Synovial joint lubrication – does nature teach more effective engineering lubrication strategies? [PDF]
Nature shows numerous examples of systems which show energy efficiency, elegance in their design and optimum use of materials. Biomimetics is an emerging field of research in engineering and successes have been documented in the diverse fields of ...
Liskiewicz, T. +3 more
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Toward phonon-boundary engineering in nanoporous materials [PDF]
Tuning thermal transport in nanostructured materials is a powerful approach to develop high-efficiency thermoelectric materials. Using a recently developed approach based on the phonon mean free path dependent Boltzmann transport equation, we compute the
Grossman, Jeffrey C., Romano, Giuseppe
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Polymer- and Hybrid-Based Biomaterials for Interstitial, Connective, Vascular, Nerve, Visceral and Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering [PDF]
In this review, materials based on polymers and hybrids possessing both organic and inorganic contents for repairing or facilitating cell growth in tissue engineering are discussed.
Abalymov, Anatolii +2 more
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Computational Thermodynamics and Kinetics in Materials Modelling and Simulations [PDF]
Over the past two decades, Computational Thermodynamics and Kinetics have been tremendously contributed to materials modeling and simulations and the demands on quantitative conceptual design and processing of various advanced materials arisen from ...
Agren, John +6 more
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A new educational program on biomedical engineering [PDF]
At the University of Twente together with the Free University of Amsterdam a new educational program on Biomedical Engineering will be developed. The academic program with a five-year duration will start in September 2001.
Alste, J.A. van
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The improvement of standard operating procedures (SOP) and the process of grading the fresh palm fruit (BTS) at Kilang Kelapa Sawit Risda Ulu Keratong [PDF]
Industrial Engineering and Quality Management is a branch of engineering subject that giving people knowledge about management in the industry. An industrial visit had been done due to this subject needed.
Abd Rahim, Mohd Faidhul Erfan +8 more
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Protein-based materials, toward a new level of structural control [PDF]
Through billions of years of evolution nature has created and refined structural proteins for a wide variety of specific purposes. Amino acid sequences and their associated folding patterns combine to create elastic, rigid or tough materials.
Tirrell, David A., van Hest, Jan C. M.
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Mechanical properties of a degradable phosphate glass fibre reinforced polymer composite for internal fracture fixation [PDF]
NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Materials Science and Engineering. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality ...
Brauer, DS, Kobayashi, HYLS, Russel, C
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Orbital Floquet Engineering of Exchange Interactions in Magnetic Materials [PDF]
We present a new scheme to control the spin exchange interactions between two magnetic ions by manipulating the orbital degrees of freedom using a periodic drive. We discuss two different protocols for orbital Floquet engineering.
Chaudhary, Swati +2 more
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Non-thermal plasma technology for the development of antimicrobial surfaces: a review [PDF]
Antimicrobial coatings are in high demand in many fields including the biomaterials and healthcare sectors. Within recent progress in nanoscience and engineering at the nanoscale, preparation of nanocomposite films containing metal nanoparticles ( such ...
Cvelbar, U +6 more
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