Harmonic drop surface area oscillations are performed at a fixed frequency (0.1 Hz) to measure the dilational visco-elasticity for three proteins: β-casein (BCS), β-lactoglobulin (BLG), and human serum albumin (HSA). The surface area oscill...
As at the nanoscale the surface-to-volume ratio may be comparable with any characteristic length, while the material properties may essentially depend on surface/interface energy properties. In order to get effective material properties at the nanosc...
Schwarzites are negatively curved sp2-carbon frameworks that can be described as realizations of triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS) nets. This work examines topologically expanded Schwarzite networks derived from P-surface tilings by isolated hep...
Size sorting, line focusing, and isolation of microparticles or cells are fundamental ingredients in the improvement of disease diagnostic tools adopted in biology and biomedicine. Microfluidic devices are exploited as a solution to transport and man...
Metamaterials enable the modulation of elastic waves or acoustic waves in unprecedented ways and have a wide range of potential applications. This paper achieves the simultaneous manipulation of surface elastic waves (SEWs) and surface acoustic waves...
The advent of elastic metamaterials at the beginning of the 21st century opened new venues and possibilities for the existence of new types of elastic (ultrasonic) surface waves, which were deemed previously impossible. In fact, it is not difficult t...
The paper presents preliminary studies of a new innovative surface treatment method—the process of roller burnishing of macro-irregularities of the surface. As part of the work, the possibility of plastic shaping of the surface macrostructure w...
This study investigates the effect of the elastic surface micro-texture on the cavitation and lubrication characteristics of the friction pairs through theoretical and experimental research. Through numerical simulations and experiments, the influenc...
Flexible plates or membranes located on the sea surface can be effective for attenuation waves approaching the beach. The most efficient structures should be found through comprehensive research using developed experiments and theory. Our experimenta...
Targeting the concern that nearby inflexible buildings may be at risk for safety issues due to the surface deformation caused by foundation pit excavation disruptions, this paper took the large-scale foundation pit in the Hongshaquan second mine stop...
In this work, we further investigate the surface wave attenuation performance of elastic metasurfaces composed of in-filled pipes in a layered half-space, focusing on the dispersion relations and transmission properties. Particularly, both Rayleigh w...
Molecular Dynamics is a method of choice for membrane simulations and the rising of coarse-grained forcefields has opened the way to longer simulations with reduced calculations times. Here, we present an elastic network, SAHBNET (Surface Accessibili...
This paper presents an alternative approach to formulating a rational bar-elastic substrate model with inclusion of small-scale and surface-energy effects. The thermodynamics-based strain gradient model is utilized to account for the small-scale effe...
There has been a great tendency toward using resin composite in dentistry and exploring nano-hardness, elastic modulus, and effect of polishing on its mechanical properties after its artificial ageing. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of surfa...
Counter-surfaces for radial shaft seals are usually finished by infeed grinding to avoid macro twist structures on the surface since they can impose a conveying action on the lubricant. This can lead to either leakage or starved lubrication and subse...
One of the main limitations of linearity assumptions in airfoil’s aero-elastic problems is the inability to predict the system behavior after starting the instability. In reality, nonlinearities may prevent the amplitudes from going to infinity...
This work concerns a multiscale analysis of nano-reinforced heterogeneous materials. Such materials exhibit surface effects that must be taken into account in the homogenization procedure. In this study, a coherent imperfect interface model was emplo...
The use of waste rubbers and polyurethane has a significant impact on the abrasion resistance of the porous elastic road surface (PERS) mixture. The purpose of this work is to study the anti-abrasion performance of the PERS mixture under different co...
The introduction of alloplastic materials (meshes) in hernia surgery has improved patient outcome by a radical reduction of hernia recurrence rate, but discussion about the biocompatibility of these implanted materials continues since observations of...
The main theme of the present study is to analyze numerically the effects of the magnetic field on the hybrid nanofluid flow over a flat elastic surface. The effects of the thermal and velocity slips are also analyzed in view of the hybrid nanofluid...
In order to study the noise reduction performance of Porous Elastic Road Surface (PERS), the vibration noise and air pumping noise has been separated from the tire–road noise through the finite element numerical simulation method. The tire&ndas...
The design scheme of elastically supported submarine propulsion shafting can effectively realize the attenuation of the vibration energy and improve the stealth performance of the whole submarine. However, the elastic deformation generated by the sys...
The dynamic properties of spread and adsorbed layers of amyloid-like silk fibroin fibrils (ALF) differ significantly from the properties of native protein layers (RSF). In the former case, the dynamic dilational surface elasticity and the steady-stat...
The quality factor is a key metric for evaluating the performance of micro-electro-mechanical and nano-electro-mechanical system resonators. Although reducing device dimensions enhances resonator sensitivity, it also intensifies energy dissipation, t...
The kinetic dependencies of the surface pressure, the dilational dynamic surface elasticity and ellipsometric angles of cupin-1.2 and vicilin solutions in 8M urea were measured at different concentrations. The analysis of these kinetics dependencies...
The mechanical behaviors of three distinct lattice structures—Diamond, Gyroid, and Schwarz—synthesized through vat polymerization, were meticulously analyzed. This study aimed to elucidate the intricacies of these structures in terms of t...
The formation of mixed adsorption layers of amyloid fibrils of a plant protein, oat globulin (OG), and a strong polyelectrolyte, sodium polystyrene sulfonate (PSS), at the liquid–gas interface was studied by measurements of the kinetic dependen...
This paper proposes a novel nanobar–substrate medium model for static and free vibration analyses of single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) systems embedded in the elastic substrate medium. The modified strain-gradient elasticity theory is utili...
The laser ultrasound (LU) technique has been used to determine dispersion curves for surface acoustic waves (SAW) propagating in AlScN/Al2O3 systems. Polar and non-polar Al0.77Sc0.23N thin films were prepared by magnetron sputter epitaxy on Al2O3 sub...
The dynamic surface properties of aqueous dispersions of α-lactalbumin (ALA) amyloid fibrils differ noticeably from the properties of the fibril dispersions of other globular proteins. As a result, the protocol of the application of ALA fibrils...
To study the effects of basalt fibers (BFs), calcium sulfate whiskers (CSWs), and modified calcium sulfate whiskers (MCSWs) on the compressive strength and dynamic modulus of elasticity of concrete, this paper utilizes Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry (...
The use of foams to deliver bioactive agents and drugs is increasing in pharmaceutics. One example is the use of foam as a delivery system for polidocanol (POL) in sclerotherapy, with the addition of bioactive compounds to improve the delivery system...
Accurate determination of Young’s modulus of elasticity in irregularly shaped products is quite challenging. This study introduces a novel method that can measure the elasticity in non-uniform products, such as peanuts. Variations of the contac...
For years, cold plasma processing has been used as a non-thermal technology in industries such as food. As interfacial properties of protein play a remarkable role in many processes, this study investigates the effect of cold plasma on the foaming an...
The formation of beta-lactoglobulin (BLG)/sodium polystyrene sulfonate (PSS) complexes decelerates the change in the surface properties of the mixed solutions with the surface age and increases the steady-state dilational surface elasticity in a narr...
Silk fibroin (SF)-based materials attract significant interest because of their biocompability and great diversity of possible morphologies. One of the approaches to obtain SF materials is the use of an air–water or oil–water interface as...
Amphiphilic silk fibroin (SF) forms stable adsorption layers at the air–water interface. The range of the investigated protein concentrations can be divided into two parts according to the peculiarities of the surface layer properties. At prote...
Although the formation of the layers of fibrillar aggregates at liquid–liquid and liquid–gas interfaces can significantly increase the stability of disperse systems, like foams and emulsions, any information on their structure and propert...
Static wetting is a widely adopted method for determining surface and interface tensions of materials. In this study, the effects of elasticity and thickness are analytically investigated using a spherical cap model, for an incompressible elastic thi...
Among many types of defects present in crystalline materials, dislocations are the most influential in determining the deformation process and various physical properties of the materials. However, the mathematical description of the elastic field ge...
The aim of the work reported in this article was to investigate the effects of medium temperature and industrial by-products on the key hardened properties of high performance concrete. Four concrete mixes were prepared based on a water-to-binder rat...
The fatigue strength of cast steel components is severely affected by manufacturing process-based bulk and surface imperfections. As these defect structures possess an arbitrary spatial shape, the utilization of local assessment methods is encouraged...
The elasticity of red blood cells (RBCs) is crucial for their ability to fulfill their role in the blood. Decreased RBC deformability is associated with various pathological conditions. This study explores the application of machine learning to predi...
Compression tests at low strains were performed to theoretically analyze the effects of anisotropic elasticity, misorientation, grain boundary (GB) stiffness, interfacial dislocations, free surfaces, and critical force on dislocation pile-ups in micr...
Surface fatigue wear widely exists, and it occurs as long as a sufficient number of loading–unloading cycles are applied. Slowing down surface fatigue wear requires understanding the evolution of fatigue damage in the surface. Real surfaces are compo...
Ti and Ti alloys have charming comprehensive properties (high specific strength, strong corrosion resistance, and excellent biocompatibility) that make them the ideal choice in orthopedic and dental applications, especially in the particular fabricat...
The adsorption behaviour of linear poly(oxyethylene) alkyl ether (CnEOm) is best described by a reorientation model. Based on a complete set of experimental data, including the adsorption kinetics, the equilibrium surface tension isotherm and the sur...
It is known that the source of a tectonic earthquake in the framework of the theory of elasticity and viscoelasticity is considered to be displacement along a certain fault surface. Usually, when describing a source, the geometry of the fault surface...
The crack propagation rate of environmental stress cracking was studied on high-density polyethylene compact tension specimens under static loading. Selected environmental liquids are distilled water, 2 wt% aqueous Arkopal N100 solution, and two mode...
To overcome limitations of dentin bonding due to collagen degradation at a bonded interface, incorporating bioactive glass (BAG) into dentin adhesives has been proposed to enhance remineralization and improve bonding durability. This study evaluated...
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