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Chitosan as a coupling agent for phosphate glass fibre/polycaprolactone composites (2018)
Journal Article
Tan, C., Rudd, C., Parsons, A. J., Sharmin, N., Zhang, J., Chen, W., & Ahmed, I. (2018). Chitosan as a coupling agent for phosphate glass fibre/polycaprolactone composites. Fibers, 6(4), Article 97. https://doi.org/10.3390/fib6040097

This study shows that chitosan (CS) could be highly useful as a coupling agent in phosphate glass fibre/polycaprolactone (PGF/PCL) composites, as it improved the interfacial shear strength by up to 78%. PGFs of composition 45P2O5-5B2O3-5Na2O-24CaO-10... Read More about Chitosan as a coupling agent for phosphate glass fibre/polycaprolactone composites.

The use of decellularised animal tissue to study disseminating cancer cells (2018)
Journal Article
Grey, J. F. E., Campbell-Ritchie, A., Everitt, N. M., Fezovich, A. J., & Wheatley, S. P. (2019). The use of decellularised animal tissue to study disseminating cancer cells. Journal of Cell Science, 132(4), Article jcs219907. https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.219907

Since the establishment of cell culture, common practice has been to grow adherent cells in 2D monolayers. Although cells behave completely differently when grown under these artificial conditions, the ease of 2D culturing has meant that this practic... Read More about The use of decellularised animal tissue to study disseminating cancer cells.

Wind turbine blade end-of-life options: an eco-audit comparison (2018)
Journal Article
Liu, P., Meng, F., & Barlow, C. Y. (2019). Wind turbine blade end-of-life options: an eco-audit comparison. Journal of Cleaner Production, 212, 1268-1281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.12.043

Wind energy has developed rapidly over the last two decades to become one of the most promising economical and green sources of renewable energy, responding to concerns about use of fossil fuels and increasing demand for energy. However, attention is... Read More about Wind turbine blade end-of-life options: an eco-audit comparison.

Speed-Sensorless DTC of a Matrix Converter Fed Induction Motor Using an Adaptive Flux Observer (2018)
Journal Article
Mir, T. N., Singh, B., & Bhat, A. H. (2021). Speed-Sensorless DTC of a Matrix Converter Fed Induction Motor Using an Adaptive Flux Observer. IETE Journal of Research, 67(3), 414-424. https://doi.org/10.1080/03772063.2018.1552206

This paper aims at combining some of the best features of an available induction motor (IM) drive system while introducing a simplified adaptive flux estimation algorithm for sensorless operation. The use of a matrix converter (MC) is proposed to ach... Read More about Speed-Sensorless DTC of a Matrix Converter Fed Induction Motor Using an Adaptive Flux Observer.

Production of high purity silica by microfluidic-inclusion fracture using microwave pre-treatment (2018)
Journal Article
Buttress, A., Rodriguez, J., Ure, A., Ferrari, R., Dodds, C., & Kingman, S. (2019). Production of high purity silica by microfluidic-inclusion fracture using microwave pre-treatment. Minerals Engineering, 131, 407-419. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2018.11.025

© 2018 Demand for high purity silica used in component manufacture is set to outstrip current supply in the near future. As such, alternative processing routes to feed-stock materials suitable for use in lighting and solar cell fabrication are requir... Read More about Production of high purity silica by microfluidic-inclusion fracture using microwave pre-treatment.

A validated analytical-numerical modelling strategy to predict residual stresses in single-track laser deposited IN718 (2018)
Journal Article
Walker, T., Bennett, C., Lee, T., & Clare, A. (2019). A validated analytical-numerical modelling strategy to predict residual stresses in single-track laser deposited IN718. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 151, 609-621. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2018.12.004

Direct Energy Deposition (DED) is being increasingly used to repair high value components that have been damaged in-service. The uptake of DED and laser cladding operations for repair is inhibited by accurate modelling techniques. Often the repair pr... Read More about A validated analytical-numerical modelling strategy to predict residual stresses in single-track laser deposited IN718.

Analysis and Modeling of SiC JFET Bi-Directional Switches Parasitic Oscillation (2018)
Journal Article
Wang, L., Yang, J., Ma, H., Wang, Z., Olanrewaju, K. O., & Wheeler, P. (2019). Analysis and Modeling of SiC JFET Bi-Directional Switches Parasitic Oscillation. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 34(9), 8613-8625. https://doi.org/10.1109/tpel.2018.2885145

Silicon carbide (SiC) junction field-effect transistor (JFET) based bi-directional switches (BDSs) have great potential in the construction of several power electronic circuits, including matrix converters, multi-level converters, solid state breaker... Read More about Analysis and Modeling of SiC JFET Bi-Directional Switches Parasitic Oscillation.

On modelling of laser assisted machining: forward and inverse problems for heat placement control (2018)
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Shang, Z., Liao, Z., Sarasua, J. A., Billingham, J., & Axinte, D. (2019). On modelling of laser assisted machining: forward and inverse problems for heat placement control. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 138, 36-50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2018.12.001

Laser assisted machining (LAM) is one of the most efficient ways to improve the machinability of difficult-to-cut materials (e.g. Nickel-based superalloys). In the conventional LAM process, the laser beam is focused ahead of the cutting area at a fix... Read More about On modelling of laser assisted machining: forward and inverse problems for heat placement control.

The development of a novel technique for small ring specimen tensile testing (2018)
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Kazakeviciute, J., Rouse, J., De Focatiis, D., & Hyde, C. (2019). The development of a novel technique for small ring specimen tensile testing. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, 99, 131-139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tafmec.2018.11.016

The wide scale use of small specimens in routine testing programs could significantly reduce material resource requirements (factors of 10 are easily achievable). This is a major benefit to situations where there is not enough material to manufacture... Read More about The development of a novel technique for small ring specimen tensile testing.

A novel type cold mix pavement material made with calcium-alginate and aggregates (2018)
Journal Article
Alenezi, T., Norambuena-Contreras, J., Dawson, A., & Garcia, A. (2019). A novel type cold mix pavement material made with calcium-alginate and aggregates. Journal of Cleaner Production, 212, 37-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.11.297

This paper has been prepared in the frame of a research focused on the development of Cold Mix pavement materials made with calcium-alginate Capsules (CMC) instead of with just bitumen emulsion, as it is normally made. The initial objective was to re... Read More about A novel type cold mix pavement material made with calcium-alginate and aggregates.