TWI published papers and reports for the electronics, photonics, sensors, and medical sectors

Over the years, TWI staff have written many articles of relevance to the Electronics and Sensors and Medical Sectors.

Some are only available as an exclusive benefit of TWI Industrial Membership. Some are available to all registered users - registration is free and immediate.

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2004

S M Tavakoli: 'Surface modification of polymers to enhance biocompatibility', Chapter 12, Surfaces and Interfaces for Biomaterials, to be edited by Professor Pankaj Vadgama, to be published in 2004.

V Corfield, H Snelling, P Dyer, S M Tavakoli, R Brooks, C E Walton, R E Cameron and W Bonfield: 'ArF laser ablation of PEEK to introduce microtopography and control cell interaction', 7^th World Biomaterials Conference, 17-21 May 2004, Sydney, Australia. In press.

2003

F Smith: 'The Medical Devices Faraday Partnership', MedTex03, The Moat House Hotel, Bolton, 8-9 July 2003

I A Jones and S M Tavakoli: 'Techniques for welding polymeric devices and enhancing biocompatibility of surfaces using laser sources', Medical Device Technology Conf. 2003, NEC Birmingham, UK, 12-13 February 2003

S D Rostami and I A Jones: 'Laser welding of plastics - Process selection software', 22^nd International Congress on Applications of Lasers and Electro-optics, ICALEO'03, Jacksonville, Florida, 13-16 Oct 2003.

S D Rostami and I A Jones: 'Process Guidance and software for Clearweld' TWI Members Report 772, August 2003 Industrial Members Only

S Huang: 'Drop-on-demand ink jet printing adhesives', Connect, March/April 2003, p6

J Howlett: 'Enhanced facilities for Microtechnology', Connect, July/August 2003, p6

F F Rahman, W Bonfield, R E Cameron, M P Patel, M Braden, S M Tavakoli and G Pearson: 'Water uptake of poly (ethylmethacrylate)/tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate polymer systems modified with tricalcium phosphate and hydroxyapatite', Bioceramic 16 conference, November 2003, Porto, Portugal.

2002

T Shelley and D McKeown: 'Forward with fastening', Eureka, Vol.22, No.8, August 2002, pp21-22

R E Dolby: 'Foresight - future trends in materials joining', Welding Research News, No.1, Jan 2002

Williams C and Fernie J A: 'Novel joining and sealing processes for solid oxide fuel cells', 5^th European Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Forms, Lucerne, Switzerland, 1-5 July 2002.

Otter C C: 'Enhanced service for microtechnology applications', Connect, March 2002.

Rostami S: 'Rapid curing by variable frequency microwave (VFM)', TWI Bulletin, July/August 2002

2001

Tavakoli S M: 'Sticking to the healthy option - using adhesive bonding in medical and implantable devices - Part I' (Industrial Members only)

Tavakoli S M: 'Sticking to the healthy option - using adhesive bonding in medical and implantable devices - Part II', TWI Bulletin, July/August 2001 (Industrial Members only)

Chipperfield F and Dunkerton S B: 'Welding and joining techniques for polymeric medical devices', Medical Device Technology, Birmingham, UK, 14-15 February 2001

Chipperfield F and Jones I A: 'Laser welding of thermoplastics' Medical Device Technology, Birmingham, UK, 14-15 February 2001

Tavakoli S M: 'The Adhesives Bonding of Medical Devices', Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry, June 2001, p 58

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

Tavakoli S M, Kellar E J C, Nassiri D and Joseph A E: 'A novel polymeric coating for enhanced ultrasound imaging of medical devices'. ANTEC 2001 Conference, 6-10 May 2001, Dallas, USA

Chipperfield F A, Dunkerton S B, Fernie J A, Jones I A and Taylor A: 'Innovations in welding and coatings for medical devices', Medical Device Technology conference, Birmingham, UK, 14-15 February 2001.

2000

Smith L S and Threadgill P L: 'Magnesium joining - new developments aid industrial fabrication ', Connect, no.109. Nov.-Dec.2000. p.3

Tavakoli S M: 'Adhesives and coatings - the cheaper, greener, higher productivity approaches to rapid curing', TWI Bulletin, November/December 2000.

Powell H J; Westgate S A; Wiemer K: 'A practical guide to process and quality control for resistance spot welding', In Book: The Automotive Industry. Core Research from TWI; Abington Publishing; 2000. ISBN 1-85573-515-6. pp.107-152.

Tavakoli S M: 'Polymers get the laser treatment - surface modification for better adhesion', TWI Bulletin, September/October 2000

Kellar E J C and Tavakoli S M: 'Ultrasound detectable instrument' Patent Application No: WO 00/66004, November 2000.

Jones I A and Chipperfield F A: 'A review of plastics joining processes for medical devices'. Medical Plastics 2000 Conference, 11-14 September 2000, Vienna, Austria.

Jones I A, Taylor N S, Sallavanti R and Griffiths J: 'Use of infrared dyes for transmission laser welding of plastics', ANTEC 2000 Conference, 7-11 May 2000, Orlando, Florida, USA.

Tavakoli S M, and Riches S T: 'Laser surface modification of polymers to enhance adhesion Part II - PEEK, APC-2, LCP and PA', ANTEC 2000 Conference, 7-11 May 2000, Orlando, Florida, USA.

Wise R J and Thomas R: 'An assessment of weld heterogeneities in PMMA using Birefringence', ANTEC 2000 Conference, 7-11 May 2000, Orlando, Florida, USA.

Kellar E J C and Tavakoli S M: 'The development of a novel polymeric coating to improve ultrasound imaging'. Medical Device Technology Conference 2000. 17 February 2000. Birmingham, UK.

1999

Thomas G; Dunn B D: 'Assessment of electrically conductive adhesives (ECA's) for joining surface mount devices to printed circuit boards', In: PEP'99. Proceedings, Second IEEE International Symposium on Polymeric Electronics Packaging, Gothenburg, Sweden, 24-28 Oct.1999, pp.9-13.

Wise R; McCarthy B: 'Lasagne and chips? Biodegradable circuit boards', Connect, no.102. Sept.-Oct.1999. p.3.

Wise R and McCarthy B: 'Lasagne and Chips', Connect, Sept/Oct 1999 p.3.

Goward J: 'Microjoining on wheels - the quest rolls on for smaller and smaller, tougher and tougher', TWI Bulletin, Vol. 40, No.3, May/June 1999, pp35-36.

Surface Engineering: 'TWI collaboration in coatings development', Surface Engineering, vol.15, no.2. 1999. p.89.

Otter C C: 'Friction acoustic bonding establishes microjoining foothold', Connect, no.99. Mar.-Apr.1999. p.8.

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

Jones I A, Hilton P A, Sallavanti R and Griffiths J: 'Use of infrared dyes for transmission laser welding of plastics', ICALEO Conference, November 1999.

Joseph A E 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.

Jones I A and Chipperfield F A: 'A review of joining processes for packaging with plastics', Pharmaceutical and Medical Packaging Conference, 18-19 May 1999. Copenhagen, Denmark.

Chipperfield F A: 'Innovative joining technologies'. Plasticity '99 Conference. 30-31 March 1999, Warwick, UK.

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

Khalid A: Review of the non-destructive inspection market and performance of inspection companies in the UK. Insight. Journal of the British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing. April 1999.

1998

Cole C E, Noden S C, Tyrer J R and Hilton P A: 'The application of diffractive optical elements in high power laser material processing', Laser Materials Processing. Proceedings, Conference, ICALEO '98, Orlando, Florida, 16-19 Nov.1998

Dunkerton S B: 'Glob top materials to chip on board components', In: Joining Applications in Electronics and Medical Devices. Proceedings, ICAWT '98 International Conference on Advances in Welding Technology, Columbus, 30 Sept.-2 Oct.1998, pp.371-386.

Dunkerton S B, Goward J M: 'A review of ball grid arrays for electronic assembly', In: Joining Applications in Electronics and Medical Devices. Proceedings, ICAWT '98 International Conference on Advances in Welding Technology, Columbus, 30 Sept.-2 Oct.1998, pp.205-217.

Jones I A, Taylor N S: 'Laser sealing of plastics for medical devices', In: Joining Applications in Electronics and Medical Devices. Proceedings, ICAWT '98 International Conference on Advances in Welding Technology, Columbus, 30 Sept.-2 Oct.1998, pp.393-402.

Khalid A: Non-Destructive Testing Market: A Brief Review. Proceedings of conference 'Non-Destructive Testing. An Eastern-Western Perspective.' 23-25 September 1998. Published by the British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing.

Hanson W B and Fernie J A: 'It's all coming together with ceramics', Materials World, vol.6, no.9. Sept.1998. pp.534-536.

Jones I A and Taylor N S: 'Laser sealing of plastics for medical devices', Medical Plastics '98, twelfth international conference, Gothenburg, Sweden, 7-10 September 1998.

Mistry K K: 'Medical devices - the today and tomorrow of joining and manufacturing technology', TWI Bulletin, January/February 1998.

1997

Dickerson T: 'Measurements of the stress-strain behaviour of three die attach materials and the material influence on die failure', Micro Materials. Proceedings, International Conference and Exhibition, Micro Mat '97, Berlin, 16-18 Apr.1997, ISBN 3-932434-05-6, pp.275-278

Foster C P J: 'Microsystems assembly and interconnection', TWI Bulletin, July 1997

Walker J: 'Soldering quality under test', Connect, July/August 1997.

Foster C J: 'Assembly and interconnection of microsystems', IEE Coloquium on Assembly and Connections in Microsystems, London, UK, 26 Feb 1997.

Burling P M: 'Advanced materials in orthotic devices', In: Medtec. Proceedings, First Medical Equipment Design & Technology Exhibition Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 21-23 Oct.1997, Session 303.

Tavakoli S M: 'Adhesive bonding in the medical industry', In: Medtec. Proceedings, First Medical Equipment Design & Technology Exhibition Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 21-23 Oct.1997, Session 303.

John R, Jones S B: 'The economic relevance of materials joining technology', Rivista Italiana della Saldatura, vol.49, no.6. Nov.-Dec.1997. pp.583-589.

Driver D, Condie C: 'Competing with composites', Welding and Joining. Dec.1997-Jan.1998. pp.14-16.

Froment I D: 'Welding of plastics in medical device manufacturing', Medtec. Proceedings, First Medical Equipment Design & Technology Exhibition Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 21-23 Oct.1997, Session 303.

Stockham N R: 'Ringing the changes [in jewellery manufacture]', Welding and Joining. May 1997. pp.14-16.

Bridge, B., Sattar, T.P., Chen, S. and Khalid, A.: On the design of multi-task compact, climbing robotic NDT systems for remote operation on large surfaces and in hazardous environments, Non-destructive Testing and Evaluation, Vol. 13 (1997), pp. 85-111.

1996

Fernie J A, Hanson W B: 'Feasibility trials on heat sink attachment for new electronic ceramic substrates', In Book: Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials V. Proceedings, Symposium, Cincinnati, OH, USA; 6-10 Oct.1996, Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS); 1996, pp.743-754.

James B C, Kilpatrick D J: 'The electrostatic bonding of silicon to glass', TWI Journal, vol.5, no.3. 1996. pp.349-366.

Sturgeon A J: 'Recent advances and applications of thermal sprayed ceramic coatings', In: 21st Century Ceramics. Proceedings, Meeting, Keele University, 5-6 Apr.1995. British Ceramic Proceedings, Vol.55; Institute of Materials; 1996. ISBN 0-901716-85-5. pp.3-12.

Jones S B, Churley A C: 'Technology transfer to small businesses: practical experience and future trends', Securing the Success of Steel. Proceedings, 1996 International Conference, WTIA 44th Annual Conference, Sydney, 11-12 Nov.1996, Paper 17.

Thomas G: 'Joining techniques [in medicine]', Medical Device Technology, vol.7, no.6. July-Aug.1996. p.38.

Taylor A: 'Sol-gel: synthesising glasses and ceramics', TWI Bulletin, Vol. 137, No. 2, March/April 96, pp 32-34

Khalid A: Using impact generated stress waves to predict the modulus of rupture and modulus of elasticity of wooden transmission poles. 14th World Conference on Non Destructive Testing (14th WCNDT), New Delhi, India, December 8-13, 1996.

Khalid, A., Wang, X., Rakocevic, M., Chen, S., Sattar, T., and Bridge, B.: Development and performance evaluation of a magnetic climbing NDT system for the inspection of ferric structures, Proceedings of the 14th World Conference on NDT (14th WCNDT), Vol. 1-5 (1996), Ch. 566, pp.1031-1034.

Chen, S., Sattar, T., Khalid, A., and Bridge, B: Effects of changes of the centre of gravity of a robotic scanning arm on the performance of a versatile wall-climbing robotic NDT system, Proceedings of the 14th World Conference on NDT (14th WCNDT), Vol. 1-5 (1996), Ch. 566, pp.1027-1030.

Chen, S., Sattar, T., Khalid, A., and Bridge, B: Design, development and performance evaluation of a new pneumatically powered a versatile wall-climbing robotic NDT system suitable for hazardous environments, Proceedings of the 14th World Conference on NDT (14th WCNDT), Vol. 1-5 (1996), Ch. 566, pp.1023-1026.

Sattar, T., Chen, S., Khalid, A., and Bridge, B: Development of a pneumatic and magnetic climbing robots for deployment of dry-contact ultrasonic transducers in hazardous environments, Proceedings of the International Conference on Remote Techniques for Hazardous Environments organized by the British Nuclear Energy Society (1996), pp.119-126.

1995

Clements R G, Riches S T: 'Wire and ribbon interconnection techniques for bond pads less than 50 micrometres in size', TWI Journal, vol.4, no.2. 1995. pp.203-237.

Forshaw M, Holmes G A, Riches S T: 'Nondestructive techniques for the inspection of surface mount solder joints - review and experiment', TWI Journal, vol.4, no.1. 1995. pp.125-170.

Sturgeon A J, Blunt F J, Harvey M D F: 'High velocity oxyfuel sprayed ceramic coatings', In: Fourth Euro-Ceramics, Proceedings, European Ceramic Society Conference, Riccione, 2-6 Oct.1995, Vol.9. pp.451-459.

Sturgeon A J, Harvey M D F: 'High velocity oxyfuel spraying of hydroxyapatite', Thermal Spraying - Current Status and Future Trends. Proceedings, 14th International Thermal Spray Conference, Kobe, Japan, 22-26 May 1995, Vol.2. pp.933-938.

Dunkerton S B: 'Joining of materials for medical applications', Proceedings, Medical Design and Materials Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 24-25 Apr.1995, pp.173-211.

Tavakoli S M, Nix E L, Pacey A R: 'Joining components of a cardiac catheter tip assembly with electrically conductive adhesives', ANTEC 95. Proceedings, 53rd Annual SPE Technical Conference, Boston, 7-11 May 1995, Vol.3. pp.3362-3366.

Edwards G R: 'A review of thermography used in nondestructive testing (NDT)', TWI Journal, vol.4, no.1. 1995. pp.53-94.

Hunt J A, Tavakoli S M, Williams R L and Riches S T: 'Laser surface modification of polymers to improve biocompatibility'. Twelfth European Conference on Biomaterials, 10-13 September 1995, Porto, Portugal.

Girardi M A and Tavakoli S M: 'The use of adhesives for joining of medical components', Ninth International Conference on medical Plastics '95, 3-5 October 1995, The Hague, The Netherlands.

Fan A., Khalid A., Sattar T.P., Chen S., Bridge B.: A new algorithm for the use of an anthropomorphic robot manipulator arm in remote and laboratory NDT application, Non-destructive Testing and Evaluation, Vol. 12 (1995), pp. 181-196.

Sattar T., Chen, S. Khalid A. Bridge B: (1995). The application of versatile and dextrous robotic non-destructive testing (NDT) instruments to the remote inspection of large, vertical structures in remote and hazardous environments. Proceedings of the 11th ISPE/IEE/IFAC International Conference on CAD/CAM, Robotics and Factories of the Future, CARS & FOF '95, 28-30 August. ISBN 95782-2-5, 1995, vol.2, pp 927-932.

1994

Riches S T: 'Techniques for welding fine insulated Cu wire without prior removal of insulation', TWI Journal, vol.3. no.1. Jan.1994. pp.155-176.

Sturgeon A: 'Thermal spraying gives a new look to substrate design', TWI Bulletin, Vol. 35, No.4, July/Aug 94, pp 84-87.

Sturgeon A: 'Alumina coatings - HVOF using hydrogen', TWI Bulletin, Vol. 35, No. 6, Nov/Dec 94, pp 136-138.

Saunders D: 'Preparing for adhesive bonding', TWI Bulletin, Vol. 35, No.3, May/June 94, pp 60-62.

Braithwaite A B M: 'Materials joining in Europe (Union de materiales en Europa)', Soldadura y Tecnologias de Union, vol.5, no.30. Nov.-Dec.1994. pp.38-48.

Mapleston P: 'Laser welding is high speed option for film fabricators', Modern Plastics International, vol.23, no.5. May 1994. pp.30, 32.

Khalid A., Chen S., Fan A., Sattar T.P. and Bridge B. Development of a climbing robot for the deployment of NDT sensors in hazardous environments, the British Institute of NDT Journal, INSIGHT, Vol. 36, No 12, December (1994), pp 943-948.

Chen S., Sattar T., Khalid A., Fan A., and Bridge B.: Climbing Robots-off the shelf, Industrial Robot, Vol. 21, No. 5 (1994), pp. 27-30.

1993

EUREKA project EU462 PEPITE Europes leading-edge in advanced electronics, EUREKA secretariat, 1993.

Ayres K R: 'Lasers for materials processing - a technology update', Engineering Designer, vol.19, no.2. Mar.-Apr.1993. pp.4-7.

Tavakoli S M: 'Adhesive joints - how strong, how long?', TWI Bulletin, Vol. 34, No. 2, March/April 93, pp 40-42.

1992

Sturgeon A: 'Ceramic coatings - a growing technology', TWI Bulletin, Vol. 33, No. 2, March/April 1992, pp 31-35.

1991

McGrath G M: 'Not sticking to a tradition - a guide to adhesive bonding', TWI Bulletin Vol. 32, No. 3, May/June 91, pp 64-67.

Harvey D: 'HVOF takes off', TWI Bulletin, Vol. 32, No. 5, Sept/Oct 91, pp107-109.

1990

Stockham N R: 'Joining techniques for fine pitch surface mount devices', In: High Performance Electronic Packaging Proceedings, 28-30 Nov 1990, Paper 26, pp 58-67.

Fernie J A: 'Techniques for bonding ceramics', TWI Bulletin Vol. 31 No. 9/10, Sept/Oct 90, pp 92-93.

1988

S M Stevens: 'Fourier transform infrared spectrometry for the analysis of polymers', TWI Bulletin, Vol. 29, No. 5, Sept/Oct 1988, pp 210-213.

1985

White G L: 'An introduction to die attach', TWI Bulletin, Vol. 26, No. 8, August 1985, pp 268-271.

1983

Stockham N R and Dawes C J: 'Resistance seam & laser welding of large hybrid metal packages', International Journal for Hybrid Microelectronics, Vol. 6, No. 1, Oct 1983, pp509-519.

'Developments in Microjoining 1970-1983', Abington Publishing, 1983

Taylor G M: 'Electrostatic bonding - applications & principles', TWI Research Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 2, Feb 83, pp55-57.

1980

Taylor G M: 'Wire bonding for small electronic contact pads', TWI Research Bulletin Vol. 21, No. 9, Sept 1980, pp260-264.

1979

Dawes C J: 'Ultrasonic ball/wedge bonding of aluminium wires', TWI Research Bulletin, Vol. 20, No. 1, Jan 1979, pp9-14.