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Mechanical Response and Failure Mechanism of AFRP-repaired Corroded CHS Tubes Under Axial Compression
Corrosion-induced defects, extensive and unavoidable in marine structures, pose significant threats to structural integrity and safety. This study aims to assess mechanical response and investigate the failure...
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Triboelectric and piezoelectric materials for smart health in human-integrated healthcare systems
This paper presents a comprehensive exploration of the role of smart materials, specifically triboelectric and piezoelectric materials, in the context of human-integrated healthcare systems. The study begins b...
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Influence of Mn–Si elements on the kinetics of oxidative phase transformation under continuous cooling conditions and modeling study
In this paper, a simultaneous thermal analyzer carried out isothermal eutectoid transformation experiments of Fe–0.4Mn, Fe–1.2Mn, and Fe–1.2Mn–0.2Si alloys. The kinetic model of the isothermal phase transforma...
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Inhibition of calcium carbonate by low phosphorus copolymers rich in carboxylic acids
To effectively control CaCO3 scaling in oilfield-produced water, terpolymer scale inhibitor P(IA-AA-SHP) was synthesized by aqueous solution polymerization using itaconic acid (IA), acrylic acid (AA) and sodium h...
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First-principles study of the interaction between H/He impurities and vacancy in tetragonal Be \(_{12}\) Ti
First-principles calculations have been executed to investigate the interaction between H/He impurities and vacancy in tetragonal Be \(_{12}\) ...
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Superhydrophobic coating with excellent robustness and UV resistance fabricated using hydrothermal treated lignin nanoparticles by one-step spray
Superhydrophobic surfaces with good stability and simple step have been successfully prepared in recent year, but still suffering from low environmentally friendly method, poor ageing resistance and weak abras...
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Superior flame retardant and cost-effective aromatic polyoxydiazole fibers enabled by 2,6-Naphthalenedicarboxylic acid
Poly(1,3,4-oxadiazole) (POD) fibers are one of high-performance heat-resistant organic fiber candidates with relatively low cost, while the poor flame retardancy heavily limits their applications. In this work...
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The effect of HIPS-g-MAH on the mechanical properties of PA66/PPO alloy
HIPS-g-MAH compatibilizer and the other three compatibilizers were prepared and added to the polyamide 66/polyphenylene oxide (PA66/PPO) alloy. The FT-IR spectra showed that the maleic anhydride (MAH) had succ...
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Epoxy vitrimer based on borate ester bond for green degradation, closed-loop recycling, and ready reprocessing
The three-dimensional network of traditional epoxy resin endows it with suitable properties, but it also presents challenges in reprocessing and recycling. Recent years have witnessed the development of novel ...
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Dynamic networks for polyimine with disulfide bond to obtain catalyst-free recyclability, multi-degradation and malleability
The three dimensional network of traditional thermosetting resin not only endows it with good properties but also brings the challenge to degrade. Nowadays, except for introducing the dynamic covalent bond int...
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Correction to: High-sensitivity fiber-optic humidity sensor based on microfiber overlaid with niobium disulfide
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Effect of carbon fiber reinforcement on the compressive and thermal properties of hollow glass microspheres/epoxy syntactic foam
Syntactic foams with high strength and light weight are essential for aerospace and deep sea explorations. In this study, high-performance carbon fiber/hollow glass microspheres/epoxy syntactic foams were prep...
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Organic/inorganic thermoelectric composites electrochemical synthesis, properties, and applications
Organic/inorganic thermoelectric composites have played an important role in the development of new, green, and renewable energy sources with potential applications in efficient thermal management, flexible el...
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Numerical Investigation of Dynamic Response and Failure Mechanisms for Composite Lattice Sandwich Structure under Different Slamming Loads
This paper mainly investigates the slamming dynamic response and progressive damage evolution of the composite lattice sandwich structure under different slamming velocities and deadrise angles. Based on the C...
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Preparation and self-assembly of thermosensitive triblock copolymers with N-isopropylacrylamide and 3-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane as monomers
Well-defined triblock copolymers poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-b-poly(3-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane)-b-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM-b-PMEMO-b-PNIPAM) with varying block ratios were successfully synthe...
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High-sensitivity fiber-optic humidity sensor based on microfiber overlaid with niobium disulfide
Humidity sensors by exploiting transition metal dichalcogenides have attracted enormous attention in various applications. Here, we demonstrate a high-sensitivity fiber-optic humidity sensor based on microfibe...
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Enhanced thermal stability of lead-free (1-x)Ba(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O3-x(Ba0.7Ca0.3)TiO3 ferroelectric ceramics
The thermal stability of lead-free perovskite ceramics (1-x)Ba(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O3-x(Ba0.7Ca0.3)TiO3 (BZT–xBCT) is enhanced greatly by co-sintering different combinations in rhombohedral phase (R phase), tetragonal pha...
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Surface chemistry-dependent antibacterial and antibiofilm activities of polyamine-functionalized carbon quantum dots
Bacterial biofilm infection is perplexing people’s life. Systemic administration of antibiotics usually causes adverse effects and bacterial resistance. How to make antibacterial agents quickly penetrate and e...
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Thermal degradation and flame retardant mechanism of sulfonated polyoxadiazole fibers modified by metal ions
The sulfonated polyoxadiazole (SPOD) flame retardant fibers are prepared by wet spinning and modified by metal ions (Na+, Ca2+, Ba2+, and Mg2+). The structures of SPOD fibers are characterized by Fourier transfor...
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Correction to: Nonsymmorphic nodal-line metals in the two-dimensional rare earth monochalcogenides MX (M = Sc, Y; X = S, Se, Te)
The corresponding author was incorrectly designated in the original article