Review of biomechanical studies of arteries and their effect on stent performance (open access)

Review of biomechanical studies of arteries and their effect on stent performance

This article aims to summarize part of the available literature that reports studies on biomechanical environment in healthy and diseased arteries using various analytical methods.
Date: April 26, 2014
Creator: Fortier, Aleksandra; Gullapalli, Vikranth & Mirshams, Reza A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effect of Impregnated Inorganic Nanoparticles on the Properties of the Kenaf Bast Fibers (open access)

Effect of Impregnated Inorganic Nanoparticles on the Properties of the Kenaf Bast Fibers

This article evaluates the properties of the chemically retted kenaf bast fiber impregnated with the inorganic nanoparticles.
Date: August 22, 2014
Creator: Liang, Kaiwen; Shi, Sheldon Q. & Wang, Ge
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effect of surfactants on pressure-sensitivity of carbon nanotube filled cement mortar composites (open access)

Effect of surfactants on pressure-sensitivity of carbon nanotube filled cement mortar composites

In this article, the pressure-sensitivity of CNT filled cement mortar composites with different concentrations of MWNT and different surfactants is investigated under repeated loading and impulsive loading, respectively. Experimental results indicate that the response of the electrical resistance of composites with NaDDBS to external force is more stable and sensitive than that of composites with SDS. Therefore, NaDDBS has higher efficiency than SDS for the dispersion of MWNT in cement mortar, and it is an effective surfactant for fabricating MWNT filled cement mortar composites with superior pressure-sensitivity.
Date: November 6, 2014
Creator: Han, Baoguo & Yu, Xun
System: The UNT Digital Library