There is a significant interest in developing environmentally responsive or stimuli-responsive smart materials. The purpose of this study was to investigate multi-function cotton fabrics with surface modification on the nanoscale. Three technologies including electrospinning technology, interpenetrating polymer network and cross-linking technology were applied prepare sericin/poly(N-isopropylac...

This technical note presents a coupled thermo-hydromechanical model for unsaturated soil, which can be applied in the context of high temperature. A new pore gas or bulk air transfer equation is introduced. Additionally the effect of temperature on the latent heat of vapourisation and specific heat capacities is incorporated. Adsorbed water is also included. The performance of the model is demo...

We show that the coupled balance equations for a large class of dissipative materials can be cast in the form of GENERIC (General Equations for Non-Equilibrium Reversible Irreversible Coupling). In dissipative solids, also called generalized standard materials, the state of a material point is decribed by dissipative internal variables in addition to the elastic deformation and the temperature....

This work deals with the three-dimensional magneto-thermo-elastic problem of a functionally graded truncated conical shell under non-uniform internal pressure and subjected to magnetic and thermal fields. The material properties are assumed to obey the power law form that depends on the thickness coordinate of the shell. The formulation of the problem begins with the derivation of fundamental r...

poly n-isopropylacrylamide was successfully grafted onto a polystyrene cell culture dish by gamma ray. in this study, the effect of a radiation dose (radiation absorbed dosages of 10, 20, 30, 40 kgy) under appropriate temperature and grafting conditions was investigated. the ftir analysis showed the existence of the graft pnipaam on the substrate. the optimal value of the dose for grafting was ...