Plastic biodegradation: Frontline microbes and their enzymes

A Amobonye, P Bhagwat, S Singh, S Pillai - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Plastic polymers with different properties have been developed in the last 150 years to
replace materials such as wood, glass and metals across various applications …

Review of the evolution and prevention of friction, wear, and noise for water-lubricated bearings used in ships

Z Zhang, W Ouyang, X Liang, X Yan, C Yuan, X Zhou… - Friction, 2024 - Springer
With the development of green tribology in the shipping industry, the application of water
lubrication gradually replaces oil lubrication in stern bearings and thrust bearings. In terms …

Stretchable materials of high toughness and low hysteresis

Z Wang, C Xiang, X Yao, P Le Floch… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
In materials of all types, hysteresis and toughness are usually correlated. For example, a
highly stretchable elastomer or hydrogel of a single polymer network has low hysteresis and …

A comprehensive thermo-viscoelastic experimental investigation of Ecoflex polymer

Z Liao, M Hossain, X Yao, R Navaratne, G Chagnon - Polymer Testing, 2020 - Elsevier
Silicone polymers have enormous applications, especially in the areas of biomedical
engineering. Ecoflex, a commercially available room temperature cured silicone polymer …

Ecoflex polymer of different Shore hardnesses: Experimental investigations and constitutive modelling

Z Liao, M Hossain, X Yao - Mechanics of Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Ecoflex, a commercially available silicone polymer, has attracted considerable attention due
to its wide range of applications. The polymer has various Shore hardnesses that represent …

Toughened carbon fibre-reinforced polymer composites with nanoparticle-modified epoxy matrices

D Carolan, A Ivankovic, AJ Kinloch, S Sprenger… - Journal of Materials …, 2017 - Springer
In the current work, the microstructure and fracture performance of carbon fibre-reinforced
polymer (CFRP) composites based upon matrices of an anhydride-cured epoxy resin …

Recent advances on fatigue of rubber after the literature survey by Mars and Fatemi in 2002 and 2004

YL Tee, MS Loo, A Andriyana - International Journal of Fatigue, 2018 - Elsevier
Subjected to multiaxial mechanical loading and hostile environment, rubber experiences
degradation over a period of time. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to prevent failure of …

An additively manufactured silicone polymer: Thermo-viscoelastic experimental study and computational modelling

M Hossain, Z Liao - Additive Manufacturing, 2020 - Elsevier
The additive manufacturing (AM) is a new paradigm across various disciplines of
engineering sciences. Despite significant advances in the areas of hard material printings …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental characterization of thermally-activated artificial muscles based on coiled nylon fishing lines

A Cherubini, G Moretti, R Vertechy, M Fontana - Aip Advances, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
The discovery of an innovative class of thermally activated actuators based on twisted
polymeric fibres has opened new horizons toward the development of effective devices that …

Constitutive relationship of fabric rubber composites and its application

X Xu, G Wang, H Yan, X Yao - Composite Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Fabric rubber composites have attracted great interests among researchers because of their
high specific strength and specific modulus. Developing accurate constitutive models is still …