Self-healing materials strive to emulate curable and resilient biological tissue but their performance is often insufficient for commercial applications because self-healing and toughening are mutually exclusive properties.
Youngho Eom +8 more
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Currently, a range of sectors are implementing three-dimensional (3D) printing, which is a part of additive manufacturing (AM) technology via the fused deposition modelling (FDM) approach. As of now, various filament materials are available in the market
Luqman Musa +7 more
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Characterization of graphene nanoplatelets reinforced sustainable thermoplastic elastomers
Elastomer nanocomposites have attracted tremendous attention in recent years owing to their exceptional mechanical, electrical, thermal barrier and flame-retardant properties. Graphene has become a prevalent constituent in elastomer nanocomposites thanks
Alper Kiziltas +3 more
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Visco-hyperelastic model with damage for simulating cyclic thermoplastic elastomers behavior applied to an industrial component [PDF]
In this work a nonlinear phenomenological visco-hyperelastic model including damage consideration is developed to simulate the behavior of Santoprene 101-73 material.
Elduque, D. +5 more
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Synthesis of bio-based thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers containing isosorbide and polycarbonate diol and their biocompatible properties. [PDF]
A new family of highly elastic polyurethanes (PUs) partially based on renewable isosorbide were prepared by reacting hexamethylene diisocyanate with a various ratios of isosorbide and polycarbonate diol 2000 (PCD) via a one-step bulk condensation ...
Gong, MS, Kang, MS, Knowles, JC, Oh, SY
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Dispersion of particulate in solvent cast magnetic thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer composites
Our research focuses on the processing of a thermoplastic magnetorheological elastomer (MRE) by solvent-casting a thermoplastic polyurethane (PU) elastomer with magnetic particulate for fused filament fabrication (FFF) applications.
Thomas J. Lee +3 more
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Impact behaviour of nylon-rubber blends: 5. Influence of the mechanical properties of the elastomer [PDF]
Blends of 90wt% nylon-6 and 10wt% impact modifier were prepared. As impact modifiers were used: EPDM (ethylene propylene diene monomer) rubber, EPM (ethylene propylene monomer) rubber, polyethylene, four poly(ether esters) and some commercial impact ...
Borggreve, R.J.M. +2 more
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Controlled Local Properties in the Same Part with Sintaflex A New Elastomer Powder Material for the SLS Process [PDF]
A new powder material for the SLS (Selective Laser Sintering) process was recently released. The material is a result of fruitful research programs involving industry and university.
Boehler, Paul +4 more
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Assessment of Staphylococcus Aureus growth on biocompatible 3D printed materials
The customizability of 3D printing allows for the manufacturing of personalized medical devices such as laryngectomy tubes, but it is vital to establish the biocompatibility of printing materials to ensure that they are safe and durable. The goal of this
Nicole Senderovich +5 more
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Ultra-Sensitive Piezo-Resistive Sensors Constructed with Reduced Graphene Oxide/Polyolefin Elastomer (RGO/POE) Nanofiber Aerogels. [PDF]
Flexible wearable pressure sensors have received extensive attention in recent years because of the promising application potentials in health management, humanoid robots, and human machine interfaces.
Chen, Yuanli +8 more
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