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Three methods to mix ceramic fillers, hydroxyapatite or β-tricalcium phosphate, with a polymer matrix, a poly l-lactic acid, are investigated as a first step prior to supercritical foaming to prepare porous composite structures for biomedical applications. ...
A theory is presented to predict the pullout work and ultimate tensile strength of ceramic-matrix composite (CMC) materials tested under uniaxial tension as functions of the underlying material properties. By assuming that the fibers fracture independently ...
This paper describes new polymer/ceramic photosensitive resins that can be used in the microstereolithography process for manufacturing complex 3D components in composite material. These new resins contain high loads (up to 80 wt.%) of alumina nanoparticle ...
The present thesis deals with new composite photoresists for the UV-LIGA and microstereolithography microfabrication processes. The aim is to build functional 3D objects, with high aspect ratio. Two projects have been investigated in parallel for each micr ...
During the past five years, we have developed in our laboratory a new type of solar cell that is based on a photoelectrochemical process. The light absorption is performed by a monolayer of dye (i.e., a Ruthenium complex) that is adsorbed chemically at the ...
The thermal expansion of three isotropic metal-matrix composites, reinforced with SiC particles or microcellular foam, is measured between 25 degrees C and 325 degrees C. All three composites show initial coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) values in ag ...
The time-dependent deformation of uniaxial composites reinforced with continuous stochastic fibers is examined using a one-dimensional model of a viscoelastic-plastic matrix reinforced with continuous viscoelastic fibers. The important effect of successive ...
Recently, high-strength zirconia-toughened alumina (ZTA) ceramic substrates have attracted interest, because they offer much improved mechanical properties over straight alumina, while maintaining advantages such as good thermal conductivity and chemical s ...
We develop ceramic structures using ceramic-precursor polymers. The possibility to modify easily the physical properties of the final ceramic structures just by doping the precursor with nanoparticles, makes them interesting for new MEMS and NEMS developme ...
Force and pressure sensors based on the piezoresistive properties of thickfilm resistors are widely used due to their reliability, simplicity and lowcost. Recently, the introduction of low-temperature co-fired ceramic(LTCC) substrates has allowed further i ...