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Mechanical characterization of epoxy-HA hybrid composites reinforced with woven carbon fiber and nylon fiber mesh for external fixator

Materials Research Express
Biomedical composites have been widely developed using polymer materials due to their adjustable lightweight and mechanical properties through constituent variations. This study investigates hybrid laminated composites reinforced with woven carbon fiber (
Harini Sosiati, Ankas Pamasti, Rahmad Kuncoro Adi, Aulia Zaki Kusuma, Putra Dwi Darmawan, Totok Suwanda   +5 more
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Mechanical performance of oil palm/kenaf fiber-reinforced epoxy-based bilayer hybrid composites

Journal of Natural Fibers, 2020
Owing to the recent trend and increasing awareness toward sustainable product design, natural fiber-based materials are gaining a revival popularity to replace synthetic fiber in the composites industries, especially for automotive structural and semi ...
Farah Hanan, Mohammad Jawaid, Paridah Md Tahir   +2 more
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Ultra‐Thin Tow‐Based Discontinuous Composites—Material Overview and Aspirations

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Tow‐based discontinuous composites made from ultra‐thin tapes offer outstanding in‐plane mechanical properties. This material, inspired by Nacre, has high volume fraction of tapes exceeding 90 % and allows for quasi‐isotropic material plates less than 100 micrometer in thickness.
Ioannis Katsivalis, Vasiliki Safranoglou, Luis Gulfo, Michael R. Wisnom, Martin Fagerström, Malin Åkermo, Soraia Pimenta, Dan Zenkert, Leif E. Asp   +8 more
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Numerical Study of Frequency and Deflection Responses of Natural Fiber (Luffa) Reinforced Polymer Composite and Experimental Validation

Journal of Natural Fibers, 2020
The natural fiber (Luffa cylindrica fiber) reinforced epoxy composite has been fabricated and their structural responses (frequency and deflection) have been computed experimentally and numerically first time using the corresponding experimental elastic ...
Hitesh B. Bisen, Chetan Kumar Hirwani, Rajesh Kumar Satankar, Subrata Kumar Panda, Kulmani Mehar, Brijesh Patel   +5 more
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Recyclable Lignin‐Based Thermadapt Shape Memory Polymers With Near‐Infrared Light Response

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Covalent adaptable networks (CANs) have been designed to address the recycling challenges associated with thermosets, while preserving their mechanical properties. However, producing biobased CANs with intelligent response capabilities remains challenging.
Jian Liu, Yanfan Yang, Görkem Eylül Kaya, Huixing Cao, Joost Brancart, Niko Van den Brande, Lin Dai, Chuanling Si, Katrien V. Bernaerts   +8 more
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Scots Pine Bark Extracts as Co-Hardeners of Epoxy Resins

Molecules
Extracts from natural waste like bark or leaves are great sources of phytochemicals, which contain functional groups (hydroxyl, carboxylic, vinyl, allyl) attractive in terms of polymer synthesis.
Tomasz Szmechtyk
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Effect of Curing Temperature on Mechanical Properties of Natural Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites

Journal of Natural Fibers, 2018
Nowadays, growing environmental concerns have led many researchers to work in the area of natural fiber reinforced polymer composites. In this work, jute fiber has been used as reinforcement and epoxy as matrix material to develop partially biodegradable
Jai Inder Preet Singh, Sehijpal Singh, Vikas Dhawan   +2 more
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NeuroVisio SyncPatch: A Skin‐Conformal Multimodal EMG–Motion Sensing Platform for Quantitative Neuromuscular Rehabilitation and Performance Monitoring

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
NeuroVisio SyncPatch integrates skin‐conformal electromyography (EMG) electrodes with camera‐tracked markers to jointly assess muscle activity and three‐dimensional knee kinematics during rehabilitation. Parallel feedback pathways provide real‐time kinematic guidance during movement and post‐trial neuromuscular feedback.
Bohyung Choi, Yoo‐Jin Jun, Heewon Choee, Kun‐Do Lee, Heesoo Kim, Yu Seok Hwang, Choong Yeon Kim, Seongok Chae, Juhyun Lee, Minkyu Je, Jae‐Woong Jeong, Hyung‐Soon Park   +11 more
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Microfluidic Engineering of Microgels: A Review of Emerging Technologies, Materials, Fabrication Strategies, and Applications

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Recent advances in microfluidic technologies for microgel fabrication are critically reviewed, highlighting the capabilities and limitations of major microfluidic platforms and discussing how platform design, material selection, and crosslinking strategies influence microgel architecture and functionality. Current challenges and future opportunities in
Afshin Abrishamkar, Laura Neely, Cynthia Pham, Nada Ibrahim, Alexis Larios‐Cervantes, Ben A. Kertesz, Todd Hoare   +6 more
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Real-time tracking of curing process of an epoxy adhesive by X-ray photon correlation spectroscopy

Frontiers in Soft Matter
Introduction: Cross-linkable polymers are in widespread use in a variety of industries because of their thermomechanical toughness, chemical resistance, and adhesive strength.
Leonidas Tsapatsaris, Lutz Wiegart, Stanislas Petrash, Tobias Baumeister, Thomas Engels, Maya Endoh, Tadanori Koga, Tadanori Koga   +7 more
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