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Balancing Porosity and Mechanical Properties of Titanium Samples to Favor Cellular Growth against Bacteria

Researchers studied how adding porosity to titanium implants affects their mechanical strength and resistance to bacterial infection. The study focuses on orthopedic implants and has no direct relevance to microplastics or environmental contamination.

2019 Metals 26 citations
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Fatigue behaviour of load-bearing polymeric bone scaffolds: A review

This review examines how polymeric bone scaffolds used in tissue engineering perform under repeated mechanical stress, focusing on their fatigue behavior. While not directly about microplastics, the research is relevant because it explores how polymer materials break down under physical stress, which is similar to how plastic products degrade into microplastics in the environment. Understanding polymer fatigue helps explain why plastic materials fragment over time and contribute to micro- and nanoplastic pollution.

2023 Acta Biomaterialia 56 citations
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On Structural Sensitivity of Young’s Modulus of Ni-Rich Ti-Ni Alloy

This study examined how grain size and heat treatment affect Young's modulus in nickel-rich titanium-nickel alloy for bone implant applications. This is a materials science paper focused on biomedical alloys with no direct relevance to microplastics or environmental health.

2023 Metals 1 citations
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Development of tough hybrid materials by regulated crystallization of hydroxyapatite inspired by bone formation

This paper reviews advances in materials science inspired by biological structures, including bone-like hydroxyapatite composites with enhanced toughness. The research is focused on biomimetic materials engineering and is not directly related to microplastics.

2020 Impact
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Coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations of nanoplastics interacting with a hydrophobic environment in aqueous solution

Researchers used molecular simulations to investigate how nanoplastics interact with abiotic particles like titanium dioxide commonly found in the environment. Understanding nanoplastic aggregation with mineral particles helps predict how these tiny pollutants move and settle in soil and aquatic environments.

2021 RSC Advances 9 citations
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The Effect of Initial Annealing Microstructures on the Forming Characteristics of Ti–4Al–2V Titanium Alloy

This materials science study investigated how pre-treatment processes affect the plastic forming behavior of a titanium alloy used in aerospace applications. It is an engineering paper unrelated to environmental microplastics.

2019 Metals 16 citations
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Grain size effects and weakest link theory in 3D crystal plasticity simulations of polycrystals

This study applied the weakest link theory to 3D crystal plasticity simulations to understand size effects on the mechanical behavior of metals. The research is focused on materials science and has no direct relevance to microplastic pollution.

2021 Comptes Rendus Physique 6 citations
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Hot Deformation Behavior and Processing Maps of a New Ti-6Al-2Nb-2Zr-0.4B Titanium Alloy

This materials science study characterized the high-temperature deformation behavior of a new titanium alloy used in aerospace and industrial applications. It has no direct relevance to microplastic or environmental health research.

2021 Materials 14 citations
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Bibliometric and visualized analysis of 3D printing bioink in bone tissue engineering

This paper is a bibliometric analysis of 3D-printed bioink research in bone tissue engineering, covering publication trends from 2010 to 2022. It is not about microplastics and is not relevant to microplastic research.

2023 Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 7 citations
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A Strategy for Dimensionality Reduction and Data Analysis Applied to Microstructure–Property Relationships of Nanoporous Metals

This materials science study applied machine learning to predict the mechanical properties of nanoporous metals from their microstructural features, offering an efficient way to optimize material design. While focused on metals rather than plastics, similar data-driven approaches are being developed for predicting the environmental behavior of microplastics.

2021 Materials 16 citations
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Meso-Scale Simulation of Concrete Uniaxial Behavior Based on Numerical Modeling of CT Images

This study used X-ray computed tomography and computer modeling to simulate how concrete cracks and fails at the microscale. It is a structural engineering paper not related to environmental microplastics.

2019 Materials 23 citations
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Winter Annual Meeting of ASME

This engineering paper uses computer simulations to study the deformation behavior of silicon carbide fiber-reinforced titanium metal matrix composites. This aerospace materials study has no connection to microplastics or environmental health.

1992 OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) 175 citations
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Modification of Mechanical Properties of High-Strength Titanium Alloys VT23 and VT23M Due to Impact-Oscillatory Loading

Researchers tested an impact-oscillation method for improving the mechanical properties of high-strength titanium alloy sheets. This is a metallurgical engineering paper unrelated to environmental microplastics.

2019 Metals 26 citations
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Influence of hard phase size and spacing on the fatigue crack propagation in tool steels—Numerical simulation and experimental validation

Not relevant to microplastics research; this paper investigates how carbide size and spacing in tool steel microstructures affects fatigue crack growth rate, with no connection to plastic pollution.

2023 Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures 6 citations
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Crosslinked Polymer Coatings of Poly (Acrylic Acid-co-acrylamide)/Polyethyleneimine (P(AA-co-AAm)/PEI) on Titanium Alloy with Excellent Lubrication Performance for Artificial Joints

Not relevant to microplastics — this study develops a hydrogel polymer coating for titanium alloy joint implants to reduce friction and wear, a biomedical engineering application with no connection to microplastic pollution.

2023 Coatings 9 citations
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Enhanced Fatigue Strength of Commercially Pure Ti Processed by Rotary Swaging

This materials science study found that processing commercially pure titanium by rotary swaging to refine its grain structure significantly improved its fatigue strength and resistance to crack growth. The research is focused on metal alloy engineering with no relevance to microplastic pollution.

2015 Advances in Materials Science and Engineering 32 citations
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Microplastic response of 2PP‐printed ceramics

Not relevant to microplastics — this study investigates the mechanical behavior of ceramic materials made by two-photon polymerization 3D printing; the term 'microplastic response' here refers to microscale plastic deformation in ceramics, not environmental microplastic particles.

2024 Journal of the American Ceramic Society 2 citations
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In situ characterization of work hardening and springback in grade 2 α-titanium under tensile load

A study using X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy characterized work hardening and springback in titanium sheet metal. While unrelated to microplastics, research on mechanical behavior of metals is relevant to understanding how metal and polymer particles are generated during manufacturing and wear.

2019 Acta Materialia 41 citations
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Valorisation of metal-contaminated microplastic waste in the synthesis of porous metal-modified TiO2 semiconductors

Researchers explored a novel approach to valorize metal-contaminated microplastic waste by using it as a precursor for synthesizing porous materials. The method could convert a persistent environmental pollutant into a useful material while removing it from the environment.

2024 Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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A Review of Damage, Void Evolution, and Fatigue Life Prediction Models

This engineering review summarizes models for predicting how damage, voids, and fatigue cause materials such as metals and composites to fail over time. This materials science paper is not related to microplastic environmental contamination.

2021 Preprints.org 13 citations