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The Use of Stab-Resistant Body Armor and its Place in Correctional Facilities

open access: yes
Violence at the hands of inmates against correctional officers in an agency's facility is commonplace. Correctional officer safety in correctional facilities rarely gets publicity unless a serious injury or death occurs.
Bower, Shonda A.
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Investigations on Laser Sintered Textiles for Stab-Resistant Application

open access: yes, 2016
Stab resistance body armor (SRBA) is essential in protecting people from knife injuries. The protective parts of traditional SRBA are made of multi-layered ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, which causes heavy heat stress for people wearing it ...
Yuan, Mengqi   +2 more
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Preparation of a TPU-Based Flexible Stab-Resistant Composite Membrane Filled with SiO2 and SBR Nanoparticles

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Thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs), which are flexible and elastic, have a great application space in the field of flexible stab-resistant material. Although the performance of a pure TPU film is limited, it can be improved by incorporating particles and
Xuelin Sun (296084)   +4 more
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Protecting from Slash Knife Attacks [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The provision of stab- and bullet-resistant body armour to UK police officers is now commonplace. These garments comprise of a multi-layer pack which contributes to thermo-physiological loading and reduction in mobility.
Horsfall, Ian, Arnold, Mathew R.
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Body armor for stab and spike protection, Part 2: A review of test methods

open access: yes, 2019
In many countries, stabbing is still the most common cause of homicide. It is difficult to quantify the magnitude of the force used in a stabbing incident by an alleged assailant.
Menghe Miao (1746097)   +9 more
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The design and assessment of bio-inspired additive manufactured stab-resistant armour

open access: yes, 2017
The performance of modern fibre-based or Polycarbonate armour has significantly progressed since their introduction, providing protection against a range of low and high velocity threats. While this is so, users of such armour frequently report of issues
Candice E. Majewski (7125530)   +2 more
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Stab and puncture resistance of silica-coated Kevlar-wool and Kevlar-wool-nylon fabrics in quasistatic conditions

open access: yes, 2019
Stab and puncture resistant body armor is widely used by the law enforcement personnel, security and military in many countries. The primary requirement for the armor is to provide protection against various weapons used in an attack.
Lijing Wang (18026878)   +4 more
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Assessment of surface EMG biomarkers in sarcopenic motor dysfunction during postural stabilization. [PDF]

open access: yesGeroscience
Junquera-Godoy I   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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