The study presented herein shows an experimental methodology aimed at analysing the effectiveness of intumescent coatings through detailed characterisation their thermo-physical response for a range heating conditions and applied initial dry film thickness (DFT). Steel plates coated with commercial solvent-based thin coating were exposed to well-defined highly-repeatable in accordance H-TRIS te...

A new miniature interferometer has recently been developed for monitoring the changes of film thickness and refractive index, wherein a semiconductor laser and a photodiode detector are integrated to form a laser/detector hybrid. The laser light is collimated by a lens. When the laser light hits a film, it is reflected twice by the two interfaces between the film and the surrounding mediums. Th...

Magnetic resonance imaging was used to study swelling dynamics and hydrogel formation of xanthan tablets with or without Pentoxifylline drug in water and HCl pH 1.2 media at two different ionic strengths. Significant changes were observed only in the erosion front positions leading to different hydrogel thicknesses. The impact of the drug on the hydrogel thickness was found to be dependent on t...

The treatment of focal full thickness articular defects in the knee has continued to present a challenge, with no traditional treatment method providing consistent acceptable long-term clinical results. Patients with significant chondral defects frequently have persistent joint line pain, swelling, and catching in the knee. In contrast to marrow stimulation treatment techniques, such as abrasio...

Water absorption is a significant constraint encountered when NFs reinforce polymer matrices. It the primary cause of breakdown fibre-matrix interface, resulting in swelling fibres, loss efficiency load transfer between matrix and ultimately reduction strength stiffness composites. This study investigated development variance model for predicting water thickness an experimental design Polyvinyl...

Post-mortem ganglion cell dropout has been observed in multiple sclerosis; however, longitudinal in vivo assessment of retinal neuronal layers following acute optic neuritis remains largely unexplored. Peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer thickness, measured by optical coherence tomography, has been proposed as an outcome measure in studies of neuroprotective agents in multiple sclerosis, ye...

Edible films are thin preformed layers that provide food protection against adverse environmental conditions. Despite milk proteins being functional ingredients can interesting features to films, there is scarce information evaluating their influence on film properties and stability. For this reason, research work compared the mechanical (thickness, tensile strength, elongation at break), hydro...

In the present study, effect of nano additives in different ratios added to melamine formaldehyde adhesives on properties particleboards was investigated. this respect, two nanoclays [organo-modified (OMC) and unmodified (NC)] graphene nanoplatelet (GNP) were adhesive at rate 1%, 2% 4%. Along with physical (thickness swelling water absorption), mechanical (modulus rupture, modulus elasticity in...