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Prof Islam Shyha's Outputs (95)

Experimental investigation on thermomechanical properties and micro-machinability of carbon nanofibre reinforced epoxy nanocomposites (2023)
Journal Article
Le, B., Fu, G., Khaliq, J., Huo, D., & Shyha, I. (2023). Experimental investigation on thermomechanical properties and micro-machinability of carbon nanofibre reinforced epoxy nanocomposites. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 99, 781-793. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2023.05.080

A comprehensive experimental investigation on thermomechanical properties and micro-machinability of carbon nanofibre reinforced epoxy nanocomposites (EP/CNF) is presented in this study. The machinability indicators including cutting force and surfac... Read More about Experimental investigation on thermomechanical properties and micro-machinability of carbon nanofibre reinforced epoxy nanocomposites.

Re-evaluating Bioplastic Blend Wastes through Mechanical Recycling and Chemical Modification (2025)
Journal Article
Eil Bakhtiari, S. S., Shyha, I., Sun, D., Nofar, M., & Salehiyan, R. (online). Re-evaluating Bioplastic Blend Wastes through Mechanical Recycling and Chemical Modification. Advanced Industrial and Engineering Polymer Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aiepr.2025.03.001

The escalating environmental challenges posed by conventional plastics have amplified the importance of biodegradable polymers as sustainable alternatives. However, addressing their recyclability and reprocessing is critical to enhancing their enviro... Read More about Re-evaluating Bioplastic Blend Wastes through Mechanical Recycling and Chemical Modification.

Stretchable electrospun PVDF/TPU nanofibers membranes: Acoustic signals detectors (2024)
Journal Article
Nair, R., El-kadery, A., Khalil, A. M., El-kaliuoby, M. I., Kandas, I., Jain, A., Omran, N., Gamal, M., Noman, S., Magdy, G., Maree, K., El-Khatib, A. M., Hassanin, A. H., Shyha, I., Jaradat, S., Al-Dubai, A., Trabelsi, M., Al Othman, B., & Shehata, N. (2024). Stretchable electrospun PVDF/TPU nanofibers membranes: Acoustic signals detectors. MRS Energy and Sustainability, 11, 659–668. https://doi.org/10.1557/s43581-024-00111-4

Devices that harvest energy are crucial for reducing reliance on energy transmission and distribution systems. This helps minimize energy loss and mitigate environmental impacts. In this study, we focused on manufacturing nanocomposites using various... Read More about Stretchable electrospun PVDF/TPU nanofibers membranes: Acoustic signals detectors.

The effect of electro blow spinning parameters on the characteristics of polylactic acid nanofibers: Towards green development of high-performance biodegradable membrane (2024)
Journal Article
Elnabawy, E., Sun, D., Shearer, N., & Shyha, I. (2024). The effect of electro blow spinning parameters on the characteristics of polylactic acid nanofibers: Towards green development of high-performance biodegradable membrane. Polymer, 311, Article 127553. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2024.127553

Electro-blow spinning represents a novel and emerging hybridised technology for producing high-quality, large-scale nanofibers. The applied pressure, accompanied by an electric field, functions as a drafting force to generate ultrafine, homogeneous n... Read More about The effect of electro blow spinning parameters on the characteristics of polylactic acid nanofibers: Towards green development of high-performance biodegradable membrane.

Optimizing DMF Utilization for Improved MXene Dispersions in Epoxy Nanocomposites (2024)
Journal Article
Janjua, A. A., Younas, M., Ilyas, R. A., Shyha, I., Faisal, N. H., Inam, F., & Saharudin, M. S. (2024). Optimizing DMF Utilization for Improved MXene Dispersions in Epoxy Nanocomposites. Journal of Composites Science, 8(9), Article 340. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs8090340

Dimethylformamide (DMF), a polar solvent, is commonly used for preparing graphene/epoxy nanocomposites. While previous research has commonly predominantly highlighted the improvement in physio-mechanical properties of these nanocomposites, the effect... Read More about Optimizing DMF Utilization for Improved MXene Dispersions in Epoxy Nanocomposites.

Revolutionising orthopaedic implants—a comprehensive review on metal 3D printing with materials, design strategies, manufacturing technologies, and post-process machining advancements (2024)
Journal Article
Shaikh, M., Kahwash, F., Lu, Z., Alkhreisat, M., Mohammad, A., & Shyha, I. (2024). Revolutionising orthopaedic implants—a comprehensive review on metal 3D printing with materials, design strategies, manufacturing technologies, and post-process machining advancements. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 134, 1043-1076. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-024-14218-y

This paper conceptualises an understanding of advanced manufacturing methods to develop 3D-printed metallic orthopaedic implants, including a brief discussion on post-process machining. The significance of Metallic Additive Manufacturing (MAM) and it... Read More about Revolutionising orthopaedic implants—a comprehensive review on metal 3D printing with materials, design strategies, manufacturing technologies, and post-process machining advancements.

Optimizing DMF Utilization for Improved MXene Dispersions in Epoxy Nanocomposites (2024)
Preprint / Working Paper
Ali Janjua, A., Younas, M., Ahmad Ilyas, R., Shyha, I., Haque Faisal, N., Inam, F., & Shahneel Saharudin, M. Optimizing DMF Utilization for Improved MXene Dispersions in Epoxy Nanocomposites

Dimethylformamide (DMF), a polar solvent, is commonly used for preparing graphene/epoxy nanocomposites. While commonly previous research has predominantly highlighted the improvement in physio-mechanical properties of these nanocomposites, the effect... Read More about Optimizing DMF Utilization for Improved MXene Dispersions in Epoxy Nanocomposites.

Lead-Free NaNbO 3 -Based Ceramics for Electrostatic Energy Storage Capacitors (2024)
Journal Article
Soheli, S. N., Lu, Z., Sun, D., & Shyha, I. (2024). Lead-Free NaNbO 3 -Based Ceramics for Electrostatic Energy Storage Capacitors. Ceramics, 7(2), 712-734. https://doi.org/10.3390/ceramics7020047

The burgeoning significance of antiferroelectric (AFE) materials, particularly as viable candidates for electrostatic energy storage capacitors in power electronics, has sparked substantial interest. Among these, lead-free sodium niobate (NaNbO3) AFE... Read More about Lead-Free NaNbO 3 -Based Ceramics for Electrostatic Energy Storage Capacitors.

Parametric Study on PVDF Electrospun Nanofibers: Optical Characteristics, Piezoelectric Analysis, and Correlated Applications (2024)
Journal Article
Nair, R., Mahdi, J., Amjad, O., Maree, K., Jain, A., Al-Dubai, A., Jaradat, S., Shyha, I., Trabelsi, M., Alothamn, B., & Shehata, N. (2024). Parametric Study on PVDF Electrospun Nanofibers: Optical Characteristics, Piezoelectric Analysis, and Correlated Applications. Journal of Electronic Materials, 53, 4155–4172. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-024-11097-7

In this study, both the optical and piezoelectric properties of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) electrospun nanofibers were investigated at different needle-to-collector distances of the electrospinning process at constant applied high voltage. For pi... Read More about Parametric Study on PVDF Electrospun Nanofibers: Optical Characteristics, Piezoelectric Analysis, and Correlated Applications.

Exploring advances in nanofiber-based face masks: a comprehensive review of mechanical, electrostatic, and antimicrobial functionality filtration for the removal of airborne particulate matter and pathogens (2024)
Journal Article
Le, B., Omran, N., Elnabawy, E., Hassanin, A. H., Mahmoud, K., Shehata, N., & Shyha, I. (2024). Exploring advances in nanofiber-based face masks: a comprehensive review of mechanical, electrostatic, and antimicrobial functionality filtration for the removal of airborne particulate matter and pathogens. Emergent Materials, 7(3), 765-800. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42247-023-00622-9

The filtration of airborne particulate matter (PM) and aerosols utilizing nonwoven fibrous materials has received significant research concern due to the continuing global pandemics, especially the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and part... Read More about Exploring advances in nanofiber-based face masks: a comprehensive review of mechanical, electrostatic, and antimicrobial functionality filtration for the removal of airborne particulate matter and pathogens.

Design for Additive Manufacturing and Finite Element Analysis of Fe-Mn Biodegradable Fracture Fixation Plate with Varying Porosity Levels (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Shaikh, M., Kahwash, F., Lu, Z., Alkhreisat, M., & Shyha, I. (2023, September). Design for Additive Manufacturing and Finite Element Analysis of Fe-Mn Biodegradable Fracture Fixation Plate with Varying Porosity Levels. Presented at International Conference on Additive Manufacturing in Products and Applications 2023, Zurich, Switzerland

Fracture fixation plates are osteosynthesis implants used to fix fractured bones in a human body. They are either left in the body or required to be removed after a bone healing period of 3–6 months. Recent trends focus on developing iron (Fe) based... Read More about Design for Additive Manufacturing and Finite Element Analysis of Fe-Mn Biodegradable Fracture Fixation Plate with Varying Porosity Levels.

Flexible piezoelectric PVDF/TPU nanofibrous membranes produced by solution blow spinning (2023)
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Le, B., Omran, N., Hassanin, A. H., Kandas, I., Gamal, M., Shehata, N., & Shyha, I. (2023). Flexible piezoelectric PVDF/TPU nanofibrous membranes produced by solution blow spinning. Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 24, 5032-5041. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2023.04.051

Poly (vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) nanofibers have been applied in producing piezoelectric membranes for energy harvesting in wearable devices under strenuous service conditions due to its outstanding properties such as piezoelectricity, flexibility,... Read More about Flexible piezoelectric PVDF/TPU nanofibrous membranes produced by solution blow spinning.

Electro-blown spinning: New insight into the effect of electric field and airflow hybridized forces on the production yield and characteristics of nanofiber membranes (2023)
Journal Article
Elnabawy, E., Sun, D., Shearer, N., & Shyha, I. (2023). Electro-blown spinning: New insight into the effect of electric field and airflow hybridized forces on the production yield and characteristics of nanofiber membranes. Journal of Science: Advanced Materials and Devices, 8(2), Article 100552. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsamd.2023.100552

Electro-blown spinning (EBS) is an emergent hybridized nanofibers formation technology. Recently, there has been a great interest in introducing this novel method for producing sub-micron, and nanofibers into several applications. For the first time,... Read More about Electro-blown spinning: New insight into the effect of electric field and airflow hybridized forces on the production yield and characteristics of nanofiber membranes.

Recent advances in MXene composites research, applications and opportunities (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Saharudin, M., Ayub, A., Hasbi, S., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Shyha, I., & Inam, F. (2022, August). Recent advances in MXene composites research, applications and opportunities. Presented at Composite Sciences and Technology International Conference 2022 (COMSAT2022), Johor, Malaysia

MXene composites have emerged as a promising class of materials due to their exceptional properties and versatility in various applications. In recent years, researchers have made significant progress in the development and characterization of MXene... Read More about Recent advances in MXene composites research, applications and opportunities.

Preparation of Elastomeric Nanocomposites Using Nanocellulose and Recycled Alum Sludge for Flexible Dielectric Materials (2022)
Journal Article
Sun, D., Saw, B. L., Onyianta, A. J., Wang, B., Wilson, C., O'Rourke, D., See, C. H., Popescu, C.-M., Dorris, M., Shyha, I., & Lu, Z. (2023). Preparation of Elastomeric Nanocomposites Using Nanocellulose and Recycled Alum Sludge for Flexible Dielectric Materials. Journal of Advanced Dielectrics, 13(01), Article 2242008. https://doi.org/10.1142/s2010135x22420085

Flexible dielectric materials with environmental-friendly, low-cost and high-energy density characteristics are in increasing demand as the world steps into the new Industrial 4.0 era. In this work, an elastomeric nanocomposite was developed by incor... Read More about Preparation of Elastomeric Nanocomposites Using Nanocellulose and Recycled Alum Sludge for Flexible Dielectric Materials.

Energy storage properties in Nd doped AgNbTaO3 lead-free antiferroelectric ceramics with Nb-site vacancies (2022)
Journal Article
Lu, Z., Sun, D., Wang, G., Zhao, J., Zhang, B., Wang, D., & Shyha, I. (2023). Energy storage properties in Nd doped AgNbTaO3 lead-free antiferroelectric ceramics with Nb-site vacancies. Journal of Advanced Dielectrics, 13(01), Article 2242006. https://doi.org/10.1142/s2010135x22420061

It is crucial to discover lead-free materials with ultrahigh recoverable energy density (Wrec) that can be employed in future pulse power capacitors. In this work, a high Wrec of 4.51 J/cm3 was successfully obtained in lead-free Nd-doped AgNb0.8Ta0.... Read More about Energy storage properties in Nd doped AgNbTaO3 lead-free antiferroelectric ceramics with Nb-site vacancies.

Preparation of flexible dielectric nanocomposites using nanocellulose and recycled alum sludge for wearable technology applications (2022)
Journal Article
Sun, D., Saw, L., Onyianta, A., O'Rourke, D., Lu, Z., Wilson, C., See, C. H., Popescu, C., Dorris, M., & Shyha, I. (2022). Preparation of flexible dielectric nanocomposites using nanocellulose and recycled alum sludge for wearable technology applications. Materials, Methods & Technologies, 16, 149-159

With the rapid development of wearable technology, flexible dielectric materials with environmental-friendly, low-cost and high-energy efficiency characteristics are in increasing demand. In this work, a flexible dielectric nanocomposite was develope... Read More about Preparation of flexible dielectric nanocomposites using nanocellulose and recycled alum sludge for wearable technology applications.

Solution blow spun piezoelectric nanofibers membrane for energy harvesting applications (2022)
Journal Article
Omran, N., Elnabawy, E., Le, B., Trabelsi, M., Gamal, M., Kandas, I., Hassanin, A. H., Shyha, I., & Shehata, N. (2022). Solution blow spun piezoelectric nanofibers membrane for energy harvesting applications. Reactive and Functional Polymers, 179, Article 105365. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2022.105365

Energy harvesting systems have benefited from the use of one-dimensional nanostructures such as nanofibers. For example, the conversion of mechanical energy to electrical energy has paved the way for nanofibers to be used in a wide range of applicati... Read More about Solution blow spun piezoelectric nanofibers membrane for energy harvesting applications.

Response surface method for optimisation of SLA processing parameters (2022)
Journal Article
El-Sayed, M. A., El-Nakeeb, N., Shyha, I., & Ghazy, M. (2022). Response surface method for optimisation of SLA processing parameters. International Journal of Materials and Product Technology, 64(3/4), 222-241. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijmpt.2022.122890

In the current study, response surface method (RSM) was applied to correlate stereolithography (SLA) process parameters such as layer thickness, hatch overcure, and part orientation to SLA part characteristics such as density, surface finish and ulti... Read More about Response surface method for optimisation of SLA processing parameters.