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ArticleMicromachines2022

Influence of Filler Materials on Wettability and Mechanical Properties of Basalt/E-Glass Woven Fabric-Reinforced Composites for Microfluidics.

Ayyappa Atmakuri, Lalitnarayan Kolli, Arvydas Palevicius, Sigita Urbaite, Giedrius Janusas

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Article in Micromachines, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ayyappa AtmakuriFaculty of Mechanical Engineering and Design, Kaunas University of Technology, Studentu 56, 51424 Kaunas, Lithuania.
Lalitnarayan KolliFaculty of Mechanical Engineering, Sir CRR College of Engineering, Eluru 534007, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Arvydas PaleviciusFaculty of Mechanical Engineering and Design, Kaunas University of Technology, Studentu 56, 51424 Kaunas, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0003-1226-062X
Sigita UrbaiteFaculty of Mechanical Engineering and Design, Kaunas University of Technology, Studentu 56, 51424 Kaunas, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0002-0707-2539
Giedrius JanusasFaculty of Mechanical Engineering and Design, Kaunas University of Technology, Studentu 56, 51424 Kaunas, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0002-1055-2568
Kaunas University of Technology · LT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper presents the development of novel hybrid composites in the presence of filler particles and manufactured using a proposed new fabrication technique. The hybrid composites were fabricated using a basalt and E-glass woven fabric-reinforced epoxy resin matrix combined with graphite powder nanoparticles. Six sets of samples were fabricated using the vacuum-assisted free lamination compression molding technique. After the fabrication, wettability, mechanical properties (tensile, flexural and impact properties) and moisture properties were evaluated. Surface morphology and chemical composition of the composite samples were examined using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and spectroscopy. The obtained results showed that the use of filler materials in hybrid composites improves the properties of hybrid composites. Basalt/E-glass hybrid composites with 10% graphite material exhibited superior mechanical properties over the other composites, with high-quality, improved adhesion and surface morphology. Thus, novel composites with the combination of exceptional properties may be integrated in the design of flexible electronics and microfluidics devices as a structural layer of the system. High flexibility and good surface tension of the designed composites makes them attractive for using the thermal imprint technique for microfluidics channel design.

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basaltE-glassepoxy resingraphite particlesmechanical propertieswettability

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PMID36363896
PMCPMC9695889
OpenAlexW4308119361

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