Anisul Islam's project page

Hard Magnetic soft composites for actuators.

Anisul Islam

I worked on three different projects for my REU:
Hard magnetic composites which are also referred to as permanent magnets bonded with polymer, have a substantial impact on automation equipment, medical devices, and motors, sensors, and actuators. Investigation of the use of thermosets that possess increased dimensional stability, improved thermal resistance, and superior mechanical properties could lead to the production of parts and devices that can withstand higher operating temperatures. In addition, learning how thermoset materials behave in a magnetic field can help to optimize the Magnetic Field Assisted Additive Manufacturing (MFAAM) procedure. Our main target is to test the applicability of thermoset and strontium ferrite oxide [SrO(Fe2O3)6] composite for actuators especially artificial muscles of a robot. We are using PDMS as thermoset polymer and characterizing using biaxial VSM.

Publications:
[1] Md. Anisul Islam, Md. Nayeem Hasan Kashem, Wei Li, Wilhelmus J. Geerts, "Magnetic Field-Induced Thermal Behavior and Sedimentation of Strontium Ferrite-PDMS Composites for Actuator Applications", accepted for publication in AIP Advances, December 19, 2024.
[2] Islam, M. A., & Sharif, A. (2016). Effect of Magnesium Addition on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Lead-Free Zinc Silver Solder Alloys. Material Science: An Indian Journal, Vol 14, Iss 13:111.
[3] Islam, M. A., & Sharif, A. (2016). Microstructural Evolution and Mechanical Properties of Lead-free Zinc-Silver Solder Alloys. 1st International Conference on Engineering Materials and Metallurgical Engineering (ICEMME), 22-24 December 2016, BCSIR, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
[4] Islam, M. A., Nurani, S. J., Karim, M. A., Rahman, A. S. M. S., & Halim, M. A.strong> (2015). Dependency of the Band Gap of Electrodeposited Copper Oxide Thin Films on the Concentration of Copper Sulfate (CuSO4.5H2O) and PH in Bath Solution for Photovoltaic Applications. 1st International Conference on Electrical & Electronic Engineering (ICEEE), 04-06 November 2015, RUET, Rajshahi, Bangladesh, pp. 229-232.
[5] Nurani, S. J., Islam, M. A., Rahman, A. S. M. S., Mowla, M. G., & Shorowordi, K. M. (2015). Electrodeposition and Dependency of Optical Properties on Operating Voltage and Bath Temperature of Copper Oxide (II) Thin Films for Photovoltaic Applications. 2015 IEEE, International Conference on Telecommunications and Photonics (ICTP), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
[6] Rahman, A. S. M. S., Islam, M. A., & Shorowordi, K. M. (2015). Electrodeposition and Characterization of Copper Oxide Thin Films for Solar cell Applications.

Presentations:
[1] Md. Anisul Islam, Md. Nayeem Hasan Kashem, Wei Li, Wilhelmus J. Geerts, "Temperature Dependent Magnetic Properties of Polydimethylsiloxane/SrO(Fe2O3)6 Composite Measured by Biaxial VSM", poster presentation at the Texas Section American Physical Society (TSAPS) meeting – 2023, San Angelo State University, Texas.
[2] Md. Anisul Islam, Md. Nayeem Hasan Kashem, Wei Li, Wilhelmus J. Geerts, "Magnetic Field-Induced Thermal Behavior and Sedimentation of Strontium Ferrite-PDMS Composites for Actuator Applications", ”, accepted for oral presentation at the 16th Joint conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Material and Intermag, January 13-17, 2025, New Orleans, Louisiana.