928 results:

191. An environmentally benign approach to achieving vectorial alignment and high microporosity in bacterial cellulose/chitosan scaffolds
Date: 03-03-17 

… liquid nitrogen-initiated ice “templating” and freeze-drying process. Their morphology and physical properties were controlled by adjusting the concentration of chitosan over a range of 1, 1.5, and 2% (wt%)…

192. Water-dispersive PLA-based materials: from reactive melt processing to properties
Date: 03-03-17 

Polymers for Advanced Technologies, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 61-65, 2016 O. Persenaire, R. Q. Vincente, L. Bonnaud, Y. Lemmouchi, and P. Dubois

193. Models for biomedical interfaces: computational study of quinone-functionalized amorphous silica surface features
Date: 27-02-17 

… from prosthetic implants to dentistry, to develop multifunctional coatings with antimicrobial properties. The present study provides atomistic information on the specific interactions between the…

194. Pitch-based carbon fibre-reinforced PEEK composites: Optimization of interphase properties by water-based treatments and self-assembly
Date: 21-02-17 

… in mussels was designed to modify the carbon fibre surface and improve the composites transverse properties by supramolecular interactions. The results proved that few sensitive carbon surfaces can be…

195. Negative effects of divalent mineral cations on the bioaccessibility of carotenoids from plant food matrices and related physical properties of gastro-intestinal fluids
Date: 20-02-17 

Carotenoid intake and tissue levels have been frequently associated with reduced risk of chronic diseases. However, their bioavailability is low and influenced by many dietary related parameters.

196. Symmetric versus asymmetric di-Bz monomer design: Structure-to-properties relationship
Date: 30-01-17 

… network. This chapter covers the relationship between the chemical structure and the thermal properties of di-BZ monomers, and their corresponding polybenzoxazine materials. Afterwards, the current…

197. Numerical method for nonlinear complex eigenvalues problems depending on two parameters: Application to three-layered viscoelastic composite structures
Date: 30-01-17 

…design of high damping composite viscoelastic sandwich structures (CVSS) requires continuous study of damping properties according to some parameters. The common design parameters which directly affect the damping…

198. Multi-coating inhomogeneities approach for composite materials with temperature-dependent constituents under small strain and finite thermal perturbation assumptions
Date: 25-01-17 

…ti-coated inhomogeneities mean field micromechanics approach is proposed to predict the overall thermoelastic properties, namely, elasticities, thermal expansions and heat capacity, of a thermoelastic composite material…

199. Whole regolith pedology classification: examples from Brazil
Date: 16-01-17 

… classification system has been proposed (Juilleret et al, 2016). Based on the weathering stage and properties of the C and R layers, four Subsolum Reference Group (SRG) are distinguished: Regolite, Saprolite,…

200. Structural, morphological, and optical properties of Bi2O3 thin films grown by reactive sputtering
Date: 12-01-17 

… power on target and oxygen content in the working gas) on the morphology, structure and optical properties of films was investigated. Depending on the O2/(Ar + O2) ratio of the working gas, bismuth,…