A predictive model is proposed that quantitatively describes the synergistic behavior of the electrical conductivities of CNTs and graphene in CNT:graphene hybrids. The number of CNT-to-CNT, graphene-to-graphene, and graphene-to-CNT contacts is calculated assuming a random distribution of CNTs and graphene particles in the hybrids and using an orientation density function. Calculations reveal that the total number of contacts reaches a maximum at a specific composition and depends on the particle sizes of the graphene and CNTs. The hybrids, prepared using inkjet printing, are distinguished by higher electrical conductivities than that of 100% CNT or graphene at certain composition ratios. These experimental results provide strong evidence that this approach involving constituent element contacts is suitable for investigating the properties of particulate hybrid materials.
Nanostructured
flexible electrodes with biological compatibility
and intimate electrochemical coupling provide attractive solutions
for various emerging bioelectronics and biosensor applications. Here,
we develop all-inkjet-printed flexible nanobio-devices with excellent
electrochemical coupling by employing amphiphilic biomaterial, an
M13 phage, numerical simulation of single-drop formulation, and rational
formulations of nanobio-ink. Inkjet-printed nanonetwork-structured
electrodes of single-walled carbon nanotubes and M13 phage show efficient
electrochemical coupling and hydrostability. Additive printing of
the nanobio-inks also allows for systematic control of the physical
and chemical properties of patterned electrodes and devices. All-inkjet-printed
electrochemical field-effect transistors successfully exhibit pH-sensitive
electrical current modulation. Moreover, all-inkjet-printed electrochemical
biosensors fabricated via sequential inkjet-printing of the nanobio-ink,
electrolytes, and enzyme solutions enable direct electrical coupling
within the printed electrodes and detect glucose concentrations at
as low as 20 μM. Glucose levels in sweat are successfully measured,
and the change in sweat glucose levels is shown to be highly correlated
with blood glucose levels. Synergistic combination of additive fabrication
by inkjet-printing with directed assembly of nanostructured electrodes
by functional biomaterials could provide an efficient means of developing
bioelectronic devices for personalized medicine, digital healthcare,
and emerging biomimetic devices.
This paper presents the experimental results of an evaluation of the recovery behavior of Fe-based shape memory alloys (Fe-SMAs) under different restraints. For the study, three types of Fe-SMA (FSMA-A, FSMA-B, FSMA-C) were produced. As a result of the direct tensile test, the yield strength of the FSMA-A specimen was nearly 34% higher than the strength of FSMA-B and FSMA-C. Under free restraint, the recovery strains are 0.00956, 0.01445, and 0.01977 for FSMA-A, FSMA-B and FSMA-C specimens, respectively, after activation when the pre-strain is 0.04, and the heating temperature 200 °C. Under rigid restraint, the final recovery stresses are 518, 391 and 401 MPa for FSMA-A, FSMA-B, FSMA-C specimens after activation when a pre-strain of 0.04 and heating temperature 200 °C. Additionally, under the rigid restraint, the effect of pre-strain on the final recovery stress was insignificant, whereas the final recovery stress increased as the heating temperature increased. When Fe-SMA was constrained during cooling, the recovery stress is 50% lower than under rigid restraint. Hence, in order to develop a large recovery stress, Fe-SMA must be constrained during heating. In addition, a method for calculating the effective confining stress of the Fe-SMA coupler for pipe joining was proposed based on the experimental results.
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