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Ink-jet 3D printing as a strategy for developing bespoke non-eluting biofilm resistant medical devices (2021)
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He, Y., Luckett, J., Begines, B., Dubern, J. F., Hook, A. L., Prina, E., …Wildman, R. D. (2022). Ink-jet 3D printing as a strategy for developing bespoke non-eluting biofilm resistant medical devices. Biomaterials, 281, Article 121350. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2021.121350

Chronic infection as a result of bacterial biofilm formation on implanted medical devices is a major global healthcare problem requiring new biocompatible, biofilm-resistant materials. Here we demonstrate how bespoke devices can be manufactured throu... Read More about Ink-jet 3D printing as a strategy for developing bespoke non-eluting biofilm resistant medical devices.

The influence of printing parameters on multi-material two-photon polymerisation based micro additive manufacturing (2021)
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Hu, Q., Rance, G. A., Trindade, G. F., Pervan, D., Jiang, L., Foerster, A., …Wildman, R. D. (2022). The influence of printing parameters on multi-material two-photon polymerisation based micro additive manufacturing. Additive Manufacturing, 51, Article 102575. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2021.102575

Two-photon polymerisation (2PP) based additive manufacturing has emerged as a powerful technology to fabricate complex three-dimensional micro- and nanoscale architectures. However, a comprehensive understanding of the effect of printing parameters o... Read More about The influence of printing parameters on multi-material two-photon polymerisation based micro additive manufacturing.

Five simple tools for stochastic lattice creation (2021)
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Groth, J. H., Anderson, C., Magnini, M., Tuck, C., & Clare, A. (2022). Five simple tools for stochastic lattice creation. Additive Manufacturing, 49, Article 102488. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2021.102488

Lattices are increasingly used in engineering applications. They can reduce weight in aircraft components, increase the efficiency of heat exchangers and are used as medical implants. Typically a regular and graded lattice, where the unit cells are i... Read More about Five simple tools for stochastic lattice creation.

Bespoke 3D-Printed Polydrug Implants Created via Microstructural Control of Oligomers (2021)
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Ruiz-Cantu, L., Trindade, G. F., Taresco, V., Zhou, Z., He, Y., Burroughs, L., …Wildman, R. D. (2021). Bespoke 3D-Printed Polydrug Implants Created via Microstructural Control of Oligomers. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 13(33), 38969-38978. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c07850

Controlling the microstructure of materials by means of phase separation is a versatile tool for optimizing material properties. Phase separation has been exploited to fabricate intricate microstructures in many fields including cell biology, tissue... Read More about Bespoke 3D-Printed Polydrug Implants Created via Microstructural Control of Oligomers.

Exploiting Generative Design for 3D Printing of Bacterial Biofilm Resistant Composite Devices (2021)
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He, Y., Abdi, M., Trindade, G. F., Begines, B., Dubern, J. F., Prina, E., …Wildman, R. D. (2021). Exploiting Generative Design for 3D Printing of Bacterial Biofilm Resistant Composite Devices. Advanced Science, 8(15), Article 2100249. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202100249

As the understanding of disease grows, so does the opportunity for personalization of therapies targeted to the needs of the individual. To bring about a step change in the personalization of medical devices it is shown that multi-material inkjet-bas... Read More about Exploiting Generative Design for 3D Printing of Bacterial Biofilm Resistant Composite Devices.

Residual polymer stabiliser causes anisotropic electrical conductivity during inkjet printing of metal nanoparticles (2021)
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Trindade, G. F., Wang, F., Im, J., He, Y., Balogh, A., Scurr, D., …Roberts, C. J. (2021). Residual polymer stabiliser causes anisotropic electrical conductivity during inkjet printing of metal nanoparticles. Communications Materials, 2(1), Article 47. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-021-00151-0

Inkjet printing of metal nanoparticles allows for design flexibility, rapid processing and enables the 3D printing of functional electronic devices through co-deposition of multiple materials. However, the performance of printed devices, especially t... Read More about Residual polymer stabiliser causes anisotropic electrical conductivity during inkjet printing of metal nanoparticles.

An imidazolium-based supramolecular gelator enhancing interlayer adhesion in 3D printed dual network hydrogels (2021)
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Zhou, Z., Samperi, M., Santu, L., Dizon, G., Aboarkaba, S., Limón, D., …Wildman, R. (2021). An imidazolium-based supramolecular gelator enhancing interlayer adhesion in 3D printed dual network hydrogels. Materials and Design, 206, Article 109792. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2021.109792

The variety of UV-curable monomers for 3D printing is limited by a requirement for rapid curing after each sweep depositing a layer. This study proposes to trigger supramolecular self-assembly during the process by a gemini imidazolium-based low-mole... Read More about An imidazolium-based supramolecular gelator enhancing interlayer adhesion in 3D printed dual network hydrogels.

Universal mobility characteristics of graphene originating from charge scattering by ionised impurities (2021)
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Gosling, J. H., Makarovsky, O., Wang, F., Cottam, N. D., Greenaway, M. T., Patanè, A., …Fromhold, T. M. (2021). Universal mobility characteristics of graphene originating from charge scattering by ionised impurities. Communications Physics, 4(1), Article 30. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-021-00518-2

Pristine graphene and graphene-based heterostructures can exhibit exceptionally high electron mobility if their surface contains few electron-scattering impurities. Mobility directly influences electrical conductivity and its dependence on the carrie... Read More about Universal mobility characteristics of graphene originating from charge scattering by ionised impurities.

Additively manufactured ultra-high vacuum chamber for portable quantum technologies (2021)
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Cooper, N., Coles, L., Everton, S., Maskery, I., Campion, R., Madkhaly, S., …Hackermüller, L. (2021). Additively manufactured ultra-high vacuum chamber for portable quantum technologies. Additive Manufacturing, 40, Article 101898. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2021.101898

© 2021 Additive manufacturing is having a dramatic impact on research and industry across multiple sectors, but the production of additively manufactured systems for ultra-high vacuum applications has so far proved elusive and widely been considered... Read More about Additively manufactured ultra-high vacuum chamber for portable quantum technologies.

Inter-Flake Quantum Transport of Electrons and Holes in Inkjet-Printed Graphene Devices (2020)
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Wang, F., Gosling, J. H., Rance, G. A., Trindade, G. F., Makarovsky, O., Cottam, N. D., …Turyanska, L. (2021). Inter-Flake Quantum Transport of Electrons and Holes in Inkjet-Printed Graphene Devices. Advanced Functional Materials, 31(5), Article 2007478. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202007478

© 2020 The Authors. Advanced Functional Materials published by Wiley-VCH GmbH 2D materials have unique structural and electronic properties with potential for transformative device applications. However, such devices are usually bespoke structures ma... Read More about Inter-Flake Quantum Transport of Electrons and Holes in Inkjet-Printed Graphene Devices.

Additive manufacturing of advanced ceramic materials (2020)
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Lakhdar, Y., Tuck, C., Binner, J., Terry, A., & Goodridge, R. (2021). Additive manufacturing of advanced ceramic materials. Progress in Materials Science, 116, Article 100736. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmatsci.2020.100736

Additive manufacturing (AM) has the potential to disrupt the ceramic industry by offering new opportunities to manufacture advanced ceramic components without the need for expensive tooling, thereby reducing production costs and lead times and increa... Read More about Additive manufacturing of advanced ceramic materials.

Dispersion and stability of colloidal boron carbide suspensions (2020)
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Lakhdar, Y., Tuck, C., Terry, A., & Goodridge, R. (2020). Dispersion and stability of colloidal boron carbide suspensions. Ceramics International, 46(18, Part A), 27957-27966. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2020.07.289

The effects of several anionic, cationic and non-ionic polyelectrolyte dispersants on the stability and rheology of aqueous boron carbide (B4C) suspensions were investigated using zeta potential measurements, settling experiments, and rheological stu... Read More about Dispersion and stability of colloidal boron carbide suspensions.

Inkjet based 3D Printing of bespoke medical devices that resist bacterial biofilm formation (2020)
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He, Y., Begines, B., Luckett, J., Dubern, J., Hook, A., Prina, E., …Wildman, R. D. Inkjet based 3D Printing of bespoke medical devices that resist bacterial biofilm formation

We demonstrate the formulation of advanced functional 3D printing inks that prevent the formation of bacterial biofilms in vivo. Starting from polymer libraries, we show that a biofilm resistant object can be 3D printed with the potential for shape a... Read More about Inkjet based 3D Printing of bespoke medical devices that resist bacterial biofilm formation.

A Reactive Prodrug Ink Formulation Strategy for Inkjet 3D Printing of Controlled Release Dosage Forms and Implants (2020)
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He, Y., Foralosso, R., Ferraz Trindade, G., Ilchev, A., Cantu, L. R., Clark, E., …Wildman, R. D. (2020). A Reactive Prodrug Ink Formulation Strategy for Inkjet 3D Printing of Controlled Release Dosage Forms and Implants. Advanced Therapeutics, 3(6), Article 1900187. https://doi.org/10.1002/adtp.201900187

We propose a strategy for creating tuneable 3D printed drug delivery devices. 3D printing offers the opportunity for improved compliance and patient treatment outcomes through personalisation, but bottlenecks include finding formulations that provide... Read More about A Reactive Prodrug Ink Formulation Strategy for Inkjet 3D Printing of Controlled Release Dosage Forms and Implants.

The Effects of Feature Sizes in Selectively Laser Melted Ti-6Al-4V Parts on the Validity of Optimised Process Parameters (2019)
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Phutela, C., Aboulkhair, N. T., Tuck, C. J., & Ashcroft, I. (2019). The Effects of Feature Sizes in Selectively Laser Melted Ti-6Al-4V Parts on the Validity of Optimised Process Parameters. Materials, 13(1), https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13010117

Ti-6Al-4V is a popular alloy due to its high strength-to-weight ratio and excellent corrosion resistance. Many applications of additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V using selective laser melting (SLM) have reached technology readiness. However, issues li... Read More about The Effects of Feature Sizes in Selectively Laser Melted Ti-6Al-4V Parts on the Validity of Optimised Process Parameters.

Evolution of carbon nanotubes and their metallurgical reactions in Al-based composites in response to laser irradiation during selective laser melting (2019)
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Aboulkhair, N. T., Simonelli, M., Salama, E., Rance, G., Neate, N. C., Tuck, C. J., …Hague, R. J. (2019). Evolution of carbon nanotubes and their metallurgical reactions in Al-based composites in response to laser irradiation during selective laser melting. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 765, Article 138307. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2019.138307

Aluminium-based composites reinforced with carbon nanotubes are widely sought for their outstanding metallurgical and structural properties that largely depend on the manufacturing route. In this work, the process-structure-property relationship for... Read More about Evolution of carbon nanotubes and their metallurgical reactions in Al-based composites in response to laser irradiation during selective laser melting.

Multifunctional Bioinstructive 3D Architectures to Modulate Cellular Behavior (2019)
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Vaithilingam, J., Sanjuan‐Alberte, P., Campora, S., Rance, G. A., Jiang, L., Thorpe, J., …Rawson, F. J. (2019). Multifunctional Bioinstructive 3D Architectures to Modulate Cellular Behavior. Advanced Functional Materials, 29(38), Article 1902016. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201902016

Biological structures control cell behavior via physical, chemical, electrical, and mechanical cues. Approaches that allow us to build devices that mimic these cues in a combinatorial way are lacking due to there being no suitable instructive materia... Read More about Multifunctional Bioinstructive 3D Architectures to Modulate Cellular Behavior.

High-throughput characterization of fluid properties to predict droplet ejection for three-dimensional inkjet printing formulations (2019)
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Zhou, Z., Ruiz Cantu, L., Chen, X., Alexander, M. R., Roberts, C. J., Hague, R., …Wildman, R. (2019). High-throughput characterization of fluid properties to predict droplet ejection for three-dimensional inkjet printing formulations. Additive Manufacturing, 29, Article 100792. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2019.100792

Inkjet printing has been used as an Additive Manufacturing (AM) method to fabricate three-dimensional (3D) structures. However, a lack of materials suitable for inkjet printing poses one of the key challenges that impedes industry from fully adopting... Read More about High-throughput characterization of fluid properties to predict droplet ejection for three-dimensional inkjet printing formulations.

3D printing of Aluminium alloys: Additive Manufacturing of Aluminium alloys using selective laser melting (2019)
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Aboulkhair, N. T., Simonelli, M., Parry, L., Ashcroft, I., Tuck, C., & Hague, R. (2019). 3D printing of Aluminium alloys: Additive Manufacturing of Aluminium alloys using selective laser melting. Progress in Materials Science, 106, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmatsci.2019.100578

© 2019 The Authors Metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) processes, such as selective laser melting (SLM), enable the fabrication of arbitrary 3D-structures with unprecedented degrees of freedom. Research is rapidly progressing in this field, with promis... Read More about 3D printing of Aluminium alloys: Additive Manufacturing of Aluminium alloys using selective laser melting.