Development and Application of Wood Flour-Filled Polylactic Acid Composite Filament for 3D Printing (open access)

Development and Application of Wood Flour-Filled Polylactic Acid Composite Filament for 3D Printing

This article presents the development of wood flour (WF)-filled polylactic acid (PLA) composite filaments for a fused deposition modeling (FDM) process with the aim of application to 3D printing.
Date: March 24, 2017
Creator: Tao, Yubo; Wang, Honglei; Li, Zelong; Li, Peng & Shi, Sheldon Q.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Combined effects of ZnO particle deposition and heat treatment on dimensional stability and mechanical properties of poplar wood (open access)

Combined effects of ZnO particle deposition and heat treatment on dimensional stability and mechanical properties of poplar wood

This article proposes a one-step wood modification method by combining the deposition of ZnO particles on wood surface and heat treatment.
Date: May 24, 2017
Creator: Cui, Wei; Zhang, Nannan; Xu, Min & Cai, Liping
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: September 15, 2017
Creator: Gan, Wei-Xing; Yang, Hai-Bing; Zhang, Yi-Fu; Zhang, Yi-Fu & Shi, Sheldon Q.
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
System: The UNT Digital Library
Durable, High Conductivity, Superhydrophobicity Bamboo Timber Surface for Nanoimprint Stamps (open access)

Durable, High Conductivity, Superhydrophobicity Bamboo Timber Surface for Nanoimprint Stamps

This article discusses the fabrication of superhydrophobic bamboo timber by magnetron sputtering and nanoimprint stamps. It was expected that this work could promote the applications of superhydrophobic and conductive bamboo products.
Date: December 6, 2017
Creator: Bao, Wenhui; Liang, Daxin; Zhang, Ming; Jiao, Yue; Wang, Lijuan; Cai, Liping et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library