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A novel approach to design lesion-specific stents for minimum recoil (2016)
Journal Article
Farhan Khan, M., Brackett, D., Ashcroft, I., Tuck, C., & Wildman, R. D. (in press). A novel approach to design lesion-specific stents for minimum recoil. Journal of Medical Devices, 11(1), Article 011001. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4034880

Stent geometries are obtained by topology optimization for minimized compliance under different stenosis levels and plaque material types. Three levels of stenosis by cross-sectional area, i.e., 30%, 40%, and 50% and three different plaque material p... Read More about A novel approach to design lesion-specific stents for minimum recoil.

Formation mechanism of electrical discharge TiC-Fe composite coatings (2016)
Journal Article
Murray, J., Algodi, S. J., Fay, M. W., Brown, P. D., & Clare, A. T. (in press). Formation mechanism of electrical discharge TiC-Fe composite coatings. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 243, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2016.12.011

Comparison of electric discharge (ED) processed single deposit and continuum TiC-Fe cermet coatings, formed from a sacrificial powder metallurgy TiC tool electrode at negative polarity, on 304 stainless steel, provided insight into the ED coating (ED... Read More about Formation mechanism of electrical discharge TiC-Fe composite coatings.

A note on the use of the Companion Solution (Dirichlet Green's function) on meshless boundary element methods (2016)
Journal Article
Power, H., Caruso, N., & Portapila, M. (2017). A note on the use of the Companion Solution (Dirichlet Green's function) on meshless boundary element methods. Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements, 75, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enganabound.2016.12.002

Most implementations of meshless BEMs use a circular integration contours (spherical in 3D) embedded into a local interpolation stencil with the so-called Companion Solution (CS) as a kernel, in order to eliminate the contribution of the single layer... Read More about A note on the use of the Companion Solution (Dirichlet Green's function) on meshless boundary element methods.

Investigation on the plasticity accumulation of Ti-6Al-4V fretting wear by decoupling the effects of wear and surface profile in finite element modelling (2016)
Journal Article
Tobi, A. M., Sun, W., & Shipway, P. (in press). Investigation on the plasticity accumulation of Ti-6Al-4V fretting wear by decoupling the effects of wear and surface profile in finite element modelling. Tribology International, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2016.12.009

A finite-element-based wear modelling methodology and a computational device for decoupling wear effects is presented in this study. The decoupling of wear effects facilitates the capture of plasticity accumulation on a particular wear-scarring profi... Read More about Investigation on the plasticity accumulation of Ti-6Al-4V fretting wear by decoupling the effects of wear and surface profile in finite element modelling.

A concept for actuating and controlling a leg of a novel walking parallel kinematic machine tool (2016)
Journal Article
Rushworth, A., Axinte, D., Raffles, M., & Cobos-Guzman, S. (2016). A concept for actuating and controlling a leg of a novel walking parallel kinematic machine tool. Mechatronics, 40, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechatronics.2016.10.010

The scope of this paper is to present a novel method of actuating the legs of a walking parallel kinematic machine tool (WalkingHex) such that the upper spherical joint can be actively driven while walking and remain a free, passive joint while perfo... Read More about A concept for actuating and controlling a leg of a novel walking parallel kinematic machine tool.

Towards keeping diesel fuel supply and demand in balance: dual-fuelling of diesel engines with natural gas (2016)
Journal Article
Hegab, A., La Rocca, A., & Shayler, P. (2017). Towards keeping diesel fuel supply and demand in balance: dual-fuelling of diesel engines with natural gas. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 70, 666-697. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2016.11.249

With the continuous growth of energy demand for the commercial transport sector, the market share of diesel vehicles is rising in several areas worldwide. Global demand for transport energy is therefore believed to be strongly skewed towards heavier... Read More about Towards keeping diesel fuel supply and demand in balance: dual-fuelling of diesel engines with natural gas.

What are the pros and cons of electronically monitoring inhaler use in asthma? A multistakeholder perspective (2016)
Journal Article
Howard, S., Lang, A. R., Sharples, S., & Shaw, D. E. (in press). What are the pros and cons of electronically monitoring inhaler use in asthma? A multistakeholder perspective. BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 3(1), Article e000159. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2016-000159

Introduction Electronic monitoring devices (EMDs) are the optimal method for collecting objective data on inhaler use in asthma. Recent research has investigated the attitudes of patients with asthma towards these devices. However, no research to... Read More about What are the pros and cons of electronically monitoring inhaler use in asthma? A multistakeholder perspective.

Development of CO2 snow cleaning for in situ cleaning of µCMM stylus tips (2016)
Journal Article
Feng, X., Kinnell, P. K., & Lawes, S. (in press). Development of CO2 snow cleaning for in situ cleaning of µCMM stylus tips. Measurement Science and Technology, 28(1), https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6501/28/1/015007

Contamination adhered to the surface of a µCMM stylus tip compromises the measurement accuracy of the µCMM system, potentially causing dimensional errors that are over ten times larger than the uncertainty of a modern µCMM. In prior work by the autho... Read More about Development of CO2 snow cleaning for in situ cleaning of µCMM stylus tips.

Parametric investigation of a non-constant cross sectional area air to air heat exchanger (2016)
Journal Article
Cárdenas, B., Garvey, S., Kantharaj, B., & Simpson, M. (2017). Parametric investigation of a non-constant cross sectional area air to air heat exchanger. Applied Thermal Engineering, 113, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2016.10.209

The present article addresses the design, mathematical modelling and analysis of a novel highly exergy-efficient air to air heat exchanger. An intricate design based on an hexagonal mesh is proposed for the cross-sectional area of the heat exchanger... Read More about Parametric investigation of a non-constant cross sectional area air to air heat exchanger.

Randomised controlled trial of video clips and interactive games to improve vision in children with amblyopia using the I-BiT system (2016)
Journal Article
Herbison, N., MacKeith, D., Vivian, A., Purdy, J., Fakis, A., Ash, I. M., …Foss, A. J. (2016). Randomised controlled trial of video clips and interactive games to improve vision in children with amblyopia using the I-BiT system. British Journal of Ophthalmology, 100(11), https://doi.org/10.1136/bjophthalmol-2015-307798

Background Traditional treatment of amblyopia involves either wearing a patch or atropine penalisation of the better eye. A new treatment is being developed on the basis of virtual reality technology allowing either DVD footage or computer games whic... Read More about Randomised controlled trial of video clips and interactive games to improve vision in children with amblyopia using the I-BiT system.