The Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O system has been one of the most studied superconducting ceramic materials for industry applications. The most of the studies with this aim are on silver/ceramic composites, due to the benefits and great ...

The purpose of this article is to present a method which consists in the development of unit cell numerical models for smart composite materials with piezoelectric fibers made of PZT embedded in a non-piezoelectric matrix ...

The need to develop and commercialize materials containing vegetal fibers has grown in order to reduce environmental impact and reach sustainability. Large amounts of lignocellulosic materials are generated around the world ...

Objective: This study was intended to quantify the marginal leakage of three glass-ionomer-resin composite hybrid materials and compare it with the leakage exhibited by a glass-ionomer cement and a bonded resin composite ...

Objective: This study was intended to quantify the marginal leakage of three glass-ionomer-resin composite hybrid materials and compare it with the leakage exhibited by a glass-ionomer cement and a bonded resin composite ...

Gypsum is the oldest synthetic construction material that is known, however it is a material about which there is little knowledge at the level of research, and in this work its study took place by making composites with ...

This article presents the use of fibers residue from textile industry to minimize environmental problems associated with material accumulation. Composite materials utilizing textile fiber residues and high density polyethylene ...

Weight reduction and improved damage tolerance characteristics were the prime drivers to develop new family of materials for the aerospace/ aeronautical industry. Aiming this objective, a new lightweight Fiber/ Metal ...

A hybrid material made of carbon fiber, poly(ether-ether-ketone) and metallic braided wire mesh was designed to improve the crashworthiness of thermoplastic composite structures. The filament winding process was adapted ...

Melanin is a natural pigment and one of the most promising materials for the emerging field of bioelectronics. The low conductivity of this class of materials is a limiting factor to their implementation on electronics. ...