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Journal articles
2015, 'Predicting the strength of adhesively bonded joints of variable thickness using a cohesive element approach', International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, 58, pp. 44 - 52, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2015.01.006
,2015, 'Stepped flush repairs for primary composite structures', Journal of Adhesion, 91, pp. 95 - 112, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00218464.2014.896212
,2015, 'Wu-Tou Decoction Inhibits Chronic Inflammatory Pain in Mice: Participation of TRPV1 and TRPA1 Ion Channels', BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL, 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/328707
,2015, 'ZnO Nanoparticles Treatment Induces Apoptosis by Increasing Intracellular ROS Levels in LTEP-a-2 Cells', BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL, 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/423287
,2014, 'Effects of mechanical deformation on electric performance of rechargeable batteries embedded in load carrying composite structures', Plastics, Rubber and Composites, 43, pp. 98 - 104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/1743289813Y.0000000064
,2014, 'Processable 3-nm thick graphene platelets of high electrical conductivity and their epoxy composites', Nanotechnology, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/25/12/125707
,2014, 'Toughening polymer adhesives using nanosized elastomeric particles', Journal of Materials Research, 29, pp. 665 - 674, http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2014.34
,2014, 'Mechanical properties of self-healing carbon fiber-epoxy composite stitched with mendable polymer fiber', Polymers and Polymer Composites, 22, pp. 329 - 336, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/096739111402200316
,2014, 'Modelling complex progressive failure in notched composite laminates with varying sizes and stacking sequences', Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 58, pp. 16 - 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2013.11.012
,2014, 'Magnetic and mechanical properties of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) nanocomposites with hybrid nanofillers - Graphene oxide tethered with magnetic Fe
2014, 'Development of polymer composites using modified, high-structural integrity graphene platelets', Composites Science and Technology, 91, pp. 82 - 90, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2013.11.017
,2014, 'Quality factor effect on the wireless range of microstrip patch antenna strain sensors', Sensors (Switzerland), 14, pp. 595 - 605, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s140100595
,2014, 'A slot spiral in carbon-fibre composite laminate as a conformal load-bearing antenna', Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 25, pp. 1295 - 1305, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1045389X13489362
,2014, 'Effect of interface modification on PMMA/graphene nanocomposites', Journal of Materials Science, 49, pp. 5838 - 5849, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10853-014-8278-0
,2014, 'Healing of fatigue delamination cracks in carbon-epoxy composite using mendable polymer stitching', Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 25, pp. 75 - 86, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1045389X13505005
,2014, 'Mechanical properties of mendable composites containing self-healing thermoplastic agents', Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 65, pp. 10 - 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2014.05.015
,2014, 'Nanosilica-toughened polymer adhesives', Materials and Design, 61, pp. 75 - 86, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2014.04.042
,2014, 'Nondestructive evaluation of mechanically loaded advanced marine composite structures', Advanced Materials Research, 891-892, pp. 594 - 599, http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.891-892.594
,2014, 'Progressive damage in single lap countersunk composite joints', IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/10/1/012064
,2014, 'The influence of orthotropy and taper angle on the compressive strength of composite laminates with scarfed holes', Advanced Materials Research, 891-892, pp. 178 - 184, http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.891-892.178
,2013, 'Thermoplastic healing in epoxy networks: Exploring performance and mechanism of alternative healing agents', Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 298, pp. 1232 - 1242, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mame.201200394
,2013, 'Effects of bondline flaws on the damage tolerance of composite scarf joints', Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 55, pp. 110 - 119, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2013.07.017
,2013, 'Healing of carbon fibre-epoxy composites using thermoplastic additives', Polymer Chemistry, 4, pp. 5007 - 5015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3py00459g
,2013, 'Thermally mendable epoxy resin strengthened with carbon nanofibres', Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 55, pp. 45 - 52, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2013.07.016
,2013, 'Predictive models for stable tearing crack growth due to overloading in fatigue', Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, 36, pp. 492 - 503, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ffe.12018
,2013, 'Effects of adherend thickness and taper on adhesive bond strength measured by portable pull-off tests', International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, 44, pp. 259 - 268, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2013.03.014
,2013, 'Effect of mendable polymer stitch density on the toughening and healing of delamination cracks in carbon-epoxy laminates', Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 50, pp. 22 - 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2013.02.014
,2013, 'A review of passive wireless sensors for structural health monitoring', Modern Applied Science, 7, pp. 57 - 76, http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/mas.v7n2p57
,2013, 'Healing of carbon fibre-epoxy composite T-joints using mendable polymer fibre stitching', Composites Part B: Engineering, 45, pp. 1499 - 1507, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2012.08.022
,2013, 'Ultrasonic activation of mendable polymer for self-healing carbon-epoxy laminates', Composites Part B: Engineering, 45, pp. 1031 - 1039, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2012.07.016
,2013, 'A spiral shaped slot as a broad-band slotted waveguide antenna', Progress in Electromagnetics Research, 139, pp. 177 - 192, http://dx.doi.org/10.2528/PIER13031304
,2013, 'Biomimetic design of lightweight vehicle structures based on animal bone properties', Advanced Materials Research, 633, pp. 3 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.633.3
,2013, 'Imaging damage using mixed passive and active sensors', Key Engineering Materials, 558, pp. 244 - 251, http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.558.244
,2013, 'Improving the bending strength and energy absorption of corrugated sandwich composite structure', Materials and Design, 52, pp. 767 - 773, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2013.05.018
,2013, 'Subwavelength spiral slotted waveguide antenna', Progress In Electromagnetics Research C, 45, pp. 265 - 279, http://dx.doi.org/10.2528/PIERC13070403
,2013, 'A Numerical Study to Quantify Delamination Damage of Composite Structures Using an Inverse Method', Australian Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Engineering, 10, pp. 145 - 153, http://dx.doi.org/10.7158/14488388.2013.11464872
,2012, 'The strong diamagnetic behaviour of unidirectional carbon fiber reinforced polymer laminates', Journal of Applied Physics, 112, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4764041
,2012, 'Analytical and finite element prediction of Lamb wave scattering at delaminations in quasi-isotropic composite laminates', Journal of Sound and Vibration, 331, pp. 4870 - 4883, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2012.06.002
,2012, 'The effect of carbon nanofibres on self-healing epoxy/poly(ε-caprolactone) blends', Composites Science and Technology, 72, pp. 1952 - 1959, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2012.08.017
,2012, 'Characterising fibre compression fracture toughness of composites using bearing tests', Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 43, pp. 1775 - 1782, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2012.05.005
,2012, 'Capacitively fed cavity-backed slot antenna in carbon-fiber composite panels', IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 11, pp. 1028 - 1031, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/LAWP.2012.2214197
,2012, 'Wireless strain measurement using circular microstrip patch antennas', Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical, 184, pp. 86 - 92, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2012.07.003
,2012, 'Self-healing of delamination cracks in mendable epoxy matrix laminates using poly[ethylene-co-(methacrylic acid)] thermoplastic', Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 43, pp. 1301 - 1307, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2012.03.010
,2012, 'Toughening and self-healing of epoxy matrix laminates using mendable polymer stitching', Composites Science and Technology, 72, pp. 1396 - 1401, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2012.05.012
,2012, 'Optimisation of composite sandwich structures subjected to combined torsion and bending stiffness requirements', Applied Composite Materials, 19, pp. 689 - 704, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10443-011-9221-z
,2012, 'Optimum design of composite sandwich structures subjected to combined torsion and bending loads', Applied Composite Materials, 19, pp. 315 - 331, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10443-011-9204-0
,2012, 'Self-healing of delamination fatigue cracks in carbon fibre-epoxy laminate using mendable thermoplastic', Journal of Materials Science, 47, pp. 4449 - 4456, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10853-012-6303-8
,2012, 'Hybrid composite laminates reinforced with glass/carbon woven fabrics for lightweight load bearing structures', Materials and Design, 36, pp. 75 - 80, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2011.11.006
,2012, 'Minimum-weight sandwich structure optimum design subjected to torsional loading', Applied Composite Materials, 19, pp. 117 - 126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10443-010-9185-4
,2012, 'Interlayer self-healing and toughening of carbon fibre/epoxy composites using copolymer films', Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 43, pp. 512 - 518, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2011.11.020
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