This paper proposes a "non-contact virtual clay modeling interface." We developed a prototype of a three-dimensional modeling system that allows the designer to deform the "virtual clay" by his or her hand movements. In our proposing method, the user's hand movement is observed using multiple cameras to estimate its position and orientation. The virtual clay is modeled by Catmull-Clark subdivis...

Transparent films were prepared by cross-linking polyunsaturated poly(ether carbonate)s obtained by the multicomponent polymerization of CO2 , propylene oxide, maleic anhydride, and allyl glycidyl ether. Poly(ether carbonate)s with ABXBA multiblock structures were obtained by sequential addition of mixtures of propylene oxide/maleic anhydride and propylene oxide/allyl glycidyl ether during the ...

This study investigates the nano to core-scale geomechanical properties of a maturity series organic-rich, calcareous shales buried 100°C–180°C, with focus on: (a) mechanical organic matter; (b) elastic response and anisotropy shale composite at micro core scale; (c) creep response. Atomic force microscopy was used target kerogen nanoscale resolution, it found that stiffness increased thermal f...

This paper presents Virtual Clay as a novel, interactive, dynamic, haptics-based deformable solid of arbitrary topology. Our Virtual Clay methodology is a unique, powerful visual modeling paradigm which is founded upon the integration of (1) deformable models, (2) free-form, spline-based solids, (3) procedural subdivision solids of arbitrary topology, and (4) dynamic objects governed by physica...

Partially exfoliated poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) / montmorillonite clay nanocomposite was synthesized via the free radical polymerization of MMA in the presence of alkyl ammonium substituted polysilsesquioxane surfactant-modified clay and AIBN initiator in supercritical CO2. MMT clay was initially cation exchanged with the surfactant to enhance its hydrophobicity and to expand the interla...

Clay-based nanocomposites have been studied for several decades, mainly focusing on clay-polymer nanocomposites. Here, we report on a simple wet chemical method to synthesize clay-APTES-Au (CAAu) nanocomposites, where 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) acts as the linkage. The silane terminal of APTES formed bonds with the clay surface, while the other -NH(2) terminal bonds to gold nanopartic...