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Melting pseudosymmetry and thermal expansion in 3-benzoylpropionic acid

The thermal behavior of 3-benzoylpropionic acid (BPA) was investigated using single-crystal and synchrotron powder X-diffraction, as well as differential scanning calorimetry analysis. The study revealed the existence of two subtly distinct structures of B ...

ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY2023

Incorporation of Lignin in Bio-Based Resins for Potential Application in Fiber-Polymer Composites

Mário Alexandre De Jesus Garrido, Mateus De Assunção Hofmann

Bio-based resins, obtained from renewable raw materials, are a more sustainable alternative to oil-based resins for fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites. The incorporation of lignin in those resins has the potential to enhance their performance. This ...

MDPI2023

Tailor-made Piezoelectric Elastomer Materials

Francis Owusu

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EPFL2023

Characterisation and hydration kinetics of beta-C2S synthesised with K2SO4 as dopant

Karen Scrivener, Shashank Bishnoi, Franco Alberto Zunino Sommariva, Sreejith Krishnan

In this study, a protocol for synthesising beta-C2S using K2SO4 as a dopant has been reported. Quantitative X-Ray diffraction was used to characterise synthesised samples. It was observed that it is possible to synthesise beta-C2S with high purity (>96 wt% ...

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2023

Mimicking Loading-Induced Cartilage Self-Heating in Vitro Promotes Matrix Formation in Chondrocyte-Laden Constructs with Different Mechanical Properties

Dominique Pioletti, Naser Nasrollahzadeh Mamaghani, Peyman Karami, Theofanis Stampoultzis, Yanheng Guo

Articular cartilage presents a mechanically sensitive tissue. Chondrocytes, the sole cell type residing in the tissue, perceive and react to physical cues as signals that significantly modulate their behavior. Hyaline cartilage is a connective tissue with ...

2023

Cyclic thermomechanical behaviour of pile-soil interface and design methods for energy pile foundations

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Energy piles are shallow geothermal systems integrated into structures already required for structural functions of civil works that provide both geothermal energy supply and structural support to the built environments. This research work is driven by the ...

EPFL2021

Stiff, Strong, Tough, and Highly Stretchable Hydrogels Based on Dual Stimuli-Responsive Semicrystalline Poly(urethane–urea) Copolymers

Pascal Alexander Schouwink, Nicolas Candau, Adrien Julien Demongeot, Oguzhan Oguz

There has been a considerable interest in developing stiff, strong, tough, and highly stretchable hydrogels in various fields of science and technology including biomedical and sensing applications. However, simultaneous optimization of stiffness, strength ...

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Promoting Persistent Superionic Conductivity in Sodium Monocarba-closo-dodecaborate NaCB11H12 via Confinement within Nanoporous Silica

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Superionic phases of bulk anhydrous salts based on large cluster-like polyhedral (carba)borate anions are generally stable only well above room temperature, rendering them unsuitable as solid-state electrolytes in energy-storage devices that typically oper ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2021

Structural properties of organometalic halide perovskite and their application in photodetectors

Anastasiia Glushkova

Hybrid organometallic halide perovskites have been intensively investigated in the past years as highly efficient light harvesters for various optoelectronic applications for both sensing and emitting light. However, many open questions remain regarding th ...

EPFL2020

Effect of surface modification of colloidal silica nanoparticles on the rigid amorphous fraction and mechanical properties of amorphous polyurethane-urea-silica nanocomposites

John Christopher Plummer, Stéphane Henri Florian Bernhard, Nicolas Candau, Oguzhan Oguz

Colloidal silica nanoparticles (NPs) modified with eight different silane coupling agents were incorporated into an amorphous poly(tetramethylene oxide)-based polyurethane-urea copolymer matrix at a concentration of 10 wt % (4.4 vol %) in order to investig ...

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Rapid, Robust, and Relevant (R3) Reactivity Test for Supplementary Cementitious Materials

Karen Scrivener, François Henri Avet, Ruben Anton Snellings, Xuerun Li

Although supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) are now commonly accepted and widely used, consensus has not been reached for methods to test their chemical reactivity. A multitude of test methods exist but often fall short on one or more of the key f ...

AMER CONCRETE INST2019

Benzimidazolium salt-based solid-state electrolytes afford efficient quantum-dot sensitized solar cells

Paul Joseph Dyson, Zhaofu Fei, Yefeng Wang, Zhangjun Huang

A novel solid-state electrolyte based on 1,3-dihexylbenzimidazolium ([DHexBIm]) cations combined with Br-, BF4- or SCN- anions is used in CdS/CdSe sensitized quantum dot sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs). A power conversion efficiency of 4.26% was achieved w ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2017

Recrystallization behavior of multi-directionally forged over-aged and solution treated Al-Cu-Mg alloy during non-isothermal annealing

Roland Logé, Saeed Khani Moghanaki

The recrystallization behavior of an Al-Cu-Mg alloy is investigated in multi-directionally forged over-aged and solution treated alloys, during non-isothermal annealing. Deformation and non-isothermal annealing are performed with a Gleeble 3800 thermo-mech ...

Elsevier Sci Ltd2017

A systematic approach for thermal stability predictions of chemicals and their risk assessment: Pattern recognition and compounds classification based on thermal decomposition curves

Thierry Meyer, Nadia Baati, Laetitia Mage, Annik Nanchen

In the context of process and product design, predictive models are increasingly employed. Decomposition properties of chemicals may be experimentally determined through calorimetric measurements, and a few molecular structure-based models- which correlate ...

Institution of Chemical Engineers2017

Curing kinetics and thermomechanical properties of latent epoxy/carbon fiber composites

Pierre-Etienne Bourban, Véronique Michaud, Sara Dalle Vacche

In this work, resins based on diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (DGEBA) epoxy and a latent hardener, dicyandiamide (DICY), as well as carbon fiber (CF) composites based on them, were prepared with three commercial accelerators: a methylene bis (phenyl dimeth ...

Iop Publishing Ltd2016

Processing and damage recovery of intrinsic self-healing glass fiber reinforced composites

Véronique Michaud, Federica Sordo

Glass fiber reinforced composites with a self-healing, supramolecular hybrid network matrix were produced using a modified vacuum assisted resin infusion moulding process adapted to high temperature processing. The quality and fiber volume fraction (50%) o ...

Institute of Physics2016

Thermal Stability Predictions for Inherently Safe Process Design Using Molecular-Based Modelling Approaches

Thierry Meyer, Francis Stoessel, Nadia Baati, Annik Nanchen

For efficient inherently safe design, awareness of all available options at the appropriate decision-making moment is key. Simulations offer both timely availability and large screening possibilities. Therefore computer-aided product design gained in popul ...

Aidic Servizi Srl2016

Predictive Models for Thermal Stability and Explosive Properties of Chemicals from Molecular Structure

Nadia Baati

Industrial chemical processes may involve thermal risks as most of the reactions performed are exothermic, the chemicals used are often thermally unstable, and the operating conditions are set to induce high conversion and throughput. Besides the reactive ...

EPFL2016

Impact of water activity on the stability of ettringite

Karen Scrivener, Thomas Matschei

The stability of ettringite as function of temperature and water vapour pressure was studied on synthetic samples using X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, sorption balance measurements and different calorimetry techniques. Crystalline ettringit ...

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2016

A New 1,3,4-Oxadiazole-Based Hole-Transport Material for Efficient CH3NH3PbBr3 Perovskite Solar Cells

Michael Graetzel, Ulf Anders Hagfeldt, Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena, Antonio Abate

A new hole-transport material (HTM) based on the 1,3,4-oxadiazole moiety (H1) was prepared through a single-step synthetic pathway starting from commercially available products. Thanks to a deep HOMO level, H1 was used as HTM in CH3NH3PbBr3 perovskite sola ...

Wiley-V C H Verlag Gmbh2016