There is an increasing demand for air-dry performance of fluorocarbon finished materials. Thus, dyeing with different types of reactive, mono, bi, and multi-functional, dyes was evaluated as a novel treatment to create correct surface interface to maintain fluorocarbon performance without ironing or tumble drying. The effects of pre-treatment on fluorocarbon finishing of cotton fabric, a cellul...

When a fingerpad presses into hard surface, the development of contact area depends on pressing force and speed. Importantly, it also varies with finger's moisture, presumably because hydration changes tissue's material properties. Therefore, we collected data from one finger repeatedly glass plate under three moisture conditions, constructed finite element model that optimized to simulate same...

One of the most fundamental questions in organismal ecology is how animals work in a continuously changing environment. In order to contribute to the current understanding of this question, this study evaluated seasonal changes in digestive enzymes activities, organs size, and energy reserves in Liolaemus nigroviridis, a medium-size lizard that inhabit extreme environments in the Andes range. W...

With polylactic acid (PLA) usage projected to increase in wood-based composite materials, a study comparing processing parameters with resulting PLA−wood adhesion and panel performance is warranted. In this study, PLA-softwood veneer laminates have been prepared spatial chemical imaging via FTIR analysis was applied identify PLA bondlines characterizing bondline thickness the extent of migratio...