Smart Glove Integrated with Tunable MWNTs/PDMS Fibers Made of a One-Step Extrusion Method for Finger Dexterity, Gesture, and Temperature Recognition

Yingchun Li; Chunran Zheng; Shuai Liu; Liang Huang; Tianshu Fang; Jasmine Xinze Li; Feng Xu; Fei Li

doi:10.1021/acsami.0c08114

Smart Glove Integrated with Tunable MWNTs/PDMS Fibers Made of a One-Step Extrusion Method for Finger Dexterity, Gesture, and Temperature Recognition

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ◽

10.1021/acsami.0c08114 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (21) ◽

pp. 23764-23773 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Yingchun Li ◽

Chunran Zheng ◽

Shuai Liu ◽

Liang Huang ◽

Tianshu Fang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Finger Dexterity ◽

One Step ◽

Extrusion Method

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Scalable High Refractive Index polystyrene-sulfur nanocomposites via in situ inverse vulcanization

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-020-71227-z ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Vijay S. Wadi ◽

Kishore K. Jena ◽

Kevin Halique ◽

Brigita Rožič ◽

Luka Cmok ◽

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Keyword(s):

Refractive Index ◽

Low Cost ◽

High Refractive Index ◽

Extrusion Process ◽

Melt Processing ◽

Process Formation ◽

Polystyrene Matrix ◽

One Step ◽

Extrusion Method

Abstract In this work, we demostrate the preparation of low cost High Refractive Index polystyrene-sulfur nanocomposites in one step by combining inverse vulcanization and melt extrusion method. Poly(sulfur-1,3-diisopropenylbenzene) (PS-SD) copolymer nanoparticles (5 to 10 wt%) were generated in the polystyrene matrix via in situ inverse vulcanization reaction during extrusion process. Formation of SD copolymer was confirmed by FTIR and Raman spectroscopy. SEM and TEM further confirms the presence of homogeneously dispersed SD nanoparticles in the size range of 5 nm. Thermal and mechanical properties of these nanocomposites are comparable with the pristine polystyrene. The transparent nanocomposites exhibits High Refractive Index n = 1.673 at 402.9 nm and Abbe’y number ~ 30 at 10 wt% of sulfur loading. The nanocomposites can be easily processed into mold, films and thin films by melt processing as well as solution casting techniques. Moreover, this one step preparation method is scalable and can be extend to the other polymers.

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Fabrication, properties, and failure of composite sandwiches made with sheet extrusion method

Journal of Sandwich Structures & Materials ◽

10.1177/1099636218766230 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 22 (3) ◽

pp. 689-701 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mei-Chen Lin ◽

Jia-Horng Lin ◽

Jan-Yi Lin ◽

Ting An Lin ◽

Ching-Wen Lou

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Thermoplastic Polyurethane ◽

Nonwoven Fabric ◽

Scanning Calorimetry ◽

Composite Sandwich ◽

Reinforced Polymer ◽

Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites ◽

One Step ◽

Sheet Extrusion ◽

Extrusion Method

Fiber-reinforced polymer composites are commonly used in different fields because the evenly distributed fibers in polymer can efficiently transmit the load of a force and mechanically reinforce the polymer matrices. This study proposes producing composite sandwiches using thermoplastic polyurethane sheets as the top and bottom layers and a polypropylene/Kevlar nonwoven fabric the interlayer. Thermoplastic polyurethane sheets and a polypropylene/Kevlar nonwoven fabric are combined using the sheet extrusion method, during which the polypropylene staple fibers are melted and firmly bond the thermoplastic polyurethane sheets. The mechanical properties, thermal behavior, and surface morphology of composite sandwiches are evaluated, examining the influence of parameters. The test results show that the composite sandwiches are mechanically reinforced as a result of using the nonwoven covers. Moreover, the improved interfacial bonding between the cover layers and the interlayer inhibits delamination, and the stabilized structure subsequently decreases the level of combustion which is in conformity of the differential scanning calorimetry results. The manufacturing is creative and efficient due to one-step shaping, creating a refined composite sandwich with good mechanical properties and combustion resistance.

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An Interactive Minicomputer Program for the Indexing and Simulation of Electron Diffraction Patterns

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100092670 ◽

1976 ◽

Vol 34 ◽

pp. 542-543

Author(s):

R.P. Goehner ◽

W.T. Hatfield ◽

Prakash Rao

Keyword(s):

Electron Diffraction ◽

Real Time ◽

Pattern Analysis ◽

Flow Diagram ◽

Hard Copy ◽

Time Analysis ◽

Real Time Analysis ◽

Transmission Electron ◽

One Step ◽

Diffraction Patterns

Computer programs are now available in various laboratories for the indexing and simulation of transmission electron diffraction patterns. Although these programs address themselves to the solution of various aspects of the indexing and simulation process, the ultimate goal is to perform real time diffraction pattern analysis directly off of the imaging screen of the transmission electron microscope. The program to be described in this paper represents one step prior to real time analysis. It involves the combination of two programs, described in an earlier paper(l), into a single program for use on an interactive basis with a minicomputer. In our case, the minicomputer is an INTERDATA 70 equipped with a Tektronix 4010-1 graphical display terminal and hard copy unit.A simplified flow diagram of the combined program, written in Fortran IV, is shown in Figure 1. It consists of two programs INDEX and TEDP which index and simulate electron diffraction patterns respectively. The user has the option of choosing either the indexing or simulating aspects of the combined program.

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Nutrient-regulated gene expression in eukaryotes

Biochemical Society Symposium ◽

10.1042/bss0730085 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 73 ◽

pp. 85-96 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Richard J. Reece ◽

Laila Beynon ◽

Stacey Holden ◽

Amanda D. Hughes ◽

Karine Rébora ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Gene Expression ◽

Rna Polymerase ◽

Rna Polymerase Ii ◽

Transcriptional Control ◽

Direct Interaction ◽

Signalling Pathways ◽

A Cell ◽

One Step ◽

Higher Eukaryotes ◽

Regulated Gene Expression

The recognition of changes in environmental conditions, and the ability to adapt to these changes, is essential for the viability of cells. There are numerous well characterized systems by which the presence or absence of an individual metabolite may be recognized by a cell. However, the recognition of a metabolite is just one step in a process that often results in changes in the expression of whole sets of genes required to respond to that metabolite. In higher eukaryotes, the signalling pathway between metabolite recognition and transcriptional control can be complex. Recent evidence from the relatively simple eukaryote yeast suggests that complex signalling pathways may be circumvented through the direct interaction between individual metabolites and regulators of RNA polymerase II-mediated transcription. Biochemical and structural analyses are beginning to unravel these elegant genetic control elements.

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