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Piezoelectric Stimulation of Neural Cells: Exploring the Synergistic Potential of Hybrid Scaffolds for Enhanced Regeneration

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Hybrid piezoelectric scaffolds offer a promising route for Central Nervous System regeneration by combining structural and electrical cues to support neural stem cell growth. This review highlights their potential to overcome current challenges in neural tissue engineering by exploring porous hybrid materials, their biological interactions, and ...
Heather F. Titterton, Chris R. Bowen, Hamideh Khanbareh   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reinforcement of Asphalt Concrete by Polyester Fibers to Improve Flexural Bending Fatigue Resistance

Journal of Engineering, 2015
Reinforcing asphalt concrete with polyester fibers considered as an active remedy to alleviate the harmful impact of fatigue deterioration. This study covers the investigation of utilizing two shapes of fibers size, 6.35 mm by 3.00 mm and 12.70 mm by 3 ...
Mohammed Qadir Ismael, Instructor, Hiba M. Al-Taher, MSc student   +1 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Effective statistical models for prediction of the tensile strength of rocks

Kuwait Journal of Science
This study investigated the relationships between indirect and direct tensile strength values of rocks using regression analysis. The uniaxial tensile strength (UTS) values of nine distinct rock specimens were ascertained, after which assessments were ...
Tamer Efe, Servet Demirdag, Nazmi Sengun, Kenan Tufekci, Rasit Altindag   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nonmulberry Silk Fibroin Doping Boosts Charge Transfer and Charge Injection in Aligned Polypyrrole‐Silk Scaffolds for Low‐Voltage Neurostimulation

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Conductive silk‐polypyrrole scaffolds couple redox stability with cell‐affinitive peptides present innately in an endogenous silk fibroin, enabling optimized electrical stimulation to drive neurite outgrowth. Findings establish electrochemical‐biological link for biomaterial design rules for smart nerve guidance conduits that can provide low voltage ...
Rajiv Borah, Joseph Christakiran Moses, Jnanendra Upadhyay, Jitu Mani Das, Michael G. Monaghan, Biman B. Mandal   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reinforcement of Recycled Foamed Asphalt Using Short Polypropylene Fibers

Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2013
This paper presents the reinforcing effects of the inclusion of short polypropylene fibers on recycled foamed asphalt (RFA) mixture. Short polypropylene fibers of 10 mm length with a 0.15% by weight mixing ratio of the fiber to the asphalt binder were ...
Yongjoo Kim, Tae-Soon Park
doaj   +1 more source

Strategies for Enhancing Thermal Conductivity of PDMS in Electronic Applications

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review explores effective strategies for enhancing heat dissipation in Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)‐based composites, focusing on particle optimization, 3D network design, and multifunctional integration. It offers key insights into cutting‐edge methods and simulations that are advancing thermal management in modern electronic devices.
Xiang Yan, Marisol Martin‐Gonzalez
wiley   +1 more source

EVALUATION OF THE FATIGUE BEHAVIOR OF STONE MASTIC ASPHALT MODIFIED BY DOMESTIC WASTE BIO-ASPHALT

Journal of Engineering and Sustainable Development, 2018
This paper presents the results of a laboratory study based, upon evaluating the fatigue characteristics of Stone Matrix Asphalt (SMA) Mixtures using different percent of bio-oil produced from pyrolysis process of house hold waste.
Sady Abd Tayh, Ratnasamy Muniandy, Salihudin Hassim, Fauzan Mohd Jakarni   +3 more
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Fabrication Technologies for Soft, Multimaterial Optical Fibers for In Vivo Diagnostics and Phototherapy, With a Focus on Extrusion Printing

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Soft multimaterial optical fibers integrate multiple functionalities—such as waveguiding, side emission, sensing, drug delivery or actuation—into a single filament for wearable, implantable, and tissue‐integrated devices for diagnostics and phototherapy.
Zahra Kafrashian, Jun Feng, Aránzazu del Campo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anti‐Slip Material‐Based Strategies and Approaches

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review highlights the principle mechanisms of slipping at the microscale, linking contact mechanics with a friction behavior model for surface interfaces. Main strategies to develop anti‐slip properties to the surfaces are discussed alongside standardized testing approaches.
Sogand Abbaspoor‐Zanjani, Carlo Antonini, Teresa Gatti, Mengjiao Wang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ductility Tuning via Cluster Network Characteristics of Porous Components

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Network optimization via cluster characteristics induced by interaction of stress concentration is proposed, demonstrating increased cluster size and dispersion in non‐uniform porous components. The optimized structures exhibit, for the first time, that enhanced ductility and damage progression is controllable through zigzag cluster network designed by
Ryota Toyoba, Yuichi Otsuka, Ian J Davies, Naritoshi Aoyagi, Yukio Miyashita   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source