Materials Proceedings, Volume 8, Issue 1

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Presently, kyphoplasty constitutes one of the most advanced methods to treat and repair fractured vertebrae [...]

The present study concerns the synthesis of thermoplastic composites simultaneously reinforced with fibers of animal and vegetable origins [...]

In the way of moving from fossil fuels towards sustainable sources of energy, batteries are playing a crucial role in various technologies due to preferences including environmental friendliness, sustainability, and high energy density [...]

Therapeutic solutions for nerve injuries are limited to small gaps in peripheral nerves (PNs) [...]

Piezoelectric materials, mainly ceramics, have extensively been used in sensing and energy harvesting due to their capacity to transform mechanical energy into electrical energy [...]

Due to the concern of the photo-aging effect of ultraviolet (UV) light on biological systems, the investigation of UV-shielding materials has aroused considerable attention in recent years [...]

Mineral exploration leads to a large amount of waste generation, which is landfilled, causing environmental impact problems [...]

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the numerous limitations of personal protective equipment (PPE) such as face masks and has shown an urgent need for the adaptation of standardization criteria to ensure systematic use [...]

In this study, polyethylene-glycol-modified titanium dioxide (TiO₂) nanopowders were prepared using a solvothermal method under microwave irradiation with further impregnation on water filters by drop-casting [...]

With the development of large-scale additive manufacturing (LSAM), parts can be created with higher deposition rates and bigger build volumes [...]

In the context of ceramic manufacturing, additive manufacturing or 3D printing creates new opportunities and perspectives, allowing the fabrication of parts with complex shapes, which by traditional means would be impossible to produce or would be ve...

The rising threats to the worldwide security (military and civilian) attest the need to develop efficient and versatile technological solutions to protect the human being [...]

Additive manufacturing (AM) has been an object of intense research and development over the recent years [...]

As the technological world evolves, so does the micro- and nano-electronic market [...]

Alumina-toughened zirconia (ATZ) ceramics are composites that combine the excellent fracture toughness and bending strength typical of zirconia ceramics with the high hardness and wear-resistance of alumina (Al₂O₃) reinforcements [...]

Drug delivery systems (DDS) are systems that aim to deliver drugs/bioactive agents to the human body in a controllable and sustainable way [...]

Bone tissue engineering (BTE) is centered around the fabrication of scaffolds for the active treatment of large, critical-sized bone defects [...]

Abrasive wheels are composed of abrasive grains, vitreous bond precursors, and a temporary binder that, normally, includes a liquid part to give consistency and plasticity to the green body [...]

Liquid crystal polymers, through covalent bonding, combine the spontaneous long range orientational order of the liquid crystal state with the entropically driven random coil configurations of the skeletal polymer chains in a single material [...]

Understanding biaxial deformation is essential for a more realistic evaluation of rubber elasticity compared to the more usual uniaxial deformation. To study crystallisation occurring during biaxial deformation of natural rubber films, a new simple e...

The development of bone substitute materials containing therapeutically active agents is an attractive and useful tool for treating bone loss and inflammation associated with musculoskeletal diseases [...]

Adsorption processes are widely used for the removal of a very diverse range of molecules [...]

Cervical cancer (CC) is considered to be the fourth most frequently diagnosed cancer worldwide and the second leading cause of cancer deaths in women, causing about 10 premature deaths per week in women in the age group 20–39 years [...]

There is a wide use of composites in the production of load bearing structures. Recently it was recognized that composites can be affected by cyclic loading. Drilling act as a stress concentration notch, leading to damage propagation and failure. In...

Temperature is a preponderant factor in the packaging sector [...]

The possibility of using solid-state joining technologies, such as friction stir welding (FSW) and its variants, to perform dissimilar joints is one of the well know advantages of this class of processes, namely because they are impossible to be prod...

Cancer is currently the second leading cause of death worldwide and, according to the World Health Organization, it is expected to keep increasing in both incidence and mortality in the coming decades [...]

This work aims to study the injection of molded optical components for the automotive industry produced by an injection molding plastic company [...]

Ferrosilicon is produced by smelting quartzites in closed submerged electric arc furnaces (22 to 93 MVA) [...]

The use of binders in the preparation of materials for a wide range of applications is a well-known practice [...]

In recent decades, much research on new materials for civil engineering has emerged [...]

The use of nanoparticles in electrospinning has gained great attention in recent years, due to nanoparticle characteristics, namely their high surface area to volume ratio [...]

Austenitic stainless-steel grades are outstanding materials due to their excellent corrosion resistance combined with their mechanical strength, toughness, and ductility [...]

Solid state reaction was used to produced barium titanate modified with calcium (BCT) showing the presence of the piezoelectric tetragonal phase after sintering at 1350 °C. Bioglass 45S5 (BG) was synthetized by sol-gel route. From these two mater...

The present work focuses on the development of dual-stimuli electrospun fibers embedded with thermoresponsive PNIPAAm microgels and iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles for a synergic effect between magnetic hyperthermia and controlled drug release as a...

The manipulation of materials is a task that man has performed for centuries, to be later applied in the design of artifacts [...]

Osteochondral tissue (OCT) diseases, particularly osteoarthritis, are among the most prevalent in the adult population worldwide [...]

Direct digital manufacturing (DDM) is a family of technologies which enables products to be manufactured directly from a digital definition without the use of specialized tooling or molds [...]

Energy is a pillar in the socio-economic organization of modern society [...]

One of the biggest obstacles to broadening the implementation of thermoelectric generators are the currently available thermoelectric materials, which tend to feature rare/expensive and toxic elements such as Bi, Pb or Te [...]

Since the energy density performance of conventional lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) reaches its limit, solid-state batteries (SSBs) exhibit excellent behavior [...]

Bioactive glass can induce a specific and fast response in the human body that supports tissue regeneration [...]

Due to its superior specific strength, corrosion resistance, and biocompatibility, Ti-6Al-4V alloy is the most frequently used titanium alloy, with a wide range of applications in numerous industries [...]

Ruthenium (Ru) has attracted considerable attention as a candidate to replace tantalum nitride (TaN) as a diffusion barrier layer for copper (Cu) interconnect metallisation [...]

In the automotive industry, there is an increasing demand for the recyclability of the materials that are used in the parts [...]

Polymeric foams consist of two distinct phases, a solid polymer matrix and a gaseous phase produced by the addition of one or more blowing agents [...]

Water pollution is a global problem that affects our society and all Earth’s ecosystems [...]

Ultraviolet (UV) light is a type of electromagnetic radiation that is usually divided into three fractions: UVC (100–280 nm/4 [...]

Robocasting (also called direct-write assembling) is an additive manufacturing technology based on the extrusion and deposition of an ink, layer by layer, that has been explored for the manufacture of architectural and compositional 3D porous structu...