...Inas Zaki Hadi Al-Araji; Meenaloshini A/P Satgunam; Abreeza Noorlina Bt Abd Manap; Kadhim K. Resan; Ahmed K. Muhammad Purpose The purpose of this study was to fabricate a flexible inner socket with enhanced stiffness and hardness distribution by using the functional gradient method (FGM). The FGM...

...M. Atar; H. Keskin; S. Korkut; D.S. Korkut Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how impregnation with boron compounds affects the surface hardness of varnished wood materials. Design/methodology/approach Test samples were prepared from Scotch pine, Oriental spruce, and Uludag...

... with transmission electron microscope (TEM). Findings Core‐shell structure of latex was confirmed by TEM. The performance of core‐shell latex has been optimised and the best combination achieved with 25‐40 per cent of hard phase in core‐shell latex. Research limitations/implications Although the core‐shell...