Select Publications
Journal articles
2010, 'Exploring molecular changes at the surface of polypropylene after accelerated thermomolecular adhesion treatments', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2, pp. 1505 - 1513, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/am1001376
,2010, 'The effect of material selection and manufacturing process on the surface finish of carbon fibre composites', Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 210, pp. 926 - 940, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2010.02.005
,2010, 'Thermal and mechanical properties of a dendritic hydroxyl-functional hyperbranched polymer and tetrafunctional epoxy resin blends', Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics, 48, pp. 417 - 424, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/polb.21902
,2010, 'The effects of molecular weight and polymorphism on the fracture and thermo-mechanical properties of a carbon-fibre composite modified by electrospun poly (vinylidene fluoride) membranes', Polymer, 51, pp. 2585 - 2596, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2010.04.021
,2009, 'Analysis of the effects of atmospheric helium plasma treatment on the surface structure of jute fibres and resulting composite properties', Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, 23, pp. 2109 - 2120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/016942409X12526743388006
,2009, 'Combined continuous wave and pulsed plasma modes: For more stable interfaces with higher functionality on metal and semiconductor surfaces', Plasma Processes and Polymers, 6, pp. 615 - 619, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppap.200900042
,2009, 'Silver sulfide as a staining agent for scanning electron microscopy of nylon 6/MXD6 blends', Polymer International, 58, pp. 858 - 862, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pi.2599
,2009, 'Investigation of the postcure reaction and surface energy of epoxy resins using Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry and Contact-angle measurements', Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 113, pp. 2755 - 2764, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.30135
,2009, 'Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry investigation of epoxy resin curing behavior in real Time', Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 113, pp. 2765 - 2776, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.30136
,2009, 'Adhesion of polymers', Progress in Polymer Science (Oxford), 34, pp. 948 - 968, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2009.04.007
,2009, 'Inspection of drop-weight impact damage in woven CFRP laminates fabricated by different processes', Journal of Composite Materials, 43, pp. 1939 - 1946, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021998308078686
,2009, 'Strain rate effects on the energy absorption of rapidly manufactured composite tubes', Journal of Composite Materials, 43, pp. 2183 - 2200, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021998309344646
,2009, 'Structural and material properties of a rapidly cured Thermoplastic- toughened epoxy system', Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 113, pp. 485 - 491, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.30132
,2009, 'Nonisothermal crystallization behavior of poly(m-xylene adipamide)/montmorillonite nanocomposites', Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics, 47, pp. 1300 - 1312, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/polb.21733
,2009, 'Study on thermoplastic-modified multifunctional epoxies: Influence of heating rate on cure behaviour and phase separation', Composites Science and Technology, 69, pp. 1172 - 1179, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2009.02.016
,2008, 'Tof-sims investigation of epoxy resin curing reaction at different resin to hardener ratios', Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 110, pp. 2711 - 2717, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.28813
,2008, 'Surface properties of polypropylene following a novel industrial surface-treatment process', Surface and Interface Analysis, 40, pp. 1454 - 1462, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/sia.2924
,2008, 'Consistent model predictions for isothermal cure kinetics investigation of high performance epoxy prepregs', Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 107, pp. 2231 - 2237, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.27356
,2007, 'Characterization of melded carbon fibre/epoxy laminates', Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 38, pp. 1860 - 1871, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2007.04.007
,2007, 'Rapid composite tube manufacture utilizing the quickstepTM process', Journal of Composite Materials, 41, pp. 965 - 978, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021998306067261
,2007, 'An experimental study of low velocity impact response in 2/2 twill weave composite laminates manufactured by a novel fabrication process', Journal of Materials Science, 42, pp. 232 - 238, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10853-006-1057-9
,2006, 'Characterization and analysis of delamination fracture and nanocreep properties in carbon epoxy composites manufactured by different processes', Journal of Composite Materials, 40, pp. 1287 - 1299, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021998305057438
,2006, 'Finite element modelling of metallic tubular crash structures with an explicit code', International Journal of Vehicle Safety, 1, pp. 292 - 303, http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJVS.2006.011231
,2005, 'Effect of the manufacturing process on the interlaminar fracture toughness of 2/2 twill weave fabric carbon/epoxy composites', Materials Forum, 29, pp. 216 - 221
,2004, 'Investigation of failure mechanisms in aged aerospace composites', Engineering Failure Analysis, 11, pp. 235 - 241, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engfailanal.2003.05.010
,1997, 'Characterization of poly(ethylene terephthalate) and poly(ethylene terephthalate) blends', Polymer, 38, pp. 3035 - 3043, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0032-3861(96)00872-5
,1996, 'Morphology-property relationships in ABS/PET blends. I. Compositional effects', Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 62, pp. 1699 - 1708, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1097-4628(19961205)62:10<1699::aid-app21>3.3.co;2-x
,1996, 'Morphology-property relationships in ABS/PET blends. I. Compositional effects', Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 62, pp. 1699 - 1708, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-4628(19961205)62:10<1699::AID-APP21>3.0.CO;2-W
,1996, 'Morphology-property relationships in ABS/PET blends. II. Influence of processing conditions on structure and properties', Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 62, pp. 1709 - 1714, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-4628(19961205)62:10<1709::AID-APP22>3.0.CO;2-V
,1994, 'Synthesis and crystal structure of tris(diethyldithiocarbamato-S,S′)(disulfido-S,S′)niobium(V)', Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, pp. 1765 - 1767, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/DT9940001765
,1994, 'The melding of dithiocarbamate and alkyne moieties at molybdenum centres; new ligands and heterometallacyclic complexes', Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, pp. 2579 - 2580, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C39940002579
,Conference Papers
2022, 'INVESTIGATION OF THE THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS WITH AMINE-FUNCTIONALIZED REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDE INCLUSIONS', in ECCM 2022 - Proceedings of the 20th European Conference on Composite Materials: Composites Meet Sustainability, pp. 967 - 974
,2020, 'Smart graphene enabled preforms', in ECCM 2018 - 18th European Conference on Composite Materials
,2019, 'Comparison of picture frame devices and analysis of locking angle for fabrics with different cross-ply angles', in ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials
,2019, 'Effect of curing agents in different molecular structure on epoxy resin based solid electrolyte for structural composite battary application', in ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials
,2019, 'Effect of surface functionalization of graphene particles on the properties of nanocomposites', in ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials
,2019, 'Evaluation of the effect of tension during carbon fibre processing', in ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials
,2019, 'Micro-waxs study of structural heterogeneity in single pan-precursor and subsequent carbon fiber', in International SAMPE Technical Conference
,2015, 'Experimental investigation on bonding properties of reactive liquid rubber epoxy in CFRP retrofitted concrete members', in FRPRCS-12/APFIS-2015 - Joint Conference of the 12th International Symposium on Fiber Reinforced Polymers for Reinforced Concrete Structures, FRPRCS 2015 and the 5th Asia-Pacific Conference on Fiber Reinforced Polymers in Structures, APFIS 2015
,2015, 'Microcracking in resins and matrices; Progress towards understanding the relative influence of carbon fibre properties and sizing', in CAMX 2015 - Composites and Advanced Materials Expo, pp. 1350 - 1357
,2015, 'Physical and chemical properties of carbon fibres modified by electrolytic oxidation and air plasma treatment', in ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials
,2015, 'Resin fillet formation in honeycomb sandwich structures', in ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials
,2015, 'Surface treatment of pan based carbon fibers with sulfonated octaphenyl poss', in CAMX 2015 - Composites and Advanced Materials Expo, pp. 2494 - 2508
,2015, 'Understanding the flow properties of a thermoplastic-toughened epoxy resin film through model-based analysis', in ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials
,2014, 'Carbon nexus: A strategic overview and research highlights', in CAMX 2014 - Composites and Advanced Materials Expo: Combined Strength. Unsurpassed Innovation.
,2014, 'Energy Saving in Electric Heater of Carbon Fiber Stabilization Oven', in Proceedings - 2014 4th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence with Applications in Engineering and Technology, ICAIET 2014, pp. 109 - 114, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICAIET.2014.27
,2014, 'Investigating strain transfer in polymer coated structures for the health monitoring of aerospace vehicles using polymer photonic waveguides', in 2014 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Aerospace, MetroAeroSpace 2014 - Proceedings, pp. 622 - 626, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MetroAeroSpace.2014.6865999
,2013, 'New surface treatments for low cost carbon fiber', in International SAMPE Technical Conference, pp. 456 - 469
,2013, 'A multiscale approach to quantify friction properties of carbon fibres', in Fiber Society Spring 2013 Technical Conference
,2013, 'Characterisation of composite honeycomb sandwich structures cured using the quickstep process', in Fiber Society Spring 2013 Technical Conference
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