Browsing Articles - Mechanical, Polymer and Design TUS:MM by Subject "Extrusion"

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Effect of mechanical recycling on the mechanical properties of PLA-based natural fiber-reinforced composites

Finnerty, James; Rowe, Steven; Howard, Trevor; Connolly, Shane; Doran, Christopher; Devine, Declan M.; Gatley, Noel M.; Chyzna, Vlasta; Portela, Alex; Bezerra, Gilberto S.N.; McDonald, Paul; Colbert, Declan Mary (MDPI, 2023-04-06)

The present study investigates the feasibility of utilizing polylactic acid (PLA) and PLAbased natural fiber-reinforced composites (NFRCs) in mechanical recycling. A conical twin screw extrusion (CTSE) process was utilized ...
NIR-based intelligent sensing of product yield stress for high-value bioresorbable polymer processing

Mulrennan, Konrad; Munir, Nimra; Creedon, Leo; Donovan, John; Lyons, John G.; McAfee, Marion (MDPI, 2022-04-07)

PLA (polylactide) is a bioresorbable polymer used in implantable medical and drug delivery devices. Like other bioresorbable polymers, PLA needs to be processed carefully to avoid degradation. In this work we combine ...