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Microstructure and properties of C/C–ZrC composites prepared by hydrothermal deposition combined with carbothermal reduction (2018)
Journal Article
Li, C., Li, G., Ouyang, H., Huang, J., & Hou, X. (2018). Microstructure and properties of C/C–ZrC composites prepared by hydrothermal deposition combined with carbothermal reduction. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 741, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.01.148

Carbon fiber reinforced carbon matrix containing ZrC (C/C–ZrC) composites were prepared by hydrothermal deposition combined with carbothermal reduction. The submicron ZrC particles (100~300 nm) were dispersed in the matrix. The stress-strain curves o... Read More about Microstructure and properties of C/C–ZrC composites prepared by hydrothermal deposition combined with carbothermal reduction.

Impact of oil composition on microwave heating behavior of heavy oils (2018)
Journal Article
Zhang, Y., Adam, M., Hart, A., Wood, J., Rigby, S. P., & Robinson, J. P. (in press). Impact of oil composition on microwave heating behavior of heavy oils. Energy and Fuels, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.7b03675

Electromagnetic heating techniques have recently received significant attention as alternatives to conventional heating methods for thermal processing of viscous and heavy oils. One of the benefits of electromagnetic heating is that the electromagnet... Read More about Impact of oil composition on microwave heating behavior of heavy oils.

Effect of mechanical preconditioning on the electrical properties of knitted conductive textiles during cyclic loading (2018)
Journal Article
Isaia, C., McNally, D. S., McMaster, S. A., & Branson, D. T. (2019). Effect of mechanical preconditioning on the electrical properties of knitted conductive textiles during cyclic loading. Textile Research Journal, 89(3), 445-460. https://doi.org/10.1177/0040517517748496

This paper presents, for the first time, the electrical response of knitted conductive fabrics to a considerable number of cycles of deformation in view of their use as wearable sensors. The changes in the electrical properties of four knitted conduc... Read More about Effect of mechanical preconditioning on the electrical properties of knitted conductive textiles during cyclic loading.

Fabrication of highly hydrophobic two-component thermosetting polyurethane surfaces with silica nanoparticles (2018)
Journal Article
Yang, G., Song, J., & Hou, X. (2018). Fabrication of highly hydrophobic two-component thermosetting polyurethane surfaces with silica nanoparticles. Applied Surface Science, 439, 772-779. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2018.01.017

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. Highly hydrophobic thermosetting polyurethane (TSU) surfaces with micro-nano hierarchical structures were developed by a simple process combined with sandpaper templates and nano-silica embellishment. Sandpapers with grit sizes... Read More about Fabrication of highly hydrophobic two-component thermosetting polyurethane surfaces with silica nanoparticles.

Analysis of noise in differential and ratiometric biosensing systems (2018)
Journal Article
Abayzeed, S., Smith, R. J., See, C. W., & Somekh, M. G. (2018). Analysis of noise in differential and ratiometric biosensing systems. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 260, 1059-1067. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2018.01.004

This paper presents formulations to evaluate noise in differential and ratiometric measurements that are often performed in biosensing. These measurements are performed to improve signal to noise ratio of the sensing systems for sensitive detection o... Read More about Analysis of noise in differential and ratiometric biosensing systems.

A modified virtual space vector modulation technique for Z-source NPC inverters (2018)
Journal Article
Effah, F., Okyere, P., Patrick, W., Alan, W., & Clare, J. (2018). A modified virtual space vector modulation technique for Z-source NPC inverters. Carpathian Journal of Electrical Engineering, 12(1), 99--113

A modified virtual space vector modulation approach for the control of a Z-source neutral point clamped inverter is presented in this paper. This approach works perfectly for the traditional neutral point clamped inverter. In this paper, the effectiv... Read More about A modified virtual space vector modulation technique for Z-source NPC inverters.

Design and fabrication of a low cost desktop electrochemical 3D printer (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chen, X., Liu, X., Childs, P., Brandon, N., & Wu, B. (2018, May). Design and fabrication of a low cost desktop electrochemical 3D printer. Presented at 3rd International Conference on Progress in Additive Manufacturing (Pro-AM 2018), Singapore

Additive manufacturing (AM) (3D printing) is the process of creating 3D objects from digital models through the layer by layer deposition of materials. Electrochemical additive manufacturing (ECAM) is a relatively new technique which can create metal... Read More about Design and fabrication of a low cost desktop electrochemical 3D printer.

Computational fluid dynamics investigation into flow behavior and acoustic mechanisms at the trailing edge of an airfoil (2018)
Journal Article
Jackson, B. R., & Dakka, S. M. (2018). Computational fluid dynamics investigation into flow behavior and acoustic mechanisms at the trailing edge of an airfoil. Noise and Vibration Worldwide, 49(1), 20-31. https://doi.org/10.1177/0957456517751455

© The Author(s) 2018. Airfoil self-noise or trailing edge noise and shear noise were investigated computationally for a NACA 0012 airfoil section, focusing on noise mechanisms at the trailing edge to identify and understand sources of noise productio... Read More about Computational fluid dynamics investigation into flow behavior and acoustic mechanisms at the trailing edge of an airfoil.

Biocatalyst-artificial metalloenzyme cascade based on alcohol dehydrogenase (2018)
Journal Article
Morra, S., & Pordea, A. (2018). Biocatalyst-artificial metalloenzyme cascade based on alcohol dehydrogenase. Chemical Science, 9(38), 7447-7454. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8SC02371A

© The Royal Society of Chemistry. Chemo-enzymatic cascades of enzymes with transition metal catalysts can offer efficient synthetic strategies, but their development is challenging due to the incompatibility between proteins and transition metal comp... Read More about Biocatalyst-artificial metalloenzyme cascade based on alcohol dehydrogenase.