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Multi-scale experimental testing on variable stiffness and damping components for semi-active structural control
This paper presents experimental testing of a new semi-active vibration control device comprising a shape memory polymer (SMP) core that is reinforced by an SMP-aramid composite skin. This control device works as a load-transfer component that can be integ ...
ELSEVIER SCI LTD2022Semiaromatic polyamides with enhanced charge carrier mobility
John Christopher Plummer, Holger Frauenrath, Nicolas Candau
The control of local order in polymer semiconductors using non-covalent interactions may be used to engineer materials with interesting combinations of mechanical and optoelectronic properties. To investigate the possibility of preparing n-type polymer sem ...
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY2021Nature-inspired Circular-economy Recycling (NaCRe) for Proteins
Since a few decades our planet has been loaded with billion tons of synthetic polymer-based materials, commonly named plastics. The large scale of plastic production, associated with its limited recyclability, are the driving force for the accumulation of ...
EPFL2021Thermally-Drawn Multi-Electrode Fibers for Bipolar Electrochemistry and Magnified Electrochemical Imaging
Imaging systems using closed bipolar electrode (cBPE) arrays and electrochemiluminescence (ECL) have attracted great attention in recent years as a 2D imaging platform with high spatiotemporal resolution. However, the fabrication techniques for cBPE arrays ...
WILEY2021Silk granular hydrogels self-reinforced with regenerated silk fibroin fibers
Dominique Pioletti, Pierre-Etienne Bourban, Peyman Karami, Céline Samira Wyss, Adrien Julien Demongeot
Granular hydrogels with high stability, strength, and toughness are laborious to develop. Post-curing is often employed to bind microgels chemically and enhance mechanical properties. Here a unique strategy was investigated to maintain microgels together w ...
2021Mechanical properties of natural fiber composites produced using dynamic sheet former
Composites formed from wood fibers and man-made cellulosic fibers in PLA (polylactic acid) matrix, manufactured using sheet forming technique and hot pressing, are studied. The composites have very low density (due to high porosity) and rather good elastic ...
2020Engineering polymers with improved charge transport properties from bithiophene-containing polyamides
Rosario Scopelliti, John Christopher Plummer, Farzaneh Fadaei Tirani, Holger Frauenrath, Nicolas Candau, Bilal Özen
Polymer semiconductors show unique combinations of mechanical and optoelectronic properties that strongly depend on their microstructure and morphology. Here, we have used a model pi-conjugated bithiophene repeat unit to incorporate optoelectronic function ...
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY2020Microstructured biodegradable fibers for advanced controlled release
Biodegradable polymers are increasingly at the heart of therapeutic devices. Particularly in the form of thin and elongated fibers, they offer an effective strategy for controlled-release in a variety of biomedical configurations such as sutures, scaffolds ...
EPFL2020Hinges for origami-inspired structures by multimaterial additive manufacturing
Jamie Paik, Jian-Lin Huang, Ralph Spolenak
Recent studies demonstrate novel metamaterials featuring unique properties by combining origami-inspired designs with additive manufacturing. In particular, the use of flexural hinges endow distinct advantages toward miniaturization and fabrication; howeve ...
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