2025 February - 41 articles
The environment presently contains greater amounts of heavy metals due to human activities, causing toxicity, mutagenicity, and carcinogenicity. This study evaluated a chitosan (CS) composite material combined with 1,3-dichlorocetone to extract heavy...
An integral part of daily dental practice is preparing and polishing placed composite restorations. When these procedures are performed, significant amounts of composite dust are released from the grinding material. This systematic review aims to enh...
Auxetic honeycomb structures, known for their exceptional mechanical properties, are widely used as sacrificial layers to protect critical targets from extreme explosive loads. However, conventional double arrowhead auxetic honeycomb-core structures...
The global reserve of sand has significantly decreased, and sand washing is predominantly favored due to its simplicity and low operational costs, but this method poses significant environmental risks like landslides, making its reuse essential for s...
The oxidation and recession of carbon-fiber-reinforced ultrahigh-temperature ceramic matrix composites (C/UHTCMCs) fabricated via reactive melt infiltration (RMI) using Zr-Ti alloys with three different compositions are evaluated via an arc-jet tunne...
This study deals with the evaluation of impact-damaged sandwich composites using different fiber types (carbon, glass, and Kevlar), where the outer layers, or “skins”, were made from the same type of fiber, while the inner layer, or &ldqu...
Traditional humidity sensors frequently face challenges, especially in environments with fluctuating temperatures, which can compromise their efficiency, stability, and reliability. Therefore, there is an urgent demand to fabricate low-cost and high-...
Structural degradation in liquid environments can hinder the applications of polymer composites as structural materials. In this work, we study the impacts of methanol on surface cracking and the propagation of pre-formed cracks in UV-irradiated poly...
This study explored the use of boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) as reinforcing fillers to enhance the mechanical properties of polymer-derived carbon matrix composites. BNNT-reinforced carbon matrix composites containing 0.5–5 wt% BNNTs were fab...
In this study, we investigated the biocompatibility and antibacterial efficiency of hydroxyapatite/graphene oxide/ceftazidime (HAp/GO/CFZ) coatings obtained by the Matrix-Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation (MAPLE) technique for arthroplasty implants....
In order to achieve hydrophobic properties in textiles, per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are often used. These chemicals represent a class of synthetic compounds that have found wide application in numerous industries because of their adva...
Nature has created a unique combination of materials, and the design and material compositions used in nature are not successfully employed for industrial applications. Metallic multimaterials (MMMs) are a unique class of materials that combine the p...
This study investigates the influence of basalt fiber on the rheological, mechanical, and microstructural properties of sustainable self-compacting concrete (SCC) incorporating fly ash and microsilica as supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs). V...
High temperatures combined with heavy traffic load necessitate asphalt binder modification to enhance its performance and durability. This research examines the effects of polyphosphoric acid (PPA) on the physical, rheological, and chemical propertie...
This study investigated the susceptibility of nine composite resins to turmeric staining, evaluated bleaching efficacy for color recovery, and assessed surface hardness throughout these processes. Disc-shaped specimens (8 mm × 2 mm, n = 3/group...
Metal matrix composites (MMCs) produced through the unique liquid pressing infiltration (LPI) process exhibit significant industrial potential. In this study, TiC/FC250 metal matrix composites were fabricated using the liquid pressing infiltration pr...
The growing concern about greenhouse gas emissions and global warming has heightened the focus on sustainability across industrial sectors. As a result, hydrogen energy has emerged as a versatile and promising solution for various engineering applica...
This study investigates the fresh state and hardened state mechanical and durability properties of 3D-printed concrete. The mechanical tests focused on its anisotropic behavior in response to different load orientations. Compressive, flexural, and sp...
Nanoparticles of ZnFe2O4 and hematite with varied sizes and distributions were synthesized using the two-solvent method (cyclohexane, water) on SBA-15 silica batches. Calcination is performed in air at 700 °C (2 °C/min) with rapid quenching p...
Free-standing ferroelectric films have emerged as a transformative technology in the field of flexible electronics, offering unique properties that enable a wide range of applications, including sensors, actuators, and energy harvesting devices. This...
In recent years, the use of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) has become a major concern when promoting sustainable development in construction. However, the design of concrete mixes and the prediction of their compressive strength becomes difficult...
The present article presents the results of physical and chemical studies of opoka. In particular, the opoka was subjected to chemical analysis, X-ray phase, differential thermal analysis, scanning microscopy, and X-ray energy dispersive elemental mi...
The construction sector’s reliance on traditional cement significantly contributes to CO2 emissions, underscoring the urgent need for sustainable alternatives. This study investigates fine (0–4 mm), rounded, uncoated, porous-surfaced ligh...
TiO2 is widely utilized as an excellent photocatalyst in energy production. However, its rapid electron and hole recombination confers poor photocatalytic activity. Cocatalysts are essential for increasing photocatalytic efficacy by introducing impro...
This study focuses on the development of an insulation biocomposite using Doum palm (Chamaerops humilis) fibers reinforced with a natural binder based on citric acid and glycerol. The main objective is to optimize the thermal conductivity and mechani...
The mechanical properties of High-Performance Self-Compacting Concrete (HPSCC) are strongly influenced by its pore structure, but the impact of varying water–binder ratios (W/C) on this relationship remains unclear. To address this, the present...
The development and analysis of the properties of a new material based on UV-curable acrylate monomers with silicon-containing hydroxyapatite and zinc oxide nanoparticles as an antibacterial component and gelatin was carried out. Using this material...
This research studied the recycling of borosilicate glass wastes from damaged laboratory glassware. The luminescent glasses were prepared by doping glass waste powder with rare earth ions, namely, dysprosium ions (Dy3+) and samarium ions (Sm3+), as w...
This research aimed to provide valuable insights for future studies and enhance manufacturing processes by investigating the effect of incorporating fibers into 3D printing to improve the mechanical properties of fabricated components. The experiment...
New materials are actively being developed for use in various fields of electronics, as they can significantly improve the performance of electronic devices and prevent adverse effects. Such materials include nanocomposites, which include nanoparticl...
Fe-Co alloy has the highest saturation magnetic flux density among soft magnetic materials, and Fe50Co50 has the maximum permeability of Fe-Co alloys. However, Fe-Co alloy is difficult to use in applications due to its brittleness. Various attempts h...
The aim of the present study is to investigate the performance of two carbon fiber-reinforced composite polymers used to manufacture end-use parts via the fused filament fabrication (FFF) method. The materials under investigation were carbon fiber-re...
Accurate relative humidity (RH) measurement is critical in many applications, from process control and material preservation to ensuring human comfort and well-being. This study presents high-performance humidity sensors based on titanium oxide nanop...
The choice of efficient methods for the immobilization of high-level waste (HLW) resulting from the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) is an important scientific and practical task. The current policy of managing HLW within a closed nuclear fue...
In order to explore the vibration mechanism of vibration damping composite floor slabs and further enrich the theory of floor slab vibration calculation, the free vibration characteristics of vibration damped composite floor slabs and the dynamic res...
Dispersed reinforcement of concrete with various types of plant fibers is currently a fairly popular area in the field of construction materials science. The relevance of this topic is determined by the fact that the issue has not been studied on a l...
This paper investigates the dynamic behavior of shell structures presenting variable-angle tow laminations. The choice of placing fibers along curvilinear patterns allows for a broader structural design space, which is advantageous in several enginee...
The aim of this paper is to describe a methodology for determining the elastic constants and thickness of the interphase between matrix and fiber in fiberglass plastic composites from macro- and micromechanical testing. Macromechanical testing is ten...
Transverse magnetic susceptibility is an excellent tool to study singularity points as anisotropy and switching fields in different bulk and nanostructured systems, as well as phase transitions. This technique has been carried out on polycrystalline...
This study aimed to evaluate the shear bond strengths of six self-adhesive resin cements (SACs) on porcelain surfaces and to compare the effectiveness with and without silane application. One hundred and twenty feldspathic porcelain specimens were pr...
Photoinduced charge separation at donor–acceptor composites (active layer material of organic solar cells) is an important step of photoelectric energy conversion. It results in the formation of the interfacial charge-transfer state (CTS), whic...
