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Manufacturing and Evaluation of High-Quality Composites using Out-of-Autoclave Prepreg - Juniper Publishers

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  Academic Journal of Polymer Science - Juniper Publishers Abstract Carbon fiber-reinforced thermoset polymers have become popular in a wide variety of applications such as primary aerospace structures, sporting goods and wind energy systems. Autoclave processing has been the preferred method for fabricating high performance composites. However, the need for low-cost, high-performance composites prompted researchers and industries to develop new techniques such as vacuum aided resin transfer molding (VARTM) and vacuum-bag-only cure out-of-autoclave (OOA). Manufacturing parts with less than 1% void content, on the other hand, remains a difficulty. In the present study, the OOA technique was used to create high-quality (less than 0.25 percent void content) carbon/epoxy composites. The phases in the processing that result in good quality are described. Physical, mechanical, and fatigue properties of the manufactured composites were evaluated. Keywords:  Fiber-reinforced; Polymers...

Synthesis of Chitosan-Co-Lactic Acid Nanoparticles and their Potential as a Carrier of Anticancer Drug

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   JUNIPER PUBLISHERS-   ACADEMIC JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE Abstract This study aims to design some medicinally important biopolymer based Nano carriers. The study undertakes synthesis, characterization of Chitosan-co-lactic acid nanoparticles and optimization of swelling ratio. The Chitosan-co-lactic acid nanoparticles were prepared by the shaking of lactic acid emulsion in Chitosan solution by emulsion crosslinking method and characterised by transmission electron microscope (TEM) analysis (size), and Fourier transform infrared spectra (FTIR) (structural) and SEM (morphology). The particles were dispersed in a phosphate buffer saline (PBS) and the swelling response of these nanoparticles was studied as a function of chemical composition, pH and temperature of swelling medium. To determine the encapsulation efficiency, a centrifugation method was applied. Also, the assessment of biocompatibility has been made on the basis of two in-vitro test which are BSA adsorption te...