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The development and scalability of a high strength, damage tolerant, hybrid joining scheme for composite–metal structures by Graham, D.P., Rezai, A., Baker, D., Smith, P.A., Watts, J.F.

“…Advanced hybrid joints, which incorporate a specially designed array of macro-scale pins that provide mechanical interlocking reinforcement, have been…”
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Mechanical characterisation of fibres for engineered wood products: a scanning force microscopy study by Fernando, S., Mallinson, C. F., Phanopolous, C., Jesson, D. A., Watts, J. F.

“…Mechanical properties of individual wood fibres and the characterisation of the interaction between wood fibres and resins are of interest to the composite…”
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Synthesis of Hydrophilic Polymer-Grafted Ultrafine Inorganic Oxide Particles in Protic Media at Ambient Temperature via Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization:  Use of an Electrostatically Adsorbed Polyelectrolytic Macroinitiator by Chen, X. Y, Armes, S. P, Greaves, S. J, Watts, J. F

“…A new approach for the surface grafting of polymer chains to colloidal substrates is described. A cationic macroinitiator has been designed for the surface…”
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Dissolution behaviour of model basalt fibres studied by surface analysis methods by Förster, T., Scheffler, C., Mäder, E., Heinrich, G., Jesson, D.A., Watts, J.F.

“…•Model basalt fibres were leached in NaOH solution.•The formation of a corrosion layers was observed and analyzed by SEM/EDX.•Basalt compositions are able to…”
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Synthesis of Vinyl Polymer−Silica Colloidal Nanocomposites Prepared Using Commercial Alcoholic Silica Sols by Percy, M. J, Amalvy, J. I, Randall, D. P, Armes, S. P, Greaves, S. J, Watts, J. F

“…The surfactant-free synthesis of vinyl polymer−silica nanocomposite particles has been achieved in aqueous alcoholic media at ambient temperature in the…”
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Synthesis of Vinyl Polymer−Silica Colloidal Nanocomposites via Aqueous Dispersion Polymerization by Percy, M. J, Michailidou, V, Armes, S. P, Perruchot, C, Watts, J. F, Greaves, S. J

“…The surfactant-free synthesis of colloidal dispersions of vinyl polymer−silica nanocomposite particles in aqueous media using a batch emulsion polymerization…”
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Surface modification of poly(vinylidene fluoride) by alkaline treatment. 1. The degradation mechanism by ROSS, G. J, WATTS, J. F, HILL, M. P, MORRISSEY, P

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Crack growth in structural adhesive joints in aqueous environments by KINLOCH, A. J, KORENBERG, C. F, TAN, K. T, WATTS, J. F

“…The adhesive fracture energy, Gc, of metallic joints, bonded with a rubber-toughened epoxy adhesive, has been measured using monotonically-loaded tests. Such…”
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An experimental investigation of modified and unmodified flax fibres with XPS, ToF-SIMS and ATR-FTIR by ZAFEIROPOULOS, N. E, VICKERS, P. E, BAILLIE, C. A, WATTS, J. F

“…Natural fibres are envisaged today as potential candidates for replacing glass fibres in composite materials. Although natural fibres have a number of…”
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Surface Characterization of Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-Coated Latexes by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy by Khan, M. A, Armes, S. P, Perruchot, C, Ouamara, H, Chehimi, M. M, Greaves, S. J, Watts, J. F

“…Micrometer-sized polystyrene (PS) particles coated with poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT), an air-stable organic conducting polymer, have been described…”
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The role of the interphase in the environmental failure of adhesive joints by Kinloch, A.J, Little, M.S.G, Watts, J.F

“…The cyclic-fatigue behaviour of adhesive joints, which consisted of an aerospace-grade epoxy-adhesive bonding aluminium-alloy substrates, has been…”
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morphology and topography of polymer surfaces and interfaces exposed by ultra-low-angle microtomy by Hinder, S. J, Lowe, C, Maxted, J. T, Watts, J. F

“…The ultra-low-angle microtomy (ULAM) technique has been developed to impart a cross-sectional, ultra-low-angle taper through polymeric materials such as…”
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Peak-fitting of high resolution ToF-SIMS spectra: a preliminary study by Abel, M. L., Shimizu, K., Holliman, M., Watts, J. F.

“…Peak‐fitting has been performed on a series of peaks obtained by time‐of‐flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF‐SIMS) analysis in order to assess whether…”
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Detection and determination of surface levels of poloxamer and PVA surfactant on biodegradable nanospheres using SSIMS and XPS by Scholes, P.D, Coombes, A.G.A, Illum, L, Davis, S.S, Watts, J.F, Ustariz, C, Vert, M, Davies, M.C

“…The surface chemical characterisation of sub-200 nm poly( DL-lactide co-glycolide) nanospheres has been carried out using the complementary analytical…”
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The influence of build parameters and wire batch on porosity of wire and arc additive manufactured aluminium alloy 2319 by Ryan, E.M., Sabin, T.J., Watts, J.F., Whiting, M.J.

“…[Display omitted] Porosity was measured for 21 AA2319 wire and arc additive manufacture (WAAM) panels built using different wire batches, cold metal transfer…”
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Effects of thermal treatments on protein adsorption of Co–Cr–Mo ASTM-F75 alloys by Duncan, L. A., Labeed, F. H., Abel, M.-L., Kamali, A., Watts, J. F.

“…Post-manufacturing thermal treatments are commonly employed in the production of hip replacements to reduce shrinkage voids which can occur in cast components…”
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Surface modification of poly(vinylidene fluoride) by alkaline treatment. Part 2. Process modification by the use of phase transfer catalysts by ROSS, G. J, WATTS, J. F, HILL, M. P, MORRISSEY, P

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Understanding the relationship between silane application conditions, bond durability and locus of failure by Abel, M.-L., Allington, R.D., Digby, R.P., Porritt, N., Shaw, S.J., Watts, J.F.

“…The extent to which an organosilane surface treatment regime can promote durability enhancement of an adhesively bonded aluminium alloy system has been…”
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Monitoring atomic level electronic changes in the alloying of stainless steels with Auger and photoelectron spectroscopy by Moslemzadeh, N., Beamson, G., Diplas, S., Tsakiropoulos, P., Watts, J.F.

“…Understanding the electronic changes that take place at the atomic level upon alloying is a key issue in alloy design. The Cu Kα and Al Kα excited XPS and…”
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The adsorption of an UV-curable resin on hot-dip galvanized steel: a ToF-SIMS study by Marino, P., Lowe, C., Abel, M.-L., Watts, J. F.

“…The adsorption of an acrylated resin, the main component in a commercial UV‐cured coating, on hot‐dip galvanized steel (HDGS) has been studied. The aim of the…”
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