Browsing Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest by Author "Devine, Declan"
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3D printed end of arm tooling (EOAT) of a robotic arm
Ong U Jing, Daniel; Lyons, Sean; Devine, Declan (Athlone Institute of Technology, 2018-04-24)This research furthers the practice of designing and manufacturing an EOAT for low weight applications by utilising additive manufacturing (“3D Printing”) techniques to decrease energy consumption via tool weight savings ... -
Applications of Digital Twin across industries: a review
Singh, Maulshree; Srivastava, Rupal; Fuenmayor, Evert; Kuts, Vladimir; Qiao, Yuansong; Murray, Niall; Devine, Declan (MDPI, 2022-06-14)One of the most promising technologies that is driving digitalization in several industries is Digital Twin (DT). DT refers to the digital replica or model of any physical object (physical twin). What differentiates DT ... -
Biocompatible polymer system development with enhanced antimicrobial properties using the additive effect of triangular silver nanoplates and curcumin
Lanzagorta Garcia, Eduardo (Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, 2023)New antimicrobial interventions are urgently required to combat rising global health and medical infection challenges. Here, an innovative antimicrobial technology, providing price competitive alternatives to antibiotics ... -
Development of a new bone scaffold for the treatment of large bone defects
Zhou, Keran; Cao, Tom Zhi; Brennan Fournet, Margaret; Devine, Declan (Athlone Institute of Technology, 2020-06)Large bone defects are typically caused by incidents such as fractures, diseases, trauma or surgeries. Worldwide more that 3/5 million bone grafts (either autografts or allografts) are performed each year. -
Development of a new bone scaffold for the treatment of large bone defects
Zhou, Keran; Brennan-Fournet, Margaret; Cao, Zhi; Devine, Declan (Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022)Large bone defects remains a major problem in orthopaedic surgery despite these advances in medical techniques. To date, autogenous bone grafting is still commonly therapeutic standard. However, it presents some ... -
Development of drug eluting biodegradable nanocomposite for use in coronary stents
Venkatesh, Chaitra (Athlone Institute of Technology, 2021-07)Coronary stents are the scaffolds placed inside the blocked arteries, which aids the restoration of the passage of blood to the heart. Coronary stenting has become a standard medical procedure to treat coronary heart disease ... -
Development of sustainable flexible packaging solutions using novel biodegradable and compostable polymer blends
Farias, Naiara; Devine, Declan; Fournet, Margaret Brennan; Pezzoli, Romina (BioICEP, 2020-10-19)Plastic packaging has changed positively the way food products are delivered, reducing poverty and hunger due to the better protection of the goods, allowing their preservation for longer times throughout their supply ... -
Development of synthetic alternatives for bone tissue engineering.
Killion, John; Geever, Luke; Devine, Declan; Kennedy, James; Higginbotham, Clement L. (Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 2013)Due to the inherent limitations of current biological bone grafts, alternative synthetic substitutes are being pursued. Therefore, this study aimed to improve the bioactive and compressive properties of photopolymerisable ... -
Effect of stereolithography 3D printing on the properties of PEGDMA hydrogels.
Burke, Gavin; Major, Ian; Devine, Declan (MDPI, 2020-09-03)Stereolithography (SLA)-based 3D printing has proven to have several advantages over traditional fabrication techniques as it allows for the control of hydrogel synthesis at a very high resolution, making possible the ... -
Electrospun hydrogels composites for bone tissue engineering.
Chee, Bor Shin; de Lima, Gabriel Goetten; Devine, Declan; Nugent, Michael J. D. (Woodhead Publishing, 2019)Electrospinning is one of the foremost nanotechnology applications to fabricate bone tissue engineering scaffolds with sizes in the nanometer range. It is regarded as a versatile, inexpensive, and relatively simple methodology ... -
Enhancing drug solubility through advanced polymer extruded shellac-based matrix drug delivery systems
Yan, Guangming (Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, 2022-09)The main objective of this study is to enhance the solubility of the model drug fenofibrate, by forming amorphous solid dispersions using a hot melt extrusion process. Hot melt extrusion offers an efficient way of ... -
Extruded monofilament and multifilament thermoplastic stitching yarns.
McGarrigle, Cormac; Rodgers, Ian; McIlhagger, Alistair; Harkin-Jones, Eileen; Major, Ian; Devine, Declan; Archer, Edward (MDPI, 2017-12)Carbon fibre reinforced polymer composites offer significant improvement in overall material strength to weight, when compared with metals traditionally used in engineering. As a result, they are replacing metals where ... -
Functionality of gold-edge-coated triangular silver nanoparticles in monitoring extracellular matrix protein conformations in C2C12/MC3T3-E1 culture in the presence of biomimetic bone tissue regeneration scaffolds
Rodriguez Barroso, Laura G.; Azaman, Farah Alwani; Pogue, Robert; Devine, Declan; Brennan-Fournet, Margaret (TUS Midlands Midwest, 2022)In the cellular environment high noise levels can both mediate and interfere with cellular functions.The extracellular matrix (ECM) regulates protein dynamics and trajectories, which underpin critical biological ... -
Hot melt enteric targeted therapeutic delivery platform: enhancing drug solubility through advanced polymer extruded delivery system
Yan, Guangming; Cao, Zhi; Devine, Declan; Gately, Noel (TUS Midlands Midwest, 2022)Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the number 1 cause of death globally. Fenofibrate has been shown an excellent treating effect on CVDs. However, Fenofibrate is a neutral, lipophilic compound that is practically insoluble ... -
Hybrid manufacturing 3D printing and injection moulding in the pursuit of mass customization
Gong, Ke; Major, Ian; Devine, Declan; Cao, Zhi (Athlone Institute of Technology, 2020-06)Project Overview: Mass customization is a marketing and manufacturing technique which combines the flexibility and personalization of custom-made products with the low unit costs associated with mass production. The ... -
Modification of PEGDMA hydrogels for use in the fabrication of peripheral nerve guidance conduits
Burke, Gavin Nicholas (Athlone Institute of Technology, 2021-10)Peripheral nerve injury is a worldwide issue affecting millions. More than 719,000 people are receiving surgical treatment for peripheral nerve injury each year in the US alone. There is presently a market for the ... -
Monitoring in vitro extracellular matrix protein conformations in the presence of biomimetic bone-regeneration scaffolds using functionalized gold-edge-triangular silver nanoparticles
Rodriguez Barroso, Laura G.; Azaman, Farah Alwani; Pogue, Robert; Devine, Declan; Brennan Fournet, Margaret (MDPI, 2022-12-23): In the cellular environment, high noise levels, such as fluctuations in biochemical reactions, protein variability, molecular diffusion, cell-to-cell contact, and pH, can both mediate and interfere with cellular ... -
"My heart, your heart"; hot melt enteric targeted therapeutic delivery platform: enhancing drug solubility through advanced polymer extruded drug delivery system
Yan, Guangming; Cao, Zhi; Devine, Declan; Gatley, Noel (Athlone Institute of Technology, 2020-06)Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the number 1 cause of death globally. Fenofibrate has been shown an excellent treating effect on CVDs. However, Fenofibrate is a neutral, lipophilic compound that is practically insoluble ... -
A novel manufacturing technique for the production of tailored solid dosage forms
Fuenmayor, Evert (Athlone Institute of Technology, 2020)The main objective of this study was to evaluate manufacturing processes for the fabrication of tailored solid dosage forms. Two hot-melt extrusion based manufacturing processes were investigated, a 3D printing process ... -
A novel pH‐sensitive ceramic‐hydrogel for biomedical applications.
de Lima, Gabriel Goetten; Campos, Lucas; Junqueira, Amanda; Devine, Declan; Nugent, Michael J. D. (Wiley, 2015-12)Innovations on the field of smart hydrogels are now being held with loads of advantages. With recent progress, smart polymers can now be used on the market for specific target/objectives desired on medicine. However, the ...