This paper reports on the daylighting performance of switchable ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) foil in double-skin façades (DSF). In contrast to conventional glazing or static ETFE façades, moderates incident daylight and controls internal light distribution by actively responding weather conditions solar intensity. To better understand control function impact parameters such as climate, l...

With advancements in optical fiber technology, the incorporation of multiple sensing functionalities within a single fiber structure opens the possibility to deploy dielectric, fully distributed, long-length optical sensors in an extremely small cross section. To illustrate the concept, we designed and manufactured a multicore optical fiber with three graded-index (GI) multimode (MM) cores and ...

Introduction The Riata and Riata ST implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) leads, a narrow caliber silicone lead without an outer jacket, have been shown to be prone to structural and electrical failure. While much interest has been shown in potentially lethal high-voltage (HV) failures caused by electrical short circuits due to a breach in the ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) insulati...

Mineralization of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF), fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) [poly(VDF-co-HFP)] copolymer, and poly(ethylene-co-tetrafluoroethylene) copolymer (ETFE) in superheated water the presence an alkaline reagent was investigated with aim developing a technique to recycle fluorine element. These polymers underwent almost complete defluorination form fluoride ions (F–) reaction so...

Figure 0. Waterjet Cut models of two Façade Systems The inclusion of technological devices in the built environment may eventually have a profound influence on architecture and may lead to new design philosophies that solve tectonically the dialogue between traditional materials and computer networks; this document describes an exploration on a façade system that articulates distributed network...