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Materials

Strength characterization and sustainability assessment of coal bottom ash concrete
18/04/2024 - Coal bottom ash (CBA) which is waste and environment contaminant has been used in grinded and raw form as replacement of Portland cement (PC) and natural fine aggregates (NFA) in concrete. The...
Influences of Polyphenols on the Properties of Crosslinked Acellular Fish Swim Bladders: Experiments and Molecular Dynamic Simulations
16/04/2024 - Acellular fish swim bladders (AFSBs) are a promising biomaterial in tissue engineering, however, they may suffer from rapid degradation due to enzyme invasion. In this work, natural polyphenols,...
UVC Irradiation as a Surface Treatment of Polycarbonate to Generate Adhesion to Liquid Silicone Rubber in an Overmolding Process
18/04/2024 - This study investigates the adhesion properties of polycarbonate (PC) and liquid silicone rubbers (LSR) through surface activation using ultraviolet C (UVC) radiation. While self-adhesive LSRs adhere...
Effect of Photocatalytic Pretreatment on the Membrane Performance in Nanofiltration of Textile Wastewater
- Traditional methods like biological treatment, flocculation-coagulation, adsorption, and advanced oxidation are commonly employed for textile wastewater treatment, but their sustainability is...
Cardanol?based polybenzoxazine coatings: Crosslinking structures, hydrophobicity and corrosion protection properties
11/04/2024 - Two bio?based polybenzoxazine coatings, cardanol/3?aminopropyltriethoxysilane?based polybenzoxazine (PC?aptes) and cardanol/stearylamine?based polybenzoxazine (PC?s), were prepared for corrosion...
Pressure?dependent adhesion between solid?supported PC?lipid bilayers and vesicles under electric fields
11/04/2024 - Fusion of lipid bilayers in membranes is important in processes from vesicle?cell interactions (as in drug delivery) to exosome?cell signaling, while transient transmembrane electric fields are known...
Sustainable harnessing of waste polycarbonate for synthesizing activated furans to generate Stenhouse adducts on polymer surface
09/04/2024 - Plastics are versatile materials, offering lightweight, durable, and affordable solutions across various industries. However, their non?degradable nature poses challenges by end of their life. This...
Study on Fatigue Life of PC Composite Box Girder Bridge with Corrugated Steel Webs under the Combined Action of Temperature and Static Wind Loads
09/04/2024 - The large-span bridge is highly sensitive to temperature and wind loads. Therefore, it is essential to study the bridge’s fatigue life under the combined effects of temperature and...
Study of Dynamic Failure Behavior of a Type of PC/ABS Composite
10/04/2024 - PC/ABS composites are commonly used in airbag covers. In this paper, uniaxial tensile experiments of a PC/ABS composite at different temperatures and strain rates were conducted. The results showed...
The Effect of Notch and Molecular Weight on the Impact Fracture Behavior of Polycarbonate
11/04/2024 - The impact protection applications of polycarbonate (PC) products are gradually increasing. Due to the high sensitivity of PC to notches, research on notch impacts has become very important. In this...
Selective transition enhancement in a g?engineered diradical
02/04/2024 - A diradical with engineered g?asymmetry was synthesized by grafting a nitroxide radical onto the [Y(Pc)2]? radical platform. Various spectroscopic techniques and computational studies revealed that...
Organic–Inorganic Hybrid Materials: Tailoring Carbon Dioxide-Based Polycarbonate with POSS-SH Crosslinking
04/04/2024 - A novel functional polycarbonate (PAGC), characterized by the presence of double bonds within its side chain, was successfully synthesized through a ternary copolymerization of propylene oxide (PO),...
Influence of N,N??ethylene bis oleamide on the flowability of the acrylonitrile?butadiene?styrene resin and lubrication mechanism
28/03/2024 - Synthesis of CFNS and the prepation of wear? and UV?resistant PC/CFNS composite film.AbstractAs one of the five major engineering plastics, polycarbonate (PC) has been applied in many industrial...
A low pollution surface pretreatment of PC?ABS under acidic conditions
21/03/2024 - Applicability evaluation of various methods for determining monomer conversion rate of PA6 products prepared by anionic polymerization.AbstractAnionic ring opening polymerization of ??caprolactam...
Experimental Study on the Mechanical Properties of Recycled Spiral Steel Fiber-Reinforced Rubber Concrete
26/03/2024 - Recycled rubber (RR) and recycled spiral steel fiber (RSSF) were added to plain concrete (PC) to prepare recycled spiral steel fiber rubber concrete (SSFRC) with matrix strengths of C30, C40, and...
Evolution of Project-Based Collaborative Networks for Implementing Prefabricated Construction Technology: Case Study in Shanghai
28/03/2024 - Prefabricated construction (PC) is considered to be a low-carbon construction method. Implementing prefabricated construction projects (PCPs) requires multiple industry organizations to participate...
Dynamic Non-Covalent Exchange Intrinsic Self-Healing at 20 °C Mechanism of Polyurethane Induced by Interactions among Polycarbonate Soft Segments
27/03/2024 - Two polyurethanes (PUs) were similarly synthesized by reacting a cycloaliphatic isocyanate with 1,4-butanediol and two polyols of different nature (polyester, polycarbonate diol) with molecular...
Efficient preparation of polydimethylsiloxane?based phase change composites with sandwich structure
26/03/2024 - Preparation process of sandwich phase change composites and leak?proof testing.With the rapid development of portable electronic devices, there is an urgent need for the multifunctional composites...
Synthesis of Cycloartan?16??ol from 16? 24R?Epoxy?Cycloartane and their Cytotoxicity Evaluation against Human Cancer Cell Lines
23/03/2024 - It was found that Argentatins A and B triterpenoids make up approximately 20?30% of the waste resin produced from the industrial processes to isolate rubber from P. argentatum. We have developed an...
Exploring the mechanical, rheological, and thermal performance of self?reinforced composites based on polyamides and multi?walled carbon nanotubes
21/03/2024 - PC?ABS surface pretreatment process.AbstractIn the present study, the low pollution acidic potassium permanganate system has been used in the study of its micro?etching effect on...
The Effect of Different Factors on Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) Nanoparticle Properties and Drug Release Behaviors When Co-Loaded with Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Drugs
22/03/2024 - Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanoparticles (PLGA NPs) are versatile drug nanocarriers with a wide spectrum of applications owing to their extensive advantages, including biodegradability, non-toxic...