Polymeric heart valves will displace mechanical and tissue heart valves: a new era for the medical devices
MA Rezvova, KY Klyshnikov, AA Gritskevich… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The development of a novel artificial heart valve with outstanding durability and safety has
remained a challenge since the first mechanical heart valve entered the market 65 years …
remained a challenge since the first mechanical heart valve entered the market 65 years …
Interweaving Elastic and Hydrogen Bond‐Forming Polymers into Highly Tough and Stress‐Relaxable Binders for High‐Performance Silicon Anode in Lithium‐Ion …
A central challenge in practically using high‐capacity silicon (Si) as anode materials for
lithium‐ion batteries is alleviating significant volume change of Si during cycling. One key to …
lithium‐ion batteries is alleviating significant volume change of Si during cycling. One key to …
[HTML][HTML] Design and additive manufacturing of flexible polycaprolactone scaffolds with highly-tunable mechanical properties for soft tissue engineering
Additive manufacturing (AM) techniques are widely used to fabricate tissue-engineered
scaffolds due to their unique capability in constructing controllable macro/microarchitectures …
scaffolds due to their unique capability in constructing controllable macro/microarchitectures …
[HTML][HTML] Cyclic fatigue failure of TPU using a crack propagation approach
Thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers (TPU) are stretchable, tough, wear resistant and
easily processable soft materials. Especially because of their recyclability, TPUs can be …
easily processable soft materials. Especially because of their recyclability, TPUs can be …
Experimental characterization and mechanical modeling of additively manufactured TPU components of innovative seismic isolators
This work presents an experimental and mechanical study on the tensile response of 3D-
printed thermoplastic polyurethane membranes, to be used as stretchable members of novel …
printed thermoplastic polyurethane membranes, to be used as stretchable members of novel …
Molecular simulation of thermoplastic polyurethanes under large tensile deformation
Thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs) are useful materials for numerous applications due in
part to their outstanding resilience and ability to dissipate energy under large mechanical …
part to their outstanding resilience and ability to dissipate energy under large mechanical …
Strain induced strengthening of soft thermoplastic polyurethanes under cyclic deformation
We investigate the cyclic mechanical behavior in uniaxial tension of three different
commercial thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers (TPU) often considered as a sustainable …
commercial thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers (TPU) often considered as a sustainable …
Hydrogen bonds under stress: strain-induced structural changes in polyurethane revealed by rheological two-dimensional infrared spectroscopy
G Giubertoni, M Hilbers, F Caporaletti… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The remarkable elastic properties of polymers are ultimately due to their molecular structure,
but the relation between the macroscopic and molecular properties is often difficult to …
but the relation between the macroscopic and molecular properties is often difficult to …
A micromechanical approach to TPU mechanical properties: Framework and experimental validation
K Rohm, I Manas-Zloczower - Mechanics of Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Mechanistic understanding of the mechanical properties of elastomeric thermoplastic
polyurethane (TPU) rely on the hard segment content (HSC) as the sole predictor of …
polyurethane (TPU) rely on the hard segment content (HSC) as the sole predictor of …
Interfacial H-bonding enabled liquid metal integrated multifunctional elastomeric architectures
PS Banerjee, SS Banerjee - Journal of Materials Science, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Currently, liquid metal (LM)-based multifunctional soft composites are an emerging
class of materials with transformative potential towards flexible electronics, soft robotics, and …
class of materials with transformative potential towards flexible electronics, soft robotics, and …