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Yan?e Yang, Bo Pang, Yunsheng Zhang, Minghui Wang, Gaixia Miao and Aoxiang Zhou
The properties of a large number of concrete infrastructures in China are deteriorating year by year, raising the need for repairing and strengthening these infrastructures. By introducing waterborne polymers into a cement concrete system, brittle cracks...
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Volodymyr Krasinskyi, Ludmila Dulebova, Rafal Malinowski, Krzysztof Bajer and Oksana Krasinska
The modification method of aluminosilicate clays and the modifier content have a decisive influence on the structure and properties of the obtained nanocomposites. Therefore, the development and research of new techniques of nanoclays modification are of...
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Andrea Armonico, Laurent Michel, Mohamed Saidi and Emmanuel Ferrier
This paper examines the cracking behaviour of reinforced concrete beams strengthened by externally bonded fiber-reinforced polymer. The crack opening of RC structures is a key parameter for the durability of concrete structures. It is of vital importance...
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Robert E. Przekop, Ewa Gabriel, Daria Pakula and Bogna Sztorch
The L-FDM technique enables the direct introduction of chemicals, dyes, radioactive substances, pesticides, antibiotics, nanoparticles, trace elements, fertilizers, phosphors, monomers for polymerization, proteins, peptides, and active ingredients in the...
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Shuo Tang, Bing Lei, Zhiyuan Feng, Honglei Guo, Ping Zhang and Guozhe Meng
Graphene oxide (GO), derived from the two-dimensional nanosheet graphene, has received unprecedented attention in the field of metal corrosion protection owing to its excellent barrier performance and various active functional groups. In this review, the...
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Ana Luiza Rodrigues, Caio Falcão and R. Christopher Williams
Crosslinking agents, notably sulfur, are used in asphalt binder modification to facilitate chemical bonding between polymer chains and the asphalt binder. Despite some prior research indicating the benefits of sulfur crosslinking in enhancing polymer-mod...
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Amal Alfawaz, Khalid Alzahrani, Abdurahman Niazy, Hamdan Alghamadi, Rhodanne Lambarte, Abeer Beagan, Latifah Alfhaid, Khalid Alotaibi and Abdullah Alswieleh
A platform technology based on inorganic/organic nanoparticles for carrying drugs could be of enormous potential benefit in treating cancer. Surface modification of the nanoparticles with pH-responsive and biocompatible polymers can improve the selectivi...
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Tudor Bibire, Onur Yilmaz, Cristina Mihaela Ghiciuc, Nela Bibire and Radu Danila
Biopolymers have gained significant attention as a class of polymer materials with a wide range of applications, especially in the medical and pharmaceutical field. Due to particular characteristics, such as biocompatibility, biodegradability, non-toxici...
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Haibo Zhang, Xiaotian Zhang, Zhiying Guo and Hucheng Chai
Deep coal mining requires grouting to reinforce the coal rock walls. The conventional polymer-modified cement-based grouting materials have improved toughness but poor fluidity. The purpose of this paper was to improve the injectability of grout. The pre...
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Abhirup B. Roy-Chowdhury, Mofreh F. Saleh and Miguel Moyers-Gonzalez
Permanent deformation or rutting is a major mode of failure in Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) pavements. The binder used in the asphalt mixture plays an important role in the rutting resistance performance of the mixture. Currently, the Superpave rutting paramete...
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