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Electroless Ni-P\alginate microgels coatings with self-healing properties (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Stankiewicz, A., Winiarski, J., Zielinska, K., & Barker, M. (2017). Electroless Ni-P\alginate microgels coatings with self-healing properties. In Proceedings of EuroCorr 2017

Self-healing coatings, offering corrosion protection on an alloy steel substrate, were fabricated by electroless co-deposition of a Ni-P matrix together with alginate microgels incorporating nickel saltsand sodium hypophosph... Read More about Electroless Ni-P\alginate microgels coatings with self-healing properties.

Development of self-healing coatings for corrosion protection on metallic structures (2016)
Journal Article
Stankiewicz, A., & Barker, M. B. (2016). Development of self-healing coatings for corrosion protection on metallic structures. Smart Materials and Structures, 25(8), 084013. https://doi.org/10.1088/0964-1726/25/8/084013

Inspired by biological systems, artificial self-healing materials are designed for repairing local damage caused by external factors. The rapidly expanding field of self-healing systems contains, among others, materials with well-defined surface prop... Read More about Development of self-healing coatings for corrosion protection on metallic structures.

Enhancing the power output of moving coil actuators by incorporating soft polymers. (2013)
Journal Article
Cho, M., Barker, M., & Prokofieva, E. (2013). Enhancing the power output of moving coil actuators by incorporating soft polymers. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 193, 161-169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2013.01.018

A novel design of an actuator coupled with a low-hardness silicone elastomer called “the gel surround” is presented. It means that the output power of a conventional moving coil-type actuator can be greatly enhanced by applying the novel mechanism of... Read More about Enhancing the power output of moving coil actuators by incorporating soft polymers..

On the Influence of Surfactant Incorporation during Electroless Nickel Plating (2012)
Journal Article
Nwosu, N., Davidson, A., Hindle, C., & Barker, M. (2012). On the Influence of Surfactant Incorporation during Electroless Nickel Plating. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 51(16), 5635-5644. https://doi.org/10.1021/ie202625n

The effects of surfactants on the dynamics and characteristics of plain and composite electroless nickel plating (ENP) are highlighted and discussed herein. An outline of the rudiments of surfactants and some underlying selection criteria is presente... Read More about On the Influence of Surfactant Incorporation during Electroless Nickel Plating.

A Novel Design for a Gel-Type DML Transducer Incorporating a Solid Panel Projecting Multiple Independent Sound Sources. (2010)
Conference Proceeding
Cho, M., Prokofieva, E., Barker, M., & Munoz, J. (2010). A Novel Design for a Gel-Type DML Transducer Incorporating a Solid Panel Projecting Multiple Independent Sound Sources.

The gel-type DML transducer (referred to as the gel transducer in this paper) excites a panel to radiate sound waves through the gel surround. The panel breaks into different characteristic modes of vibration as frequency increases. At high frequenci... Read More about A Novel Design for a Gel-Type DML Transducer Incorporating a Solid Panel Projecting Multiple Independent Sound Sources..

Improvement of Sound Quality by Means of Ultra-Soft Elastomer for the Gel Type Inertia Driven DML Type Transducer. (2010)
Conference Proceeding
Cho, M., Prokofieva, E., Munoz, J., & Barker, M. (2010). Improvement of Sound Quality by Means of Ultra-Soft Elastomer for the Gel Type Inertia Driven DML Type Transducer.

Unlike standard DML transducers, the gel-type inertia driven transducer (referred to as the gel transducer in this paper) designed as a mini woofer DML-type transducer, transfers its pistonic movement to a panel through the gel surround, thereby gene... Read More about Improvement of Sound Quality by Means of Ultra-Soft Elastomer for the Gel Type Inertia Driven DML Type Transducer..