Experimental Research of Continuous Concrete Beams with GFRP Reinforcement by Nikola Baša, Mladen Ulićević, Radomir Zejak

“…The use of the fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) reinforcement in these objects and environments has a big significance, taking into account tendency of steel reinforcement to corrode. …”
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Digital Thread-Based Optimisation Framework for Aeronautical Structures: A Vertical Tail Plane Use Case by Sébastien de Longueville, Christophe Bouvet, Emmanuel Bénard, Joël Jézégou, Yves Gourinat

“…To this end, it details the development of a digital thread dedicated to an aircraft vertical tail plane structure made of carbon fibre reinforced polymer, as well as the tools and models required to implement such an approach using Bayesian inference, multi-physics simulations, and empirical models.…”
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Superior energy-storage density and ultrahigh efficiency in KNN-based ferroelectric ceramics via high-entropy design by Yu Huan, Lingzhi Wu, Luoyuan Xu, Peng Li, Tao Wei

“…Finally, the high-entropy design and viscous polymer processing method reduce the grain size and improve the Eb. …”
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Effect of fiber orientation on mechanical properties of JUCO fiber reinforced epoxy composites by Md Rion Islam, Md Foisal Hossain, Muhammed Sohel Rana, Md Shafiul Ferdous

“…This present research studied the impact of fiber orientation on the mechanical strength of chemically treated JUCO fiber-reinforced polymer composites. JUCO is a relatively new, robust fabric composed of a mixture of cotton and jute fiber in an equal weight ratio, where jute yarn is used as weft and cotton thread is used as wrap. …”
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Bond Behavior between BFRP Rebar and Seawater Sea Sand Concrete by Chao Wu, Bing-Chen Meng, Xianfeng Cheng, Asghar Habibnejad Korayem, Lik-Ho Tam

“…Basalt fiber reinforced polymer (BFRP) rebars can be a good solution to corrosion of steel rebars in SWSSC. …”
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Laboratory Study on the Potential EOR Use of HPAM/VES Hybrid in High-Temperature and High-Salinity Oil Reservoirs by Dingwei Zhu, Jichao Zhang, Yugui Han, Hongyan Wang, Yujun Feng

“…Polymer flooding represents one of the most efficient processes to enhance oil recovery, and partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM) is a widely used oil-displacement agent, but its poor thermal stability, salt tolerance, and mechanical degradation impeded its use in high-temperature and high-salinity oil reservoirs. …”
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Thermo-Magneto-Solutal Squeezing Flow of Nanofluid between Two Parallel Disks Embedded in a Porous Medium: Effects of Nanoparticle Geometry, Slip and Temperature Jump Conditions by M. G. Sobamowo, A. T. Akinshilo, A. A. Yinusa

“…The various applications of squeezing flow between two parallel surfaces such as those that are evident in manufacturing industries, polymer processing, compression, power transmission, lubricating system, food processing, and cooling amongst others call for further study on the effects of various parameters on the flow phenomena. …”
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Electrochemical sensor based on polyaniline supported CdS/CeO2/Ag3PO4 nanocomposite for Malathion detection by Tigabu Bekele Mekonnen

“…Different nanomaterials in single (CeO2), binary (CdS/CeO2 and Ag3PO4/CeO2), ternary CdS/CeO2/Ag3PO4 (4:1 molar ratio) and conductive polymer supported (PANI-CdS/CeO2/Ag3PO4) were synthesized by co-precipitation method. …”
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Seismic Behavior and Finite Element Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Short Columns Impacted by Oblique Earthquakes by Chunyang Liu, Guixin Yu, Xisen Fan, Changqun Guo, Fei Li

“…The studied parameters include the loading angle, axial compression ratio, the high-strength stirrups with small spacing, and the carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) wrapped column end or outer steel plate mesh at the end of the column. …”
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Anthocyanin Colorimetric Strip for Volatile Amine Determination by Ricarl Irish F. Agunos, Danilet Vi M. Mendoza, Michael Angelo S. Rivera

“…In this study, anthocyanin was extracted from mangosteen rind as a natural dye indicator and was incorporated in a chitosan/PVA polymer matrix. The film with different concentrations of anthocyanin extract (5%, 15%, and 25%) was prepared and tested for their sensitivity to 136 ppm ammonia vapor followed by colorimetric analysis using ImageJ software. …”
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DEVELOPMENT OF MELTED EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE AS ΒITUMEN MODIFIER FOR PAVEMENT CONSTRUCTION by AREMU TAJUDEEN ORIAJE, BAMIDELE IBUKUNOLU OLUGBEMI DAHUNSI, KAZEEM ADEKUNLE ADEYEMO

“…At the 5% bitumen with 5% EPS by weight of asphalt concrete, the results of stability, flow and optimum bitumen content satisfied the British Standard Specification framework for polymer-modified bitumen and it is therefore suitable for flexible pavement construction. …”
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Photophysical Behavior of Modified Xanthenic Dyes Embedded into Silsesquioxane Hybrid Films: Application in Photooxidation of Organic Molecules by Carolina V. Waiman, Rodrigo E. Palacios, Hernán A. Montejano, Carlos A. Chesta, María Lorena Gómez

“…The employed dyes were easily incorporated into the hybrid polymer obtaining homogeneous, transparent, and low-refractive-index materials. …”
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Karakteristik Mekanik Komposit Polyester E-Glass dengan Stacking Sequences [0°, 90°, 0°] by Ilhamdi Ilhamdi, Dony Hidayat, Fadli Febriyan

“…Nowadays, one of the widely developed structural composite is polymer based composite with inorganic reinforcement. …”
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Programmable light‐driven soft actuator enabled by structurally anisotropic liquid crystalline network by Zhaoping Deng, Xinyu Chen, Xinrui Deng, Jiangmin Yang, Shuai Zhou, Jingyu Chen, Peixiang Wang, Huai Yang, Ruochen Lan

“…A three‐dimensional (3D) deformable LCN actuator was realized by polymerization‐induced phase separation of small‐molar‐weight monomers and polymer networks. …”
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Tuning of Water Vapor Permeability in 2D Nanocarbon-Based Polypropylene Composite Membranes by Glykeria A. Visvini, Georgios N. Mathioudakis, Amaia Soto Beobide, George A. Voyiatzis

“…This improvement is attributed to the nanoindentations created at the interface of the carbon nanoinclusions with the polymer matrix in the form of nanopores that facilitate water vapor diffusion. …”
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Precipitation 3D printing of all-aramid materials for high-strength, heat-resistant applications by Ruowen Tu, Hyun Chan Kim, Henry A. Sodano

“…Additive manufacturing (AM) of lightweight, high-performance engineering polymers is an important research focus in the automotive, electronics and aerospace industries. …”
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Waste Tire Particles and Gamma Radiation as Modifiers of the Mechanical Properties of Concrete by Eduardo Sadot Herrera-Sosa, Gonzalo Martínez-Barrera, Carlos Barrera-Díaz, Epifanio Cruz-Zaragoza

“…In polymer reinforced concrete, the Young’s modulus of both polymers and cement matrix is responsible for the detrimental properties of the concrete, including compressive and tensile strength, as well as stiffness. …”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Novel magnetic organic–inorganic hybrids based on aromatic polyamides and ZnFe2O4 nanoparticles with biological activity by Reza Eivazzadeh-Keihan, Mostafa Ghafori Gorab, Hooman Aghamirza Moghim Aliabadi, Mohammad mahdavi, Ali Reza Akbarzadeh, Ali Maleki, Hossein Ghafuri

“…Abstract Magnetic nanoparticles were creatively selected as stable, inexpensive, biodegradable, facile recoverable, and functionalizable supports for a variety of synthetic and natural polymers. Herein, for the first time, aromatic polyamide was synthesized on the magnetic core of zinc iron oxide (ZnFe2O4). …”
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Janus flame-retardant polyester fabric with one-way water transfer for fog collection: Influence of plasma duration, aluminum phosphate, and TiO2 nanoparticles by Najmeh Izadi, Majid Montazer, Aminoddin Haji

“…The creation of superhydrophobic surfaces on polyester fabrics involved the attachment of titanium dioxide nanoparticles (NTO) onto the fabric using aluminum phosphate (AP) adhesive and then coating with fluoroacrylate polymer (F) as a low-energy surface material. One-sided O2/Ar plasma technology was used on a superhydrophobic fabric to generate asymmetric wettability. …”
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Binding Cellulose and Chitosan via Intermolecular Inclusion Interaction: Synthesis and Characterisation of Gel by Jiufang Duan, Chunrui Han, Liujun Liu, Jianxin Jiang, Jianzhang Li, Yiqiang Li, Chao Guan

“…Therefore, this study provided a novel method of expanding the application of chitosan by binding it with another polymer.…”
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