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A new photocrosslinkable polycaprolactone based ink for three dimensional inkjet printing (2016)
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He, Y., Tuck, C., Prina, E., Kilsby, S., Christie, S. D., Edmondson, S., …Wildman, R. D. (2017). A new photocrosslinkable polycaprolactone based ink for three dimensional inkjet printing. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials, 105(6), 1645-1657. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.b.33699

A new type of photocrosslinkable polycaprolactone (PCL)-based ink that is suitable for three-dimensional (3D) inkjet printing has been developed. Photocrosslinkable PCL dimethylacrylate was synthesized and mixed with poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate... Read More about A new photocrosslinkable polycaprolactone based ink for three dimensional inkjet printing.

The thermo-mechanical degradation of ethylene vinyl acetate used as a solar panel adhesive and encapsulant (2016)
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Badiee, A., Ashcroft, I., & Wildman, R. D. (2016). The thermo-mechanical degradation of ethylene vinyl acetate used as a solar panel adhesive and encapsulant. International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, 68, 212-218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2016.03.008

© 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. The thermal ageing of an ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) polymer used as an adhesive and encapsulant in a photovoltaic module has been investigated. The EVA is used to bond the silicon solar cells to the fr... Read More about The thermo-mechanical degradation of ethylene vinyl acetate used as a solar panel adhesive and encapsulant.

Surface microstructuring to modify wettability for 3D printing of nano-filled inks (2016)
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Vafaei, S., Tuck, C., Ashcroft, I., & Wildman, R. D. (2016). Surface microstructuring to modify wettability for 3D printing of nano-filled inks. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 109, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2016.02.004

This paper investigates the effect of surface wettability on the cross-sectional profiles of printed nanofluid inks which can have a significant role on conductivity of printed lines that are used in the production of printed electronics. Glass subst... Read More about Surface microstructuring to modify wettability for 3D printing of nano-filled inks.

Shape complexity and process energy consumption in electron beam melting: a case of something for nothing in additive manufacturing? (2016)
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Baumers, M., Tuck, C., Wildman, R. D., Ashcroft, I., & Hague, R. J. (in press). Shape complexity and process energy consumption in electron beam melting: a case of something for nothing in additive manufacturing?. Journal of Industrial Ecology, https://doi.org/10.1111/jiec.12397

Additive manufacturing (AM) technology is capable of building up component geometry in a layer-by-layer process, entirely without tools, molds, or dies. One advantage of the approach is that it is capable of efficiently creating complex product geome... Read More about Shape complexity and process energy consumption in electron beam melting: a case of something for nothing in additive manufacturing?.

3D Printing of Biocompatible Supramolecular Polymers and their Composites (2016)
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Hart, L. R., Li, S., Sturgess, C., Wildman, R. D., Jones, J. R., & Hayes, W. (in press). 3D Printing of Biocompatible Supramolecular Polymers and their Composites. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 8(5), https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5b10471

A series of polymers capable of self-assembling into infinite networks via supramolecular interactions have been designed, synthesized, and characterized for use in 3D printing applications. The biocompatible polymers and their composites with silica... Read More about 3D Printing of Biocompatible Supramolecular Polymers and their Composites.

Quantification and characterisation of porosity in selectively laser melted Al–Si10–Mg using x-ray computed tomography (2016)
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Maskery, I., Aboulkhair, N., Corfield, M., Tuck, C., Clare, A., Leach, R. K., …Hague, R. J. (2016). Quantification and characterisation of porosity in selectively laser melted Al–Si10–Mg using x-ray computed tomography. Materials Characterization, 111, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2015.12.001

We used X-ray computed tomography (CT), microscopy and hardness measurements to study Al–Si10–Mg produced by selective laser melting (SLM). Specimens were subject to a series of heat treatments including annealing and precipitation hardening. The spe... Read More about Quantification and characterisation of porosity in selectively laser melted Al–Si10–Mg using x-ray computed tomography.

An inverse method for determining the spatially resolved properties of viscoelastic–viscoplastic three-dimensional printed materials (2015)
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Chen, X., Ashcroft, I., Wildman, R. D., & Tuck, C. (2015). An inverse method for determining the spatially resolved properties of viscoelastic–viscoplastic three-dimensional printed materials. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 471(2183), Article 20150477. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2015.0477

A method using experimental nanoindentation and inverse finite-element analysis (FEA) has been developed that enables the spatial variation of material constitutive properties to be accurately determined. The method was used to measure property varia... Read More about An inverse method for determining the spatially resolved properties of viscoelastic–viscoplastic three-dimensional printed materials.

A Study on the Laser Spatter and the Oxidation Reactions During Selective Laser Melting of 316L Stainless Steel, Al-Si10-Mg, and Ti-6Al-4V (2015)
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Hague, R., Tuck, C., Simonelli, M., Tuck, C., Aboulkhair, N. T., Maskery, I., …Hague, R. J. (2015). A Study on the Laser Spatter and the Oxidation Reactions During Selective Laser Melting of 316L Stainless Steel, Al-Si10-Mg, and Ti-6Al-4V. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 46(9), 3842-3851. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-015-2882-8

The creation of an object by selective laser melting (SLM) occurs by melting contiguous areas of a powder bed according to a corresponding digital model. It is therefore clear that the success of this metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) technology reli... Read More about A Study on the Laser Spatter and the Oxidation Reactions During Selective Laser Melting of 316L Stainless Steel, Al-Si10-Mg, and Ti-6Al-4V.