Carbon fiber reinforcements with an excellent mechanical performance to weight ratio are
primarily preferred for advanced composite applications. The poor interfacial adhesion …

Nanoscale particulate materials draw great interest in an increasing number of applications,
such as electronics, energy storage, automotive, health or environment. In particular, the …

Inductive coupled rf-plasma at 13.56 MHz was used to modify multiwalled carbon nanotubes
(MWCNTs). This technique can be easily used to tailor the chemical composition of carbon …

The interaction of graphite with plasmas of pure gases (O2, N2 or H2O), air or mixtures of
gases containing NO has been studied by XPS “in situ” analysis. Depending on the type of …

Amongst all the available surface treatments, the plasma techniques have taken a major
importance these last decades, both in fundamental studies and for industrial applications …

Biofilm-related infections and contamination of biomaterials are major problems in the clinic.
These contaminations are frequently caused by Staphylococcus aureus and are a pressing …

Vapor grown carbon nanofibers (Pyrograf III™) with 100–300 nm diameters and∼ 10–100
μm lengths were oxidized in 69–71 wt.% nitric acid (115° C) for various times (10 min to 24 …

The interfacial properties between carbon fiber (CF) and matrix play a key role in the
mechanical properties of carbon fiber composites. To improve the mechanical properties of …

Decontamination of waste water is one of the most practical techniques to tackle the
worldwide clean water shortage. In recent times, solar steam based decontamination of …

Studies on carbon fiber (CF)/poly (ether ether ketone)(PEEK) fiber hybrid textiles were
initiated several decades ago because their flexibility and conformability make them a …