Fatigue Behavior of Cord-Rubber Composite Materials under Different Loading Conditions.

Cord-rubber composites are subjected to a wide range of loads in various applications. However, their fatigue behavior remains relatively under-researched. To address this gap, a set of representative specimens was developed, and a validated numerical model was employed to assess fatigue-relevant parameters.

Fabrication and characterization of a novel zein/pectin/pumpkin seed oil Pickering emulsion and the effects of myricetin on oxidation stability.

In this study, zein/pectin/pumpkin seed oil (PSO) Pickering emulsions (ZPPEs) were fabricated loading with myricetin (MYT), and the quality control methods of oxidation stability were innovatively investigated. The microstructure and particle properties of zein-pectin particles were determined. The zein to pectin ratio of 5:3 and oil phase fraction (φ = 50 %) turned out as the most optimal conditions for the stabilization of myricetin-loaded ZPPEs.

Single-tablet-scale direct-compression: An on-demand manufacturing route for personalized tablets.

Today's pharmaceutical industry is facing various challenges. Two of them are issues with supply chain security and the increasing demand for personalized medicine. Both can be addressed by increasing flexibility and a more decentralized approach to pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Structural Order in Cellulose Thin Films Prepared from a Trimethylsilyl Precursor.

Biopolymer cellulose is investigated in terms of the crystallographic order within thin films. The films were prepared by spin-coating of a trimethylsilyl cellulose precursor followed by an exposure to HCl vapors; two different source materials were used. Careful precharacterization of the films was performed by infrared spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy.

Optimized energy landscape exploration using the ab initio based activation-relaxation technique.

Unbiased open-ended methods for finding transition states are powerful tools to understand diffusion and relaxation mechanisms associated with defect diffusion, growth processes, and catalysis. They have been little used, however, in conjunction with ab initio packages as these algorithms demanded large computational effort to generate even a single event. Here, we revisit the activation-relaxation technique (ART nouveau) and introduce a two-step convergence to the saddle point, combining the previously used Lanczós algorithm with the direct inversion in interactive subspace scheme.