Effect of light-delignification on mechanical, hydrophobic, and thermal properties of high-strength molded fiber materials (open access)

Effect of light-delignification on mechanical, hydrophobic, and thermal properties of high-strength molded fiber materials

This article discusses the development of a high-strength molded fiber material using pulp fibers, which coudl be a good substitute for plastic and solid wood materials.
Date: July 20, 2017
Creator: Wang, Quanliang; Xiao, Shengling; Shi, Sheldon Q. & Cai, Liping
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sources Affecting PM₂̣ ₅ Concentrations at a Rural Semi-Arid Coastal Site in South Texas (open access)

Sources Affecting PM₂̣ ₅ Concentrations at a Rural Semi-Arid Coastal Site in South Texas

This article employs an advanced factor analysis technique with principal component analysis/absolute principal component scores and positive matrix factorization to apportion the sources influencing the PM₂̣ ₅ levels measured during 2003 through 2005 at a rural coastal site located within the Corpus Christi urban airshed in South Texas.
Date: November 22, 2012
Creator: Karnae, Saritha & John, Kuruvilla
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hybrid Boron Nitride-Natural Fiber Composites for Enhanced Thermal Conductivity (open access)

Hybrid Boron Nitride-Natural Fiber Composites for Enhanced Thermal Conductivity

This article finds that the synergy of natural fiber with hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) could significantly improve thermal conductivity, compared with that solely using hBN.
Date: October 5, 2016
Creator: Xia, Changlei; Garcia, Andres C.; Shi, Sheldon Q.; Qiu, Ying; Warner, Nathaniel; Wu, Yingji et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
In Situ Fabrication of a Graphene-Coated Threedimensional Nickel Oxide Anode for High-Capacity Lithium-Ion Batteries (open access)

In Situ Fabrication of a Graphene-Coated Threedimensional Nickel Oxide Anode for High-Capacity Lithium-Ion Batteries

This article discusses the development of an in situ fabrication of a graphene-coated, three-dimensional (3D) NiO-Ni structure by simple chemical vapor deposition (CVD).
Date: October 5, 2017
Creator: Kang, Chiwon; Cha, Eunho; Lee, Sang Hyub & Choi, Wonbong
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Feasibility Study of Compaction and Sintering of Commercially Pure Titanium using Friction Stir Processing (open access)

Feasibility Study of Compaction and Sintering of Commercially Pure Titanium using Friction Stir Processing

This article explores the possibility of decreasing the number of steps required in the manufacturing of a product using the powder metallurgy technique.
Date: May 22, 2018
Creator: Fortier, Aleksandra; Kumar, Nilesh; Komarasamy, Mageshwari & Mishra, Rajiv
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Technology Development of Glycosyl Resins for Wood Composites (open access)

Technology Development of Glycosyl Resins for Wood Composites

This article reviews synthesis methods for renewable and eco-friendly glycosyl adhesives.
Date: July 31, 2017
Creator: Gan, Wei-Xing; Yang, Hai-Bing; Zhang, Yi-Fu; Zhang, Yi-Fu & Shi, Sheldon Q.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Improvement of mechanical, humidity resistance and thermal properties of heat-treated rubber wood by impregnation of SiO₂ precursor (open access)

Improvement of mechanical, humidity resistance and thermal properties of heat-treated rubber wood by impregnation of SiO₂ precursor

This article proposes a novel methodology by impregnating SiO₂ precursor solution into the heat-treated wood to improve the mechanical properties.
Date: June 18, 2018
Creator: Zhang, Nannan; Xu, Min & Cai, Liping
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
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.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Competition Between Resonant Plasmonic Coupling and Electrostatic Interaction in Reduced Graphene Oxide Quantum Dots (open access)

Competition Between Resonant Plasmonic Coupling and Electrostatic Interaction in Reduced Graphene Oxide Quantum Dots

This article presents a study of the plasmonic interaction that effects the optical properties of light emission from graphene oxide system.
Date: November 22, 2016
Creator: Karna, Sanjya; Mahat, M.; Choi, Tae-Youl; Shimada, Ryoko; Wang, Zhiming & Neogi, Arup
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Modeling analysis of the impact of anthropogenic emission sources on ozone concentration over selected urban areas in Texas (open access)

Modeling analysis of the impact of anthropogenic emission sources on ozone concentration over selected urban areas in Texas

This article discusses a regional photochemical modeling experiment set up to simulate a high ozone episode of September 11-14, 2002 to evaluate the impact of various anthropogenic emissions sources on ozone concentrations.
Date: September 9, 2012
Creator: Farooqui, Zuber M.; John, Kuruvilla; Biswas, Jhumoor & Sule, Neelesh
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Three-Dimensional Carbon Nanostructures for Advanced Lithium-Ion Batteries (open access)

Three-Dimensional Carbon Nanostructures for Advanced Lithium-Ion Batteries

This review contains the authors' recent progress on the design and fabrication of 3D carbon nanostructures, their performance in Li-ion batteries (LIBs), and their implementation into large-scale, lightweight, and flexible LIBs.
Date: October 26, 2016
Creator: Kang, Chiwon; Cha, Eunho; Patel, Mumukshu D.; Wu, H. Felix & Choi, Wonbong
Object Type: Review
System: The UNT Digital Library
Characterization and Research on Mechanical Properties of Bamboo Plastic Composites (open access)

Characterization and Research on Mechanical Properties of Bamboo Plastic Composites

This article observes the mechanical properties of bamboo plastic composites (BPCs) with bamboo pulp fiber (BPF) or white mud (WM).
Date: July 1, 2018
Creator: Xian, Yu; Ma, Dongjuan; Wang, Cuicui; Wang, Ge; Smith, Lee M. & Cheng, Haitao
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
A High-Precision Micropipette Sensor for Cellular-Level Real-Time Thermal Characterization (open access)

A High-Precision Micropipette Sensor for Cellular-Level Real-Time Thermal Characterization

This article reports the development of a novel glass micropipette thermal sensor fabricated in a cost-effective manner.
Date: September 13, 2011
Creator: Shrestha, Ramesh; Choi, Tae-Youl; Chang, Wonseok & Kim, Donsik
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fabrication of Wood-Rubber Composites Using Rubber Compound as a Bonding Agent Instead of Adhesives (open access)

Fabrication of Wood-Rubber Composites Using Rubber Compound as a Bonding Agent Instead of Adhesives

This article describes fabricating wood-rubber composites using rubber processing to improve water resistance and mechanical properties.
Date: June 14, 2016
Creator: Shao, Dongwei; Xu, Min; Cai, Liping & Shi, Sheldon Q.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effects of Carbonization Temperature and Component Ratio on Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Effectiveness of Woodceramics (open access)

Effects of Carbonization Temperature and Component Ratio on Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Effectiveness of Woodceramics

This article explores the effects of carbonization temperature and mass ratio of wood/resin on electromagnetic interference, shielding effectiveness, and morphology of woodceramics.
Date: July 2, 2016
Creator: Tao, Yubo; Li, Peng & Shi, Sheldon Q.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Evaluation of Anthropogenic Air Emissions from Marine Engines in a Coastal Urban Airshed of Texas (open access)

Evaluation of Anthropogenic Air Emissions from Marine Engines in a Coastal Urban Airshed of Texas

This article provides a brief description of the adopted methodology for estimating anthropogenic emission estimation of ocean going vessels and barges.
Date: April 2, 2013
Creator: Farooqui, Zuber M.; John, Kuruvilla & Sule, Neelesh
Object Type: Article
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
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sodium Hydroxide-Free Soy Protein Isolate-Based Films Crosslinked by Pentaerythritol Glycidyl Ether (open access)

Sodium Hydroxide-Free Soy Protein Isolate-Based Films Crosslinked by Pentaerythritol Glycidyl Ether

This article examines the chemical structures of biodegradable films created out of soy protein isolate (SPI), sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate (SDBS) and pentaerythritol glycidyl ether (PEGE). The thermal stabilities of the films were also examined by means of the thermo-gravimetric analysis.
Date: October 19, 2018
Creator: Wu, Yingji; Cai, Liping; Wang, Chen; Mei, Changtong & Shi, Sheldon
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mechanical property enhancement of self-bonded natural fiber material via controlling cell wall plasticity and structure (open access)

Mechanical property enhancement of self-bonded natural fiber material via controlling cell wall plasticity and structure

This article explores self-bonded natural fiber material (SNFM) as a promising alternative for plastic and wood owing to its abundant raw material resources and low environmental impact. In this study, a high-performance SNFM was developed by the comprehensive treatments for the plasticity and structure of fiber cell walls. The self-bonded mechanism for natural fiber materials was also discussed. The SNFM products showed excellent mechanical performance, which was superior to that of natural wood and plastic.
Date: February 18, 2019
Creator: Wang, Quanliang; Xiao, Shengling; Shi, Sheldon & Cai, Liping
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Direct Electrochemical Detection of Glutamate, Acetylcholine, Choline, and Adenosine Using Non-Enzymatic Electrodes (open access)

Direct Electrochemical Detection of Glutamate, Acetylcholine, Choline, and Adenosine Using Non-Enzymatic Electrodes

This article aims to give a summary of the state of the art of non-enzymatic electrochemical sensors used for detection of neurotransmitter that lack an electrochemically active component.
Date: November 9, 2018
Creator: Shadlaghani, Arash; Farzaneh, Mahsa; Kinser, Dacen & Reid, Russell C.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Multifunctional Micropipette Biological Sensor (open access)

Multifunctional Micropipette Biological Sensor

Patent relating to a multifunctional micropipette biological sensor.
Date: May 7, 2010
Creator: Choi, Tae-Youl
Object Type: Patent
System: The UNT Digital Library
Interfacial Properties of Bamboo Fiber-Reinforced High-Density Polyethylene Composites by Different Methods for Adding Nano Calcium Carbonate (open access)

Interfacial Properties of Bamboo Fiber-Reinforced High-Density Polyethylene Composites by Different Methods for Adding Nano Calcium Carbonate

This article describes a study observing the effect of nano calcium carbonate (CaCO₃) modification methods on bamboo fiber (BF) used in BF-reinforced high-density polyethylene composites manufactured by extrusion molding.
Date: October 11, 2017
Creator: Wang, Cuicui; Xian, Yu; Smith, Lee M.; Wang, Ge; Cheng, Haitao & Zhang, Shuangbao
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Highly Efficient Second Harmonic Generation in Hyperbolic Metamaterial Slot Waveguides With Large Phase Matching Tolerance (open access)

Highly Efficient Second Harmonic Generation in Hyperbolic Metamaterial Slot Waveguides With Large Phase Matching Tolerance

This article links the mature near-infrared devices to the mid-infrared regime and demonstrates great potential for integrated chip-scale all-optical signal processes.
Date: March 2, 2015
Creator: Sun, Yu; Zheng, Zheng; Cheng, Jiangtao; Sun, Guodong & Qiao, Guofu
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Metal Matrix Composite Coatings of Cupronickel Embedded with Nanoplatelets for Improved Corrosion Resistant Properties (open access)

Metal Matrix Composite Coatings of Cupronickel Embedded with Nanoplatelets for Improved Corrosion Resistant Properties

This article studies the effects of nanoplatelet reinforcement on the durability, corrosion resistance, and mechanical properties of copper-nickel coatings.
Date: January 24, 2018
Creator: Thurber, Casey; Ahmad, Yahia H.; Calhoun, Margaret C.; Al-Shenawa, Amaal; D'Souza, Nandika; Mohamed, Adel M. A. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library