Electrical and Thermal Conductivity of Polylactic Acid (PLA)-Based Biocomposites by Incorporation of Nano-Graphite Fabricated with Fused Deposition Modeling (open access)

Electrical and Thermal Conductivity of Polylactic Acid (PLA)-Based Biocomposites by Incorporation of Nano-Graphite Fabricated with Fused Deposition Modeling

This article describes a study to improve the electrical and thermal conductivity of the polylactic acid/wood flour/thermoplastic polyurethane composites by Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM). The results showed that, when the addition amount of nano-graphite reached 25 pbw, the volume resistivity of the composites decreased to 10⁸ Ω·m, which was a significant reduction, indicating that the conductive network was already formed. It also had good thermal conductivity, mechanical properties, and thermal stability.
Date: March 22, 2019
Creator: Guo, Rui; Ren, Zechun; Bi, Hongjie; Xu, Min & Cai, Liping
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Impact of Mobility on Convergence Rate in a Wireless Sensor Network (open access)

Impact of Mobility on Convergence Rate in a Wireless Sensor Network

This paper shows that introducing mobility increases the rate of convergence in partially connected and disconnected wireless sensor networks (WSN).
Date: March 22, 2017
Creator: Norouzi Kandalan, Roya; Singh, Ramanpreet; Namuduri, Kamesh; Varanasi, Murali R. & Buckles, Bill
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library