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Establishment and validation of an organic coating aging evaluation model based on analytic hierarchy process principle
There are various failure modes of organic coating protective systems and the accurate evaluation of their failure degree has attracted many attentions in recent years. In this study, on the basis of eight fai...
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Numerical simulation of fatigue fracture in gradient high-strength steel: effects of carbides and gradient structure on stress–strain response and crack propagation behavior
Focusing on the joint effect of gradient structure and carbides, this work explores the stress–strain response of gradient high-strength steels under cyclic loading and their fatigue crack propagation behavior...
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Enhanced tribology properties induced by eutectic microstructure strengthening and in-situ reinforcing in laser cladded composite coating
With the development of laser deposition technology, the Invar alloy matrix materials is a kind of potential laser deposited coating because of low expansion coefficient, which is favor to decrease the residua...
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A review: current urea sorbents for the development of a wearable artificial kidney
The wearable artificial kidney (WAK) holds great promise as a potential alternative to hemodialysis for treating end-stage renal disease (ESRD), offering patients longer and more frequent dialysis within a com...
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Influence of Heat-setting Temperature on the Microporous Structure and Properties of PP/HDPE Bilayer Microporous Membranes
Due to the mechanical stability of PP layer, the PP/HDPE double-layer microporous membrane could be prepared at a higher heat-setting temperature than that of PE monolayer membrane. In this work, the effects o...
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The effect of ester and ether ratio on air permeability, windproof and mechanical properties of solvent-free water-based polyurethane foam
Solvent-borne polyurethane (PU) is the main product in PU synthetic leather, which has soft handling, breathability, and moisture permeability properties by wet type. The PU film would produce the irregular fo...
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Triclosan-conjugated, Lipase-responsive Polymeric Micelles for Eradication of Staphylococcal Biofilms
Bacterial biofilms present a significant challenge in treating drug-resistant infections, necessitating the development of innovative nanomedicines. In this study, we introduce triclosan-conjugated, lipase-res...
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Role of Cr on the interfacial bonding, mechanical, and electrochemical corrosion properties of Cu matrix composites co-reinforced by Al2O3 whisker and graphene: combined experiments and first-principles calculations
The interface of Cr-doped Cu matrix composites co-reinforced by Al2O3 whisker and graphene was constructed based on the first principle of density functional theory (DFT). The relationship between the interfacial...
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Tailoring microstructure and mechanical anisotropy of laser-MIG hybrid additive manufacturing TC11 titanium alloy through solution aging treatment
The mechanisms of microstructure transformation and mechanical anisotropy of laser-MIG hybrid additive manufacturing TC11 titanium alloy after solution aging treatment are investigated. In this paper, differen...
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Calcium-based nanomaterials for cancer therapy
The aim of this paper is to review and analyze the advancements in the development and application of multifunctional calcium-based nanomaterials for cancer treatment, discussing their roles, challenges, and f...
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Compressive mechanical behavior of B2 FeAl-based metal-intermetallic laminate composites
In this paper, B2-FeAl based metal-intermetallic laminate (MIL) composites with and without NiTi shape memory alloy fibers were fabricated by two-step vacuum hot pressing combined with “multi-thin foils” stack...
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Construction of PNIPAM/graphene oxide loaded with silver nanoparticles interpenetrating intelligent hydrogels for antibacterial dressing
Antibacterial dressings play an important role in wound management, especially in chronic wounds. Due to the excellent water retention, antibacterial hydrogel has become an ideal wound dressing. In this paper,...
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Preparation of hollowTiO2 nanospheres with highly porous surface for effective nucleating agents in supercritical carbon dioxide foaming of thermoplastic polyurethanes
In this study, hollow nanospheres of titanium dioxide (TiO2) are prepared and utilized as potential nucleating agents in supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) foaming process of thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs) ...
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Research on the properties of in situ emulsified active associative polymer with low molecular weight based on low permeability oil reservoirs
The development of oil and gas resources in low-permeability reservoirs is being paid more and more attention. Moreover, oil and gas resources in low-permeability reservoirs are affluent, and the water cut of ...
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High Speed Sintering: Assessing the Influence of Energy Input on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Polyether Block Amide (PEBA) Parts
High speed sintering, a new powder-bed fusion additive manufacturing technology, utilizes infrared lights (IR) to intensely heat and melt polymer powders. The presence of defects such as porosity, which is ass...
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A curcumin sustained-release hydrogel prepared from Pickering emulsions stabilized by modified amorphous calcium phosphate nanoparticles
This study presents a method to prepare hydrogel from Pickering emulsions stabilized with amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP). Pickering emulsion was prepared by utilizing stearic acid (Sa)-modified ACP as the e...
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Dielectric Constant Calculation of Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Based on Finite Field and Density Functional Theory
In this study, we proposed a novel method that integrates density functional theory (DFT) with the finite field method to accurately estimate the polarizability and dielectric constant of polymers. Our approac...
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Evaluation of the effect of molecular weight change of konjac glucomannan on antioxidant and tyrosinase activities
The purpose of this study was to characterize the biological activity of konjac glucomannan (KGM) according to its molecular weight change. KGM-degrading bacterial strain, N3 was isolated from soil and named Baci...
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Reprocessable and 3D printable polydimethylsiloxane by dynamic siloxane bond exchange
Strategies for synthesis and processing of silicone rubber materials in three-dimensional (3D) structures are of significant interest based on their exceptional potential in many applications including flexibl...
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Effect of mixing rate on molecular structure parameters of polybutadiene rubber based on rheology
The rheological properties of polymers before and after mixing are of primary concern because of the damage to the original molecular weight of polymers during processing. In order to reveal the correlation be...