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Chapter and Conference Paper
Characterization and Modeling of PEEK in Histories with Reverse Loading
Traditional viscoelastic models for describing polymer response during large deformations are normally designed to capture the response during monotonic loading and typically have difficulty capturing the resp...
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Longer-term Baerveldt to Trabectome glaucoma surgery comparison using propensity score matching
To apply propensity score matching to compare Baerveldt glaucoma drainage implant (BGI) to Trabectome-mediated ab interno trabeculectomy (AIT). Recent data suggests that AIT can produce results similar to BGI ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Back Stress in Modeling the Response of PEEK and PC
With the development of new methods for the characterization of equilibrium stress through cyclic loading, it is now possible to follow the evolution of back stress during the nonlinear deformation of polymers...
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Mechanical Properties of Low Density Polyethylene
The mechanical properties of polymers, particularly as a function of temperature and strain rate, are key for implementation of these materials in design. In this paper, the compressive response of low density...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Mechanical Characterization and Preliminary Modeling of PEEK
Poly-ether-ether-ketone (PEEK) is a high-performance semi-crystalline polymer with mechanical and thermal stability characteristics that are superior to most tough polymers. The mechanical characteristics of t...
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Journal of Dynamic Behavior of Materials: A New Forum for Knowledge Exchange on Dynamic Material Response, High Strain-Rate Effects, Shock, and Materials Under Extreme Loading
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Extreme Tensile Damage and Failure in Glassy Polymers via Dynamic-Tensile-Extrusion
Dynamic-tensile-extrusion (DTE) is an integrated test technique that allows the study of material deformation at high strain-rates (>10,000 s−1) and large strains (>1), under hydrostatic tension. This is an impor...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Damage of Rubber Foams During Large Cyclic Compression
Polymeric foams are employed as cushions in many applications to prevent components from experiencing large dynamic stresses in service. While the performance of foam cushions may be quantified through certain...
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Open AccessEffect of Topical Loteprednol on Intraocular Pressure After Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty for Open-Angle Glaucoma
To determine whether there is a statistically significant difference in the decrease in intraocular pressure (IOP) after selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) between patients receiving a 5–7 days co-administr...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Inverse Measurement of Stiffness by the Normalization Technique for J-Integral Fracture Toughness
The single specimen normalization technique for J-integral fracture toughness has been successfully employed by several researchers to study the strongly non-linear fracture response of ductile semicrystalline po...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Dynamic-tensile-extrusion response of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE)
Dynamic-Tensile-Extrusion (Dyn-Ten-Ext) experiments have been utilized to probe the dynamic tensile responses of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE). These fluoropolymers exh...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Rate dependent response and failure of a ductile epoxy and carbon fiber reinforced epoxy composite
An extensive characterization suite has been performed on the response and failure of a ductile epoxy 55A and uniaxial carbon fiber reinforced epoxy composite of IM7 fibers in 55A resin from the quasistatic to...
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Determining Rieske cluster reduction potentials
The Rieske iron–sulfur proteins have reduction potentials ranging from −150 to +400 mV. This enormous range of potentials was first proposed to be due to differing solvent exposure or even protein structure. H...
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Open AccessStructural investigations of the ferredoxin and terminal oxygenase components of the biphenyl 2,3-dioxygenase from Sphingobium yanoikuyae B1
The initial step involved in oxidative hydroxylation of monoaromatic and polyaromatic compounds by the microorganism Sphingobium yanoikuyae strain B1 (B1), previously known as Sphingomonas yanoikuyae strain B1 an...
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Fracture and Fatigue Behavior of a Self-Healing Polymer Composite
Inspired by biological systems, in which damage triggers an autonomous healing response, a polymer composite material that can heal itself when cracked has been developed. The material consists of an epoxy mat...
