Thomas J. – TechConnect Briefs

Advanced Materials for self-healing electrical insulation systems

Basu S., German I., Rhodes R., Stevens G.C., Thomas J., Gnosys Global Ltd, UK

Recently, there have been significant advancements in the development of self-healing materials. When damaged, these materials are capable of autonomously repairing the damage, restoring the pre-damage characteristics of the material and preserving asset integrity. This [...]

Fabrication of polymer-derived ceramic nanostructures by imprint lithography

Duong B., Gangopadhyay P., Brent J., Seraphin S., Thomas J., University of Central Florida, US

The conventional technique used for manufacturing miniaturized ceramic components is the powder route which typically does not allow the fabrication of feature sizes smaller than 0.1mm. With the availability of pre-ceramic polymers, processed by various [...]

Processing and Characterization of Epon 862 reinforced with functionalized MWCNT’s

Theodore M., Hosur M.V., Thomas J., Jeelani S., Tusekgee University, US

In the current research work, functionalization of pristine MWCNTs was performed by oxidation in acid solution (MWCNT-COOH), direct-fluorination (MWCNT-F), and amino-functionalization (MWCNT-NH2). An epoxy-nanocomposite material was developed through the use of functionalized Multi-wall Carbon Nanotubes [...]

Simulation of the Production of Functional Layers for Vibration Sensors for Tool State Monitoring and Finite Element Analysis of Mechanical Characteristics

Thomas J., Kühnhold R., Schnupp R., Temmel G., Ryssel H., Fraunhofer-Institut fur Integrierte Schaltungen, DE

A novel MEMS vibration sensor for high acceleration am-plitudes was developed in silicon technology for tool state monitoring. According to the application-specific require-ments, the piezoresistive detection of vibration with polysilicon piezoresistors deposited on a thin [...]