A5024288736- Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
- biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
- Cryospheric studies and observations
- Smart Materials for Construction
- Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
- Block Copolymer Self-Assembly
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
- Polymer composites and self-healing
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
- Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties
- Global Health Care Issues
- Various Chemistry Research Topics
- Conducting polymers and applications
- Privacy, Security, and Data Protection
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Retirement, Disability, and Employment
- Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation
- Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods
- Machine Learning in Materials Science
Honeywell (United States)
2016-2020
Honeywell Federal Manufacturing and Technologies (United States)
2018-2020
Iowa State University
2014-2016
National Nuclear Security Administration
2016
Bellevue College
1996
Group Health Cooperative
1986-1996
Healthways (United States)
1990-1992
US Forest Service
1991
University of Puget Sound
1986
This article presents the fabrication and characterization of poly dimethylsiloxane/carbon nanofiber (CNF)-based nanocomposites. Although silica carbon nanoparticles have been traditionally used to reinforce mechanical properties in PDMS matrix nanocomposites, this focuses on understanding their impacts electrical thermal properties. By adjusting both CNF concentrations, 12 different nanocomposite formulations were studied, these materials experimentally characterized. The developed...
Decorating nanoparticle surfaces with end-tethered chains provides a way to mediate interfacial interactions in polymer nanocomposites. Here, polymer-grafted nanoparticles are investigated for their impact on the performance of structures created by fused filament fabrication (FFF). The nanoscale organization poly(methyl methacrylate)-grafted (PMMA-g-NPs) PMMA matrices is examined via small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). SAXS data indicate that all nanocomposites exhibit particle–particle...
Abstract In many mountainous areas of the Pacific coast North America, rainfall onto snowpacks causes massive floods, probably single greatest cause changes in channel morphology and lotie habitats. To understand model this hydrometeorological phenomenon better, process-response hypotheses were developed for snowpack outflow amount, duration rate time lags from beginning to initial peak outflow. The evaluated by correlation regression analyses based on measurements 20 rainon-snow events...
Summary Self‐metathesis of the terminal olefin in 10‐undecen‐1‐ol was conducted presence [RuCl 2 (PPh 3 ) (perhydroazepine)] complex and ethyl diazoacetate (EDA) to form a bioderived diol. The diol utilized as soft segment chain extender polyurethane reactions with castor oil. Polymers high M w n values PDI's were obtained. viscoelastic material parameters (G′, G″ η*) studied function angular frequency at different temperatures diol/castor oil compostions. Newtonian behavior observed for...
In recent years, there has been a slow but dramatic change in society's attitudes toward persons with disabilities—an evolution away from traditional paternalistic approaches which foster dependency, policies focused on maximizing the potential for autonomy and independence among individuals of limited capacity. This is clearly reflected efforts across country to revise state guardianship statutes. article analyzes significant trends these reform efforts, highlights important practice...
In this article, we report the manipulation of block terpolymer morphology through control segment distribution. We consider a model system comprised three acrylic monomers: hydrophilic poly(hydroxyethyl acrylate) (H), hydrophobic poly(octyl (O), and polar poly(methyl (M). For each four chemical compositions, altered M distribution in architectures with reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization to yield: two triblock architectures, HOM HMO, diblock HM/O H/MO,...
Over 7 million retirees currently are covered by employer-sponsored health benefits plans in which the employer contributes all or a portion of premium cost. Almost one-third these under age 65 and therefore lack Medicare coverage. The annual cost to employers for this coverage is now $9 billion expected be $22 20 years. However, inflation care costs, recent court decisions, aging America, major proposed accounting rule change Financial Accounting Standards Board have combined produce...
Pressure sensing is a field that rapidly advancing as driven by vast applications including biomedical devices, industrial automation, human-machine interfacing, and skin-like electronics. Recently significant amount of effort has been reported to develop new piezoresistive strain sensor made from polymers with carbon nanofillers. The widely used nanofillers high electrical conductivity include nanotubes, nanofibers, other nanoparticles. However, most previous research focused on the...
Department of Family Medicine; University Washington Group Health Cooperative; Bellevue,
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