Petr Slepička、O. Neděla、Jakub Siegel 等 6 位作者2014-01-01eXPRESS Polymer Letters
The study of excimer laser treatment of polystyrene surface was performed. The influence of laser fluence and number of laser pulses on surface chemistry and morphology was determined. The surface morphology and roughness were studied with atomic force microscopy. Surface wettability and aging studies were characteriz…
Surface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityLaser Material Processing TechniquesSurface Roughness and Optical Measurements
Chang‐Mou Wu、Suhua Yu、Shin-Jen Lin2014-01-01eXPRESS Polymer Letters
In this study, poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)/Glucose oxidase (GOx)/graphene biocomposite membranes were prepared using an electrospinning technique and used for enzyme immobilization. The PVA/GOx/graphene membrane's morphology was examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), w…
Electrochemical sensors and biosensorsConducting polymers and applicationsAdvanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
Andrzej K. Błędzki、P. Franciszczak、Abdullah Al Mamun2014-01-01eXPRESS Polymer Letters
The presented research study aims to evaluate microfibers from grain by-products as a substitute for wood flour in wood-thermoplastic composites. Grain husks are an abundant and cheap source of annual, renewable raw material, which besides lignocellulose, may also contain substantial amounts of starch, proteins and fa…
Nanocomposite Films for Food PackagingNatural Fiber Reinforced Compositesbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
Jian-Yang Lin、Chia-Lin Wu2014-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
The electrical conduction and bipolar switching properties of resistive random access memory (RRAM) cells with transparent calcium bismuth titanate (CaBi4Ti4O15—CBTi144) thin films were investigated. Experimentally, the (119)-oriented CBTi144 thin films were deposited onto the ITO/glass substrates by RF magnetron sput…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsAdvanced Memory and Neural ComputingTransition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials
Shaofan Zhao、Y. Shao、Pan Gong 等 4 位作者2014-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
A novel centimeter-sized Ti-based bulk metallic glass (BMG) was developed by the addition of Ag in the ternary Ti41Zr25Be34glassy alloy. By replacing Be with Ag, the glass forming ability (GFA), the yield strength, and the supercooled liquid temperature of the quaternary Ti41Zr25Be34−xAgx ( x=2 , 4, 6, 8 at.%) glassy…
Metallic Glasses and Amorphous AlloysPhase-change materials and chalcogenides
Yang Changwei、Su Tianbao、Zhang Jianjing 等 4 位作者2014-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Based on the review on the advances of several important problems in geotechnical seismic engineering, the authors propose the initial analysis theory of time-frequency-amplitude (known as TFA for short), in an effort to realize the organic combination of time and frequency information and develop a groundbreaking con…
A. V. Byakova、Iegor Kartuzov、Svyatoslav Gnyloskurenko 等 4 位作者2014-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
The results of this study highlight the role of foaming agent and processing route in influencing the contamination of cell wall material by side products, which, in turn, affects the macroscopic mechanical response of closed-cell Al-foams. Several kinds of Al-foams have been produced with pure Al/Al-alloys by the Alp…
Cellular and Composite StructuresPickering emulsions and particle stabilizationPolymer Foaming and Composites
A. R. Ravikumar、K. S. Amirthagadeswaran、P. Senthil2014-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
This paper mainly focusses on parametric optimization of squeeze cast AC2A Ni coated SiCp composite through Taguchi technique. Composite samples have been cast through squeeze casting for each experimental trial based on L16 orthogonal array. From analysis of variance (ANOVA), it has been found that reinforcement perc…
Shoou-Jinn Chang、Teen-Hang Meen、Stephen D. Prior 等 5 位作者2014-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Esther T. Akinlabi、Rasheedat M. Mahamood、Stephen A. Akinlabi 等 4 位作者2014-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Friction stir processing (FSP) being a novel process is employed for the improvement of the mechanical properties of a material and the production of surface layer composites. The vital role of the integrity of surface characteristics in the mechanical properties of materials has made the research studies into surface…
Aluminum Alloys Composites PropertiesAdvanced Welding Techniques AnalysisMXene and MAX Phase Materials
Kangwen Sun、Qinzhen Yang、Yang Yang 等 8 位作者2014-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Flexible thin-film solar cell is an efficient energy system on the surface of stratospheric airship for utilizing the solar energy. In order to ensure the normal operation of airship platform, the thermal control problem between the flexible thin-film solar cell and the airship envelope should be properly resolved. In…
Jukka Seppälä、Nguyen Dang Luong2014-01-01eXPRESS Polymer Letters
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Fuel Cells and Related MaterialsConducting polymers and applicationsSynthesis and properties of polymers
Magdalena Maciejewska、Marian Zaborski2014-01-01eXPRESS Polymer Letters
The aim of this work was to study the activity of several alkylpyrrolidinium, alkylpyridinium, alkylpiperidinium and benzylimidazolium ionic liquids (ILs) for the purpose of improving the dispersion degree of vulcanisation activator and filler nanoparticles in the acrylonitrile-butadiene elastomer (NBR). The effect of…
Polymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesPolymer composites and self-healingSynthesis and properties of polymers
Qiang Tian、László Almásy、Guanyun Yan 等 10 位作者2014-01-01eXPRESS Polymer Letters
The microstructures of Estane 5703 aged at 70C in dry and wet air have been studied by small-angle neutron scattering. The samples were swollen in deuterated toluene for enhancing the contrast. The scattering data show the characteristic domain structure of polyurethanes consisting of soft and hard segments. Debye-And…
Polymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesNuclear Physics and ApplicationsNMR spectroscopy and applications
Shasha Liu、Q. Q. Hu、Feng Qing Zhao 等 6 位作者2014-01-01eXPRESS Polymer Letters
Polymer brushes with 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl methacrylate (TMPM) units, grafted on the cross-linked polystyrene (PS) microspheres, were synthesized via surface-initiated ARGET (activators regenerated by electron transfer) ATRP (atom transfer radical polymerization). They were further oxidized to yield nitroxid…
Advanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationPolymer Surface Interaction StudiesAnalytical Chemistry and Sensors
Jing Chen、Zhoudao Lu2014-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Determination of the residual crack extension resistance curves (KR-curves) associated with cohesive force distribution on fictitious crack zone of complete fracture process is implemented in present research. The cohesive force distributes according to bilinear softening traction-separation law proposed by Petersson.…
Yuanxin Luo、Yuqing Heng、Yongqin Wang 等 4 位作者2014-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
In order to improve the understanding of the dynamic recrystallization (DRX) behaviors of TA15 titanium alloy (Ti-6Al-2Zr-1Mo-1V), a series of experiments were conducted on a TMTS thermal simulator at temperatures of 1173 K, 1203 K, 1223 K, and 1273 K with the strain rates of 0.005 s−1, 0.05 s−1, 0.5 s−1, and 1 s−1. B…
Microstructure and mechanical propertiesMetallurgy and Material FormingTitanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties
Chang-Hung Lee、Chun-Hao Hsu、Iu-Ren Chen 等 5 位作者2014-01-01Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
To improve the field-effect mobility of all-inkjet-printed organic thin film transistors (OTFTs), a composite material consisted of carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) and poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) was reported by using homemade inkjet-printing system. These all-inkjet-printed composite OTFTs represented superior characte…
Lindiwe A. Nkabinde、Lungile N.N. Shoba-Zikhali、Boitumelo Semete‐Makokotlela 等 7 位作者2014-01-01eXPRESS Polymer Letters
Nanoparticles as drug delivery systems offer benefits such as protection of the encapsulated drug against degradation, site-specific targeting and prolonged blood circulation times. The aim of this study was to investigate nanoparticle uptake into Caco-2 cell monolayers, their co-localization within the lysosomal comp…
Nanoparticle-Based Drug Deliverybiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesAdvanced Drug Delivery Systems
Piming Ma、Xiaoxia Cai、M. Chen 等 5 位作者2014-01-01eXPRESS Polymer Letters
Partially bio-based thermoplastic elastomers (bio-TPE) were designed and prepared by physical blending a commercial grade poly(hydroxyalkanoate)s (PHBM, Metabolix) and poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) (EVA). The PHBM is miscible with EVA90 which has a vinyl acetate (VA) content of 90 wt% while it is not miscible with E…
Polymer crystallization and propertiesbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications