Multi-layered composites using polyurethane-based foams and 3D-printed structures to curb electromagnetic pollution

3D-Printed Autonomous Sensory Composites

DOI: 10.1002/admt.201600257 materials (solids, thin-films, and liquids) and functions into a single seamless autonomous sensory composite by avoiding the use of a premade substrate, and 3D-printing all required materials without any external processing. We present a monolithic integration of strain sensitive elements with an organic electrochemical transistor (OECT)based amplifier and an electr...

Improved Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Properties of MWCNT–PMMA Composites Using Layered Structures

Electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding effectiveness (SE) of multi-walled carbon nanotubes-polymethyl methacrylate (MWCNT-PMMA) composites prepared by two different techniques was measured. EMI SE up to 40 dB in the frequency range 8.2-12.4 GHz (X-band) was achieved by stacking seven layers of 0.3-mm thick MWCNT-PMMA composite films compared with 30 dB achieved by stacking two layers of 1...

Impact on multi-layered polypropylene foams

Foams, and particularly the polypropylene foam, are more and more often used in the area of injury protection and passive safety for its energy absorption capacity. This multi-scale material is constituted of mesoscopic beads with a large variability of the material properties. To study the effects of these mesoscopic heterogeneities on both the macroscopic and the local behaviors, numerical si...

The Modification of Polyurethane Foams Using New Boroorganic Polyols (II) Polyurethane Foams from Boron-Modified Hydroxypropyl Urea Derivatives

The work focuses on research related to determination of application possibility of new, ecofriendly boroorganic polyols in rigid polyurethane foams production. Polyols were obtained from hydroxypropyl urea derivatives esterified with boric acid and propylene carbonate. The influence of esterification type on properties of polyols and next on polyurethane foams properties was determined. Nitrog...

Electromagnetic Wave Scattering in Random Layered Structures