Composite materials/structures are advancing in product efficiency, cost-effectiveness and
the development of superior specific properties. There are increasing demands in their …

Material failure may occur in a variety of situations dependent on stress conditions,
temperature, and internal or external load conditions. Many of the latest engineered …

Novel metamaterial unit cells with tunable strain were incorporated into titanium
intramedullary (IM) nails to overcome problems of dense metallic implants. Three …

The purpose of hybridization is to obtain a new material preserving advantages from all of its
constituents. Hybridization offers intermediate properties respect to the original materials, by …

Additive manufacturing represents a powerful tool for the direct fabrication of lightweight and
porous structures with tuneable properties. In this study, a fused deposition modelling/3D …

This paper aims to investigate the ability of ultrasonic and electronic speckle pattern
interferometry to analyse the low-velocity impact internal damage mechanisms on basalt …

Recently, a variety of craniofacial approaches has been adopted to enter the skull base,
among those, the endonasal endoscopic technique. An effective watertight thereafter: the …

It has been widely reported that breast reconstruction improves the quality of life of women
who undergo mastectomy for breast cancer. This approach provides many psychological …

Three-dimensional reconstruction of the weld surface is critical for online visual inspection of
welds. A new three-dimensional reconstruction algorithm is proposed by fusion analysis of …

Featured Application There has been an increased demand for, and there are potential
benefits of, creating three-dimensional digital models of existing objects in the automotive …