Susi Susi^1,2,*, Makhmudun Ainuri^3,*, Wagiman Wagiman³, Mohammad Affan Fajar Falah³

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.12, No.3, pp. 513-537, 2024, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2024.045586

Abstract Microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) is one of the cellulose derivatives produced as a result of the depolymerization of a part of cellulose to achieve high crystallinity. When implemented in other polymers, high crystallinity correlates with greater strength and stiffnes, but it can reduce the water-holding capacity. The acid concentration and hydrolysis time will affect the acquisition of crystallinity and water absorption capacity, both of which have significance as properties of hydrogel filler. The study aimed to evaluate the properties and select the MCC generated from varying the proportion of hydrochloric acid (HCl) and the appropriate hydrolysis time as a filler for… More > Graphic Abstract

İBRAHIM KARTERI^a,b,*, MUSTAFA ÖZYEŞILDAĞ^b

Journal of Polymer Materials, Vol.38, No.1-2, pp. 167-177, 2021, DOI:10.32381/JPM.2021.38.1-2.13

Abstract This study aims to provide a comprehensive account of chemically reduced graphene oxide (RGO) and decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE) filled acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) multifunctional filaments for fused deposition modeling (FDM) applications. ABS/RGO with DBDPE nanocomposites (ABS-GDM) were fabricated by single-screw extrusion at a diameter of 1.75 mm. The proportion of RGO and DBDPE for the ABS-GDM filaments was set to 0.75 wt%. The properties of the ABS-GDM were determined using optical, mechanical, thermal, and morphological characteristics (using scanning electron microscopy). A three-dimensional (3D) model was successfully printed using the developed ABS-GDM filaments for FDM 3D printing. These ABS-GDM have the potential to… More >

RITESH D. BHATT, JIGNESH P. PATEL, P. H. PARSANIA^*

Journal of Polymer Materials, Vol.38, No.1-2, pp. 71-87, 2021, DOI:10.32381/JPM.2021.38.1-2.7

Abstract Glass/Biofibers/Epoxy methacrylate of bisphenol-C (G/BF/EBCMAS) sandwich composites was prepared by compression molding. G/BF/EBCMAS showed good mechanical and good to excellent electrical properties and excellent chemical resistance. Studied properties are compared with EBCMAS and G/EBCMAS. In comparison with G/EBCMAS, G/BF/EBCMAS showed considerable decline of tensile strength (18-63.4%), flexural strength (18.8-38.7%), flexural modulus (12.8-50.7%), Izod impact strength (17.4-43.5%), Barcol hardness (2.1-16.7%) and dielectric strength (23.8-76.8%) except flexural strength of G/BM/EBCMAS. G/WC/EBCMAS (96.7%), G/B/EBCMAS (79.2%), G/GN/EBCMAS (83.3%) and G/RH/EBCMAS (97.9%) showed decline of volume resistivity, whereas other sandwich composites showed 1150-58233% improvement. The decrease in mechanical properties and dielectric strength of G/BF/EBCMAS sandwich… More >

S. MATHIVANAN^*, R. MOHAN, RAMES C PANDA, P. BALACHANDER¹

Journal of Polymer Materials, Vol.39, No.3-4, pp. 195-204, 2022, DOI:10.32381/JPM.2022.39.3-4.2

Abstract Optimum-designed footwear with polyurethane (PU) material for comfort is an important requirement for obese. Investigations on compressive behavior of varied designed footwear using 120 D PU material have been carried out. The energy absorption primarily depends on heel height, slope angle and load applied or body mass index of obese. Statistical analysis has been used to formulate the prediction of absorbed energy wherein a heel height of 30 mm with 20-degree angle provides optimum value with the incorporation of 120 D PU material. A coefficientof-determination (R² ) value of 0.9406 confirms the suitability of the statistical regression model. Hence, the… More >

PARSOTAM H. PARSANIA^1,*, JIGNESH V. PATEL², JIGNESH P. PATEL³

Journal of Polymer Materials, Vol.40, No.3-4, pp. 271-284, 2023, DOI:10.32381/JPM.2023.40.3-4.9

Abstract Bisphenol-C epoxy crotonate resin was synthesized by reacting 8.09g epoxy resin of bisphenolC, and 2.15g crotonic acid using 25 mL 1,4-dioxane as a solvent, and 1 mL triethylamine as a catalyst at reflux temperature for 1-6 h. Solid epoxy crotonate (ECCR) is highly soluble in common organic solvents. ECCR was characterized by its acid (24.5-1.5 mg KOH/g) and hydroxyl (504.5-678.4 mg KOH/g) values. The structure of ECCR is supported by FTIR and 1 HNMR spectroscopic methods. A DSC endothermic transition at 229o C indicated melting followed by thermal polymerization of ECCR. ECCR is thermally stable up to 320o C and… More >

SUBRATA PAL^1,2, BHUVNESHWAR RAI¹, AJAY KUMAR TYAGI¹, SUNITA RATTAN², VIRENDRA KUMAR³

Journal of Polymer Materials, Vol.39, No.1-2, pp. 55-70, 2022, DOI:10.32381/JPM.2022.39.1-2.4

Abstract The present work is focused on the study of antimicrobial and water absorption properties of the surface of grafted rayon fiber with quaternary ammonium-based salts containing 3- Acrylamidopropyl trimethyl ammonium chloride (APTAC) monomer induced by gamma radiation. Grafting was qualitatively confirmed by FTIR-ATR,TGA, SEM and by calculating grafting yield and grafting efficiency. The performance was examined for water absorbency and antibacterial efficacy (R) against Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus). Study showed that water absorption, grafting yield and grafting efficiency increased steadily with the increase in monomer concentration and absorbed gamma irradiation dose up to a certain… More >

Zhaoliang Wu¹, Yuewei Wu^1,2, Xiaoli Feng¹, Jiajun Zou³, Fulian Yin^1,2,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.78, No.3, pp. 3391-3412, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.047076

Abstract Aspect-Based Sentiment Analysis (ABSA) is a fundamental area of research in Natural Language Processing (NLP). Within ABSA, Aspect Sentiment Quad Prediction (ASQP) aims to accurately identify sentiment quadruplets in target sentences, including aspect terms, aspect categories, corresponding opinion terms, and sentiment polarity. However, most existing research has focused on English datasets. Consequently, while ASQP has seen significant progress in English, the Chinese ASQP task has remained relatively stagnant. Drawing inspiration from methods applied to English ASQP, we propose Chinese generation templates and employ prompt-based instruction learning to enhance the model’s understanding of the task, ultimately improving ASQP performance in the… More >

A. Rasekh^a,*, D.D. Ganji^b, S. Tavakoli^b

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.3, No.4, pp. 1-6, 2012, DOI:10.5098/hmt.v3.4.3003

Abstract The present paper deals with the analysis of boundary layer flow and heat transfer of a nanofluid over a stretching circular cylinder in the presence of non-uniform heat source/sink. The governing system of partial differential equations is converted to ordinary differential equations by using similarity transformations, which are then solved numerically using the Runge–Kutta–Fehlberg method with shooting technique. The solutions for the temperature and nanoparticle concentration distributions depend on six parameters, Prandtl number Pr, Lewis number Le, the Brownian motion parameter Nb, the thermophoresis parameter Nt, and non-uniform heat generation/absorption parameters A*, B*. Numerical results are presented both in tabular… More >

Xinyu Zhang¹, Wenjie Xia², Yang Wang^3,4, Liang Wang^1,*, Xiaofeng Liu¹

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.139, No.3, pp. 3047-3061, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2023.046922

Abstract Graphene aerogel (GA), as a novel solid material, has shown great potential in engineering applications due to its unique mechanical properties. In this study, the mechanical performance of GA under high-velocity projectile impacts is thoroughly investigated using full-atomic molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The study results show that the porous structure and density are key factors determining the mechanical response of GA under impact loading. Specifically, the impact-induced penetration of the projectile leads to the collapse of the pore structure, causing stretching and subsequent rupture of covalent bonds in graphene sheets. Moreover, the effects of temperature on the mechanical performance of… More >

Yaping Zhou^1,2,5,#, He Zhong^3,#, Xiaojun Li^4,*, Yanhui Xiang^1,2,5,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.26, No.2, pp. 139-148, 2024, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2023.046598

Abstract Fathers play an important role in adolescents’ development, which is significant for their development and influences their mental health, including feeling of loneliness. However, the effects and mechanisms of father-love absence on individual loneliness are not clear. Based on the social functionalist theory and the social needs theory, this study examines the influence of individual father-love absence on loneliness and its underlying mechanisms. A questionnaire survey was administered to 319 junior high school students and 1,476 high school students. The results showed that adolescents with father-love absence had higher levels of loneliness, and that father-love absence affected loneliness levels through… More >