consists of two or more materials where polymers are used as matrix materials usually. These materials behave together to produce the best properties of the scaffold, duplicating the same composite features of bone. In particular, polymer- based composite scaffolds may mimic the structure of natural bone which is mainly made of HA and collagen. Showing better osteoconductivity, HA can be considered the inorganic reinforcing phase of the composite scaffold, while polymers such as PCL, PLLA, PGA, PLGA function
1.1 Introduction: Polymer is derived from the Greek word. It can be broken down into “Poly” means “many” and “mer” means “units. This shows that a polymer has small units called monomers in its chemical composition which are bound together to form a large molecule. Depending on the arrangement of different chains and how they are joined, polymers can be classified as: Thermoplastics Thermosets Elastomers 1.2 Types of Polymers replacing Metallic Components in Consumer Application: To make our
CARBON SOURCE The lignocellulosic hydrolysate will be prepared by the National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (BIOTECH, UPLB) from sweet sorghum bagasse subjected to pretreatment followed by sulfuric acid (0.75 wt% and pH 1.1) hydrolysis at 100∘C. BACTERIAL STRAIN Cupriavidus necator is a bacterial strain that is commonly used in accumulating poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB), the most common type of PHA. It is most effective when the amount of carbon source present is in excess
affected the frontier energy levels, film morphology, and the resulting charge transport properties. Bimodal semi-crystalline orientation and charge carrier transport properties were studied by grazing incidence wide-angle X-ray scattering (GIWAXS) and polymer filed effect transistor (PFET) characteristics measurements. The hole mobility as high as 0.1 cm2/Vs in PFET was measured for poly(2,5-bisthieno[3,2-b]thiophene-1,4-bis(decyltetradecyloxy)benzene-alt-4,7-(5,6-difluoro-2,1,3 -benzothiadiazole)) (PPDTT2FBT)
Unsaturated polyester resins added weight and different sizes of different particles of wood flour. Unsaturated polyester (UP) was reinforced with several different weight and particles size (3 wt%, 6 wt% 9 wt%, 15 wt%, 18 wt% and 21 wt%) use flour wood with a particle size (200) and (300) μm. Composite materials have been evaluated with a matrix properties unsaturated polyester resin by conducting mechanical testing, including the pressure, compression, hardness and impact resistance.. While wood
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The project that I’m doing is rubber band elasticity being affected by temperature. Part of this experiment actual includes atoms, molecules, and polymers. A rubber band is an example of natural polymer. The chains of molecules in the rubber have a natural elasticity; they can stretch when pulled. Polymers are certain kinds of molecules. When the material gets hotter the molecules vibrate more intensely. When the molecules bump into each other the material will tend to expand. When the temperature
QUS techniques are also used in order to estimate quantitative parameters and assess tissue properties. Advantages of US methods can be related primarily to the fact that they do not cause radiation exposure. In addition, US devices have the advantages of small size and portabil¬ity providing quick and simple measurements In addition, low costs and shorter investigation times compared with both DXA and QCT (43). QUS of bone has been applied about two decades ago as a method for evaluating bone structural
2.3 Ingredients Decomposition Oxidizer and binder decomposition play very significant role during the combustion of composite propellants. Inorganic oxidant and polymeric binder are the major components of their formulations and AP is the practical (still in use) oxidizer in the composite propellant formulations [26]. Available information on decomposition of binder in general and AP in particular have been collected and reviewed from the viewpoint of their application in the composite propellant
Analysis of Wood-based, Paper-based, and Plastic-based packages The shipping of goods and materials from their raw stages to finished products is facilitated through the use of wood-based, paper-based, and plastic-based shipping containers. Each of these methods has its own advantages and disadvantages that include their strength, stiffness, durability, functionality, and purchase price (Clarke, 2004). Through a comparison of the pros and cons of each shipping container and method, one can determine