TY - JOUR A1 - de Camp, N. V. A1 - Kalinka, Gerhard A1 - Bergeler, J. T1 - Light-cured polymer electrodes for non-invasive EEG recordings JF - Scientific Reports N2 - We invented the first non-metallic, self-adhesive and dry biosignalling electrode. The PEDOT polymer electrode changes its aggregate state and conductivity by a light curing procedure. The electrode can be applied as a gel underneath hair without shaving. With the aid of blue light, the electrode can be hardened within a few seconds at the desired location on the scalp. The cured polymer electrode is highly conductive and can be applied on a very small location. Unlike other EEG electrodes, our electrode does not lose conductivity upon drying. Furthermore, our electrode strongly bonds to Skin and does not require any additional adhesive. Short circuits due to an outflow of gel are prevented with this technique. Therefore, the PEDOT polymer electrode is extremely well suited for applications that, up to now, have been challenging, such as non-invasive EEG recordings from awake and freely moving animals, EEG recordings from preterm babies in the neonatal intensive care unit or long-term recordings in the case of sleep monitoring or epilepsy diagnostics. We addressed two technical questions in this work. First, is the EEG recorded with polymer electrodes comparable to a standard EEG? Second, is it possible to record full-band EEGs with our electrodes? KW - Light curing KW - Polymer KW - Electric conductivity PY - 2018 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-459803 UR - https://rdcu.be/7aPD DO - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-32304-6 SN - 2045-2322 VL - 8 IS - 14041 SP - 1 EP - 9 PB - Nature Publishing Group CY - London AN - OPUS4-45980 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zhandarov, S. A1 - Mäder, E. A1 - Kalinka, Gerhard A1 - Scheffler, C. A1 - Poitzsch, C. A1 - Fliescher, S. T1 - Investigation of interfacial strength parameters in polymer matrix composites: Compatibility and reproducibility JF - Advanced Industrial and Engineering Polymer Research N2 - Effects of various geometrical and physical factors, as well as the method of data reduction (analysis of experimental forceedisplacement curves) on the values of local interfacial strength parameters (local IFSS, td, and critical energy release rate, Gic) determined by means of a single fiber pull-out test are discussed. Experimental results of our pull-out tests on several fiberepolymer matrix systems showed that td and Gic weakly depended on geometrical factors. However, the pull-out test appeared to be sensitive to the conditions of specimen formation and testing, such as changing the nature of the contacting surfaces (fiber sizing) and the fiber pull-out rate. Of several methods of td and Gic Determination from a forceedisplacement curve, the most reliable and reproducible one is the approach based on the values of the maximum force recorded in a pull-out test and the interfacial frictional force immediately after fiber debonding. KW - Interface KW - Interfacial shear strength KW - Pull-out composite materials KW - Polymer matrix composites KW - Critical energy release rate KW - Geometrical factors PY - 2018 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-460918 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aiepr.2018.06.002 SN - 2542-5048 VL - 1 IS - 1 SP - 82 EP - 92 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-46091 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Taketa, I. A1 - Kalinka, Gerhard A1 - Gorbatikh, L. A1 - Lomov, S. A1 - Verpoest, I. T1 - Influence of cooling rate on the properties of carbon fiber unidirectional composites with polypropylene, polyamide 6, and polyphenylene sulfide matrices JF - Advanced composite materials N2 - The longitudinal and transverse strength of three unidirectional thermoplastic prepreg systems: carbon fiber/polypropylene (CF/PP), polyamide 6 (CF/PA6), and polyphenylene sulfide (CF/PPS) are studied and analytical formulas are proposed for the estimation of matrix and fiber/matrix interface properties from composites properties. Since the matrices are semi-crystalline thermoplastics, the influence of cooling rate on the strength is statistically evaluated. While the 0° tensile strength is found to be independent of the cooling rate, the 90° tensile strength is strongly influenced by the matrix type and cooling rate. The matrix modulus increases as the cooling rate is decreased; the degree of crystallinity also increases. The matrix residual stress, interfacial shear strength, and mode II interlaminar fracture toughness are also found to depend on the cooling rate, with the trends different for different matrices. KW - Matrix residual stress KW - Thermoplastic prepreg KW - Unidirectional composites KW - Cooling rate KW - Interfacial strength PY - 2020 DO - https://doi.org/10.1080/09243046.2019.1651083 SN - 0924-3046 SN - 1568-5519 N1 - Die originale japanische Version des Artikels erschien in: Journal of the Japan Society for Composite Materials, Jg. 44, Nr. 4 (2018), S. 123-128. - The original Japanese version of the article was published in: Journal of the Japan Society for Composite Materials, vol. 44, no. 4 (2018), pp. 123-128. VL - 29 IS - 1 SP - 101 EP - 113 PB - Taylor & Francis CY - London AN - OPUS4-45433 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lüders, C. A1 - Kalinka, Gerhard A1 - Li, Wei A1 - Sinapius, M. A1 - Wille, T. T1 - Experimental and numerical multiscale approach to thermally cycled FRP JF - Composite Structures N2 - Due to the different thermal expansion of the constituent materials, cyclic thermal loading of FRP induces alternating stresses in the material at two scales: at the micro scale (level of fibre–matrix-interaction) and at the macro scale (level of the multidirectional laminate). Especially the micro scale effect is not comprehensively investigated yet. Additionally, computational investigations mostly neglect this effect due to the homogenous modelling of the composite material. As this effect is assumed to significantly contribute to the fatigue of FRP at thermal loads, the present paper suggests an experimental and numerical multiscale approach including Experiments at the different involved material scales to separately observe the effects acting at these scales. The approach also includes numerical modelling for each scale to complement the knowledge gained from the Experiments and to create a basis for the consideration of the micro effect even in macroscopic fatigue models treating homogeneous modelled composites. The main focus of the contribution is to bring the overall Approach up for discussion, rather than to present the multiscale modelling details. KW - Fatigue KW - Thermal cycling KW - Fibre reinforced plastic KW - Cryogenic KW - Carbon Fibre KW - Epoxy Resin PY - 2020 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.112303 SN - 0263-8223 VL - 244 SP - 112303 PB - Elsevier Ltd. CY - Niederlande AN - OPUS4-50844 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Palantöken, Sinam A1 - Bethke, K. A1 - Zivanovic, V. A1 - Kneipp, Janina A1 - Rademann, Klaus A1 - Kalinka, Gerhard T1 - Cellulose hydrogels physically crosslinked by glycine: Synthesis, characterization, thermal and mechanical properties JF - Journal of Applied Polymer Science N2 - Biopolymers are very efficient for significant applications ranging from tissue engineering, biological devices to water purification. There is a tremendous potential value of cellulose because of ist being the most abundant biopolymer on earth, swellability, and functional groups to be modified. A novel, highly efficient route for the fabrication of mechanically stable and natural hydrogels is described in which cellulose and glycine are dissolved in an alkaline solution of NaOH and neutralized in an acidic solution. The dissolving temperature and the glycine amount are essential parameters for the self-assembly of cellulose chains and for Tuning the morphology and the aggregate structures of the resulting hydrogels. Glycine plays the role of a physical crosslinker based on the Information obtained from FTIR and Raman spectra. Among the prepared set of hydrogels, CL5Gly30 hydrogels have the highest capacity to absorb water. The prepared CL5Gly30 gels can absorb up to seven times their dry weight due to its porous 3-D network structure. CL5Gly10 hydrogel exhibits 80% deformation under 21 N force executed. The method developed in this article can contribute to the application of heavy metal adsorption in aqueous solutions for water purification and waste management. KW - Biopolymer KW - Cellulose KW - Hydrogel KW - Natural KW - Synthesis PY - 2019 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-486845 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/APP.48380 SN - 1097-4628 SN - 0021-8995 VL - 136 SP - 48380, 1 EP - 11 PB - Wiley CY - USA AN - OPUS4-48684 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lamoriniere, S. A1 - Mitchell, P. J. A1 - Ho, K. A1 - Kalinka, Gerhard A1 - Shaffer, M. S. P. A1 - Bismarck, A. T1 - Carbon nanotube enhanced carbon Fibre-Poly(ether ether ketone) interfaces in model hierarchical composites JF - Composites Science and Technology N2 - Poly (ether ether ketone) (PEEK) has a high continuous service temperature, excellent mechanical properties, and good solvent and abrasion resistance, which can be further improved through the addition of carbon nanotubes (CNTs). CNT-PEEK nanocomposites are promising matrices for continuous carbon fibre composites; powder processing can mitigate the high melt viscosities in these systems. In this study, model single fibre (hierarchical) composites were produced by embedding sized and desized carbon fibres in nanocomposite CNTPEEK powders followed by single fibre pull-out tests to assess interfacial characteristics. Carbon fibre-PEEK interfacial shear strength is typically 40–45 MPa. Increasing CNT loadings increased fibre-matrix interfacial shear strength linearly up to ~70 MPa at 5.0 wt%, which was attributed to the CNT-based mechanical modification of the PEEK matrix. Apparent interfacial shear strength was inversely correlated with the embedded fibre length irrespective of carbon fibre sizing or CNT loading, indicating brittle fracture of the fibre-matrix interface. Pulled out carbon fibres were still coated with the matrix, which indicated strong adhesion at the interface in all samples, likely related to a transcrystalline region. Adhesion was, however, negatively affected by the presence of epoxy sizings. Frictional shear strength was independent of embedded fibre length and CNT content for all samples. KW - Keywords: Poly(ether ether ketone) KW - Carbon fibres KW - Carbon nanotubes KW - Interfacial strength KW - Debonding PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-550052 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2022.109327 SN - 0266-3538 VL - 221 SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - Elsevier Ltd. CY - Niederlande AN - OPUS4-55005 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Trappe, Volker A1 - Kalinka, Gerhard A1 - Loose, Florian T1 - Carbon fibre composites exemplarily research at BAM N2 - Lightweighting as a cross-cutting technology contributes significantly to achieve the European Green Deal goals. Based on, but not limited to, advanced materials and production technologies, the demand for natural resources and CO2 emmissions are reduced by lightweighting during production, as well as use phase. Therefore, lightweighting is a crucial transformation technology assisting in decoupling economic growth from resource consumption. In this manner, lightweighting contributes significantly as a key technology of relevance for many industrial sectors such as energy, mobility, and infrastructure, towards resource efficiency, climate action and economic strength, as well as a resilient Europe. To strengthen international partnerships, addressing global issues of today at the edge of science with high performance lightweight material based on carbon fibers, an overview about the BAM expertise in carbon fiber reinforced materials is given. T2 - Meeting KCarbon CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 15.06.2023 KW - Lightweighting KW - Carbon Fibers KW - Recycling KW - Push-out Test KW - multi scale testing PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-58094 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -