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Specialty natural rubber latex foam: foamability study and fabrication process (2021)
Journal Article
Ramli, R., Chai, A. B., Ho, J. H., Kamaruddin, S., Rasdi, F. R. M., & De Focatiis, D. S. A. (2022). Specialty natural rubber latex foam: foamability study and fabrication process. Rubber Chemistry and Technology, 95(3), 492-513. https://doi.org/10.5254/rct.21.78938

Specialty natural rubber (SpNR) latex namely deproteinized natural rubber (DPNR) latex and epoxidized natural rubber (ENR) latex have been produced to meet specific product’s requirements. However, SpNR is normally used in the form of block rubber to... Read More about Specialty natural rubber latex foam: foamability study and fabrication process.

Development of latex foam pillows from deproteinized natural rubber latex (2021)
Journal Article
Ramli, R., Chai, A. B., Kamaruddin, S., Ho, J. H., Mohd. Rasdi, F. R., & De Focatiis, D. S. A. (2021). Development of latex foam pillows from deproteinized natural rubber latex. Journal of Rubber Research, 24(4), 615-630. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42464-021-00130-7

Currently there is significant demand for pillows with improved pressure-relief features made from natural materials, alternatives to petrochemical-based foams. In order to meet the requirements, this study's approach is to develop latex foam pillows... Read More about Development of latex foam pillows from deproteinized natural rubber latex.

Toward Exceptional Icephobicity with Chionophile-Inspired Durable Biomimetic Coatings (2021)
Journal Article
Memon, H., De Focatiis, D. S. A., Choi, K., & Hou, X. (2021). Toward Exceptional Icephobicity with Chionophile-Inspired Durable Biomimetic Coatings. ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 3(8), 4184-4194. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.1c00623

Liquid-infused polymeric surfaces have demonstrated promising icephobicity. However, the capability to maintain the icephobic performance after material damage has been a challenge, both in terms of conserving a smoother surface and the replenishment... Read More about Toward Exceptional Icephobicity with Chionophile-Inspired Durable Biomimetic Coatings.

Exploiting Generative Design for 3D Printing of Bacterial Biofilm Resistant Composite Devices (2021)
Journal Article
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.

RAFT polymerisation of renewable terpene (meth)acrylates and the convergent synthesis of methacrylate-acrylate-methacrylate triblock copolymers (2021)
Journal Article
Atkinson, R. L., Monaghan, O., Elsmore, M. T., Topham, P. D., Toolan, D. T. W., Derry, M. J., …Howdle, S. M. (2021). RAFT polymerisation of renewable terpene (meth)acrylates and the convergent synthesis of methacrylate-acrylate-methacrylate triblock copolymers. Polymer Chemistry, 12(21), 3177-3189. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1py00326g

Terpenes are ideal candidates for sustainable polymer feedstocks, due to their natural abundance and availability from existing waste streams. Previously, we have shown that a range of terpene(meth)acrylate monomers can be synthesised from the most c... Read More about RAFT polymerisation of renewable terpene (meth)acrylates and the convergent synthesis of methacrylate-acrylate-methacrylate triblock copolymers.

UV-curable silicone materials with tuneable mechanical properties for 3D Printing (2021)
Journal Article
Foerster, A., Annarasa, V., Terry, A., Wildman, R., Hague, R., Irvine, D., …Tuck, C. (2021). UV-curable silicone materials with tuneable mechanical properties for 3D Printing. Materials and Design, Article 109681. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2021.109681

In this paper, we present the development of a family of novel, UV-curable, highly flexible, 3D printable silicone-based materials, the mechanical properties of which can be tuned simply by varying the ratio of the polymerisable reagents within the f... Read More about UV-curable silicone materials with tuneable mechanical properties for 3D Printing.

Analysis of contact area in a continuous application-and-peel test method for prepreg tack (2021)
Journal Article
Choong, G., Endruweit, A., & De Focatiis, D. (2021). Analysis of contact area in a continuous application-and-peel test method for prepreg tack. International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, 107, Article 102849. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2021.102849

The relationship between prepreg tack and the degree of intimate contact (DoIC) between prepreg and a rigid substrate was explored in the context of a continuous application-and-peel test method. Tack for a unidirectional prepreg tape was characteris... Read More about Analysis of contact area in a continuous application-and-peel test method for prepreg tack.