for a fiber optical surface plasmon resonance (spr) sensor a short part of its cladding should be removed to coat a thin layer of a metal. usually this is problematic when an optical fiber with small core diameter is used. in this paper, a new method using µliter droplet of the hf acid for short fiber optical taper fabrication is reported. using this method in a multi-mode optical fiber with th...

In a conventional dry grind process, corn is processed to produce ethanol and a low valued animal food coproduct called distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS). Approximately 33% of corn in dry grind ethanol plant becomes DDGS. Due to its high fiber content DDGS has traditionally being sold as ruminant foodstuffs. New fractionation technologies are being implemented to recovery valuable co...

Thermoplastic copolyester elastomer (TCE) and Polyoxymethylene (POM) filled polytetrafluroethylene (PTFE) composite, reinforced with short glass fiber (SGF) and different shape microfillers such as short carbon fiber (SCF), silicon carbide (SiC) and alumina (Al2O3) were prepared by melt mixing method using twin screw extruder followed by injection moulding. Mechanical properties such as tensile...

The carbohydrate compositional analysis by HPLC confirmed that IMO is a mixture of shortchains carbohydrates consists of glucose units in 2-7 or more. Therefore, it is defined as a short-chained fiber molecule (resistant oligosaccharide) (AACC Definition, 2000). The routine analysis of fiber content in IMO is being performed using HPLC-RI system and is based upon the published scientific papers;

The influence of dyeing and spinning on the characteristics of cotton fibers and its impact on the properties of cotton mélange yarn has been investigated. Grey cotton fibers with mean fiber length and fineness of 29 mm and 4.2 micronair were pre-treated and dyed. Three ring yarns were spun from 100 % grey cotton (R.R.Y), 50-50 % blend of dyed and grey cotton (M.R.Y) and 100 % dyed cotton fiber...

In this study, effect of MAPE (maleic anhydride polyethylene) as the compatibilizer on the mechanical properties of wood-flour polyethylene composites has been investigated by using Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA). Composites were made at 25% and 50% by weight fiber contents and 1% and 2% compatibilizer respectively. Controls were also made at the same fiber contents without the compatibilize...

This paper presents a novel fiber spraying process for the manufacturing of short bundle-reinforced Nextel™ 610/Al2O3-ZrO2 oxide composites (SF-OFC) and its characterization. First, influence varying lengths (7, 14, 28 mm, continuous fibers) orientations (unidirectional 0°, quasi-isotropic, ±45°) was investigated using hand-laid SF-OFC. Due to weak matrix, material exhibited strongly fiber-domi...