[HTML][HTML] Recent developments in improving the fracture toughness of 3D-printed fiber-reinforced polymer composites

T Khan, M Ali, Z Riaz, H Butt, RKA Al-Rub… - Composites Part B …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the past decade, the additive manufacturing of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites
(FRPCs) has become an attractive research area. This can be attributed to the ease and …

[HTML][HTML] Crack healing in infusible thermoplastic composite laminates

T Khan, MS Irfan, WJ Cantwell, R Umer - Composites Part A: Applied …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this research, pre-cracked carbon fiber reinforced composite laminates, based on an
infusible thermoplastic resin (Elium®), were manufactured via the vacuum assisted resin …

Resin infusion process monitoring using graphene coated glass fabric sensors and infusible thermoplastic and thermoset matrices

T Khan, MA Ali, MS Irfan, KA Khan, K Liao… - Polymer …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, an online process monitoring system based on rGO coated glass fabric sensors
was developed to monitor different stages of the resin infusion process. The developed …

Soft and flexible large-strain piezoresistive sensors: On implementing proprioception, object classification and curvature estimation systems in adaptive, human-like …

S Yong, J Chapman, K Aw - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2022 - Elsevier
Soft and flexible large strain piezoresistive sensors can be widely used in robotic
applications due to their simplicity and compact and lightweight structure. In this study …

Effect of carbon nanofibers on the viscoelastic response of epoxy resins

P Santos, AP Silva, PNB Reis - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Two epoxy resins with different viscosities were enhanced up to 1 wt.%, applying a simple
method with carbon nanofibers (CNFs). These were characterized in terms of static bending …

Modeling electrical resistance behavior of soft and flexible piezoresistive sensors based on carbon-black/silicone elastomer composites

S Yong, K Aw - Sensing and Imaging, 2022 - Springer
Soft and flexible strain piezoresistive sensors are gaining interest in wearable and robotic
applications, but resistance relaxation limits the widespread use of the sensors. As soft …

Viscoelastic behaviour of composites with epoxy matrix filled by cork powder

PNB Reis, MP Silva, P Santos, JM Parente… - Composite Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
Due to the viscoelastic properties of cork and polymeric matrices, stress relaxation and
creep behaviour of multiphase composites incorporating cork are important properties that …

The effect of hybridization on microstructure and thermo-mechanical properties of composites reinforced with different weaves of glass and carbon fabrics

T Khan, A Fikri, MS Irfan, E Gunister… - Journal of Composite …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
In this research, an experimental investigation of the microstructural, viscoelastic, and
flexural properties of glass/carbon hybrid Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) composites …

Multi-layered carbon-black/elastomer-composite-based shielded stretchable capacitive sensors for the underactuated robotic hand

S Yong, K Aw - Robotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Soft and flexible strain sensors are becoming popular for many robotic applications. This
article presents a stretchable capacitive sensor by combining a conductive filler of carbon …

The effect of boron nanoparticle reinforcement on the structural and mechanical performance of nanocomposites and bonded joints exposed to an acid environment

K Gülteki̇n, Y Korkmaz - International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, 2022 - Elsevier
Polymer materials and adhesively bonded metal joints are subjected to different harsh
environments, resulting in degradation in their structural and mechanical properties. The …