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Patent applications

Kellar E J C and Tavakoli S M: Patent Application No GB00/0151, April 1999.

Kellar E J C and Tavakoli S M: Ultrasound detectable instrument, International Patent, Publication No WO 00/66004, 1999.

Fastener [AdhFAST TM ] - PCT patent filing Application No PCT/GB 00/02930 - E J C Kellar, 28 July 2000.

List of published articles and presentations

Kellar E J C: 'Structural use of Adhesives in the Offshore Industry'. 16 March 1999 - presentation given to members of the Institute of Structural Engineers c/o CIRIA (Construction Industry Research and Information Association), 6 Storey's Gate, Westminster, London.

McGrath G C, Jones I A and Troughton M J: 'Production solutions with Plastics'. Joining and Repair of Plastics and Composites', IMechE, 16-17 March 1999.

Taylor A and Fernie J A: 'The thin ceramic line'. Design Engineering, April 1999.

Kellar E J C: 'Adhesive Bonding with Titanium'. Presentation given at TWI to representatives from the titanium industry, 26 May 1999.

Joseph A and Kellar E J C: 'A novel technique for enhancing the ultrasound visibility of medical devices'. 30 June 1999 - presentation at TWI Adhesives Open Day.

Kellar E J C: 'Adhesives - An overview'. Presentation to attendees of Welding Diploma Course held at TWI Training School, 21 October 1999.

Burling P and Thomas G: 'The heat in the sandwich - homegrown fire resistant composite out performs competitors'. TWI Bulletin 2000 41 (1 Jan/Feb).

Thomas G: 'Sticking to the path of good conduct - the future for ECAs'. TWI Bulletin 2000 41 (2 March/April).

Burling P: 'Using Barrikade® - the practical approach'. TWI Bulletin 2000 (July/August) 57-60.

Technical Papers

Kellar E J C: 'AdhFAST TM - Adhesive injection fastener'. Connect, no 105, March/April 2000, p.3.

Kellar E J C: 'Innovations in plastic welding and adhesive bonding'. Welding and Metal Fabrication, Vol 68, 10, November/December 2000, pp. 13-15.

Tavakoli S M: 'Adhesive and coatings - the cheaper, greener, higher productivity approaches to rapid curing'. Bulletin, Vol 41, 6, November/December 2000, pp. 83-85.

Tavakoli S M: 'Advances in medicine'. Connect, no 110, January/February 2001, p. 1.

Court R S: 'The long-term durability of adhesive joints'. PhD Thesis, Cambridge University, June 2001.

Tavakoli S M: 'Adhesive and coatings - the cheaper, greener, higher productivity approaches to rapid curing'. Bulletin, Vol 44, 1, January/February 2001, pp. 11-13.

Tavakoli S M: 'Sticking to the healthy option - using adhesive bonding in medical and implantable devices - Part I'. Bulletin, Vol 42, 3, May/June 2001, pp. 35-37.

Tavakoli S M: 'Sticking to the healthy option - using adhesive bonding in medical and implantable devices - Part II'. Bulletin, Vol 42, 4, July/August 2001, pp. 65-68.

Court R S: Ageing of adhesively bonded joints - fracture and failure analysis using video imaging techniques'. Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, Vol 21, 6, December 2001, pp.455-463.

Rostami S D: 'Rapid Curing by Variable Frequency Microwave'. TWI Bulletin Vol 43, No 4, July/August 2002.

Tavakoli S M: 'Adhesives and sealants in medicine, dentistry and pharmacy - a review of materials and applications - Part 1'. TWI Bulletin January/February 2002.

Tavakoli S M: 'Adhesives and sealants in medicine, dentistry and pharmacy - a review of materials and applications - Part 2'. TWI Bulletin March/April 2002.

Tavakoli S M: 'Adhesive bonding of medical and implantable devices. Medical Device Technology September 2002 13 (7) pp32-6.

Tavakoli S M, Kellar E J C, Nassiri D and Joseph A E: 'A novel polymeric coating for enhanced ultrasound imaging of medical devices'. Journal of Applied Medical Polymers, December 2002.

TWI Members reports

Sinnadurai F N, Rostami S D, Dunkerton S B and Wintle J B: 'Introduction to reliability testing methods in microelectronics and related sectors'. TWI Members Report 7426.02/01/1103.3, September 2001.

Kellar E J C: 'Silane pre-treatment of A1 Alloys for adhesive bonding'. TWI Members Report 77423.1/01/1066.03, November 2001.

Kellar E J C, Manger C I C and Tavakoli S M: 'Fatigue crack growth within adhesively bonded joints'. TWI Members Report 7742.1/01/1032.03, November 2001.

Conferences

Dunkerton S B: 'Joining technologies for medical devices'. Medical Device Technology Conference, 2-3 March 1999, Olympia, London.

Court R S, Sutcliffe M P F and Tavakoli S M: 'Fracture and failure analysis of adhesively bonded joints by video imaging techniques'. Adhesion '99, Cambridge, UK, 15-17 September 1999.

Kellar E J C and Tavakoli S M: 'Fractographic and cross-section analysis of adhesively bonded joints subjected to fatigue loading'. Adhesion '99, Cambridge, UK, 15-17 September 1999.

Kellar E J C, Vlattas C and Tavakoli S M: 'A new refinement to the design and manufacture of tapered double cantilever beams'. Adhesion '99, Cambridge, UK, 15-17 September 1999.

Joseph A E, Kellar E J C, Tavakoli S M and Nassiri D: 'The enhanced visualisation of devices for ultrasound guided interventional procedures'. Annual meeting of the British Ultrasound Society, Glasgow, UK 8-10 December 1999.

McGrath G C: 'Certification and training in the adhesives industry'. Adhesives and Sealants Agenda Europe, 1999, 10-11.

Kellar E J C and Tavakoli S M: 'The development of a novel polymeric coating to improve ultrasound imaging'. 17 February 2000- a presentation to the Medical Device Technology Conference (MDT) at the NEC, Birmingham.

McGrath G C and Froment I D 'Continuous Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites' Training Conference, Taiwan, 6-10 March 2000.

Kellar E J C: 'The development and potential uses for AdhFAST TM technology'. 13 April 2000- a presentation given at the Materials Congress 2000, Cirencester.

Tavakoli S M: 'Laser surface modification of polymers to enhance adhesion - Part II - PEEK, APC-2, LCP and PA66'. ANTEC 2000, 7-11 May 2000, USA, Conference Proceedings, Vol 1, 1248.

Parry G C, Hutchings I M and Taylor A: 'Scratch resistant coatings produced using sol-gel techniques'. International Conference on Organic-Inorganic Hybrids, University of Surrey, 12-14 June 2000.

Taylor A: 'Comparison between sol-gel derived nanocomposites and silicone based hardcoats for the protection of plastics'. International Conference on Organic-Inorganic Hybrids, University of Surrey, 12-14 June 2000.

Taylor A, Parry G C and Hutchings I M: 'Tribological Characterisation of coatings produced using sol-gel techniques'. 4th UK and Ireland Sol-Gel Meeting, Nottingham Trent University, 11-12 September 2000.

Feih S, Shercliff H R and McGrath G C: '3-D progressive damage modelling in adhesive composite peel joints: implements in a UMAT and related computational issues'. ECCM Brighton 2000.

Feih S, Shercliff H R and McGrath G C: '3-D progressive damage modelling for adhesively bonded composite peel joints: implementation in a UMAT and related computational issues'. Conference Proceedings ABAQUS UK User Conference,2000.

Feih S, Shercliff H R and McGrath G C: 'Optimisation of peel joint geometries in CFRP laminates under static loading with regard to first and final failure'. Conference Proceedings ECCM 2000.

Feih S, Shercliff H R and McGrath G C: '3-D Progressive Damage Modelling in Adhesive Composite Peel-Joints: Implementation in a UMAT and Related Computational Issues', ECCM, Brighton 2000.

McGrath G C, Jones I A, Hilton P A, Kellar E J C, Taylor A and Sallavanti R: 'A competitive advantage through innovation'. SAE 2001 World Congress, 5-8 March 2001, Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Chipperfield F A and Dunkerton S B: 'Welding and joining techniques for polymeric medical devices'. Medical Device Technology, May 2001.

Tavakoli S M: 'A novel polymeric coating for enhanced ultrasound imaging of medical devices'. ANTEC 2001, 6-10 May 2001, Dallas. Texas, USA.

Tavakoli S M, Kellar E J C and Vlattas C: 'Mechanical testing and characterisation of a steel adherend bonded using an automotive grade epoxy adhesive'. ANTEC 2001, 6-10 May 2001, Dallas. Texas, USA.

Kellar E J C: 'Quality assurance in bonding technology - innovative approaches for 2001 and beyond'. Swiss Bonding 2001, 22-24 May 2001, Rapperswil, Zurich, Switzerland.

Tavakoli S M and Jones I A: 'Laser processing for welding and enhancing adhesion of polymer surfaces'. Medical Polymers 2001, 14-15 May, Brussels, Belgium.

Buxton A L: 'Innovations at TWI'. Thermoformnet Meeting 'Research and Markets 2001', 19 June 2001, University of Nottingham.

Kellar E J C: 'Innovation combined with injection - Applications in adhesive bonding'. SAE VI, 6 th International Conference on Structural Adhesives in Engineering, 4-6 July 2001, Jurys Bristol Hotel, UK, pp. 23 (conference proceedings).

Buxton A L: The influence of a neighbouring fibre on fragmentation test data'. Eighth International Conference on Composites Engineering (ICCE/8), 5-11 August 2001, Tenerife, Canary Islands.

Buxton A L: 'Composites selection: economic solutions to future challenges'. JFNE Seminar 29 November 2001, TWI North.

Court R S, Tavakoli S M and Sutcliffe M P F: 'Predicting Adhesive Joint Life-times'. 25th Annual Meeting of the Adhesion Society and Second World Conference on Adhesion and Related Phenomenon, 10-14 February 2002, Orlando, Florida USA.

Court R S: 'Adhesive Shear Properties - Development of a Simplified Test Specimen'. 6 th European Adhesion Conference and Adhesion '02, 10-13 September 2002, Glasgow, UK.

Kellar E J C: 'Hybrid Joining - The Best of Both Worlds'. IMechE Seminar, The Joining of Plastics and Polymer Composite Materials, 24 October 2002.

Robinson P J: 'Flip Chip Equipment for Precision Volume Assembly'. EPPIC Faraday Seminar 'Precision Volume Manufacturing for Photonics and Electronics', 28 May 2002, TWI Ltd, Cambridge, UK.

Corfield V I, Tavakoli S M, Brooks R, Walton C E, Cameron R E and Bonfield W: 'Surface modification of PEEK to enhance biocompatibility'. 17 th European Conference on Biomaterials 11-14 September 2002, Spain.

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