Chinmay Chari

Scientists Present a Review of Polylactic Acid-Glass Fiber Composites

In a paper recently published in the open-access journal Polymers, researchers explored the effect of various glass fibers (GFs) derived from borosilicate, commercial silicate, and iron-phosphates on the fabrication of polylactic acid (PLA) composites as well as their physical and structural properties.

Researchers Discuss Ion Mobility Through Solid Polymeric Electrolytes

Using Microbial Fuel Cells to Treat Wastewater

In a paper recently published in the open-access journal Energies, researchers reviewed global industrial wastewater production and investigated the use of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) for the treatment of wastewater as an independent technology enabling substantial global-scale energy savings.

Making Magnetic Materials with High Internal Phase Emulsion Polymer Foam

Novel Approach for Color Implementation in Perovskite Solar Cells

In a paper recently published in the journal ACS Applied Energy Materials, researchers carried out the color implementation of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) using multilayered transparent AZO/Ag/AZO bottom layer electrodes. The top optoelectronic controlling layer’s (OCL’s) thickness was also tuned via optical interference in this implementation.

Scientists Review Thermoplastic Microfluid Bonding

In a paper recently published in the journal Materials, researchers reviewed recent developments in the fabrication of thermoplastic microfluidic devices and highlighted current and rising approaches to trigger chemical and/or physical characteristics to suit real-world applications.

Compliant Flexural Sensors Made by 3D Printing

In a paper published in the journal Additive Manufacturing Letters, researchers demonstrated the use of additive manufacturing (AM) in the fabrication of flexural sensors for assessing the influence on the sensor output by the sensor geometry, thus highlighting the significance of geometrical design consideration in the fine-tuning of flexural sensors for AM.

Should We Add Volcanic Ash to Our Cement?

Researchers analyzed the pozzolanic reaction and cementing properties of volcanic ash sourced from the Cumbre Vieja volcano and evaluated the replacement of cement as well as its impact on mortar production.

A Study of Mechanochemical Activation in Self-Assembled Triblock Copolymers

In a paper recently published in the open-access journal ACS Polymers Au, researchers used a coarse-grained model to investigate the effect of network-like architectures over mechanochemical activation among self-assembled triblock copolymers.

Are Solar Cells Improved by Persistent Ion Accumulation at Interfaces?

In a paper recently published in the journal ACS Energy Letters, researchers demonstrated that trapping ions at the transport layer interface of perovskite and electrons causes band bending, which increases the device's open-circuit voltage (Voc) and built-in potential.