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Effect of Load and Fiber Orientation on Wear Properties of Additively Manufactured Continuous CFRP Composites under Dry Sliding Conditions

Crystals, 2022
The present research investigates the wear properties of a continuous carbon fiber-reinforced additively manufactured polymer composite under dry sliding conditions. The effect of load and fiber orientation is examined on polymer composite specimens. The
Mahesh Naik, Dineshsingh G. Thakur, Sunil Chandel, Sachin Salunkhe, Hussein Mohamed Abdelmoneam Hussein   +4 more
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A surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)-active optical fiber sensor based on a three-dimensional sensing layer

Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research, 2014
To fabricate a new surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)-active optical fiber sensor, the design and preparation of SERS-active sensing layer is one of important topics.
Chunyu Liu, Shaoyan Wang, Gang Chen, Shuping Xu, Qiong Jia, Ji Zhou, Weiqing Xu   +6 more
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Epoxy-Coated Side-Polished Fiber-Optic Temperature Sensor for Cryogenic Conditions

Sensors, 2023
We propose coating side-polished optical fiber (SPF) with epoxy polymer to form a fiber-optic sensor for cryogenic temperature measuring applications.
Umesh Sampath, Minho Song
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Mechanical characterization using optical fiber sensors of polyester polymer concrete made with recycled aggregates

Materials Research, 2009
The sustainable management of solid wastes encourages metallurgic and metal-mechanic industries to look for safety applications for their wastes, thereby attenuating the environmental impact or lowering the costs.
João Marciano Laredo dos Reis, Luiz Carlos Silva Nunes, Adriana Lúcia Cerri Triques, Luiz Carlos Guedes Valente, Arthur Martins Barbosa Bragaa   +4 more
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UV polymerization fabrication method for polymer composite based optical fiber sensors

Scientific Reports, 2023
Optical fiber (OF) sensors are critical optical devices with excellent sensing capabilities and the capacity to operate in remote and hostile environments.
Israr Ahmed, Murad Ali, Mohamed Elsherif, Haider Butt   +3 more
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An Edge-Filtered Optical Fiber Interrogator for Thermoplastic Polymer Analysis

Sensors, 2023
The present paper deals with the determination of thermodynamic quantities of thermoplastic polymers by using an optical fiber interrogator. Typically, laboratory methods such as differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) or thermomechanical analysis (TMA ...
Vincent Backmann, Felix Dorner, Klaus Drechsler   +2 more
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Fabrication of Shatter-Proof Metal Hollow-Core Optical Fibers for Endoscopic Mid-Infrared Laser Applications

Fibers, 2018
A method for fabricating robust and thin hollow-core optical fibers that carry mid-infrared light is proposed for use in endoscopic laser applications. The fiber is made of stainless steel tubing, eliminating the risk of scattering small glass fragments ...
Katsumasa Iwai, Hiroyuki Takaku, Mitsunobu Miyagi, Yi-Wei Shi, Yuji Matsuura   +4 more
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Polymer Fibers Covered by Soft Multilayered Films for Sensing Applications in Composite Materials

Sensors, 2019
This paper presents the possibility of applying a soft polymer coating by means of a layer-by-layer (LbL) technique to highly birefringent polymer optical fibers designed for laminating in composite materials.
Dorian Nikoniuk, Karolina Bednarska, Maksymilian Sienkiewicz, Grzegorz Krzesiński, Mateusz Olszyna, Lars Dähne, Tomasz R. Woliński, Piotr Lesiak   +7 more
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Chemical tapering of polymer optical fiber

EPJ Web of Conferences, 2017
Polymer optical fibers (POFs) have significant advantages over numerous sensing applications. The key element in developing sensor is by removing the cladding of the fiber.
Abdul Rashid Affa Rozana, Nasution Amna Afiqah, Suranin Aisyah Hanim, Taib Nur Athirah, Mukhtar Wan Maisarah, Ahmad Dasuki Karsono, Ehsan Abang Annuar   +6 more
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Robust Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Polymer Fibers Sensitized by Inorganic and Hybrid Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystal Emitters

Frontiers in Chemistry, 2019
Advances in the technology and processing of flexible optical materials have paved the way toward the integration of semiconductor emitters and polymers into functional light emitting fabrics. Lead halide perovskite nanocrystals appear as highly suitable
Paris G. Papagiorgis, Andreas Manoli, Androniki Alexiou, Petroula Karacosta, Xenofon Karagiorgis, Georgia Papaparaskeva, Caterina Bernasconi, Caterina Bernasconi, Maryna I. Bodnarchuk, Maryna I. Bodnarchuk, Maksym V. Kovalenko, Maksym V. Kovalenko, Theodora Krasia-Christoforou, Grigorios Itskos   +13 more
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