Advances in materials science research. Volume 24 / Maryann C. Wythers, editor.

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ADVANCES IN MATERIALS SCIENCE RESEARCH VOLUME 24 ; ADVANCES IN MATERIALS SCIENCE RESEARCH VOLUME 24 ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 RECENT ADVANCES IN STARCH BASED MATERIALS; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION; STARCH ; Structure ; Chemical Composition ; Gelatinization ; Thermoplastic Starch (TPS) ; Starch Based Blends ; Biodegradability ; Commercial Products ; USES AND APPLICATIONS ; In Food Industry ; In Agriculture ; In Medical Field ; REMARKS AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 2 MULTIPHASIC CALCIUM ORTHOPHOSPHATES ; ABSTRACT ; 1. INTRODUCTION

2. GENERAL DEFINITIONS AND KNOWLEDGE 3. VARIOUS TYPES OF BIPHASIC, TRIPHASIC AND MULTIPHASIC CAPO4; 4. STABILITY; 5. PREPARATION ; 6. PROPERTIES ; 7. BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 3 INFLUENCE OF SOFT WOODS CONTENTS ON THE MATERIAL PROPERTIES, BIODEGRADABILITY AND THERMOFORMABILITY OF HDPE-WOODS COMPOSITE STRUCTURES FOR THERMOFORMING APPLICATION ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION; MATERIALS AND METHODS ; Materials ; Methods ; Characterization of Wood-Plastic Composites ; Thermal Stability Tests ; Morphological Characterization ; Rheological Characterization

Effect of Concentration on the Rheological Properties Effect of Temperature on Rheological Properties ; Thermal Properties Analyses ; Effect of Temperature and Fillers Concentration on Heat Capacity and Crystallinity Rate ; Effect of Temperature and Fillers Concentration on Specific Volume ; Biodegradability Tests ; NUMERICAL MODELLING: THERMOFORMING APPLICATION ; Calculation Principles ; Plane-Stress Assumption ; Constitutive Equation ; Viscoelastic Characterization ; Van Der Waals Gas Law and Pressure Loading ; Energy and Power; RESULTS AND DISCUSSION; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES

Biographical SketchChapter 4 MULTIFUNCTIONAL THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES ENHANCED BY CARBON NANOTUBES ; ABSTRACT ; 1. CARBON NANOTUBES ; 2. BUCKYPAPER ; 3. THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES; 3.1. Thermoplastic Polymers ; 3.2. Compounding ; 4. CARBON NANOTUBE-THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER INTERFACE ; 5. STRATEGY TO IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE OF THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE ; 6. THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES WITH LOW CNT CONTENT; 7. BUCKYPAPER-ENHANCED THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES ; 7.1. Fabrication Methods ; 7.1.1. Self-Reinforcing Thermoplastic Composites ; 7.1.2. In Situ Polymerization ; 7.2. Structure Characterization

7.3. Tensile Performances 7.4. Thermal Properties ; 7.5. Electrical Conductivity ; 7.6. Thermoelectric Power (TEP) ; CONCLUSION AND OUTLOOK ; REFERENCES ; Chapter5STATIONARYENERGYPARTITIONBETWEENOSCILLATORYMODESINLOW-DIMENSIONALSYSTEMSATAMBIENTTEMPERATURES; Abstract; 1.Introduction; 2.StationaryEnergyPartitioninOne-DimensionalAnharmonicChainsofMicroparticles; 2.1.MathematicalModel; 2.2.DispersionRelations; 2.3.TheAverageHamiltonian.Resonance; 2.4.ResonantTriads; 2.4.1.Tlbb-TypeTriad; 2.4.2.Tblb-andTbbl-TypeTriads; 2.4.3.Manley-RoweRelations; 2.5.CascadeInteractionsbetweenTriads

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