Design and investigation of block copolymers for dispersion of carbon nanotubes in polymer matrices by Liu, Chengyin

“…Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) are promising nanofillers for synthesizing lightweight, strong polymeric nanocomposites because of their large aspect ratios, low densities, and exceptional mechanical, electrical, and thermal properties. …”
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Selected Problems of Solid Mechanics and Solving Methods / by Altenbach, Holm, 1956-, editor 444293, Bogdanov, Viacheslav, editor 656036, Grigorenko, Alexander Ya, editor 656037, Kushnir, Roman M., editor 656038, Nazarenko, Vladimir M., editor 656039, Eremeyev, Victor A., editor 531300

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Wireless channel modeling and spectrum monitoring for interference mitigation and link reliability insurance for existing and future CBTC systems by Kalyankar Shravan Kumar

“…This study suggests the existence of two wave propagation mechanisms in the curved tunnel; enhanced waveguiding mechanism induced by rich multipath components from the curved tunnels and degraded waveguiding mechanism due to the blockage from the curved tunnel walls. For efficient radio planning, a new propagation model with a curvature-dependent breakpoint is proposed. …”
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Multi-scale and multiphase modeling of abrasive flow machining process with experimental validation by Mohamed Adel Abdelhakem Amen

“…The AFM tool is a flexible mixture between abrasive particles and high viscoelastic material while the abrasion action happens upon extruding this mixture through the channel walls. The flexibility and nature of the AFM tool introduce considerable complexity to evaluate the abrasion action, its material removal (MR), the particle forces, and the detailed rules controlling this particle-surface interaction. …”
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Mechanism of an arched basilar membrane in mammalian cochlea by Chan, Wei Xuan

“…Current methodologies of bonding thermo-set elastomer (basilar membrane) and thermoplastic (cochlear walls) is complex. The present ultrasonic bonding method using a thin film of thermoplastic-elastomeric composite is a simple process which provides better flow control by restricting melted thermoplastic with elastomer. …”
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Development of carbon nanotubes for vacuum electronics application by Lim, Yu Dian

“…To explore further improvement in FE current density, the FE properties of screen-printed CNTs paste with ~5 nm diameter single-walled CNTs is explored. High FE current density of 9 A/cm2 is obtained consistently from 0.5×1 mm screen-printed cathode. …”
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Nature-inspired lightweight auxetic structures for enhanced stiffness and absorption capacity by Zhang, Ee Teng

“…Building on the foundation of hierarchical architectures in nature, a novel graded hierarchical honeycomb is further proposed. By replacing cell walls of regular honeycombs with triangular and hexagonal sub-structures, and varying the hierarchical length ratio in each layer, the structure exhibits enhanced crashworthiness behaviors. …”
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