by Malin Vestin Fredriksson  , Love Kull  , Anton Rönnblom  , Lennart Flygare  , Diana Berggren  and Krister Tano

Received: 26 March 2024;  Published: 25 July 2024;  doi: 10.21926/rpm.2403018

To develop a modular anthropomorphic phantom to evaluate the performance of radiological techniques for detecting pathologies in the temporal bone region. A phantom was constructed using a human skull, temporal bone specimen, and 3D-printed contour of a human skull. The human skull was embedded in t [...]

by Khatib Zada Farhan  , Ayman Sabry Shihata  and Adams Balade Abubakar

Received: 27 March 2024;  Published: 22 July 2024;  doi: 10.21926/rpm.2403017

by Amos O. Oyatogun  , Emmanuel Ajenifuja  , Abimbola Patricia Popoola  , Olawale Popoola  , Fatai Olufemi Aramide  and Grace M. Oyatogun

Received: 28 December 2023;  Published: 01 July 2024;  doi: 10.21926/rpm.2403016

High strength and good conductivity are both critical parameters for copper-based alloys for electrical and other technological applications. This study is aimed to produce copper alloys and metal matrix composites (MMCs) with enhanced physical properties. Cu-Ti-Ni ternary alloys and MMCs samples we [...]

by Zhong Hu  and Ruanbao Zhou

Received: 15 March 2024;  Published: 27 June 2024;  doi: 10.21926/rpm.2402015

Biodegradable plastics/polymers may serve as a promising solution to the global problem of plastic waste accumulation in oceans and soil and may significantly reduce carbon emissions from the manufacturing process, since the materials used to make biodegradable polymers are carbon-based and emitted [...]

by Mikhail Batanov-Gaukhman

Received: 10 November 2023;  Published: 26 June 2024;  doi: 10.21926/rpm.2402014

by Mohammed Mustafa  , Salman Pervaiz  and Ibrahim Deiab

Received: 23 February 2024;  Published: 18 June 2024;  doi: 10.21926/rpm.2402013

by Paul O'Hara

Received: 20 December 2023;  Published: 03 June 2024;  doi: 10.21926/rpm.2402012

by Kianoush Hatami Dehnou  and M.J. Hadianfard

Received: 14 December 2023;  Published: 03 May 2024;  doi: 10.21926/rpm.2402011

The use of silicone rubber as an implant is limited due to its weak properties. In this study, the impact of various reinforcements, such as TiO₂ or SiO₂ nanoparticles, carbon, or polypropylene fiber micro reinforcements, on the mechanical, thermal, and [...]

by Zongqi Guo  and Wenxu Wei

Received: 12 January 2024;  Published: 12 April 2024;  doi: 10.21926/rpm.2402010

Ceramic bonds are conventionally formed during the burning of refractory bricks and by using pre-fabricated blocks or monolithic lining, which is characterized as the coalescence of the particles by liquid sintering. However, the whisker bond was discove [...]

by Xinran Lv  , Ziqiang Yin  , Zhigang Yang  , Junshuai Chen  , Shen Zhang  , Shaolei Song  and Gang Yu

Received: 02 January 2024;  Published: 03 April 2024;  doi: 10.21926/rpm.2402009

Titanium diboride (TiB₂) materials have garnered significant attention due to their remarkable comprehensive properties. They offer potential applications in high-temperature structural materials, cutting tools, armor, electrodes for metal smelting, and wear-resistant parts. H [...]