Original ResearchPublished 21 September 2026Surface and nanostructural modifications of polytetrafluoroethylene by Au + irradiation for energy harvesting applicationsRabia · Naveed Afzal · Mohsin Rafique · Abdul-Sattar Nizami · Ali Asif · M. Zain-Ul AbdinFrontiers in Materialsdoi 10.3389/fmats.2026.1914747
Original ResearchPublished 7 September 2026Effects of pre- and post-pyrolysis potassium silicate enrichment on potassium fractionation and release behavior of rice husk and sugarcane press mud biocharsKousalya Arumugam · S. Harini · K. Revathipriya · Jennifer Flora · Kowsalya Sathyabama · Saiyyeda FirdousFrontiers in Agronomydoi 10.3389/fagro.2026.1922494
Original ResearchPublished 31 August 2026Microplastics in watershed: extraction, identification, and environmental risk assessment from the real sampleArshdeep Sahi · Bunty Sharma · Ganga Ram Chaudhary · Rajeev KumarFrontiers in Nanotechnologydoi 10.3389/fnano.2026.1912308
Original ResearchPublished 26 August 2026Vacuum-compatible infrared emissivity characterization of high-temperature materials using direct electric heatingDongyang An · Shuangshuang Cheng · Zhao Liu · Shi Cheng · Jiaye Chen · Zengwu Tang · Jingmin Dai · Peng XiaoFrontiers in Thermal Engineeringdoi 10.3389/fther.2026.1922432
Original ResearchPublished 23 July 2026Evaluation of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy as a first-line surveillance typing tool for Serratia spp. isolates derived from clinical materialsTristan Lüdecke · Klaus-Peter HunfeldFrontiers in Antibioticsdoi 10.3389/frabi.2026.1781370
Original ResearchPublished 17 July 2026Bioarchaeological reassessment of Dahshur royal skeletal remains from the Late Middle Kingdom (c. 1850–1700 BCE)Zeinab Hashesh · Ahmed Gabr · Roxie WalkerFrontiers in Environmental Archaeologydoi 10.3389/fearc.2026.1844402
Original ResearchPublished 12 June 2026Comparison of antibody immobilization on renewable nanocrystals for paper-based detectionKetzalzin Vazquez-Hernandez · Beatriz M. Herrera · Clara Dourado Fernandes · Eno-Jane Effanga · Houra Farkhondehnia · Reshma Panackal Shibu · Julia L. Shamshina · Christopher Turner · Noureddine Abidi · Diego Gomez-MaldonadoFrontiers in Biomaterials Sciencedoi 10.3389/fbiom.2026.1815047
Original ResearchPublished 23 January 2026Isolation, purification, and structural characterization of biosurfactants derived from indigenous probiotics Lactobacillus helveticus MTCC5463 and Lactobacillus rhamnosus MTCC5462Kamini Pandey · Madhu Kumari · Sameena Mehtab · Barkha SinghalFrontiers in Bacteriologydoi 10.3389/fbrio.2025.1726048
Brief Research ReportPublished 12 January 2026Microplastics and antibiotic-resistant bacteria contamination in a river of central ItalySoraya Alfonsi · Roberto Spurio · Serena Gabrielli · Genny Pastore · Francesca Stella · Dezemona PetrelliFrontiers in Freshwater Sciencedoi 10.3389/ffwsc.2025.1627987
ReviewPublished 19 December 2025FTIR spectroscopic analysis of soil in forensic scienceJaden Force · Kelly M. ElkinsFrontiers in Analytical Sciencedoi 10.3389/frans.2025.1716867