Mechanical properties of nanoclay and nanoclay reinforced polymers: a review

R Rafiee, R Shahzadi - Polymer Composites, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
A literature review is conducted on performed investigations for characterizing Young's
modulus of nanoclay platelet as the reinforcing agent of nanoclay/polymer nanocomposites …

Recent advances in biological macromolecule based tissue-engineered composite scaffolds for cardiac tissue regeneration applications

P Chandika, SY Heo, TH Kim, GW Oh, GH Kim… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Tissue engineering has become a primary research topic for the treatment of diseased or
damaged cardiac tissue, which is a global healthcare concern. Current tissue engineering …

Specific surface area and pore‐size distribution in clays and shales

U Kuila, M Prasad - Geophysical Prospecting, 2013 - earthdoc.org
One of the biggest challenges in estimating the elastic, transport and storage properties of
shales has been a lack of understanding of their complete pore structure. The shale matrix is …

Mechanical properties of organic matter in shales mapped at the nanometer scale

M Eliyahu, S Emmanuel, RJ Day-Stirrat… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2015 - Elsevier
The mechanical properties of organic matter strongly affect the way shales deform and
fracture. However, the way organic matter responds to mechanical stresses is poorly …

Experimental mechanical compaction of clay mineral aggregates—Changes in physical properties of mudstones during burial

NH Mondol, K Bjørlykke, J Jahren, K Høeg - Marine and petroleum geology, 2007 - Elsevier
Dry and brine-saturated clay aggregates ranging from pure smectite to pure kaolinite were
compacted in the laboratory. Experiments were conducted by increasing vertical effective …

Elastic properties of dry clay mineral aggregates, suspensions and sandstones

T Vanorio, M Prasad, A Nur - Geophysical Journal International, 2003 - academic.oup.com
The presence of clay minerals can alter the elastic behaviour of rocks significantly. Although
clay minerals are common in sedimentary formations and seismic measurements are our …

Elastic anisotropy of shales

CH Sondergeld, CS Rai - The leading edge, 2011 - library.seg.org
A ccompanying the resource potential of gas shales is a new interest in understanding the
physical and petrophysical properties of shales. Shale by geochemical or stratigraphic …

The nanogranular nature of shale

FJ Ulm, Y Abousleiman - Acta Geotechnica, 2006 - Springer
Despite their ubiquitous presence as sealing formations in hydrocarbon bearing reservoirs
affecting many fields of exploitation, the source of anisotropy of this earth material is still an …

Nanochemo-mechanical signature of organic-rich shales: a coupled indentation–EDX analysis

S Abedi, M Slim, R Hofmann, T Bryndzia, FJ Ulm - Acta Geotechnica, 2016 - Springer
The organic–inorganic nature of organic-rich source rocks poses several challenges for the
development of functional relations that link mechanical properties with geochemical …

Effective thermal conductivity for hydrate-bearing sediments under stress and local thermal stimulation conditions: A novel analytical model

G Lei, J Tang, L Zhang, Q Wu, J Li - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The extraction of hydrates is accompanied by changes in the hydrate occurrence pattern,
hydrate saturation, effective stress, temperature, and pore structure in porous sediment …