Enhanced impact energy absorption and failure characteristics of novel fully thermoplastic and hybrid composite bicycle helmet shells

SK Bhudolia, G Gohel, ESB Subramanyam, KF Leong… - Materials & Design, 2021 - Elsevier
Current research realize to develop a safer, lighter and higher energy absorbing fully
thermoplastic (polypropylene fibres and acrylic Elium resin) and hybrid composite helmets …

Polystyrene carbon composite foam with enhanced insulation and fire retardancy for a sustainable future: Critical review

A Gaidhani, L Tribe… - Journal of Cellular …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Polystyrene (PS) composite foams are an intriguing class of materials that are well
established for thermal insulation in construction and lightweight recyclable components in …

Preparing low-Density microcellular polystyrene foam by in-Situ fibrillated PTFE and supramolecular nucleator TMC-300 in the presence of sc-CO2

Z Li, X Wang, Y Wang, S Chen - Journal of Cellular Plastics, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
A method using in-situ fibrillated polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and octamethylenedicarboxylicdibenzoylhydrazi…
(TMC-300) supramolecular nucleator was presented to prepare low density polystyrene …

A comprehensive analysis of human cranial morphology: multiscale characterization and statistical analysis

W Guo, M Rezasefat, K Adanty, KN Rabey… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - Springer
Understanding the structure–property relationship of the human cranium is crucial for
enhancing personalized head protection design and improving injury prevention criteria …

Development of extruded polystyrene bead foams via supercritical CO2 and secondary foaming technology

H Luo, Y Su, P Huang, H Zheng… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Bead foaming is a burgeoning technology for manufacturing polymer foams with lightweight
and complex geometrical structures, and one of the representative cases is polystyrene (PS) …

3D printed geometrically tessellated sheets with origami-inspired patterns

AL Wickeler, HE Naguib - Journal of Cellular Plastics, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This study demonstrates that the impact energy absorption capabilities of flexible sheets can
be significantly enhanced by implementing tessellated designs into their structure …

Performance Analysis of EPS Foam of Various Densities to be as Inner Layer of Cricket Helmet

R Rahman, SH Khan - 2023 - 103.82.172.44
Cricket has been hailed as a" gentleman's game" since it was first played. The protection of
players has become a major issue in recent seasons. Since the prevalence of information …

Impact Behaviour of Existing Bicycle Helmet Subjected to Drop Test

MIFM Nawi, MN Ibrahim - Research Progress in …, 2024 - penerbit.uthm.edu.my
A bicycle helmet is a crucial piece of safety equipment that serves to protect the head from
injury during accidents. In this research, the focus is on investigating the deformation …

Study on preparation and properties of high strength PS/PPO open cell foams induced by stabilized island structure

J Shuaihua, LI Zhuolun, LU Haofan, SUN Yibo… - China …, 2024 - plaschina.com.cn
Polystyrene (PS)/polyphenyl ether (PPO) blends were prepared by melt blending method.
By controlling the processing temperature, PPO exists in the blend in the form of rigid …

Mechanical Characterization of Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) as a Liner Foam in Motorcycle Helmets

N Rahmanifar, F Eskandari… - 2020 27th National and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Helmet is the most effective personal protective equipment for motorcyclists that can
significantly reduce the risk of skull fracture and traumatic brain injuries. The performance of …