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Amer Chemical Soc2024

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Iop Publishing Ltd2024

Scanning Small-Angle X-ray Scattering of Injection-Molded Polymers: Anisotropic Structure and Mechanical Properties of Low-Density Polyethylene

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AMER CHEMICAL SOC2023

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EPFL2023

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EPFL2023

Bottlebrush Dielectric Elastomers with Improved Properties for Actuation

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EPFL2023

Quantified Effects of Multiple Parameters on Inputs and Potential Sources of Microplastics from a Typical River Flowing into the Sea

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Development of C-C and C-O bond cleavage catalysts for the depolymerization of plastics

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EPFL2022

Recycling of Bottle Grade PET: Influence of HDPE Contamination on the Microstructure and Mechanical Performance of 3D Printed Parts

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MDPI2022

Experimental quantification of 3D deformations in sensitive clay during stress-probing

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ICE PUBLISHING2022

Insights into the Horizontal and Vertical Profiles of Microplastics in a River Emptying into the Sea Affected by Intensive Anthropogenic Activities in Northern China

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Fabrication and Characterization of High Aspect Ratio Amorphous Silicon Based Microchannel Plates

Christophe Ballif, Nicolas Würsch, Janina Christine Isabelle Löffler, Mohammad Beygi, Samira Alexandra Frey

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Effects of spanwise confinement on stratified shear instabilities

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Development and Characterization of Rice Husk and Recycled Polypropylene Composite Filaments for 3D Printing

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Effects of Anthropogenic Discharge and Hydraulic Deposition on the Distribution and Accumulation of Microplastics in Surface Sediments of a Typical Seagoing River: The Haihe River

Florian Frédéric Vincent Breider, Wenxin Liu, Yang Liu

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Reversibly Cross-Linking Polymer Brushes Using Interchain Disulfide Bonds

Harm-Anton Klok, Piotr Mocny

The introduction of interchain cross-links in surface-grafted polymer brushes increases the robustness and mechanical properties of these thin polymer films. In most cases, cross-linked polymer brushes contain permanent interchain cross-links. The use of r ...

American Chemical Society2020

Multispectral image sensor and method for fabrication of an image sensor

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Propagation of a planar hydraulic fracture perpendicular to the isotropy plane of a transversely isotropic material

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We investigate the case of a hydraulic fracture (HF) propagating perpendicular to the isotropy plane of a transversely isotropic material: a relevant configuration for the growth of HFs in sedimentary rocks where fractures are propagating vertically across ...

53rd US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium2019

Characterization of Amorphous Silicon Based Microchannel Plates with High Aspect Ratio

Christophe Ballif, Nicolas Würsch, Janina Christine Isabelle Löffler, Samira Alexandra Frey

Microchannel plates (MCPs) fabricated out of hydrogenated amorphous silicon offer a promising alternative to conventional lead glass ones. Progress in the fabrication process has allowed for detectors with higher aspect ratios, which significantly increase ...

IEEE2019