Publications
Books and Book Chapters
Günaydın, K., Eren, Z. and Kazancı, Z. (2022). Additive Manufacturing of Tunable Metamaterials. In Nanotechnology-Based Additive Manufacturing (eds K. Deshmukh, S.K.K. Pasha and K.K. Sadasivuni). Link
Faggiani, A., Falzon, B.G. (2018). Numerical modelling and optimisation of postbuckling stiffened aerostructures. In: Falzon, B.G., Aliabadi, M.H. (Eds.), Buckling and Postbuckling Structures II: Experimental, Analytical and Numerical Studies. World Scientific, Singapore, pp. 253-284. Link
Falzon, B.G., Aliabadi, M.H. (2018). Buckling and Postbuckling Structures II: Experimental, Analytical and Numerical Studies. World Scientific, Singapore, 380 pp. Link
Falzon, B.G., Muthu, N. (2018). Micromechanical modelling of composite materials using the element free Galerkin approach. In: Beaumont, P.W.R., Zweben, C. (Eds.), Comprehensive Composite Materials II, Vol. 1: Fibre reinforcements and general theory of composites. Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands, pp. 327-352. Link
Camanho, P.P., Catalanotti, G. (2017). Mechanical fastening of composite and composite-metal structures. In: Amancio-Filho, S.T., Blaga, L.-A. (Eds.), Joining of Polymer-Metal Hybrid Structures: Principles and Applications. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA, pp. 187-202, doi:10.1002./9781119429807.ch7. Link
Chen, B. (2017). Mechanical properties of natural biopolymer nanocomposites. In: Aimé, C., Coradin, T. (Eds.), Bionanocomposites: Integrating Biological Processes for Bioinspired Nanotechnologies. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA, pp. 235-256.
Kazancı, Z. (2017). Computational methods to predict the non-linear dynamic response of blast loaded laminated composite plates. In: Mouritz, A.P., Rajapakse, Y.D.S. (Eds.), Explosion Blast Response of Composites. Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, UK, pp. 85-112. Link
Falzon, B.G., Tan, W. (2016). Virtual testing of composite structures. In: Beaumont, P.W.R., Soutis, C. (Eds.), The Structural Integrity of Carbon Fibre Composites: Fifty Years of Progress and Achievement of the Science, Development and Applications. Springer International Publishing, Zurich, Switzerland, pp. 699-743. Link
Camanho, P.P., Arteiro, A., Catalanotti, G., Melro, A.R., Vogler, M. (2015). Three-dimensional invariant-based failure criteria for transversely isotropic fibre-reinforced composites. In: Camanho, P.P., Hallett, S. (Eds.), Numerical Modelling of Failure in Advanced Composite Materials. Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands, pp. 111-150. Link
Hawkins, S.C. (2013). Introduction to Fiber Materials. In: Schulz, M.J., Shanov, V.N., Yin, Z. (Eds.), Nanotube Superfiber Materials - Changing Engineering Design. Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands, pp. 1-32.
Sapkota, J., Roberts, M.N., Kumar, S., Weder, C., Foster, E.J. (2013). Melt-processing of PVAc-cellulose nanocrystal nanocomposites. In: Postek, M.T., Moon, R.J., Rudie, A.W., Bilodeau, M.A. (Eds.), Production and Applications of Cellulose Nanomaterials. TAPPI Press, Peachtree Corners, GA, USA, pp. 111.
Journal Publications
2023
Süsler S, Kazancı Z. Delamination Strength Comparison of Additively Manufactured Composite Curved Beams Using Continuous Fibers. Polymers, 5(19), [3928]. Link
Asiliskender, A., Peiró, J., Lee, K-Y., Parlamas, A., Falzon, B.G., & Kazancı, Z. (2023). Predicting filling efficiency of composite resin injection repair. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, [107708]. Link
Eren, Z., Burnett, C. A., Wright, D., & Kazancı, Z. (2023). Compressive characterisation of 3D printed composite materials using continuous fibre fabrication. International Journal of Lightweight Materials and Manufacture, 6(4), 494-507. Link
Zhou, J., Haibao, L., Dear, J.P., Falzon, B.G., & Kazancı, Z. (2023). Comparison of different quasi-static loading conditions of additively manufactured composite hexagonal and auxetic cellular structures, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 244, [108054]. Link
Fisher, T., Almeida Jr, J. H. S., Falzon, B. G., & Kazancı, Z. (2023). Tension and compression properties of 3D-printed composites: print orientation and strain rate effects. Polymers, 15(7), [1708]. Link
Ge, J., Zhang, W., Luo, M., Catalanotti, G., Falzon, B. G., Higgins, C., Zhang, D., Jin, Y., & Sun, D. (2023). Multi-objective optimization of thermoplastic CF/PEKK drilling through a hybrid method: an approach towards sustainable manufacturing. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 167, [107418]. Link
Jiang, Y., Shi, K., Zhou, L., He, M., Zhu, C., Wang, J., Li, J., Li, Y., Liu, L., Sun, D., Feng, G., Yi, Y., & Zhang, L. (2023). 3D-printed auxetic-structured intervertebral disc implant for potential treatment of lumbar herniated disc. Bioactive Materials, 20, 528-538. Link
Almeida Jr., J. H. S., Christoff, B. G., Tita, V., & St-Pierre, L. (2023). A concurrent fibre orientation and topology optimisation framework for 3D-printed fibre-reinforced composites. Composites Science and Technology, 232, [109872]. Link
Almeida Jr, J. H. S., Lisbôa, T. V., Spickenheuer, A., & St-Pierre, L. (2023). A sequential finite element model updating routine to identify creep parameters for filament wound composite cylinders in aggressive environments. Computers & Structures, 276, [106939]. Link
Russello, M., Catalanotti, G., Hawkins, S. C., & Falzon, B. G. (2023). Resistance welding of carbon fibre reinforced PEKK by means of CNT webs. Journal of Composite Materials, 57(1), 79-94. Link
Ge, J., Luo, M., Zhang, D., Catalanotti, G., Falzon, B. G., McClelland, J., Higgins, C., Jin, Y., & Sun, D. (2023). Temperature field evolution and thermal-mechanical interaction induced damage in drilling of thermoplastic CF/PEKK – A comparative study with thermoset CF/epoxy. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 88, 167-183. Link
Russello, M., Catalanotti, G., Hawkins, S. C., Chan, C. W., & Falzon, B. G. (2023). Transmission laser welding of thermoplastics by using carbon nanotube web. Optics and Laser Technology, 157, [108733]. Link
Wan, L., Ullah, Z., Yang, D., Falzon, B. G. (2023). Probability embedded failure prediction of unidirectional composites under biaxial loadings combining machine learning and micromechanical modelling. Composite Structures, [116837]. Link
Millen, S. L. J., Dahale, M., Fisher, T., Samy, A., Thompson, K., Ramaswamy, K., Ralph, C., Archer, E., McIlhagger, A., Ullah, Z., & Falzon, B. G. (2023). Modelling low-velocity impact damage and compression after impact of 3D woven structures considering compaction. Composite Structures, [117104]. Link
Journal Publications
2022
Günaydın, K., Rea, C., & Kazancı, Z. (2022). Energy absorption enhancement of additively manufactured hexagonal and re-entrant (auxetic) lattice structures by using multi-material reinforcements. Additive Manufacturing, 59(Part A), [103076]. Link
Dalli, D., Varandas, L.F., Scalici, T., Arteiro, A., Catalanotti, G.. (2022). Exploiting intrinsic size effect to overcome specimen scaling limitations in fracture toughness characterisation of composite materials. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, , [108951]. Link
Wang, B., Ming, Y., Zhou, J., Xiao, H., Wang, F., Duan, Y., & Kazancı, Z. (2022). Fabrication of triangular corrugated structure using 3D printed continuous carbon fiber-reinforced thermosetting epoxy composites. Polymer Testing, 106, [107469]. Link
Falzon, B.G. (2022). Computational modelling of the crushing of carbon fibre-reinforced polymer composites. Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society A-Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences, 380. Link
Varandas, L.F., Dalli, D., Catalanotti, G., & Falzon, B.G. (2022). Estimating the mode I through-thickness intralaminar R-curve of unidirectional carbon fibre-reinforced polymers using a micromechanics framework combined with the size effect method. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 162, [107141]. Link
Ma, H., Aravand, M.A., & Falzon, B.G. (2022). Influence on fracture toughness arising from controlled morphology of multiphase toughened epoxy resins in the presence of fibre reinforcement. Composites Science and Technology, 217, [109095]. Link
Ge. J., Catalanotti, G., Falzon, B.G., McClelland, J., Higgins, C., Jin, Y. & Sun, D. (2022). Towards understanding the hole making performance and chip formation mechanism of thermoplastic carbon fibre/polyetherketoneketone composite. Composites Part B: Engineering, 234, [109752]. Link
Ullah, Z., Ullah, B., Khan, W., & ul-Islam, S. (2022). Proportional topology optimisation with maximum entropy-based meshless method for minimum compliance and stress constrained problems. Engineering With Computers. Link
Attar, S., Chen, B., Cicala, G., Catalanotti, G., Scalici, T., & Falzon, B. G. (2022). On the mechanical properties of melt-blended nylon 6/ethylene-octene copolymer/graphene nanoplatelet nanocomposites. Polymer, 243, [124619]. Link
Ferreira, G. F. O., Almeida Jr, J. H. S., Ribeiro, M. L., Ferreira, A. J. M., & Tita, V. (2022). A finite element unified formulation for composite laminates in bending considering progressive damage. Thin-Walled Structures, 172, [108864]. Link
Lisbôa, T. V., Almeida Jr, J. H. S., Spickenheuer, A., Stommel, M., Amico, S. C., & Marczak, R. J. (2022). FEM updating for damage modeling of composite cylinders under radial compression considering the winding pattern. Thin-Walled Structures, 173, [108954]. Link
Wang, Z., Almeida Jr, J. H. S., Ashok, A., Wang, Z., & G. P. Castro, S. (2022). Lightweight design of variable-angle filament-wound cylinders combining Kriging-based metamodels with particle swarm optimization. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 65(5), [140]. Link
Monticeli, F. M., Neves, R. M., Ornaghi, Jr., H. L., & Almeida Jr, J. H. S. (2022). Prediction of Bending Properties for 3D-Printed Carbon Fibre/Epoxy Composites with Several Processing Parameters Using ANN and Statistical Methods. Polymers, 14(17), [3668]. Link
Azizian, M., & Almeida Jr, J. H. S. (2022). Stochastic, probabilistic and reliability analyses of internally-pressurised filament wound composite tubes using artificial neural network metamodels. Materials Today Communications, 31, [103627]. Link
Monticeli, F. M., Almeida Jr, J. H. S., Neves, R. M., Ornaghi, H. L., & Trochu, F. (2022). The influence of fabric architecture on impregnation behavior and void formation: Artificial neural network and statistical‐based analysis. Polymer Composites, 43(5), 2812 – 2823. Link
2021
Millen, S. L. J., Ullah, Z, Falzon, B. (2021). On the importance of finite element mesh alignment along the fibre direction for modelling damage in fibre-reinforced polymer composite laminates. Composite Structures, 278, [114694]. Link
Johnston, R., & Kazancı, Z. (2021). Analysis of additively manufactured (3D printed) dual-material auxetic structures under compression. Additive Manufacturing, 38, [101783]. Link
Millen, S. L. J., & Aravand, M. A. (2021). Assessing the relative conservatism of the unit circle failure envelope. Composites Communications, 24, [100690]. Link
Millen, S. L. J., Falzon, B.G., & Aravand, M. A. (2021). Invariant based approaches in the design of composite laminates. Composites Science and Technology, 202, [108526]. Link
Monticeli, F. M., Neves, R. M., Ornaghi Jr, H. L., & Almeida Jr, J. H. S. (2021). A systematic review on high‐performance fiber‐reinforced 3D printed thermoset composites. Polymer Composites, 42(8), 3702-3715. Link
Almeida Jr, J. H. S., St-Pierre, L., Wang, Z., Ribeiro, M. L., Tita, V., Amico, S., & Castro, S. (2021). Design, modeling, optimization, manufacturing and testing of variable-angle filament-wound cylinders. Composites Part B: Engineering, 225, [109224]. Link
Castro, S. G. P., Almeida Jr, J. H. S., St-Pierre, L., & Wang, Z. (2021). Measuring geometric imperfections of variable–angle filament–wound cylinders with a simple digital image correlation setup. Composite Structures, 276, [114497]. Link
Ornaghi Jr, H. L., Almeida Jr, J. H. S., Monticeli, F. M., Neves, R. M., & Cioffi, M. O. H. (2021). Time-temperature behavior of carbon/epoxy laminates under creep loading. Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials, 25, 601-615. Link
2020
Dalli, D., Varandas, L.F., Catalanotti, G.,, Foster, S., Falzon, B. (2020) Assessing the current modelling approach for predicting the crashworthiness of Formula One composite structures Composites Part B: Engineering. (Accepted/In press). 10.1016/j.compositesb.2020.108242. Link
Ul-Islam, S., Khan, W., Ullah, B., & Ullah, Z. (2020). The localized radial basis functions for parameterized level set based structural optimization. Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements, 113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enganabound.2020.01.008. Link
Kaczmarczyk, Ł., Ullah, Z., Lewandowski, K., Meng, X., Zhou, X-Y., Athanasiadis, I., Nguyen, H., Chalons-Mouriesse, C-A., Richardson, E. J., Miur, E., Shvarts, A. G., Wakeni, M., & Pearce, C. J. (2020). MoFEM: An open source, parallel finite element library. The Journal of Open Source Software, 5(45). https://doi.org/doi.org/10.21105/joss.01441. Link
Ullah, Z., Kaczmarczyk, L., & Pearce, C. J. (2020). A three-dimensional hierarchic finite element-based computational framework for the analysis of composite laminates. Composite Structures, 239, [111968]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.111968. Link
Falzon, B., Tan, W. (Accepted/In press). A crystal plasticity phenomenological model to capture the non-linear shear response of carbon fibre reinforced composites. International Journal of Lightweight Materials and Manufacture. DOI:1016/j.ijlmm.2020.06.004. Link
Dalli, D., Catalanotti, G., Varandas, L., Falzon, B. (2020). Compressive intralaminar fracture toughness and residual strength of 2D woven carbon fibre reinforced composites: New developments on using the size effect method. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, 106, [102487]. DOI: 10.1016/j.tafmec.2020.102487. Link
Kumar, S., Falzon, B., Graninger, G., Hawkins, S., Kun, J., Wilson, E. (2020). High performance multiscale glass fibre epoxy composites integrated with cellulose nanocrystals for advanced structural applications. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 131, [105801]. DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2020.105801. Link
Liu, H., Liu, J., Ding, Y., Zhou, J., Kong, X., Harper, L. T., Blackman, B. R. K., Falzon, B., Dear, J. (2020). Modelling damage in fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composite laminates subjected to three-point-bend loading. Composite Structures. DOI:1016/j.compstruct.2020.111889. Link
Varandas, L., Catalanotti, G., Melro, A. R., Falzon, B. (2020). On the importance of nesting considerations for accurate computational damage modelling in 2D woven composite materials. Computational Materials Science, 172. DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2019.109323. Link
Hassani, F., Martin, P. J., Falzon, B. (2020). Progressive failure in interply hybrid composites of self-reinforced polypropylene and glass fibre. Polymer (United Kingdom). DOI: /10.1016/j.polymer.2020.122411. Link
Liu, H., Liu, J., Ding, Y., Zhou, J., Kong, X., Blackman, B., Kinloch, A. J., Falzon, B., Dear, J. P. (Accepted/In press). Effects of Impactor Geometry on the Low-Velocity Impact Behaviour of Fibre-Reinforced Composites: An Experimental and Theoretical Investigation. Applied Composite Materials. DOI:10.1007/s10443-020-09812-8. Link
Sebaey, T. A., Catalanotti, G., Lopes, C. S., O'Dowd, N. (2020). Computational micromechanics of the effect of fibre misalignment on the longitudinal compression and shear properties of UD fibre-reinforced plastics. Composite Structures, 248, [112487]. DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.112487. Link
Cappello, R., Pitarresi, G., Xavier, J., Catalanotti, G. (2020). Experimental determination of mode I fracture parameters in orthotropic materials by means of Digital Image Correlation. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, 108, [102663]. DOI: 10.1016/j.tafmec.2020.102663. Link
Catalanotti, G., Kuhn, P., Xavier, J., & Koerber, H. (2020). High strain rate characterisation of intralaminar fracture toughness of GFRPs for longitudinal tension and compression failure. Composite Structures, 240, [112068]. DOI:10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.112068. Link
Pitarresi, G., Cappello, R., Catalanotti, G. (2020). Quantitative thermoelastic stress analysis by means of low-cost setups. Optics and Lasers in Engineering, 134, [106158]. DOI: 10.1016/j.optlaseng.2020.106158. Link
Arteiro, A., Furtado, C., Catalanotti, G., Linde, P., Camanho, P. P. (2020). Thin-ply polymer composite materials: A review. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 132, [105777]. DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2020.105777. Link
Millen, S. L. J., Murphy, A., Abdelal, G., Catalanotti, G. (2020). Understanding the impact of standardized SAE waveform parameter variation on artificial lightning plasma, specimen loading and composite material damage. SAE International Journal of Aerospace, 13(1). DOI: 10.4271/01-13-01-0002. Link
Hou, Y., Jiang, N., Sun, D., Wang, Y., Chen, X., Zhu, S., Zhang, L. A Fast UV-Curable PU-PAAm Hydrogel with Mechanical Flexibility and Self-Adhesion for Wound Healing. RSC Advances. 10, 9, p. 4907-4915. DOI: 10.1039/C9RA10666A. Link
Liu, S., Tao, Y., Liu, C., Jin, Y., Sun, D., Shen, Y. (2020). An analytical delamination model of drilling aramid fiber–reinforced plastics by brad drill. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. DOI: 10.1007/s00170-020-05628-9. Link
Huang, Y., Sun, D., & Soban, D. (2020). Assessing the Novel Aircraft Lightning Strike Protection Technology Using Technology Impact Forecasting. Journal of Aircraft. DOI: 10.2514/1.C035875. Link
Sun, D., Turner, J., Jiang, N., Zhu, S., Zhang, L., Falzon, B., McCoy, C., Maguire, P., Mariotti, D., Sun, D. (2020). Atmospheric pressure microplasma for antibacterial silver nanoparticle/chitosan nanocomposites with tailored properties. Composites Science and Technology. DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2019.107911. Link
Liu, S., Tao, Y., Liu, C., Jin, Y., Sun, D., Shen, Y. (2020). Mechanistic force modelling in drilling of AFRP composite considering the chisel edge extrusion. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. DOI: 10.1007/s00170-020-05608-z. Link
Liu, S., Tao, Y., Liu, C., Jin, Y., Sun, D., Shen, Y. (2020). Modelling and experimental validation on drilling delamination of aramid fiber reinforced plastic composites. Composite Structures. DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.111907. Link
Jiang, Y., Yang, Y., Zheng, X., Yi, Y., Chen, X., Li, Y., Sun, D., Zhang, L. (2020). Multifunctional load-bearing hybrid hydrogel with combined drug release and photothermal conversion functions. NPG Asia Materials. DOI: 10.1038/s41427-020-0199-6. Link
He, M., Ou, F., Sun, X., Chen, X., Li, H., Sun, D., Zhang, L. (2020). Smart Multi-layer PVA foam/ CMC mesh Dressing with Integrated Multi-functions for wound management and infection monitoring. Materials & Design. DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2020.108913. Link
Tweedie, M., Sun, D., Gajula, D. R., Ward, B., Maguire, P. (2020). The analysis of dissolved inorganic carbon in liquid using a microfluidic conductivity sensor with membrane separation of CO2. Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 24(37). DOI: 10.1007/s10404-020-02339-1. Link
Zhang, R., Huang, Z., Huang, Z., Zhong, M., Zang, D., Ai, L., Lin, X., Millar, B., Garrett, G., Menary, G., Turner, J., Ji, D., Song, L., Zhang, Q., Zhang, J., Sun, D. (2020). Uniaxially Stretched Polyethylene/Boron Nitride Nanocomposite Films with Metal-like Thermal Conductivity. Composites Science and Technology. DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2020.108154. Link
Süsler, S., Kurtaran, H., Türkmen, H. S., Kazancı, Z., Lopresto, V. (2020). An Experimentally Validated Numerical Method for Investigating the Air Blast Response of Basalt Composite Plates. Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, 27(6), 441-454. DOI: 10.1080/15376494.2018.1478049. Link
Simpson, J., Kazancı, Z. (2020). Crushing Investigation of Crash Boxes Filled with Honeycomb and Re-entrant (auxetic) Lattices. Thin-Walled Structures, 150, [106676]. DOI: 10.1016/j.tws.2020.106676. Link
Nikkhah, H., Baroutaji, A., Kazancı, Z., Arjunan, A. (2020). Evaluation of Crushing and Energy Absorption Characteristics of Bio-Inspired Nested Structures. Thin-Walled Structures, 148, [106615]. DOI:10.1016/j.tws.2020.106615. Link
De La Pierre, S., Scalici, T., Tatarko, P., Valenza, A., Goglio, L., Paolino, D.S., Ferraris, M. Torsional shear strength and elastic properties of adhesively bonded glass-to-steel components (2020). Materials and Desing. 192, 108739. DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2020.108739. Link
Fiore, V., Calabrese, L., Scalici, T., Valenza, A. Evolution of the bearing failure map of pinned flax composite laminates aged in marine environment. (2020). Composites Part B: Engineering. 187,107864. DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2020.107864. Link
Calabrese, L., Fiore, V., Bruzzaniti, P., Scalici, T., Valenza, A. Pinned hybrid glass-flax composite laminates aged in salt-fog environment: Mechanical durability. (2020). Polymers. 12(1),40. DOI: 10.3390/polym12010040. Link
2019
Varandas, L.F., Catalanotti, G., Melro, A.R., Falzon, B.G. On the importance of nesting considerations for accurate computational damage modelling in 2D woven composite materials. Computational Materials Science. 171, art. no. 109323. doi: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2019.109323. Link
Usta, F., Ertaş, O. F., Ataalp, A., Türkmen, H. S., Kazancı, Z., Scarpa, F. (2019). Impact behaviour of triggered and non-triggered crash tubes with auxetic lattices. Multiscale and Multidisciplinary Modeling, Experiments and Design, 2(2), pp. 119-127. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41939-018-00040-z. Link
Günaydın, K., Eren, Z., Kazancı, Z., Scarpa, F., Grande, A. M., Türkmen, H. S. (2019). In-plane Compression Behavior of Anti-tetrachiral and Re-entrant Lattices. Smart Materials and Structures, 28(11), pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-665X/ab47c9. Link
Pitarresi, G., Scalici, T., Dellaira, M., Catalanotti, G. A methodology for the rapid characterization of Mode II delamination fatigue threshold in FRP composites. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 220 art. no. 106629. doi: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2019.106629. Link
Pitarresi, G., Scalici, T., Catalanotti, G. Infrared Thermography assisted evaluation of static and fatigue Mode II fracture toughness in FRP composites. Composite Structures, 226, art. no. 111220. doi: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2019.111220. Link
Di Leonardo, S., Nistal, A., Catalanotti, G., Hawkins, S.C., Falzon, B.G. (2019). Mode I interlaminar fracture toughness of thin-ply laminates with CNT webs at the crack interface. Composite Structures, 225, art. no. 111178. doi: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2019.111178. Link
Pierce, R.S., Falzon, B.G. (2019). Modelling the size and strength benefits of optimised step/scarf joints and repairs in composite structures. Composites Part B: Engineering, 173, art. no. 107020. doi:10.1016/j.compositesb.2019.107020. Link
Kumar, S., Falzon, B.G., Hawkins, S.C. (2019). Ultrasensitive Embedded Sensor for Composite Joints Based on a Highly Aligned Carbon Nanotube Web. Carbon, 149, pp. 380-389. doi: 10.1016/j.carbon.2019.04.044. Link
Varandas, L.F., Arteiro, A., Catalanotti, G., Falzon, B.G. (2019). Micromechanical analysis of interlaminar crack propagation between angled plies in mode I tests. Composite Structures, 220, pp. 827-841. doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2019.04.050. Link
Dalli, D., Catalanotti, G., Varandas, L.F., Falzon, B.G., Foster, S. (2019). Mode I intralaminar fracture toughness of 2D woven carbon fibre reinforced composites: A comparison of stable and unstable crack propagation techniques. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 214, pp. 427-448. doi: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2019.04.003. Link
Nistal, A., Falzon, B.G., Hawkins, S.C., Chitwan, R., García-Diego, C., Rubio, F. (2019). Enhancing the fracture toughness of hierarchical composites through amino‒functionalised carbon nanotube webs. Composites Part B: Engineering, 165, pp. 537-544. doi:10.1016/j.compositesb.2019.02.001. Link
Sun, D., McLaughlan, J., Zhang, L., Falzon, B.G., Mariotti, D., Maguire, P., Sun, D. (2019). Atmospheric Pressure Plasma-Synthesized Gold Nanoparticle/Carbon Nanotube Hybrids for Photothermal Conversion. Langmuir, 35 (13), pp. 4577-4588. doi:10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b03945. Link
Nolan, H., Sun, D., Falzon, B.G., Maguire, P., Mariotti, D., Zhang, L., Sun, D. (2019). Thermoresponsive nanocomposites incorporating microplasma synthesized magnetic nanoparticles—Synthesis and potential applications. Plasma Processes and Polymers, 16 (2), art. no. 1800128. doi:10.1002/ppap.201800128. Link
Yao, X., Falzon, B.G., Hawkins, S.C. (2019). Orthotropic electro-thermal behaviour of highly-aligned carbon nanotube web based composites. Composites Science and Technology, 170, pp. 157-164. doi: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2018.11.042. Link
Smith, S., Falzon, B.G., Menary, G. (2019). Axisymmetric modelling of stretch blow moulding using a Galerkin mesh-free method. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, pp. 203-211. doi:10.1007/978-981-13-2273-0_17. Link
Cidade, R.A., Castro, D.S.V., Castrodeza, E.M., Kuhn, P., Catalanotti, G., Xavier, J., Camanho, P.P (2019). Determination of mode I dynamic fracture toughness of IM7-8552 composites by digital image correlation and machine learning. Composite Structures, 210, pp. 707-714. doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2018.11.089. Link
He, M., Chen, X., Guo, Z., Qiu, X., Yang, Y., Su, C., Jiang, N., Li, Y., Sun, D., Zhang, L. (2019). Super tough graphene oxide reinforced polyetheretherketone for potential hard tissue repair applications. Composites Science and Technology, 174, pp. 194-201. doi:10.1016/j.compscitech.2019.02.028. Link
Tweedie, M., Sun, D., Ward, B., Maguire, P.D. (2019). Long-term hydrolytically stable bond formation for future membrane-based deep ocean microfluidic chemical sensors. Lab on a Chip, 19 (7), pp. 1287-1295. doi: 10.1039/c9lc00123a. Link
Catalanotti, G. (2019). Prediction of in situ strengths in composites: Some considerations. Composite Structures 207, 889-893, doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2018.09.075. Link
Liu, D., Liu, L., Ji, L., Qi, Z., Xia, Y., Song, Y., Dong, D., Li, Z., Liu, R., Liu, B., Sun, D., Liu, D. (2019). Detection and plasma assisted degradation of dye on reuseable gold coated tungsten nanofuzz array surface-enhanced Raman scattering substrate. Applied Surface Science 469, 262-268, doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2018.11.042. Link
Cavaleri, L., Di Paola, M., Ferrotto, M.F., Scalici, T., Valenza, A. (2019). Structural performances of pultruded GFRP emergency structures – Part 1: Experimental characterization of materials and substructure. Composite Structures, 214, pp. 325-334. doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2019.02.004. Link
Sergi, C., Tirillò, J., Seghini, M.C., Sarasini, F., Fiore, V., Scalici, T. Durability of basalt/hemp hybrid thermoplastic composites (2019). Polymers, 11 (4), art. no. 603. doi: 10.3390/polym11040603. Link
2018
Nolan, H., Sun, D., Falzon, B.G., Maguire, P., Mariotti, D., Zhang, L., Sun, D. (2018). Thermoresponsive nanocomposites incorporating microplasma synthesized magnetic nanoparticles - Synthesis and potential appllications. Plasma Processes and Polymers, in press, doi:10.1002/ppap.201800128. Link
Russello, M., Diamanti, E.K., Catalanotti, G., Ohlsson, F., Hawkins, S.C., Falzon, B.G. (2018). Enhancing the electrical conductivity of carbon fibre thin-ply laminates with directly grown aligned carbon nanotubes. Composite Structures 206, 272-278, doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2018.08.040. Link
Liu, H., Falzon, B.G., Catalanotti, G., Tan, W. (2018). An experimental method to determine the intralaminar fracture toughness of high-strength carbon-fibre reinforced composite aerostructures. The Aeronautical Journal 122(1255), 1352-1370, doi:10.1017/aer.2018.78. Link
Nolan, H., Sun, D., Falzon, B.G., Chakrabarti, S., Padmanaba, D.B., Maguire, P., Mariotti, D., Yu, T., Jones, D., Andrews, G., Sun, D. (2018). Metal nanoparticle-hydrogel nanocomposites for biomedical applications - An atmospheric pressure plasma synthesis approach. Plasma Processes and Polymers 15(11), 1800112, doi:10.1002/ppap.201800112. Link
Pierce, R.S., Falzon, B.G., Thompson, M.C. (2018). Permeability characterisation of sheared carbon fibre textile preform. Polymer Composites 39(7), 2287-2298, doi:10.1002/pc.24206. Link
Tan, W., Naya, F., Yang, L., Chang, T., Falzon, B.G., Zhan, L., Molina-Aldareguía, J.M., González, C., Llorca, J. (2018). The role of interfacial properties on the intralaminar and interlaminar damage behaviour of unidirectional composite laminates: Experimental characterization and multiscale modelling. Composites Part B: Engineering 138, 206-221, doi:10.1016/j.compositesb.2017.11.043. Link
Liu, H., Falzon, B.G., Tan, W. (2018). Predicting the Compression-After-Impact (CAI) strength of damage-tolerant hybrid unidirectional/woven carbon-fibre reinforced composite laminates. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 105, 189-202, doi:10.1016/j.compositesa.2017.11.021. Link
Yao, X., Hawkins, S.C., Falzon, B.G. (2018). An advanced anti-icing/de-icing system utilizing highly aligned carbon nanotube webs. Carbon 136, 130-138, doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2018.04.039. Link
Yao, X., Falzon, B.G., Hawkins, S.C., Tsantzalis, S. (2018). Aligned carbon nanotube webs embedded in a composite laminate: A route towards a highly tunable electro-thermal system. Carbon 129, 486-494, doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2017.12.045. Link
Liu, H., Falzon, B.G., Tan, W. (2018). Experimental and numerical studies on the impact response of damage-tolerant hybrid unidirectional/woven carbon-fibre reinforced composite laminates. Composites Part B: Engineering 136, 101-118, doi:10.1016/j.compositesb.2017.10.016. Link
Xiang, D., Wang, L., Zhang, Q., Chen, B., Li, Y., Harkin-Jones, E. (2017). Comparative study on the deformation behavior, structural evolution, and properties of biaxially stretched high-density polyethylene/carbon nanofiller (carbon nanotubes, graphene nanoplatelets, and carbon black) composites. Polymer Composites 39(52), E909-E923, doi:10.1002/pc.24328. Link
Li, W., Song, W., Chen, B., Matcher, S.J. (2018). Superparamagnetic graphene quantum dot as a dual-modality contrast agent for confocal fluorescence microscopy and magnetomotive OCT. Journal of Biophotonics, in press, doi:10.1002/jbio.201800219. Link
Su, X., Chen, B. (2018). Transparent, UV-proof and mechanically strong montmorrilonite/alginate/Ca2+ nanocomposite hydrogel films with solvent sensitivity. Applied Clay Science 165, 223-233, doi:10.1016/j.clay.2018.07.044. Link
Liu, Y., Xu, Y., Geng, X., Huo, Y., Chen, D., Sun, K., Zhou, G., Chen, B., Tao, K. (2018). Synergistic targeting and efficient photodynamic therapy based on graphene oxide quantum dot-upconversion nanocrystal hybrid nanoparticles. Small 14(19), 1800293, doi:10.1002/smll.201800293. Link
Justin, R., Chen, B. (2018). Multifunctional chitosan-magnetic graphene quantum dot nanocomposites for the release of therapeutics from detachable and non-detachable biodegradable microneedle arrays. Interface Focus 8(3), 20170055, doi:10.1098/rsfs.2017.0055. Link
Su, X., Chen, B. (2018). Tough, resilient and pH-sensitive interpenetrating polyacrylamide/alginate/montmorillonite nanocomposite hydrogels. Carbohydrate Polymers 197, 497-507, doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.05.082. Link
Yoon, S., Chen, B. (2018). Elastomeric and pH-responsive hydrogels based on direct crosslinking of the poly(glycerol sebacate) pre-polymer and gelatin. Polymer Chemistry 9, 3727-3740, doi:10.1039/C8PY00544C. Link
Wu, T., Gray, E., Chen, B. (2018). A self-healing, adaptive and conductive polymer composite ink for 3D printing of gas sensors. Journal of Materials Chemistry C 6, 6200-6207, doi:10.1039/C8TC01092G. Link
Tamer, Y., Chen, B. (2018). Lysine-derived, pH-sensitive and biodegradable poly(beta-aminoester urethane) networks and their local drug delivery behaviour. Soft Matter 14, 1195-1209, doi:10.1039/C7SM01886J. Link
Istrate, O.M., Chen, B. (2018). Structure and properties of clay/recycled plastic composites. Applied Clay Science 156, 144-151, doi:10.1016/j.clay.2018.01.039. Link
Usta, F., Eren, Z., Kurtaran, H., Türkmen, H.S.,
Arteiro, A., Catalanotti, G., Reinoso, J., Linde, P., Camanho, P.P. (2018). Simulation of the Mechanical Response of Thin-Ply Composites: From Computational Micro-Mechanics to Structural Analysis. Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, 1-43, doi:10.1007/s11831-018-9291-2. Link
Arteiro, A., Catalanotti, G., Xavier, J., Linde, P., Camanho, P.P. (2018). A strategy to improve the structural performance of non-crimp fabric thin-ply laminates. Composite Structures 188, 438-449, doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.11.072. Link
Yoo, S., Schueler, D., Brodbeck, M., Toso, N., , Voggenreiter, H. (2018). An improved load introduction technique for dynamic material characterisation at intermediate strain rate. Proceedings 2(8), 381, doi:10.3390/ICEM18-05203. Link
Deng, Y., Huang, M., Sun, D., Hou, Y., Li, Y., Dong, T., Wang, X., Zhang, L., Yang, W. (2018). Dual physically cross-linked κ Carrageenan-based double network hydrogels with superior self-healing performance for biomedical application. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 10(43), 37544-37554, doi:10.1021/acsami.8b15385. Link
Fu, R., Jia, Z., Wang, F., Jin, Y., Sun, D., Yang, L., Cheng, D. (2018). Drill-exit temperature characteristics in drilling of UD and MD CFRP composites based on infrared thermography. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture 135, 24-37, doi:10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2018.08.002. Link
Jiang, N., Guo, Z., Sun, D., Li, Y., Yang, Y., Chen, C., Zhang, L., Zhu, S. (2018). Promoting osseointegration of Ti implants through micro/nanoscaled hierarchical Ti phosphate/Ti oxide hybrid coating. ACS Nano 12(8(9, 7883-7891, doi:10.1021/acsnano.8b02227. Link
Lai, X., Sun, D., Hou, Y., Zuo, Y., Li, Y., Zhang, L. (2018). Amino-functionalized multilayer core-shell mesoporous organosilica nanospheres for Cr(VI) removal. Advanced Materials Interfaces 5(18), 1800630, doi:10.1002/admi.201800630. Link
Shang, S., Qin, X.D., Li, J.H., Li, S.P., Li, H., Huang, T., Jin, Y., Sun, D. (2018). Modelling of cutting forces and researching calibration method in helical milling. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 94(5-8), 2949-2960, doi:10.1007/s00170-017-1117-0. Link
Li, S.P., Qin, X.D., Jin, Y., Sun, D., Li, Y.H. (2018). A comparative study of hole-making performance by coated and uncoated WC/Co cutters in helical milling of Ti/CFRP stacks. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 94(5-8), 2645-2658, doi:10.1007/s00170-017-0842-8. Link
Sun, D., Lemoine, P., Keys, D., Doyle, P., Malinov, S., Zhao, Q., Qin, X., Jin, Y. (2018). Hole-making processes and their impacts on the microstructure and fatigue response of aircraft alloys. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 94(5-8), 1719-1726, doi:10.1007/s00170-016-9850-3. Link
2017
Pierce, R.S., Falzon, B.G. (2017). Simulating resin infusion through textile reinforcement materials for the manufacture of complex composite structures. Engineering 3(5), 596-607, doi:10.1016/J.ENG.2017.04.006. Link
Stojanov, D., Wu, X., Falzon, B.G., Yan, W. (2017). Axisymmetric structural optimization design and void control for selective laser melting. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization 56(5), 1027-1043, doi:10.1007/s00158-017-1700-x. Link
Muthu, N., Maiti, S.K., Yan, W., Falzon, B.G. (2017). Modelling interacting cracks through a level set using the element-free Galerkin method. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 134, 203-215, doi:10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2017.10.009. Link
Pierce, R.S., Falzon, B.G., Thompson, M.C. (2017). A multi-physics process model for simulating the manufacture of resin-infused composite aerostructures. Composites Science and Technology 149, 269-279, doi:10.1016/j.compscitech.2017.07.003. Link
Falzon, B.G., Liu, H., Tan, W. (2017). Comment on "A tensorial based progressive damage model for fibre reinforced polymers". Composite Structures 176, 877-882, doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.06.011. Link
Oldfield, D.T., Huynh, C.P., Hawkins, S.C., Partridge, J.G., McCulloch, D.G. (2017). Synthesis of multi-layer graphene films on silica using physical vapour deposition. Carbon 123, 683-687, doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2017.08.014. Link
Wu, T., Chen, B. (2017). Facile fabrication of porous conductive thermoplastic polyurethane nanocomposite films via solution casting. Scientific Reports 7, 17470, doi:10.1038/s41598-017-17647-w. Link
Wu, X., Zhang, Z., Xia, C., Chen, B., Jin, X., Huang, Z., Liu, Y., Fang, M., Min, X. (2017). Magnetically recoverable Ni@C composites: The synthesis by carbonization and adsorption for Fe3+. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 718, 15-21, doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.05.029. Link
Piao, Y., Chen, B. (2017). Synthesis and mechanical properties of double cross-linked gelatin-graphene oxide hydrogels. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 101, 791-798, doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.03.155. Link
Frydrych, M., Chen, B. (2017). Fabrication, structure and properties of three-dimensional biodegradable poly(glycerol sebacate urethane) scaffolds. Polymer 122, 159-168, doi:10.1016/j.polymer.2017.06.064. Link
Su, X., Mahalingam, S., Edirisinghe, M., Chen, B. (2017). Highly stretchable and highly resilient polymer-clay nanocomposite hydrogels with low hysteresis. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 9(27), 22223-22234, doi:10.1021/acsami.7b05261. Link
Wu, T., Chen, B. (2017). Autonomous self-healing multiwalled carbon nanotube nanocomposites with piezoresistive effect. Royal Society of Chemistry Advances 7(33), 20422-20429, doi:10.1039/C6RA28010B. Link
Chen, D., Tao, R., Tao, R., Chen, B., Choi, S.K., Tian, Q., Xu, Y., Zhou, G., Sun, K. (2017). Efficacy dependence of photodynamic therapy mediated by upconversion nanoparticles: Subcellular positioning and irradiation productivity. Small 13(13), 1602053, doi:101002/smll.201602053. Link
Xiang, D., Wang, L., Tang, Y., Hill, C.J., Chen, B., Harkin-Jones, E. (2017). Reinforcement effect and synergy of carbon nanofillers with different dimensions in high density polyethylene based nanocomposites. International Journal of Materials Research 108(4), 322-334, doi:10.3139/146.1114782. Link
Xiang, D., Guo, J., Kumar, A., Chen, B., Harkin-Jones, E. (2017). Effect of processing conditions on the structure, electrical and mechanical properties of melt mixed high density polyethylene/multi-walled CNT composites in compression molding. Materials Testing 59(2), 136-147, doi:10.3139/120.110974. Link
Luo, W., Wu, T., Chen, B., Liang, M., Zou, H. (2017). Highly stretchable conductors based on expanded graphite macroconfined in tubular rubber. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 9(49), 43239-43249, doi:10.1021/acsami.7b08866. Link
Süsler, S., Türkmen, H.S., Kazancı, Z. (2017). Nonlinear dynamic analysis of tapered sandwich plates with multi-layered faces subjected to air blast loading. International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design 13(3), 429-451, doi: 10.1007/s10999-016-9346-1. Link
Zhang, R.-C., Sun, D., Lu, A., Zhong, M.L., Xiong, G.Y., Wan, Y.Z. (2017). Equilibrium melting temperature of polymorphic poly(L-lactide) and its supercooling dependence on growth kinetics. Polymers 9(11), 625, doi:10.3390/polym9110625. Link
Li, H., Qin, X., He, G., Price, M.A., Jin, Y., Sun, D. (2017). An energy based force prediction model for UD-CFRP orthogonal machining. Composite Structures 159, 34-43, doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2016.09.051. Link
Zhang, R.-C., Sun, D., Zhang, R., Lin, W.-F., Macias-Montero, M., Patel, J., Askari, S., McDonald, C., Mariotti, D., Maguire, P. (2017). Gold nanoparticle-polymer nanocomposites synthesized by room temperature atmospheric pressure plasma and their potential for fuel cell electrocatalytic application. Scientific Reports 7, 46682, doi:10.1038/srep46682. Link
Kuhn, P., Catalanotti, G., Xavier, J., Camanho, P.P., Koerber, H. (2017). Fracture toughness and crack resistance curves for fiber compressive failure mode in polymer composites under high rate loading. Composite Structures 182, 164-175, doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.09.040. Link
Catalanotti, G., Furtado, C., Scalici, T., Pitarresi, G., van der Meer, F.P., Camanho, P.P. (2017). The effect of through-thickness compressive stress on mode II interlaminar fracture toughness. Composite Structures 182, 153-163, doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.09.014. Link
Arteiro, A., Catalanotti, G., Xavier, J., Linde, P., Camanho, P.P. (2017). Effect of tow thickness on the structural response of aerospace-grade spread-tow fabrics. Composite Structures 179, 208-223, doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.06.047. Link
Reinoso, J., Catalanotti, G., Blázquez, A., Areias, P., Camanho, P.P., París, F. (2017). A consistent anisotropic damage model for laminated fiber-reinforced composites using the 3D-version of the Puck failure criterion. International Journal of Solids and Structures 126-127, 37-53, doi:10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2017.07.023. Link
Rath, T., Pramanik, N., Kumar, S. (2017). High electrochemical performance fliexble solid-state supercapacitor based on Co-doped reduced graphene oxide and silk fibroin composites. Energy 141, 1982-1988, doi:10.1016/j.energy.2017.11.126. Link
Varandas, L.F., Arteiro, A., Bessa, M.A., Melro, A.R., Catalanotti, G. (2017). The effect of through-thickness compressive stress on mode II interlaminar crack propagation: A computational micromechanics approach. Composite Structures 182, 326-334, doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.09.020. Link
2016
Muthu, N., Maiti, S.K., Falzon, B.G., Yan, W. (2016). Crack propagation in non-homogenous materials: Evaluation of mixed-mode SIFs, T-stress and kinking angle using a variant EFG method. Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements 72, 11-26, doi:10.1016/j.enganabound.2016.07.017. Link
Tan, W., Falzon, B.G. (2016). Modelling the crush behaviour of thermoplastic composites. Composites Science and Technology 134, 57-71, doi:10.1016/j.compscitech.2016.07.015. Link
Tan, W., Falzon, B.G., Price, M., Liu, H. (2016). The role of material characterisation in the crush modelling of thermoplastic composite structures. Composite Structures 153, 914-927, doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2016.07.011. Link
Stojanov, D., Falzon, B.G., Wu, X., Yan, W. (2016). Implementing a structural continuity constraint and a halting method for the topology optimization of energy absorbers. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization 54(3), 429-448, doi:10.1007/s00158-016-1451-0. Link
Chiu, L.N.S., Falzon, B.G., Chen, B., Yan, W. (2016). Validation of a 3D damage model for predicting the response of composite structures under crushing loads. Composite Structures 147, 65-73, doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2016.03.028. Link
Falzon, B.G., Tan, W. (2016). Predicting impact damage, residual strength and crashworthiness of composite structures. SAE International Journal of Materials and Manufacturing 9(3), 718-728, doi:10.4271/2016-01-0497. Link
Tan, W., Falzon, B.G. (2016). Modelling the nonlinear behaviour and fracture process of AS4/PEKK thermoplastic composite under shear loading. Composites Science and Technology 126, 60-77, doi:10.1016/j.compscitech.2016.02.008. Link
Wu, T., Chen, B. (2016). Synthesis of multiwalled carbon nanotube-reinforced polyborosiloxane nanocomposites with mechanically adaptive and self-healing capabilities for flexible conductors. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 8(36), 24071-24078, doi:10.1021/acsami.6b06137. Link
Piao, Y., Wu, T., Chen, B. (2016). One-step synthesis of graphene oxide-polyamidoamine dendrimer nanocomposite hydrogels by self-assembly. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 55(21), 6113-6121, doi:10.1021/acs.iecr.6b00947. Link
Gunning, M.A., Geever, L.M., Killion, J.A., Lyons, J.G., Chen, B., Higginbotham, C.L. (2016). The effect of the mixing routes of biodegradable polylactic acid and polyhydroxybutyrate nanocomposites and compatibilised nanocomposites. Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials 29(4), 538-557, doi:10.1177/0892705714526912. Link
Justin, R., Tao, K., Román, S., Chen, D., Xu, Y., Geng, X., Ross, I.M., Grant, R.T., Pearson, A., Zhou, G., MacNeil, S., Sun, K., Chen, B. (2016). Photoluminescent and superparamagnetic reduced graphene oxide-iron oxide quantum dots for dual-modality imaging, drug delivery and photothermal therapy. Carbon 97, 54-70, doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2015.06.070. Link
Wu, T., Chen, B. (2016). A mechanically and electrically self-healing graphite composite dough for stencil-printable strechable conductors. Journal of Materials Chemistry C 4(19), 4150-4154, doi:10.1039/C6TC01052K. Link
Piao, Y., Chen, B. (2016). One-pot synthesis and characterization of reduced graphene oxide-gelatin nanocomposite hydrogels. Royal Society of Chemistry Advances 6(8), 6171-6181, doi:10.1039/C5RA20674J. Link
Kazancı, Z. (2016). A review on the response of blast loaded laminated composite plates. Progress in Aerospace Sciences 81, 49-59, doi:10.1016/j.paerosci.2015.12.004. Link
Kazancı, Z., Mecitoğlu, Z. (2016). Flutter analysis of a laminated composite plate with temperature dependent material properties. International Journal of Aeronautical Science & Aerospace Research 3(3), 106-114, doi:10.19070/2470-4415-1600013. Link
Mullaoǧlu, F., Usta, F., Türkmen, H.S., Kazancı, Z., Balkan, D., Akay, E. (2016). Deformation behavior of the polycarbonate plates subjected to impact loading. Procedia Engineering 167, 143-150, doi:10.1016/j.proeng.2016.11.681. Link
Baştürk, S., Uyanık, H., Kazancı, Z. (2016). Nonlinear transient response of basalt/nickel FGM composite plates under blast load. Procedia Engineering 167, 30-38, doi:10.1016/j.proeng.2016.11.666. Link
Eren, Z., Kazancı, Z., Türkmen, H.S. (2016). Repeated air blast response of sisal fibers reinforced bio-composites. Procedia Engineering 167, 197-205, doi:10.1016/j.proeng.2016.11.688. Link
Sun, D., Lemoine, P., Keys, D., Doyle, P., Malinov, S., Zhao, Q., Qin, X., Jin, Y. (2016). Hole-making process and their impacts on the microstructure and fatigue response of aircraft alloys. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, doi:10.1007/s00170-016-9850-3. Link
Zhou, Y., Wang, R., Chen, B., Sun, D., Hu, Y., Xu, P. (2016). Daunorubicin and gambogic acid coloaded cysteamine-CdTe quantum dots minimizing the multidrug resistance of lymphoma in vitro and in vivo. International journal of Nanomedicine 11, 5429-5442, doi:10.2147/IJN.S115037. Link
Khanam, P.N., AlMaadeed, M.A., Ouederni, M., Mayoral, B., Hamilton, A., Sun, D. (2016). Effect of two types of graphene nanoplatelets on the physico-mechanical properties of linear low-density polyethylene composites. Advanced Manufacturing: Polymer & Composites Science 2(2), 67-73, doi:10.1080/20550340.2016.1235768. Link
Zhang, R.-C., Sun, D., Lu, A., Askari, S., Macias-Montero, M., Joseph, P., Dixon, D., Ostrikov, K., Maguire, P., Mariotti, D. (2016). Microplasma processed ultrathin boron nitride nanosheets for polymer nanocomposites with enhanced thermal transport performance. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 8(21), 13567-13572, doi:10.1021/acsami.6b01531. Link
Khanam, P.N., AlMaadeed, M.A., Ouederni, M., Harkin-Jones, E., Mayoral, B., Hamilton, A., Sun, D. (2016). Melt processing and properties of linear low density polyethylene-graphene nanoplatelet composites. Vacuum 130, 63-71, doi:10.1016/j.vacuum.2016.04.022. Link
Khanam, P.N., AlMaadeed, M.A., AlMaadeed, S., Kunhoth, S., Ouederni, M., Sun, D., Hamilton, A., Harkin-Jones, E., Mayoral, B. (2016). Optimization and prediction of mechanical and thermal properties of graphene/LLDPE nanocomposites by using artifical neural networks. International Journal of Polymer Science, 5340252, doi:10.1155/2016/5340252. Link
Bodaghi, M., Catalanotti, G., Correia, N. (2016). On the statistics of transverse permeability of randomly distributed fibers. Composite Structures 158, 323-332, doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2016.09.045. Link
Scalici, T., Pitarresi, G., Catalanotti, G., van der Meer, F.P., Valenza, A. (2016). The Transverse Crack Tension test revisited: An experimental and numerical study. Composite Structures 158, 144-159, doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2016.09.033. Link
Pinto, R.F., Catalanotti, G., Camanho, P.P. (2016). Measuring the intralaminar crack resistance curve of fibre reinforced composites at extreme temperatures. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 91(1), 145-155, doi:10.1016/j.compositesa.2016.10.004. Link
Furtado, C., Arteiro, A., Catalanotti, G., Xavier, J., Camanho, P.P. (2016). Selective ply-level hybridisation for improved notched response of composite laminates. Composite Structures 145, 1-14, doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2016.02.050. Link
Catalanotti, G. (2016). On the generation of RVE-based models of composites reinforced with long fibres or spherical particles. Composite Structures 138, 84-95, doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2015.11.039. Link
Catalanotti, G., Katunin, A. (2016). Modelling the electro-mechanical properties of PPy/epoxy conductive composites. Computational Materials Science 113, 88-97, doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2015.11.016. Link
2015
Chiu, L.N.S., Falzon, B.G., Boman, R., Chen, B., Tan, W. (2015). Finite element modelling of composite structures under crushing load. Composite Structures 131, 215-228, doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2015.05.008. Link
Chiu, L.N.S., Falzon, B.G., Ruan, D., Xu, S., Thomson, R.S., Chen, B., Yan, W. (2015). Crush responses of composite cylinder under quasi-static and dynamic loading. Composite Structures 131, 90-98, doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2015.04.057. Link
Pierce, R.S., Falzon, B.G., Thompson, M.C., Boman, R. (2015). A low-cost digital image correlation technique for characterising the shear deformation of fabrics for draping studies. Strain 51(3), 180-189, doi:10.1111/str.12131. Link
Tan, W., Falzon, B.G., Chiu, L.N.S., Price, M. (2015). Predicting low velocity impact damage and Compression-After-Impact (CAI) behaviour of composite laminates. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 71, 212-226, doi:10.1016/j.compositesa.2015.01.025. Link
Tan, W., Falzon, B.G., Price, M. (2015). Predicting the crushing behaviour of composite material using high-fidelity finite element modelling. International Journal of Crashworthiness 20(1), 60-77, doi:10.1080/13588265.2014.972122. Link
Falzon, B.G., Robinson, P., Frenz, S., Gilbert, B. (2015). Development and evaluation of a novel integrated anti-icing/de-icing technology for carbon fibre composite aerostructures using an electro-conductive textile. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 68, 323-335, doi:10.1016/j.compositesa.2014.10.023. Link
Jin, Y., Hawkins, S.C., Huynh, C.P., Su, S. (2015). Preparation optimization of carbon nanotube/carbon fiber incorporated carbon composite monoliths for high CO2 adsorption capacity. Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering 10(6), 842-850, doi:10.1002/apj.1921. Link
Oldfield, D.T., McCulloch, D.G., Huynh, C.P., Sears, K., Hawkins, S.C. (2015). Multilayered graphene films prepared at moderate temperatures using energetic physical vapour deposition. Carbon 94, 378-385, doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2015.06.071. Link
Lee, H.J., Lee, J.H., Huynh, C.P., Hawkins, S.C., Musameh, M., Kim, D.H., Lee, S.H., Choi, J.H. (2015). Orientational and electro-optical properties of liquid crystal aligned with a directly spinnable carbon nanotube web. Liquid Crystals 42(3), 322-327, doi:10.1080/02678292.2014.986233. Link
Frydrych, M., Román, S., Green, N.H., MacNeil, S., Chen, B. (2015). Thermoresponsive, stretchable, biodegradable and biocompatible poly(glycerol sebacate)-based polyurethane hydrogels. Polymer Chemistry 6(46), 7974-7987, doi:10.1039/C5PY01136A. Link
Frydrych, M., Román, S., MacNeil, S., Chen, B. (2015). Biomimetic poly(glycerol sebacate)/poly(L-lactic acid) blend scaffolds for adipose tissue engineering. Acta Biomaterialia 18, 40-49, doi:1016/j.actbio.2015.03.004. Link
Piao, Y., Chen, B. (2015). Self-assembled graphene oxide-gelatin nanocomposite hydrogels: Characterizazion, formation mechanisms, and pH-sensitive drug release behavior. Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics 53(5), 356-367, doi:10.1002/polb.23636. Link
Justin, R., Román, S., Chen, D., Tao, K., Geng, X., Grant, R.T., MacNeil, S., Sun, K., Chen, B. (2015). Biodegradable and conductive chitosan-graphene quantum dot nanocomposite microneedles for delivery of both small and large molecular weight therapeutics. Royal Society of Chemistry Advances 5(64), 51934-51946, doi:10.1039/C5RA04340A. Link
Bagheri Kazemabad, S., Khavandi, A., Fox, D., Chen, Y., Zhang, H., Chen, B. (2015). Effects of blending sequence on morphology and mechanical properties of polypropylene/ethylene-octene copolymer/clay nanocomposites. Manufacturing Science and Technology 3(5), 236-239, doi:10.13189/mst.2015.030507. Link
Liu, Y., Sun, D., Askari, S., Patel, J., Macias-Montero, M., Mitra, S., Zhang, R., Lin, W.-F., Mariotti, D., Maguire, P. (2015). Enhanced dispersion of TiO2 nanoparticles in a TiO2/PEDOT:PSS hybrid nanocomposite via plasma-liquid interactions. Scientific Reports 5, 15765, doi:10.1038/srep15765. Link
Ji, C., Li, Y., Qin, X., Zhao, Q., Sun, D., Jin, Y. (2015). 3D FEM simulation of helical milling hole process for titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 81(9-12), 1733-1742, doi:10.1007/s00170-015-7323-8. Link
Sun, D., Tweedie, M., Gajula, D.R., Ward, B., Maguire, P.D. (2015). High-strength thermoplastic bonding for multi-channel, multi-layer lab-on-chip devices for ocean and environmental applications. Microfluidics and Nanofluidics 19(4), 913-922, doi:10.1007/s10404-015-1620-2. Link
Mayoral, B., Harkin-Jones, E., Khanam, P.N., AlMaadeed, M.A., Ouederni, M., Hamilton, A.R., Sun, D. (2015). Melt processing and characterisation of polyamide 6/graphene nanoplatelet composites. RSC Advances 5, 52395-52409, doi:10.1039/C5RA08509H. Link
Li, H., Qin, X., He, G., Jin, Y., Sun, D., Price, M. (2015). Investigation of chip formation and fracture toughness in orthogonal cutting of UD-CFRP. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 82(5-8), 1079-1088, doi:10.1007/s00170-015-7471-x. Link
Zhao, Q., Qin, X., Ji, C., Li, Y., Sun, D., Jin, Y. (2015). Tool life and hole surface integrity studies for hole-making of Ti6Al4V alloy. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 79(5-8), 1017-1026, doi:10.1007/s00170-015-6890-z. Link
Arteiro, A., Catalanotti, G., Melro, A.R., Linde, P., Camanho, P.P. (2015). Micro-mechanical analysis of the effect of ply thickness on the transverse compressive strength of polymer composites. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 79, 127-137, doi:10.1016/j.compositesa.2015.09.015. Link
Catalanotti, G., Xavier, J. (2015). Measurement of the mode II intralaminar fracture toughness and R-curve of polymer composites using a modified Iosipescu specimen and the size effect law. Engineering Fracture Mechanics 138, 202-214, doi:10.1016/j.engfracmech.2015.03.005. Link
Camanho, P.P., Arteiro, A., Melro, A.R., Catalanotti, G., Vogler, M. (2015). Three-dimensional invariant-based failure criteria for fibre-reinforced composites. International Journal of Solids and Structures 55, 92-107, doi:10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2014.03.038. Link
Papageorgiou, G.Z., Terzopoulou, Z., Tsanaktsis, V., Achilias, D.S., Triantafyllidis, K., Diamanti, E.K., Gournis, D., Bikiaris, D.N. (2015). Effect of graphene oxide and its modification on the microstructure, thermal properties and enzymatic hydrolysis of poly (ethylene succinate) nanocomposites. Thermochimica Acta 614, 116-128, doi:10.1016/j.tca.2015.06.016. Link
Angelopoulou, A., Voulgari, E., Diamanti, E.K., Gournis, D., Avgoustakis, K. (2015). Graphene oxide stabilized by PLA-PEG copolymers for the controlled delivery of paclitaxel. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics 93, 18-26, doi:10.1016/j.ejpb.2015.03.022. Link
Spyrou, K., Calvaresi, M., Diamanti, E.K., Tsoufis, T., Gournis, D., Zerbetto, F., Rudolf, P. (2015). Graphite oxide and aromatic amines: Size matters. Advanced Functional Materials 25(2), 263-269, doi:10.1002/adfm.201402622. Link
Sapkota, J., Kumar, S., Foster, E.J., Weder, C. (2015). Influence of processing conditions on propertiues of poly (vinyl acetate)/cellulose nanocrystals nanocomposites. Macromolecular and Materials Engineering 300(5), 562-571, doi:10.1002/mame.201400313. Link
2014
Pierce, R.S., Falzon, B.G., Thompson, M.C., Boman, R. (2014). Implementation of a non-orthogonal constitutive model for the finite element simulation of textile composite draping. Applied Mechanics & Materials 553, 76-81, doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.553.76. Link
Chawla, J.S., Suryanarayanan, S., Puranik, B., Sheridan, J., Falzon, B.G. (2014). Efficiency improvement study for small wind turbines through flow control. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments 7, 195-208, doi:10.1016/j.seta.2014.06.004. Link
Stojanov, D., Falzon, B.G., Wu, X., Yan, W. (2014). An application of bi-directional evolutionary structural optimisation for optimising energy absorbing structures using a material damage model. Applied Mechanics and Materials 553, 836-841, doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.553.836. Link
Soni, G., Gupta, S., Singh, R., Mitra, M., Yan, W., Falzon, B.G. (2014). Study of localized damage in composite laminates using micro-macro approach. Composite Structures 113, 1-11, doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2014.02.016. Link
Soni, G., Singh, R., Mitra, M., Falzon, B.G. (2014). Modelling matrix damage and fibre-matrix interfacial decohesion in composite laminates via a multi-fibre multi-layer representative volume element (M2RVE). International Journal of Solids and Structures 51(2), 449-461, doi:10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2013.10.018. Link
Muthu, N., Falzon, B.G., Maiti, S.K., Khoddam, S. (2014). Modified crack closure integral technique for extraction of SIFs in meshfree methods. Finite Elements in Analysis and Design 78, 25-39, doi:10.1016/j.finel.2013.09.005. Link
Choi, J., Lee, C., Hawkins, S.C., Huynh, C.P., Park, J., Jeon, Y., Truong, Y.B., Kyratzis, I.L., Shul, Y.G., Caruso, R.A. (2014). Direct spun aligned carbon nanotube web-reinforced proton exchange membranes for fuel cells. Royal Society of Chemistry Advances 4, 32787-32790, doi:10.1039/C4RA03117B. Link
Khandoker, N., Ibrahim, R., Hawkins, S.C., Huynh, C.P. (2014). Interaction between spinnable multiwall carbon nanotube webs. Journal of Experimental Nanoscience 10(15), 1180-1193, doi:10.1080/17458080.2014.989550. Link
Khandoker, N., Hawkins, S.C., Ibrahim, R., Huynh, C.P. (2014). Peel test of spinnable carbon nanotube webs. Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures 60, 160-165, doi:10.1016/j.physe.2014.02.007. Link
Cai, J.C., Min, J., Miao, M., Church, J.S., McDonnell, J., Knott, R., Hawkins, S.C., Huynh, C.P. (2014). Enhanced mechanical performance of CNT/Polymer composite yarns by γ-irradiation. Fibers and Polymers 15(2), 322-325, doi:10.1007/s12221.014.0322.9. Link
Dumée, L.F., Feng, C., He, L., Yi, Z., She, F., Peng, Z., Gao, W., Banos, C., Davies, J.B., Huynh, C.P., Hawkins, S.C., Duke, M.C., Gray, S., Hodgson, P.D., Kong, L. (2014). Single step preparation of meso-porous and reduced graphene oxide by gamma-ray irradiation in gaseous phase. Carbon 70, 313-318, doi:10.1016/j.carbon/2013.12.094. Link
Istrate, O., Chen, B. (2014). Enhancements of clay exfoliation in polymer nanocomposites using a chemical blowing agent. Polymer International 63(12), 2008-2016, doi:10.1002/pi.4753. Link
Hussain, S., Yorucu, C., Ahmed, I., Hussain, R., Chen, B., Bilal Khan, M., Siddique, N.A., Rehman, I.U. (2014). Surface modification of aramid fibres by graphene oxide nano-sheets for multiscale polymer composites. Surface and Coatings Technology 258, 458-466, doi:10.1016/j.surfcoat.2014.08.054. Link
Bagheri-Kazemabad, S., Fox, D., Chen, Y., Zhang, H., Chen, B. (2014). Morphology and properties of polypropylene/ethylene-octene copolymer/clay nanocomposites with double compatibilizers. Polymers for Advanced Technologies 25(10), 1116-1121, doi:10.1002/pat.3363. Link
Wu, T., Su, Y., Chen, B. (2014). Mechanically adaptive and shape-memory behaviour of chitosan-modified cellulose whisker/elastomer composites in different pH environments. ChemPhysChem 15(13), 2794-2800, doi:10.1002/cphc.201402157. Link
Wu, T., Frydrych, M., O'Kelly, K., Chen, B. (2014). Poly(glycerol sebacate urethane)-Cellulose nanocomposites with water-active shape-memory effects. Biomacromolecules 15(7), 2663-2671, doi:10.1021/bm500507z. Link
Justin, R., Chen, B. (2014). Strong and conductive chitosan-reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites for transdermal drug delivery. Journal of Materials Chemistry B 2(24), 3759-3770, doi:10.1039/C4TB00390J. Link
Wu, T., Farnood, R., O'Kelly, K., Chen, B. (2014). Mechanical behavior of transparent nanofibrillar cellulose-chitosan nanocomposite films in dry and wet conditions. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials 32, 279-286, doi:10.1016/j.jmbbm.2014.01.014. Link
Wu, T., O'Kelly, K., Chen, B. (2014). Poly(vinyl alcohol) particle-reinforced elastomer composites with water-active shape-memory effects. European Polymer Journal 53, 230-237, doi:10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2014.01.031. Link
Justin, R., Chen, B. (2014). Characterisation and drug release performance of biodegradable chitosan-graphene oxide nanocomposites. Carbohydrate Polymers 103, 70-80, doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2013.12.012. Link
Wu, T., O'Kelly, K., Chen, B. (2014). Biomimetic chitosan-treated clay-elastomer composites with water-responsive mechanically dynamic properties. Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics 52(1), 55-62, doi:10.1002/polb.23393. Link
Justin, R., Chen, B. (2014). Body temperature reduction of graphene oxide through chitosan functionalisation and its application in drug delivery. Materials Science and Engineering C 34, 50-53, doi:10.1016/j.msec.2013.10.010. Link
Mecitoğlu, Z., Kazancı, Z., Balkan, D. (2014). Accuracy of strain solution of a laminated composite plate via Galerkin's Method. International Journal of Nonlinear Sciences and Numerical Simulation 15(5), 251-263, doi:10.1515/ijnsns-2013-0131. Link
Baştürk, S., Uyanık, H., Kazancı, Z. (2014). An analytical model for predicting the deflection of laminated basalt composite plates under dynamic loads. Composite Structures 116, 273-285, doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2014.05.018. Link
Baştürk, S., Uyanık, H., Kazancı, Z. (2014). Nonlinear damped vibrations of a hybrid laminated composite plate subjected to blast load. Procedia Engineering 88, 18-25, doi:10.1016/j.proeng.2014.11.121. Link
Arteiro, A., Catalanotti, G., Xavier, J., Camanho, P.P. (2014). Large damage capability of non-crimp fabric thin-ply laminates. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 63, 110-122, doi:10.1016/j.compositesa.2014.04.002. Link
Catalanotti, G., Arteiro, A., Hayati, M., Camanho, P.P. (2014). Determination of the mode I crack resistance curve of polymer composites using the size-effect law. Engineering Fracture Mechanics 118, 49-65, doi:10.1016/j.engfracmech.2013.10.021. Link
Catalanotti, G., Xavier, J., Camanho, P.P. (2014). Measurement of the compressive crack resistance curve of composites using the size effect law. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 56, 300-307, doi:10.1016/j.compositesa.2013.10.017. Link
Arteiro, A., Catalanotti, G., Melro, A.R., Linde, P., Camanho, P.P. (2014). Micro-mechanical analysis of the in situ effect in polymer composite laminates. Composite Structures 116, 827-840, doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2014.06.014. Link
Aravand, M., Lomov, S.V., Verpoest, I., Gorbatikh, L. (2014). Evolution of carbon nanotube dispersion in preparation of epoxy-based composites: From a masterbatch to a nanocomposite. Express Polymer Letters 8(8), 596-608, doi:10.3144/expresspolymlett.2014.63. Link
Patents of ACRG Members
Method of forming carbon nanotube webs and devices incorporating same. Provisional Patent Application No. GB1712538.6, filed August 2017. Assignee: Queen's University Belfast, UK.
Polymeric blends containing poly alfa-1, 3 glucan. Patent No. WO 2016106068 A1, published 30 June 2016. Assignee: DuPont, USA.
Nested Crash Boxed in Vehicles as a Passive Energy Absorber. Patent No. 10333 code number (p15/322), published 2015 in Turkey. Assignees: Eren, Z., Kazancı, Z., Usta, F., Türkmen H.S., Mecitoğlu, Z.
Nanocomposite compositions and process of preparation thereof. Patent No. 3377/DEL/2014, published 12 September 2014. Assignee: DuPont, USA.