Review of Thermally Activated Twisted Coiled Polymer Actuators: A Materials Science Perspective
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Thermally activated twisted and coiled polymer actuators (TCPAs) combine lightweight design, large deformation, and scalable fabrication for soft robotic and wearable applications. This review connects polymer structure, processing history, helix geometry, and thermomechanical characterization to actuator performance, highlighting current challenges in
Nadja Schenk +3 more
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Parametric optimization and sensitivity analysis of the integrated Taguchi-CRITIC-EDAS method to enhance the surface quality and tensile test behavior of 3D printed PLA and ABS parts. [PDF]
HeliyonSultana MN, Sarker OS, Dhar NR.
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Determination of Fracture Energy of Early Age Concrete through a Uniaxial Tensile Test on an Un-Notched Specimen. [PDF]
Materials (Basel), 2020 Ren D, Houben L.
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Structure‐Guided Dynamical Mechanics in Bioinspired Double Twisted Laminated Thin Films
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.This work explores a dynamic mechanistic study of crack propagation and puncture testing via real‐time monitoring of crack initiation, propagation, and termination through nature‐inspired single and double twisted architectures fabricated from cellulose nanocrystals.
Justin Brackenridge +4 more
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Tensile Behavior of UHPFRC Under Uniaxial And Biaxial Conditions [PDF]
The representative characterization of the tensile behavior of strain hardening Ultra High Performance Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Composite (UHPFRC) remains a challenge.
Brühwiler, Eugen, Shen, Xiujiang
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A study on the ultimate mechanical properties of middle-aged and elderly human aorta based on uniaxial tensile test. [PDF]
Front Bioeng BiotechnolChen H +6 more
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Change of Specimen Temperature during the Monotonic Tensile Test and Correlation between the Yield Strength and Thermoelasto-Plastic Limit Stress on the Example of Aluminum Alloys. [PDF]
Materials (Basel), 2020 Lipski A.
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Shaping Matter with Acoustic Waves: From Particles to Functional Structures
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Acoustic‐directed assembly is reviewed as a materials‐oriented strategy for organizing particles, polymers, metals, and biological systems into functional structures. The review distinguishes reversible manipulation from permanent structure formation through medium fixation, particle fixation, and in situ material generation, highlighting routes toward
Avraham Kenigsberg +5 more
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Experimental free vibration and tensile test results of a five-layer sandwich plate by comparing various carbon nanostructure reinforcements with SMA. [PDF]
HeliyonNoruzi A, Mohammadimehr M, Bargozini F.
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Vein Distribution on the Deformation Behavior and Fracture Mechanisms of Typical Plant Leaves by Quasi In Situ Tensile Test under a Digital Microscope. [PDF]
Appl Bionics Biomech, 2020 Liu J +6 more
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