While plastics are very useful on their own, they can be much stronger when reinforced and mixed with a range of fibers. Not surprisingly, this includes the thermoplastic polymers which are commonly ...

Shown here are PCS-coated carbon and aramid fibers. (A) depicts scanning electron microscope (SEM) micrographs of raw carbon fibers (B) PCS-coated carbon fibers, (C) raw aramid fibers and (D) ...

The first Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer rebar and mesh has come off the production line at GFRP’s new manufacturing facility in Linbro Park, Gauteng, heralding a new environmentally friendly era for ...

Researchers at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) demonstrate an enzyme-based biosensor in the form of an electrospun polymer mesh that can detect volatile organic compounds, which may help ...