scholarly journals Bending Speed Dependence Properties of Stiffness of Anisotropic Viscoelastic Fin Containing Fiber Composite Dilatant Fluid

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-62
Author(s):  
Shunichi Kobayashi ◽  
Kosuke Sugiyama
Keyword(s):  
Fiber Composite ◽  
Speed Dependence ◽  
Dilatant Fluid ◽  
Dependence Properties

Cytocompatibility of Carbon Nanofiber Materials for Neural Applications

2003 ◽  
Vol 774 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janice L. McKenzie ◽  
Michael C. Waid ◽  
Riyi Shi ◽  
Thomas J. Webster
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Surface Energy ◽  
Carbon Nanofibers ◽  
Carbon Fibers ◽  
Carbon Nanofiber ◽  
Fiber Composite ◽  
Scar Tissue ◽  
Pc 12 Cells ◽  
Low Surface Energy ◽  
Poly Carbonate

AbstractSince the cytocompatibility of carbon nanofibers with respect to neural applications remains largely uninvestigated, the objective of the present in vitro study was to determine cytocompatibility properties of formulations containing carbon nanofibers. Carbon fiber substrates were prepared from four different types of carbon fibers, two with nanoscale diameters (nanophase, or less than or equal to 100 nm) and two with conventional diameters (or greater than 200 nm). Within these two categories, both a high and a low surface energy fiber were investigated and tested. Astrocytes (glial scar tissue-forming cells) and pheochromocytoma cells (PC-12; neuronal-like cells) were seeded separately onto the substrates. Results provided the first evidence that astrocytes preferentially adhered on the carbon fiber that had the largest diameter and the lowest surface energy. PC-12 cells exhibited the most neurites on the carbon fiber with nanodimensions and low surface energy. These results may indicate that PC-12 cells prefer nanoscale carbon fibers while astrocytes prefer conventional scale fibers. A composite was formed from poly-carbonate urethane and the 60 nm carbon fiber. Composite substrates were thus formed using different weight percentages of this fiber in the polymer matrix. Increased astrocyte adherence and PC-12 neurite density corresponded to decreasing amounts of the carbon nanofibers in the poly-carbonate urethane matrices. Controlling carbon fiber diameter may be an approach for increasing implant contact with neurons and decreasing scar tissue formation.

Modeling of Strain Energy Harvesting in Pneumatic Tires Using Piezoelectric Transducer

2014 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali E. Kubba ◽  
Mohammad Behroozi ◽  
Oluremi A. Olatunbosun ◽  
Carl Anthony ◽  
Kyle Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Strain Energy ◽  
Fiber Composite ◽  
Experimental Tests ◽  
Evaluation Study ◽  
Monitoring Systems ◽  
Monitoring Device ◽  
Optimum Location ◽  
Piezoelectric Fiber Composite ◽  
Piezoelectric Fiber

ABSTRACT This paper presents an evaluation study of the feasibility of harvesting energy from rolling tire deformation and using it to supply a tire monitoring device installed within the tire cavity. The developed technique is simulated by using a flexible piezoelectric fiber composite transducer (PFC) adhered onto the tire inner liner acting as the energy harvesting element for tire monitoring systems. The PFC element generates electric charge when strain is applied to it. Tire cyclic deformation, particularly at the contact patch surface due to rolling conditions, can be exploited to harvest energy. Finite element simulations, using Abaqus package, were employed to estimate the available strain energy within the tire structure in order to select the optimum location for the PFC element. Experimental tests were carried out by using an evaluation kit for the energy harvesting element installed within the tire cavity to examine the PFC performance under controlled speed and loading conditions.

Self-Recognizing π-π Stacking Interactions Designed for the Generation of Ultrastable Mesoporous Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Frameworks

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
KAIKAI MA ◽  
Peng Li ◽  
John Xin ◽  
Yongwei Chen ◽  
Zhijie Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pore Size ◽  
Fiber Composite ◽  
Aqueous Media ◽  
Stacking Interactions ◽  
Mustard Gas ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Expansion Strategy ◽  
Π Stacking ◽  
Hydrogen Bonded

Creating crystalline porous materials with large pores is typically challenging due to undesired interpen-etration, staggered stacking, or weakened framework stability. Here, we report a pore size expansion strategy by self-recognizing π-π stacking interactions in a series of two-dimensional (2D) hydrogen–bonded organic frameworks (HOFs), HOF-10x (x=0,1,2), self-assembled from pyrene-based tectons with systematic elongation of π-conjugated molecular arms. This strategy successfully avoids interpene-tration or staggered stacking and expands the pore size of HOF materials to access mesoporous HOF-102, which features a surface area of ~ 2,500 m2/g and the largest pore volume (1.3 cm3/g) to date among all reported HOFs. More importantly, HOF-102 shows significantly enhanced thermal and chemical stability as evidenced by powder x-ray diffraction and N2 isotherms after treatments in chal-lenging conditions. Such stability enables the adsorption of dyes and cytochrome c from aqueous media by HOF-102 and affords a processible HOF-102/fiber composite for the efficient photochemical detox-ification of a mustard gas simulant.

Wood-Glass Fiber Composite Materials in Structural Elements of Tram Tracks

2019 ◽  
Vol 777 (12) ◽  
pp. 73-77
Author(s):  
B.A. BONDAREV ◽  
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T.N. STORODUBTSEVA ◽  
D.A. KOPALIN ◽  
S.V. KOSTIN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Composite Materials ◽  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Fiber Composite ◽  
Structural Elements ◽  
Glass Fiber Composite ◽  
Fiber Composite Materials
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