This work analyzes the characteristics of coating films that are based on aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) over a thermplastic elastomer (TPE) substrate with an objective of reducing the superficial friction coefficient ...

Aesthetics becomes an essential factor in consumer goods. Given a set of several products of similar performance, their appearance can make a big difference on the purchase decision. Sometimes, product aesthetics perceived ...

Environmentally friendly product design consists in systematically considering environmental aspects in all the phases of the life cycle. Sometimes, showing respect to the environment becomes a distinctive element of a ...

Product aesthetics plays a significant and differentiator role on highly competitive markets, so it is reckoned as a strategic factor that the enterprise may use to obtain a competitive sustainable advantage. The manufacturers ...

The electrospinning process is an emerging and relatively easy technique to prepare three-dimensional nanofiber membranes, consequently presenting a large surface area that makes them excellent candidates for several ...