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On the length scale and Strouhal numbers for sound transmission across coupled duct cavities at low Mach number (2021)
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Tang, S. K., & Tang, Y. (2021). On the length scale and Strouhal numbers for sound transmission across coupled duct cavities at low Mach number. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 150(6), 4232-4243. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0008950

The sound transmission across two coupled cavities along a rectangular duct in the presence of a low Mach number flow is examined experimentally in the present study. An effort is also made for a deeper understanding of how the flow, excitation sound... Read More about On the length scale and Strouhal numbers for sound transmission across coupled duct cavities at low Mach number.

Modelling mass transport within the membrane of direct contact membrane distillation modules used for desalination and wastewater treatment: Scrutinising assumptions (2021)
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Ismail, M. S., Mohamed, A. M., Poggio, D., Walker, M., & Pourkashanian, M. (2022). Modelling mass transport within the membrane of direct contact membrane distillation modules used for desalination and wastewater treatment: Scrutinising assumptions. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 45, Article 102460. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2021.102460

A two-dimensional numerical model for a direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) module, mostly used for desalination and wastewater treatment, has been created. This model has been used to explore the sensitivity of the simulated transmembrane fl... Read More about Modelling mass transport within the membrane of direct contact membrane distillation modules used for desalination and wastewater treatment: Scrutinising assumptions.

Moving packed beds for cryogenic CO2 capture: analysis of packing material and bed precooling (2021)
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Cann, D., Font-Palma, C., & Willson, P. (2021). Moving packed beds for cryogenic CO2 capture: analysis of packing material and bed precooling. Carbon Capture Science & Technology, 1, Article 100017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccst.2021.100017

This work expands upon previous work on a moving bed cryogenic carbon capture (CCC). Cryogenic carbon capture using a fixed packed bed captures CO2 frost deposited on the surface of the bed material; this build-up of frost fouls the heat transfer of... Read More about Moving packed beds for cryogenic CO2 capture: analysis of packing material and bed precooling.

Ultrasound cavitation induced nucleation in metal solidification: an analytical model and validation by real-time experiments (2021)
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Huang, H., Qin, L., Tang, H., Shu, D., Yan, W., Sun, B., & Mi, J. (2021). Ultrasound cavitation induced nucleation in metal solidification: an analytical model and validation by real-time experiments. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 80, Article 105832. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2021.105832

Microstructural refinement of metallic alloys via ultrasonic melt processing (USMP) is an environmentally friendly and promising method. However, so far there has been no report in open literature on how to predict the solidified microstructures and... Read More about Ultrasound cavitation induced nucleation in metal solidification: an analytical model and validation by real-time experiments.

Sensing Intra‐ and Extra‐Cellular Ca 2+ in the Islet of Langerhans (2021)
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Huang, W., Wu, T., Xie, C., Rayner, C. K., Priest, C., Ebendorff‐Heidepriem, H., & Zhao, J. (. (2022). Sensing Intra‐ and Extra‐Cellular Ca 2+ in the Islet of Langerhans. Advanced Functional Materials, 32(3), Article 2106020. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202106020

Calcium ions (Ca2+) take part in intra- and inter-cellular signaling to mediate cellular functions. Sensing this ubiquitous messenger is instrumental in disentangling the specific functions of cellular sub-compartments and/or intercellular communicat... Read More about Sensing Intra‐ and Extra‐Cellular Ca 2+ in the Islet of Langerhans.

On sound propagation along an infinite rectangular duct-like structure with a finite slot opening and its modelling (2021)
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Chu, S. H., & Tang, S. K. (2021). On sound propagation along an infinite rectangular duct-like structure with a finite slot opening and its modelling. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 150(5), 3445-3460. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0007061

The sound propagation across a sound leaking section along an infinite rectangular duct-like structure near to the lower order duct eigenfrequencies is investigated numerically in the present study. The sound leakage is achieved by finite length rect... Read More about On sound propagation along an infinite rectangular duct-like structure with a finite slot opening and its modelling.

Effect of Temperature and Acoustic Pressure During Ultrasound Liquid-Phase Processing of Graphite in Water (2021)
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Morton, J. A., Eskin, D. G., Grobert, N., Mi, J., Porfyrakis, K., Prentice, P., & Tzanakis, I. (2021). Effect of Temperature and Acoustic Pressure During Ultrasound Liquid-Phase Processing of Graphite in Water. JOM Journal of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-021-04910-9

Ultrasound-assisted liquid-phase exfoliation is a promising method for manufacturing two-dimensional materials. Understanding the effect of ultrasonication parameters such as the temperature and input power on the developed pressure field is pivotal... Read More about Effect of Temperature and Acoustic Pressure During Ultrasound Liquid-Phase Processing of Graphite in Water.

Ultrafast synchrotron X-ray imaging and multiphysics modelling of liquid phase fatigue exfoliation of graphite under ultrasound (2021)
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Qin, L., Maciejewska, B. M., Subroto, T., Morton, J. A., Porfyrakis, K., Tzanakis, I., …Mi, J. (2022). Ultrafast synchrotron X-ray imaging and multiphysics modelling of liquid phase fatigue exfoliation of graphite under ultrasound. Carbon, 186, 227-237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2021.10.014

Ultrasound-assisted liquid phase exfoliation is a promising method for manufacturing of 2D materials in large scale and sustainable manner. A large number of studies using ex-situ nano/micro structural characterization techniques have been made to in... Read More about Ultrafast synchrotron X-ray imaging and multiphysics modelling of liquid phase fatigue exfoliation of graphite under ultrasound.

Environment friendly dual-frequency ultrasonic exfoliation of few-layer graphene (2021)
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Tyurnina, A. V., Morton, J. A., Subroto, T., Khavari, M., Maciejewska, B., Mi, J., …Eskin, D. G. (2021). Environment friendly dual-frequency ultrasonic exfoliation of few-layer graphene. Carbon, 185, 536-545. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2021.09.036

Ultrasound-aided liquid phase exfoliation (ULPE) of graphene in pure water is environment-friendly. Two limiting factors of ULPE are the non-uniform thickness of few-layer graphene (FLG) and a relatively low graphene yield. Here we describe ULPE in w... Read More about Environment friendly dual-frequency ultrasonic exfoliation of few-layer graphene.

Predicting personalised optimal arc parameter using knowledge-based planning model for inoperable locally advanced lung cancer patients to reduce organ at risk doses (2021)
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Tambe, N. S., Pires, I. M., Moore, C., Wieczorek, A., Upadhyay, S., & Beavis, A. W. (2021). Predicting personalised optimal arc parameter using knowledge-based planning model for inoperable locally advanced lung cancer patients to reduce organ at risk doses. Biomedical Physics and Engineering Express, 7(6), Article 065016. https://doi.org/10.1088/2057-1976/ac2635

Objectives. Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) allows for reduction of organs at risk (OAR) volumes receiving higher doses, but increases OAR volumes receiving lower radiation doses and can subsequently increasing associated toxicity. Therefore,... Read More about Predicting personalised optimal arc parameter using knowledge-based planning model for inoperable locally advanced lung cancer patients to reduce organ at risk doses.

Characterization of the Convoluted 3D Intermetallic Phases in a Recycled Al Alloy by Synchrotron X-ray Tomography and Machine Learning (2021)
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Li, Z., Qin, L., Guo, B., Yuan, J., Zhang, Z., Li, W., & Mi, J. (2022). Characterization of the Convoluted 3D Intermetallic Phases in a Recycled Al Alloy by Synchrotron X-ray Tomography and Machine Learning. Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters), 35(1), 115–123. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40195-021-01312-3

Fe-rich intermetallic phases in recycled Al alloys often exhibit complex and 3D convoluted structures and morphologies. They are the common detrimental intermetallic phases to the mechanical properties of recycled Al alloys. In this study, we used sy... Read More about Characterization of the Convoluted 3D Intermetallic Phases in a Recycled Al Alloy by Synchrotron X-ray Tomography and Machine Learning.

Validation of in-house knowledge-based planning model for predicting change in target coverage during VMAT radiotherapy to in-operable advanced-stage NSCLC patients (2021)
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Tambe, N. S., Pires, I. M., Moore, C., Wieczorek, A., Upadhyay, S., & Beavis, A. W. (2021). Validation of in-house knowledge-based planning model for predicting change in target coverage during VMAT radiotherapy to in-operable advanced-stage NSCLC patients. Biomedical Physics and Engineering Express, 7(6), https://doi.org/10.1088/2057-1976/ac1f94

Objectives. anatomical changes are inevitable during the course of radiotherapy treatments and, if significant, can severely alter expected dose distributions and affect treatment outcome. Adaptive radiotherapy (ART) is employed to maintain the plann... Read More about Validation of in-house knowledge-based planning model for predicting change in target coverage during VMAT radiotherapy to in-operable advanced-stage NSCLC patients.

The correlation between X-ray scattering structure factor and shear bands density of a metallic glass and a composite (2021)
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Zhang, C., Lee, T. L., Khong, J. C., Qiao, J. C., Daisenberger, D., Yao, Y., & Mi, J. (2021). The correlation between X-ray scattering structure factor and shear bands density of a metallic glass and a composite. Materials letters, 304, Article 130727. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2021.130727

The tensile fractured surfaces of ZrTi-based bulk metallic glass and composite samples were studied using synchrotron X-ray total scattering. The scanned areas contain different shear bands densities. The shear bands create localized atomic strains,... Read More about The correlation between X-ray scattering structure factor and shear bands density of a metallic glass and a composite.

Review of Cryogenic Carbon Capture Innovations and Their Potential Applications (2021)
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Font-Palma, C., Cann, D., & Udemu, C. (2021). Review of Cryogenic Carbon Capture Innovations and Their Potential Applications. C - An Open Access Journal of Carbon Research, 7(3), Article 58. https://doi.org/10.3390/c7030058

Our ever-increasing interest in economic growth is leading the way to the decline of natural resources, the detriment of air quality, and is fostering climate change. One potential solution to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from industrial emitters... Read More about Review of Cryogenic Carbon Capture Innovations and Their Potential Applications.

New insights into sono-exfoliation mechanisms of graphite: In situ high-speed imaging studies and acoustic measurements (2021)
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Morton, J. A., Khavari, M., Qin, L., Maciejewska, B. M., Tyurnina, A. V., Grobert, N., …Tzanakis, I. (2021). New insights into sono-exfoliation mechanisms of graphite: In situ high-speed imaging studies and acoustic measurements. Materials Today, 49, 10-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mattod.2021.05.005

The application of ultrasound and acoustic cavitation in liquid exfoliation of bulk layered materials is a widely used method. However, despite extensive research, the fundamental mechanisms remain far from being fully understood. A number of theorie... Read More about New insights into sono-exfoliation mechanisms of graphite: In situ high-speed imaging studies and acoustic measurements.

Computational biomechanical modelling of the rabbit cranium during mastication (2021)
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Watson, P. J., Sharp, A. C., Choudhary, T., Fagan, M. J., Dutel, H., Evans, S. E., & Gröning, F. (2021). Computational biomechanical modelling of the rabbit cranium during mastication. Scientific reports, 11(1), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-92558-5

Although a functional relationship between bone structure and mastication has been shown in some regions of the rabbit skull, the biomechanics of the whole cranium during mastication have yet to be fully explored. In terms of cranial biomechanics, th... Read More about Computational biomechanical modelling of the rabbit cranium during mastication.

Ultralong Tracking of Fast‐Diffusing Nano‐Objects inside Nanofluidic Channel−Enhanced Microstructured Optical Fiber (2021)
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Gui, F., Jiang, S., Förster, R., Plidschun, M., Weidlich, S., Zhao, J., & Schmidt, M. A. (2021). Ultralong Tracking of Fast‐Diffusing Nano‐Objects inside Nanofluidic Channel−Enhanced Microstructured Optical Fiber. Advanced Photonics Research, 2(10), Article 2100032. https://doi.org/10.1002/adpr.202100032

Nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA) represents one essential technology to characterize diffusing nanoscale objects. Herein, uncovering dynamic processes and high-precision measurements requires tracks with thousands of frames to reach high statisti... Read More about Ultralong Tracking of Fast‐Diffusing Nano‐Objects inside Nanofluidic Channel−Enhanced Microstructured Optical Fiber.

Regional patterning in tail vertebral form and function in chameleons (Chamaeleo calyptratus) (2021)
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Luger, A. M., Watson, P. J., Dutel, H., Fagan, M. J., Van Hoorebeke, L., Herrel, A., & Adriaens, D. (2021). Regional patterning in tail vertebral form and function in chameleons (Chamaeleo calyptratus). Integrative and Comparative Biology, 61(2), 455-463. https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icab125

Previous studies have focused on documenting shape variation in the caudal vertebrae in chameleons underlying prehensile tail function. The goal of this study was to test the impact of this variation on tail function using multibody dynamic analysis... Read More about Regional patterning in tail vertebral form and function in chameleons (Chamaeleo calyptratus).

Cytoplasmic delivery of quantum dots via microelectrophoresis technique (2021)
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Han, M., Zhao, J., Fabian, J. M., Evans, S., Mustafa, S., Ruan, Y., …Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H. (2021). Cytoplasmic delivery of quantum dots via microelectrophoresis technique. ELECTROPHORESIS, 42(11), 1247-1254. https://doi.org/10.1002/elps.202000388

Nanoparticles with specific properties and functions have been developed for various biomedical research applications, such as in vivo and in vitro sensors, imaging agents and delivery vehicles of therapeutics. The development of an effective deliver... Read More about Cytoplasmic delivery of quantum dots via microelectrophoresis technique.

A porous media model for the numerical simulation of acoustic attenuation by perforated liners in the presence of grazing flows (2021)
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Wang, J., Rubini, P., & Qin, Q. (2021). A porous media model for the numerical simulation of acoustic attenuation by perforated liners in the presence of grazing flows. Applied Sciences, 11(10), Article 4677. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11104677

In this paper, a novel model is proposed for the numerical simulation of noise-attenuating perforated liners. Effusion cooling liners offer the potential of being able to attenuate combustion instabilities in gas turbine engines. However, the acousti... Read More about A porous media model for the numerical simulation of acoustic attenuation by perforated liners in the presence of grazing flows.