2022 July - 35 articles
Edible composite packaging has the advantage of complementary functional properties over its individual bio-components. However, film composites made from caseinate (CA) and carboxymethyl chitosan (CMCH) have not yet been well explored. In this study...
A nanocomposite based on graphene oxide and copper trimesinate was obtained by the in situ method. The samples have permanent porosity and a microporous structure with a large surface area corresponding to the adsorption type I. A study of the adsorp...
Improvement of the thermal conductivity of encapsulant material using doping filler is an important requirement for electronic device packaging. We proposed a simple method for determining the thermal characteristics of composite material that can he...
Fiber-reinforced thermoset composites are a class of materials that address the arising needs from the aerospace and hypersonic industries for high specific strength, temperature-resistant structural materials. Among the high-temperature resistant th...
Four piezoelectric ceramic materials with varying particle sizes and geometries are added up to 30 vol.% to a photopolymer resin to form UV-curable piezoelectric composites. Such composites solidify in a few minutes, can be used in UV-curing-based 3D...
Thermal insulation is an efficient solution to reduce energy consumption. A great way to reduce the energy consumption of a building is the use of thermal insulation bricks which provide fire resistance and a remarkable thermal capacity, which make t...
Glass fibers slowly dissolve and age when exposed to water molecules. This phenomenon also occurs when glass fibers are inside fiber-reinforced composites protected by the matrix. This environmental aging results in the deterioration of the mechanica...
Aiming to develop more robust, mechanically advanced, Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) materials, High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) nanocomposites were developed in the current research work. Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) was selected as filler to be incorp...
Self-sensing cementitious composites are a combination of conventional materials used in the construction industry along with any type of electrically conductive filler material. Research has already been carried out with various types of conductive...
An efficient way to reduce direct operating costs in aerospace applications is to lower the overall weight. In this context, thermoplastic composites offer a high potential for weight reduction. However, their application requires time and cost-optim...
Composites of Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) have been proven to have enhanced properties in comparison to the pure form of these polyesters. Depending on what polymer or material is added to PHAs, the enhancement of different properties is observed. S...
Due to their light weight, low density, high-specificity strength, and ease of fiber surface treatment, natural-fiber-reinforced composites are recognized as the most suitable materials for interior part applications. Moreover, natural fibers are wid...
This paper presents tribological research of an abaca fiber-reinforced epoxy composite material, analyzing fiber orientation and its effect on the tribological performances of the composite. The extremely low viscosity epoxy resin reinforced with NaO...
This report is on the nature of strain in thin films of yttrium iron garnet (YIG) on yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) substrates due to film-substrate lattice mismatch and the resulting induced magnetic anisotropy. Films with thickness 55 nm to 380 nm w...
In this review, the potential failures and flaws associated with fused deposition modeling (FDM) or fused filament fabrication (FFF) 3D printing technology are highlighted. The focus of this article is on presenting the failures and flaws that are ca...
The aim of this paper is to review the available literature on the different methods for color stability determination of CAD/CAM milled and 3D printed resins for denture bases. The methodology included applying a search strategy, defining inclusion...
The AC conductivity response of disordered materials follows a universal power law of the form
An aluminum matrix composite with dispersed carbon nanotubes (CNTs) was produced via flake powder metallurgy using a micro-rolling process and vacuum hot pressing (VHP), followed by conventional rolling using a macro-rolling process. The microstructu...
The interest in recycled carbon fiber (rCF) is growing rapidly and the supply chain for these materials is gradually being established. However, the processing routes, material intermediates and properties of rCF composites are less understood for de...
Chitin nanofiber is a nanomaterial produced by pulverizing chitin, the main component of crab shells. Since it has excellent mechanical properties, it is expected to be used as a reinforcing material to strengthen materials. Chitin was mechanically g...
This paper reports analyses of a 5-degrees-of-freedom (5-DOF) carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) robot manipulator, which has been developed for farm applications. The manipulator was made of aluminum alloy (AA) and steel materials. However, to c...
In order to improve thermomechanical, antibacterial and temperature-controlled color-response performance of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) in maxillofacial prostheses, the incorporation of titania (TiO2) nanoparticles and thermochromic pigments (TCP) i...
The depletion of natural resources due to the aggressive industrialization in the last decades has brought considerable attention to research aimed at developing green and sustainable products using eco-friendly materials. The purpose of the current...
Various biomedical applications of biodegradable nanofibers are a hot topic, as evidenced by the ever-increasing number of publications in this field. However, as-prepared nanofibers suffer from poor cell adhesion, so their surface is often modified....
Creating non-porous structures that offer auxetic behavior can have a variety of industrial applications, especially when the porosity impairs the functionality of the auxetic structures. This study presents the design and finite element analysis of...
Construction and demolition waste (CDW) is the third-most abundant waste generated annually in the countries of the European Union. One of the alternatives to the use of these wastes is geopolymeric materials. Partial replacement of commonly used raw...
Very sensitive structural health monitoring methods are needed to detect barely visible impact damage in composite materials. Based on extracting non-linear modulated components from the frequency response of the damaged system, vibro-acoustic modula...
The need for improved metallic materials in terms of physicomechanical, microstructure, and corrosion properties has necessitated the need to form metal matrix composites. This article adopted the stir casting procedure and used wood particles (WP) t...
High-energy ball milling (HEBM) of powders is a complex process involving mixing, morphology changes, generation and evolution of defects of the crystalline lattice, and formation of new phases. This review is dedicated to the memory of our colleague...
Fibrous composites are advanced engineering materials featuring the impregnation of fiber phase with a polymer matrix base to yield enhanced properties [...]
In this paper, using the self-consistent charge density-functional tight-binding (SCC DFTB) method, we perform an in silico study of the effect of functionalization by potassium atoms on the electronic properties of a new configuration of the glass-l...
Composite materials are becoming widely applied in fire-critical conditions such as, e.g., aviation interior parts. Environmental considerations motivate the use of additive manufacturing due to the decrease of polymer wastes, and therefore additiona...
Compared to other fibrous materials, plant fibers can act as a reinforcement in plastics due to their relatively high strength and rigidity, low cost, low density, biodegradability, and renewability. In this context, this study examines the effect of...
Lignocellulosic fillers have attracted considerable attention over the years as a promising alternative to conventional petroleum-based fillers (carbon black) in rubber composites due to their renewability, biodegradability, availability, high mechan...
In this study, the AZ31 magnesium alloy was reinforced with tungsten disulfide (WS2) nanotubes to fabricate the nanocomposite using the stir casting method. The microstructural analysis, mechanical and wear behaviors were investigated with the effect...
