Artificial Heart Valve Scaffold Based on Electrospun PCL/PU Three-Layer Composite Fibers by Xu Gao, Zhong Liu, Zhiwei Zhang, Yuan Gao, Jun Zhang, Yunze Long

“…The obtained valve scaffold had strong circumferential mechanical properties when PCL/PU = 1:2, and its elastic modulus was 14.7 MPa, similar to that of natural valve. …”
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Bacterial cellulose-graphene oxide composite membranes with enhanced fouling resistance for bio-effluents management by Ishfaq Showket Mir, Ali Riaz, Julie Fréchette, Joy Sankar Roy, James Mcelhinney, Sisi Pu, Hari Kalathil Balakrishnan, Jesse Greener, Ludovic F. Dumée, Younès Messaddeq

“…The two-dimensional graphene oxide nanosheets uniformly dispersed into the matrix of bacterial cellulose nanofibers via hydrogen-bonded interactions demonstrated nearly twofold higher water flux (380 L m−2 h−1) with a molecular weight cut-off ranging between 100–200 KDa and a sixfold increase in wet compression strength than pristine BC. When exposed to synthetic organic foulants and bacterial rich feed solutions, the composite membranes showed more than 95% flux recovery. …”
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Floating-Transport Characteristics of Integrated Mono-Column Composite Bucket Foundation for Offshore Wind Turbines by Pengfei Chen, Jun Xiang, Yaoyao Xiao, Tan Chen, Jianyu Ren, Puyang Zhang

“…In order to achieve the purposes of the transportation and installation of the integrated wind turbine with the mono-column composite bucket foundation, an integrated floating platform has been developed. …”
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Investigation on Physical and Mechanical Characteristics of Date Palm Fiber Reinforced Aliphatic Epoxy Hybrid Composites by Mohamad Reda A. Refaai, R. Meenakshi Reddy, M. Indra Reddy, B. Shahul Hamid Khan, V. Nagaraju, S. Praveen Kumar

“…The reduced swelling and water absorption were 27.66 percent and 15.37 percent, respectively, when testing a date palm fiber/bamboo hybrid composite. …”
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Buckling analysis of laminated composite thin-walled I-beam under mechanical and thermal loads by Xuan-Bach Bui, Anh-Cao Nguyen, Ngoc-Duong Nguyen, Tien-Tho Do, Trung-Kien Nguyen

“… Despite the extensive use of thin-walled structures, the studies on their behaviours when exposed to extreme thermal environment are relatively scarce. …”
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Mechanical Resistance of Different Dental Ceramics and Composite, Milled, or Printed Materials: A Laboratory Study by Georgi Iliev, Radosveta Vasileva, Dimitar Kirov, Elitsa Deliverska, Janet Kirilova

“…The lithium disilicate glass–ceramic and the ceramic-infiltrated composite are brittle materials, which should be considered when covering teeth with high occlusal stress.…”
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Study on the Lateral Performance of Large-Scale Steel Casing-Reinforced Concrete Pile Composite Members by Duoyin Wang, Wei Liu, Chenxi Qin, Mingjie Jiang, Baojiang Gao

“…In order to investigate the lateral working performance of large-scale steel casing-reinforced concrete pile composite members, this paper sets up large-scale steel casing-reinforced concrete pile composite members with different slenderness ratios λ, compressive axial force ratios N, and foundation strengths. …”
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Magnetic field-induced thermal behavior and sedimentation of strontium ferrite-PDMS composites for actuator applications by Md Anisul Islam, Md Nayeem Hasan Kashem, Wei Li, Wilhelmus J. Geerts

“…Magnetic composite polymers combine the properties of both magnet and polymers which enable them to produce complex shape magnetic components. …”
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Decrypting of effective resistance for composites of polymer-carbon nanofiber: An applicable approach to regulate the electrical conductivity by Yasser Zare, Muhammad Tajammal Munir, Kyong Yop Rhee, Soo-Jin Park

“…It is postulated that the effective resistance (Reff) causes a critical impact on the nanocomposite electrical conductivity, and an increase in Reff inversely affects the composite conductivity. Nevertheless, Reff remains an elusive parameter, and its dependence on the characteristics of the filler, tunneling district and interphase were inadequately defined. …”
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Sustainable Bamboo Fiber-Tannin Composite Foam: A Green Substrate for Vertical Greening Systems by Ju He, Menghan Li, Peiwen Zhao, Fangying Li, Kexin Lyu, Jiuping Rao, Weigang Zhao

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Analysis of Load Transfer Law of Short Pile-Net Composite Foundation for High-Speed Railway by Shiyou Li, Liming Ye, Hong Jiang, Zhaofeng Chen

“…The filling load of the composite foundation soil arch is 80 kPa and the composite foundation reaction coefficient is 6.4 kN/m3 when the filling is stable. …”
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Analysis of Deformation Characteristics of Long-Short Pile Composite Foundation in Salt Lake Area, Iran by Wei Liu, Xiaohua Yang, Shasha Zhang, Xiangxin Kong, Weizhi Chen

“…The results show that the long-short pile composite foundation can effectively control settlement. …”
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Development of the Composition and Technology of a Combined Drug Based on Microspheres with Doxorubicin Hydrochloride and Comenic Acid by T. A. Bitkina, A. V. Basevich

“…It has been established that when obtaining lyophilized polymer microspheres saturated with doxorubicin hydrochloride, it is necessary to use water for injection as a solvent for doxorubicin hydrochloride lyophilisate. …”
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Characteristics of strong mine pressure manifestation in composite hard roofs and determination of main controlling layers by LI Yanjun

“…The interactions within the composite hard roof structure above coal seams are highly complex, making it challenging to identify the main controlling layers for pressure relief via hydraulic fracturing. …”
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Extraction of gum from Chia seeds and study of its chemical Composition and its Antibacterial ability by Zainulabdeen Ali Kadhim AL-Zurfi, Laith Fareed Hasan Al-Obaidi

“…The results of the chemical composition of the gum extracted from chia seeds indicated that the gum contained 6.88% protein, 3.12% fat, 5.60% ash, 2.43% moisture and 81.97% carbohydrates. …”
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High piezocatalytic performance driven by peak flow kinetic energy in polymer piezoelectric composite films by Wenpeng Gao, Bing Xie, Zhiyong Liu, Kun Guo, Pu Mao

“…This innovative strategy can enhance degradation efficiency by adjusting the flow rate and drop height. When 140[Formula: see text]mL of rhodamine B (RhB) dye solution flows at a rate of 1000[Formula: see text]mL/min from a height of 48[Formula: see text]cm and impacts a 3 cm diameter BaTiO3 nanowires/PVDF piezoelectric composite film, a degradation rate of 90% can be achieved within 120[Formula: see text]min. …”
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Investigation of machining performance of waspaloy using copper-graphite composite electrodes in electric discharge machining by Priyanka Putta, Jayakumar V, Giridharan PK

“…This study endeavoured to investigate the machining of Waspaloy using Electric Discharge Machining (EDM), utilizing copper-graphite composites as the tool material. Given the limited existing research on machining Waspaloy with composite tools, this study aims to address this gap by employing a copper-graphite composite tool. …”
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Study of the influence of the composition of mold and starter microflora on the formation of organoleptic characteristics of soft-ripened cheeses by G. M. Sviridenko, V. A. Mordvinova, I. L. Ostroukhova

“…It is shown that the composition of the main acid-forming starter microflora, both mesophilic and thermophilic, has a significant effect on the lactic acid process and flavoring of Camembert-type cheese. …”
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Heterogeneous layer-structured multiphase composite piezoelectret: Fabrication, piezoelectric performance, and application in electromechanical transduction by Shiyu Wu, Xunlin Qiu, Tiantian Gao, Zheng Hu, Yanxun Xiang

“…It is shown that the piezoelectric d33 coefficient of the MPCP film reaches a maximum value of about 80 pC N−1 when the surface potential of the FEP film is about 1000 V and the thickness of the PDMS layer is about 80 μm. …”
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Mechanical and Sound Absorption Performance of Cashew Apple Bagasse and Mahogany Fruit-based Hybrid Composites by Murugesan Palaniappan, Sivasubramanian Palanisamy, Thulasimani Murugesan, Carlo Santulli, Srinivas Tadepalli

“…Mechanical and acoustic properties were studied for hybrid composites developed from Cashew Apple Bagasse (CAB) fibers and Mahogany tree Fruit Filler (MFF) in an epoxy matrix. …”
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