The effects of fibre content (5–30 wt%) and fibre treatment on surface morphology, tensile,
flexural, thermal and biodegradable properties of polylactic acid (PLA)/coir fibre …

Polylactic acid (PLA)/halloysite nanotube (HNT) composite mats were successfully
fabricated via electrospinning. Composite mats reinforced by both unmodified and modified …

In this paper, we studied the role of vertical component of surface tension of a water droplet
on the deformation of membranes and microcantilevers (MCLs) widely used in lab-on-a-chip …

Epoxy composites reinforced with zinc oxide nanoparticles, alumina microparticles and
nanoclays at 1, 3, 5 and 8wt% were fabricated by combined mechanical stirring and …

The processing of polymer sheets above the glass transition makes the thermoforming
process temperature sensitive. The temperature distribution of the sheet has a significant …

The thickness distribution of thermoformed products is greatly affected by the viscoelastic
behavior of the extruded polymer sheet. In this work, linear and nonlinear rheological …

The aim of the present study was to define biomechanical parameters of the healthy human
abdominal aorta, usable to develop materials for the aortic phantom production. Such …

An effective amphiphilic polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) encapsulated poly
(vinyl alcohol)(PVA) nanocomposite was successfully fabricated by solution blending …

This work proposes a modeling of the mechanical properties of porous polymers processed
by scCO2, using a phenomenological approach. Tensile and compression tests of …

Anchorage-dependent cells such as smooth muscle cells (SMCs) rely on the transmission of
actomyosin-generated traction forces to adhere and migrate on the extracellular matrix. The …