing that these conditions promote a denser and honeycomb-like network structure. Furthermore, mass fraction influences relative crystallinity, while both gelatinization temperature and protein collectively enhance thermal stability. These findings provide scientific basis for wheat starch-based paste in paper heritage conservation.","PeriodicalId":19270,"journal":{"name":"npj Materials Degradation","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s40494-026-02492-w.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147877550","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Decoupling the effects of mass fraction, protein content, and gelatinization temperature in wheat starch-based paste on Xuan paper degradation 解耦小麦淀粉基糊料质量分数、蛋白质含量和糊化温度对宣纸降解的影响

2区材料科学

npj Materials Degradation Pub Date : 2026-04-04 DOI: 10.1038/s40494-026-02483-x

Panpan Liu, Mantang Ge, Xunwei Li, Yuyao Ruan, Yuhu Li, Yu Luo

{"title":"Decoupling the effects of mass fraction, protein content, and gelatinization temperature in wheat starch-based paste on Xuan paper degradation","authors":"Panpan Liu, Mantang Ge, Xunwei Li, Yuyao Ruan, Yuhu Li, Yu Luo","doi":"10.1038/s40494-026-02483-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s40494-026-02483-x","url":null,"abstract":"Wheat starch-based paste is a traditional adhesive used in paper relic conservation. This study systematically investigates the effects of three key parameters (mass fraction, protein content, and gelatinization temperature) in wheat starch-based paste on the degradation behavior of Xuan paper. ATR-FTIR characterized the molecular structure of Xuan paper after separate starch and flour treatment. Through a 23 factorial experimental design, we demonstrate that mass fraction serves as the primary factor controlling paper lightness loss, yellowing, color change increase, and acidification, while protein content predominantly governs the reduction in 400 nm reflectance. Protein conformational changes indicated by fluorescence red shifts and a shift from α-helix to random coil structures were key factors in loss of film flexibility. After 17-day degradation, paste-treated paper showed more severe degradation in optical properties and developed microcracks, contrasting with untreated paper in wettability and crystallinity. The work provides a framework for understanding wheat paste-induced paper degradation.","PeriodicalId":19270,"journal":{"name":"npj Materials Degradation","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147879958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Development of spectroelectrochemical microscopy for the real-time study of electrochemical surface processes. 用于电化学表面过程实时研究的光谱电化学显微镜的发展。

IF 7.6 2区材料科学

npj Materials Degradation Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-27 DOI: 10.1038/s41529-025-00728-x

Matteo Olgiati, Markus Valtiner

{"title":"Development of spectroelectrochemical microscopy for the real-time study of electrochemical surface processes.","authors":"Matteo Olgiati, Markus Valtiner","doi":"10.1038/s41529-025-00728-x","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41529-025-00728-x","url":null,"abstract":"We present a multimodal methodology integrating time-resolved inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) with operando reflected microscopy to characterise electrochemical surface processes. Enabled by a custom scanning flow cell, this approach allows simultaneous high-resolution optical inspection under controlled polarisation and continuous electrolyte flow. While ICP-MS and reflected microscopy have each advanced the study of electrocatalysis and corrosion, their direct combination correlates spatially resolved optical changes with quantitative, time-dependent dissolution kinetics. To illustrate its potential, we examined copper electrodes in dilute NaCl solutions with and without 2-mercaptobenzothiazole (2-MBT), a well-established corrosion inhibitor. The joint analysis distinguished mechanistic regimes of cathodic and oxide dissolution, uniform corrosion, passivation, and localised breakdown by linking morphology and optical features with dissolution profiles. Beyond this case, the methodology provides a versatile platform for operando electrochemical interface characterisation, bridging dynamic surface phenomena with kinetic reactivity.","PeriodicalId":19270,"journal":{"name":"npj Materials Degradation","volume":"10 1","pages":"15"},"PeriodicalIF":7.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12855015/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146106566","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Hydrogen embrittlement and strain rate sensitivity of electrodeposited copper: part II - hydrogen dynamics. 电沉积铜的氢脆和应变速率敏感性：第二部分-氢动力学。

IF 7.5 2区材料科学

npj Materials Degradation Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2026-05-02 DOI: 10.1038/s41529-026-00799-4

Desmond D C Williams, Ali Riahi, Anatolie Carcea, Taylor Martino, Nicholas A Senior, Jason D Giallonardo, Peter Keech, Suraj Y Persaud, Mark R Daymond, Roger C Newman

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Masterbatch-enabled acceleration of polyolefin biodegradation under open air terrestrial environmental conditions. 在露天陆地环境条件下，母粒加速聚烯烃的生物降解。

IF 7.5 2区材料科学

npj Materials Degradation Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2026-08-11 DOI: 10.1038/s41529-026-00817-5

Ceren Kütahya, Catalina Cruañas Pániker, Faith Ly, Arjun Jerath, Emma Little, Rocio Gali, Muhammad Zuhayr Bin Dzul Haimi, Abdul Hafiz Bin Abd Malek, Karimah Binti Muhamad, Suffeiya Binti Supian, Taylor B Young, Sally Lawrence, Thomas Bell, Tan Yong Nee, José I Jiménez, Florence Huynh

{"title":"Masterbatch-enabled acceleration of polyolefin biodegradation under open air terrestrial environmental conditions.","authors":"Ceren Kütahya, Catalina Cruañas Pániker, Faith Ly, Arjun Jerath, Emma Little, Rocio Gali, Muhammad Zuhayr Bin Dzul Haimi, Abdul Hafiz Bin Abd Malek, Karimah Binti Muhamad, Suffeiya Binti Supian, Taylor B Young, Sally Lawrence, Thomas Bell, Tan Yong Nee, José I Jiménez, Florence Huynh","doi":"10.1038/s41529-026-00817-5","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41529-026-00817-5","url":null,"abstract":"Polyolefins, commonly used in packaging and single-use products, are notoriously persistent in the environment, contributing significantly to environmental pollution. In scientific literature to date, polyolefins have not been reported to fully biodegrade. This study examines the biodegradation potential of polyolefin materials, specifically polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP), enhanced through the incorporation of Biotransformation Masterbatch technology. The inclusion of the Biotransformation Masterbatch accelerated and enabled the full biodegradation of PE and PP, as demonstrated by laboratory weathering, and biodegradation studies in soil at mesophilic temperatures. Ecotoxicity tests revealed no adverse effects on test organisms in both soil and water environments, while metagenomics analysis demonstrated that biodegradation of these polyolefins did not significantly change the soil microbiota composition, which showed higher metabolic activity compared to virgin plastic controls. These findings demonstrate that Biotransformation technology provides an effective solution for delivering polyolefin-based materials with reduced environmental impact. It offers a sustainable alternative to conventional plastics, preserving the performance characteristics of traditional polyolefins while addressing the problem with fugitive plastic waste in the environment.","PeriodicalId":19270,"journal":{"name":"npj Materials Degradation","volume":"10 1","pages":"90"},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13461336/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148725886","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Exceptional irradiation and corrosion resistances of a TaC nanoceramic coating deposited onto ZIRLO™ fuel cladding. 特殊的辐照和耐腐蚀性的TaC纳米陶瓷涂层沉积在ZIRLO™燃料包层。

IF 7.5 2区材料科学

npj Materials Degradation Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2026-05-29 DOI: 10.1038/s41529-026-00813-9

Stefan Fritze, Barbara Osinger, Petter Ström, Graeme Greaves, Per Eklund, Oscar M Prada-Ramirez, Vladimir M Vishnyakov, Matheus A Tunes

{"title":"Exceptional irradiation and corrosion resistances of a TaC nanoceramic coating deposited onto ZIRLO™ fuel cladding.","authors":"Stefan Fritze, Barbara Osinger, Petter Ström, Graeme Greaves, Per Eklund, Oscar M Prada-Ramirez, Vladimir M Vishnyakov, Matheus A Tunes","doi":"10.1038/s41529-026-00813-9","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41529-026-00813-9","url":null,"abstract":"Improving the accident tolerance of zirconium-based nuclear fuel claddings is essential to mitigate oxidation-driven hydrogen generation under loss-of-coolant conditions. Here, a nanostructured tantalum carbide (TaC) ceramic coating is deposited onto ZIRLO™ fuel cladding by non-reactive DC magnetron sputtering. The coating was systematically assessed with respect to its microstructural stability, irradiation tolerance, and corrosion behaviour. Characterisation of as-deposited coating confirms a dense, nanocrystalline B1-type TaC structure with excellent adhesion and negligible interdiffusion at the coating-substrate interface. In situ transmission electron microscopy with heavy-ion irradiation up to ~8 dpa reveals exceptional radiation resistance, with no evidence of amorphization, phase decomposition, or radiation-induced segregation. Limited grain coarsening and the formation of Xe bubbles (~2 nm) were observed. Electrochemical measurements in borated aqueous media demonstrated rapid passivation, very low corrosion current densities, and high impedance over prolonged exposure. These results identify nanostructured TaC as a robust and scalable candidate coating for accident-tolerant fuel cladding systems.","PeriodicalId":19270,"journal":{"name":"npj Materials Degradation","volume":"10 1","pages":"103"},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13503267/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148818822","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The fingerprint method for analysis of thermal desorption spectra. 热解吸光谱分析的指纹图谱法。

IF 7.6 2区材料科学

npj Materials Degradation Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-10 DOI: 10.1038/s41529-025-00718-z

Philipp Hammer, Oleg E Peil, Ahmad Azizpour, Liese Vandewalle, Kim Verbeken, Tom Depover, Vsevolod I Razumovskiy

{"title":"The fingerprint method for analysis of thermal desorption spectra.","authors":"Philipp Hammer, Oleg E Peil, Ahmad Azizpour, Liese Vandewalle, Kim Verbeken, Tom Depover, Vsevolod I Razumovskiy","doi":"10.1038/s41529-025-00718-z","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41529-025-00718-z","url":null,"abstract":"The analysis of thermal desorption spectra (TDS) and the calculation of hydrogen detrapping activation energies rely on Gaussian peak deconvolution and Choo-Lee plot regression since 1982. However, this method imposes important assumptions about the number and shape of the TDS peaks used for fitting. In this study, we propose the fingerprint method, an alternative approach that eliminates these long-standing constraints. By applying the fingerprint analysis to eight TDS spectra from three different Fe-C model alloys, we demonstrate its exceptional sensitivity and ability to resolve activation energy distributions - the material fingerprint - unattainable with traditional methods. We further showcase by manual and automated analysis how the such obtained fingerprints can be used to uniquely distinguish the TDS spectra of each alloy independent of the heating rate. Thus the fingerprint method also increases experimental efficiency by reducing the amount of necessary heating rates for TDS down to one.","PeriodicalId":19270,"journal":{"name":"npj Materials Degradation","volume":"10 1","pages":"7"},"PeriodicalIF":7.6,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12799485/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145990038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Corrosion and wear damage estimations for retrieved knee and hip implants.

IF 7.5 2区材料科学

npj Materials Degradation Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2026-06-03 DOI: 10.1038/s41529-026-00821-9

Saman Nikpour, Anastasia M Codirenzi, Christine Hoskin, Ubong Eduok, Brent Lanting, Matthew G Teeter, Camila P E de Souza, Yolanda S Hedberg

{"title":"Corrosion and wear damage estimations for retrieved knee and hip implants.","authors":"Saman Nikpour, Anastasia M Codirenzi, Christine Hoskin, Ubong Eduok, Brent Lanting, Matthew G Teeter, Camila P E de Souza, Yolanda S Hedberg","doi":"10.1038/s41529-026-00821-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41529-026-00821-9","url":null,"abstract":"Predicting the lifetime and function of orthopedic implants requires learning from failures observed in retrieved implants. This study scored mechanical and corrosion damage based on optical microscopy (OM) for 135 trunnion parts of retrieved hip implants and 106 tibial baseplates of retrieved knee implants. We used scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy to categorize the damage types. This data was correlated with implant and patient factors. Fretting, third-body wear, tribocorrosion, and biofilms were observed. Mechanically assisted corrosion, e.g., tribocorrosion, was the dominant damage mode for both hip and knee implants. The knee implant damage strongly depended on the locking mechanism of the polyethylene insert on the tibial baseplate. For the trunnion part, infection prior to or at surgery was correlated with higher SEM damage scores. Inflammatory arthritis and cemented hip implants correlated with lower SEM damage scores of the trunnion. Damage scores decreased with patient age, and increased with patient weight, body mass index, and years of implantation.","PeriodicalId":19270,"journal":{"name":"npj Materials Degradation","volume":"10 1","pages":"110"},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13541609/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148897583","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Photogenerated carrier-directed modulation of WO3/Bi2WO6 Z-scheme heterojunction for marine anti-corrosion and anti-fouling 光生载流子定向调制WO3/Bi2WO6 z型异质结用于海洋防腐防污

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npj Materials Degradation Pub Date : 2025-12-17 DOI: 10.1038/s41529-025-00707-2

Jing Tian, Yuanhang Cheng, Zhenyu Zhang, Zhi Zhao, Zehai Xu, Jiarun Li

{"title":"Photogenerated carrier-directed modulation of WO3/Bi2WO6 Z-scheme heterojunction for marine anti-corrosion and anti-fouling","authors":"Jing Tian, Yuanhang Cheng, Zhenyu Zhang, Zhi Zhao, Zehai Xu, Jiarun Li","doi":"10.1038/s41529-025-00707-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41529-025-00707-2","url":null,"abstract":"Metal corrosion and biofouling in marine environments significantly constrain the long-term service performance of marine equipment. Traditional protection strategies suffer from issues such as low efficiency and insufficient environmental friendliness, necessitating the development of novel, highly efficient, and stable anti-corrosion and anti-fouling materials. In this study, a dual-functional WO3/Bi2WO6 Z-scheme heterojunction photoelectrode was fabricated via a two-step hydrothermal method. The results of UV–visible diffuse reflectance, Mott-Schottky, as well as density functional theory calculations confirmed the successful construction of the Z-type heterojunction. The construction of the Z-scheme heterojunction not only enhances the separation efficiency of photogenerated charge carriers but also directionally regulates their migration pathway, preserving photogenerated electrons with strong reducing capability and photogenerated holes with strong oxidizing capability, therefore, the potential of 316L stainless steel could be negatively shifted by 200 mV, while the sterilization rate of Pseudomonas aeruginosa reached 100% within 60 min.","PeriodicalId":19270,"journal":{"name":"npj Materials Degradation","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41529-025-00707-2_reference.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147901280","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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