Effect of shear thickening gel on microstructure and impact resistance of ethylene–vinyl acetate foam

H Tu, P Xu, Z Yang, F Tang, C Dong, Y Chen, W Cao… - Composite …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
To satisfy the ever-increasing demand for better anti-impact performance of personal
protective equipment, a composite foam by incorporating shear thickening gel (STG) with …

Engineering hydrogel viscoelasticity

L Cacopardo, N Guazzelli, R Nossa, G Mattei… - Journal of the …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to identify a method for modifying the time-dependent viscoelastic
properties of gels without altering the elastic component. To this end, two hydrogels …

Development of glass microballoon/HDPE syntactic foams by compression molding

ML Jayavardhan, BRB Kumar, M Doddamani… - Composites Part B …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Thermoplastic resins are widely used in consumer products and industrial components.
There is a significant interest in weight reduction of many of those components. Although …

Dynamic mechanical analysis of 3D printed eco-friendly lightweight composite

M Doddamani - Composites Communications, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) is conducted on 3D printed eco-friendly
environmentally pollutant fly ash cenosphere/HDPE lightweight composite. Cenospheres …

Prediction of modulus at various strain rates from dynamic mechanical analysis data for polymer matrix composites

SE Zeltmann, KA Prakash, M Doddamani… - Composites Part B …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Understanding and modeling the behavior of polymers and composites at a wide range of
quasi-static and high strain rates is of great interest to applications that are subjected to …

Compressive behavior of cenosphere/epoxy syntactic foams in arctic conditions

K Shahapurkar, CD Garcia, M Doddamani… - Composites Part B …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
In this paper, the effects of arctic condition on the compressive response of ceno-
sphere/epoxy syntactic foams are investigated. Understanding the behavior of such foams …

Sensing applications of polymer optical fiber fuse

AG Leal-Junior, C Marques, H Lee… - Advanced Photonics …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
This article presents a review of the fuse effect in polymer optical fibers (POFs) and its
sensing applications. First, the propagation mechanisms and the characteristics of the POF …

Graphene nanoplatelets/organic wood dust hybrid composites: physical, mechanical and thermal characterization

S Kumar, A Saha - Iranian Polymer Journal, 2021‏ - Springer
The widespread uses of natural fibre/filler-reinforced composites are the recent advanced
trend in the research field. This study investigates the effects of a relatively low concentration …

Sensitive zone parameters and curvature radius evaluation for polymer optical fiber curvature sensors

AG Leal-Junior, A Frizera, MJ Pontes - Optics & Laser Technology, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Polymer optical fibers (POFs) are suitable for applications such as curvature sensors, strain,
temperature, liquid level, among others. However, for enhancing sensitivity, many polymer …

Static and dynamic behavior of jute/epoxy composites with ZnO and TiO2 fillers at different temperature conditions

PA Prasob, M Sasikumar - Polymer Testing, 2018‏ - Elsevier
This paper presents the mechanical properties and free vibration characteristic of ZnO and
TiO 2 filled woven jute/epoxy composite at room temperature and subzero temperatures of …