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Poly-Ether-Ether-Ketone (PEEK) Biomaterials and Composites: Challenges, Progress, and Opportunities (2024)
Journal Article
Molinar-Díaz, J., Parsons, A. J., Ahmed, I., Warrior, N. A., & Harper, L. T. (2024). Poly-Ether-Ether-Ketone (PEEK) Biomaterials and Composites: Challenges, Progress, and Opportunities. Polymer Reviews, 1-39. https://doi.org/10.1080/15583724.2024.2406965

Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) is a lightweight, bioinert, high-performance thermoplastic that is beginning to see clinical use in orthopedic applications. PEEK outperforms conventional metallic counterparts in terms of reduced stress shielding and impr... Read More about Poly-Ether-Ether-Ketone (PEEK) Biomaterials and Composites: Challenges, Progress, and Opportunities.

Reinforcing fibres (2023)
Book Chapter
Parsons, A. (2023). Reinforcing fibres. In L. Harper, & M. Clifford (Eds.), Design and Manufacture of Structural Composites (19-34). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819160-6.00008-1

This chapter provides information on the type of reinforcing fibres commonly used in polymer composites. Inorganic and organic fibres are described along with general information on their manufacture, applications, and representative properties. Suit... Read More about Reinforcing fibres.

L-DOPA coating improved phosphate glass fibre strength and fibre/matrix interface (2022)
Journal Article
Tan, C., Rudd, C. D., Parsons, A. J., Sharmin, N., & Ahmed, I. (2022). L-DOPA coating improved phosphate glass fibre strength and fibre/matrix interface. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 136, Article 105480. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2022.105480

The levodopa (L-DOPA) has been reported as a promising adhesive for various materials. In this study, we utilized L-DOPA as an interfacial agent for phosphate glass fibre/polycaprolactone (PGF/PCL) composites, with the aim to enhance the interfacial... Read More about L-DOPA coating improved phosphate glass fibre strength and fibre/matrix interface.

Controlling mass loss from RTM6 epoxy resin under simulated vacuum infusion conditions (2022)
Journal Article
Parsons, A. J., Gonciaruk, A., Zeng, X., Thomann, F. S., Schubel, P., Lorrillard, J., & Johnson, M. S. (2022). Controlling mass loss from RTM6 epoxy resin under simulated vacuum infusion conditions. Polymer Testing, 107, Article 107473. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2022.107473

A certified aerospace resin (RTM 6) normally utilised for resin transfer moulding is considered for vacuum infusion. The resin was subjected to simulated vacuum infusion conditions by using a specialised thermogravimetric analysis that enables contro... Read More about Controlling mass loss from RTM6 epoxy resin under simulated vacuum infusion conditions.

Characterisation of bone regeneration in 3D printed ductile PCL/PEG/hydroxyapatite scaffolds with high ceramic microparticle concentrations (2021)
Journal Article
Cao, C., Huang, P., Prasopthum, A., Parsons, A. J., Ai, F., & Yang, J. (2022). Characterisation of bone regeneration in 3D printed ductile PCL/PEG/hydroxyapatite scaffolds with high ceramic microparticle concentrations. Biomaterials Science, 10(1), 138-152. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1bm01645h

3D printed bioactive glass or bioceramic particle reinforced composite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering currently suffer from low particle concentration (<50 wt%) hence low osteoconductivity. Meanwhile, composites with very high inorganic partic... Read More about Characterisation of bone regeneration in 3D printed ductile PCL/PEG/hydroxyapatite scaffolds with high ceramic microparticle concentrations.

Preparation and characterization of composites using blends of divinylbenzene-based hyperbranched and linear functionalized polymers (2021)
Journal Article
Kabir, S. F., Adlington, K., Parsons, A. J., Irvine, D. J., & Ahmed, I. (2021). Preparation and characterization of composites using blends of divinylbenzene-based hyperbranched and linear functionalized polymers. Polymers for Advanced Technologies, 32(8), 3333-3342. https://doi.org/10.1002/pat.5346

In this study, hyperbranched polymers were explored as matrix modifiers to create E-glass fiber (GF) reinforced polymer composites with enhanced mechanical properties. Hyperbranched polymers have lower viscosities than their linear equivalents, poten... Read More about Preparation and characterization of composites using blends of divinylbenzene-based hyperbranched and linear functionalized polymers.

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.

The effect of MgO/TiO2 on structural and crystallization behavior of near invert phosphate-based glasses (2019)
Journal Article
Islam, M. T., Sharmin, N., Rance, G. A., Titman, J. J., Parsons, A. J., Hossain, K. M. Z., & Ahmed, I. (2020). The effect of MgO/TiO2 on structural and crystallization behavior of near invert phosphate-based glasses. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials, 108(3), 674-686. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.b.34421

Varying formulations in the glass system of 40P2O5─(24 − x)MgO─(16 + x)CaO─(20 − y)Na2O─yTiO2 (where 0 ≤ x ≤ 22 and y = 0 or 1) were prepared via melt-quenching. The structure of the glasses was confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform... Read More about The effect of MgO/TiO2 on structural and crystallization behavior of near invert phosphate-based glasses.

Ga and Ce ion-doped phosphate glass fibres with antibacterial properties and their composite for wound healing applications (2019)
Journal Article
Łapa, A., Cresswell, M., Campbell, I., Jackson, P., Goldmann, W. H., Detsch, R., Parsons, A., Ahmed, I., & Boccaccini, A. R. (2019). Ga and Ce ion-doped phosphate glass fibres with antibacterial properties and their composite for wound healing applications. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 7(44), 6981-6993. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9tb00820a

© 2019 The Royal Society of Chemistry. Novel gallium/cerium-doped phosphate glass fibres (PGF) were successfully manufactured by the melt-quenching and melt-spinning process. The amorphous character of the materials produced was confirmed using X-ray... Read More about Ga and Ce ion-doped phosphate glass fibres with antibacterial properties and their composite for wound healing applications.

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.