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Development of crosslinkable, thermoplastic polyurethanes for cardiovascular prostheses

Theron, Jacobus Petrus (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006-12)

Existing thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs), used in the manufacturing of cardiovascular devices, still have unproven long-term biostability and may be prone to excessive plastic deformation when subjected to cyclic ...
The fundamental limits of recycling : from minerals processing to computer aided design of automobiles and other consumer goods

Reuter, Markus Andreas (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2006-12)

My applied engineering research and industrial application work of the past 20 years is presented in this dissertation. It is the conjecture of my work that only if thorough first principles knowledge of the depth of ...
High temperature phase equilibria in the Fe-Co-Cu-Si system pertinent to slag cleaning

Banda, Wezi (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006-12)

In the smelting of copper waste slags to recover cobalt and copper, the prediction of the metal liquidus temperature and the associated superheat for liquid metal handling for subsequent treatments cannot be done with ...