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Mechanical, structural and dissolution properties of heat treated thin-film phosphate based glasses (2017)
Journal Article
Stuart, B. W., Gimeno-Fabra, M., Segal, J., Ahmed, I., & Grant, D. M. (2017). Mechanical, structural and dissolution properties of heat treated thin-film phosphate based glasses. Applied Surface Science, 416, 605-617. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.04.110

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.

A three-electrode integrated photo-supercapacitor utilizing graphene-based intermediate bifunctional electrode (2017)
Journal Article
Lau, S., Lim, H. N., Ravoof, T., Yaacob, M., Grant, D., Mackenzie, R., …Huang, N. M. (2017). A three-electrode integrated photo-supercapacitor utilizing graphene-based intermediate bifunctional electrode. Electrochimica Acta, 238, 178-184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2017.04.003

A dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) employing a compact and mesoporous titania (TiO2) film as the anode was integrated with a symmetrical supercapacitor utilizing polypyrrole/reduced graphene oxide (PPy/rGO) electrodes to form a photo-supercapacitor.... Read More about A three-electrode integrated photo-supercapacitor utilizing graphene-based intermediate bifunctional electrode.

Phosphate Glass Fibres and Their Composites (2016)
Book Chapter
Hossain, K. M. Z., Felfel, R. M., Grant, D. M., & Ahmed, I. (2016). Phosphate Glass Fibres and Their Composites. In A. R. Boccaccini, D. S. Brauer, & L. Hupa (Eds.), Bioactive Glasses: Fundamentals, Technology and Applications (257-285). Royal Society of Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1039/9781782622017-00257

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.

Efficient hydrogen storage in up-scale metal hydride tanks as possible metal hydride compression agents equipped with aluminium extended surfaces (2016)
Journal Article
Gkanas, E. I., Grant, D. M., Khzouz, M., Stuart, A. D., Manickam, K., & Walker, G. S. (2016). Efficient hydrogen storage in up-scale metal hydride tanks as possible metal hydride compression agents equipped with aluminium extended surfaces. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 41(25), 10795-10810. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.04.035

In the current work, a three-dimensional computational study regarding coupled heat and mass transfer during both the hydrogenation and dehydrogenation process in upscale cylindrical metal hydride reactors is presented, analysed and optimized. Three... Read More about Efficient hydrogen storage in up-scale metal hydride tanks as possible metal hydride compression agents equipped with aluminium extended surfaces.

Cyclic pressure on compression-moulded bioresorbable phosphate glass fibre reinforced composites (2016)
Journal Article
Barrera Betanzos, F., Gimeno-Fabra, M., Segal, J., Grant, D., & Ahmed, I. (2016). Cyclic pressure on compression-moulded bioresorbable phosphate glass fibre reinforced composites. Materials and Design, 100, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2016.03.108

The use of thermoplastic composites based on poly(lactic) acid and phosphate glass fibres over metallic alloys for clinical restorative treatment is highly beneficial due to their biocompatibility and biodegradability. However, difficulties in achiev... Read More about Cyclic pressure on compression-moulded bioresorbable phosphate glass fibre reinforced composites.

Metal hydride hydrogen compression: recent advances and future prospects (2016)
Journal Article
Yartys, V. A., Lototskyy, M., Linkov, V., Grant, D., Stuart, A., Eriksen, J., …Bowman, R. C. (2016). Metal hydride hydrogen compression: recent advances and future prospects. Applied Physics A, 122(4), Article 415. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-016-9863-7

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.

Metal hydrides for concentrating solar thermal power energy storage (2016)
Journal Article
Sheppard, D. A., Paskevicius, M., Humphries, T. D., Felderhoff, M., Capurso, G., Bellosta von Colbe, J., …Buckley, C. E. (2016). Metal hydrides for concentrating solar thermal power energy storage. Applied Physics A, 122(4), Article 395. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-016-9825-0

The development of alternative methods for thermal energy storage is important for improving the efficiency and decreasing the cost for Concentrating Solar-thermal Power (CSP). We focus on the underlying technology that allows metal hydrides to funct... Read More about Metal hydrides for concentrating solar thermal power energy storage.

Developments in the Ni–Nb–Zr amorphous alloy membranes: A review (2016)
Journal Article
Sarker, S., Chandra, D., Hirscher, M., Dolan, M., Isheim, D., Wermer, J., …Cantelli, R. (2016). Developments in the Ni–Nb–Zr amorphous alloy membranes: A review. Applied Physics A, 122(3), Article 168. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-016-9650-5

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
Felfel, R. M., Poocza, L., Gimeno-Fabra, M., Milde, T., Hildebrand, G., Ahmed, I., …Liefeith, K. (2016). In vitro degradation and mechanical properties of PLA-PCL copolymer unit cell scaffolds generated by two-photon polymerization. Biomedical Materials, 11(1), Article 015011. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-6041/11/1/015011

© 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
Crivello, J., Denys, R., Dornheim, M., Felderhoff, M., Grant, D., Huot, J., …Webb, C. (2016). Mg-based compounds for hydrogen and energy storage. Applied Physics A, 122(2), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-016-9601-1

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.

Degradation and Characterization of Resorbable Phosphate-Based Glass Thin-Film Coatings Applied by Radio-Frequency Magnetron Sputtering (2015)
Journal Article
Stuart, B. W., Stuart, B., Gimeno-Fabra, M., Segal, J., Ahmed, I., & Grant, D. M. (2015). Degradation and Characterization of Resorbable Phosphate-Based Glass Thin-Film Coatings Applied by Radio-Frequency Magnetron Sputtering. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 7(49), 27362-27372. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5b08957

Quinternary phosphate-based glasses of up to 2.67 ?m, deposited by radio-frequency magnetron sputtering, were degraded in distilled water and phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) to investigate their degradation characteristics. Magnetron- sputtered coati... Read More about Degradation and Characterization of Resorbable Phosphate-Based Glass Thin-Film Coatings Applied by Radio-Frequency Magnetron Sputtering.

Continuous synthesis of dispersant-coated hydroxyapatite plates (2015)
Journal Article
Gimeno-Fabra, M., Hild, F., Dunne, P., Walton, K., Grant, D., Irvine, D. J., & Lester, E. (2015). Continuous synthesis of dispersant-coated hydroxyapatite plates. CrystEngComm, 17(32), 6175-6182. doi:10.1039/c5ce00628g

A continuous flow hydrothermal synthetic route which allows the direct “in situ” capping/coating of hydroxyapatite nanoplates with functional dispersants in a single stage is reported. The methodology induced crystallisation by rapid mixing of stream... Read More about Continuous synthesis of dispersant-coated hydroxyapatite plates.

Rheological techniques for determining degradation of polylactic acid in bioresorbable medical polymer systems (2015)
Journal Article
Choong, G. Y., Parsons, A. J., Grant, D. M., & De Focatiis, D. S. (2015). Rheological techniques for determining degradation of polylactic acid in bioresorbable medical polymer systems. AIP Conference Proceedings, 1664, Article 170005. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4918523

© 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
Gkanas, E. I., Grant, D. M., Stuart, A. D., Eastwick, C., Book, D., Nayebossadri, S., …Walker, G. S. (in press). Numerical study on a two-stage metal hydride hydrogen compression system. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 645(Supp1), Article S18-S22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.03.123

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
Luo, X., Grant, D. M., & Walker, G. S. (2015). Hydrogen storage properties for Mg–Zn–Y quasicrystal and ternary alloys. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 645, S23-S26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.01.266

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.

Organic semiconductors with a charge carrier life time of over 2 hours at room temperature (2015)
Journal Article
Liu, Y., MacKenzie, R. C., Xu, B., Gao, Y., Gimeno-Fabra, M., Grant, D., …Tian, W. (2015). Organic semiconductors with a charge carrier life time of over 2 hours at room temperature. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 3(47), 12260-12266. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5tc02678d

Recently, Gao et al. reported being able to measure significant quantities of photogenerated charge up to one hour after it had been generated in an organic semiconductor device. The aim of this paper is twofold; (a) to provide conclusive experimenta... Read More about Organic semiconductors with a charge carrier life time of over 2 hours at room temperature.

Investigation of the dehydrogenation behavior of the 2LiBH(4):CaNi5 multicomponent hydride system (2015)
Journal Article
Meggouh, M., Grant, D. M., Deavin, O., Brunelli, M., Hansen, T. C., & Walker, G. S. (2015). Investigation of the dehydrogenation behavior of the 2LiBH(4):CaNi5 multicomponent hydride system. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 40(7), 2989-2996. doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.12.059

LiBH4 has gained much attention as a potential hydrogen storage material due to its high hydrogen storage capacity of 18.5 wt%. However, LiBH4 only releases its full hydrogen capacity at temperatures greater than 600 °C and requires hydrogen pressure... Read More about Investigation of the dehydrogenation behavior of the 2LiBH(4):CaNi5 multicomponent hydride system.

Mechanical, degradation and cytocompatibility properties of magnesium coated phosphate glass fibre reinforced polycaprolactone composites (2014)
Journal Article
Liu, X., Hasan, M. S., Grant, D. M., Harper, L. T., Parsons, A. J., Palmer, G., …Ahmed, I. (2014). Mechanical, degradation and cytocompatibility properties of magnesium coated phosphate glass fibre reinforced polycaprolactone composites. Journal of Biomaterials Applications, 29(5), https://doi.org/10.1177/0885328214541302

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.