Wolfson Centre for Sustainable Materials Development and Processing
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The Wolfson Centre for Materials Processing was established in 1987 as a focus for materials research in Brunel University. Since its inception, the research in the Centre has been based on the development of extrusion and injection-moulding technologies relating to polymer compound formulation, process-induced structuring, nano-composite processing and the processing of metals, ceramics, soft solids and natural materials. The Centre is self-financing and has generated a substantial portfolio of research contracts from the UK and European Government funding agencies and also directly from major industrial companies.Unilever, Rolls-Royce, National Power and British Aerospace have all featured significantly in the work of the Centre.
We aim to undertake research into the development and processing of new materials including nano-materials, nano-phosphors and nanostructured carbon, biofuels, polymers and bio-polymers.
Our research on materials characterisation and processing harnesses multiple technologies for the processing and manufacture of novel materials, particularly bio-materials and polymers. There is a particular focus on phosphors and other materials for lighting devices. We have a world leading collection of materials characterisation techniques at our disposal, including a recently commissioned transmission electron microscope. In this area we have relationships with a large number of SMEs.
Examples of current and recent work include research into fire retardant textiles, biodegradable packaging and the formulation of biofuels. Work on moulding and extrusion processes has generated a significant portfolio of patents and intellectual property rights, which is reflected in a number of commercial licenses and spin-out ventures.
Current work on nanotechnology includes pollen-based titania nanoparticle coatings for bullet casings which label the hands of those who have touched them, allowing subsequent identification (New Scientist, 16th June 2012). Gold and silver nanoparticles together with surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) are being investigated with the intention of creating new ways to diagnose and monitor diabetes, and carbon nanotubes are being used to develop novel electron beam sources for x-ray machines and microwave amplifiers.
Collection's Items (Sorted by Submit Date in Descending order): 31 to 80 of 109
Issue Date | Title | Author(s) |
2016 | Red shift of CT-band in cubic Y2O3:Eu3+ upon increasing the Eu3+ concentration | den Engelsen, D; Ireland, TG; Dhillon, R; Fern, G; Harris, PG; Silver, J |
29-Apr-2016 | Nanosized (Y1 xGdx)2O2S:Tb3+ particles: synthesis, photoluminescence, cathodoluminescence studies and a model for energy transfer in establishing the roles of Tb3+ and Gd3+ | Bruninghoff, R; den Engelsen, D; Fern, GR; Ireland, TG; Dhillon, R; Silver, J |
2013 | Plastic UV radiation protection operating by stokes emission | Li, Rui |
2015 | Symmetry-related transitions in the spectrum of nanosized Cubic Y2O3: Tb3+ | Den Engelsen, D; Harris, PG; Ireland, TG; Fern, G; Silver, J |
2015 | Symmetry-related transitions in the photoluminescence and cathodoluminescence spectra of nanosized cubic Y2O3:Tb3+ | den Engelsen, D; Harris, PG; Ireland, TG; Fern, G; Silver, J |
2014 | Cathodoluminescence studies of phosphors in a scanning electron microscope | Harris, P; Den engelsen, D; Ireland, T; Fern, G; Silver, J |
2015 | Studies on the synthesis and use of rare earth doped nanophosphors for application on latent fingerprints | Reip, Alexander |
2015 | High temperature optical absorption investigation into the electronic transitions in sol–gel derived C12A7 thin films | Feizi, E; Ray, AK |
2014 | Effects of annealing on device parameters of organic field effect transistors using liquid-crystalline tetrasubstituted zinc phthalocyanine | Faris, T; Basova, T; Chaure, NB; Sharma, AK; Durmuş, M; Ahsen, V; Ray, AK |
2014 | Kinetic study of crystallisation of sol-gel derived calcia-alumina binary compounds | Zahedi, M; Roohpour, N; Ray, AK |
2015 | Study of dielectric relaxation processes in printable zinc oxide films on transparent substrates | Paul, S; Harris, PG; Sharma, AK; Ray, AK |
2015 | Plasma treated graphene oxide films: structural and electrical studies | Li, T; Patel, T; Banerjee, I; Pearce-Hill, R; Gallop, J; Hao, L; Ray, AK |
2014 | Isolation and characterisation of 2-Tert-butyl-8-hydroxyquinoline as a crystalline solid and its blue fluorescent Li complex | Kathirgamanathan, P; Surendrakumar, S; Ravichandran, S; Blake, AJ |
2003 | New method of vapour discrimination using the Thickness Shear Mode (TSM) resonator | Holloway, AF; Nabok, A; Thompson, M; Ray, AK; Crowther, D; Siddiqi, J |
2014 | Studies on the orientation of ACEL ZnS:Cu particles in applied AC fields | Ireland, TG; Silver, J |
2015 | Cathodoluminescence of nanocrystalline Y2O3:Eu3+ with various Eu3+ concentrations | den Engelsen, D; Harris, P; Ireland, T; Silver, J |
2011 | Surface plasmon resonance imaging detection of silver nanoparticle-tagged immunoglobulin | Paul, S; Paul, D; Fern, GR; Ray, AK |
2012 | In situ chemichromic studies of interactions between a lutetium bis-octaalkyl-substituted phthalocyanine and selected biological cofactors | Pal, C; Cammidge, AN; Cook, MJ; Sosa-Sanchez, JL; Sharma, AK; Ray, AK |
2014 | Thin films of non-peripherally substituted liquid crystalline phthalocyanines A | Pal, Chandana |
2009 | Structure and morphology of ACEL ZnS:Cu,Cl phosphor powder etched by hydrochloric acid | Withnall, R; Silver, J; Ireland, TG; Fern, GR; Marsh, PJ |
2013 | An investigation of the synthesis and properties of nano crystalline Y2O3:Eu3+ (prepared using micelle- based precursors) | Saltoun, Kelly Yecheskel |
2010 | Method to obtain nonuniformity information from field emission behavior | de Paulo, AC; Parades, P; den Engelsen, D; Santos, TEA; Mammana, VP |
2008 | Study of a micro chamber quadrupole mass spectrometer | Zhang, X; Mao, F; Xiao, M; Cui, Y; den Engelsen, D; Lei, W |
2013 | Cathodoluminescence of powder layers of nanometer-sized Y2O3:Eu and micrometer-sized ZnO:Zn phosphor particles | Harris, P; Ireland, T; Withnall, R; Silver, J |
2009 | Effect of microstructural evolution on magnetic properties of Ni thin films | Kumar, P; Krishna, MG; Bhattacharya, AK |
2011 | High-mobility solution-processed copper phthalocyanine-based organic field-effect transistors | Chaure, NB; Cammidge, AN; Chambrier, I; Cook, MJ; Cain, MG; Murphy, CE; Pal, C; Ray, AK |
2011 | Discovery of two new phases of zirconium tetrakis(8-hydroxyquinolinolate): synthesis, crystal structure and their electron transporting characteristics in organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) | Kathirgamanathan, P; Surendrakumar, S; Antipan-Lara, J; Ravichandran, S; Reddy, VR; Ganeshamurugan, S; Kumaraverl, M; Arkley, V; Blake, AJ; Bailey, D |
2012 | Sound transmission testing of polymer compounds | Allan, PS; Ahmadnia, A; Withnall, R; Silver, J |
2012 | Novel lithium Schiff-base cluster complexes as electron injectors: synthesis, crystal structure, thin film characterisation and their performance in OLEDs | Kathirgamanathan, P; Surendrakumar, S; Antipan-Lara, J; Ravichandran, S; Chan, YF; Arkley, V; Ganeshamurugan, S; Kumaraverl, M; Paramswara, G; Partheepan, A; Reddy, VR; Bailey, D; Blake, AJ |
2012 | A novel method for the preparation of non-agglomerated nanometre sized particles of lanthanum phosphate phosphors utilising a high surface area support in the firing process | Salimian, A; Fern, GR; Withnall, R; Silver, J |
2012 | A liquid crystalline copper phthalocyanine derivative for high performance organic thin film transistors | Chaure, NB; Pal, C; Barard, S; Kreouzis, K; Ray, AK; Cammidge, AN; Chambrier, I; Cook, MJ; Murphy, CE; Cain, MG |
2013 | Synthesis and charaterisation of phosphorescent copper (I) complexes for light emitting devices | Andrés-Tomé, María Inmaculada |
2009 | Experimental study of extrusion and surface treatment of organo clay with PET nano-composites | Tarverdi, K; Sontikaew, S; Allan, P |
2008 | Experimental study of extrusion and surface treatment of organo clay with PET nanocomposites | Tarverdi, K; Sontikaew, S |
2009 | PIM moulding of post consumer mixed plastics | Qi, K; Song, J; Tarverdi, K |
2009 | Influences of impurities in recycled plastics on properties of PIM sandwich panels | Qi, K; Song, J; Tarverdi, K |
2013 | Twin screw extrusion pre-treatment of wheat straw for biofuel and lignin biorefinery applications | Ng, Thian Hong |
2012 | Phosphors for lighting applications | Yan, Xiao |
2011 | Environmentally friendly packaging materials from renewable resources as alternatives for oil-based polymers | Silva, Kodikara |
2011 | An investigation into novel red emitting phosphors and their applications | Stone, Roni |
1997 | Preparation and properties of polypropylene composites reinforced with wheat and flax straw fibres - Part 2: Analysis of composite microstructure and mechanical properties | Hornsby, PR; Hinrichsen, E; Tarverdi, K |
1997 | Preparation and properties of polypropylene composites reinforced with wheat and flax straw fibres - Part 1: Fibre characterization | Hornsby, PR; Hinrichsen, E; Tarverdi, K |
1997 | Control and qualification of titanium welds | Winco, Yung Kam-Chuen |
1996 | Relationship between the micromorphology and mechanical properties of semicrystalline polypropylene | Zhong, Zhaoping |
2009 | Improving the mechanical recycling and reuse of mixed plastics and polymer composites | Tarverdi, K |
2002 | Structure development in silicate-layered polymer nanocomposites | Lander, Julie-Anne |
1999 | Effects of temperature and pressure on the Mössbauer spectra of models for the [4Fe-4S]2+ clusters of iron-sulfur proteins and the structure of [PPh4]2[Fe4S4(SCH2CO2C2H5)4] | Silver, J; Fern, GR; Miller, JR; McCammon, CA; Evans, D; Jeffery Leigh, G |
2000 | Factors affecting efficiency in submicron phosphors: Implications for screens for high definition displays, LEDs | Vecht, A; Martinez-Rubio, MI; Ireland, TG; Silver, J; Fern, G; Gibbons, C |
2000 | Crystal structure of bis(4-methylimidazole)tetraphenylporphyrinatoiron(III) chloride and related compounds. Correlation of ground state with Fe-N bond lengths | Silver, J; Marsh, PJ; Symons, MCR; Svistunenko, DA; Frampton, CS; Fern, GR |
2001 | Effect of particle morphology and crystallite size on the upconversion luminescence properties of erbium and ytterbium co-doped yttrium oxide phosphors | Silver, J; Martinez-Rubio, MI; Ireland, TG; Fern, GR; Withnall, R |
Collection's Items (Sorted by Submit Date in Descending order): 31 to 80 of 109