Joanna Czulak、Anna Jakubiak-Marcinkowska、Andrzej Trochimczuk2013-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
This work presents the preparation and properties of molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) with catalytic centers that mimic the active sites of metalloenzymes. The MIP synthesis was based on suspension polymerization of functional monomers (4-vinylpyridine and acrylonitrile) with trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate as…
T. L. Wang、Y. T. Shieh、C. H. Yang 等 5 位作者2013-01-01eXPRESS Polymer Letters
A conjugated alternating copolymer as the donor material of the active layer in polymer solar cells has been designed and synthesized via Stille coupling reaction. The alternating structure consisted of 3,5-didecanyldithieno[3,2-b:2',3'-d]thiophene (DDTT) donor unit and 5,6-bis(tetradecyloxy)benzo-2,1,3-thiadiazole (B…
Jun Ding、Xia Huang、Gang Zhu 等 5 位作者2013-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
As a kind of novel material of high strength and light weight, carbon fiber materials have been widely used in construction industry to repair the damaged bridges improving its mechanical performance. In this work, the reinforced plates made of carbon fiber materials (for short CFRP) are externally bonded to the botto…
Zhiguo Zhang、Riheng Song、Guoneng Li 等 5 位作者2013-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
The diamond-like carbon films (DLC films) depositing on the Poly (ethylene terephthalate) (PET) surface are obtained by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD), and the working gases are acetylene and argon gas. Surface morphology and the internal structure of DLC films are investigated by using Raman and FE…
Diamond and Carbon-based Materials ResearchMetal and Thin Film MechanicsCarbon Nanotubes in Composites
Bichitra Nanda Sahoo、Balasubramanian Kandasubramanian、B. Sabarish2013-01-01eXPRESS Polymer Letters
A facile process for in-situ modification of surface properties of Waste Expanded Polystyrene (WEP)/graphite film produced by spin coating technique has been described. The additives undergo spontaneous surface agglomeration with formation of islands of forest of flake structure during the spinning process. This resul…
Surface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsAdhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
B. Aldousiri、A. Shalwan、C. W. Chin2013-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Many different families of polymers are used in industries and engineering applications. The demands for studying the tribological behaviour of polymers and their composites are recently increased. This article briefs the most recent studies on the tribological behaviour of polymeric materials based on synthetic fibre…
Viera Khünová、János Kristóf、Ivan Kelnar 等 4 位作者2013-01-01eXPRESS Polymer Letters
The effect of various modifications/intercalations of halloysite and the combination of these modifications with in situ PP matrix modification was investigated with respect to the structure and properties of the polypropylene/halloysite nanocomposites. Hexadecyl-tri-methyl-ammonium-bromide (HEDA), 3-aminopropyltrimet…
Clay minerals and soil interactionsPolymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesLayered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications
Tiannan Zhou、David Chen、Jinting Jiu 等 14 位作者2013-01-01eXPRESS Polymer Letters
Graphite nanoplatelets (GNPs) were utilized to improve the electrical conductivity of pristine bacterial cellulose (BC) membranes. By physical and chemical methods, flake-shaped GNPs, weaving through the surface layer of web-like cellulose nanofibrils, were indeed fixed or trapped by the adjacent nanofibrils in the BC…
Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsElectromagnetic wave absorption materialsAdvanced Cellulose Research Studies
Rafael M. Digilov、Haim Abramovich2013-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
A new vibration beam technique for the fast determination of the dynamic Young modulus is developed. The method is based on measuring the resonant frequency of flexural vibrations of a partially restrained rectangular beam. The strip-shaped specimen fixed at one end to a force sensor and free at the other forms the Eu…
Sana M. Alahmadi、Sharifah Mohamad、Mohd Jamil Maah2013-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
This work reports the covalent attachment of three different calix[4]arenes (calix[4]arene (C4), p-sulfonatocalix[4]arene (C4S), and p-tert-butyl-calix[4]arene (PC4)) to MCM-41, using a three-step modification process. 3-Chloropropyltrimethoxysilane (ClPTS) was first attached to the mesoporous silica surface and subse…
Chao-Ming Hsu、Ah-Der Lin、Jao-Hwa Kuang2013-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
The tensile and shear loading creep parameters of unleaded Sn/3.0Ag/0.5Cu solders are extracted from the proposed tensile and shear creep tests in this work. Four creep loading temperatures, that is, , , , and C, are employed to extract the corresponding parameters. The creep parameters for tensile and shear loading m…
J. Lacaze、N. Valle、K. Theuwissen 等 6 位作者2013-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
It has been shown repeatedly that many elements present as traces or at low level can affect graphite shape in cast irons. As part of a long term project aimed at clarifying the growth and the alteration of spheroidal graphite, a study on the effect of a few elements (Cu, Sn, Sb, and Ti) on primary graphite growth was…
Pisan Sukwisute、Krit Koyvanitch、Chatchai Putson 等 4 位作者2013-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
This work reported the electrostriction of polyurethane (PU) with different aggregations of hard segments (HS) controlled by dissimilar solvents: N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) and a mixture of dimethyl sulfoxide and acetone denoted as DMSOA. By using atomic force microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry, the PU/…
Bráulio S. Archanjo、Pablo F. Siles、Camilla K. B. Q. M. Oliveira 等 5 位作者2013-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
This work reports on nanoscale and microscale metal oxide gas sensors, consisting of metal-semiconductor-metal barriers designed via scanning probe microscopy. Two distinct metal oxides, molybdenum and titanium oxides, were tested at different temperatures using CO2 and H2 as test gases. Sensitivities down to ppm leve…
Rahim Sabbaghizadeh、Mansor Hashim、Reza Gholamipour 等 5 位作者2013-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
The effects of different heat treatment temperatures on the structure and magnetic properties of Nd-Fe-B nanocomposite permanent magnetic alloys with nominal composition of Nd9.4Pr0.6Fe74.5Co6B6Ga0.5Ti1.5C1.5 have been investigated. The most practical method to produce nanostructured metallic materials is rapid solidi…
Hakan Basaran、Ali Demir、Muhiddin Bagci2013-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
The purpose of this study is the improvement of the behaviors of walls constructed with masonry bricks using reinforced plaster mortars. In this study, 400×400×100 mm sized walls were constructed using 1 : 2 scaled 100×50×30 mm sized masonry bricks. The walls were plastered using normal and various proportions of poly…
Pranati Sahoo、Abanti Sahoo2013-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
The fluidization characteristics of fine particles have been studied in both the fluidized bed and spouted bed. The effect of different system parameters (viz. static bed height, particle size, particle density and superficial velocity of the fluidizing medium, rotational speed of stirrer, and spout diameter) on the f…
T. Y. Chen、H. P. Cho、C. S. Jwo 等 4 位作者2013-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Ljubiša Andrić、Anja Terzić、Zagorka Aćimović-Pavlović 等 6 位作者2013-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
This paper presents results of the research of micronization grinding of dry mica in a planetary ball mill. Investigation was conducted in order to improve the quality and to obtain clearly defined properties and characteristics of mica powder. The micronization grinding of dry mica was performed in four time periods:…
Yuh-Ping Chang、Jin-Chi Wang、Jeng-Haur Horng 等 5 位作者2013-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
The technology of composite heat treatment is used popularly for low friction and wear resistance of drive elements. A large number of papers about the heat treatment technology had been proposed. Especially, the nitride treatment has been used widely for the purpose of wear resistance and low friction in the industry…