Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Works Published in 2021

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2021 review

Acoustics at the nanoscale (nanoacoustics): A comprehensive literature review. Part I: Materials, devices and selected applications

[Review of ]. SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL, 332.

By: C. Peng  n, M. Chen n, J. Spicer * & X. Jiang n

author keywords: Acoustics; Nanotechnology; Nanoacoustics; Nanomaterials; Nanostructures; Acoustic microscopy; Manipulation; Sensing
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: January 3, 2022

2021 article

Hierarchical Model Predictive Control Approaches for Strategic Platoon Engagement of Heavy-Duty Trucks

Earnhardt, C., Groelke, B., Borek, J., & Vermillion, C. (2021, May 12). IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS.

By: C. Earnhardt n, B. Groelke  n, J. Borek * & C. Vermillion n

author keywords: Fuels; Roads; Computational modeling; Engines; Vehicle dynamics; Drag; Collaboration; Dynamic programming (DP); trajectory optimization; intelligent vehicles; interconnected systems
TL;DR: A platoon engagement/disengagement controller capable of disengaging a platoon during segments detrimental to fuel savings and rejoining the platoon afterwards without significant energy expenditure is detailed. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: January 3, 2022

2021 journal article

Acoustic wave coupling between optical fibers of different geometries

APPLIED OPTICS, 60(36), 11042–11049.

By: J. Kim n, C. Marashi n, J. Wee n & K. Peters n 

Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 3, 2022

2021 article

Patterning of Metal Nanowire Networks: Methods and Applications

Huang, Q., & Zhu, Y. (2021, December 17). ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES.

By: Q. Huang n & Y. Zhu n

author keywords: metal nanowires; silver nanowires; patterning techniques; printing; flexible electronics; stretchable electronics
TL;DR: A high-resolution, designable, and scalable patterning of metal nanowire networks is important but remains a critical challenge for fabricating high-performance electronic devices. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: January 3, 2022

2021 article

Fast Thermal Actuators for Soft Robotics

Wu, S., Baker, G. L., Yin, J., & Zhu, Y. (2021, December 7). SOFT ROBOTICS.

By: S. Wu n, G. Baker n, J. Yin n & Y. Zhu n

author keywords: silver nanowires; soft robot; soft actuator; snap-through instability; electrothermal actuation
MeSH headings : Robotics; Nanowires; Silver; Biomimetics; Droseraceae
TL;DR: A significant increase in the actuation speed of a bimorph thermal actuator is reported by harnessing the snap-through instability, enabled by simply applying an offset displacement to part of the actuator structure. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: December 20, 2021

2021 journal article

Liquid Crystal Thermography in Gas Turbine Heat Transfer: A Review on Measurement Techniques and Recent Investigations

Crystals, 11(11), 1332.

By: S. Ekkad n  & P. Singh*

author keywords: liquid crystal thermography; LCT; turbine heat transfer
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 20, 2021

2021 journal article

Characterization of copper & stainless steel interface produced by electron beam powder bed fusion

Characterization of copper & stainless steel interface produced by electron beam powder bed fusion. MATERIALS & DESIGN, 212.

By: C. Rock n , P. Tarafder n, L. Ives* & T. Horn n 

author keywords: Additive manufacturing; Cu; Bimetallic; Miscibility gap; Liquid phase separation; Interface
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 20, 2021

2021 journal article

Electromagnetic Finite-Element Modeling of Induction Effects for Buried Objects in Magnetic Soils

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 1–1.

By: M. Elbadry n , J. Wetherington* & M. Zikry  n

author keywords: Electromagnetic induction (EMI); finite element method (FEM); magnetic susceptibility; soil
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: ORCID
Added: December 19, 2021

2021 journal article

Detecting pulmonary nodules by using ultrasound multiple scattering

JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, 150(6), 4095–4102.

By: R. Roshankhah n, J. Blackwell*, M. Ali*, B. Masuodi*, T. Egan* & M. Muller n

MeSH headings : Animals; Dogs; Lung / diagnostic imaging; Lung Neoplasms / surgery; Multiple Pulmonary Nodules / diagnostic imaging; Multiple Pulmonary Nodules / surgery; Swine; Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
TL;DR: A method relying on mapping the multiple scattering contribution inside the highly scattering lung to detect and localize pulmonary nodules and the feasibility of this method was demonstrated in five ex-vivo lungs containing a total of 20 artificial nodules. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: December 13, 2021

2021 journal article

Molecular dynamics simulation of thermal transport in semicrystalline polyethylene: Roles of strain and the crystalline-amorphous interphase region

JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 130(22).

By: J. He n & J. Liu n 

Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 9, 2021

2021 article

Printed Strain Sensors for On-Skin Electronics

Li, Y., Liu, Y., Bhuiyan, S. R. A., Zhu, Y., & Yao, S. (2021, November 29). SMALL STRUCTURES.

By: Y. Li *, Y. Liu n, S. Bhuiyan*, Y. Zhu n & S. Yao *

author keywords: additive manufacturing; flexible and stretchable sensors; on-skin electronics; printing; strain sensors
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: December 6, 2021

2021 journal article

Direct comparison of angiogenesis in natural and synthetic biomaterials reveals that matrix porosity regulates endothelial cell invasion speed and sprout diameter

ACTA BIOMATERIALIA, 135, 260–273.

By: W. Wang *, R. Kent *, S. Huang n, E. Jarman*, E. Shikanov*, C. Davidson*, H. Hiraki *, D. Lin* ...

author keywords: Angiogenesis; Cell migration; Cell proliferation; Microfluidics; ECM; Endothelial cells; Chemotaxis; Hydrogels; Microvasculature; Sprouting Morphogenesis; Matrix porosity
MeSH headings : Animals; Biocompatible Materials / pharmacology; Endothelial Cells; Extracellular Matrix; Hydrogels / pharmacology; Mice; Neovascularization, Physiologic; Porosity
TL;DR: Characterization of matrix properties and sprout morphometrics across these materials points to matrix porosity as a critical regulator of sprout invasion speed and diameter, supported by the observation that nanoporous DexVS hydrogels yielded endothelial cell sprouts that were not perfusable. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: November 29, 2021

2021 journal article

IN VIVO PORCINE AGED DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS MODEL FOR TESTING ULTRASOUND-BASED THROMBOLYSIS TECHNIQUES

ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY, 47(12), 3447–3457.

By: G. Stocker*, J. Shi *, K. Ives*, A. Maxwell*, P. Dayton n, X. Jiang n, Z. Xu *, G. Owens *

author keywords: Thrombosis; Deep vein thrombosis; DVT; Clot retraction; Sub-acute clot; Non-invasive; Thrombolysis; In vivo
MeSH headings : Animals; Disease Models, Animal; Fibrinolytic Agents / therapeutic use; Swine; Thrombolytic Therapy; Thrombosis / drug therapy; Venous Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging
TL;DR: It is shown that sub-acute clots can consistently be formed with a minimally invasive, percutaneous approach, and the clot formed in this study remained intact for at least 1 wk in all subjects. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: November 29, 2021

2021 article

Experiment-Based Modeling of Turbulent Flames with Inhomogeneous Inlets

Ranade, R., Echekki, T., & Masri, A. R. (2021, November 16). FLOW TURBULENCE AND COMBUSTION, Vol. 11.

By: R. Ranade n , T. Echekki n  & A. Masri *

author keywords: Data-based modeling; Kernel density estimation; Principal component analysis; Artificial neural networks
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: November 29, 2021

2021 journal article

A Center of Mass Estimation and Control Strategy for Body-Weight-Support Treadmill Training

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL SYSTEMS AND REHABILITATION ENGINEERING, 29, 2388–2398.

By: X. Li *, B. He*, Z. Deng *, Y. Chen *, D. Wang *, Y. Fan*, H. Su n , H. Yu *

author keywords: Training; Legged locomotion; Estimation; Stroke (medical condition); Kinematics; Hip; Quaternions; Body weight support; center of mass height; locomotion recognition; long-short term memory; post-stroke
MeSH headings : Exercise Test; Exercise Therapy; Gait; Humans; Stroke Rehabilitation; Walking
TL;DR: The coM height kinematics by adjustment strategy is in good agreement with the mean values of the 14 non-disabled subjects, which demonstrated that the adjustment strategy improves the stability of CoM height during the training. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: November 29, 2021

2021 journal article

Upper and Apparent Lower Critical Solution Temperature Branches in the Phase Diagram of Polymer:Small Molecule Semiconducting Systems

JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS, 12(44), 10845–10853.

By: Z. Peng n, N. Balar n, M. Ghasemi n & H. Ade 

TL;DR: This work aims to understand the phase behavior of conjugated systems by determining phase diagrams spanning extensive temperature ranges for various combinations of the highly disordered semiconducting polymer with crystallizable and noncrystallizable small molecule acceptors. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: November 29, 2021

2021 journal article

Symmetry breaking of turbulent flow in porous media composed of periodically arranged solid obstacles

JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS, 929.

By: V. Srikanth n, C. Huang n, T. Su n & A. Kuznetsov

author keywords: bifurcation; vortex dynamics; turbulence simulation
Source: Web Of Science
Added: November 29, 2021

2021 journal article

Dual-Frequency Intravascular Sonothrombolysis: An In Vitro Study

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ULTRASONICS FERROELECTRICS AND FREQUENCY CONTROL, 68(12), 3599–3607.

By: H. Wu n, L. Goel n, H. Kim n , B. Zhang n , J. Kim*, P. Dayton*, Z. Xu *, X. Jiang n

author keywords: Transducers; Acoustics; Ultrasonic imaging; Frequency measurement; Frequency control; Impedance; Broadband communication; Dual-frequency thrombolysis; intravascular ultrasound transducer; passive cavitation; sonothrombolysis
MeSH headings : Acoustics; Contrast Media; Microbubbles; Transducers; Ultrasonic Therapy
TL;DR: A new broadband intravascular transducer is developed and tests indicated that the MB-mediated, dual-frequency (750+500 kHz) sonothrombolysis yields an 85% higher lysis rate compared with the single-frequency treatment, and the lysis Rate increases with the difference between the two frequency components. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: November 24, 2021

2021 journal article

Thermal percolation and electrical insulation in composite materials with partially metallic coated fillers

APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 119(21).

By: J. Zhong*, Q. Xi*, J. He n, J. Liu n  & J. Zhou *

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: November 24, 2021

2021 journal article

Geometric mechanics of folded kirigami structures with tunable bandgap

EXTREME MECHANICS LETTERS, 49.

By: Y. Li n, X. Song*, H. Liu * & J. Yin n

author keywords: Kirigami structures; Foldable hinges; Structural polarization; Stiffness singularity; Tunable phononic bandgap
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: November 23, 2021

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