K.H. Leong

TL;DR: In this article, the potential applications of 3D fiber reinforced polymer composites made by the textile processes of weaving, braiding, stitching, and knitting are reviewed, and the scientific, technical, and economic issues impeding the more widespread use of three-dimensional textile composites are identified.

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of stitching on the in-plane mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced polymer composites is reviewed and the implications of these findings for the use of stitching in lightweight engineering structures are discussed.

TL;DR: In this paper, a comprehensive review of the chemistry of additives for the degradation of polyolefins, including commercially available systems, mechanisms of degradation and biodegradation, testing methods and toxicity are presented.

TL;DR: In this article, a detailed outline of the current state of knitting technology for manufacturing advanced composite reinforcements is provided, and some of the predictive models available for determining them are reviewed, with a number of current and potential applications of knitting for engineering composites highlighted.

TL;DR: In this article, a tensile test was performed on three-dimensional (3D) orthogonal, normal layered interlock, and offset layered inter-lock woven fiber architectures.