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Books and Book Chapters
Ceramic Transactions, Vol. 227, "Advances in Materials Science for Environmental and Nuclear Technology II" (Papers from the Clean Energy: Fuel Cells, Batteries, Renewables; Green Technologies for Materials Manufacturing and Processing II; and Materials Solutions for the Nuclear Renaissance symposia held during MS&T'10, October 17-21, 2010, Houston, Texas). Edited by S. K. Sundaram, T. Ohji, K. Fox, and E. Hoffman. American Ceramic Society/J Wiley & Sons, 2011.
O. M. Clarkin, M. R. Towler, and D. Boyd. "Zinc-Based Biomaterials." pp. 1-60 in Advances in Medicine and Biology, Volume 6. Edited by L. V. Berhardt. Nova Publishers, 2010.
A. W. Wren, F. R. Laffir, N. P. Mellot, and M. R. Towler. "X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy: studies from industrial & bioactive glass to biomaterials." pp. 1-30 in X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy. Edited by J. M. Wagner. Nova Science Publishers, Inc., Hauppauge, New York, 2010.
Journal Articles and Conference Proceedings
Biomaterials
B. Akgun, A. Wren, C. Durucan, M. Towler, and N. Mellott. "Sol-gel derived silver-incorporated titania thin films on glass: bactericidal and photocatalytic activity." Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 59 [2] 228-38 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10971-011-2488-6].
B. Chen, J. Luo, Q. Yuan, and J. Fan. "Microstructure and toughness mechanism of tooth." Key Engineering Materials, 467-469 [Materials, Mechatronics and Automation] 567-70 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.467-469.567].
B. Chen, D. Yin, J. Luo, Q. Yuan, and J. Fan. "Mechanism of large elastic modulus of bone." Materials Science Forum, 689 [Materials Modeling, Simulation, and Characterization] 390-4 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.689.390].
B. Chen, D. Yin, Q. Yuan, and J. Fan. "Correlation between microstructure and toughness of crab carapace." Materials Science Forum, 689 [Materials Modeling, Simulation, and Characterization] 395-9 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.689.395].
B. Chen, Q. Yuan, J. Luo, and J. Fan. "Intercrossed Microstructures of Hydroxyapatite Sheets of Tibia Bone." Journal of Bionic Engineering, 7 [Supplement 1] S77-S81 (2010) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1672-6529(09)60220-1].
O. Clarkin, A. Wren, R. Thornton, J. Cooney, and M. Towler. "Antibacterial analysis of a zinc-based glass polyalkenoate cement." Journal of Biomaterials Applications, 26 [3] 277-92 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0885328210364430].
A. Coughlan, N. M. Cummins, A. W. Wren, and M. R. Towler. "The effect of adding organic polymers to Ca-Sr-Zn-Si glass polyalkenoate cement." In proceedings of IEEE 37th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC 2011, 1-3 April 2011, Troy, NY) IEEE Computer Society (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/NEBC.2011.5778590].
A. Coughlan, M. P. Ryan, N. M. Cummins, and M. R. Towler. "The response of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm to the presence of a glass polyalkenoate cement formulated from a silver containing glass." Journal of Materials Science, 46 [1] 285-7 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10853-010-4945-y].
N. M. Cummins, J. C. C. Day, A. Wren, P. Carroll, N. Murphy, P. M. Jakeman, and M. R. Towler. "Raman spectroscopy of fingernails: A novel tool for evaluation of bone quality?" Spectroscopy, 24 [5] 517-24 (2010) [http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/SPE-2010-0471].
N. M. Cummins, E. K. Poku, M. R. Towler, O. M. O'Driscoll, and S. H. Ralston. "Clinical risk factors for osteoporosis in Ireland and the UK: A comparison of FRAX and QFractureScores." Calcified Tissue International, 89 [2] 172-7 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00223-011-9504-2].
D. J. Curran, T. J. Fleming, M. R. Towler, and S. Hampshire. "Mechanical parameters of strontium doped hydroxyapatite sintered using microwave and conventional methods." Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 4 [8] 2063-73 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2011.07.005].
Z. Dong, Y. Wu, and R. L. Clark. "Thermodynamic modeling and investigation of the formation of electrospun collagen fibers." Langmuir, 27 [20] 12417-22 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/la201859c].
G. Lewis, M. R. Towler, S. Madigan, and M. J. German. "Influence of a novel radiopacifier (nano-sized strontia particles) on in vitro properties of a PMMA bone cement for use in total joint replacements." International Journal of Nano and Biomaterials, 3 [1] 78-93 (2010) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJNBM.2010.036109].
S. Murphy, A. W. Wren, M. R. Towler, and D. Boyd. "The effect of ionic dissolution products of Ca-Sr-Na-Zn-Si bioactive glass on in vitro cytocompatibility." Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 21 [10] 2827-34 (2010) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10856-010-4139-9].
A. Tilocca and A. N. Cormack. "The initial stages of bioglass dissolution: a Car-Parrinello molecular-dynamics study of the glass-water interface." Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Science, 467 [2131] 2102-11 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2010.0519].
M. R. Towler and A. W. Wren. "Bioactive cements for spinal augmentation." pp 393 in Transactions of the Society for Biomaterials, Vol. 32 part 1 (proceedings of Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials: Giving Life to a World of Materials, Seattle, Washington, April 21-24, 2010) Society for Biomaterials (2011).
A. Wren, A. Kidari, N. Cummins, and M. Towler. "A spectroscopic investigation into the setting and mechanical properties of titanium containing glass polyalkenoate cements." Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 21 [8] 2355-64 (2010) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10856-010-4089-2].
A. W. Wren, D. Boyd, and M. R. Towler. "A comparison of the setting, exotherm and antibacterial properties of a zinc based glass polyalkenoate cement with a commercial bone cement." Transactions of the Society for Biomaterials, 94, Vol. 32 part 1 (proceedings of Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials: Giving Life to a World of Materials, Seattle, Washington, April 21-24, 2010) Society for Biomaterials (2011).
A. W. Wren, N. M. Cummins, F. R. Laffir, S. P. Hudson, and M. R. Towler. "The bioactivity and ion release of titanium-containing glass polyalkenoate cements for medical applications." Journal of Materials Science: Materials In Medicine, 22 [1] 19-28 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10856-010-4184-4].
A. W. Wren, N. M. Cummins, and M. R. Towler. "Aluminium-free glass polyalkenoate spinal cements." In proceedings of IEEE 37th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC 2011, 1-3 April 2011, Troy, NY) IEEE Computer Society (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/NEBC.2011.5778596].
A. W. Wren, F. R. Laffir, A. Kidari, and M. R. Towler. "The structural role of titanium in Ca-Sr-Zn-Si/Ti glasses for medical applications." Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 357 [3] 1021-6 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2010.11.039].
Energy and the Environment
J. Baghdadchi, M. Robinson, N. Quinlan, C. Borneman, and P. Cassidy. "Wind-based hybrid power systems in rural western New York." Pp 273-7 in CITRES 2010 (proceedings of IEEE Conference on Innovative Technologies for an Efficient and Reliable Electricity Supply, 27-29 Sept. 2010, Waltham, MA) IEEE Computer Society (2011). [http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/CITRES.2010.5619798].
W. B. Carlson. "The modeling of world oil production using sigmoidal functions - Update 2010." Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning and Policy, 6 [2] 178-86 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15567249.2010.516310].
Z. Dong, S. J. Kennedy, and Y. Wu. "Electrospinning materials for energy-related applications and devices." Journal of Power Sources, 196 [11] 4886-904 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2011.01.090].
J.-H. Lin, P. Biswas, V. V. Guliants, and S. Misture. "Hydrogen production by water-gas shift reaction over bimetallic Cu-Ni catalysts supported on La-doped mesoporous ceria." Applied Catalysis A, 387 [1-2] 87-94 (2010) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2010.08.003].
L. F. O. Silva, M. Izquierdo, X. Querol, R. B. Finkelman, M. L. S. Oliveira, M. Wollenschlager, M. Towler, R. Perez-Lopez, and F. MacIas. "Leaching of potential hazardous elements of coal cleaning rejects." Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 175 [1-4] 109-26 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-010-1497-1].
Experimental Process Development
J. S. McCloy, J. V. Crum, S. K. Sundaram, R. Slaugh, and P. P. Woskov. "High Temperature Millimeter Wave Radiometric and Interferometric Measurements of Slag-Refractory Interaction for Application to Coal Gasifiers." Journal of Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, 32 [11] 1337-49 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10762-011-9823-4].
J. S. McCloy, S. K. Sundaram, J. Matyas, and P. P. Woskov. "Simultaneous measurement of temperature and emissivity of lunar regolith simulant using dual-channel millimeter-wave radiometry." Review of Scientific Instruments, 82 [5] 054703 (10 pp) (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3590016].
Y. Wu, A. Y. Vorobyev, R. L. Clark, and C. Guo. "Femtosecond laser machining of electrospun membranes." Applied Surface Science, 257 [7] 2432-5 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2010.09.111].
Glass Properties
R. Golovchak, O. Shpotyuk, A. Kozdras, B. J. Riley, S. K. Sundaram, and J. S. McCloy. "Radiation effects in physical aging of binary As-S and As-Se glasses." Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 103 [1] 213-8 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10973-010-0876-8].
R. Golovchak, O. Shpotyuk, J. S. McCloy, B. J. Riley, C. F. Windisch, S. K. Sundaram, A. Kovalskiy, and H. Jain. "Structural model of homogeneous As-S glasses derived from Raman spectroscopy and high-resolution XPS." Philosophical Magazine, 90 [34] 4489-501 (2010) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14786435.2010.510455].
M. Hojamberdiev and H. J. Stevens. "Indentation recovery of soda-lime silicate glasses containing titania, zirconia and hafnia at low temperatures." Materials Science and Engineering A, 532 456-61 (2012) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2011.11.012].
M. Hojamberdiev, H. J. Stevens, and W. C. LaCourse. "Environment-dependent indentation recovery of select soda-lime silicate glasses." Ceramics International, 38 [2] 1463-71 (2012) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2011.09.029].
J. Massera, J. Remond, J. Musgraves, M. J. Davis, S. Misture, L. Petit, and K. Richardson. "Nucleation and growth behavior of glasses in the TeO2-Bi2O3-ZnO glass system." Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 356 [52-54] 2947-55 (2010) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2010.03.045].
X. Wu, A. K. Varshneya, and R. Dieckmann. "Sodium tracer diffusion in glasses of the type (Na2O)0.2(B2O3)y(SiO2)0.8 - y." Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 357 [21] 3661-9 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2011.06.026].
Modeling Glass Properties
L. Adkins and A. Cormack. "Large-scale simulations of sodium silicate glasses." Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 357 [14] 2538-41 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2011.03.012].
A. Tilocca and A. N. Cormack. "The initial stages of bioglass dissolution: a Car-Parrinello molecular-dynamics study of the glass-water interface." Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Science, 467 [2131] 2102-11 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2010.0519].
Materials Processing and Properties
B. A. Akgun, C. Durucan, and N. P. Mellott. "Effect of silver incorporation on crystallization and microstructural properties of sol-gel derived titania thin films on glass." Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 58 [1] 277-89 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10971-010-2388-1].
E. Alvarez, A. Meier, K. S. Weil, and Z. Yang. "Oxidation kinetics of manganese cobaltite spinel protection layers on Sanergy HT for solid oxide fuel cell interconnect applications." International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, 8 [1] 33-41 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7402.2009.02421.x].
E. Asenath-Smith, S. T. Misture, and D. D. Edwards. "Structural behavior and thermoelectric properties of the brownmillerite system Ca2(ZnxFe2-x)O5." Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 184 [8] 2167-77 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2011.06.009].
T. Blanton, S. Misture, N. Dontula, and S. Zdzieszynski. "In situ high-temperature X-ray diffraction characterization of silver sulfide, Ag2S." Powder Diffraction, 26 [2] 114-8 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1154/1.3583564].
R. Chockalingam, S. Chockalingam, and V. R. W. Amarakoon. "The electrical properties of microwave sintered gadolinia doped ceria-alumina nano-composite electrolyte." Journal of Power Sources, 196 [4] 1808-17 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2010.09.074].
M. J. Dejneka, C. L. Chapman, and S. T. Misture. "Strong, low thermal expansion niobate ceramics." Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 94 [8] 2249-61 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1551-2916.2011.04730.x].
O. A. Graeve. "Comment on "Photoluminescence Efficiencies of Nanocrystalline Versus Bulk Y2O3:Eu Phosphor - Revisited." Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 94 [8] 2694-5 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1551-2916.2011.04482.x].
J.-I. Jung and D. D. Edwards. "X-ray photoelectron (XPS) and Diffuse Reflectance Infra Fourier Transformation (DRIFT) study of Ba0.5Sr0.5CoxFe1-xO3-δ (BSCF: x = 0-0.8) ceramics." Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 184 [8] 2238-43 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2011.06.016].
J.-I. Jung and D. D. Edwards. "X-ray photoelectron study on Ba0.5Sr0.5CoxFe1-xO3-δ (BSCF: x = 0.2 and 0.8) ceramics annealed at different temperature and pO2." Journal of Materials Science, 46 [23] 7415-22 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10853-011-5704-4].
R. Kanakala, R. Escudero, G. Rojas-George, M. Ramisetty, and O. A. Graeve. "Mechanisms of combustion synthesis and magnetic response of high-surface-area hexaboride compounds." ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 3 [4] 1093-100 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/am1012276].
H. Katsuki, N. Kamochi, A. Shiraishi, W.-S. Cho, J.-H. Pee, K.-J. Kim, E.-S. Choi, and W. M. Carty. "Some properties of the early arita celadon." Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan, 119 [Aug.] 672-6 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.2109/jcersj2.119.672].
J. P. Kelly and O. A. Graeve. "Statistical Experimental Design Approach for the Solvothermal Synthesis of Nanostructured Tantalum Carbide Powders." Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 94 [6] 1706-15 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1551-2916.2010.04304.x].
J. P. Kelly, J. R. Varner, W. M. Carty, and V. R. Amarakoon. "Novel chemistry modification approach for synthesis of SiAlON from fly ash." Ceramic Transactions, 212, 131-42 (proceedings of Innovative Processing and Manufacturing of Advanced Ceramics and Composites, PACRIM 8, May 31 - June 5, 2009, Vancouver, BC, Canada) American Ceramic Society/J. Wiley & Sons (2010) [http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470876468.html].
L.-C. Leu, S. Thomas, M. T. Sebastian, S. Zdzieszynski, S. Misture, and R. Ubic. "Crystal Structure of Apatite Type Rare-Earth Silicate (Sr2RE2)(RE6)(SiO4)6O2 (RE=La, Pr, Tb, Tm, and Y)." Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 94 [8] 2625-32 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1551-2916.2011.04388.x].
L. Lin, C. Qu, R. Kasica, Q. Fang, R. E. Miller, E. Pierce, E. McCarty, J. H. Fan, D. D. Edwards, G. Wynick, and X. W. Wang. "Multilayer coatings for anti-corrosion applications." Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, 32 (3) 59 (proceedings of 35th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, Daytona Beach, Florida, January 23-28, 2011) edited by S. Widjaja and D. Singh. American Ceramic Society/ J Wiley & Sons (2011) [http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1118059883.html].
P. Lucas, E. A. King, R. G. Erdmann, B. J. Riley, S. K. Sundaram, and J. S. McCloy. "Thermal and gamma-ray induced relaxation in As-S glasses: modeling and experiment." Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 44 [39] 395402/1-/5 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/44/39/395402].
J. S. McCloy, K. A. Korolev, Z. Li, M. N. Afsar, and S. K. Sundaram. "Millimeter-wave dielectric properties of single-crystal ferroelectric and dielectric materials," IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 58 [1] 18-29 (2010) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TUFFC.2011.1770].
C. J. Reidy, T. J. Fleming, S. Hampshire, and M. R. Towler. "Comparison of Microwave and Conventionally Sintered Yttria-Doped Zirconia Ceramics." International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, 8 [6] 1475-85 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7402.2011.02608.x].
M. Saterlie, H. Sahin, B. Kavlicoglu, Y. Liu, and O. Graeve. "Particle size effects in the thermal conductivity enhancement of copper-based nanofluids." Nanoscale Research Letters, 6 [1] 217 (2011) [http://www.nanoscalereslett.com/content/6/1/217].
S. Shetty and M. Hall. "Facile production of optically active hollow glass microspheres for photo-induced outgassing of stored hydrogen." International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 36 [16] 9694-701 (2011) [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360319911010925].
S. K. Sundaram, C. H. Henager Jr, D. J. Edwards, A. L. Schemer-Kohrn, M. Bliss, and B. R. Riley. "Electron Backscatter Diffraction Analysis of a CZT Growth Tip from a Vertical Gradient Freeze Furnace." Journal of Crystal Growth, 329 [1] 12-9 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2011.02.008].
S. K. Sundaram, C. H. Henager Jr, D. J. Edwards, A. L. Schemer-Kohrn, M. Bliss, B. R. Riley, M. B. Toloczko, and K. G. Lynn. "Hierarchical microstructures in CZT." Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 652 [1] 174-7 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2010.09.128].
V. R. Vasquez, B. C. Williams, and O. A. Graeve. "Stability and comparative analysis of AOT/water/isooctane reverse micelle system using dynamic light scattering and molecular dynamics." Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 115 [12] 2979-87 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp109202f].
Y. Wu, Z. Dong, N. J. Jenness, and R. L. Clark. "In-situ formation of Cu metal crystals within nanostructured ZnO electrospun fibers." Materials Letters, 65 [17-18] 2683-5 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2011.05.086].
Modeling Materials Properties
B. Chen, J. Luo, Q. Yuan, and J. Fan. "Microstructure and toughness mechanism of tooth." Key Engineering Materials, 467-469 [Materials, Mechatronics and Automation] 567-70 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.467-469.567].
B. Chen, D. Yin, Q. Yuan, J. Luo, and J. Fan. "Model and maximal pull-out force of helicoidal fiber structure in the underpinnings of tumblebug cuticle." Materials Science Forum, 686 [Advanced Structural Materials] 427-31 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.686.427].
B. Chen, D. Yin, Q. Yuan, J. Luo, and J. Fan. "Microstructural model of enveloping-core fiber distribution of conifer wood and research on biomimetic wood composite." Materials Science Forum, 686 [Advanced Structural Materials] 406-10 (2011) [http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.686.406].