• Closed-form solutions for the coupled deflection of anisotropic euler–bernoulli composite beams with arbitrary boundary conditions 

  Masjedi, Pedram Khaneh; Doeva, Olga; Weaver, Paul M. (Elsevier, 2021)

  The fully anisotropic response of composite beams is an important consideration in diverse applications including aeroelastic responses of helicopter rotor and wind turbine blades. Our goal is to present exact analytical ...
• Highly active cellulose-supported poly(hydroxamic acid)–Cu(II) complex for Ullmann etherification 

  Jian Fui, Choong; Ting, Tang Xin; Sarjadi, Mohd Sani; Amin, Zarina; Sarkar, Shaheen M.; Musta, Baba; Rahman, MdLutfor (American Chemical Society, 2021)

  Highly active natural pandanus-extracted cellulose-sup ported poly(hydroxamic acid)−Cu(II) complex 4 was synthesized. The surface of pandanus cellulose was modified through graft copolymerization using purified methyl ...
• An accurate calorimeter-based method for the thermal characterization of heat pipes 

  Mooney, Joseph P.; Punch, Jeff; Jeffers, Nick; Egan, Vanessa (Elsevier, 2021)

  This study presents a method that can be used to accurately determine the thermal performance of a cylindrical heat pipe. In the method, the heat pipe is placed between two stainless steel 304 cylindrical blocks, configured ...
• Branching process descriptions of information cascades on twitter 

  Gleeson, James P.; Onaga, Tomokatsu; Fennell, Peter; Cotter, James; Burke, Raymond; O'Sullivan, David J.P. (Oxford University Press, 2021)

  A detailed analysis of Twitter-based information cascades is performed, and it is demonstrated that branching process hypotheses are approximately satisfied. Using a branching process framework, models of agent-to-agent ...
• Flexible hinges in orthotropic cylindrical shells facilitated by nonlinear elastic deformations 

  Bowen, Aileen G.; Zucco, Giovanni; Weaver, Paul M. (Elsevier, 2021)

  Flexible hinges enable the design of folding structures without using mechanisms by making use of intrinsic structural characteristics in the action of folding. This technology introduces potential benefits including weight ...
• Understanding the low temperature electrochemistry of magnesium-lithium hybrid ion battery in all-phenyl-complex solutions 

  Rashad, Muhammad; Asif, Muhammad (Elsevier, 2021)

  Magnesium–lithium hybrid ion batteries have emerged as a new class of energy storage systems owing to dendrite free cycling of magnesium anode and possibility of practice of numerous conventional lithium cathodes. In present ...
• Dark field and coherent anti-stokes raman (DF-CARS) imaging of cell uptake of core-shell, magnetic-plasmonic nanoparticles 

  Brennan, Grace; Ryan, Sally; Soulimane, Tewfik; Tofail, Syed A.M.; Silien, Christophe (MDPI, 2021)

  Magnetic-plasmonic, Fe3O4 -Au, core-shell nanoparticles are popular in many applications, most notably in therapeutics and diagnostics, and thus, the imaging of these nanostructures in biological samples is of high importance. ...
• Understanding solid-state processing of pharmaceutical cocrystals via milling: role of tablet excipients 

  Shaikh, Rahamatullah; Shirazian, Saeed; Guerin, Sarah; Sheehan, Eoin; Thompson, Damien; Walker, Gavin M.; Croker, Denise M. (Elsevier, 2021)

  Discovery of novel cocrystal systems and improvement of their physicochemical properties dominates the current literature on cocrystals yet the required end-product formulation is rarely addressed. Drug product manufacturing ...
• Properties of a thermoplastic composite skin-stiffener interface in a stiffened structure manufactured by laser-assisted tape placement with in situ consolidation 

  Bandaru, Aswani Kumar; Clancy, Gearóid J.; Peeters, Daniël; O'Higgins, Ronan M.; Weaver, Paul M. (Elsevier, 2019)

  A critically important consideration of stiffened structural panels is the interfacial properties between skin and stiffener. In the present study a novel implementation of laser-assisted tape placement (LATP) was used to ...
• Titanium carbide MXene nucleation layer for epitaxial growth of high-quality GaN nanowires on amorphous substrates 

  Prabaswara, Aditya; Kim, Hyunho; Min, Jung-Wook; Subedi, Ram Chandra; Anjum, Dalaver H.; Davaasuren, Bambar; Moore, Kalani; Conroy, Michele A.; Mitra, Somak; Roqan, Iman S.; Ng, Tien Khee; Alshareef, Husam N.; Ooi, Boon S. (American Chemical Society, 2020)

  Growing III-nitride nanowires on 2D materials is advantageous, as it effectively decouples the underlying growth substrate from the properties of the nanowires. As a relatively new family of 2D materials, MXenes are promising ...
• OSiD: opening the conceptual design of biobased processes to a context-sensitive sustainability analysis 

  Parada, Mar Palmeros; van der Putten, Wim; van der Wielen, Luuk A.M.; Osseweijer, Patricia; van Loosdrecht, Mark; Kamali, Farahnaz Pashaei; Posada, John A. (Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley & Sons, 2021)

  Biobased production has been promoted as an alternative to fossil-based production to mitigate climate change. However, emerging concerns over the sustainability of biobased products have shown that tensions can emerge ...
• Failure analysis of 3D printed woven composite plates with holes under tensile and shear loading 

  Zhang, Haoqi; Dickson, Andrew N.; Sheng, Yong; McGrail, Terry P.; Dowling, Denis P.; Wang, Chun; Neville, Anne; Yang, Dongmin (Elsevier, 2020)

  This paper presents the modelling and failure analysis of 3D printed woven composite plates with a hole under tensile and shear loading. In the finite element (FE) software, woven cells are built using stacking sequences, ...
• Improving the diagnosis and treatment of atherosclerosis: targeting calcification as a basis for patient management 

  Cahalane, Rachel M. (University of Limerick, 2020)

  The presence of atherosclerotic calcification serves as a surrogate marker for plaque burden and a prognostic marker of cardiovascular risk. Additionally, calcification plays a critical role in plaque stability and ...
• Spray drying of pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals: experimental optimization of process and formulation 

  Ziaee, Ahmad (University of Limerick, 2019)

  Oral consumption is the most commonly used method of small molecule drug delivery due to its simple administration, flexible formulation design, cost-effectiveness and established production technology. The typical ...
• The influence of a growing microbial biomat on water retention and pollutant attenuation in soil treatment units receiving domestic effluent 

  Kanppe, Jan (University of Limerick, 2019)

  Soil treatment units (STUs) are an integral component of most domestic on-site wastewater treatment systems. Understanding their long-term environmental impacts and performance will help to improve design guidelines and ...
• A Sensitive and portable deep-UV absorbance detector with a microliter gas cell compatible with micro GC 

  Khan, Sulaiman; Newport, David; Le Calvé, Stéphane (MDPI, 2021)

  Deep-UV absorption spectrometry for detection of toxic airborne gases, for instance, Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Xylenes (BTEX) has drawn considerable attention owing to its high sensitivity and reliability. However, ...
• A multiscale experimentally-based finite element model to predict microstructure and damage evolution in martensitic steels 

  Meade, Edward D.; Sun, Fengwei; Tiernan, Peter; O’Dowd, Noel P. (Elsevier, 2021)

  The objective of this work is to investigate the plastic deformation and associated microstructural evolution and damage in a martensitic steel at multiple length scales, using a combination of finite-element (FE) modelling ...
• On the bacteriostatic activity of hyaluronic acid composite films 

  Zamboni, Fernanda; Okoroafor, Chinonso; Ryan, Michael P.; Pembroke, Tony J.; Stróżyk, Michał A.; Culebras, Mario; Collins, Maurice N. (Elsevier, 2021)

  Biofilm-related infections and contamination of biomaterials are major problems in the clinic. These contaminations are frequently caused by Staphylococcus aureus and are a pressing issue for implantable devices, catheters, ...
• Anomalous motion of charged domain walls and associated negative capacitance in copper–chlorine boracite 

  Guy, Joseph G. M.; Cochard, Charlotte; Aguado-Puente, Pablo; Soergel, Elisabeth; Whatmore, Roger W.; Conroy, Michele A.; Moore, Kalani; Courtney, Eileen; Harvey, Alan; Bangert, Ursel; Kumar, Amit; McQuaid, Raymond G. P.; Gregg, J. Marty (Wiley, 2021)

  During switching, the microstructure of a ferroelectric normally adapts to align internal dipoles with external electric fields. Favorably oriented dipolar regions (domains) grow at the expense of those in unfavorable ...
• Influence of layup, stacking sequence and loading rate on energy absorption of tension-absorber joints 

  Hassan, Jazib; O'Higgins, Ronan M.; Feser, Thomas; Waimer, Matthias; McCarthy, Conor T.; Toso, Nathalie; McCarthy, Michael A. (Elsevier, 2021)

  Tension‐absorber” joints are bolted joints designed to absorb energy in a survivable crash landing, through an extended version of bearing failure. They have been proposed for use in future transport aircraft narrow‐body ...

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