Search Results - "Miraftab, M"

Unconfined Compression Strength of Reinforced Clays with Carpet Waste Fibers by Mirzababaei, M, Miraftab, M, Mohamed, M, McMahon, P

“…AbstractThis paper presents results of a comprehensive investigation on the utilization of carpet waste fibers in reinforcement of clay soils. Effects of…”
Get full text

Absorbent alginate fibres modified with hydrolysed chitosan for wound care dressings – II. Pilot scale development by Sweeney, I.R., Miraftab, M., Collyer, G.

“…•Highly absorbent, gelling fibres were produced using wet-spinning.•The fibres are composed of alginate and hydrolysed chitosan.•The pH of the chitosan bath…”
Get full text

A new carbohydrate-based wound dressing fibre with superior absorption and antimicrobial potency by Miraftab, M., Masood, R., Edward-Jones, V.

“…•Discusses introduction of a new polysaccharide material i.e. Psyllium into alginate.•Examine absorption of the new fibre against commercial wound dressing…”
Get full text

Novel materials for moist wound management: Alginate-psyllium hybrid fibres by Mahsood, R, Miraftab, M

“…Objective: To assess the feasibility of producing high absorbing, high gelling hybrid fibres made from alginate and psyllium. Method: Three methods of psyllium…”
Get full text

Impact of Carpet Waste Fibre Addition on Swelling Properties of Compacted Clays by Mirzababaei, M., Miraftab, M., Mohamed, M., McMahon, P.

“…Municipalities and recycling and environmental authorities are concerned about the growing amount of carpet waste produced by household, commercial and…”
Get full text

Comparison of the visual outcomes between PRK-MMC and phakic IOL implantation in high myopic patients by Hashemi, H, Miraftab, M, Asgari, S

“…Purpose To compare the visual outcomes between PRK-MMC and phakic IOL in patients with more than 8 diopter (D) of myopia. Methods This comparative study was…”
Get full text

Matched optical quality comparison of 3-year results of PRK–MMC and phakic IOL implantation in the correction of high myopia by Miraftab, M, Hashemi, H, Asgari, S

“…Aims To compare 3-year results of PRK–MMC and phakic intraocular lens (PIOL) implantation in patients with >8.0 diopters (D) of myopia. Methods This study was…”
Get full text

Alginate fibres modified with unhydrolysed and hydrolysed chitosans for wound dressings by Knill, C.J, Kennedy, J.F, Mistry, J, Miraftab, M, Smart, G, Groocock, M.R, Williams, H.J

“…A range of commercial chitosans were sourced, subjected to controlled acid hydrolysis, and their molecular size profiles and degrees of acetylation (DA)…”
Get full text

Stability and deterioration of a shape memory polymer fabric composite under thermomechanical stress by Ahmad, M., Singh, D., Fu, Y.Q., Miraftab, M., Luo, J.K.

“…Fibres and fabrics are often used to reinforce shape memory polymers (SMPs) to improve their mechanical strength and properties, and such composites have been…”
Get full text

Biophysical and biological characterisation of collagen/resilin-like protein composite fibres by Sanami, M, Shtein, Z, Sweeney, I, Sorushanova, A, Rivkin, A, Miraftab, M, Shoseyov, O, O'Dowd, C, Mullen, A M, Pandit, A, Zeugolis, D I

“…Collagen type I, in various physical forms, is widely used in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. To control the mechanical properties and…”
Get more information

Impact sound insulation and viscoelastic properties of underlay manufactured from recycled carpet waste by Rushforth, I.M., Horoshenkov, K.V., Miraftab, M., Swift, M.J.

“…This paper reports an investigation of the impact sound insulation performance of a range of materials made from recycled carpet tiles and provides a…”
Get full text

Fibres for wound dressings based on mixed carbohydrate polymer fibres by Miraftab, M., Qiao, Q., Kennedy, J.F., Anand, S.C., Groocock, M.R.

“…Polysaccharide-based dressings have increasingly become viable alternatives to somewhat incompatible and often problematic cotton or viscose gauzes…”
Get full text

The influence of carbon black on properties of orientated polypropylene 2. Thermal and photodegradation by Horrocks, A.R, Mwila, J, Miraftab, M, Liu, M, Chohan, S.S

“…This paper extends previously reported work and describes the effect of carbon black on thermal and photo-oxidative degradation of oriented polypropylene (PP)…”
Get full text

Acid hydrolysis of commercial chitosans by Knill, CJ, Kennedy, JF, Mistry, J, Miraftab, M, Smart, G, Groocock, MR, Williams, HJ

“…Commercial chitosans were subjected to controlled acid hydrolysis and their degrees of deacetylation (DD), molecular size and rheological flow profiles…”
Get full text

The influence of carbon black on properties of oriented polypropylene 3. Thermal degradation under applied stress by MIRAFTAB, M, HORROCKS, A. R, MWILA, J

“…Although it is widely accepted that carbon black acts as an efficient UV screen in protection of polyolefins from photooxidation, its role in thermal oxidation…”
Get full text

Novel materials for moist wound management: Alginate-psyllium hybrid fibres

Get full text

Investigation of the composition of arterial plaques based on arterial waveforms and material properties by Feng, J., Rajeswaran, T., He, S., Wilkinson, F. L., Serracino-Inglott, F., Azzawi, M., Parikh, V., Miraftab, M., Alexander, M. Y.

“…Stroke is mainly caused by a narrowing of the carotid artery from a build-up of plaque. The risk of plaque rupture and subsequent stroke is dependent on plaque…”
Get full text

Advanced wound care materials: developing an alginate fibre containing branan ferulate by Miraftab, M, Qiao, Q, Kennedy, J.F, Groocock, M.R, Anand, S.C

“…Objective: This laboratory-based study set out to establish whether branan ferulate — a polysaccharide compound available in gels such as as Sterigel (SSL…”
Get full text

Scanning electron microscopic studies of wool/intumescent char formation by Davies, Philip J, Horrocks, A Richard, Miraftab, Mohsen

“…Thermal analytical studies of synthesized mixtures of powdered wool, wool/flame retardant viscose blended fibre/intumescent combinations and intumescent‐coated…”
Get full text

Mutation analysis of VSX1 and SOD1 in Iranian patients with keratoconus by Saee-Rad, Samira, Hashemi, Hassan, Miraftab, Mohammad, Noori-Daloii, Mohammad Reza, Chaleshtori, Morteza Hashemzadeh, Raoofian, Reza, Jafari, Fatemeh, Greene, Wayne, Fakhraie, Ghasem, Rezvan, Farhad, Heidari, Mansour

“…To evaluate mutations in the visual system homeobox gene 1 (VSX1) and superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) genes with keratoconus (KTCN), direct sequencing was…”
Get full text