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Curing (chemistry)

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UV-cured Epoxy for Adhesion in Steel Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites

This work addresses the development of composite materials that contain metallic load-bearing cords with the aim of combining outstanding mechanical performance with added functionality, including electrical conductivity, data transmission, and temperature ...

EPFL2012

Time-temperature dependence of thermomechanical recovery of cold-curing structural adhesives

Thomas Keller, Anastasios Vassilopoulos, Julia De Castro San Roman Fest, Omar Moussa

The thermomechanical recovery behavior of a commercial cold-curing structural epoxy adhesive was investigated. Exposing the adhesive to temperatures above the glass transition temperature T-g significantly increased the latter although the curing degree in ...

2012

Epoxy-graphite Resistive Composites

Nathalie Sophie Adeline Serra

In this thesis, we proposed to study polymer-based thick-film resistors (TFRs) made of graphite particles dispersed in an epoxy matrix. Three main axes were investigated: formulation of the composites, characterization with the determination of electrical, ...

EPFL2012

Photopatterning of Synthetic Hydrogels

Katarzyna Mosiewicz

In recent years sophisticated biomaterials have made a significant impact on our understanding of cellular behavior, particularly in the fields of stem cell research and tissue engineering. Nevertheless, the promising potential of stem cells for regenerati ...

EPFL2012

Low-Stress Hyperbranched Polymer/Silica Nanostructures Produced by UV Curing, Sol/Gel Processing and Nanoimprint Lithography

Yves Leterrier, Valérie Geiser

Nanocomposite materials based on a HBP and silica are produced using either a dual-cure sol/gel and photopolymerization process or by mixing silica nanoparticles with the HBP. In both cases the conversion of the HBP is independent of composition and obeys ...

2012

Monitoring of non-homogeneous strains in composites with embedded wavelength multiplexed fiber Bragg gratings: A methodological study

John Botsis, Dragan Coric, Samuel Stutz

For the detection of problems like fastening failures and delamination in composites, the employment of embedded fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors is considered an effective tool to measure non-homogeneous internal strains near damage or interfaces of diss ...

2012

Thermophysical and Thermomechanical Behavior of Cold-Curing Structural Adhesives in Bridge Construction

Omar Moussa

The use of the structural adhesive bonding technique is well established in the aircraft and automotive industries where, in most cases, joints can be fabricated indoors under controlled conditions. In the civil engineering domain, however, load-bearing st ...

EPFL2011

Assembling of Thick PZT Sheet on Silicon for Energy Harvesting Applications

Nico de Rooij, Danick Briand, Jinyu Jason Ruan, Pattanaphong Janphuang, Robert Andrew Lockhart, Don Isarakorn

Bulk PZT ceramics provide high electromechanical coupling (k) which is desirable for piezoelectric energy harvesters since the energy transformed from a mechanical agitation into an electrical output is proportional to k2 [1-2]. However, piezoelectric cant ...

2011

Investigation of process-induced strains development by fibre Bragg grating sensors in resin transfer moulded composites

Véronique Michaud

A comprehensive understanding of the development of residual strains in composite processing is essential to manufacture high quality composite parts. In this paper, the use of fibre Bragg grating (FBG) optical sensors was investigated to measure in situ t ...

Elsevier2011

Composite Hydrogels for the Replacement of the Nucleus Pulposus

Ana Borges de Couraça

The intervertebral disc (IVD), which provides flexibility to the spine and facilitates damping and motion, is composed of two distinct structures: the annulus fibrosus (AF) and the nucleus pulposus (NP). The AF, which is fibrous and elastic, confines the N ...

EPFL2010

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