Advanced Structures & Composites Center

Research Area:  Thermoplastics

Publications:

Title	Publication Date	Publication Name	Author(s)	Research Area(s)	Keywords
Effect of Fiber Type on the Thermomechanical Performance of High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Composites with Continuous Reinforcement.	2025	Journal of Composites Science	Tomlison, Scott Quintana, Jose Lopez-Anido, Roberto	Thermoplastics	extreme environments Fiber reinforced composites HDPE material characterization thermomechanical properties UHMWPE viscoelastic properties
Field-Bendable Thermoplastic Composite Rebar Created with the Continuous Forming Machine (CFM)	2025	Journal of Composites Science	Brustlin, Vanasse Schanck, Andrew Clark, Jacob Davids, William Lopez-Anido, Roberto Sheltra, Cody	Thermoplastics	concrete reinforcement Fiber Reinforced Polymer PETG pultrusion thermoplastic
Novel Field-Manufacturing Methods for Long-Fiber Thermoplastic Composites	2025	SAMPE Journal	Haller, James Clark, Jacob Gayton, James Hunter, Michael Schanck, Andrew Sheltra, Cody William G. Davids Lopez-Anido, Roberto Lapp, Justin	Material Development & Characterization Thermoplastics Transportation Infrastrucutre Durability
Exploiting the Properties of Non-Wood Feedstocks to Produce Tailorable Lignin-Containing Cellulose Nanofibers	2024	Polymers	Lamm, Megan Johnson, Donna Copenhaver, Katie Bhagia, Samarthya Hubbard, Amber Walker, Collen Doyle, Kevin Ozcen, Soyden	Additive Manufacturing Composite Testing Diatoms Engineering Education Environmental Analysis Food Packaging Industry 4.0 inflatable structures Maine Climate Change Material Development & Characterization Nanocellulose Nanocomposites Offshore Wind & Coastal Resiliency Research & Development Management Smart Materials & Textiles Structural Testing Thermoplastics Transportation Infrastrucutre Durability Water Carcinogens Wood Composites	agricultural residue bleached softwood kraft pulp (BSKP) flax hemp lignin-containing cellulose nanofibrils (LCNFs) non-wood feedstock wheat straw
Molecular-level design of alternative media for energy-saving pilot-scale fibrillation of nanocellulose	2024	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America	Liu, Shih-Hsien Rukmani, Shalini Mohan, Mood Yu, Yan Vural, Derya Johnson, Donna Copenhaver, Katie Bhagia, Samarthya Lamm, Meghan Li, Kai Chen, Jihua Goswami, Monojoy Smith, Micholas Petridis, Loukas Ozcan, Soydan Smith, Jeremy	Additive Manufacturing Composite Testing Diatoms Engineering Education Environmental Analysis Industry 4.0 inflatable structures Maine Climate Change Material Development & Characterization Mechanical Engineering Pedagogy Nanocellulose Nanocomposites Offshore Wind & Coastal Resiliency Research & Development Management Smart Materials & Textiles Structural Testing Thermoplastics Transportation Infrastrucutre Durability Water Carcinogens Wood Composites
Environmental Durability of Bio-Based and Synthetic Thermoplastic Composites in Large-Format Additive Manufacturing	2024	Polymers	Saaverdra-Rojas,Felipe Bhandari, Sunil Lopez-Anido, Roberto	Additive Manufacturing Environmental Analysis Thermoplastics
In Situ, Real-Time Temperature Mapping and Thermal FE Simulations of Large-Format 3D Printed PETG/CF Vertical Wall	2023	Materials	Poblete, Felipe Ireland, Matthew Slattery, Lucinda William G. Davids Lopez-Anido, Roberto	Additive Manufacturing Material Development & Characterization Thermoplastics	additive manufacturing conductance convection finite element modeling polymer thermoplastic
Transparent Multifunctional Cellulose Nanocrystal Films Prepared Using Trivalent Metal Ion Exchange for Food Packaging (2)	2022	ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering	Chen, Chelsea. Sun, Wenjing Wang, L. Tajvidi, Mehdi Wang, J. Gardner, Douglas	Smart Materials & Textiles Thermoplastics	cellulose nanocrystals CNCs food packaging metal ion
Experimental and Computational Assessment of the Bending Behavior of Inflatable Drop-Stitch Fabric Panels	2021	Thin-Walled Structures	Davids, William Waugh, Elisabeth Vel, Senthil	Smart Materials & Textiles Thermoplastics	flexurable behavior inflatible textiles
Modeling of the Nonlinear Bending Response of Neoprene-Coated Fabric Drop-Stitch Panels	2021	Thin-Walled Structures	Davids, William Vel, Senthil	Smart Materials & Textiles Thermoplastics	neoprene-coated fabric