Strain Measuring of Composite Grid Using Digital Image Correlation by Chhoung Lim, Yeongseok Jeong, Suchart Limkantanyu, Minho Kwon

“…Moreover, the DIC technique can be applied to any materials to which normal measuring equipment is difficult to attach such as Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) grid in this paper, undulated and small surfaces. …”
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Experimental Study on CFRP-Confined Circularized Concrete-Filled Square Steel Tube Short Columns by Yuchuan Wen, Zhongjun Hu, Anningjing Li, Quanheng Li, Xuepeng Li, Yan Xu

“…The main parameters under investigation were concrete strength, the thickness of arc cement mortar layer components (CAM), and the layers of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) sheets. Test results indicated that the failure mode of CFRP-confined circularized CFSST (C-C-CFSST) columns was similar to that of CFRP-confined concrete columns. …”
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Additive Manufacturing: A Novel Method for Developing an Acoustic Panel Made of Natural Fiber-Reinforced Composites with Enhanced Mechanical and Acoustical Properties by Vignesh Sekar, Mohammad Hosseini Fouladi, Satesh Narayana Namasivayam, Sivakumar Sivanesan

“…This review also covers, poly(lactic acid) as a polymer matrix and its advantages, the available variety of natural fibers as reinforcement in terms of mechanical and acoustical properties. …”
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Schlieren texture and topography induced confinement in an organic exciton-polariton laser by Florian Le Roux, Andreas Mischok, Francisco Tenopala-Carmona, Malte C. Gather

“…Here, we show how introducing Schlieren texturing and a rough intra-cavity topography in a liquid crystalline conjugated polymer enables strong in-plane confinement of polaritons and drastic enhancement of the lasing properties. …”
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Improving Ballistic Performance of Polyurethane Foam by Nanoparticle Reinforcement by M. F. Uddin, H. Mahfuz, S. Zainuddin, S. Jeelani

“…Particles were dispersed through a sonic cavitation process and the loading of particles was 3 wt% of the total polymer. Once foams were reinforced, sandwich panels were made and impacted with fragment simulating projectiles (FSPs) in a 1.5-inch gas gun. …”
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Durability of Modified Expanded Polystyrene Concrete after Dynamic Cyclic Loading by Wenbo Shi, Linchang Miao, Junhui Luo, Jiaqi Wang, Yinan Chen

“…EPS concrete was produced by mixing the expanded polystyrene spheres (EPS) and polymer emulsion and thickener to the matrix concrete, and this concrete had good vibration energy absorption characteristics. …”
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Formulation Development of High Strength Gel System and Evaluation on Profile Control Performance for High Salinity and Low Permeability Fractured Reservoir by Chengli Zhang, Guodong Qu, Guoliang Song

“…Under the condition of 32°C and 29500 mg/L salinity, the ABP system formulation is for 0.3% crosslinking agent A + 0.09% coagulant B + 3500 mg/L polymer solution P. The results show that when the temperature was increased, the delayed crosslinking time of the system was shortened and the gel strength was increased. …”
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Production of Secretory Leucocyte Protease Inhibitor (SLPI) in Human Pancreatic β-Cells by Max Nyström, Magnus Bergenfeldt, Irena Ljungcrantz, Èsa Lindeheim, Kjell Ohlsson

“…M-RNA from human pancreatic tissue showed evidence of SLPI production using the reverse transcriptase polymer chain reaction technique (RTPCR). Using immunohistochemical methods SLPI was demonstrated in the β-ce1ls of the islets of Langerhans. …”
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Fabrication of SO42--ISE based on Copolymer of Methyl methacrylate-butyl acrylate (MB28) Thin-film and Graphite Pencil Electrode (GPE) by Alva Sagir, Arwati I Gusti Ayu, Hasbullah Siti Aisyah, Aziz Aiman Sajidah Abdul, Khaerudini Deni Shidqi

“…In this study, the MB28 membrane was prepared using the photo-polymer technique on the surface of a polypyrrole with KCl as a dopant layer previously coated on the GPE surface. …”
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Biobased Polylactide Nanoparticles as Novel Gene Delivery Nanoplatforms: Can They Be Used for DNA Transport? by Farnaz Sadat Fattahi

“…Polylactic acid (PLA) and its famous co-polymer polylactic-co-glycolic (PLGA) are biocompatible synthetic polymers widely used to produce nanoparticles. …”
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Physical and mechanical properties of composites produced from recycled polypropylene and cardboard-polyethylene-aluminium mixture by Bekir Cihad Bal, Nasır Narlioğlu

“…In this study, composite sheets were produced by mixing polypropylene (PP), obtained from recycled waste plastic chairs, as a polymer matrix and recycled waste Tetra Pak® boxes (TPBs) as filler in different mixing ratios. …”
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Seismic Behavior Analysis of Damaged Steel Fiber-Reinforced High-Strength Concrete Frame Joints Strengthened by FRP by Wang Tingyan, Zhou Yun, Zhang Junwei

“…In this paper, the seismic behavior of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) strengthened and unstrengthened steel fiber-reinforced high-strength concrete frame joints under low cyclic loading was tested. …”
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Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of the Fluted Corrugated Sheet in the Corrugated Cardboard by Zhiguo Zhang, Tao Qiu, Riheng Song, Yaoyu Sun

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Identification of the fracture surface of thermoset polyester due to bending load by Nusyirwan, Mutya Rani, Rully Pratama

“…In this research, an attempt was made to improve the brittle nature of the Unsaturated Polyester (UP) polymer which cannot undergo plastic deformation to be improved to become more resilient by adding Thermoset Vinyl Ester and Methyl Methacrylate (MMA). …”
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Formulation and Evaluation of Galantamine Gel as Drug Reservoir in Transdermal Patch Delivery System by Woo Fong Yen, Mahiran Basri, Mansor Ahmad, Maznah Ismail

“…The in vitro drug release studies revealed that the drug release from the donor chamber to receptor chamber of Franz diffusion cell was affected by the amount of polymer, amount of neutralizer, amount of drug, types of permeation enhancer, and amount of permeation enhancer. …”
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Mechanical and fractured surface characterization of epoxy/red mud/fly ash/aluminium powder filled hybrid composites for automotive applications by K. C. Anil, A. B. Hemavathi, A. Adeebpasha

“…In recent decades, one can observe a great increase in the replacement of traditional materials with polymer composites in high-strength and lightweight applications. …”
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Use of Secondary Crystallization and Fly Ash in Waterproofing Materials to Increase Concrete Resistance to Aggressive Gases and Liquids by Rostislav Drochytka, Matej Ledl, Jiri Bydzovsky, Nikol Zizkova, Johannes Bester

“…Thus, it is possible to use fly ash functionally and efficiently in polymer cement systems as a substitute for the cement together with the crystallization admixture.…”
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Poly(Lactic Acid) Filled with Cassava Starch-g-Soybean Oil Maleate by Nopparut Kiangkitiwan, Kawee Srikulkit

“…Poly(lactic acid), PLA, is a biodegradable polymer, but its applications are limited by its high cost and relatively poorer properties when compared to petroleum-based plastics. …”
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Enhanced Photocatalytic Property of Cu Doped Sodium Niobate by Jianbin Xu, Feng Zhang, Bingyang Sun, Yingge Du, Guoqiang Li, Weifeng Zhang

“…We investigate the photocatalytic activity of Cu doped NaNbO3 powder sample prepared by the modified polymer complex method. The photocatalytic activity of hydrogen evolution from methanol aqueous solution was improved by Cu 2.6 at% doping. …”
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Development of a Cationic Polymeric Micellar Structure with Endosomal Escape Capability Enables Enhanced Intramuscular Transfection of mRNA-LNPs by Siyuan Deng, Han Shao, Hongtao Shang, Lingjin Pang, Xiaomeng Chen, Jingyi Cao, Yi Wang, Zhao Zhao

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