stable homogeneous dispersions of carbon nanotubes (cnts) were prepared using ethanol as dispersing agent. then, using sol-gel method, dispersion in the hydroxyapatite matrix and its effects on the microstructure were investigated. the phase composition, chemical structure and morphological and size analyses were performed using xrd, ft-ir, sem, tem/saed/edx and raman spectroscopy. the influenc...

Production of nanostructured aluminum matrix composite powder by high energy ball milling is investigated. Scanning electron microscopy analysis as well as the tap and green density measurements were used to optimize the milling time needed for the completion of the mechanical milling process. Also, we studied the particles morphology and size distribution change with milling time and its corre...

a novel mixing approach for achieving a good dispersion of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (mwcnts) in ethylene- propylene diene monomer (epdm) matrix has been investigated. in this approach epdm was modified with vinyltrimethoxysilane (vtms) during melt mixing. in addition the effect of mwcnt concentration on mechanical and rheological properties of modified epdm has been studied. the formulated...

The nanocomposites of polythiophene and carboxylated multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were synthesized by in-situ chemical oxidative polymerization method using anhydrous ferric chloride (FeCl3) as an oxidant. The MWCNTs functionalized and ultrasonicated to obtain uniform dispersion within the polythiophene matrix. Field emission scanning electron microscopy was used to characterize the mo...

Create three-dimensional network of siloxane polymer in the epoxy resin is an appropriate mechanical properties .Dispersion of nanoclay in these coating was prepared by ultrasonication method. Mechanical properties of nanocomposit coatings such as abrasion, hardness and adhesion was increased by addition of nanoclay montmorillonite. Different percentages of nanoclay in coating showed that even ...

lisinopril dihydrate (angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor) is a lysine derivative of enalaprilat and does not require hydrolysis to exert pharmacological activity. it has an extensive hepatic first pass metabolism resulting in a bioavailabil-ity of 6-60%. to overcome the poor bioavailability of the drug, transdermal patches have been prepared. the present study also aims at optimization of ...

Metal and ceramic matrix composites have been developed to enhance the stiffness and strength of metals and alloys, and improve the toughness of monolithic ceramics, respectively. It is possible to further improve their properties by using nanoreinforcement, which led to the development of metal and ceramic matrix nanocomposites, in which case, the dimension of the reinforcement is on the order...