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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 ... -
Bioresorbable chitosan-based bone regeneration scaffold using various bioceramics and the alteration of photoinitiator concentration in an extended UV photocrosslinking reaction in an extended UV photocrosslinking reaction
Azaman, Farah Alwani; Zhou, Keran; Blanes-Martínez, María del Mar; Brennan Fournet, Margaret (MDPI, 2022-10-28)Bone tissue engineering (BTE) is an ongoing field of research based on clinical needs to treat delayed and non-union long bone fractures. An ideal tissue engineering scaffold should have a biodegradability property ... -
Characterization of gels and films produced from Pinhão seed coat nanocellulose as a potential use for wound healing dressings and screening of Its compounds towards antitumour effects
de Lima, Tielidy A. de M.; de Lima, Gabriel Goetten; Chee, Bor Shin; Henn, Jeferson G.; Cortese, Yvonne J.; Matos, Mailson; Helm, Cristiane V.; Magalhães, Washington L.E.; Nugent, Michael J.D. (MDPI, 2022-07-07)The reuse of agro-industrial waste assumes great importance today. Pinhão is the seed of Araucaria angustifolia, which is native to the mountains of southern Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina. The coat is a by-product of ... -
Development of the large-tonnage pressure-type prestressed anchor cable with BFRP for geotechnical engineering and its mechanical properties
Du, Zhigang; Li, Ning; Tao, Yawen; Wu, Xiaolei; Guo, Jinjun; You, Peng; Wang, Chaoqin; Archbold, Paul; Mullarney, Brian; Xie, Bing (Wiley/Hindawi, 2022)Prestressed anchor cable is widely used in geotechnical engineering to control the displacement or landslide of an unstable slope. However, the traditional cable anchor is made of steel material, which is easy to get rust ... -
Enhanced antimicrobial activity of biocompatible bacterial cellulose films via dual synergistic action of curcumin and triangular silver nanoplates
Lanzagorta Garcia, Eduardo; Mojicevic, Marija; Milivojevic, Dusan; Aleksic, Ivana; Vojnovic, Sandra; Stevanovic, Milena; Murray, James; Attallah, Olivia Adly; Devine, Declan M.; Brennan Fournet, Margaret (2022-10-13)Curcumin and triangular silver nanoplates (TSNP)-incorporated bacterial cellulose (BC) films present an ideal antimicrobial material for biomedical applications as they afford a complete set of requirements, including a ... -
An ensemble machine learning method for microplastics identification with FTIR spectrum
Yan, Xinyu; Cao, Zhi; Murphy, Alan; Qiao, Yuansong (Elsevier, 2022-06-20)Microplastics (MPs) (size < 5 mm) marine pollution have been investigated and monitored by many researchers and found in many coasts around the world. These toxic chemicals make their way into human diet through food ... -
Formulation and evaluation of Fenbendazole extended-release extrudes processed by hot-melt extrusion
Bezerra, Gilberto S.; de Lima, Tielidy A. de M.; Colbert, Declan M.; Geever, Joseph; Geever, Luke M. (MDPI, 2022-10-06)This study aimed to demonstrate the feasibility of hot-melt extrusion in the development of extended-release formulations of Fenbendazole (Fen) dispersed in PEO/PCL blend-based matrices. Their thermal, physical, chemical ... -
Heat dissipation plays critical role for longevity of polymer-based 3D-printed inserts for plastics injection moulding.
Moritz, Vicente; Bezerra, Gilberto S.N.; Hopkins, Michael Jnr.; Fuenmayor, Evert; Günbay, Suzan; Hayes, Conor; Lyons, John G.; Devine, Declan M. (MDPI, 2022-10-08)Injection moulding is a polymer processing method of choice for making plastic parts on industrial scale, but its traditional mould is made from tooling steel with time-consuming and costly production. Additive manufacturing ... -
Hyaluronic acid: a review of the drug delivery capabilities of this naturally occurring polysaccharide
Buckley, Ciara; Murphy, Emma J.; Montgomery, Therese R.; Major, Ian (MDPI, 2022-08-23)The inclusion of physiologically active molecules into a naturally occurring polymer matrix can improve the degradation, absorption, and release profile of the drug, thus boosting the therapeutic impact and potentially ... -
Lower critical solution temperature tuning and swelling behaviours of NVCL-based hydrogels for potential 4DF printing applications.
Zhuo, Shuo; Halligan, Elaine; Tie, Billy Shu Hieng; Breheny, Colette; Geever, Luke M. (MDPI, 2022-08-02)The phase transitions of poly (N-vinyl caprolactam) (PNVCL) hydrogels are currently under investigation as possible materials for biomedical applications thanks to their thermosensitive properties. This study aims to use ... -
A novel star-shaped Schiff base compound: synthesis, properties and application in w-LEDs
Fang, Wenyang; Cao, Zhi; Liu, Qiman; Zhu, Hanfel; Zhou, Weiwei (Elsevier, 2022-03-08)A novel star-shaped Schiff base compound (3) was designed, synthesized and characterized. The thermal stability of 3 was measured. The photophysical properties and solvent effects of 3 were investigated and further analyzed ... -
Physical properties of shellac material used for hot melt extrusion with potential application in the pharmaceutical industry
Yan, Guangming; Cao, Zhi; Devine, Declan; Penning, Manfred; Gately, Noel M. (MDPI, 2021-10-28)Hot melt extrusion offers an efficient way of increasing the solubility of a poorly soluble drug. Shellac has potential as a pharmaceutical matrix polymer that can be used in this extrusion process, with further advantages ... -
Post-process considerations for photopolymer 3D-printed injection moulded insert tooling applications
Keane, Gavin; Healy, Andrew V.; Devine, Declan M. (MDPI, 2024-04-17)Injection moulding (IM) is a manufacturing technique used to produce intricately detailed plastic components with various surface finishes, enabling the production of high-tolerance functional parts at scale. Conversely, ... -
Process optimization for the 3D printing of PLA and HNT composites with Arburg plastic freeforming
Engler, Leonardo; Crespo, Janaina S.; Gatley, Noel M.; Major, Ian; Devine, Declan M. (MDPI, 2022-10-12)The industrial use of additive manufacturing continues to rapidly increase as new technology developments become available. The Arburg plastic freeforming (APF) process is designed to utilize standard polymeric granules ... -
Progressing ultragreen, energy-efficient biobased depolymerization of poly(ethylene terephthalate) via microwave-assisted green deep eutectic solvent and enzymatic treatment
Attallah, Olivia A.; Azeem, Muhammad; Nikolaivits, Efstratios; Topakas, Evangelos; Brennan Fournet, Margaret (MDPI, 2021-12-29)Effective interfacing of energy-efficient and biobased technologies presents an all-green route to achieving continuous circular production, utilization, and reproduction of plastics. Here, we show combined ultragreen ... -
Rendering bio-inert low density polyethylene amenable for biodegradation via fast high throughput reactive extrusion assisted oxidation
Ferro, Pablo; Attallah, Olivia A.; Valera, Miguel Ángel; Aleksic, Ivana; Azeem, Muhammad; Nikodinovic-Runic, Jasmina; Brennan Fournet, Margaret (Springer, 2021-11-01)An energy efficient high throughput pre-treatment of low density polyethylene (LDPE) using a fast reactive extrusion (REX) assisted oxidation technique followed by bacterial attachment as an indicator for bio amenability ... -
Self-photopolymerizable hydrogel-ceramic composites with scavenger properties
Canillas, Maria; Goetten de Lima, Gabriel; De Sá, Marcelo J.C.; Nugent, Michael J.D.; Rodríguez, Miguel A.; Devine, Declan M. (MDPI, 2022-03-21)The photocatalytic behaviours of semiconductive ceramic nanoparticles such as TiO2, ZnO, Fe2O3, and Fe3O4, have been extensively studied in photocatalysis and photopolymerization, due to their ability to produce radical ... -
Self-photopolymerizable hydrogel-ceramic composites with scavenger properties
Canillas, Maria; de Lima, Gabriel Goetten; de Sá, Marcelo J.C.; Nugent, Michael J.D.; Rodríguez, Miguel A.; Devine, Declan M. (MDPI, 2022-03-21)The photocatalytic behaviours of semiconductive ceramic nanoparticles such as TiO2 , ZnO, Fe2O3 , and Fe3O4 , have been extensively studied in photocatalysis and photopolymerization, due to their ability to produce ... -
Shape memory alloy-based wearables: a review, and conceptual frameworks on HCI and HRI in Industry 4.0
Srivastava, Rupal; Alsahmi, Saeed Hamood; Murray, Niall; Devine, Declan (MDPI, 2022-09-08)Ever since its discovery, the applications of Shape Memory Alloys (SMA) can be found across a range of application domains, from structural design to medical technology. This is based upon the unique and inherent ... -
Synthesis, properties, and applications of polylactic acid-based polymers
Dana, Hossein Ramezani; Ebrahami, Farnoosh (Wiley, 2022-11-03)Polylactic acid (PLA) is known as one of the greatest promising bioabsorbable and compostable polyesters with the capability of high molecular weight synthesis. Lactic acid condensation, azeotropic dehydration, and ...