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Kissing bonds in adhesive joints: a holistic approach for surface chemistry and joint mechanics
(2011)
Kissing bonds (KBs) refer to the situation where two surfaces are only partially
bonded or are debonded but touching or in very close proximity. This may be the
consequence of poor adhesion, environmental degradation or ...
Processing organic semiconductors
(2010)
In recent years, there has been a considerable interest in organic semiconducting materials due to their potential to enable, amongst other things, low-cost flexible opto-electronic applications, such as large-area integrated ...
Surface properties of electrospun polymer nanofibres
(2010)
Fibrous materials are used in a variety of applications due to their relatively high
surface area to volume ratio as well as anisotropic behaviour. Electrospinning is a
popular fabrication technique which produces polymer ...
Self assembly for surface functionalization to improve biocompatibilities in Ti-based implants and enzyme immobilization in biofuel cells
(2010)
Self-assembly is an effective biomimetic technique for surface functionalization and
nanostructural synthesis. 3-Aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) is a popular
molecule that can assemble over substrates to modify surface ...
Influence of coatings on ion release from large diameter metal-on-metal hip bearings
(2012)
The reduction of wear debris and metal ions from metal-on-metal (MoM) cobalt
chromium molybdenum (CoCrMo) hip replacements is needed to help reduce the
incidence of adverse tissue responses that cause the high clinical ...
Nanoindentation as a method to interrogate the mechanical properties of polymer coatings
(2011)
Polymer coatings are widely used in many industrial applications such as coatings on
car bodies and refrigerators, and as varnishes on floor coverings and wood. As
protective coverings polymer coatings are subject to ...
Multiscale Quantitative Imaging of Human Femoral Heads Using X-ray Microtomography
(2011)
Clinical diagnostic tools provide limited information on the underlying structural and mechanical properties of bone-tissue affected by degenerative and bone metabolic diseases. In-vivo bone failure studies provide limited ...
Development of a Self-assembly Technique for Drug-Delivering Hydroxyapatite Coatings for Ti-Based Implants
(2010)
To facilitate the long term osteointegration of Ti implants of various forms,
methods aiming to facilitate hydroxyapatite deposition and enhance its adhesion to
the Ti surfaces have to be developed. This work investigates ...
Mechanisms of interlaminar fracture toughness using non-woven veils as interleaf materials
(2010)
The main objective of this research is to understand the mechanisms of interlaminar
toughness using non-woven veils as the interleaf materials. The vacuum assisted resin
transfer moulding (VaRTM) method was chosen for ...
Development and characterisation of flame retardant nanoparticulate bio-based polymer composites
(2010)
Since the discovery of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and nanoclays, there has been a
great deal of research conducted for uses in applications such as: energy storage,
molecular electronics, structural composites, biomedical ...