By Professor Bronwyn Fox

Journal articles

Hameed N; Bavishi J; Parameswaranpillai J; Salim NV; Joseph J; Madras G; Fox BL, 2015, 'Thermally flexible epoxy/cellulose blends mediated by an ionic liquid', RSC Advances, 5, pp. 52832 - 52836, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5ra05900c

Byrne N; Chen J; Fox B, 2014, 'Enhancing the carbon yield of cellulose based carbon fibres with ionic liquid impregnates', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2, pp. 15758 - 15762, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c4ta04059g

Kafi A; Huson M; Creighton C; Khoo J; Mazzola L; Gengenbach T; Jones F; Fox B, 2014, 'Effect of surface functionality of PAN-based carbon fibres on the mechanical performance of carbon/epoxy composites', Composites Science and Technology, 94, pp. 89 - 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2014.01.011

Naebe M; Wang J; Amini A; Khayyam H; Hameed N; Li LH; Chen Y; Fox B, 2014, 'Mechanical Property and Structure of Covalent Functionalised Graphene/Epoxy Nanocomposites', Scientific Reports, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep04375

Byrne N; Leblais A; Fox B, 2014, 'Preparation of polyacrylonitrile-natural polymer composite precursors for carbon fiber using ionic liquid co solvent solutions', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2, pp. 3424 - 3429, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3ta15227h

Huson MG; Church JS; Kafi AA; Woodhead AL; Khoo J; Kiran MSRN; Bradby JE; Fox BL, 2014, 'Heterogeneity of carbon fibre', Carbon, 68, pp. 240 - 249, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2013.10.084

Naghashian S; Fox BL; Barnett MR, 2014, 'Actuation curvature limits for a composite beam with embedded shape memory alloy wires', Smart Materials and Structures, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0964-1726/23/6/065002

Li Q; Church JS; Kafi A; Naebe M; Fox BL, 2014, 'An improved understanding of the dispersion of multi-walled carbon nanotubes in non-aqueous solvents', Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11051-014-2513-0

Bafekrpour E; Salehi M; Sonbolestan E; Fox B, 2014, 'Effects of micro-structural parameters on mechanical properties of carbon nanotube polymer nanocomposites', Scientia Iranica, 21, pp. 403 - 413

Chen Z; Dai XJ; Magniez K; Lamb PR; Fox BL; Wang X, 2014, 'Improving the mechanical properties of multiwalled carbon nanotube/epoxy nanocomposites using polymerization in a stirring plasma system', Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 56, pp. 172 - 180, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2013.10.009

BAFEKRPOUR E; YANG C; SIMON GP; ABVABI A; KHOSHMANESH K; FOX BL, 2014, 'A STUDY ON MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF FUNCTIONALLY-GRADED CARBON NANOTUBE-REINFORCED NANOCOMPOSITES', International Journal of Computational Methods, 11, pp. 1344003 - 1344003, http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0219876213440039

Chen Z; Dai XJ; Lamb PR; Du Plessis J; De Celis Leal DR; Magniez K; Fox BL; Wang X, 2013, 'Coating and functionalization of carbon fibres using a three-step plasma treatment', Plasma Processes and Polymers, 10, pp. 1100 - 1109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppap.201300069

Hameed N; Church JS; Salim NV; Hanley TL; Amini A; Fox BL, 2013, 'Dispersing single-walled carbon nanotubes in ionic liquids: A quantitative analysis', RSC Advances, 3, pp. 20034 - 20039, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3ra42488j

De Souza ML; Mardel JI; Fox BL, 2013, 'Effect of manufacturing method and aging environment on painted automotive carbon fibre composite surfaces', Applied Composite Materials, 20, pp. 747 - 759, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10443-012-9299-y

Nuhiji B; Attard D; Thorogood G; Hanley T; Magniez K; Bungur J; Fox B, 2013, 'The effect of a rapid heating rate, mechanical vibration and surfactant chemistry on the structure-property relationships of epoxy/clay nanocomposites', Materials, 6, pp. 3624 - 3640, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma6083624

Awaja F; Gilbert M; Naebe M; Kelly G; Fox B; Brynolf R; Pigram PJ, 2013, 'Ageing of surface treated thermoplastic polyolefins', Polymer Degradation and Stability, 98, pp. 1699 - 1704, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2013.06.005

Bafekrpour E; Yang C; Natali M; Fox B, 2013, 'Functionally graded carbon nanofiber/phenolic nanocomposites and their mechanical properties', Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 54, pp. 124 - 134, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2013.07.009

Hameed N; Salim NV; Hanley TL; Sona M; Fox BL; Guo Q, 2013, 'Individual dispersion of carbon nanotubes in epoxy via a novel dispersion-curing approach using ionic liquids', Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 15, pp. 11696 - 11703, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3cp00064h

Bafekrpour E; Simon GP; Yang C; Chipara M; Habsuda J; Fox B, 2013, 'Functionally graded carbon nanofiber-phenolic nanocomposites for sudden temperature change applications', Polymer, 54, pp. 3940 - 3948, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2013.05.052

Henderson LC; Thornton MT; Byrne N; Fox BL; Waugh KD; Squire JS; Servinis L; Delaney JP; Brozinski HL; Andrighetto LM; Altimari JM, 2013, 'Protic ionic liquids as recyclable solvents for the acid catalysed synthesis of diphenylmethyl thioethers', Comptes Rendus Chimie, 16, pp. 634 - 639, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crci.2013.04.002

Bafekrpour E; Simon GP; Naebe M; Habsuda J; Yang C; Fox B, 2013, 'Preparation and properties of composition-controlled carbon nanofiber/phenolic nanocomposites', Composites Part B: Engineering, 52, pp. 120 - 126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2013.03.007

Agius SL; Magniez KJC; Fox BL, 2013, 'Cure behaviour and void development within rapidly cured out-of-autoclave composites', Composites Part B: Engineering, 47, pp. 230 - 237, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2012.11.020

Servinis L; Henderson LC; Gengenbach TR; Kafi AA; Huson MG; Fox BL, 2013, 'Surface functionalization of unsized carbon fiber using nitrenes derived from organic azides', Carbon, 54, pp. 378 - 388, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2012.11.051

De Souza ML; Mardel JI; Fox BL, 2013, 'Hygrothermal effects on painted carbon fibre composite surfaces', Journal of Composite Materials, 47, pp. 539 - 547, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021998312442555

Chen Z; Dai XJ; Magniez K; Lamb PR; Rubin De Celis Leal D; Fox BL; Wang X, 2013, 'Improving the mechanical properties of epoxy using multiwalled carbon nanotubes functionalized by a novel plasma treatment', Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 45, pp. 145 - 152, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2012.09.005

Naebe M; Sandlin J; Crouch I; Fox B, 2013, 'Novel polymer-ceramic composites for protection against ballistic fragments', Polymer Composites, 34, pp. 180 - 186, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pc.22397

Magniez K; Voda AS; Kafi AA; Fichini A; Guo Q; Fox BL, 2013, 'Overcoming interfacial affinity issues in natural fiber reinforced polylactide biocomposites by surface adsorption of amphiphilic block copolymers', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 5, pp. 276 - 283, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/am302013p

Bafekrpour E; Simon GP; Yang C; Chipara M; Habsuda J; Fox B, 2013, 'A novel carbon nanofibre/phenolic nanocomposite coated polymer system for tailoring thermal behaviour', Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 46, pp. 80 - 88, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2012.10.005

Garschke C; Parlevliet PP; Weimer C; Fox BL, 2013, 'Cure kinetics and viscosity modelling of a high-performance epoxy resin film', Polymer Testing, 32, pp. 150 - 157, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2012.09.011

Servinis L; Fox BL; Healy PC; Henderson LC, 2012, 'Methyl 3-[4-(4-nitrobenzyloxy)phenyl]propanoate', Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, 68, http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812024701

Chen Z; Dai XJ; Lamb PR; De Celis Leal DR; Fox BL; Chen Y; Du Plessis J; Field M; Wang X, 2012, 'Practical amine functionalization of multi-walled carbon nanotubes for effective interfacial bonding', Plasma Processes and Polymers, 9, pp. 733 - 741, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppap.201100203

Garschke C; Weimer C; Parlevliet PP; Fox BL, 2012, 'Out-of-autoclave cure cycle study of a resin film infusion process using in situ process monitoring', Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 43, pp. 935 - 944, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2012.01.003

Bafekrpour E; Simon GP; Habsuda J; Naebe M; Yang C; Fox B, 2012, 'Fabrication and characterization of functionally graded synthetic graphite/phenolic nanocomposites', Materials Science and Engineering: A, 545, pp. 123 - 131, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2012.02.097

Altimari JM; Delaney JP; Servinis L; Squire JS; Thornton MT; Khosa SK; Long BM; Johnstone MD; Fleming CL; Pfeffer FM; Hickey SM; Wride MP; Ashton TD; Fox BL; Byrne N; Henderson LC, 2012, 'Rapid formation of diphenylmethyl ethers and thioethers using microwave irradiation and protic ionic liquids', Tetrahedron Letters, 53, pp. 2035 - 2039, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2012.02.011

Kafi AA; Chen Z; Dai XJ; Fox BL; Lamb PR; Wang X, 2012, 'Understanding wettability changes from practical plasma functionalization of carbon nanotubes', Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters, 4, pp. 344 - 347, http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/nnl.2012.1315

Kafi AA; Magniez K; Cinquemani C; Fox BL, 2012, 'Influence of atmospheric helium plasma on the surface energy of jute fibres and the performance of resulting composites', Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, 26, pp. 151 - 162, http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/016942411X569363

Kafi AA; Magniez K; Fox BL, 2012, 'Measuring the adhesion force on natural fibre surface using scanning probe microscopy', Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, 26, pp. 175 - 187, http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/016942411X569381

Magniez K; Fox BL; Looney MG, 2012, 'Nanocomposites of poly(m-xylene diamide) with polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane, montmorillonite, and their combination: Structure and properties', Polymer Engineering and Science, 52, pp. 1402 - 1412, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pen.23075

Chen Z; Dai XJ; Lamb PR; de Celis Leal DR; Fox BL; Chen Y; du Plessis J; Field M; Wang X, 2012, 'Plasma Process. Polym. 7/2012', Plasma Processes and Polymers, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppap.201290019

Magniez K; Chaffraix T; Fox B, 2011, 'Toughening of a carbon-fibre composite using electrospun poly(hydroxyether of bisphenol A) nanofibrous membranes through inverse phase separation and inter-domain etherification', Materials, 4, pp. 1967 - 1984, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma4111967

Kafi AA; Magniez K; Fox BL, 2011, 'A surface-property relationship of atmospheric plasma treated jute composites', Composites Science and Technology, 71, pp. 1692 - 1698, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2011.07.011

Nuhiji B; Attard D; Thorogood G; Hanley T; Magniez K; Fox B, 2011, 'The effect of alternate heating rates during cure on the structure-property relationships of epoxy/MMT clay nanocomposites', Composites Science and Technology, 71, pp. 1761 - 1768, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2011.08.011

Kafi AA; Magniez K; Fox BL, 2011, 'Effect of manufacturing process on the flexural, fracture toughness, and thermo-mechanical properties of bio-composites', Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 42, pp. 993 - 999, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2011.04.002

Herring ML; Fox BL, 2011, 'The effect of a rapid curing process on the surface finish of a carbon fibre epoxy composite', Composites Part B: Engineering, 42, pp. 1035 - 1043, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2011.03.014

Gilbert MJ; Awaja F; Kelly GL; Fox BL; Brynolf R; Pigram PJ, 2011, 'Tailoring the surface chemistry of carbon fiber and E-glass composites for improved adhesion', Surface and Interface Analysis, 43, pp. 856 - 864, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/sia.3645

Francis PS; Hindson CM; Terry JM; Smith ZM; Slezak T; Adcock JL; Fox BL; Barnett NW, 2011, 'Enhanced permanganate chemiluminescence', Analyst, 136, pp. 64 - 66, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c0an00588f

Magniez K; Fox BL; Lonney MG, 2011, 'Effect of drawing on the molecular orientation, polymorphism, and properties of melt-spun nanocomposite fibers based on nylon 6 with polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane, montmorillonite, and their combination', Polymer Composites, 32, pp. 604 - 614, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pc.21074

Adamson BP; Fox BL, 2010, 'An evaluation of the performance of advanced melded composite joints', Composite Structures, 92, pp. 2071 - 2076, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2009.10.025

Agius SL; Magniez KJC; Fox BL, 2010, 'Fracture behaviour of a rapidly cured polyethersulfone toughened carbon fibre/epoxy composite', Composite Structures, 92, pp. 2119 - 2127, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2009.09.045

Zhang J; Guo Q; Huson M; Slota I; Fox B, 2010, 'Interphase study of thermoplastic modified epoxy matrix composites: Phase behaviour around a single fibre influenced by heating rate and surface treatment', Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 41, pp. 787 - 794, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2010.02.016

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