A novel adsorbent material for the removal of Copper and chromium metal ions from aqueous solution was prepared by modifying chitosan. Cross linked chitosan material was prepared using vanillin as ...

The changes in refractive indices and birefringence of nylon 6-6 fibres with different annealing conditions were” studied by interferometry. The polarizing interference microscope was used to deter...

The polarizing interference microscope was used to study the variation of the principal optical parameters of annealed nylon 6 Fibres at 160 ± 1°C. The resulting data were used to calculate optical...

The use of liquid moulding processes including resin transfer moulding (RTM) and structural reaction injection moulding (SRIM) is now becoming increasingly popular in the automotive industry. These...

Porous polymer films have been investigated for various applications. The conventional method forms microporous structures throughout a film. This paper presents a new process for forming micro/nan...

The use of porcelain and thermoplastic based materials as High voltage insulators has always been dominant in the industry. Several elastomers were also investigated, mainly Ethylene Propylene Rubb...

Recently the replacing of the petrochemical origin polymers with biopolymers and biocomposites which are environmental biodegradable polymers became a growing interest. The use of gamma radiation f...

In recent years, one of the main challenges is to improve the mechanical performance of bio-composites to be used as structural parts for the construction, automotive, and aviation sector. This pap...

An investigation of the buckling and failure characteristics of laminated composites with elliptical holes has been conducted. To predict critical buckling load and first ply failure load, we perfo...

The flexural and frictional properties of Lapinus fibre-reinforced phenolic friction materials at different fibre loadings have been studied via three point bend tests and SAE J661a friction tests,...

This study aimed to examine the effects of different light-curing modes on the immediate shear bond strength (SBS) of different composite resin types to dentin using universal adhesive. Human teeth...

In accordance with the principles of sustainable development, improving the quality and durability of structural elements and coatings, the construction industry requires the development and the im...

In this paper, a rotating functionally graded (FG) polymer nanocomposite shaft-disk assembly reinforced with graphene nanoplatelets (GPLs) resting on elastic supports is modelled and its vibration ...

In this work, exfoliated graphite nanoplates (xGNPs)/thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) composites with enhanced dielectric constant and relatively low dielectric loss factor were prepared by an effe...

Conducting polymeric composites have attracted great attention over the last years because of their potential uses in chemical, electronic and optical devices, and as catalysts as well as in adsorp...

Despite the significant progress made in polymer/graphene nanocomposites, the development of high-performance polymer/graphene nanocomposites, combined with excellent mechanical and electromagnetic...

Multi-walled carbon nanotubes and high-density polyethylene (MWCNTs/HDPE) nanocomposite sheets with (1.0, 0.5, and 0.1) wt.% MWCNT were successfully prepared by coating the MWCNTs on the surface of...

The mechanical characteristics of GMT strong depend on processing parameters. Processing simulation codes give satisfactory results on mould-filling, but not yet on fibre orientation and mechanical...

This study modified hydrogels prepared from silk fibroinand graphene oxideby injecting plasma into the silk. The SF-GO hydrogels, modified by plasma jet with different discharge time (30, 90, and 1...

This study aimed to investigate the effect of 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl methacrylate:triethyleneglycol dimethacrylate (TFEMA: TEGDMA) ratio on various functional properties of Bis-GMA/TFEMA:TEGDMA/UDMA ...