Corrigendum to “A reactive electrospinning approach for nanoporous PLA/monetite nanocomposite fibers” [Material Science and Engineering C 30/8 (2010) 1304–1312]

2012 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 1710
Author(s):  
Ahmed H. Touny ◽  
Sarit B. Bhaduri
2017 ◽  
Vol 84 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guoyong Mao ◽  
Lei Wu ◽  
Xueya Liang ◽  
Shaoxing Qu

Wrinkles widely existing in sheets and membranes have attracted a lot of attention in the fields of material science and engineering applications. In this paper, we present a new method to generate ordered (striplike) and steady wrinkles of a constrained dielectric elastomer (DE) sheet coated with soft electrodes on both sides subjected to high voltage. When the voltage reaches a certain value, wrinkles will nucleate and grow. We conduct both experimental and theoretical studies to investigate the wavelength and amplitude of the wrinkle. The results show a good agreement between theory and experiment. Moreover, the amplitude and wavelength of ordered wrinkles can be tuned by varying the prestretch and geometry of the DE sheet, as well as the applying voltage. This study can help future design of DE transducers such as diffraction grating and optical sensor.


2014 ◽  
Vol 915-916 ◽  
pp. 1412-1417
Author(s):  
Jian Guo Shen

Material science is an interdisciplinary field applying the properties of matter to various areas of science and engineering. Frames have become the focus of active research field, both in the-ory and in applications. In the article, the binary minimum-energy wavelet frames and frame multi-resolution resolution are introduced. A precise existence criterion for minimum-energy frames in terms of an ineqity condition on the Laurent poly-nomial symbols of the filter functions is provided. An explicit formula for designing minimum-energy frames is also established. The sufficient condi tion for the existence of tight wavelet frames is obtained by virtue of a generalized multiresolution analysis.


2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (29) ◽  
pp. 38
Author(s):  
Charles Darko

Many complex formula derivation steps found within material science and engineering programmes are essential skill-developing activities that enhance students’ learning. However, most students lack the required mathematical knowledge to fully comprehend some of those derivation steps. This work developed a framework of clarifying some of the formula derivations steps by adding further mathematical steps that support the students’ constructive and cognitive learning. Some derivation steps were added to the derivations of the theoretical tensile strength model as well as the Maxwell’s and the Voigt-Kelvin models. The idea was not to disrupt students’ constructive or cognitive learning processes but to facilitate their learning since their ultimate aim is not to derive but to apply the steps of the modified derivations in solving other material science and engineering problems. The students benefited from the activities in two folds; firstly, they understood the reasons behind each derivation step and secondly, it improved their self-study activities by reducing their study periods. These activities provide a platform to widen STEM activities at higher education institutions. The ongoing work will look at other important formula derivation steps within material science and engineering that can enhance students’ learning.


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