{"title":"Progressive use of nanocomposite hydrogels materials for regeneration of damaged cartilage and their tribological mechanical properties","authors":"P. Sagar, G. Kumar, A. Handa","doi":"10.1177/23977914231151487","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/23977914231151487","url":null,"abstract":"Osteoarthritis (OA) is a non-inflammatory deteriorating debilitating state that bring about remarkable health and economic issues globally. Break down/deterioration of the articular cartilage (AC) is one of the pathologic characteristics of osteoarthritis (OA). Nanocomposite hydrogels (NCH) materials are evolving as a potential class of scaffolds for organ regeneration and tissue engineering. In recent years, innovative hydrogels specifically loaded with nanoparticles have been developed and synthesized with the goal of changing conventional cartilage treatments. The detailed development of a tailored nanocomposite hydrogels (NCH) material utilized for tissue engineering is presented in this review study. Also, the mechanical characteristics, particularly the tribological behavior, of these produced NCH have been highlighted. Large amounts of research and data on the hydrogel substance utilized in cartilage healing are summarized in the current review study. When determining future research gaps in the area of hydrogels for cartilage regeneration, such information will provide researchers an advantage to further develop NCH.","PeriodicalId":44789,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part N-Journal of Nanomaterials Nanoengineering and Nanosystems","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75970433","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Vibration of nonlocal strain gradient functionally graded nonlinear nanobeams using a novel locally adaptive strong quadrature element method","authors":"M. Trabelssi, S. El-Borgi","doi":"10.1177/23977914221129426","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/23977914221129426","url":null,"abstract":"The primary objective of this paper is to propose a novel method to derive Differential Quadrature Method matrices with several degrees of freedom at the boundaries that can be used to build Strong Quadrature Elements to solve fourth and higher-order equations of motion. The proposed method, referred to as Locally adaptive Strong Quadrature Element Method, is applied to higher-order equations of motion for nonlinear graded Timoshenko and Euler-Bernoulli nanobeams formulated using the Second Strain Gradient Theory or the Nonlocal Strain Gradient Theory. To limit the formulation complexity, the proposed approach is based on the regular formulation of the differential quadrature method combined with custom-built transfer matrices. Moreover, it does not require a different formulation for fourth and sixth-order equations and can be extended beyond sixth-order equations. Validation was carried out using examples from the literature as well as data obtained using the classical Locally adaptive Quadrature Element Method. Both linear and nonlinear frequencies were evaluated for a large number of configurations and boundary conditions. The proposed approach resulted in good accuracy and a convergence speed comparable to the conventional Locally adaptive Quadrature Element Method.","PeriodicalId":44789,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part N-Journal of Nanomaterials Nanoengineering and Nanosystems","volume":"360 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80220670","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ameen Abdelrahman, F. Erchiqui, Mourd Nedil, Siaj Mohamed
{"title":"In situ- preparation and estimation of the physical characterization of Nanofluidic solution and its application","authors":"Ameen Abdelrahman, F. Erchiqui, Mourd Nedil, Siaj Mohamed","doi":"10.1177/23977914221127527","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/23977914221127527","url":null,"abstract":"In this work, the preparation and the physical evaluation of a series of miscible 0.2 M solutions in 50/50 volume ratios were addressed. A total of five solutions comprised of plain electrolyte/graphene, plain electrolyte/graphene-ethylene Glycol, plain electrolyte/graphene-poly-ethylene glycol, plain electrolyte/graphene-glycerol, and plain electrolyte/Graphene–Polyethylenimine. were assembled with Ag, and copper nanoparticles. The physical properties were studied by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, solution conductivity calculations, and viscosity and flexibility measurements, particle size distribution analyses. Surface morphology characterizations were done by transmission electron microscopy. A comparative approach of the physical properties between the five solutions serves as a guide to select the most appropriate fluid applicable to the upcoming device.","PeriodicalId":44789,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part N-Journal of Nanomaterials Nanoengineering and Nanosystems","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72513777","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Mukherjee, Shanta Chakrabarty, P. Mishra, P. Chaudhuri
{"title":"Stability and sedimentation characteristics of water based Al2O3 and TiO2 nanofluids","authors":"S. Mukherjee, Shanta Chakrabarty, P. Mishra, P. Chaudhuri","doi":"10.1177/23977914221127735","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/23977914221127735","url":null,"abstract":"Nanofluids are regarded as promising heat transfer fluid due to their ultrafast cooling capability. However, stability analysis of nanofluids is very critical before its application in heat transfer .The present paper reports about an investigation on the stability of water-based Al2O3 and TiO2 nanofluids at ambient temperature. Nanoparticles, namely Al2O3 and TiO2 at different concentrations of 1, 0.5, 0.1, 0.05, and 0.01 wt.% respectively were directly dispersed in water without adding any dispersant and placed in a static container to observe gravitation settling. Change of sedimentation height with respect to time was measured using the sedimentation photograph capturing method. DLS (Dynamic Light Scattering) and zeta potential analysis were also executed to examine the stability of nanofluids. The results show that the visualization method, DLS and zeta potential analysis are in good correspondence to each other. Sedimentation velocity increases with an increase in nanoparticle concentration and aging. Brownian motion of nanoparticles resist the sedimentation in nanofluids. It is observed that TiO2nanofluid is more stable as compared to Al2O3 nanofluid due to its smaller particle size. Finally authors recommend smaller particle size, optimized sonication time, low nanoparticle concentration and use of surfactant to obtain better dispersion stability of nanofluids","PeriodicalId":44789,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part N-Journal of Nanomaterials Nanoengineering and Nanosystems","volume":"118 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77437314","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mechanical optimization of an Al-Al2O3 composite nanowire via molecular dynamics simulation and metaheuristic optimization","authors":"Mohammad Pakray, Sajad Hayati, S. K. Jalali","doi":"10.1177/23977914221127733","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/23977914221127733","url":null,"abstract":"In the present study, mechanical properties optimization is investigated for an Al-Al2O3 composite nanostructure. The Al-Al2O3 composite nanostructure is considered an Aluminum nanowire reinforced by spherical Al2O3 particles. The structure tensile test is simulated via molecular dynamics simulation using LAMMPS. The mechanical properties of the composite are extracted from the obtained stress-strain curve of the composite. The important mechanical properties include maximum stress and toughness. An optimization process is then applied to maximize the mechanical properties of the composite via metaheuristic optimization algorithms including Genetic Algorithm (GA), Ant Colony (ACO), and Grey Wolf Optimizer (GWO). Since the studied nanostructure is mono crystal, the reinforcing mechanism differs from that of a grained macro material. Therefore, the optimization variables are not confined to size and volume fraction but they also include the location of the particles. The optimization is performed for 0.05 and 0.10 volume fractions and different particle sizes with respect to the location of particles. Applying the optimization process, the mechanical properties of the studied composite nanowire are substantially improved for tensile loading. The results reveal that the placement of the particles has a considerable effect on the improvement of mechanical characteristics. At last, a pattern is presented for the placement of particles to achieve the highest tensile characteristics of Al-Al2O3 composite nanowires.","PeriodicalId":44789,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part N-Journal of Nanomaterials Nanoengineering and Nanosystems","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80662098","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Application of FE method in predicting the properties of nanocomposites","authors":"M. Motamedi, M. Ramezani","doi":"10.1177/23977914221127528","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/23977914221127528","url":null,"abstract":"Nanocomposites have low weight and the improvement in properties is significant due to their nanostructure. Finding the properties of nanocomposites by experimental or computational methods is the priorities of researchers. Numerous studies on stress-strain behavior, strength, elastic-plastic behavior, bending, buckling, torsion, and other material behavior have been performed using the finite element method, which was reviewed in this study. In all the researches, the results obtained from the finite element method were in proper agreement with the experimental and analytical results. The use of the finite element method allows further studies on nanocomposites, which may not be possible in an experimental method or may require a lot of time and cost. In the following, a model of copper/CNT nanocomposite was studied using finite element method. The model was composed of a CNT in a box of pure copper. The stress contour and displacement contour of model was obtained and the results showed a 135% growth in nanocomposite Young’s module.","PeriodicalId":44789,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part N-Journal of Nanomaterials Nanoengineering and Nanosystems","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84334290","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Preface to the Special Issue on the 29th Annual International Conference of the Iranian Society of Mechanical Engineers (ISME2021)","authors":"M. Eslami, E. Ghavanloo, Y. Kiani","doi":"10.1177/23977914221098616","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/23977914221098616","url":null,"abstract":"In this Special Issue, some selected and extended contributions, which were presented at the 29th Annual International Conference of the Iranian Society of Mechanical Engineers (ISME), held in Tehran, Iran in May 2021, are collected. Ever since the first conference in 1992, ISME conferences have been a big scientific festivity for mechanical community in Iran. The ISME conference covers a wide range of mechanical fields in science and technology and aims to bring together various engineering mechanics expertise. The ISME2021 organizers decided to bring out papers presented at the conference in the field of microand nano-mechanics as a special issue of Journal of Nanomaterials, Nanoengineering and Nanosystems. This Special Issue contains four papers and each paper has undergone a rigorous review process. In the following, the articles are briefly introduced. In one of the papers, the static behaviors of functionally graded arbitrary straight-sided quadrilateral nanoplates have been investigated on the basis of a continuum mechanics-based surface elastic model. Mechanical response of polyester based composites filled with carbon black has been studied by experimental and micromechanical methods in another paper. The influence of shear deformation on wave propagation in periodic lattices with various topologies has been examined in one of the selected papers. Finally, a novel nanocomposite bone scaffold has been fabricated and its mechanical properties have been studied by using experimental techniques and finite element method. It is hoped that readers will find the special issue interesting. We would like to thank the authors for submitting their valuable works to the Special Issue, and the anonymous reviewers for their time, effort, and professional comments in evaluating the papers. In addition, our special thanks to the editor-in-chief of the journal, Prof. Vasileios Koutsos, for his excellent cooperation.","PeriodicalId":44789,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part N-Journal of Nanomaterials Nanoengineering and Nanosystems","volume":"33 1","pages":"67 - 67"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76228986","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Micropolar nanofluid overlying a porous layer: Thermosolutal convection","authors":"J. Umavathi","doi":"10.1177/23977914221117030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/23977914221117030","url":null,"abstract":"An investigation of the stability of an micropolar nanofluid overlying a sparsely packed porous medium and implanted in a parallel conduit is reviewed. Linear and also nonlinear terms are incorporated for the study. A Darcy-Brinkman-Forchheimer drag force model is deployed. To evaluate nanoscale effects the Buongiorno model is employed. The equations for mass, momentum, angular momentum, energy and nanoparticle species conservation with correlated wall conditions are non-dimensionalized. Modified diffusivity ratio and Lewis number stable the system, the micropolar parameters concentration Rayleigh number destable system for stationary convection. Concentration Rayleigh number, micropolar parameters stabilize and Lewis number destabilizes the system for oscillatory convection. Applications of the study include micro/nano-fluidic devices, nano-doped energy systems and packed beds in chemical engineering.","PeriodicalId":44789,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part N-Journal of Nanomaterials Nanoengineering and Nanosystems","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83727081","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Arifin, A. Selamat, R. Asih, Darminto, M. Malyadi, W. Putra
{"title":"Density functional theory study of dissociative adsorption of H2 molecules on NiTi (001) surfaces","authors":"R. Arifin, A. Selamat, R. Asih, Darminto, M. Malyadi, W. Putra","doi":"10.1177/23977914221114557","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/23977914221114557","url":null,"abstract":"Ti-based alloys have the potential to be used as hydrogen storage units, including NiTi. In contrast, NiTi alloy is sensitive to H atoms. It has been found that hydrogen can cause embrittlement in NiTi alloys. Thus, it is become indispensable to elucidate the reaction of H2 molecules on the NiTi surface. Using density functional theory, we investigated the dissociation mechanism of H2 molecules on the B2 NiTi (001) surface. We found that H atoms tend to come closer to Ni atoms on the Ti- and Ni-terminated (NiTi) (001) substrate. The calculation results showed that the adsorption energy of H atoms at the hollow site was higher than that at the top site. We identified two dissociation mechanisms of H2 molecules on Ti and Ni terminated on NiTi (001) substrates via the hollow sites of the adsorption route. The adsorption energy values obtained were extremely low, that is, 0.23 and 0.38 eV for the Ni and Ti terminated of NiTi (001) substrates, respectively. The dissociation reaction of H2 molecules, which is an exothermic reaction, can quickly occur on the NiTi (001) surface because of the low activation energy.","PeriodicalId":44789,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part N-Journal of Nanomaterials Nanoengineering and Nanosystems","volume":"49 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88074724","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of asymmetric zeta-potential on natural convection flow in a vertical microannulus with electroosmotic and Joule heating effects","authors":"M. Oni, B. Jha","doi":"10.1177/23977914221103995","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/23977914221103995","url":null,"abstract":"Analytical solutions of temperature distributions and flow formation of joint buoyancy and electroosmotic flow in a vertical microtube formed by two concentric microcylinders are presented. The central equations describing flow formations and thermal energy are offered and solved in closed-form in terms of modified Bessel’s function of first and second kinds. These solutions have significant application in predicting and analyzing flow formation and thermal behavior of Newtonian fluids in micropumps and microchips. Based on the exact solutions obtained, the effects of flow parameters are clearly explained with the use of line graphs. Based on the simulation of results using MATLAB, it is found that fluid temperature distributions and fluid velocity in the vertical microannulus could be enhanced by increasing the radius ratio of the concentric microcylinders.","PeriodicalId":44789,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part N-Journal of Nanomaterials Nanoengineering and Nanosystems","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78730198","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}