Thermoplastics
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A walk around the color sphere
The size distribution of titanium dioxide pigment particles affects the whiteness they impart to a plastic article.
Efficient manufacturing of lightweight composite car seats
A new optimization approach combines the use of fiber-reinforced materials, laying and stacking design methods, as well as integrated forming and injection molding processes.
Investigating the crystallization behavior of poly(lactic acid) materials
The poly(L-lactide)-to-poly(D-lactide) block length ratio of star-shaped asymmetric stereoblock copolymers is a key control on the crystallization of stereocomplex crystallites.
Functionally graded porous membranes for effective sound absorption
Tailoring the microstructure of biobased open-cell porous materials could enable the development of innovative, eco-friendly thermoplastic packages for acoustic applications.
Adding carbon nanoparticles with different geometries to poly(ethylene terephthalate)
The addition of expanded graphite and single-walled carbon nanotubes to poly(ethylene terephthalate) leads to a range of enhanced mechanical and barrier properties in the resultant nanocomposite.
Investigating agricultural waste-reinforced polyurethane elastomer green composites
Enhancing interfacial interactions between natural filler and polymer matrix by modifying the surface of rice straw results in stronger thermoplastic polyurethane-based eco-composites.Fabricating highly crystalline polyester articles
An adapted industrial metallurgical method produces highly crystalline polyester articles from powder, without melting fully.Creating internal geometries in injection-molded parts
A sacrificial injection-molding process fabricates components with complex internal geometries.
Electrically conductive nanocomposite
Adding graphene nanosheets to polymer blend polyamide 6/acrylonitrile butadiene styrene blends leads to electrically conductive nanocomposite materials at smaller threshold percolation.
Microstructure and rheology of high-melt-strength poly-(propylene) impact copolymer
Separating a linear and a long chain branched impact polypropylene copolymer (ICP) into their subcomponent phases reveals the long chain branching and microgel content of each phase.Viewing 11 to 20 of 75 articles