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Mechanical Properties of Polymers and Composites

TLDR
In this article, the authors discuss various mechanical properties of fiber-filled composites, such as elastic moduli, creep and stress relaxation, and other mechanical properties such as stress-strain behavior and strength.
Abstract
Mechanical Tests and Polymer Transitions * Elastic Moduli * Creep and Stress Relaxation * Dynamical Mechanical Properties * Stress-Strain Behaviour and Strength * Other mechanical Properties * Particulate-Filled Polymers * Fiber- Filled Composites and Other Composites.

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Thermal and dynamic mechanical analysis of polystyrene composites reinforced with short sisal fibres

TL;DR: In this paper, the thermal behavior of polystyrene composites reinforced with short sisal fibres was studied by means of thermogravimetric and dynamic mechanical thermal analysis.
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Oil Palm Fibre Reinforced Phenol Formaldehyde Composites: Influence of Fibre Surface Modifications on the Mechanical Performance

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The mechanisms and mechanics of the toughening of epoxy polymers modified with silica nanoparticles

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Study on physical properties and nerve cell affinity of composite films from chitosan and gelatin solutions.

TL;DR: The results suggest that the soft and elastic complex of chitosan and gelatin, which has better nerve cell affinity compared to chito-gelatin, is a promising candidate biomaterial for nerve regeneration.