Paola Antonaci

This study focuses on the use of additive manufacturing techniques as a possible way to produce n...ovel types of macro-capsules, suitable to be filled with different healing agents and subsequently embedded in cementitious materials to introduce self-healing properties and deal with the sensitivity of these materials to crack form

Soft inclusions, such as capsules and other particulate admixtures are increasingly being used in... cementitious materials for functional purposes (i.e. self-healing and self-sensing of concrete).

Section of the book: "Acoustics of Materials"

Heuristically known at least since the first half of XIX century, the self-healing capacity of ce...ment-based materials has been receiving keen attention from the civil engineering community worldwide in the last decade.

Purpose: One of the main problems of knee replacement is the limit of knee flexion. This study fo...cuses on the knee implant and the patellar component currently in use in total knee arthroplasty, analyzing the influence of patellar thickness on the degree of knee flexion following surgery.

The intensive use of cement-based building materials is a growing concern in terms of environment...al impact, since they significantly contribute to the global anthropogenic CO2 emissions.