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Developing alkaline titanate surfaces for medical applications (2023)
Journal Article
Wadge, M. D., McGuire, J., Thomas, K. G., Stuart, B. W., Felfel, R. M., Ahmed, I., & Grant, D. M. (in press). Developing alkaline titanate surfaces for medical applications. International Materials Reviews, Article 2153217. https://doi.org/10.1080/09506608.2022.2153217

Improving the surface of medical implants by plasma spraying of a hydroxyapatite coating can be of critical importance to their longevity and the patient’s convalescence. However, residual stresses, cracking, undesired crystallisation and delaminatio... Read More about Developing alkaline titanate surfaces for medical applications.

New solutions for combatting implant bacterial infection based on silver nano-dispersed and gallium incorporated phosphate bioactive glass sputtered films: A preliminary study (2021)
Journal Article
Stuart, B. W., Stan, G. E., Popa, A. C., Carrington, M. J., Zgura, I., Necsulescu, M., & Grant, D. M. (2022). New solutions for combatting implant bacterial infection based on silver nano-dispersed and gallium incorporated phosphate bioactive glass sputtered films: A preliminary study. Bioactive Materials, 8, 325-340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioactmat.2021.05.055

Ag/Ga were incorporated into resorbable orthopaedic phosphate bioactive glasses (PBG, containing P, Ca, Mg, Na, and Fe) thin films to demonstrate their potential to limit growth of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli in post-operative prosthet... Read More about New solutions for combatting implant bacterial infection based on silver nano-dispersed and gallium incorporated phosphate bioactive glass sputtered films: A preliminary study.

Water resistant fibre/matrix interface in a degradable composite: Synergistic effects of heat treatment and polydopamine coating (2021)
Journal Article
Felfel, R. M., Parsons, A. J., Chen, M., Stuart, B. W., Wadge, M. D., & Grant, D. M. (2021). Water resistant fibre/matrix interface in a degradable composite: Synergistic effects of heat treatment and polydopamine coating. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 146, Article 106415. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2021.106415

Retaining a robust fibre-matrix interface in an aqueous environment has been an enduring challenge for fibre-reinforced biocomposites. This study addresses the issue by applying a polydopamine coating as a coupling agent to annealed and non-annealed... Read More about Water resistant fibre/matrix interface in a degradable composite: Synergistic effects of heat treatment and polydopamine coating.

Developing highly nanoporous titanate structures via wet chemical conversion of DC magnetron sputtered titanium thin films (2020)
Journal Article
Wadge, M. D., Turgut, B., Murray, J. W., Stuart, B. W., Felfel, R. M., Ahmed, I., & Grant, D. M. (2020). Developing highly nanoporous titanate structures via wet chemical conversion of DC magnetron sputtered titanium thin films. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 566, 271-283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2020.01.073

© 2020 The Authors Titanate structures have been widely investigated as biomedical component surfaces due to their bioactive, osteoinductive and antibacterial properties. However, these surfaces are limited to Ti and its alloys, due to the nature of... Read More about Developing highly nanoporous titanate structures via wet chemical conversion of DC magnetron sputtered titanium thin films.

Layered Al2O3-SiO2 and Al2O3-Ta2O5 thin-film composites for high dielectric strength, deposited by pulsed direct current and radio frequency magnetron sputtering (2019)
Journal Article
Hanby, B. V., Stuart, B. W., Gimeno-Fabra, M., Moffat, J., Gerada, C., & Grant, D. M. (2019). Layered Al2O3-SiO2 and Al2O3-Ta2O5 thin-film composites for high dielectric strength, deposited by pulsed direct current and radio frequency magnetron sputtering. Applied Surface Science, 492, 328-336. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2019.06.202

Multilayer thin films have the potential to act as high dielectric strength insulation for wire and microelectronics. In this study, films consisting of 2, 4 or 8 layers, composed of Al2O3 with SiO2 or Ta2O5, were prepared via pulsed direct current a... Read More about Layered Al2O3-SiO2 and Al2O3-Ta2O5 thin-film composites for high dielectric strength, deposited by pulsed direct current and radio frequency magnetron sputtering.

Two step porosification of biomimetic thin-film hydroxyapatite/alpha-tri calcium phosphate coatings by pulsed electron beam irradation (2018)
Journal Article
Stuart, B. W., Murray, J. W., & Grant, D. M. (2018). Two step porosification of biomimetic thin-film hydroxyapatite/alpha-tri calcium phosphate coatings by pulsed electron beam irradation. Scientific Reports, 8, Article 14530. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-32612-x

Here we show a new and effective methodology for rapid/controllable porosification of thin-film ceramics, which may be applied, in medical devices/electronics and membrane nano-filtration. Dense hydroxyapatite applied to Ti6Al4V by plasma-assisted PV... Read More about Two step porosification of biomimetic thin-film hydroxyapatite/alpha-tri calcium phosphate coatings by pulsed electron beam irradation.

Dielectric breakdown of alumina thin films produced by pulsed direct current magnetron sputtering (2018)
Journal Article
Hanby, B. V., Stuart, B. W., Grant, C., Moffat, J., Blissett, J., Gerada, C., …Grant, D. M. (2018). Dielectric breakdown of alumina thin films produced by pulsed direct current magnetron sputtering. Thin Solid Films, 662, 145-154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2018.07.004

Alumina films (~2 μm thick) were deposited with a mixed Cu/Al interlayer onto copper. Direct current (DC)/Pulsed DC (PDC) magnetron sputtering techniques were independently compared for reactive alumina sputtering. In DC sputtered films, elemental al... Read More about Dielectric breakdown of alumina thin films produced by pulsed direct current magnetron sputtering.

Generation and characterisation of gallium titanate surfaces through hydrothermal ion-exchange processes (2018)
Journal Article
Wadge, M. D., Stuart, B. W., Thomas, K. G., & Grant, D. M. (2018). Generation and characterisation of gallium titanate surfaces through hydrothermal ion-exchange processes. Materials and Design, 155, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2018.05.060

Infection negation and biofilm prevention are necessary developments needed for implant materials. Furthermore, an increase in publications regarding gallium (Ga) as an antimicrobial ion has resulted in bacterial-inhibitory surfaces incorporating gal... Read More about Generation and characterisation of gallium titanate surfaces through hydrothermal ion-exchange processes.

Gallium incorporation into phosphate based glasses: bulk and thin film properties (2018)
Journal Article
Stuart, B. W., Grant, C. A., Stan, G. E., Popa, A. C., Titman, J. J., & Grant, D. M. (2018). Gallium incorporation into phosphate based glasses: bulk and thin film properties. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 82, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2018.03.041

The osteogenic ions Ca2+, P5+, Mg2+, and antimicrobial ion Ga3+ were homogenously dispersed into a 1.45 mum thick phosphate glass coating by plasma assisted sputtering onto CP grade titanium. The objective was to deliver therapeutic ions in orthopedi... Read More about Gallium incorporation into phosphate based glasses: bulk and thin film properties.

Gateways, gates and gatu: liminal spaces at the centre of things (2017)
Book Chapter
Baker, J., & Brookes, S. (2017). Gateways, gates and gatu: liminal spaces at the centre of things. In S. Semple, C. Orsini, & S. Mui (Eds.), Life on the edge: social, religious and political frontiers in early medieval Europe. Braunschweigisches Landesmuseum with the Internationales Sachsensymposion

Mechanical, structural and dissolution properties of heat treated thin-film phosphate based glasses (2017)
Journal Article
Stuart, B. W., Gimeno-Fabra, M., Segal, J., Ahmed, I., & Grant, D. M. (2017). Mechanical, structural and dissolution properties of heat treated thin-film phosphate based glasses. Applied Surface Science, 416, 605-617. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.04.110

Here we show the deposition of 2.7 μm thick phosphate based glass films produced by magnetron sputtering, followed by post heat treatments at 500 °C. Variations in degradation properties pre and post heat treatment were attributed to the formation of... Read More about Mechanical, structural and dissolution properties of heat treated thin-film phosphate based glasses.

Degradation and Characterization of Resorbable Phosphate-Based Glass Thin-Film Coatings Applied by Radio-Frequency Magnetron Sputtering (2015)
Journal Article
Stuart, B. W., Stuart, B., Gimeno-Fabra, M., Segal, J., Ahmed, I., & Grant, D. M. (2015). Degradation and Characterization of Resorbable Phosphate-Based Glass Thin-Film Coatings Applied by Radio-Frequency Magnetron Sputtering. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 7(49), 27362-27372. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5b08957

Quinternary phosphate-based glasses of up to 2.67 ?m, deposited by radio-frequency magnetron sputtering, were degraded in distilled water and phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) to investigate their degradation characteristics. Magnetron- sputtered coati... Read More about Degradation and Characterization of Resorbable Phosphate-Based Glass Thin-Film Coatings Applied by Radio-Frequency Magnetron Sputtering.

Identifying outdoor assembly sites in early medieval England (2015)
Journal Article
Baker, J., & Brookes, S. (2015). Identifying outdoor assembly sites in early medieval England. Journal of Field Archaeology, 40(1), https://doi.org/10.1179/0093469014Z.000000000103

Venues of outdoor assembly are an important type of archaeological site. Using the example of early medieval (Anglo-Saxon; 5th–11th centuries A.D.) meeting places in England we describe a new multidisciplinary method for identifying and characterizin... Read More about Identifying outdoor assembly sites in early medieval England.

Outside the gate: sub-urban legal practices in early medieval England (2013)
Journal Article
Baker, J., & Brookes, S. (2013). Outside the gate: sub-urban legal practices in early medieval England. World Archaeology, 45(5), https://doi.org/10.1080/00438243.2013.865330

Many aspects of English early medieval (Anglo-Saxon) legal landscapes can be discerned in archaeological and toponymic evidence, ranging from the locations of legislative councils and judicial assemblies to sites of capital punishment. Among the corp... Read More about Outside the gate: sub-urban legal practices in early medieval England.

Fulham 878–79: a new consideration of Viking manoeuvres (2012)
Journal Article
Baker, J., & Brookes, S. (2012). Fulham 878–79: a new consideration of Viking manoeuvres. Viking and Medieval Scandinavia, 8, https://doi.org/10.1484/J.VMS.1.103193

This paper uses evidence from a variety of disciplines in order to re-evaluate an apparently enigmatic event reported in several early sources – the landing of a Viking force at Fulham in 878. It examines the vocabulary of written accounts of their a... Read More about Fulham 878–79: a new consideration of Viking manoeuvres.