Physicomechanical Properties of Epoxyurethane Biocomposites Strengthened with Hemp Wood Core

Improving Interfacial Adhesion in Pla/wood Biocomposites

Nanoindentation as a Tool for Understanding Nano-mechanical Properties of Wood Cell Wall and Biocomposites

Cellulose fibers, cell wall fragments and cellulose microfibrils can be used as reinforced materials for biocomposite manufacture. Understanding nano-mechanical properties of those materials will be very useful to show their full theoretical potential. Nanoindentation testing is a technique that determines the mechanical properties of a material in the sub-micron/nano scale. The test involves p...

BIOCOMPOSITES BASED ON CORE-SHELL CELLULOSE NANOFIBERS Preparation, Structure and Properties

Cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) are of interest as load-bearing components for polymer matrix nanocomposites. A wide range of nanostructured materials including nanopaper/films, foams, aerogels, and hydrogels can be prepared from CNFs. The material performance can be fine-tuned when CNFs are combined with different polymer matrices. The main idea of the present study is to test the hypothesis that ...

Effect of Peat on Physicomechanical Properties of Cemented Brick

The popularity of low cost, lightweight, and environmentally affable masonry unit in building industry carries the need to investigate more flexible and adaptable brick component as well as to retain the requirements confirmed in building standards. In this study, potential use of local materials used as lightweight building materials in solving the economic problems of housing has been investi...

An Improvement of Physicomechanical Properties of Carbamazepine Crystals

In order to improve particle properties, new processes combining granulation and crystallization are being developed. This work deals with the spherical crystallization process by the quasi-emulsion mechanism applied to carbamazepine, a pharmaceutical drug. The aim of the present study was to produce of spherical grains made of mall crystals of a drug that have adequate properties for direct co...