• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.85-89
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• 2017

One of the most challenging issues in the oil and gas industry is corrosion assessment and management in subsea structures or equipment. At present, almost all steel pipelines are sensitive to corrosion in harsh working environments, particularly in salty water and sulphur ingress media. Nowadays, the most commonly practiced solution for a damaged steel pipe is to entirely remove the pipe, to remove only a localized damaged section and then replace it with a new one, or to cover it with a steel patch through welding, respectively. Numerous literatures have shown that fiber-reinforced polymer-based composites can be effectively used for steel pipe repairs. Considerable research has also been carried out on the repair of corroded and gouged pipes incorporated with hybrid natural fiber-reinforced composite wraps. Currently, further research in the field should focus on enhanced use of the lesser and highly explored hybrid-biocomposite material for the development in corrosion prevention. A hybrid-biocomposite material from renewable resource based derivatives is cost-effective, abundantly available, biodegradable, and an environmentally benign alternative for corrosion prevention. The aim of this article is to provide a comprehensive review and to bridge the gap by developing a new hybrid-biocomposite with superhydrophobic surfaces.

• Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
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• 제67권
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• pp.1-11
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• 2018

Polymer composites offered broad engineered applications, however their diversity get restricted owing to fluctuations in thermomechanical properties during heating or cooling hence great concern required prior their applications through thermomechanical analysis (TMA). Traditionally, TMA or dilatometry found to be simple, ideal, reliable, sensitive, excellent and basic thermal analytical technique. TMA provides valuable information on thermal expansion, glass transitions temperature (Tg), softening points, composition and phase changes on material of having different geometries simply by applying a constant force as a function of temperature. This compilation highlights the basics and experimental of TMA for both research and technical applications and also provide literature on TMA of polymers, hybrid composites, nanocomposites and their diverse applications.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.1-29
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• 2008

In last two decades, an impressive progress has been recorded in terms of developing new materials or refining existing material composition/microstructure in order to obtain better performance in biomedical applications. The success of such efforts clearly demands better understanding of various concepts, e.g. biocompatibility, host response, cell-biomaterial interaction. In this article, we review the fundamental understanding that is required with respect to biomaterials development, as well as various materials and their properties, which are relevant in applications, such as hard tissue replacement. A major emphasize has been placed to present various design aspects, in terms of materials processing, of ceramics and polymer based biocomposites, Among the bioceramic composites, the research results obtained with Hydroxyapatite (HAp)-based biomaterials with metallic (Ti) or ceramic (Mullite) reinforcements as well as $SiO_2-MgO-Al_2O_3-K_2O-B_2O_3-F$ glass ceramics and stabilized $ZrO_2$ based bioinert ceramics are summarized. The physical as well as tribological properties of Polyethylene (PE) based hybrid biocomposites are discussed to illustrate the concept on how can the physical/wear properties be enhanced along with biocompatibility due to combined addition of bioinert and bioactive ceramic to a bioinert polymeric matrix. The tribological and corrosion properties of some important orthopedic metallic alloys based on Ti or Co-Cr-Mo are also illustrated. At the close, the future perspective on orthopedic biomaterials development and some unresolved issues are presented.

• 폴리머
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.518-525
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• 2013

폴리프로필렌(PP)을 매트릭스로, 황산처리된 녹조류(SGA)를 보강재로 사용한 바이오복합재료(biocomposites)의 기계적 특성을 향상시키기 위해 그래핀(GNP)의 평균입자크기와 첨가량에 따른 SGA/GNP/PP 복합재료를 제조하고 그 특성을 분석하였다. GNP의 첨가량에 의해 굴곡강도 및 충격강도는 점차 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다. 반면에, SGA와 GNP의 영향으로 인해 굴곡탄성률 및 저장탄성률은 크게 증가하였다. 평균입자크기가 $5{\mu}m$(GNP5)인 크기가 작은 GNP를 보강재로 사용하였을 경우 평균입자크기가 $15{\mu}m$(GNP15)인 GNP를 보강재로 사용한 복합재료와 비교하여 상대적으로 우수한 기계적 특성을 보였다. 이는 상대적으로 GNP5의 효과적인 분산에 기인한 것이다. 반면에, GNP5를 보강재로 사용한 복합재료의 열팽창에 대한 저항 특성은 GNP15와 비교하여 상대적으로 감소한 결과를 나타내었으며, 이는 열전도 특성이 우수한 GNP5가 상대적으로 넓고 고르게 분포되어있기 때문에 복합재료 전체에 열이 쉽게 전달되었기 때문으로 해석할 수 있었다. 결과적으로 SGA/GNP/PP 복합소재는 굴곡저항, 저장탄성률, 댐핑특성 등은 충분히 향상되어 범용 바이오컴포지트로 적용가능하였다.