Sustainable polymer composite marine structures: Developments and challenges

C Baley, P Davies, W Troalen, A Chamley… - Progress in Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
The marine industry has been a major user of polymer composites for over 50 years. There
has been a strong historical preference for glass fibre reinforced thermoset polymers, mainly …

Self-Healing Polymeric Materials and Composites for Additive Manufacturing

Y Jiang, ELL Ng, DX Han, Y Yan, SY Chan, J Wang… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Self-healing polymers have received widespread attention due to their ability to repair
damage autonomously and increase material stability, reliability, and economy. However …

Self-healing materials in biomedicine and the circular economy

MR Venkateswaran, A Khosravi, A Zarepour… - Environmental …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Self-healing (bio) materials represent a cornerstone in the transition towards a circular
economy in healthcare. These materials possess the remarkable ability to autonomously …

Improvements in the mechanical and thermal characteristics of polymer matrix composites reinforced with various nanofillers: A brief review

SK Sahu, V Boggarapu, PSR Sreekanth - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2023 - Elsevier
The review is on improvement in properties of polymer matrix composite reinforced with
nanofillers. Here the discussion is on the three fundamental aspects, such as the choice of …

Detection and comparison of reversible shape transformations in responsive polymers using deep learning and knowledge transfer by identifying stimulus-triggering …

C Abhishek, N Raghukiran - Engineering Applications of Artificial …, 2024 - Elsevier
Responsive polymers can alter their properties or shape according to stimuli such as stress,
light, among others. The stimuli may be strategically programmed at assigned triggering …

Manufacturing multifunctional vascularized composites by through-thickness frontal polymerization and depolymerization: A numerical study on the impact of sacrificial …

Z Chen, X Zhang - Composites Science and Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
Concurrent through-thickness frontal polymerization and vascularization (FP-VaSC) is
emerging as a promising alternative to conventional multi-step fabrication approaches for …

[HTML][HTML] Development and mechanical properties evaluation of environmentally sustainable composite material using various reinforcements with epoxy

A Asthana, R Srinivas, SS Chauhan, D Bandhu… - Case Studies in …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, the mechanical properties of advanced composites fabricated by the hand lay-
up process were investigated. The mechanical properties evaluated in this study included …

Real-time detection of faults in rotating blades using frequency response function analysis

RPB Kocharla, M Kolli, M Cheepu - Applied Mechanics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Turbo machines develop faults in the rotating blades during operation in undesirable
conditions. Such faults in the rotating blades are fatigue cracks, mechanical looseness …

Preparation and Characterization of Conductive/Self-Healing Resin Nanocomposites Based on Tetrafunctional Furan-Functionalized Aniline Trimer Modified …

F Wang, Y Zhang, S Hu, X Zhong, J Bai, Y Zhang… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
The nanocomposites with reversible cross-linking covalent bonds were prepared by reacting
furfurylamine (FA)-modified diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (DGEBA) and furfuryl …

Performance based evaluation of the bond strength between aluminum hub and CFRP propeller blade profiles under cyclic aging environments

VR Darla, BS Ben, KVS Srinadh - International Journal on Interactive …, 2023 - Springer
The present work deals with validating the bond strength between Aluminum hub and
carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) propeller blade profile. Araldite 2011 adhesive was …