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Fibre Bragg Grating Based Interface Pressure Sensor for Compression Therapy (2022)
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Bradbury, J. A., Zhang, Q., Hernandez Ledezma, F. U., Correia, R., Korposh, S., Hayes-Gill, B. R., Tamoué, F., Parnham, A., McMaster, S. A., & Morgan, S. P. (2022). Fibre Bragg Grating Based Interface Pressure Sensor for Compression Therapy. Sensors, 22(5), Article 1798. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22051798

Compression therapy is widely used as the gold standard for management of chronic venous insufficiency and venous leg ulcers, and the amount of pressure applied during the compression therapy is crucial in supporting healing. A fibre optic pressure s... Read More about Fibre Bragg Grating Based Interface Pressure Sensor for Compression Therapy.

PM2.5 exceedances and source appointment as inputs for an early warning system (2022)
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Rincon, G., Morantes, G., Gonzalez, A., Buitrago, Y., Gonzalez, J. C., Molina, C., & Jones, B. (2022). PM2.5 exceedances and source appointment as inputs for an early warning system. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 44, 4569-4593. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-021-01189-2

Between June 2018 and April 2019, a sampling campaign was carried out to collect PM2.5, monitoring meteorological parameters and anthropogenic events in the Sartenejas Valley, Venezuela. We develop a logistic model for PM2.5 exceedances (≥ 12.5 µg m−... Read More about PM2.5 exceedances and source appointment as inputs for an early warning system.

Continuous fibre composite 3D printing with pultruded carbon/PA6 commingled fibres: Processing and mechanical properties (2022)
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Zhuo, P., Li, S., Ashcroft, I., & Jones, I. A. (2022). Continuous fibre composite 3D printing with pultruded carbon/PA6 commingled fibres: Processing and mechanical properties. Composites Science and Technology, 221, Article 109341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2022.109341

Continuous Fibre composite 3D printing (CF-3DP) technology is a newly developed Additive Manufacturing (AM) process. By employing continuous fibre as a reinforcement for the composite, the mechanical properties of the 3D printed part can be significa... Read More about Continuous fibre composite 3D printing with pultruded carbon/PA6 commingled fibres: Processing and mechanical properties.

Acidic and basic self-assembling peptide and peptide-graphene oxide hydrogels: characterisation and effect on encapsulated nucleus pulposus cells (2022)
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Ligorio, C., Vijayaraghavan, A., Hoyland, J. A., & Saiani, A. (2022). Acidic and basic self-assembling peptide and peptide-graphene oxide hydrogels: characterisation and effect on encapsulated nucleus pulposus cells. Acta Biomaterialia, 143, 145-158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2022.02.022

Extracellular pH can have a profound effect on cell metabolism, gene and protein expression. Nucleus pulposus (NP) cells, for example, under acidic conditions accelerate the production of degradative enzymes and pro-inflammatory cytokines, leading ul... Read More about Acidic and basic self-assembling peptide and peptide-graphene oxide hydrogels: characterisation and effect on encapsulated nucleus pulposus cells.

Reduction of Petri net maintenance modeling complexity via Approximate Bayesian Computation (2022)
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Chiachío, M., Saleh, A., Naybour, S., Chiachío, J., & Andrews, J. (2022). Reduction of Petri net maintenance modeling complexity via Approximate Bayesian Computation. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 222, Article 108365. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2022.108365

The accurate modeling of engineering systems and processes using Petri nets often results in complex graph representations that are computationally intensive, limiting the potential of this modeling tool in real life applications. This paper presents... Read More about Reduction of Petri net maintenance modeling complexity via Approximate Bayesian Computation.

The effect of hydrogen on the multiscale mechanical behaviour of a La(Fe,Mn,Si)13-based magnetocaloric material (2022)
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Wang, S., Gavalda-Diaz, O., Luo, T., Guo, L., Lovell, E., Wilson, N., Gault, B., Ryan, M. P., & Giuliani, F. (2022). The effect of hydrogen on the multiscale mechanical behaviour of a La(Fe,Mn,Si)13-based magnetocaloric material. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 906, Article 164274. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2022.164274

Magnetocaloric cooling offers the potential to improve the efficiency of refrigeration devices and hence cut the significant CO2 emissions associated with cooling processes. A critical issue in deployment of this technology is the mechanical degradat... Read More about The effect of hydrogen on the multiscale mechanical behaviour of a La(Fe,Mn,Si)13-based magnetocaloric material.

Profiling the Eddy Current Losses Variations of High-Speed Permanent Magnet Machines in Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (2022)
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Huang, Z., Tang, M., Golovanov, D., Yang, T., Herring, S., Zanchetta, P., & Gerada, C. (2022). Profiling the Eddy Current Losses Variations of High-Speed Permanent Magnet Machines in Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 8(3), 3451--3463. https://doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2022.3152845

High-speed permanent magnet (PM) machines have been recognized as a popular choice for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). Although high-speed operation can enhance the machine power density, more rotor eddy current losses can be expected. Thos... Read More about Profiling the Eddy Current Losses Variations of High-Speed Permanent Magnet Machines in Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles.

Modern advancements in continuous-flow aided kinetic analysis (2022)
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Taylor, C. J., Manson, J. A., Clemens, G., Taylor, B. A., Chamberlain, T. W., & Bourne, R. A. (2022). Modern advancements in continuous-flow aided kinetic analysis. Reaction Chemistry and Engineering, 7(5), 1037-1046. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1RE00467K

Although kinetic analysis has traditionally been conducted in a batch vessel, continuous-flow aided kinetic analysis continues to swell in popularity. This can be partly attributed to the favourable characteristics of flow reactors and the growth of... Read More about Modern advancements in continuous-flow aided kinetic analysis.

Development and experimental validation of kinetic models for the hydrogenation/dehydrogenation of Mg/Al based metal waste for energy storage (2022)
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Passing, M., Pistidda, C., Capurso, G., Jepsen, J., Metz, O., Dornheim, M., & Klassen, T. (2022). Development and experimental validation of kinetic models for the hydrogenation/dehydrogenation of Mg/Al based metal waste for energy storage. Journal of Magnesium and Alloys, 10(10), 2761-2774. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jma.2021.12.005

With the increased use of renewable energy sources, the need to store large amounts of energy will become increasingly important in the near future. A cost efficient possibility is to use the reaction of recycled Mg waste with hydrogen as thermo-chem... Read More about Development and experimental validation of kinetic models for the hydrogenation/dehydrogenation of Mg/Al based metal waste for energy storage.

Requirements for and Challenges in Developing Improved Creep Ductility-based Constitutive Models for Tempered Martensitic CSEF Steels (2022)
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Ragab, R., Parker, J., Li, M., Liu, T., Morris, A., & Sun, W. (2022). Requirements for and Challenges in Developing Improved Creep Ductility-based Constitutive Models for Tempered Martensitic CSEF Steels. Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 17, 3337-3360. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2022.02.047

Creep fracture behaviour of tempered martensitic steels is generally governed by the process of cavity nucleation, growth and coalescence into microcracks. Therefore, creep ductility, which can be treated as material resistance to damage, has a criti... Read More about Requirements for and Challenges in Developing Improved Creep Ductility-based Constitutive Models for Tempered Martensitic CSEF Steels.