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Animal fiber characterization and fiber loading effect on mechanical behaviors of sheep wool fiber reinforced polyester composites
Manivannan, J.; Rajesh, S.; Mayandi, K.; Rajini, N.; Ismail, S. O.; Mohammad, F.; Kuzman, M. K.; Al-Lohedan, H. A. (2020-12-06)This study presents animal fiber characterization and the influence of various fiber loadings on mechanical properties of sheep hair fiber-reinforced polymer (SHFRP) composites. The sheep hair fibers (SHF) characterization ... -
Anti-biofilm formation of a novel stainless steel against Staphylococcus aureus
Nan, Li; Yang, Ke; Ren, Guogang (2015-06-01)Abstract Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a bacterium frequently found proliferating on metal surfaces such as stainless steels used in healthcare and food processing facilities. Past research has shown that a novel ... -
Anti-fungal bandages containing cinnamon extract
Ahmed, Jubair; Altun, Esra; Aydogdu, Mehmet O; Gunduz, Oguzhan; Kerai, Laxmi; Ren, Guogang; Edirisinghe, Mohan (2019-06-01)Cinnamon-containing polycaprolactone (PCL) bandages were produced by pressurised gyration and their anti-fungal activities against Candida albicans were investigated. It was found that by preparing and spinning polymer ... -
Antibacterial Performance of a Cu-bearing Stainless Steel against Microorganisms in Tap Water
Li, Mingjun; Nan, Li; Xu, Dake; Ren, Guogang; Yang, Ke (2015-03-31)Tap water is one of the most commonly used water resources in our daily life. However, the increasing water contamination and the health risk caused by pathogenic bacteria, such as Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia ... -
Antibacterial Performance of Cu-Bearing Stainless Steel against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Whole Milk
Nan, Li; Ren, Guogang; Wang, Donghui; Yang, Ke (2016-05-01)Pathogen microorganisms exist in various environments such as dairy processing facilities. They are not easily eliminated, and significantly raise the risk of bacterial contamination. The inhibition ability of a novel type ... -
Antifungal effect of Pegylated Graphene Oxide and Silver Nanoparticles against Candida albicans
Arce, Mariana P.; Cheong, Yuen Ki; Cerpa, Arisbel; Chung, Etelka; Lado-Touriño, Isabel; Crisóstomo, Noemi Luengo; Rodríguez, Guillermo; Ren, Guogang (2019-11-19) -
Antimicrobial activity of nanoparticulate metal oxides against peri-implantitis pathogens
Vargas-Reus, Miguel; Memarzadeh, Kaveh; Huang, Jie; Ren, Guogang; Allaker, Robert (2012-08)Dental plaque accumulation may result in peri-implantitis, an inflammatory process causing loss of supporting bone that may lead to dental implant failure. The antimicrobial activities of six metal and metal oxide nanoparticles ... -
Antimicrobial properties of electrically formed elastomeric polyurethane–copper oxide nanocomposites for medical and dental applications
Ahmad, Z.; Vargas-Reus, M.A.; Bakhshi, R.; Ryan, F.; Ren, Guogang; Oktar, F.; Allaker, R. (2012-04-16)With the rapidly advancing field of nanotechnology having an impact in several areas interfacing life and physical sciences, the potential applications of nano-particles as antimicrobial agents have been realized and offer ... -
Antiviral Efficacy of Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles against the Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus
Graham, Simon P.; Cheong, Yuen-Ki; Furniss, Summer; Nixon, Emma; Smith, Joseph A.; Yang, Xiuyi; Fruengel, Rieke; Hussain, Sabha; Tchorzewska, Monika A.; La Ragione, Roberto M.; Ren, Guogang (2021-08-20)Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses (PRRSV) are responsible for one of the most economically important diseases affecting the global pig industry. On-farm high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filtration ... -
Applicability of angular orientations of gating designs to quality of sand casting components using two-cavity mould set-up.
Rajkumar, I.; Rajini, N.; Prabhu, T. R.; Ismail, S. O.; Siengchin, S.; Mohammad, F.; Al-Lohedan, H. A. (2021-10-28)This study aimed to examine the integrity of two-cavity sand casting products in relation to the angular orientation of gating design. Two angular orientations of 60 and 45 were investigated experimentally and numerically ... -
Applicability of cellulosic-based Polyalthia longigolia seed filler reinforced vinyl ester biocomposites on tribological performance
Nagaprasad, N.; Stalin, B.; Vignesh, V.; Ravichandran, M.; Rajini, N.; Ismail, S. O. (2020-10-31)The focus of this work was to analyze the effect of weight percentage (wt.%) of Polyalthia longigolia seed filler (PLSF) on the wear responses (wear loss and coefficient of friction) of the vinyl ester (VE) matrix composites, ... -
Applied Methods to Assess the Antimicrobial Activity of Metallic-Based Nanoparticles
Chung, Etelka; Ren, Guogang; Johnston, Ian; Matharu, Rupy Kaur; Ciric, Lena; Walecka, Agnieszka; Cheong, Yuen-Ki (2023-10-28)With the rise of antibiotic resistance, the drive to discover novel antimicrobial substances and standard testing methods with the aim of controlling transmissive diseases are substantially high. In healthcare sectors and ... -
Approximations to limit cycles for a nonlinear multi-degree-of-freedom system with a cubic nonlinearity through combining the harmonic balance method with perturbation techniques
Lewis, Andrew (2020-11)This paper presents an approach to obtaining higher order approximations to limit cycles of an autonomous multi-degree-of-freedom system with a single cubic nonlinearity based on a first approximation involving first and ... -
Assessment of dynamic mode-I delamination driving force in double cantilever beam tests for fiber-reinforced polymer composite and adhesive materials
Chen, Tianyu; Liu, Yiding; Harvey, Christopher; Zhang, Kun; Wang, Simon; Silberschmidt, Vadim; Wei, Bingchen; Zhang, Xiang (2022-09-29)The double cantilever beam (DCB) tests are widely used to assess the interfacial delamination properties of laminated composites. For quasi-static loads, the DCB tests are standardized based on the beam mechanics; for ... -
Assessment of effectiveness of hollow fins for performance enhancement of solar still device using simulation approach
Ullah, Hafiz Khadim; Ismail, Sikiru O.; Prasad, Kumar Shantanu (2022-09-08)Unavailability of relatively clean water for several industrial, domestic and agricultural purposes is a serious concern to many regions of the world today. This challenge is growing worse with the increasing world global ... -
Assessment of full life-cycle air emissions of alternative shipping fuels
Gilbert, Paul; Walsh, Conor; Traut, Michael; Kesieme, Uchenna; Pazouki, Kayvan; Murphy, Alan (2018-01-20)There is a need for alternative fuels in the shipping sector for two main motivations: to deliver a reduction in local pollutants and comply with existing regulation; and to mitigate climate change and cut greenhouse gas ... -
Assessment of supply interruption of rhenium, recycling, processing sources and technologies
Kesieme, Uchenna; Chrysanthou, Andreas; Catulli, Maurizio (2019-04-16)Rhenium is a unique, valuable and extremely rare chemical element currently used as an alloying element in high-temperature superalloys for aerospace and industrial gas-fired turbines and also as a catalyst in petrochemical ... -
Assessment on hybrid jute/coir fibers reinforced polyester composite with hybrid fillers under different environmental conditions
Ganesan, K.; Kailasanathan, C.; Rajini, N.; Ismail, Sikiru O.; Ayrilmis, Nadir; Mohammad, Faruq; Al-Lohedan, Hamad A.; Tawfeek, Ahmed M.; Issa, Zuheir A.; Aldhayan, Daifallah M. (2021-09-27)In this work, synergistic impact of hybrid fibers and hybrid fillers on mechanical, moisture absorption and morphological properties of polyester matrix composites at dry and wet conditions was examined. The hybrid composite ... -
Atomistic simulations of interfacial deformation and bonding mechanism of Pd-Cu composite metal membrane using cold gas dynamic spray process.
Oyinbo, S. T.; Jen, T. C.; Zhu, Y.; Ajiboye, S. J.; Ismail, S. O. (2020-12)The creation of atomic structures and the study of the deformation processes through molecular dynamics simulations have shown many advantages. However, gaps associated with the development and evolution of microstructure ... -
Attenuated effect of tungsten carbide nanoparticles on voltage-gated sodium current of hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons
Shan, Dehong; Xie, Yongling; Ren, Guogang; Yang, Zhuo (2013-02)Nanomaterials and relevant products are now being widely used in the world, and their safety becomes a great concern for the general public. Tungsten carbide nanoparticles (nano-WC) are widely used in metallurgy, aeronautics ...