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Performance of multiphase scaffolds for bone repair based on two-photon polymerized poly(d,l-lactide-co-?-caprolactone), recombinamers hydrogel and nano-HA (2018)
Journal Article

Multiphase hybrids were fabricated from poly(d,l-lactide-co-ɛ-caprolactone) (PLCL) copolymer scaffolds impregnated with silk-elastin-like recombinamers (SELRs) hydrogel containing 2 wt% hydroxyapatite nanoparticles (nHA). The PLCL scaffolds, triply-p... Read More about Performance of multiphase scaffolds for bone repair based on two-photon polymerized poly(d,l-lactide-co-?-caprolactone), recombinamers hydrogel and nano-HA.

Dielectric breakdown of alumina thin films produced by pulsed direct current magnetron sputtering (2018)
Journal Article

Alumina films (~2 μm thick) were deposited with a mixed Cu/Al interlayer onto copper. Direct current (DC)/Pulsed DC (PDC) magnetron sputtering techniques were independently compared for reactive alumina sputtering. In DC sputtered films, elemental al... Read More about Dielectric breakdown of alumina thin films produced by pulsed direct current magnetron sputtering.

Laser sintering of nano-hydroxyapatite coated polyamide 12 powders (2018)
Journal Article

As part of a larger study on the laser sintering (LS) of nano-composite structures for biomedical applications, a wet mixing method was used to coat Polyamide 12 (PA12) particles with nano-hydroxyapatite (nHA). The addition of nHA significantly affec... Read More about Laser sintering of nano-hydroxyapatite coated polyamide 12 powders.

Live quantitative monitoring of mineral deposition in stem cells using tetracycline hydrochloride (2018)
Journal Article

The final stage of in vitro osteogenic differentiation is characterized by the production of mineral deposits containing calcium cations and inorganic phosphates, which populate the extracellular matrix surrounding the cell monolayer. Conventional hi... Read More about Live quantitative monitoring of mineral deposition in stem cells using tetracycline hydrochloride.

Evolution of catalyst coated atomised magnesium spheres: an alternative thermal storage medium for concentrated solar power applications (2017)
Journal Article

Elevated temperature cycling studies were performed on two commercial gas atomised Mg spherical powders (average diameter of 26 μm and 30 μm) with magnetron sputtered catalysts (chromium, iron, vanadium and stainless steel) applied to their surfaces.... Read More about Evolution of catalyst coated atomised magnesium spheres: an alternative thermal storage medium for concentrated solar power applications.

Mechanical, structural and dissolution properties of heat treated thin-film phosphate based glasses (2017)
Journal Article

Here we show the deposition of 2.7 μm thick phosphate based glass films produced by magnetron sputtering, followed by post heat treatments at 500 °C. Variations in degradation properties pre and post heat treatment were attributed to the formation of... Read More about Mechanical, structural and dissolution properties of heat treated thin-film phosphate based glasses.

Phosphate Glass Fibres and Their Composites (2016)
Book Chapter

An overview of the research conducted utilising phosphate glass fibres (PGFs), their manufacturing processes and utilisation potential for biomedical applications is presented in this chapter. Phosphate glasses of varying compositions in the form of... Read More about Phosphate Glass Fibres and Their Composites.

Metal hydride hydrogen compression: recent advances and future prospects (2016)
Journal Article

Metal hydride (MH) thermal sorption compression is one of the more important applications of the MHs. The present paper reviews recent advances in the field based on the analysis of the fundamental principles of this technology. The performances when... Read More about Metal hydride hydrogen compression: recent advances and future prospects.

Developments in the Ni–Nb–Zr amorphous alloy membranes: A review (2016)
Journal Article

Most of the global H2 production is derived from hydrocarbon-based fuels, and efficient H2/CO2 separation is necessary to deliver a high-purity H2 product. Hydrogen-selective alloy membranes are emerging as a viable alternative to traditional pressur... Read More about Developments in the Ni–Nb–Zr amorphous alloy membranes: A review.

In vitro degradation and mechanical properties of PLA-PCL copolymer unit cell scaffolds generated by two-photon polymerization (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 IOP Publishing Ltd. The manufacture of 3D scaffolds with specific controlled porous architecture, defined microstructure and an adjustable degradation profile was achieved using two-photon polymerization (TPP) with a size of 2 × 4 × 2 mm3. Sca... Read More about In vitro degradation and mechanical properties of PLA-PCL copolymer unit cell scaffolds generated by two-photon polymerization.

Mg-based compounds for hydrogen and energy storage (2016)
Journal Article

Magnesium-based alloys attract significant interest as cost-efficient hydrogen storage materials allowing the combination of high gravimetric storage capacity of hydrogen with fast rates of hydrogen uptake and release and pronounced destabilization o... Read More about Mg-based compounds for hydrogen and energy storage.

Preferential sputtering in phosphate glass systems for the processing of bioactive coatings (2015)
Journal Article

Rheological techniques for determining degradation of polylactic acid in bioresorbable medical polymer systems (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015 AIP Publishing LLC. A method developed in the 1980s for the conversion of linear rheological data to molar mab distribution is revisited in the context of degradable polymers. The method is first applied using linear rheology for a linear poly... Read More about Rheological techniques for determining degradation of polylactic acid in bioresorbable medical polymer systems.

Numerical study on a two-stage metal hydride hydrogen compression system (2015)
Journal Article

A multistage Metal Hydride Hydrogen Compression (MHHC) system uses a combination of hydride materials in order to increase the total compression ratio, whilst maximizing the hydrogenation rate from the supply pressure at each stage. By solving the co... Read More about Numerical study on a two-stage metal hydride hydrogen compression system.

Hydrogen storage properties for Mg–Zn–Y quasicrystal and ternary alloys (2015)
Journal Article

Three Zn–Mg–Y alloys with nominal compositions of Zn50Mg42Y8 and Zn60Mg30Y10 were prepared by induction melting or gas atomisation. XRD and SEM analysis shows samples ZMY-1 and ZMY-2 consisted of multiple phases including icosahedral quasicrystal (QC... Read More about Hydrogen storage properties for Mg–Zn–Y quasicrystal and ternary alloys.

Mechanical, degradation and cytocompatibility properties of magnesium coated phosphate glass fibre reinforced polycaprolactone composites (2014)
Journal Article

Retention of mechanical properties of phosphate glass fibre reinforced degradable polyesters such as polycaprolactone and polylactic acid in aqueous media has been shown to be strongly influenced by the integrity of the fibre/polymer interface. A pre... Read More about Mechanical, degradation and cytocompatibility properties of magnesium coated phosphate glass fibre reinforced polycaprolactone composites.

Catalysis and evolution on cycling of nano-structured magnesium multilayer thin films (2013)
Journal Article

This paper explores the hydrogen cycling properties of Mg/Cr and Mg/V multilayer thin films and studies the effect of chromium and vanadium transition metal catalysts on the cycling properties of thick magnesium coatings. Two transition-metal catalys... Read More about Catalysis and evolution on cycling of nano-structured magnesium multilayer thin films.

The influence of process conditions on the structure and properties of melt processed poly (lactic acid) nanohydroxyapatite composites
Conference Proceeding