Frontiers in Materials Science and Technology

Committees
Preface
I. Nanomaterials
The Intrinsic Frictional Property of Carbon Nanotubes
Silver Nanoparticles, Cages and Flowers Growing on Carbon Nanosheets
Thermal Properties and Fire Performance of Woven Glass Fibre Reinforced Nylon 6 Nano-Composites with Carbon Nanotubes
Detonation Synthesis of TiO2 Nanoparticles in Gas Phase
Manufacture, Wet and Dry Corrosion, and Plasma Nitridation of Novel Nanocrystalline Ni-Cr Nanoparticle Nanocomposites: A Brief Review
Reduced Gravity Testing and Research Capabilities at Queensland University of Technology's New 2.0 Second Drop Tower
Physical Phenomena of Thermoplastic Articles in the Vicinity of Their Glass Transition Temperatures
The Role of Al2O3 Buffer Layer in the Growth of Aligned CNTs
Improved Fabrication of PMMA/Ag Core-Shell Nanostructures with Two Steps
Simulation on Optical Properties of Gold and Silver Coated Nano Coreshell
Effect of Iron Content on the Properties of FePt Nanoparticles in Water in Oil Microemulsions
II. Thin Films and Coatings
Bovine Serum Albumin Adhesion Force Measurements Using an Atomic Force Microscopy
Prediction of Defects in PZT Thin Film Using Ab-Initio Method
Nonlinear Analysis of a Ball Grid Array Package under Thermal Cycles
Deposition and Properties Studies of Superfine TiN Films with Magnetic Filter
Environmental Response of Plasma Sprayed Nanostructured Coatings
Residual Thermal Stresses in a Fe3Al/Al2O3 Gradient Coating System
Residual Stress Estimation of Tungsten Film by GIXRD
III. Metals and Alloys
Stress Corrosion Cracking of NiTi Orthodontic Wires in Sodium Fluoride Solution
Analytic Prediction of Structural Stress-Strain Relations of Microstructured Metal
Experimental Research on Grain Orientation Evolution of Extruded Mg Alloy AZ31B Sheet during Uniaxial Tensile Deformation
Bonding of Aluminum Alloy by Hot-Dipping Tin Coating
Micro Impact Testing of Lead Free Solder Joints
IV. Composite Materials
Evaluating Multi-Delamination of Composite Laminates Using an Active Sensor Network
Optical and Piezoelectric Properties of ZnO Nanowires and Functional Polymer-Based Nanocomposites
Tough Hypereutectic High Chromium White Iron - A Double In Situ Fibrous Composite
Microstructural Analysis on Ti-6Al-4V and 10 Vol.% (TiB+TiC)/Ti-6Al-4V Metal Matrix Composites
Laminated Plate Elements Based on Higher-Order Shear Deformation Theories
Shape Control in Composite Laminates Using Piezoelectric Actuators considering Thermal Deformation
Effect of Processing Method on Conductivity and Mechanical Properties of Glass Fibre Reinforced Carbon Black Filled Polyethylene
Simulations of Delamination Propagation in Composite Laminates under Static and Low-Velocity Impact Transverse Loads Using a New Cohesive Model
Manufacturing and Testing of High Performance Sheet Moulding Compound
Effect of Vibrations on Void Content in Composite Materials
High Performance Composites Using Nanotechnology
V. Materials Processing and Characterization
A Knowledge-Based System for Temperature Prediction in Hot Strip Mills
Surface Roughness and Wear of Work Roll Containing Ti in Cold Strip Rolling
Rheology of Magnetorheological Shear Thickening Fluids
Investigation of Bimodal Particles Based Magnetorheological Elastomers
Analysis of Casting Roll Temperature Field during Twin-Roll Thin Strip Casting
The Development of a New Image Acquisition & Analysis System for 3D Surface Measurements Using Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy
Gate Location and its Effects on Product Quality in Injection Moulding
Effect of Surface Texture on Deformation Behavior of Asperity in Cold Metal Forming
VI. Biomaterials and Biomechanics
Effect of Fully Porous-Coated (FPC) Technique on Osseointegration of Dental Implants
Finite Element Analysis of a New Custom Made Orthotropic Post Material for Dental Applications
Finite Element Analysis of Plant Cell Wall Materials
Numerical Prediction of Influence of Diamond Burs on Subsurface Damage in Intraoral Adjustments of Porcelain Prostheses
Magnesium and Magnesium Alloys as Degradable Metallic Biomaterials
Modification of Porous Alumina Ceramics with Bioinert and Bioactive Glass Coatings
Novel Synthetic Bio-Mimic Polymers for Cell Delivery
In Search of a Parameter to Distinguish Viable from Non-Viable Articular Cartilage - Indentation and Ultrasound Studies
Evaluation of Dentinal Viscoelastic Properties Based on its Microstructural Characters
Endothelialisation and Cell Retention on Gelatin Chitosan-Coated Electrospun Polyurethane, Poly (Lactide-Co-Glycolide) and Collagen-Coated Pericardium
VII. Computational Materials Science and Simulation
Simulation of Three-Point Bending Test of Titanium Foam for Biomedical Applications
A Multiscale Deformation Analysis for Mono-Crystalline Copper under Dynamic Uniaxial Tension
The Design of Functional Gradient Materials with Inverse Homogenization Method
Crystal Plasticity Finite Element Modelling of BCC Deformation Texture in Cold Rolling
A Study on the Uniaxial Tension of FCC Metals at Nano Level Using MD
A Study on the Nanoindentation Behaviour of Single Crystal Silicon Using Hybrid MD-FE Method
Crack Analysis Using an Improved Meshless Technique with Irregular Nodes
A Data-Constrained 3D Model for Material Compositional Microstructures
Solidification Microstructure Modelling Using Cellular Automaton Method
Characterization of Virtual Nano-Structures through the Use of Monte Carlo Integration
Design of Periodic Microstructural Materials by Using Evolutionary Structural Optimization Method
Multiscale Particle-In-Cell Modelling for Advanced High Strength Steels
Guided Wave Propagation and Interaction with Damage in Tubular Structures