A total of eight corner pieces with the four different thickness-to-radius ratio, one set using external and internal tooling, were made to identify how unidirectional carbon-epoxy prepreg layers consolidate during lay-up oven vacuum bag moulding. Flexible thin-film pressure sensors introduced both mould surfaces measurements taken hand lay-up. second sensor was added monitor gradient changes T...

Monolayer films based on cassava starch (CS) or maize (MS), with and without 10% of gellan xanthan gum, PLA-PHBV (75:25) blend films, were obtained by melt-blending compression moulding, using glycerol (for blends) PEG 1000 polyester as plasticisers. Bilayer thermo-compression the different sheets sheet. Both mono bilayers characterised to their mechanical barrier properties, equilibrium moistu...

Pressure sensors with capability to detect small physical movements and mechanical deformations have been widely used in wearable medical applications. However, devices that are commercially available currently require complex designs fabrication present only a limited force-range sensitivity. To simplify the design, thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU)/ carbon nanotubes (CNTs) composite film has d...

In this study, we investigated the mechanical properties and inner structure of films linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) It was re-pelletized by a twin-screw extruder equipped with without molten-resin reservoir (MRR) different extrusion conditions. The thin sample (thickness: 0.1 mm) were prepared compression moulding machine then their analysed tensile test XRD, Imaging FT-IR, AFM RAMAN ...