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Glass and glass-ceramic matrix composites with dispersion reinforcement, namely those containing whisker, platelet, chopped fibres or particles, are considered in this Chapter, reviewing their fabrication, microstructural characterisation, properties and applications. The Chapter is mainly devoted to composite systems developed to improve the thermomechanical properties of the glass (or glass-ceramic)...
Glass and glass-ceramic matrix composites with continuous fibre reinforcement are considered in this Chapter, covering aspects of their fabrication, microstructural characterisation, properties and applications. The great variety of composite systems developed during the last 30 years is discussed and their outstanding thermomechanical properties and high technological potential are highlighted. These...
Glass-containing composites with interpenetrating, graded or layered microstructures as well as hybrid glass and glass-ceramic matrix composites are discussed. Aspects of their fabrication, microstructural characterisation, properties and applications are reviewed. These materials have advantages regarding ease of processing and/or special properties which can be achieved, in comparison with conventional...
Studies in Mechanobiology, Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials
Myocardial tissue engineering (MTE), a strategy that uses materials or material/cell constructs to prolong patients’ life after cardiac damage by supporting or restoring heart function, is continuously improving. Common MTE strategies include an engineered ‘vehicle’, which may be a porous scaffold or a dense substrate or patch, made of either natural or synthetic polymeric materials. The function...
In brittle matrix composites reinforced by continuous ceramic fibres, the favourable fracture behaviour is provided by the presence of weak fibre/matrix interfaces, which lead to the fibre pullout effect [1]. The thermal stability and high temperature mechanical properties of silicate matrix composites reinforced by carbon and SiC based fibres in oxidising environments have been investigated quite...
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