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A survey of retention practices and protocols followed among orthodontists in India

Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, 2021
Background: There are different types of retention protocols and retainers prescribed by the orthodontists across the globe. Aim: The study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the retention practices followed by the orthodontists in India. Materials
S R Radha, Gowri Sankar Singaraju, Prasad Mandava, Vivek Reddy Ganugapanta, Hema Bapireddy, Lakshmi Narayana Pilli   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lightweight conductive graphene/thermoplastic polyurethane foams with ultrahigh compressibility for piezoresistive sensing

, 2017
Lightweight conductive porous graphene/thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) foams with ultrahigh compressibility were successfully fabricated by using the thermal induced phase separation (TISP) technique.
Hu Liu, Mengyao Dong, Wenju Huang, Jiachen Gao, K. Dai, Jiang Guo, G. Zheng, Chuntai Liu, Changyu Shen, Zhanhu Guo   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prediction of the in-plane permeability and air evacuation time of fiber-placed thermoplastic composite preforms with engineered intertape channels

Composites Part C: Open Access
The two main void removal mechanisms during vacuum-bag-only (VBO) consolidation of thermoplastic composites are through-thickness diffusion and in-plane air evacuation.
L. Niens, J.N. Swamy, W.J.B. Grouve, S. Wijskamp, R. Akkerman   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Extremely stretchable and self-healing conductor based on thermoplastic elastomer for all-three-dimensional printed triboelectric nanogenerator

Nature Communications, 2019
Advances in next-generation soft electronic devices rely on the development of highly deformable, healable, and printable energy generators to power these electronics. Development of deformable or wearable energy generators that can simultaneously attain
K. Parida, Gurunathan Thangavel, G. Cai, Xinran Zhou, Sangbaek Park, Jiaqing Xiong, Pooi See Lee   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Interfacial strength in fibre reinforced thermoplastics [PDF]

, 2010
There has been a rapid growth in the development and application of fibre-reinforced thermoplastic polymer composites in recent years. Parallel to this growth has been the increasing recognition of the need to better understand and measure the micro ...
Thomason, J.L.
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Calorimetric consequences of thermal softening in Johnson–Cook’s model [PDF]

, 2013
At high loading rates, the development of adiabatic shear bands in metals is conventionally attributed to the strong interactions induced by viscoplastic dissipation within the bands and thermal softening effects.
CHRYSOCHOOS, André, RANC, Nicolas
core   +4 more sources

Enzymatic degradation of biopolymers in amorphous and molten states: mechanisms and applications

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
This review explains how polymer morphology and thermal state shape enzymatic degradation pathways, comparing amorphous and molten biopolymer structures. By integrating structure–reactivity principles with insights from thermodynamics and enzyme engineering, it highlights mechanisms that enable efficient polymer breakdown.
Anđela Pustak, Aleksandra Maršavelski
wiley   +1 more source

A Review on Thermoplastic or Thermosetting Polymeric Matrices Used in Polymeric Composites Manufactured with Banana Fibers from the Pseudostem

Applied Sciences, 2020
Recent manufacturing advancements have led to the fabrication of polymeric composites (PC) reinforced with fibers. However, to reduce the impact on the environment, efforts have been made to replace synthetic fibers (SF) by natural fibers (NF) in many ...
Deesy G. Pinto, João Rodrigues, Luís Bernardo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Crop Nitrogen Fertilization Schedule in Bread Wheat Affects the Mechanical Performances of Thermoplastic Films Obtained by Plasticization of Flours

Agronomy, 2023
Recent research has investigated the plasticization of wheat flour as a non-food alternative application. In this work, we analyzed the performances of thermoplastic films obtained using flours of two bread wheat cultivars (Bologna and Bora) grown in ...
Paolo Benincasa, Franco Dominici, Francesca Luzi, Catia Governatori, Laura Gazza, Elena Galassi, Giacomo Tosti, Debora Puglia   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Solvent resistant thermoplastic aromatic poly(imidesulfone) and process for preparing same [PDF]

, 1983
A process for preparing a thermoplastic poly(imidesulfone) is disclosed. This resulting material has thermoplastic properties which are generally associated with polysulfones but not polyimides, and solvent resistance which is generally associated with ...
St.clair, T. L., Yamaki, D. A.
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