A bio-friendly, green route to processable, biocompatible graphene/polymer composites

Melt - Processable Polypeptide / Ionomer Molecular Composites

Introduction. Since Helminiak et al.' and Takayanagi2 first proposed the concept of a molecular composite, considerable remarch has been directed a t developing these materiale.3 Conceptually, molecular compitea are mixtures of a rigid rod polymer homogeneously dispersed in a flexible coil polymer matrix, thus providing fiber reinforcement at a molecular level. In practice, however, miscible bl...

Recommending Eco-Friendly Route Plans

As personal transportation is one of the greatest contributors of CO2 emissions, means able to assist travelers in reducing their ecological impact are urgently needed. In this work we focus on travel recommenders that encourage green transportation habits among travelers who have a preexisting interest in taking action to lessen their impact on the environment. We aim to provide urban traveler...

Bio-inspired Ceramic/carbon Composites

Dry-processable carbon nanotubes for functional devices and composites.

Assembly of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in effective and productive ways is of vital importance to their application. Recent progress in synthesis of CNTs has inspired new strategies for utilizing the unique physiochemical properties of CNTs in macroscale materials and devices. Assembling CNTs by dry processes (e.g., directly collecting CNTs in the form of freestanding films followed by pressing, s...

Bio-inspired impact-resistant composites.

Through evolutionary processes, biological composites have been optimized to fulfil specific functions. This optimization is exemplified in the mineralized dactyl club of the smashing predator stomatopod (specifically, Odontodactylus scyllarus). This crustacean's club has been designed to withstand the thousands of high-velocity blows that it delivers to its prey. The endocuticle of this multir...