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Infrared and Raman spectroscopy of blood plasma for rapid endometrial cancer detection (2025)
Journal Article
Schiemer, R., Grant, J., Shafiee, M. N., Phang, S., Furniss, D., Boitor, R., Seddon, A. B., Notingher, I., Atiomo, W., Jones, N. W., & Gajjar, K. B. (2025). Infrared and Raman spectroscopy of blood plasma for rapid endometrial cancer detection. British Journal of Cancer, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41416-025-03050-0

Background: Endometrial cancer (EC) is the 6th most common cancer among women worldwide. No effective non-invasive screening methods or approved blood biomarkers for EC exist. Previous research explored Attenuated Total Reflection-Fourier Transform I... Read More about Infrared and Raman spectroscopy of blood plasma for rapid endometrial cancer detection.

Framework for uncertainty evaluation in optical surface topography measurement using a virtual instrument (2025)
Journal Article
Hooshmand, H., Pappas, A., Isa, M. A., Su, R., Haitjema, H., Piano, S., & Leach, R. (2025). Framework for uncertainty evaluation in optical surface topography measurement using a virtual instrument. Measurement, 253(Part D), Article 117604. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2025.117604

Uncertainty evaluation in the measurement of surfaces with complex topography using optical techniques remains a challenge due to the complex interaction between light and the surfaces. The ISO 25178 part 600 specification standard simplifies uncerta... Read More about Framework for uncertainty evaluation in optical surface topography measurement using a virtual instrument.

A dual-layer modelling method for characterizing and optimizing the energy flexibility of building heating systems (2025)
Journal Article
Dou, Y., Xu, B., Jiang, P., Wang, X., Zheng, X., Yan, Y., & Du, X. (2025). A dual-layer modelling method for characterizing and optimizing the energy flexibility of building heating systems. Applied Thermal Engineering, 271, Article 126312. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2025.126312

Utilizing passive thermal storage with electric heat pumps enables cost-effective building energy flexibility enhancement. Current reduced-order modeling approaches for control simulations introduce significant simulation-reality discrepancies, while... Read More about A dual-layer modelling method for characterizing and optimizing the energy flexibility of building heating systems.

Heat pumps and the requirement for grid-scale energy storage in the UK (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cardenas, B., Garvey, S., Baniamerian, Z., & Mehdipour, R. (2024, December). Heat pumps and the requirement for grid-scale energy storage in the UK. Presented at IET Powering Net Zero (PNZ 2024), Birmingham

In this paper we study the effect that the electrification of heat demand through the use of air-source heat pumps could have on a future zero-carbon electricity grid in the UK and the requirement for grid-scale energy storage. The study considers di... Read More about Heat pumps and the requirement for grid-scale energy storage in the UK.

Demanufacturing of thermoplastic composites: Small scale experiments exploring ply separation and recovery (2024)
Journal Article
Parsons, A. J., Johnson, M. S., Piano, S., & De Focatiis, D. S. (2025). Demanufacturing of thermoplastic composites: Small scale experiments exploring ply separation and recovery. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 190, Article 108626. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2024.108626

Thermoplastic composites are intrinsically suited to recycling, but processes are poorly realised. Methods applied to thermosets are energy intensive, resulting in fibre downgrading and matrix loss. With digital manufacturing and data intertwining, t... Read More about Demanufacturing of thermoplastic composites: Small scale experiments exploring ply separation and recovery.

Multiscale characterisation on the adhesion and selective adsorption at bitumen–mineral interface (2024)
Journal Article
Zhou, L., Airey, G., Zhang, Y., & Wang, C. (2024). Multiscale characterisation on the adhesion and selective adsorption at bitumen–mineral interface. Road Materials and Pavement Design, https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2024.2426012

The adhesion between bitumen and minerals is essential for the durability of asphalt mixtures, influenced by bitumen composition and mineral structure. The chemical action theory suggests that polar components in bitumen are adsorbed onto the mineral... Read More about Multiscale characterisation on the adhesion and selective adsorption at bitumen–mineral interface.

A Cascade PI-SMC Method for Matrix Converter-Fed BDFIM Drives (2021)
Journal Article
Wheeler, P., Wang, H., Chen, X., Zhao, X., Dan, H., Su, M., Sun, Y., Zhang, F., & Rivera, M. (2021). A Cascade PI-SMC Method for Matrix Converter-Fed BDFIM Drives. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 7(4), 2541-2550. https://doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2021.3061742

This article proposes a cascade proportional-integral second-order sliding mode control (PI-SMC) method for matrix converter-fed brushless doubly fed induction machine (BDFIM). The PI-SMC method consists of a PI speed controller with an inner-loop se... Read More about A Cascade PI-SMC Method for Matrix Converter-Fed BDFIM Drives.

Distributed Control Strategy Based on a Consensus Algorithm for the Inter-cell and Inter-cluster Voltage Balancing of a Cascaded H-Bridge Based STATCOM (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Burgos-Mellado, C., Gutierrez, J., Pineda, C., Donoso, F., Watson, A., Sumner, M., Cardenas, R., & Mora, A. (2020, November). Distributed Control Strategy Based on a Consensus Algorithm for the Inter-cell and Inter-cluster Voltage Balancing of a Cascaded H-Bridge Based STATCOM. Presented at 2020 IEEE 21st Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics (COMPEL), Aalborg, Denmark

© 2020 IEEE. Cascaded H-bridge converters are widely used in the implementation of medium voltage static synchronous compensators (STATCOMs). This is because of the advantages of relatively high-power density and the improved utilisation of low-volta... Read More about Distributed Control Strategy Based on a Consensus Algorithm for the Inter-cell and Inter-cluster Voltage Balancing of a Cascaded H-Bridge Based STATCOM.

Highly Emissive Perylene Diimide-Based Metallacages and Their Host–Guest Chemistry for Information Encryption (2020)
Journal Article
Hou, Y., Zhang, Z., Lu, S., Yuan, J., Zhu, Q., Chen, W.-P., Ling, S., Li, X., Zheng, Y.-Z., Zhu, K., & Zhang, M. (2020). Highly Emissive Perylene Diimide-Based Metallacages and Their Host–Guest Chemistry for Information Encryption. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 142(44), 18763–18768. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.0c09904

Here we report two highly emissive perylene diimide (PDI)-based metallacages and explore their complexation with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, such as pyrene, triphenylene, and perylene. The fluorescence quantum yields of metallacages exceed 90%... Read More about Highly Emissive Perylene Diimide-Based Metallacages and Their Host–Guest Chemistry for Information Encryption.