The effect of high shear rate on the mechanical properties polyethylene (PE), poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), polystyrene (PS) and polypropylene (PP) waste blend was investigated. process carried out at a temperature 120°C using counter-rotating twin-screw extruder. A constant screw speed 250 rpm weight ratio PE/ PET/PS/PP components 1:1:1:1 were used. preliminary research showed that had n...

Agave fibers (AF) were incorporated either pristine (AFp) or surface treated by ethylene plasma (AFm) in low-density polyethylene (LDPE)/ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) blends at a ratio of 1 : and foamed chemical means. The role the AF content (3, 6, 9, 12, 15 wt.%) its modification on cellular morphology mechanical properties LDPE/EVA/AF foams under compression is investigated herein. Fourier tr...

Hydrogel optimisation for biofabrication considering shape stability/mechanical properties and cell response is challenging. One approach to tackle this issue is to combine different additive manufacturing techniques, e.g., hot-melt extruded thermoplastics together with bioplotted cell loaded hydrogels in a sequential plotting process. This method enables the fabrication of 3D constructs mechan...

Poloxamers are a family of polypropylene oxide (PPO) and polyethylene oxide (PEO) tri-block copolymers that are usually employed in the micro- and nanoparticulate engineering for drug delivery systems. The aim of this work is to study the electrophoretic mobility (mu(e)) and colloidal stability of complexes formed by adsorbing a poloxamer (Pluronic F68) onto poly(d,l-lactic-co-glycolic acid) (P...