Core–shell structured nanoenergetic materials: preparation and fundamental properties

X Ma, Y Li, I Hussain, R Shen, G Yang… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Energetic materials, including explosives, pyrotechnics, and propellants, are widely used in
mining, demolition, automobile airbags, fireworks, ordnance, and space technology …

Progress in additive manufacturing of energetic materials: Creating the reactive microstructures with high potential of applications

NV Muravyev, KA Monogarov… - Propellants …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The modern “energetic‐on‐a‐chip” trend envisages reducing size and cost while increasing
safety and maintaining the performance of energetic articles. However, the fabrication of …

Comparison study of the ignition and combustion characteristics of directly-written Al/PVDF, Al/Viton and Al/THV composites

H Wang, M Rehwoldt, DJ Kline, T Wu, P Wang… - Combustion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The aluminum–fluorine reaction is attracting growing interest due to its higher density over
aluminum–oxygen. Fluorine rich polymers are particularly interesting for their applications …

Multi‐Material Aerosol Jet Printing of Al/Cuo Nanothermites for Versatile Fabrication of Energetic Antennas

L Gamba, JA Lajoie, TR Sippel… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In the present study, a nanoscale Al/CuO thermite system is patterned using a multi‐material
aerosol jet printing technology. Morphological analysis of samples manufactured with …

Direct writing of a 90 wt% particle loading nanothermite

H Wang, J Shen, DJ Kline, N Eckman… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The additive manufacturing of energetic materials has received worldwide attention. Here,
an ink formulation is developed with only 10 wt% of polymers, which can bind a 90 wt …

Carbon fibers as additives to engineer agglomeration and propagation of aluminized propellants

H Wang, E Hagen, K Shi, S Herrera, F Xu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
A major challenge in the application of aluminum (Al) in solid propellants lies in the
incomplete combustion and severe agglomerations of Al particles that cause two-phase flow …

3D printed nanomaterial-based electronic, biomedical, and bioelectronic devices

S Hales, E Tokita, R Neupane, U Ghosh, B Elder… - …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The ability to seamlessly integrate functional materials into three-dimensional (3D)
constructs has been of significant interest, as it can enable the creation of multifunctional …

3D printing multifunctional fluorinated nanocomposites: tuning electroactivity, rheology and chemical reactivity

JA Bencomo, ST Iacono, J McCollum - Journal of Materials Chemistry …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Poly (methyl methacrylate)(PMMA) was added to aluminum/poly (vinylidene
fluoride)(Al/PVDF) energetic blends to enhance melt flow rate and adhesion in a fused …

Carbon fibers enhance the propagation of high loading nanothermites: in situ observation of microscopic combustion

H Wang, DJ Kline, MC Rehwoldt… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2021 - ACS Publications
A major challenge in formulating and manufacturing energetic materials lies in the balance
between total energy density, energy release rate, and mechanical integrity. In this work …

Ignition and combustion analysis of direct write fabricated aluminum/metal oxide/PVDF films

MC Rehwoldt, H Wang, DJ Kline, T Wu, N Eckman… - Combustion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Metallized energetic composite films incorporating high mass loadings of aluminum
nanoparticle fuels and metal oxide oxidizers (thermite) within a polyvinylidene fluoride …