Sencadas, Vitor J.

Overview

Vitor Sencadas, received is PhD in Physics in 2009 from University of Minho, Portugal and in 2010 he joined the Centre of Physics of University of Minho has a Research fellow. His research is focus on the development of new polymer base electroactive materials structures for biomedical, energy and environmental applications. Currently is a Senior Lecturer at the Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical (MMMB) Engineering school, University of Wollongong, Australia.

Top Publications

Year	Title
2018	A novel electrospun, hydrophobic, and elastomeric styrene-butadiene-styrene membrane for membrane distillation applications Published in Journal of Membrane Science
2018	Antibacterial and Antifungal Activity of Poly(Lactic Acid)-Bovine Lactoferrin Nanofiber Membranes Published in Macromolecular Bioscience
2018	Boosting the Potassium Storage Performance of Alloy-Based Anode Materials via Electrolyte Salt Chemistry Published in Advanced Energy Materials
2018	Development and optimization of ciprofloxacin-loaded gelatin microparticles by single-step spray-drying technique Published in Powder Technology
2018	Development of ciprofloxacin-loaded poly(vinyl alcohol) dry powder formulations for lung delivery Published in International Journal of Pharmaceutics
2018	Effect of multi-walled carbon nanotubes on the cross-linking density of the poly(glycerol sebacate) elastomeric nanocomposites Published in Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
2017	Advanced techniques for characterizing bioinspired materials
2017	Electrospun gelatin nanofiber based self-powered bio-e-skin for health care monitoring Published in Nano Energy
2017	Human skin interactive self-powered wearable piezoelectric bio-e-skin by electrospun poly-l-lactic acid nanofibers for non-invasive physiological signal monitoring Published in Journal of Materials Chemistry B
2016	Effect of sterilization methods on electrospun poly(lactic acid) (PLA) fiber alignment for biomedical applications Published in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Research Areas

Research Overview

One of the major obstacles preventing the development of implantable biosensors and other active devices requiring a controlled implant-tissue interface has been the reduction in device function after implementation. This difficult can be overcome by application of active materials with tailored materials-tissue interaction. Micro and nanoporous structures and nanofibers from electroactive materials offer novel opportunities for tissue engineering, drug delivery and wound healing applications.

Available as Research Supervisor

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2019	Nano-sunscreens – a double-edged sword in protecting consumers from harm: viewing Australian regulatory policies through the lenses of the European Union Published In Critical Reviews in Toxicology Volume Online First Pages 1 - 18 ISSN 1040-8444 Altmetric
2019	Synthesis of methotrexate-loaded tantalum pentoxide–poly(acrylic acid) nanoparticles for controlled drug release applications Published In Journal of Colloid and Interface Science Volume 538 Pages 286 - 296 ISSN 0021-9797 Altmetric
2019	Ultra-stretchable MWCNT–Ecoflex piezoresistive sensors for human motion detection applications Published In Composites Science and Technology Volume 173 Pages 118 - 124 ISSN 0266-3538 Altmetric
2018	A novel electrospun, hydrophobic, and elastomeric styrene-butadiene-styrene membrane for membrane distillation applications Published In Journal of Membrane Science Volume 549 Pages 420 - 427 ISSN 0376-7388 Altmetric
2018	Antibacterial and Antifungal Activity of Poly(Lactic Acid)-Bovine Lactoferrin Nanofiber Membranes Published In Macromolecular Bioscience Volume 18 Pages 1700324-1 - 1700324-10 ISSN 1616-5187 Altmetric
2018	Boosting the Potassium Storage Performance of Alloy-Based Anode Materials via Electrolyte Salt Chemistry Published In Advanced Energy Materials Volume 8 Pages 1703288-1 - 1703288-10 ISSN 1614-6832 Altmetric
2018	Carbamazepine as a Possible Anthropogenic Marker in Water: Occurrences, Toxicological Effects, Regulations and Removal by Wastewater Treatment Technologies Published In Water: an open access journal Volume 10 Pages 107-1 - 107-32 ISSN 2073-4441 Altmetric
2018	Development and optimization of ciprofloxacin-loaded gelatin microparticles by single-step spray-drying technique Published In Powder Technology Volume 330 Pages 201 - 209 ISSN 1873-328X Altmetric
2018	Development of ciprofloxacin-loaded poly(vinyl alcohol) dry powder formulations for lung delivery Published In International Journal of Pharmaceutics Volume 547 Pages 114 - 121 ISSN 0378-5173 Altmetric
2018	Effect of multi-walled carbon nanotubes on the cross-linking density of the poly(glycerol sebacate) elastomeric nanocomposites Published In Journal of Colloid and Interface Science Volume 521 Pages 24 - 32 ISSN 0021-9797 Altmetric
2018	Modeling and Experimental Evaluation of Bending Behavior of Soft Pneumatic Actuators Made of Discrete Actuation Chambers Published In Soft Robotics Volume 5 Pages 24 - 35 Altmetric
2018	Reusable Flexible Concentric Electrodes Coated With a Conductive Graphene Ink for Electrotactile Stimulation Published In Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology Volume 6 Pages 179-1 - 179-9 ISSN 2296-4185 Altmetric
2018	Suppression of the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 nanoparticles encapsulated by chitosan through a spray-drying method with potential for use in sunblocking applications Published In Powder Technology Volume 329 Pages 252 - 259 ISSN 1873-328X Altmetric
2018	Synthesis of highly-stretchable graphene – poly(glycerol sebacate) elastomeric nanocomposites piezoresistive sensors for human motion detection applications Published In Composites Science and Technology Volume 162 Pages 14 - 22 ISSN 0266-3538 Altmetric
2018	Understanding High-Energy-Density Sn4P3Anodes for Potassium-Ion Batteries Published In Joule Volume 2 Pages 1534 - 1547 Altmetric
2017	An All-Integrated Anode via Interlinked Chemical Bonding between Double-Shelled-Yolk-Structured Silicon and Binder for Lithium-Ion Batteries Published In Advanced Materials Volume 29 Pages 1703028-1 - 1703028-11 ISSN 0935-9648 Altmetric
2017	Electrospun gelatin nanofiber based self-powered bio-e-skin for health care monitoring Published In Nano Energy Volume 36 Pages 166 - 175 ISSN 2211-2855 Altmetric
2017	Human skin interactive self-powered wearable piezoelectric bio-e-skin by electrospun poly-l-lactic acid nanofibers for non-invasive physiological signal monitoring Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry B Volume 5 Pages 7352 - 7359 ISSN 2050-7518 Altmetric
2017	Incorporation of glass-reinforced hydroxyapatite microparticles into poly(lactic acid) electrospun fibre mats for biomedical applications Published In Materials Science and Engineering C: Materials for Biological Applications Volume 75 Pages 1184 - 1190 ISSN 0928-4931 Altmetric
2017	Kinetic study of thermal degradation of chitosan as a function of deacetylation degree Published In Carbohydrate Polymers Volume 167 Pages 52 - 58 ISSN 0144-8617 Altmetric
2017	Large area and ultra-thin compliant strain sensors for prosthetic devices Published In Sensors and Actuators A: Physical Volume 266 Pages 56 - 64 ISSN 1873-3069 Altmetric
2017	Multifunctional PLLA-ceramic fiber membranes for bone regeneration applications Published In Journal of Colloid and Interface Science Volume 504 Pages 101 - 110 ISSN 0021-9797 Altmetric
2017	Processing, characterisation and electromechanical behaviour of elastomeric multiwall carbon nanotubes-poly (glycerol sebacate) nanocomposites for piezoresistive sensors applications Published In Composites Science and Technology Volume 142 Pages 163 - 170 ISSN 0266-3538 Altmetric
2017	Single step fabrication of antimicrobial fibre mats from a bioengineered protein-based polymer Published In Biomedical Materials Volume 12 Pages 045011-1 - 045011-11 ISSN 1748-6041 Altmetric
2017	Superomniphilic Poly(glycerol sebacate)-Poly(l-lactic acid) Electrospun Membranes for Oil Spill Remediation Published In Advanced Materials Interfaces Volume 4 Pages 1700484-1 - 1700484-9 Altmetric
2017	Tailoring the wettability and mechanical properties of electrospun poly(L-lactic acid)-poly(glycerol sebacate) core-shell membranes for biomedical applications Published In Journal of Colloid and Interface Science Volume 508 Pages 87 - 94 ISSN 0021-9797 Altmetric
2016	Acetylated bacterial cellulose coated with urinary bladder matrix as a substrate for retinal pigment epithelium Published In Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces Volume 139 Pages 1 - 9 ISSN 0927-7765 Altmetric
2016	Bacterial cellulose-lactoferrin as an antimicrobial edible packaging Published In Food Hydrocolloids Volume 58 Pages 126 - 140 ISSN 0268-005X Altmetric
2016	Biodegradable Polymers for Medical Applications Published In International Journal of Polymer Science Volume 2016 Pages 6047284-1 - 6047284-2 ISSN 1687-9430 Altmetric
2016	Comparison of rheological behaviors with fumed silica-based shear thickening fluids Published In Korea-Australia Rheology Journal Volume 28 Pages 197 - 205 ISSN 1226-119X Altmetric
2016	Design and validation of a biomechanical bioreactor for cartilage tissue culture Published In Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology Volume 15 Pages 471 - 478 ISSN 1617-7959 Altmetric
2016	Development of poly(vinylidene fluoride)/ionic liquid electrospun fibers for tissue engineering applications Published In Journal of Materials Science Volume 51 Pages 4442 - 4450 ISSN 0022-2461 Altmetric
2016	Effect of cyano dipolar groups on the performance of lithium-ion battery electrospun polyimide gel electrolyte membranes Published In Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry Volume 778 Pages 57 - 65 ISSN 1572-6657 Altmetric
2016	Effect of sterilization methods on electrospun poly(lactic acid) (PLA) fiber alignment for biomedical applications Published In ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces Volume 8 Pages 3241 - 3249 ISSN 1944-8244 Altmetric
2016	Mechanical fatigue performance of PCL-chondroprogenitor constructs after cell culture under bioreactor mechanical stimulus Published In Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials Volume 104 Pages 330 - 338 ISSN 1552-4973 Altmetric
2016	Orthogonal experimental design of titanium dioxide — Poly(methyl methacrylate) electrospun nanocomposite membranes for photocatalytic applications Published In Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering Volume 4 Pages 3151 - 3158 ISSN 2213-3437 Altmetric
2016	Processing and size range separation of pristine and magnetic poly(l-lactic acid) based microspheres for biomedical applications Published In Journal of Colloid and Interface Science Volume 476 Pages 79 - 86 ISSN 0021-9797 Altmetric
2016	Strategies for the development of three dimensional scaffolds from piezoelectric poly(vinylidene fluoride) Published In Materials and Design Volume 92 Pages 674 - 681 ISSN 0264-1275 Altmetric
2016	Strong affinity of polysulfide intermediates to multi-functional binder for practical application in lithium-sulfur batteries Published In Nano Energy Volume 26 Pages 722 - 728 ISSN 2211-2855 Altmetric
2016	TiO2/graphene oxide immobilized in P(VDF-TrFE) electrospun membranes with enhanced visible-light-induced photocatalytic performance Published In Journal of Materials Science Volume 51 Pages 6974 - 6986 ISSN 0022-2461 Altmetric
2015	Antibacterial performance of bovine lactoferrin-fish gelatine electrospun membranes Published In International Journal of Biological Macromolecules Volume 81 Pages 608 - 614 ISSN 0141-8130 Altmetric
2015	Bacterial cellulose as a support for the growth of retinal pigment epithelium Published In Biomacromolecules Volume 16 Pages 1341 - 1351 ISSN 1525-7797 Altmetric
2015	Development of electrospun photocatalytic TiO2-polyamide-12 nanocomposites Published In Materials Chemistry and Physics Volume 164 Pages 91 - 97 ISSN 0254-0584 Altmetric
2015	Development of magnetoelectric CoFe2O4 /poly(vinylidene fluoride) microspheres Published In RSC Advances: an international journal to further the chemical sciences Volume 5 Pages 35852 - 35857 ISSN 2046-2069 Altmetric
2015	Dynamic piezoelectric stimulation enhances osteogenic differentiation of human adipose stem cells Published In Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A Volume 103 Pages 2172 - 2175 ISSN 1549-3296 Altmetric
2015	Energy harvesting performance of BaTiO3/poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) spin coated nanocomposites Published In Composites Part B: Engineering Volume 72 Pages 130 - 136 ISSN 1359-8368 Altmetric
2015	Enhancement of adhesion and promotion of osteogenic differentiation of human adipose stem cells by poled electroactive poly(vinylidene fluoride) Published In Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A Volume 103 Pages 919 - 928 ISSN 1549-3296 Altmetric
2015	Exploring the properties of genetically engineered silk-elastin-like protein films Published In Macromolecular Bioscience Volume 15 Pages 1698 - 1709 ISSN 1616-5187 Altmetric
2015	In vitro mechanical fatigue behavior of poly-ɛ-caprolactone macroporous scaffolds for cartilage tissue engineering: Influence of pore filling by a poly(vinyl alcohol) gel Published In Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials Volume 103 Pages 1037 - 1043 ISSN 1552-4973 Altmetric
2015	Influence of oxygen plasma treatment parameters on poly(vinylidene fluoride) electrospun fiber mats wettability Published In Progress in Organic Coatings Volume 85 Pages 151 - 158 ISSN 1873-331X Altmetric
2015	Magnetoelectric CoFe2O4/polyvinylidene fluoride electrospun nanofibres Published In Nanoscale Volume 7 Pages 8058 - 8061 ISSN 2040-3364 Altmetric
2015	Piezoelectric poly(vinylidene fluoride) microstructure and poling state in active tissue engineering Published In Engineering in Life Sciences Volume 15 Pages 351 - 356 ISSN 1618-0240 Altmetric
2015	Piezoelectric polymers as biomaterials for tissue engineering applications Published In Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces Volume 136 Pages 46 - 55 ISSN 0927-7765 Altmetric
2015	Surface roughness dependent osteoblast and fibroblast response on poly(L-lactide) films and electrospun membranes Published In Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A Volume 103 Pages 2260 - 2268 ISSN 1549-3296 Altmetric
2015	Synthesis, physical and magnetic properties of BaFe12O19/P(VDF-TrFE) multifunctional composites Published In European Polymer Journal Volume 69 Pages 224 - 231 ISSN 0014-3057 Altmetric
2014	Carbon nanofiber type and content dependence of the physical properties of carbon nanofiber reinforced polypropylene composites Published In Polymer Engineering and Science Volume 54 Pages 117 - 128 ISSN 1548-2634 Altmetric
2014	Effect of filler content on morphology and physical-chemical characteristics of poly(vinylidene fluoride)/NaY zeolite-filled membranes Published In Journal of Materials Science Volume 49 Pages 3361 - 3370 ISSN 0022-2461 Altmetric
2014	Effect of neutralization and cross-linking on the thermal degradation of chitosan electrospun membranes Published In Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry: an international forum for thermal studies Volume 117 Pages 123 - 130 ISSN 1388-6150 Altmetric
2014	Electrical properties of intrinsically conductive core-shell polypyrrole/poly(vinylidene fluoride) electrospun fibers Published In Synthetic Metals Volume 197 Pages 198 - 203 ISSN 0379-6779 Altmetric
2014	Electrosprayed poly(vinylidene fluoride) microparticles for tissue engineering applications Published In RSC Advances: an international journal to further the chemical sciences Volume 4 Pages 33013 - 33021 ISSN 2046-2069 Altmetric
2014	Electrospun styrene-butadiene-styrene elastomer copolymers for tissue engineering applications: Effect of butadiene/styrene ratio, block structure, hydrogenation and carbon nanotube loading on physical properties and cytotoxicity Published In Composites Part B: Engineering Volume 67 Pages 30 - 38 ISSN 1359-8368 Altmetric
2014	Influence of electrospinning parameters on poly(hydroxybutyrate) electrospun membranes fiber size and distribution Published In Polymer Engineering and Science Volume 54 Pages 1608 - 1617 ISSN 1548-2634 Altmetric
2014	Modifying fish gelatin electrospun membranes for biomedical applications: cross-linking and swelling behavior Published In Soft Materials Volume 12 Pages 247 - 252 ISSN 1539-4468 Altmetric
2014	PHB-PEO electrospun fiber membranes containing chlorhexidine for drug delivery applications Published In Polymer Testing Volume 34 Pages 64 - 71 ISSN 0142-9418 Altmetric
2014	Processing and characterization of α-elastin electrospun membranes Published In Applied Physics A: materials science and processing Volume 115 Pages 1291 - 1298 ISSN 0947-8396 Altmetric
2013	Bioactive albumin functionalized polylactic acid membranes for improved biocompatibility Published In Reactive and Functional Polymers Volume 73 Pages 1399 - 1404 ISSN 1381-5148 Altmetric
2013	Effect of fiber orientation in gelled poly(vinylidene fluoride) electrospun membranes for Li-ion battery applications Published In Journal of Materials Science Volume 48 Pages 6833 - 6840 ISSN 0022-2461 Altmetric
2013	Effect of poling state and morphology of piezoelectric poly(vinylidene fluoride) membranes for skeletal muscle tissue engineering Published In RSC Advances: an international journal to further the chemical sciences Volume 3 Pages 17938 - 17944 ISSN 2046-2069 Altmetric
2013	Electro-mechanical properties of triblock copolymer styrene-butadiene- styrene/carbon nanotube composites for large deformation sensor applications Published In Sensors and Actuators A: Physical Volume 201 Pages 458 - 467 ISSN 1873-3069 Altmetric
2013	Electrospun silk-elastin-like fibre mats for tissue engineering applications Published In Biomedical Materials Volume 8 Pages 1 - 13 ISSN 1748-6041 Altmetric
2013	Energy harvesting performance of piezoelectric electrospun polymer fibers and polymer/ceramic composites Published In Sensors and Actuators A: Physical Volume 196 Pages 55 - 62 ISSN 1873-3069 Altmetric
2013	Evaluation of the main processing parameters influencing the performance of poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) lithium-ion battery separators Published In Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry Volume 17 Pages 861 - 870 ISSN 1432-8488 Altmetric
2013	Fatigue prediction in fibrin poly-ε-caprolactone macroporous scaffolds Published In Journal of The Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials Volume 28 Pages 55 - 61 ISSN 1751-6161 Altmetric
2013	Mechanical, electrical and electro-mechanical properties of thermoplastic elastomer styrene-butadiene-styrene/multiwall carbon nanotubes composites Published In Journal of Materials Science Volume 48 Pages 1172 - 1179 ISSN 0022-2461 Altmetric
2013	Osteoblast, fibroblast and in vivo biological response to poly(vinylidene fluoride) based composite materials Published In Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine Volume 24 Pages 395 - 403 ISSN 0957-4530 Altmetric
2013	Piezoresistive sensors for force mapping of hip-prostheses Published In Sensors and Actuators A: Physical Volume 195 Pages 133 - 138 ISSN 1873-3069 Altmetric
2013	Thermal and hydrolytic degradation of electrospun fish gelatin membranes Published In Polymer Testing Volume 32 Pages 995 - 1000 ISSN 0142-9418 Altmetric
2013	Thermal degradation of Pb(Zr0.53Ti0.47)O 3/poly(vinylidene fluoride) composites as a function of ceramic grain size and concentration Published In Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry: an international forum for thermal studies Volume 114 Pages 757 - 763 ISSN 1388-6150 Altmetric
2012	Assessment of parameters influencing fiber characteristics of chitosan nanofiber membrane to optimize fiber mat production Published In Polymer Engineering and Science Volume 52 Pages 1293 - 1300 ISSN 1548-2634 Altmetric
2012	Determination of the parameters affecting electrospun chitosan fiber size distribution and morphology Published In Carbohydrate Polymers Volume 87 Pages 1295 - 1301 ISSN 0144-8617 Altmetric
2012	Effect of degree of porosity on the properties of poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluorethylene) for Li-ion battery separators Published In Journal of Membrane Science Volume 407-408 Pages 193 - 201 ISSN 0376-7388 Altmetric
2012	Effect of filler size and concentration on the structure and properties of poly(vinylidene fluoride)/BaTiO 3 nanocomposites Published In Journal of Materials Science Volume 47 Pages 1378 - 1388 ISSN 0022-2461 Altmetric
2012	Effect of the microsctructure and lithium-ion content in poly[(vinylidene fluoride)-co-trifluoroethylene]/lithium perchlorate trihydrate composite membranes for battery applications Published In Solid State Ionics Volume 217 Pages 19 - 26 ISSN 1872-7689 Altmetric
2012	Electroactive poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluorethylene) (PVDF-TrFE) microporous membranes for lithium-ion battery applications Published In Ferroelectrics Volume 430 Pages 103 - 107 ISSN 1026-7484 Altmetric
2012	Enhanced proliferation of pre-osteoblastic cells by dynamic piezoelectric stimulation Published In RSC Advances: an international journal to further the chemical sciences Volume 2 Pages 11504 - 11509 ISSN 2046-2069 Altmetric
2012	Fabrication of poly(lactic acid)-poly(ethylene oxide) electrospun membranes with controlled micro to nanofiber sizes Published In Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Volume 12 Pages 6746 - 6753 ISSN 1533-4880 Altmetric
2012	Fiber average size and distribution dependence on the electrospinning parameters of poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) membranes for biomedical applications Published In Applied Physics A: materials science and processing Volume 109 Pages 685 - 691 ISSN 0947-8396 Altmetric
2012	Fibronectin adsorption and cell response on electroactive poly(vinylidene fluoride) films Published In Biomedical Materials Volume 7 Pages 1 - 10 ISSN 1748-6041 Altmetric
2012	Influence of crystallinity and fiber orientation on hydrophobicity and biological response of poly(l-lactide) electrospun mats Published In Soft Matter Volume 8 Pages 5818 - 5825 ISSN 1744-683X Altmetric
2012	Influence of fiber diameter and crystallinity on the stability of electrospun poly(l-lactic acid) membranes to hydrolytic degradation Published In Polymer Testing Volume 31 Pages 770 - 776 ISSN 0142-9418 Altmetric
2012	Influence of filler size and concentration on the low and high temperature dielectric response of poly(vinylidene fluoride) /Pb(Zr 0.53Ti 0.47)O 3 composites Published In Journal of Polymer Research Volume 19 Pages 1 - 14 ISSN 1022-9760 Altmetric
2012	Local piezoelectric activity of single poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) microfibers Published In Applied Physics A: materials science and processing Volume 109 Pages 51 - 55 ISSN 0947-8396 Altmetric
2012	Local piezoelectric response of single poly(vinylidene fluoride) electrospun fibers Published In Physica Status Solidi A: Applications and Materials Science Volume 209 Pages 2605 - 2609 ISSN 1862-6319 Altmetric
2012	Physical-chemical properties of cross-linked chitosan electrospun fiber mats Published In Polymer Testing Volume 31 Pages 1062 - 1069 ISSN 0142-9418 Altmetric
2012	Relaxation dynamics of poly(vinylidene fluoride) studied by dynamical mechanical measurements and dielectric spectroscopy Published In The European Physical Journal E: soft Matter and Biological Physics Volume 35 Pages 1 - 11 ISSN 1292-895X Altmetric
2012	The effect of nanotube surface oxidation on the electrical properties of multiwall carbon nanotube/poly(vinylidene fluoride) composites Published In Journal of Materials Science Volume 47 Pages 8103 - 8111 ISSN 0022-2461 Altmetric
2012	Thermal properties of electrospun poly(lactic acid) membranes Published In Journal of Macromolecular Science Part B: Physics Volume 51 Pages 411 - 424 ISSN 0022-2348 Altmetric
2011	Degradation of the dielectric and piezoelectric response of β-poly(vinylidene fluoride) after temperature annealing Published In Journal of Polymer Research Volume 18 Pages 1451 - 1457 ISSN 1022-9760 Altmetric
2011	Effect of the carbon nanotube surface characteristics on the conductivity and dielectric constant of carbon nanotube/poly(vinylidene fluoride) composites Published In Nanoscale Research Letters Volume 6 Pages 1 - 5 ISSN 1556-276X Altmetric
2011	Extrusion of poly(vinylidene fluoride) filaments: effect of the processing conditions and conductive inner core on the electroactive phase content and mechanical properties Published In Journal of Polymer Research Volume 18 Pages 1653 - 1658 ISSN 1022-9760 Altmetric
2011	Influence of ferrite nanoparticle type and content on the crystallization kinetics and electroactive phase nucleation of poly(vinylidene fluoride) Published In Langmuir: the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids Volume 27 Pages 7241 - 7249 ISSN 0743-7463 Altmetric
2011	Large area microfabrication of electroactive polymeric structures based on near-field electrospinning Published In Procedia Engineering Volume 25 Pages 888 - 891 Altmetric
2011	Poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) (72/28) interconnected porous membranes obtained by crystallization from solution Published In MRS online proceedings Volume 1312 Pages 125 - 130 Altmetric
2011	Tailoring porous structure of ferroelectric poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) by controlling solvent/polymer ratio and solvent evaporation rate Published In European Polymer Journal Volume 47 Pages 2442 - 2450 ISSN 0014-3057 Altmetric
2011	Tailoring the morphology and crystallinity of poly(L-lactide acid) electrospun membranes Published In Science and Technology of Advanced Materials Volume 12 Pages 1 - 9 ISSN 1878-5514 Altmetric
2011	The role of solvent evaporation in the microstructure of electroactive β-poly(vinylidene fluoride) membranes obtained by isothermal crystallization Published In Soft Materials Volume 9 Pages 1 - 14 ISSN 1539-4468 Altmetric
2011	Thermal, dielectrical and mechanical response of a and b-poly(vinilydene fluoride)/co-mgo nanocomposites Published In Nanoscale Research Letters Volume 6 Pages 1 - 4 ISSN 1556-276X Altmetric
2010	Functionally graded electroactive Poly(vinylidene fluoride) polymers Published In International Journal of Materials and Product Technology Volume 39 Pages 178 - 185 ISSN 0268-1900 Altmetric
2010	Influence of processing conditions on polymorphism and nanofiber morphology of electroactive poly(vinylidene fluoride) electrospun membranes Published In Soft Materials Volume 8 Pages 274 - 287 ISSN 1539-4468 Altmetric
2010	Influence of processing parameters on the polymer phase, microstructure and macroscopic properties of poly(vinilidene fluoride)/Pb(Zr0.53Ti 0.47)O3 composites Published In Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids Volume 356 Pages 2127 - 2133 ISSN 0022-3093 Altmetric
2010	Influence of the β-phase content and degree of crystallinity on the piezo-and ferroelectric properties of poly(vinylidene fluoride) Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 19 Pages 1 - 7 ISSN 1361-665X Altmetric
2010	Isothermal crystallization kinetics of poly(vinylidene fluoride) in the α-phase in the scope of the Avrami equation Published In Journal of Materials Science Volume 45 Pages 1328 - 1335 ISSN 0022-2461 Altmetric
2010	Poly[(vinylidene fluoride)-co-trifluoroethylene] membranes obtained by isothermal crystallization from solution Published In Macromolecular Materials and Engineering Volume 295 Pages 523 - 528 ISSN 1438-7492 Altmetric
2010	The piezoresistive effect in polypropylene-carbon nanofibre composites obtained by shear extrusion Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 19 Pages 1 - 7 ISSN 1361-665X Altmetric
2010	α- and γ-PVDF: crystallization kinetics, microstructural variations and thermal behaviour Published In Materials Chemistry and Physics Volume 122 Pages 87 - 92 ISSN 0254-0584 Altmetric
2009	Effect of the ceramic grain size and concentration on the dynamical mechanical and dielectric behavior of poly(vinilidene fluoride)/Pb(Zr 0.53Ti0.47)O3 composites Published In Applied Physics A: materials science and processing Volume 96 Pages 899 - 908 ISSN 0947-8396 Altmetric
2009	Influence of silver nanoparticles concentration on the α-to β-phase transformation and the physical properties of silver nanoparticles doped poly(vinylidene fluoride) nanocomposites Published In Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Volume 9 Pages 2910 - 2916 ISSN 1533-4880 Altmetric
2009	Local variation of the dielectric properties of poly(vinylidene fluoride) during the α- to β-phase transformation Published In Physics Letters A: General Physics, Nonlinear Science, Statistical Physics, Atomic, Molecular and Cluster Physics, Plasma and Fluid Physics, Condensed Matter, Cross-disciplinary Physics, Biological Physics, Nanosciences, Quantum Physics Volume 373 Pages 177 - 180 ISSN 0375-9601 Altmetric
2009	Low percolation transitions in carbon nanotube networks dispersed in a polymer matrix: dielectric properties, simulations and experiments Published In Nanotechnology Volume 20 Pages 1 - 8 ISSN 0957-4484 Altmetric
2009	Relationship between the microstructure and the microscopic piezoelectric response of the α- And β-phases of poly(vinylidene fluoride) Published In Applied Physics A: materials science and processing Volume 95 Pages 875 - 880 ISSN 0947-8396 Altmetric
2009	The effect of fibre concentration on the α to β-phase transformation, degree of crystallinity and electrical properties of vapour grown carbon nanofibre/poly(vinylidene fluoride) composites Published In Carbon Volume 47 Pages 2590 - 2599 ISSN 0008-6223 Altmetric
2009	α to β phase transformation and microestructural changes of PVDF films induced by uniaxial stretch Published In Journal of Macromolecular Science Part B: Physics Volume 48 Pages 514 - 525 ISSN 0022-2348 Altmetric
2008	Influence of the crystallization kinetics on the microstructural properties of γ-PVDF Published In Materials Science Forum Volume 587-588 Pages 534 - 537 ISSN 0255-5476 Altmetric
2008	Microscopic origin of the high-strain mechanical response of poled and non-poled poly(vinylidene fluoride) in the β-phase Published In Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids Volume 354 Pages 3871 - 3876 ISSN 0022-3093 Altmetric
2008	Molecular orientation and degree of crystallinity of piezoelectric poly(vinylidene fluoride) films exclusively in the β phase Published In Ferroelectrics Volume 370 Pages 29 - 35 ISSN 1026-7484 Altmetric
2008	PVD-Grown photocatalytic TiO2 thin films on PVDF substrates for sensors and actuators applications Published In Thin Solid Films Volume 517 Pages 1161 - 1166 ISSN 0040-6090 Altmetric
2008	Performance of electroactive poly(vinylidene fluoride) against UV radiation Published In Polymer Testing Volume 27 Pages 818 - 822 ISSN 0142-9418 Altmetric
2008	Photodegradation studies of poly(Vinylidene fluoride) Published In Materials Science Forum Volume 587-588 Pages 543 - 547 ISSN 0255-5476 Altmetric
2008	Relationship between processing conditions, defects and thermal degradation of poly(vinylidene fluoride) in the β-phase Published In Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids Volume 354 Pages 72 - 78 ISSN 0022-3093 Altmetric
2008	Strain analysis of photocatalytic TiO2 thin films on polymer substrates Published In Thin Solid Films Volume 516 Pages 1434 - 1438 ISSN 0040-6090 Altmetric

Chapter

Year	Title
2017	Advanced techniques for characterizing bioinspired materials Published In Bioinspired Materials for Medical Applications Publisher Woodhead Publishing Pages 177 - 214 Altmetric

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2011	Osteoblast cell response "in Vitro" on electroactive PVDF films Published In 24th European Conference on Biomaterials - Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials

Investigator On

Year	Title
2019 - 2022	A smart functional lubricant for hot strip rolling Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Other Research Activities

UoW Global Challenges Program Principal Investigator 2018 - 2019
2018 Capital Equipment Coordinator and Principal Investigator 2018
Global Challenges 2017 Researcher 2017 - 2018
Re-equipment Grant Principal Investigator 2017
AIIM for Gold Researcher 2016

Available as Research Supervisor

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	Establishment of Novel Soft Pneumatic Actuators for Robotic Prosthetic Hands	Drury, Ryan
Doctor of Philosophy	Next Generation Sunscreen Products Optimised for Australian Conditions	Morlando, Alexander
Doctor of Philosophy	Neural Interfacing to Soft Robotic Hand	Montoya Gurrola, Gerardo
Doctor of Philosophy	Capacitive Contact Sensors for Robotic Grippers	Searle, Tom
Master of Research -SMAH	Advanced UV filters for prevention from melanoma	Chaki Borras, Marcela

Organizer Of Event

MMMB Research Seminar 2018 -

Professional Service Activities

MDPI Guest Editor of Sensors and Actuators for Personalized Medicine and Healthcare Applications 2018 - 2019

Education And Training

University of Minho, Centre of Physics 2005 - 2009
University of Minho, Centre of Physics 2010 - 2014

Teaching Overview

Coordinator and Lecture for:
MATE302/MATL907: Polymeric Materials
NANO101: Current Trends in Nanotechnology
MATE411: Advanced Materials and Processing
MATL903: Recent Developments in Materials

Lecture for the following subjects:
ENGG103: Materials Design
MECH482/ENGG919: Additive Manufacturing
MATE205: Materials Characterisation Techniques

Keywords

Material Characterization, Materials, Nanomaterials, Mechanical, Properties, Microstructure, Polymers, Material Characteristics, Materials Processing, Nanomaterials Synthesis, Nanostructured Materials, Nanoparticle Synthesis, Biomaterials, Polymeric Materials, Materials Science, Nanoparticles, Polymerization, Thin Films, Composites, Materials Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Tissue Engineering, Polymer Science, Nanocomposites, Thermal Analysis, Experimental Physics, Carbon Nanotubes, TGA, Biophysics, Polymer Chemistry, Biomaterial Engineering, Polymeric Biomaterials, Biodegradable Polymers, Atomic Force Microscopy, Thermal Properties, Biopolymers, Lithium Ion Batteries, Biocompatibility, Biomaterial Science, Mechanics, Thermogravimetric Analysis, Piezoelectricity, Nanofibers, Polymer Composites, Biocompatible Materials, Fiber, Electrospinning, Ferroelectrics, Calorimetry, Differential Scanning Calorimetry, Polymer Characterisation, Soft Materials, Phase Transformations, Polymer Physics, Biomimetic Materials, Soft Matter, 3D Bioreactor Culture, Taguchi Method, Electroactive Polymer, Chitin

Top Publications

Year	Title
2018	A novel electrospun, hydrophobic, and elastomeric styrene-butadiene-styrene membrane for membrane distillation applications Published in Journal of Membrane Science
2018	Antibacterial and Antifungal Activity of Poly(Lactic Acid)-Bovine Lactoferrin Nanofiber Membranes Published in Macromolecular Bioscience
2018	Boosting the Potassium Storage Performance of Alloy-Based Anode Materials via Electrolyte Salt Chemistry Published in Advanced Energy Materials
2018	Development and optimization of ciprofloxacin-loaded gelatin microparticles by single-step spray-drying technique Published in Powder Technology
2018	Development of ciprofloxacin-loaded poly(vinyl alcohol) dry powder formulations for lung delivery Published in International Journal of Pharmaceutics
2018	Effect of multi-walled carbon nanotubes on the cross-linking density of the poly(glycerol sebacate) elastomeric nanocomposites Published in Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
2017	Advanced techniques for characterizing bioinspired materials
2017	Electrospun gelatin nanofiber based self-powered bio-e-skin for health care monitoring Published in Nano Energy
2017	Human skin interactive self-powered wearable piezoelectric bio-e-skin by electrospun poly-l-lactic acid nanofibers for non-invasive physiological signal monitoring Published in Journal of Materials Chemistry B
2016	Effect of sterilization methods on electrospun poly(lactic acid) (PLA) fiber alignment for biomedical applications Published in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Research Areas

Research Overview

One of the major obstacles preventing the development of implantable biosensors and other active devices requiring a controlled implant-tissue interface has been the reduction in device function after implementation. This difficult can be overcome by application of active materials with tailored materials-tissue interaction. Micro and nanoporous structures and nanofibers from electroactive materials offer novel opportunities for tissue engineering, drug delivery and wound healing applications.

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2019	Nano-sunscreens – a double-edged sword in protecting consumers from harm: viewing Australian regulatory policies through the lenses of the European Union Published In Critical Reviews in Toxicology Volume Online First Pages 1 - 18 ISSN 1040-8444 Altmetric
2019	Synthesis of methotrexate-loaded tantalum pentoxide–poly(acrylic acid) nanoparticles for controlled drug release applications Published In Journal of Colloid and Interface Science Volume 538 Pages 286 - 296 ISSN 0021-9797 Altmetric
2019	Ultra-stretchable MWCNT–Ecoflex piezoresistive sensors for human motion detection applications Published In Composites Science and Technology Volume 173 Pages 118 - 124 ISSN 0266-3538 Altmetric
2018	A novel electrospun, hydrophobic, and elastomeric styrene-butadiene-styrene membrane for membrane distillation applications Published In Journal of Membrane Science Volume 549 Pages 420 - 427 ISSN 0376-7388 Altmetric
2018	Antibacterial and Antifungal Activity of Poly(Lactic Acid)-Bovine Lactoferrin Nanofiber Membranes Published In Macromolecular Bioscience Volume 18 Pages 1700324-1 - 1700324-10 ISSN 1616-5187 Altmetric
2018	Boosting the Potassium Storage Performance of Alloy-Based Anode Materials via Electrolyte Salt Chemistry Published In Advanced Energy Materials Volume 8 Pages 1703288-1 - 1703288-10 ISSN 1614-6832 Altmetric
2018	Carbamazepine as a Possible Anthropogenic Marker in Water: Occurrences, Toxicological Effects, Regulations and Removal by Wastewater Treatment Technologies Published In Water: an open access journal Volume 10 Pages 107-1 - 107-32 ISSN 2073-4441 Altmetric
2018	Development and optimization of ciprofloxacin-loaded gelatin microparticles by single-step spray-drying technique Published In Powder Technology Volume 330 Pages 201 - 209 ISSN 1873-328X Altmetric
2018	Development of ciprofloxacin-loaded poly(vinyl alcohol) dry powder formulations for lung delivery Published In International Journal of Pharmaceutics Volume 547 Pages 114 - 121 ISSN 0378-5173 Altmetric
2018	Effect of multi-walled carbon nanotubes on the cross-linking density of the poly(glycerol sebacate) elastomeric nanocomposites Published In Journal of Colloid and Interface Science Volume 521 Pages 24 - 32 ISSN 0021-9797 Altmetric
2018	Modeling and Experimental Evaluation of Bending Behavior of Soft Pneumatic Actuators Made of Discrete Actuation Chambers Published In Soft Robotics Volume 5 Pages 24 - 35 Altmetric
2018	Reusable Flexible Concentric Electrodes Coated With a Conductive Graphene Ink for Electrotactile Stimulation Published In Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology Volume 6 Pages 179-1 - 179-9 ISSN 2296-4185 Altmetric
2018	Suppression of the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 nanoparticles encapsulated by chitosan through a spray-drying method with potential for use in sunblocking applications Published In Powder Technology Volume 329 Pages 252 - 259 ISSN 1873-328X Altmetric
2018	Synthesis of highly-stretchable graphene – poly(glycerol sebacate) elastomeric nanocomposites piezoresistive sensors for human motion detection applications Published In Composites Science and Technology Volume 162 Pages 14 - 22 ISSN 0266-3538 Altmetric
2018	Understanding High-Energy-Density Sn4P3Anodes for Potassium-Ion Batteries Published In Joule Volume 2 Pages 1534 - 1547 Altmetric
2017	An All-Integrated Anode via Interlinked Chemical Bonding between Double-Shelled-Yolk-Structured Silicon and Binder for Lithium-Ion Batteries Published In Advanced Materials Volume 29 Pages 1703028-1 - 1703028-11 ISSN 0935-9648 Altmetric
2017	Electrospun gelatin nanofiber based self-powered bio-e-skin for health care monitoring Published In Nano Energy Volume 36 Pages 166 - 175 ISSN 2211-2855 Altmetric
2017	Human skin interactive self-powered wearable piezoelectric bio-e-skin by electrospun poly-l-lactic acid nanofibers for non-invasive physiological signal monitoring Published In Journal of Materials Chemistry B Volume 5 Pages 7352 - 7359 ISSN 2050-7518 Altmetric
2017	Incorporation of glass-reinforced hydroxyapatite microparticles into poly(lactic acid) electrospun fibre mats for biomedical applications Published In Materials Science and Engineering C: Materials for Biological Applications Volume 75 Pages 1184 - 1190 ISSN 0928-4931 Altmetric
2017	Kinetic study of thermal degradation of chitosan as a function of deacetylation degree Published In Carbohydrate Polymers Volume 167 Pages 52 - 58 ISSN 0144-8617 Altmetric
2017	Large area and ultra-thin compliant strain sensors for prosthetic devices Published In Sensors and Actuators A: Physical Volume 266 Pages 56 - 64 ISSN 1873-3069 Altmetric
2017	Multifunctional PLLA-ceramic fiber membranes for bone regeneration applications Published In Journal of Colloid and Interface Science Volume 504 Pages 101 - 110 ISSN 0021-9797 Altmetric
2017	Processing, characterisation and electromechanical behaviour of elastomeric multiwall carbon nanotubes-poly (glycerol sebacate) nanocomposites for piezoresistive sensors applications Published In Composites Science and Technology Volume 142 Pages 163 - 170 ISSN 0266-3538 Altmetric
2017	Single step fabrication of antimicrobial fibre mats from a bioengineered protein-based polymer Published In Biomedical Materials Volume 12 Pages 045011-1 - 045011-11 ISSN 1748-6041 Altmetric
2017	Superomniphilic Poly(glycerol sebacate)-Poly(l-lactic acid) Electrospun Membranes for Oil Spill Remediation Published In Advanced Materials Interfaces Volume 4 Pages 1700484-1 - 1700484-9 Altmetric
2017	Tailoring the wettability and mechanical properties of electrospun poly(L-lactic acid)-poly(glycerol sebacate) core-shell membranes for biomedical applications Published In Journal of Colloid and Interface Science Volume 508 Pages 87 - 94 ISSN 0021-9797 Altmetric
2016	Acetylated bacterial cellulose coated with urinary bladder matrix as a substrate for retinal pigment epithelium Published In Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces Volume 139 Pages 1 - 9 ISSN 0927-7765 Altmetric
2016	Bacterial cellulose-lactoferrin as an antimicrobial edible packaging Published In Food Hydrocolloids Volume 58 Pages 126 - 140 ISSN 0268-005X Altmetric
2016	Biodegradable Polymers for Medical Applications Published In International Journal of Polymer Science Volume 2016 Pages 6047284-1 - 6047284-2 ISSN 1687-9430 Altmetric
2016	Comparison of rheological behaviors with fumed silica-based shear thickening fluids Published In Korea-Australia Rheology Journal Volume 28 Pages 197 - 205 ISSN 1226-119X Altmetric
2016	Design and validation of a biomechanical bioreactor for cartilage tissue culture Published In Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology Volume 15 Pages 471 - 478 ISSN 1617-7959 Altmetric
2016	Development of poly(vinylidene fluoride)/ionic liquid electrospun fibers for tissue engineering applications Published In Journal of Materials Science Volume 51 Pages 4442 - 4450 ISSN 0022-2461 Altmetric
2016	Effect of cyano dipolar groups on the performance of lithium-ion battery electrospun polyimide gel electrolyte membranes Published In Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry Volume 778 Pages 57 - 65 ISSN 1572-6657 Altmetric
2016	Effect of sterilization methods on electrospun poly(lactic acid) (PLA) fiber alignment for biomedical applications Published In ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces Volume 8 Pages 3241 - 3249 ISSN 1944-8244 Altmetric
2016	Mechanical fatigue performance of PCL-chondroprogenitor constructs after cell culture under bioreactor mechanical stimulus Published In Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials Volume 104 Pages 330 - 338 ISSN 1552-4973 Altmetric
2016	Orthogonal experimental design of titanium dioxide — Poly(methyl methacrylate) electrospun nanocomposite membranes for photocatalytic applications Published In Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering Volume 4 Pages 3151 - 3158 ISSN 2213-3437 Altmetric
2016	Processing and size range separation of pristine and magnetic poly(l-lactic acid) based microspheres for biomedical applications Published In Journal of Colloid and Interface Science Volume 476 Pages 79 - 86 ISSN 0021-9797 Altmetric
2016	Strategies for the development of three dimensional scaffolds from piezoelectric poly(vinylidene fluoride) Published In Materials and Design Volume 92 Pages 674 - 681 ISSN 0264-1275 Altmetric
2016	Strong affinity of polysulfide intermediates to multi-functional binder for practical application in lithium-sulfur batteries Published In Nano Energy Volume 26 Pages 722 - 728 ISSN 2211-2855 Altmetric
2016	TiO2/graphene oxide immobilized in P(VDF-TrFE) electrospun membranes with enhanced visible-light-induced photocatalytic performance Published In Journal of Materials Science Volume 51 Pages 6974 - 6986 ISSN 0022-2461 Altmetric
2015	Antibacterial performance of bovine lactoferrin-fish gelatine electrospun membranes Published In International Journal of Biological Macromolecules Volume 81 Pages 608 - 614 ISSN 0141-8130 Altmetric
2015	Bacterial cellulose as a support for the growth of retinal pigment epithelium Published In Biomacromolecules Volume 16 Pages 1341 - 1351 ISSN 1525-7797 Altmetric
2015	Development of electrospun photocatalytic TiO2-polyamide-12 nanocomposites Published In Materials Chemistry and Physics Volume 164 Pages 91 - 97 ISSN 0254-0584 Altmetric
2015	Development of magnetoelectric CoFe2O4 /poly(vinylidene fluoride) microspheres Published In RSC Advances: an international journal to further the chemical sciences Volume 5 Pages 35852 - 35857 ISSN 2046-2069 Altmetric
2015	Dynamic piezoelectric stimulation enhances osteogenic differentiation of human adipose stem cells Published In Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A Volume 103 Pages 2172 - 2175 ISSN 1549-3296 Altmetric
2015	Energy harvesting performance of BaTiO3/poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) spin coated nanocomposites Published In Composites Part B: Engineering Volume 72 Pages 130 - 136 ISSN 1359-8368 Altmetric
2015	Enhancement of adhesion and promotion of osteogenic differentiation of human adipose stem cells by poled electroactive poly(vinylidene fluoride) Published In Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A Volume 103 Pages 919 - 928 ISSN 1549-3296 Altmetric
2015	Exploring the properties of genetically engineered silk-elastin-like protein films Published In Macromolecular Bioscience Volume 15 Pages 1698 - 1709 ISSN 1616-5187 Altmetric
2015	In vitro mechanical fatigue behavior of poly-ɛ-caprolactone macroporous scaffolds for cartilage tissue engineering: Influence of pore filling by a poly(vinyl alcohol) gel Published In Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials Volume 103 Pages 1037 - 1043 ISSN 1552-4973 Altmetric
2015	Influence of oxygen plasma treatment parameters on poly(vinylidene fluoride) electrospun fiber mats wettability Published In Progress in Organic Coatings Volume 85 Pages 151 - 158 ISSN 1873-331X Altmetric
2015	Magnetoelectric CoFe2O4/polyvinylidene fluoride electrospun nanofibres Published In Nanoscale Volume 7 Pages 8058 - 8061 ISSN 2040-3364 Altmetric
2015	Piezoelectric poly(vinylidene fluoride) microstructure and poling state in active tissue engineering Published In Engineering in Life Sciences Volume 15 Pages 351 - 356 ISSN 1618-0240 Altmetric
2015	Piezoelectric polymers as biomaterials for tissue engineering applications Published In Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces Volume 136 Pages 46 - 55 ISSN 0927-7765 Altmetric
2015	Surface roughness dependent osteoblast and fibroblast response on poly(L-lactide) films and electrospun membranes Published In Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A Volume 103 Pages 2260 - 2268 ISSN 1549-3296 Altmetric
2015	Synthesis, physical and magnetic properties of BaFe12O19/P(VDF-TrFE) multifunctional composites Published In European Polymer Journal Volume 69 Pages 224 - 231 ISSN 0014-3057 Altmetric
2014	Carbon nanofiber type and content dependence of the physical properties of carbon nanofiber reinforced polypropylene composites Published In Polymer Engineering and Science Volume 54 Pages 117 - 128 ISSN 1548-2634 Altmetric
2014	Effect of filler content on morphology and physical-chemical characteristics of poly(vinylidene fluoride)/NaY zeolite-filled membranes Published In Journal of Materials Science Volume 49 Pages 3361 - 3370 ISSN 0022-2461 Altmetric
2014	Effect of neutralization and cross-linking on the thermal degradation of chitosan electrospun membranes Published In Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry: an international forum for thermal studies Volume 117 Pages 123 - 130 ISSN 1388-6150 Altmetric
2014	Electrical properties of intrinsically conductive core-shell polypyrrole/poly(vinylidene fluoride) electrospun fibers Published In Synthetic Metals Volume 197 Pages 198 - 203 ISSN 0379-6779 Altmetric
2014	Electrosprayed poly(vinylidene fluoride) microparticles for tissue engineering applications Published In RSC Advances: an international journal to further the chemical sciences Volume 4 Pages 33013 - 33021 ISSN 2046-2069 Altmetric
2014	Electrospun styrene-butadiene-styrene elastomer copolymers for tissue engineering applications: Effect of butadiene/styrene ratio, block structure, hydrogenation and carbon nanotube loading on physical properties and cytotoxicity Published In Composites Part B: Engineering Volume 67 Pages 30 - 38 ISSN 1359-8368 Altmetric
2014	Influence of electrospinning parameters on poly(hydroxybutyrate) electrospun membranes fiber size and distribution Published In Polymer Engineering and Science Volume 54 Pages 1608 - 1617 ISSN 1548-2634 Altmetric
2014	Modifying fish gelatin electrospun membranes for biomedical applications: cross-linking and swelling behavior Published In Soft Materials Volume 12 Pages 247 - 252 ISSN 1539-4468 Altmetric
2014	PHB-PEO electrospun fiber membranes containing chlorhexidine for drug delivery applications Published In Polymer Testing Volume 34 Pages 64 - 71 ISSN 0142-9418 Altmetric
2014	Processing and characterization of α-elastin electrospun membranes Published In Applied Physics A: materials science and processing Volume 115 Pages 1291 - 1298 ISSN 0947-8396 Altmetric
2013	Bioactive albumin functionalized polylactic acid membranes for improved biocompatibility Published In Reactive and Functional Polymers Volume 73 Pages 1399 - 1404 ISSN 1381-5148 Altmetric
2013	Effect of fiber orientation in gelled poly(vinylidene fluoride) electrospun membranes for Li-ion battery applications Published In Journal of Materials Science Volume 48 Pages 6833 - 6840 ISSN 0022-2461 Altmetric
2013	Effect of poling state and morphology of piezoelectric poly(vinylidene fluoride) membranes for skeletal muscle tissue engineering Published In RSC Advances: an international journal to further the chemical sciences Volume 3 Pages 17938 - 17944 ISSN 2046-2069 Altmetric
2013	Electro-mechanical properties of triblock copolymer styrene-butadiene- styrene/carbon nanotube composites for large deformation sensor applications Published In Sensors and Actuators A: Physical Volume 201 Pages 458 - 467 ISSN 1873-3069 Altmetric
2013	Electrospun silk-elastin-like fibre mats for tissue engineering applications Published In Biomedical Materials Volume 8 Pages 1 - 13 ISSN 1748-6041 Altmetric
2013	Energy harvesting performance of piezoelectric electrospun polymer fibers and polymer/ceramic composites Published In Sensors and Actuators A: Physical Volume 196 Pages 55 - 62 ISSN 1873-3069 Altmetric
2013	Evaluation of the main processing parameters influencing the performance of poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) lithium-ion battery separators Published In Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry Volume 17 Pages 861 - 870 ISSN 1432-8488 Altmetric
2013	Fatigue prediction in fibrin poly-ε-caprolactone macroporous scaffolds Published In Journal of The Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials Volume 28 Pages 55 - 61 ISSN 1751-6161 Altmetric
2013	Mechanical, electrical and electro-mechanical properties of thermoplastic elastomer styrene-butadiene-styrene/multiwall carbon nanotubes composites Published In Journal of Materials Science Volume 48 Pages 1172 - 1179 ISSN 0022-2461 Altmetric
2013	Osteoblast, fibroblast and in vivo biological response to poly(vinylidene fluoride) based composite materials Published In Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine Volume 24 Pages 395 - 403 ISSN 0957-4530 Altmetric
2013	Piezoresistive sensors for force mapping of hip-prostheses Published In Sensors and Actuators A: Physical Volume 195 Pages 133 - 138 ISSN 1873-3069 Altmetric
2013	Thermal and hydrolytic degradation of electrospun fish gelatin membranes Published In Polymer Testing Volume 32 Pages 995 - 1000 ISSN 0142-9418 Altmetric
2013	Thermal degradation of Pb(Zr0.53Ti0.47)O 3/poly(vinylidene fluoride) composites as a function of ceramic grain size and concentration Published In Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry: an international forum for thermal studies Volume 114 Pages 757 - 763 ISSN 1388-6150 Altmetric
2012	Assessment of parameters influencing fiber characteristics of chitosan nanofiber membrane to optimize fiber mat production Published In Polymer Engineering and Science Volume 52 Pages 1293 - 1300 ISSN 1548-2634 Altmetric
2012	Determination of the parameters affecting electrospun chitosan fiber size distribution and morphology Published In Carbohydrate Polymers Volume 87 Pages 1295 - 1301 ISSN 0144-8617 Altmetric
2012	Effect of degree of porosity on the properties of poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluorethylene) for Li-ion battery separators Published In Journal of Membrane Science Volume 407-408 Pages 193 - 201 ISSN 0376-7388 Altmetric
2012	Effect of filler size and concentration on the structure and properties of poly(vinylidene fluoride)/BaTiO 3 nanocomposites Published In Journal of Materials Science Volume 47 Pages 1378 - 1388 ISSN 0022-2461 Altmetric
2012	Effect of the microsctructure and lithium-ion content in poly[(vinylidene fluoride)-co-trifluoroethylene]/lithium perchlorate trihydrate composite membranes for battery applications Published In Solid State Ionics Volume 217 Pages 19 - 26 ISSN 1872-7689 Altmetric
2012	Electroactive poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluorethylene) (PVDF-TrFE) microporous membranes for lithium-ion battery applications Published In Ferroelectrics Volume 430 Pages 103 - 107 ISSN 1026-7484 Altmetric
2012	Enhanced proliferation of pre-osteoblastic cells by dynamic piezoelectric stimulation Published In RSC Advances: an international journal to further the chemical sciences Volume 2 Pages 11504 - 11509 ISSN 2046-2069 Altmetric
2012	Fabrication of poly(lactic acid)-poly(ethylene oxide) electrospun membranes with controlled micro to nanofiber sizes Published In Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Volume 12 Pages 6746 - 6753 ISSN 1533-4880 Altmetric
2012	Fiber average size and distribution dependence on the electrospinning parameters of poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) membranes for biomedical applications Published In Applied Physics A: materials science and processing Volume 109 Pages 685 - 691 ISSN 0947-8396 Altmetric
2012	Fibronectin adsorption and cell response on electroactive poly(vinylidene fluoride) films Published In Biomedical Materials Volume 7 Pages 1 - 10 ISSN 1748-6041 Altmetric
2012	Influence of crystallinity and fiber orientation on hydrophobicity and biological response of poly(l-lactide) electrospun mats Published In Soft Matter Volume 8 Pages 5818 - 5825 ISSN 1744-683X Altmetric
2012	Influence of fiber diameter and crystallinity on the stability of electrospun poly(l-lactic acid) membranes to hydrolytic degradation Published In Polymer Testing Volume 31 Pages 770 - 776 ISSN 0142-9418 Altmetric
2012	Influence of filler size and concentration on the low and high temperature dielectric response of poly(vinylidene fluoride) /Pb(Zr 0.53Ti 0.47)O 3 composites Published In Journal of Polymer Research Volume 19 Pages 1 - 14 ISSN 1022-9760 Altmetric
2012	Local piezoelectric activity of single poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) microfibers Published In Applied Physics A: materials science and processing Volume 109 Pages 51 - 55 ISSN 0947-8396 Altmetric
2012	Local piezoelectric response of single poly(vinylidene fluoride) electrospun fibers Published In Physica Status Solidi A: Applications and Materials Science Volume 209 Pages 2605 - 2609 ISSN 1862-6319 Altmetric
2012	Physical-chemical properties of cross-linked chitosan electrospun fiber mats Published In Polymer Testing Volume 31 Pages 1062 - 1069 ISSN 0142-9418 Altmetric
2012	Relaxation dynamics of poly(vinylidene fluoride) studied by dynamical mechanical measurements and dielectric spectroscopy Published In The European Physical Journal E: soft Matter and Biological Physics Volume 35 Pages 1 - 11 ISSN 1292-895X Altmetric
2012	The effect of nanotube surface oxidation on the electrical properties of multiwall carbon nanotube/poly(vinylidene fluoride) composites Published In Journal of Materials Science Volume 47 Pages 8103 - 8111 ISSN 0022-2461 Altmetric
2012	Thermal properties of electrospun poly(lactic acid) membranes Published In Journal of Macromolecular Science Part B: Physics Volume 51 Pages 411 - 424 ISSN 0022-2348 Altmetric
2011	Degradation of the dielectric and piezoelectric response of β-poly(vinylidene fluoride) after temperature annealing Published In Journal of Polymer Research Volume 18 Pages 1451 - 1457 ISSN 1022-9760 Altmetric
2011	Effect of the carbon nanotube surface characteristics on the conductivity and dielectric constant of carbon nanotube/poly(vinylidene fluoride) composites Published In Nanoscale Research Letters Volume 6 Pages 1 - 5 ISSN 1556-276X Altmetric
2011	Extrusion of poly(vinylidene fluoride) filaments: effect of the processing conditions and conductive inner core on the electroactive phase content and mechanical properties Published In Journal of Polymer Research Volume 18 Pages 1653 - 1658 ISSN 1022-9760 Altmetric
2011	Influence of ferrite nanoparticle type and content on the crystallization kinetics and electroactive phase nucleation of poly(vinylidene fluoride) Published In Langmuir: the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids Volume 27 Pages 7241 - 7249 ISSN 0743-7463 Altmetric
2011	Large area microfabrication of electroactive polymeric structures based on near-field electrospinning Published In Procedia Engineering Volume 25 Pages 888 - 891 Altmetric
2011	Poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) (72/28) interconnected porous membranes obtained by crystallization from solution Published In MRS online proceedings Volume 1312 Pages 125 - 130 Altmetric
2011	Tailoring porous structure of ferroelectric poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) by controlling solvent/polymer ratio and solvent evaporation rate Published In European Polymer Journal Volume 47 Pages 2442 - 2450 ISSN 0014-3057 Altmetric
2011	Tailoring the morphology and crystallinity of poly(L-lactide acid) electrospun membranes Published In Science and Technology of Advanced Materials Volume 12 Pages 1 - 9 ISSN 1878-5514 Altmetric
2011	The role of solvent evaporation in the microstructure of electroactive β-poly(vinylidene fluoride) membranes obtained by isothermal crystallization Published In Soft Materials Volume 9 Pages 1 - 14 ISSN 1539-4468 Altmetric
2011	Thermal, dielectrical and mechanical response of a and b-poly(vinilydene fluoride)/co-mgo nanocomposites Published In Nanoscale Research Letters Volume 6 Pages 1 - 4 ISSN 1556-276X Altmetric
2010	Functionally graded electroactive Poly(vinylidene fluoride) polymers Published In International Journal of Materials and Product Technology Volume 39 Pages 178 - 185 ISSN 0268-1900 Altmetric
2010	Influence of processing conditions on polymorphism and nanofiber morphology of electroactive poly(vinylidene fluoride) electrospun membranes Published In Soft Materials Volume 8 Pages 274 - 287 ISSN 1539-4468 Altmetric
2010	Influence of processing parameters on the polymer phase, microstructure and macroscopic properties of poly(vinilidene fluoride)/Pb(Zr0.53Ti 0.47)O3 composites Published In Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids Volume 356 Pages 2127 - 2133 ISSN 0022-3093 Altmetric
2010	Influence of the β-phase content and degree of crystallinity on the piezo-and ferroelectric properties of poly(vinylidene fluoride) Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 19 Pages 1 - 7 ISSN 1361-665X Altmetric
2010	Isothermal crystallization kinetics of poly(vinylidene fluoride) in the α-phase in the scope of the Avrami equation Published In Journal of Materials Science Volume 45 Pages 1328 - 1335 ISSN 0022-2461 Altmetric
2010	Poly[(vinylidene fluoride)-co-trifluoroethylene] membranes obtained by isothermal crystallization from solution Published In Macromolecular Materials and Engineering Volume 295 Pages 523 - 528 ISSN 1438-7492 Altmetric
2010	The piezoresistive effect in polypropylene-carbon nanofibre composites obtained by shear extrusion Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 19 Pages 1 - 7 ISSN 1361-665X Altmetric
2010	α- and γ-PVDF: crystallization kinetics, microstructural variations and thermal behaviour Published In Materials Chemistry and Physics Volume 122 Pages 87 - 92 ISSN 0254-0584 Altmetric
2009	Effect of the ceramic grain size and concentration on the dynamical mechanical and dielectric behavior of poly(vinilidene fluoride)/Pb(Zr 0.53Ti0.47)O3 composites Published In Applied Physics A: materials science and processing Volume 96 Pages 899 - 908 ISSN 0947-8396 Altmetric
2009	Influence of silver nanoparticles concentration on the α-to β-phase transformation and the physical properties of silver nanoparticles doped poly(vinylidene fluoride) nanocomposites Published In Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Volume 9 Pages 2910 - 2916 ISSN 1533-4880 Altmetric
2009	Local variation of the dielectric properties of poly(vinylidene fluoride) during the α- to β-phase transformation Published In Physics Letters A: General Physics, Nonlinear Science, Statistical Physics, Atomic, Molecular and Cluster Physics, Plasma and Fluid Physics, Condensed Matter, Cross-disciplinary Physics, Biological Physics, Nanosciences, Quantum Physics Volume 373 Pages 177 - 180 ISSN 0375-9601 Altmetric
2009	Low percolation transitions in carbon nanotube networks dispersed in a polymer matrix: dielectric properties, simulations and experiments Published In Nanotechnology Volume 20 Pages 1 - 8 ISSN 0957-4484 Altmetric
2009	Relationship between the microstructure and the microscopic piezoelectric response of the α- And β-phases of poly(vinylidene fluoride) Published In Applied Physics A: materials science and processing Volume 95 Pages 875 - 880 ISSN 0947-8396 Altmetric
2009	The effect of fibre concentration on the α to β-phase transformation, degree of crystallinity and electrical properties of vapour grown carbon nanofibre/poly(vinylidene fluoride) composites Published In Carbon Volume 47 Pages 2590 - 2599 ISSN 0008-6223 Altmetric
2009	α to β phase transformation and microestructural changes of PVDF films induced by uniaxial stretch Published In Journal of Macromolecular Science Part B: Physics Volume 48 Pages 514 - 525 ISSN 0022-2348 Altmetric
2008	Influence of the crystallization kinetics on the microstructural properties of γ-PVDF Published In Materials Science Forum Volume 587-588 Pages 534 - 537 ISSN 0255-5476 Altmetric
2008	Microscopic origin of the high-strain mechanical response of poled and non-poled poly(vinylidene fluoride) in the β-phase Published In Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids Volume 354 Pages 3871 - 3876 ISSN 0022-3093 Altmetric
2008	Molecular orientation and degree of crystallinity of piezoelectric poly(vinylidene fluoride) films exclusively in the β phase Published In Ferroelectrics Volume 370 Pages 29 - 35 ISSN 1026-7484 Altmetric
2008	PVD-Grown photocatalytic TiO2 thin films on PVDF substrates for sensors and actuators applications Published In Thin Solid Films Volume 517 Pages 1161 - 1166 ISSN 0040-6090 Altmetric
2008	Performance of electroactive poly(vinylidene fluoride) against UV radiation Published In Polymer Testing Volume 27 Pages 818 - 822 ISSN 0142-9418 Altmetric
2008	Photodegradation studies of poly(Vinylidene fluoride) Published In Materials Science Forum Volume 587-588 Pages 543 - 547 ISSN 0255-5476 Altmetric
2008	Relationship between processing conditions, defects and thermal degradation of poly(vinylidene fluoride) in the β-phase Published In Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids Volume 354 Pages 72 - 78 ISSN 0022-3093 Altmetric
2008	Strain analysis of photocatalytic TiO2 thin films on polymer substrates Published In Thin Solid Films Volume 516 Pages 1434 - 1438 ISSN 0040-6090 Altmetric

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2017	Advanced techniques for characterizing bioinspired materials Published In Bioinspired Materials for Medical Applications Publisher Woodhead Publishing Pages 177 - 214 Altmetric

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2011	Osteoblast cell response "in Vitro" on electroactive PVDF films Published In 24th European Conference on Biomaterials - Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials

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2019 - 2022	A smart functional lubricant for hot strip rolling Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Other Research Activities

UoW Global Challenges Program Principal Investigator 2018 - 2019
2018 Capital Equipment Coordinator and Principal Investigator 2018
Global Challenges 2017 Researcher 2017 - 2018
Re-equipment Grant Principal Investigator 2017
AIIM for Gold Researcher 2016

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Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	Establishment of Novel Soft Pneumatic Actuators for Robotic Prosthetic Hands	Drury, Ryan
Doctor of Philosophy	Next Generation Sunscreen Products Optimised for Australian Conditions	Morlando, Alexander
Doctor of Philosophy	Neural Interfacing to Soft Robotic Hand	Montoya Gurrola, Gerardo
Doctor of Philosophy	Capacitive Contact Sensors for Robotic Grippers	Searle, Tom
Master of Research -SMAH	Advanced UV filters for prevention from melanoma	Chaki Borras, Marcela

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MMMB Research Seminar 2018 -

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MDPI Guest Editor of Sensors and Actuators for Personalized Medicine and Healthcare Applications 2018 - 2019

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University of Minho, Centre of Physics 2005 - 2009
University of Minho, Centre of Physics 2010 - 2014

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Coordinator and Lecture for:
MATE302/MATL907: Polymeric Materials
NANO101: Current Trends in Nanotechnology
MATE411: Advanced Materials and Processing
MATL903: Recent Developments in Materials

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ENGG103: Materials Design
MECH482/ENGG919: Additive Manufacturing
MATE205: Materials Characterisation Techniques

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Material Characterization, Materials, Nanomaterials, Mechanical, Properties, Microstructure, Polymers, Material Characteristics, Materials Processing, Nanomaterials Synthesis, Nanostructured Materials, Nanoparticle Synthesis, Biomaterials, Polymeric Materials, Materials Science, Nanoparticles, Polymerization, Thin Films, Composites, Materials Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Tissue Engineering, Polymer Science, Nanocomposites, Thermal Analysis, Experimental Physics, Carbon Nanotubes, TGA, Biophysics, Polymer Chemistry, Biomaterial Engineering, Polymeric Biomaterials, Biodegradable Polymers, Atomic Force Microscopy, Thermal Properties, Biopolymers, Lithium Ion Batteries, Biocompatibility, Biomaterial Science, Mechanics, Thermogravimetric Analysis, Piezoelectricity, Nanofibers, Polymer Composites, Biocompatible Materials, Fiber, Electrospinning, Ferroelectrics, Calorimetry, Differential Scanning Calorimetry, Polymer Characterisation, Soft Materials, Phase Transformations, Polymer Physics, Biomimetic Materials, Soft Matter, 3D Bioreactor Culture, Taguchi Method, Electroactive Polymer, Chitin

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