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Michigan Technological University
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About: Michigan Technological University is a education organization based out in Houghton, Michigan, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Volcano. The organization has 8023 authors who have published 17422 publications receiving 481780 citations. The organization is also known as: MTU & Michigan Tech.
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TL;DR: In this article, carbon-based conductive fillers and a chopped glass fiber were added to nylon 6,6 to increase the thermal and electrical conductivity of the polymers, which can be used in static dissipative and electromagnetic interference/radio frequency interference shielding applications.
Abstract: Increasing the thermal and electrical conductivity of typically insulating polymers, such as nylon 6,6, opens new markets. A thermally conductive resin can be used for heat sink applications. An electrically conductive resin can be used in static dissipative and Electromagnetic Interference/Radio Frequency Interference shielding applications. This research focused on adding various carbon based conductive fillers and a chopped glass fiber to nylon 6,6. These materials were extruded and injection molded into test specimens. Tensile tests as well as in-plane electrical resistivity, in-plane thermal conductivity, and through-plane thermal conductivity tests were conducted. One successful formulation consisted of 10% 3.2 mm chopped E-glass fiber/15% Thermocarb (high quality synthetic powdered graphite)/5% carbon black/70% nylon 6,6 (all % in wt%). For this formulation, the in-plane electrical resistivity was reduced from 10 15 ohm-cm (neat nylon 6,6) to 15 ohm-cm. The through-plane thermal conductivity increased from 0.25 W/mK (neat nylon 6,6) to 0.7 W/mK. The tensile elongation at failure was 1.4%.
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TL;DR: The results show the importance of improving the understanding of how to extrapolate single substrate biodegradation data obtained under aerobic conditions to multi-substrate situations in aerobic and anaerobic environments.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the molecular engineering of the interface between non-covalently functionalized carbon nanotubes and the surrounding polymer matrix is crucial for achieving the dramatic and simultaneous enhancement in mechanical and electrical properties of SWNT-polymer composites.
Abstract: Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) are recognized as the ultimate carbon fibers for high-performance, multifunctional composites. The remarkable multifunctional properties of pristine SWNTs have proven, however, difficult to harness simultaneously in polymer composites, a problem that arises largely because of the smooth surface of the carbon nanotubes (i.e., sidewalls), which is incompatible with most solvents and polymers, and leads to a poor dispersion of SWNTs in polymer matrices, and weak SWNT-polymer adhesion. Although covalently functionalized carbon nanotubes are excellent reinforcements for mechanically strong composites, they are usually less attractive fillers for multifunctional composites, because the covalent functionalization of nanotube sidewalls can considerably alter, or even destroy, the nanotubes' desirable intrinsic properties. We report for the first time that the molecular engineering of the interface between non-covalently functionalized SWNTs and the surrounding polymer matrix is crucial for achieving the dramatic and simultaneous enhancement in mechanical and electrical properties of SWNT-polymer composites. We demonstrate that the molecularly designed interface of SWNT-matrix polymer leads to multifunctional SWNT-polymer composite films stronger than pure aluminum, but with only half the density of aluminum, while concurrently providing electroconductivity and room-temperature solution processability.
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TL;DR: In this article, an exergy model for a building is presented, which indicates the loss of work potential, is formulated as a function of physical parameters of the building model and environment, to minimize exergy destruction in an Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) system.
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TL;DR: It is shown that kin-directed altruism cannot account for groups that include mature offspring or unrelated individuals, and that individuals in large packs do indeed accrue foraging advantages, and selfish benefits of social foraging appear to contribute to the maintenance of sociality in wolves after all.
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Anil K. Jain | 183 | 1016 | 192151 |
Marc W. Kirschner | 162 | 457 | 102145 |
Yonggang Huang | 136 | 797 | 69290 |
Hong Wang | 110 | 1633 | 51811 |
Fei Wang | 107 | 1824 | 53587 |
Emanuele Bonamente | 105 | 219 | 40826 |
Haoshen Zhou | 104 | 519 | 37609 |
Nicholas J. Turro | 104 | 1131 | 53827 |
Yang Shao-Horn | 102 | 458 | 49463 |
Richard P. Novick | 99 | 295 | 34542 |
Markus J. Buehler | 95 | 609 | 33054 |
Martin L. Yarmush | 91 | 702 | 34591 |
Alan Robock | 90 | 346 | 27022 |
Patrick M. Schlievert | 90 | 444 | 32037 |
Lonnie O. Ingram | 88 | 316 | 22217 |