Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 2023 Carbon fibers (CFs) were used as reinforcement in developing a polyethylene terephthalate glycol (PETG)-based polymer composite using the fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printing technique.
Ibrahim M. Alarifi
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Use of endospore-forming bacteria as an active oxygen scavenger in plastic packaging materials [PDF]
, 2011 In this study the use of heat resistant endospore-forming aerobic microorganisms of the genus Bacillus amyloliquefaciens as an active oxygen scavenger in multilayer PET bottles was evaluated.
Anthierens, Tom +11 more
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Influence of the notch-sharpening technique on styrene-acrylonitrile fracture behavior [PDF]
, 2016 The Centre Catala del Plastic and Universidad Rey Juan Carlos laboratories joined forces to investigate the effect of the notch-sharpening technique on the fracture parameters of styrene-acrylonitrile.
Illescas Fernandez, Silvia +4 more
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Thin-Shell Deployable Reflectors with Collapsible Stiffeners: Experiments and Simulations [PDF]
, 2012 This paper presents an experimental and computational study of four deployable reflectors with collapsible edge stiffeners, to verify the differences in behavior that had been predicted in a previous theoretical study.
Pellegrino, Sergio, Tan, Lin Tze
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Genes Translocated into the Plastid Inverted Repeat Show Decelerated Substitution Rates and Elevated GC Content. [PDF]
, 2016 Plant chloroplast genomes (plastomes) are characterized by an inverted repeat (IR) region and two larger single copy (SC) regions. Patterns of molecular evolution in the IR and SC regions differ, most notably by a reduced rate of nucleotide substitution ...
Kuo, Li-Yaung +3 more
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Estrogenic chemicals often leach from BPA-free plastic products that are replacements for BPA-containing polycarbonate products [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Xenobiotic chemicals with estrogenic activity (EA), such as bisphenol A (BPA), have been reported to have potential adverse health effects in mammals, including humans, especially in fetal and infant stages.
Bittner, George D. +2 more
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Chemicals having estrogenic activity can be released from some bisphenol a-free, hard and clear, thermoplastic resins [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Chemicals that have estrogenic activity (EA) can potentially cause adverse health effects in mammals including humans, sometimes at low doses in fetal through juvenile stages with effects detected in adults. Polycarbonate (PC) thermoplastic
Bittner, George D. +4 more
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Electroless plating of NiP and Cu on polylactic acid and polyethylene terephthalate glycol-modified for 3D printed flexible substrates [PDF]
, 2016 Electroless nickel and copper metallization of 3Dprinted polymers like polylactic acid and polyethylene terephthalate glycol modified is presented. The plating process is tested on suitable samples, which reproduce the characteristic morphologies used in
Bernasconi, R. +3 more
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Comprehensive structural evaluation of composite materials in 3D-printed shin guards
Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 2023 This study introduces a novel approach to designing and fabricating lightweight football shin guards, leveraging advanced digital anatomical capture of players' shins and 3D printing techniques.
Modhi I. Alarifi, Ibrahim M. Alarifi
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Scaling of the Strain Hardening Modulus of Glassy Polymers with the Flow Stress
, 2009 In a recent letter, Govaert et al. examined the relationship between strain hardening modulus $G_r$ and flow stress $\sigma_{flow}$ for five different glassy polymers.
Argon +25 more
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