Browsing Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest by Author "Farrell, Joseph"
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Comparative activity of silver based antimicrobial composites for urinary catheters.
Thokala, Nikhil; Kealey, Carmel; Kennedy, James; Brady, Damien B.; Farrell, Joseph (Elsevier, 2018-08-18)Biomedical polymers are an integral component in a wide range of medical devices because of their many desirable properties. However, extensive use of polymer materials in medical devices has been associated with an ... -
Evaluation and characterisation of urinary catheter coating utilising Hansen solubility parameters and FEA analysis.
Carberry, Brendan J.; Farrell, Joseph; Kennedy, James E. (Elsevier, 2015-08-15)This work investigated the Hansen solubility parameters required to optimise a functional polyurethane base coat as an attachment for a lubricious polyvinyl pyrrolidone coating for polyvinyl chloride urinary catheters. ... -
Synthesis of linear aliphatic polycarbonate macroglycols using dimethylcarbonate.
Foy, Ernest; Farrell, Joseph; Higginbotham, Clement L. (Wiley, 2009-01-05)A series of linear aliphatic polycarbonate polyols were synthesized using dimethylcarbonate and a linear alkane diol or specific combinations of linear alkane diols. Polyol synthesis was carried out in a two‐stage process ...