Bibliography
Section A:
Bernton, H. (2011, February 12). Weight of War: Gear that protects troops also injures them. Retrieved August 19, 2016, from http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/weight-of-war-gear-that-protects-troops-also-injures-them
Body Armor Manufacturing in the US: Market Research Report. (2016, March). Retrieved August 25, 2016, from http://www.ibisworld.com/industry/body-armor-manufacturing.html
Body Armor Market Size, Share, Industry Trends Report. (2016, July). Retrieved August 22, 2016, from http://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/body-armor-market
Castaneda, A. (2006, March 27). Now Troops Have Body Armor And They Shun It as 'Too Heavy' Retrieved August 22, 2016, from http://www.nysun.com/national/now-troops-have-body-armor-and-they-shun-it-as/29838/
Department of Defense Releases Fiscal Year 2017 President. (2016, February 9). Retrieved August 22, 2016, from http://www.defense.gov/News/News-Releases/News-Release-View/Article/652687/department-of-defense-dod-releases-fiscal-year-2017-presidents-budget-proposal
Grant, H., Ph.D, Kubu, B., Taylor, B., Ph.D, Roberts, J., Ph.D, Collins, M., & Woods, D. J., Ph.D. (2012, November 1). Body Armor Use, Care, and Performance in Real World Conditions. Police Executive Research Forum, 1-279. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
Infantry: Troops Reject New Body Armor as Dangerous. (2006, March 8). Retrieved August 23, 2016, from https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htinf/articles/20060328.aspx
James, N. (2016, January 28). Body Armor for Law Enforcement Officers. 1-13. Retrieved August 22, 2016, from https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43544.pdf.
Lightening the Load. (2007, September). Naval Research Advisory Committee, 1-90. Retrieved August 22, 2016, from http://www.nrac.navy.mil/docs/2007_rpt_lightening_the_load.pdf
Many Troops Don't Want Extra Body Armor. (2006, February 6). Retrieved August 23, 2016, from http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,87152,00.html
Reaves, B. A., Ph.D. (2011, July). Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies. Department of Justice Statistics, 1-20. Retrieved August 25, 2016, from http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/csllea08.pdf
Reaves, B. A., Ph.D. (2012, June). Federal Law Enforcement Officers. Office of Justice Programs, 1-18. Retrieved August 22, 2016, from http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/fleo08.pdf
Tsongas, N., Rep. (2012, October 22). Making All Our Troops Bulletproof | TIME.com. Retrieved August 22, 2016, from http://nation.time.com/2012/10/22/making-all-our-troops-bulletproof/
Wilson, T. V. (2007, February 26). How Liquid Body Armor Works. Retrieved August 23, 2016, from http://science.howstuffworks.com/liquid-body-armor.htm
Section B:
Armor, U. S. (2013, September 8). U.S. Armor | Custom Fit Body Armor | uniform shirt vest carrier. Retrieved from http://usarmor.com/products/outer-carriers/uniform-shirt-vest-carrier
Crye, C. C., Fehlberg, E. O., & Thompson, G. M. (2005). U.S. Patent No. US 6892392 B2. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Herbener, D. E., Wall, A. G., Massam, J. D., Payne, J. D., & Ficker, J. F. (2011). U.S. Patent No. US 20110231976 A1. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Miguel-Bettencourt, K. C., & Bain, A. D. (1997). U.S. Patent No. US5697098 A. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Pike, J. (2005, June 22). Interceptor Body Armor. Retrieved from http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/interceptor.htm
Systems, K. D. (2011, April 3). IOTV III – Improved Outer Tactical Vest (gen III). Retrieved from http://www.kdhdefensesystems.com/product/iotv-iii-improved-outer-tactical-vest-gen-iii/
Wagner, N. J., & Wetzel, E. D. (2007). U.S. Patent No. US 7226878. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Wilson, T. V. (2007, February 26). How Liquid Body Armor Works. Retrieved from http://science.howstuffworks.com/liquid-body-armor1.htm
Wynne, R. C. (1998). U.S. Patent No. US 5804757 A. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Section D:
Brindley, L. (2010, March 16). Making 'armoured' T-shirts. Retrieved from https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/making-armoured-t-shirts/3002380.article
IDPH (2004, April 3). Fiberglass Fact Sheet. Retrieved from http://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/factsheets/fiberglass.htm
Plate Carrier Zone (2016, April 15). Materials Used to Make the Plates. Retrieved from http://www.platecarrierzone.com/plate-materials/
Plate Carrier Zone (2016, April 15). The Difference Between Soft Armor and Hard Armor Plates. Retrieved from http://www.platecarrierzone.com/soft-armor-vs-hard-armor-plates/
Section G:
Ghorbani, F., Sanati, A. M., & Maleki, M. (2015). Production of Silica Nanoparticles from Rice Husk as Agricultural Waste by Environmental Friendly Technique.Environmental Studies of Persian Gulf, 2(1), 56-65.
Lee, Y. S., Wetzel, E. D., & Wagner, N. J. (2003). The ballistic impact characteristics of Kevlar woven fabrics impregnated with a colloidal shear thickening fluid. Journal of Materials Science, 38, 2825-2833.
Yildiz, S. (2013). Synthesis and rheological behavior of shear thickening fluids (STFs) for liquid armor applications (Unpublished master's thesis). İzmir Institute of Technology.
Yu, K., Cao, H., Qian, K., Jiang, L., & Li, H. (2012). Synthesis and Stab Resistance of Shear Thickening Fluid (STF) Impregnated Glass Fabric Composites. Fibres & Textiles in Eastern Europe, 20(6A), 126-128.
Additional STF Research:
Akilu, S., Baheta, A. T., Sharma, K. V., & Vandragi, S. K. (2016). Properties of silica nanofluid in glycerol-ethylene glycol mixture as base liquid. ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 11(22), 13019-13024.
Bharadwaj, A., Wang, Y., Sridhar, S., & Arunachalam, V. S. (2004). Pyrolysis of Rice Husk. Current Science, 87(7), 981-986.
CARBOWAX. (2011). CARBOWAX Polyethylene Glycols [Brochure]. Author.
He, Q., Gong, X., Xuan, S., Jiang, W., & Chen, Q. (2015). Shear thickening of suspensions of porous silica nanoparticles. Journal of Materials Science, 50(18), 6041-6049. doi:10.1007/s10853-015-9151-5
Kang, T. J., Kim, C. Y., & Hong, K. H. (2011). Rheological behavior of concentrated silica suspension and its application to soft armor. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 124(2), 1534-1541. doi:10.1002/app.34843
Petel, O. E., Ouellet, S., Loiseau, J., Marr, B. J., Frost, D. L., & Higgins, A. J. (2013). The effect of particle strength on the ballistic resistance of shear thickening fluids. Applied Physics Letters, 102(6), 064103. doi:10.1063/1.4791785
Real, C., Alcala, M. D., & Criado, J. M. (1996). Preparation of Silica from Rice Husks. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 79(8), 2012-2016. doi:10.1111/j.1151-2916.1996.tb08931.x
Uche, O. A., Ogork, E. N., & Rufai, I. A. (2012). Biosilica from Rice Husk Ash as a New Engineering Raw Material in Nigeria. National Engineering Conference Exhibitation and Annual General Meeting, 1-20.
Ugheoke, I. B., & Mamat, O. (2012). A critical assessment and new research directions of rice husk silica processing methods and properties. Maejo International Journal of Science and Technology, 6(3), 430-448.
Bernton, H. (2011, February 12). Weight of War: Gear that protects troops also injures them. Retrieved August 19, 2016, from http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/weight-of-war-gear-that-protects-troops-also-injures-them
Body Armor Manufacturing in the US: Market Research Report. (2016, March). Retrieved August 25, 2016, from http://www.ibisworld.com/industry/body-armor-manufacturing.html
Body Armor Market Size, Share, Industry Trends Report. (2016, July). Retrieved August 22, 2016, from http://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/body-armor-market
Castaneda, A. (2006, March 27). Now Troops Have Body Armor And They Shun It as 'Too Heavy' Retrieved August 22, 2016, from http://www.nysun.com/national/now-troops-have-body-armor-and-they-shun-it-as/29838/
Department of Defense Releases Fiscal Year 2017 President. (2016, February 9). Retrieved August 22, 2016, from http://www.defense.gov/News/News-Releases/News-Release-View/Article/652687/department-of-defense-dod-releases-fiscal-year-2017-presidents-budget-proposal
Grant, H., Ph.D, Kubu, B., Taylor, B., Ph.D, Roberts, J., Ph.D, Collins, M., & Woods, D. J., Ph.D. (2012, November 1). Body Armor Use, Care, and Performance in Real World Conditions. Police Executive Research Forum, 1-279. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
Infantry: Troops Reject New Body Armor as Dangerous. (2006, March 8). Retrieved August 23, 2016, from https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htinf/articles/20060328.aspx
James, N. (2016, January 28). Body Armor for Law Enforcement Officers. 1-13. Retrieved August 22, 2016, from https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43544.pdf.
Lightening the Load. (2007, September). Naval Research Advisory Committee, 1-90. Retrieved August 22, 2016, from http://www.nrac.navy.mil/docs/2007_rpt_lightening_the_load.pdf
Many Troops Don't Want Extra Body Armor. (2006, February 6). Retrieved August 23, 2016, from http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,87152,00.html
Reaves, B. A., Ph.D. (2011, July). Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies. Department of Justice Statistics, 1-20. Retrieved August 25, 2016, from http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/csllea08.pdf
Reaves, B. A., Ph.D. (2012, June). Federal Law Enforcement Officers. Office of Justice Programs, 1-18. Retrieved August 22, 2016, from http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/fleo08.pdf
Tsongas, N., Rep. (2012, October 22). Making All Our Troops Bulletproof | TIME.com. Retrieved August 22, 2016, from http://nation.time.com/2012/10/22/making-all-our-troops-bulletproof/
Wilson, T. V. (2007, February 26). How Liquid Body Armor Works. Retrieved August 23, 2016, from http://science.howstuffworks.com/liquid-body-armor.htm
Section B:
Armor, U. S. (2013, September 8). U.S. Armor | Custom Fit Body Armor | uniform shirt vest carrier. Retrieved from http://usarmor.com/products/outer-carriers/uniform-shirt-vest-carrier
Crye, C. C., Fehlberg, E. O., & Thompson, G. M. (2005). U.S. Patent No. US 6892392 B2. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Herbener, D. E., Wall, A. G., Massam, J. D., Payne, J. D., & Ficker, J. F. (2011). U.S. Patent No. US 20110231976 A1. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Miguel-Bettencourt, K. C., & Bain, A. D. (1997). U.S. Patent No. US5697098 A. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Pike, J. (2005, June 22). Interceptor Body Armor. Retrieved from http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/interceptor.htm
Systems, K. D. (2011, April 3). IOTV III – Improved Outer Tactical Vest (gen III). Retrieved from http://www.kdhdefensesystems.com/product/iotv-iii-improved-outer-tactical-vest-gen-iii/
Wagner, N. J., & Wetzel, E. D. (2007). U.S. Patent No. US 7226878. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Wilson, T. V. (2007, February 26). How Liquid Body Armor Works. Retrieved from http://science.howstuffworks.com/liquid-body-armor1.htm
Wynne, R. C. (1998). U.S. Patent No. US 5804757 A. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Section D:
Brindley, L. (2010, March 16). Making 'armoured' T-shirts. Retrieved from https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/making-armoured-t-shirts/3002380.article
IDPH (2004, April 3). Fiberglass Fact Sheet. Retrieved from http://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/factsheets/fiberglass.htm
Plate Carrier Zone (2016, April 15). Materials Used to Make the Plates. Retrieved from http://www.platecarrierzone.com/plate-materials/
Plate Carrier Zone (2016, April 15). The Difference Between Soft Armor and Hard Armor Plates. Retrieved from http://www.platecarrierzone.com/soft-armor-vs-hard-armor-plates/
Section G:
Ghorbani, F., Sanati, A. M., & Maleki, M. (2015). Production of Silica Nanoparticles from Rice Husk as Agricultural Waste by Environmental Friendly Technique.Environmental Studies of Persian Gulf, 2(1), 56-65.
Lee, Y. S., Wetzel, E. D., & Wagner, N. J. (2003). The ballistic impact characteristics of Kevlar woven fabrics impregnated with a colloidal shear thickening fluid. Journal of Materials Science, 38, 2825-2833.
Yildiz, S. (2013). Synthesis and rheological behavior of shear thickening fluids (STFs) for liquid armor applications (Unpublished master's thesis). İzmir Institute of Technology.
Yu, K., Cao, H., Qian, K., Jiang, L., & Li, H. (2012). Synthesis and Stab Resistance of Shear Thickening Fluid (STF) Impregnated Glass Fabric Composites. Fibres & Textiles in Eastern Europe, 20(6A), 126-128.
Additional STF Research:
Akilu, S., Baheta, A. T., Sharma, K. V., & Vandragi, S. K. (2016). Properties of silica nanofluid in glycerol-ethylene glycol mixture as base liquid. ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 11(22), 13019-13024.
Bharadwaj, A., Wang, Y., Sridhar, S., & Arunachalam, V. S. (2004). Pyrolysis of Rice Husk. Current Science, 87(7), 981-986.
CARBOWAX. (2011). CARBOWAX Polyethylene Glycols [Brochure]. Author.
He, Q., Gong, X., Xuan, S., Jiang, W., & Chen, Q. (2015). Shear thickening of suspensions of porous silica nanoparticles. Journal of Materials Science, 50(18), 6041-6049. doi:10.1007/s10853-015-9151-5
Kang, T. J., Kim, C. Y., & Hong, K. H. (2011). Rheological behavior of concentrated silica suspension and its application to soft armor. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 124(2), 1534-1541. doi:10.1002/app.34843
Petel, O. E., Ouellet, S., Loiseau, J., Marr, B. J., Frost, D. L., & Higgins, A. J. (2013). The effect of particle strength on the ballistic resistance of shear thickening fluids. Applied Physics Letters, 102(6), 064103. doi:10.1063/1.4791785
Real, C., Alcala, M. D., & Criado, J. M. (1996). Preparation of Silica from Rice Husks. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 79(8), 2012-2016. doi:10.1111/j.1151-2916.1996.tb08931.x
Uche, O. A., Ogork, E. N., & Rufai, I. A. (2012). Biosilica from Rice Husk Ash as a New Engineering Raw Material in Nigeria. National Engineering Conference Exhibitation and Annual General Meeting, 1-20.
Ugheoke, I. B., & Mamat, O. (2012). A critical assessment and new research directions of rice husk silica processing methods and properties. Maejo International Journal of Science and Technology, 6(3), 430-448.