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Interdisciplinary Lively Application Projects in Calculus Courses
(Journal of STEM Education, 2007)We report on a two-year NSF-funded project to strengthen connections among science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. One component of this project was to produce some initial data on the ... -
Durability of Carbon/Epoxy Composites for Train Carbody under Salt Water Environment
(Journal of the Korean Society for Railway, 2008)This study investigates the durability of carbon/epoxy composites for use on train car bodies under a salt water spray environment. Salt water solution with 5% NaCl, similar to natural salt water, was used for the salt ... -
Self-healing Polymers and Composites
(International Materials Reviews, 2010)Inspired by the unique and efficient wound healing processes in biological systems, several approaches to develop synthetic polymers that can repair themselves with complete, or nearly complete, autonomy have recently been ... -
Vacuum Infusion Processing of Self-Healing Composites with Reinforcement Bound Microcapsules
(Journal of Plastics Technology, 2011)The objective of this work is to investigate a vacuum assisted liquid composite molding process which results in a uniform distribution of liquid filled microcapsules in glass fiber/epoxy composites. These microcapsules ... -
Low viscosity cyanate ester resin for the injection repair of hole-edge delaminations in bismaleimide/carbon fiber composites
(Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 2013)The repair efficiency of bisphenol E cyanate ester (BECy) resin was investigated for the injection repair of high temperature polymer–matrix composites by ultrasonic C-scan mapping, fluorescent dye penetration, optical ... -
Preparation and characterization of whey protein isolate films reinforced with porous silica coated titania nanoparticles
(Journal of Food Engineering, 2013)Whey protein isolate (WPI) films embedded with TiO2@@SiO2 (porous silica (SiO2) coated titania (TiO2)) nanoparticles for improved mechanical properties were prepared by solution casting. A WPI solution of 1.5 wt% TiO2@@SiO2 ... -
Effect of PEGDE addition on rheological and mechanical properties of bisphenol E cyanate ester
(Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2013)Cyanate esters are a group of resins with exceptional thermal and mechanical properties and are often blended with lower cost epoxy resins. These blends are often brittle, and a toughening method, such as the addition of ... -
Bisphenol E cyanate ester as a novel resin for repairing BMI/carbon fiber composites: Influence of cure temperature on adhesive bond strength
(Polymer, 2013)The increasing use of polymer matrix composites (PMCs) in structural applications created demand for advanced repair techniques to fix internal delaminations in PMCs. One of a variety of repair techniques is injection ... -
Soy-castor oil based polyols prepared using a solvent-free and catalyst-free method and polyurethanes therefrom
(Green Chemistry, 2013)Bio-based polyols from epoxidized soybean oil and castor oil fatty acid were developed using an environmentally friendly, solvent-free/catalyst-free method. The effects of the molar ratios of the carboxyl to the epoxy ... -
Degradation of ROMP-based bio-renewable polymers by UV radiation
(Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2013)The degradation of a bio-renewable polymer under UV exposure was studied using various methods. Degradation of the bio-renewable polymer increased with increasing exposure time. Enhanced cross-link density in the early ... -
An efficient approach to prepare ether and amide-based self-catalyzed phthalonitrile resins
(Polymer Chemistry, 2013)Phthalonitrile polymers with amide and ortho-, meta-, and para-substituted ether linkages in the backbone were synthesized successfully and their thermal properties were investigated. The monomer building blocks for these ... -
Liquid crystalline epoxy resin based on biphenyl mesogen: Effect of magnetic field orientation during cure
(Polymer, 2013)A biphenyl based epoxy monomer, 4,4′-diglycidyloxybiphenyl (BP), was synthesized and cured with a tetra-functional amine, sulfanilamide (SAA), to obtain a liquid crystalline epoxy network. The curing behavior of BP with ... -
Liquid crystalline epoxy resin based on biphenyl mesogen: Thermal characterization
(Polymer, 2013-05)An epoxy monomer of 4,4′-diglycidyloxybiphenyl (BP) was synthesized and cured with a tetra-functional amine, sulfanilamide (SAA), to produce novel liquid crystalline epoxy resins (LCERs). The thermal properties, liquid ... -
Cure kinetics characterization and monitoring of an epoxy resin using DSC, Raman spectroscopy, and DEA
(Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 2013-06)The use of thick sections of fiber-reinforced polymers (FRPs) is increasing for numerous industrial applications such as wind turbine blades. In situ cure monitoring is very important to directly observe the cure process ... -
Electrothermal lifetime prediction of polyimide wire insulation with application to aircraft
(Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2013-11)This work investigates the electrothermal lifetime of a commonly used polyimide wire insulation material, Kapton®, through the use of thermogravimetry (TG) and breakdown voltage testing. From TG, an isoconversional model-free ... -
Biodegradation behavior of bacterial-based polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) and DDGS composites
(Green Chemistry, 2014)The extensive use of plastics in agriculture has increased the need for development and implementation of polymer materials that can degrade in soils under natural conditions. The biodegradation behavior in soil of ... -
Study of Physically Transient Insulating Materials as a Potential Platform for Transient Electronics and Bioelectronics
(Advanced Functional Materials, 2014)Controlled degradation and transiency of materials is of significant importance in the design and fabrication of degradable and transient biomedical and electronic devices and platforms. Here, the synthesis of programmable ... -
Anionic waterborne polyurethane dispersion from a bio-based ionic segment
(RSC Advances, 2014)Anionic waterborne polyurethane dispersions were prepared from ring-opening epoxidized linseed oil with glycol and hydrochloric acid followed by saponification, step-growth polymerization, and ionomerization. When the ... -
Shear thinning behavior of aqueous alumina nanoparticle suspensions with saccharides
(Ceramics International, 2014)Concentrated aqueous alumina nanoparticle suspensions with addition of low molecular weight saccharides such as fructose, glucose, sucrose, and others were studied by rheometry and low temperature differential scanning ... -
Bio-inspired green surface functionalization of PMMA for multifunctional capacitors
(RSC Advances, 2014)Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)-based dielectric materials are of prime interest for many electronic and power devices. However, the low dielectric constant and hydrophobic nature of PMMA limit its success in many ...