Materials, Volume 18, Issue 9

The aim of this study was to compare the dimensional accuracy of vinyl polysiloxane impressions differing in terms of curing time (regular-setting (RS) or fast-setting (FS)) in combination with different tray materials (metal (M) and plastic (P)). A...

This study investigates the influence of various cementitious materials on the performance of alkali-activated green ultra-high performance concrete (GUHPC). Alkali-activated GUHPC was prepared by substituting cement, quartz powder, and limestone pow...

Antibiotic residues in the marine environment pose a serious threat to ecosystems and human health, and there is an urgent need to develop efficient and selective pollution control technologies. Molecular imprinting technology (MIT) provides a new id...

This work is a continuation of our previous research. We successfully produce low-carbon gear steel containing trace tellurium (Te) through industrial production line (EAF-LF-VD-CC), and we investigate the effects of a trace Te addition on the precip...

The construction industry is a major contributor to the global climate crisis, prompting increasing interest in minimising the embodied carbon of structures, whether through material production regulations or the optimisation of structural elements....

Bamboo is a green, renewable material with high strength and low cost, but raw bamboo has limited application in residential buildings due to its irregular shape and dry cracking. In this regard, this work proposed a novel ecological sandwich panel t...

In this work, silicon oxide based coatings with embedded graphene nanoplatelets (content ranging from 1.8 wt.% to 7.2 wt.%) have been developed following the sol-gel route, using AISI430 stainless steel as substrate and dip and roll-to-roll as coatin...

Phthalates are compounds widely used as very effective plasticizers of PVC. Unfortunately, they are also widely known to be endocrine disruptors and are detrimental to human health and the environment. For this reason, environmentally friendly plasti...

Asphalt pavements are prone to various distresses under complex environmental influences during service, which significantly affects their fatigue life. This study conducted complex environmental simulation tests, including pressure aging, ultraviole...

The effect of low-temperature plasma treatment on the surface properties of thermoplastic starch film (TPS) was investigated. The surface layer (SL) modification of polymeric materials is mainly carried out to improve wettability and adhesive propert...