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A model for the compressible, viscoelastic behavior of human amnion addressing tissue variability through a single parameter (2015)
Journal Article
Mauri, A., Ehret, A. E., De Focatiis, D. S., & Mazza, E. (2016). A model for the compressible, viscoelastic behavior of human amnion addressing tissue variability through a single parameter. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 15(4), 1005-1017. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10237-015-0739-0

A viscoelastic, compressible model is proposed to rationalize the recently reported response of human amnion in multiaxial relaxation and creep experiments. The theory includes two viscoelastic contributions responsible for the sho... Read More about A model for the compressible, viscoelastic behavior of human amnion addressing tissue variability through a single parameter.

Structure–property relationship of recycled carbon fibres revealed by pyrolysis recycling process (2015)
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Jiang, G., & Pickering, S. J. (2015). Structure–property relationship of recycled carbon fibres revealed by pyrolysis recycling process. Journal of Materials Science, 51(4), 1949-1958. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-015-9502-2

The structure-property relationship for recycled carbon fibres is investigated by characterisation of the structure changes induced by the pyrolysis recycling process. Two important factors influencing the properties of recycled carbon fibres are ide... Read More about Structure–property relationship of recycled carbon fibres revealed by pyrolysis recycling process.

Ni Mg Mixed Metal Oxides for p-Type Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (2015)
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Zannotti, M., Wood, C. J., Summers, G. H., Stevens, L. A., Hall, M. R., Snape, C. E., …Gibson, E. A. (2015). Ni Mg Mixed Metal Oxides for p-Type Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 7(44), 24556-24565. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5b06170

Mg Ni mixed metal oxide photocathodes have been prepared by a mixed NiCl2/MgCl2 sol-gel process. The MgO/NiO electrodes have been extensively characterized using physical and electrochemical methods. Dye-sensitized solar cells have been prepared from... Read More about Ni Mg Mixed Metal Oxides for p-Type Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells.

Predictive, Miniature Co-Extrusion of Multilayered Glass Fiber-Optic Preforms (2015)
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Bhowmick, K., Furniss, D., Morvan, H. P., Seddon, A. B., & Benson, T. M. (2016). Predictive, Miniature Co-Extrusion of Multilayered Glass Fiber-Optic Preforms. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 99(1), 106-114. https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.13937

A miniature co-extrusion technique, to produce a concentric multilayered glass fiber-optic preform of ~3 mm diameter, is modeled and experimentally demonstrated. A three-dimensional, incompressible, noncavitating, and nonisothermal Computational Flui... Read More about Predictive, Miniature Co-Extrusion of Multilayered Glass Fiber-Optic Preforms.

Linear friction weld process monitoring of fixture cassette deformations using empirical mode decomposition (2015)
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Bakker, O. J., Gibson, C., Wilson, P., Lohse, N., & Popov, A. A. (2015). Linear friction weld process monitoring of fixture cassette deformations using empirical mode decomposition. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 62-63, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymssp.2015.02.005

Due to its inherent advantages, linear friction welding is a solid-state joining process of increasing importance to the aerospace, automotive, medical and power generation equipment industries. Tangential oscillations and forge stroke during the bur... Read More about Linear friction weld process monitoring of fixture cassette deformations using empirical mode decomposition.

The linear inverse problem in energy beam processing with an application to abrasive waterjet machining (2015)
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Axinte, D., Bilbao Guillerna, A., & Billingham, J. (2015). The linear inverse problem in energy beam processing with an application to abrasive waterjet machining. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 99, 34-42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2015.09.006

© 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. The linear inverse problem for energy beam processing, in which a desired etched profile is known and a trajectory of the beam that will create it must be found, is studied in this paper. As an example,... Read More about The linear inverse problem in energy beam processing with an application to abrasive waterjet machining.

A constitutive model of polyether-ether-ketone (PEEK) (2015)
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Chen, F., Ou, H., Lu, B., & Long, H. (2016). A constitutive model of polyether-ether-ketone (PEEK). Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 53, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2015.08.037

A modified Johnson–Cook (JC) model was proposed to describe the flow behaviour of polyether-ether-ketone (PEEK) with the consideration of coupled effects of strain, strain rate and temperature. As compared to traditional JC model, the modified one ha... Read More about A constitutive model of polyether-ether-ketone (PEEK).

Dynamics for variable length multisection continuum arms (2015)
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Godage, I. S., Medrano-Cerda, G. A., Branson, D. T., Guglielmino, E., & Caldwell, D. G. (2016). Dynamics for variable length multisection continuum arms. International Journal of Robotics Research, 35(6), https://doi.org/10.1177/0278364915596450

Variable length multisection continuum arms are a class of continuum robotic manipulators that generate motion by structural mechanical deformation. Unlike most continuum robots, the sections of these arms do not have (central) supporting flexible ba... Read More about Dynamics for variable length multisection continuum arms.

The stabilising effect of oxides in foamed aluminium alloy scrap (2015)
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Vinod Kumar, G., García-Moreno, F., Banhart, J., & Kennedy, A. R. (2015). The stabilising effect of oxides in foamed aluminium alloy scrap. International Journal of Materials Research, 106(9), https://doi.org/10.3139/146.111255

The expansion and stability of foams made from remelted aluminium alloy scrap has been studied. Foams made from scrap alloy contain oxide bi-films introduced from the swarf (machining chips and turnings) of LM26 alloy and these oxides act as stabiliz... Read More about The stabilising effect of oxides in foamed aluminium alloy scrap.

Stochastic reconstruction of filament paths in fibre bundles based on two-dimensional input data (2015)
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Gommer, F., Wedgwood, K. C., & Brown, L. P. (2015). Stochastic reconstruction of filament paths in fibre bundles based on two-dimensional input data. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 76, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2015.05.022

Conventional optical microscopy is an inexpensive technique to analyse fibre bundle micro-structures. Compared to micro-computed tomography, the resolution is higher and larger samples sizes can be analysed. This provides, for example, detailed infor... Read More about Stochastic reconstruction of filament paths in fibre bundles based on two-dimensional input data.

A numerical comparison of the flow behaviour in Friction Stir Welding (FSW) using unworn and worn tool geometries (2015)
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Hasan, A., Bennett, C., & Shipway, P. (in press). A numerical comparison of the flow behaviour in Friction Stir Welding (FSW) using unworn and worn tool geometries. Materials and Design, 87, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2015.08.016

The tool is a key component in the Friction Stir Welding (FSW) process, but the tool degrades and changes shape during use; however, only a limited number of experimental studies have been undertaken in order to understand the effect that worn tool g... Read More about A numerical comparison of the flow behaviour in Friction Stir Welding (FSW) using unworn and worn tool geometries.

Characterization of shape and dimensional accuracy of incrementally formed titanium sheet parts (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Behera, A. K., Lu, B., & Ou, H. (2015). Characterization of shape and dimensional accuracy of incrementally formed titanium sheet parts.

Single Point Incremental Forming (SPIF) is a relatively new process that has been recently used to manufacture medical grade titanium sheets for implant devices. However, one limitation of the SPIF process may be characterized by dimensional inaccura... Read More about Characterization of shape and dimensional accuracy of incrementally formed titanium sheet parts.

Tailoring the pressure-drop in multi-layered open-cell porous inconel structures (2015)
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Oun, H., & Kennedy, A. R. (in press). Tailoring the pressure-drop in multi-layered open-cell porous inconel structures. Journal of Porous Materials, 22(6), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10934-015-0046-2

This study investigates the pressure-drop behaviour associated with airflow through bulk and structurally tailored multi-layered, open-cell porous Inconel structures over a wide airflow velocity range (0–50 m s-1). The effect of airflow velocity on t... Read More about Tailoring the pressure-drop in multi-layered open-cell porous inconel structures.

Hygrothermal simulation-informed design of mesoporous desiccants for optimised energy efficiency of mixed mode air conditioning systems (2015)
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Sarce Thomann, F., Hall, M. R., Mokaya, R., & Stevens, L. A. (2015). Hygrothermal simulation-informed design of mesoporous desiccants for optimised energy efficiency of mixed mode air conditioning systems. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 3(33), 17290-17303. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ta05162b

© The Royal Society of Chemistry. This paper describes an optimization technique using hygrothermal numerical modelling to determine an ideal and unknown isotherm in order to inform the design of optimised mesoporous desiccants. Their suitability for... Read More about Hygrothermal simulation-informed design of mesoporous desiccants for optimised energy efficiency of mixed mode air conditioning systems.

A review of friction stir welding of aluminium matrix composites (2015)
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Salih, O. S., Ou, H., Sun, W., & McCartney, D. (2015). A review of friction stir welding of aluminium matrix composites. Materials and Design, 86, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2015.07.071

As a solid state joining process, friction stir welding (FSW) has proven to be a promising approach for joining aluminium matrix composites (AMCs). However, challenges still remain in using FSW to join AMCs even with considerable progress having been... Read More about A review of friction stir welding of aluminium matrix composites.

A systematic review of dementia focused assistive technology (2015)
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Evans, J., Brown, M., Coughlan, T., Lawson, G., & Craven, M. P. (2015). A systematic review of dementia focused assistive technology. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, 9170, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20916-6_38

This paper presents a systematic review which explores the nature of assistive technologies currently being designed, developed and evaluated for dementia sufferers and their carers. A search through four large databases, followed by filtering by rel... Read More about A systematic review of dementia focused assistive technology.

Core/clad phosphate glass fibres containing iron and/or titanium (2015)
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Ahmed, I., Shahruddin, S., Sharmin, N., Furniss, D., & Rudd, C. D. (2015). Core/clad phosphate glass fibres containing iron and/or titanium. Biomedical Glasses, 1(1), https://doi.org/10.1515/bglass-2015-0004

Phosphate glasses are novel amorphous biomaterials due to their fully resorbable characteristics, with controllable degradation profiles. In this study, phosphate glasses containing titanium and/or iron were identified to exhibit sufficiently matched... Read More about Core/clad phosphate glass fibres containing iron and/or titanium.

Fibre architecture design of 3D woven composite with genetic algorithms: a unit cell based optimisation framework and performance assessment (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Zeng, X., Long, A. C., Ashcroft, I., & Potluri, P. (2015). Fibre architecture design of 3D woven composite with genetic algorithms: a unit cell based optimisation framework and performance assessment.

There are vast possibilities in fibre architecture design of 3D woven reinforcement. This paper considers the application of Genetic Algorithm (GA) in 3D woven composites optimisation. A set of real and integral variables, representing 3D fibre archi... Read More about Fibre architecture design of 3D woven composite with genetic algorithms: a unit cell based optimisation framework and performance assessment.

Simulation of the fatigue behaviour of a power plant steel with a damage variable (2015)
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Lu, J., Sun, W., Becker, A. A., & Saad, A. A. (2015). Simulation of the fatigue behaviour of a power plant steel with a damage variable. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 100, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2015.06.019

The fatigue behaviour of a 9Cr power plant steel at a temperature of 600 °C was studied by uniaxial fatigue tests and microstructural analysis using electron microscopy. A continuum damage mechanics apporach was coupled to the constitutive equations... Read More about Simulation of the fatigue behaviour of a power plant steel with a damage variable.

Apparent beam size definition of focused ion beams based on scanning electron microscopy images of nanodots (2015)
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Vladov, N., Segal, J., & Ratchev, S. (2015). Apparent beam size definition of focused ion beams based on scanning electron microscopy images of nanodots. Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures, 33, Article 041803. https://doi.org/10.1116/1.4926388

In this paper the new term apparent beam size of Focused Ion Beam (FIB) is introduced and an original method of its evaluation is demonstrated. Traditional methods of measuring the beam size, like the knife edge method, provide information about the... Read More about Apparent beam size definition of focused ion beams based on scanning electron microscopy images of nanodots.