Research output per year
Research output per year
Organisation profile
Welcome to the Advanced Materials and Processing Research Cluster. This Cluster undertakes leading edge multidisciplinary research into the processing, modelling and development of high performance polymeric materials, including their use in medical applications. This builds on the longstanding reputation for excellence in polymer research at Queen’s and the industrial relevance of its work.
Within the Cluster is the Polymer Processing Research Centre (PPRC) formed in 1996, to focus on advanced extrusion, rotational moulding and thermoforming technologies and the Medical Polymers Research Institute (MPRI), established in 2003 through a joint initiative with the School of Pharmacy,and dedicated to high technology R&D for healthcare industries in respect of medical materials and devices. In recent years the significant investment in processing, analytical and testing facilities has created an outstanding research infrastructure and a platform for undertaking high quality applied and fundamental research, reflecting the needs of the polymer industry in the UK and abroad.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Profiles
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Fraser Buchanan
- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering - Emeritus Professor
- Material and Advanced Technologies for Healthcare
- Advanced Materials and Processing
Person: Emeritus, Academic
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Peter Hornsby
- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering - Emeritus Professor
- Advanced Materials and Processing
Person: Emeritus
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A UV-Vis Spectroscopic Method for Monitoring of Additive Particle Properties during Polymer Compounding
Whitaker, D. A., Buchanan, F., Billham, M. & McAfee, M., 15 Mar 2018, (Early online date) In: Polymer Testing. 67Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Biomechanical investigation of injury mechanisms to the pelvic floor muscles resulting from child birth
Harte, K., Menary, G. & Lennon, A., 2018.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Development of Displacement Controlled Multiaxial Stretching Device for Characterising Viscoelastic Properties of Female Pelvic Floor Tissue
Harte, K., Menary, G. & Lennon, A., 2018.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
Datasets
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Dataset for "Evaluation of the In Vitro Cytotoxicity and Modulation of the Inflammatory Response by the Bioresorbable Polymers Poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) and Poly(L-lactide-co-glycolide)"
Geddes, L. (Data Collector), Carson, L. (Creator), Buchanan, F. (Creator) & Themistou, E. (Creator), Queen's University Belfast, 25 Sep 2020
DOI: 10.17034/3c73fd6f-e14e-4814-8598-e558f06e7f61
Dataset
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Dataset for A Comparison of the Increased Temperature Accelerated Degradation of Poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) and Poly(L-lactide-co-glycolide)
Buchanan, F. (Creator) & Geddes, L. (Data Collector), Queen's University Belfast, 14 Sep 2020
DOI: 10.17034/c2ffc8de-750a-4dbb-8a20-f12c85edd1d1
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Prizes
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Awarded "Best Paper of 2016" by the editors of Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine
Clarke, Susan (Recipient) & Buchanan, Fraser (Recipient), 06 Sep 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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ESB Oral Paper Award- Selected for Special Issue of J Material Science: Materials in Medicine, 19 (4) 2008
Dunne, Nicholas (Recipient), 09 Sep 2007
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM) - Young Person's Lecture Competition - 3rd Place, World Final
Cunningham, Eoin (Recipient), 2006
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Post Operative Total Hip Arthroplasty Mechanics: An Integrated Musculoskeletal-Continuum Mechanics Approach
Alex Lennon (Examiner)
2020Activity: Examination types › PhD external examination
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Computational testing of patient-specific gait features and pelvic motion effects on the risk of edge contact in total hip replacements.
Alex Lennon (Examiner)
02 Jul 2019Activity: Examination types › PhD external examination
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Press/Media
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Self-healing materials take cue from nature
Andrew Hamilton
29/09/2011
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
Impact
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Precision Techniques for Hip Joint Replacement Surgery Improves Quality of Life for over 10,000 Patients
John Orr (Participant), David Beverland (Participant), Fraser Buchanan (Participant), Janet Hill (Participant) & Alice Sykes (Participant)
Impact: Economic Impact, Health Impact
Student theses
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A combined experimental and computational framework to optimise processing and design of poly(L-lactic acid) bioresorbable stents
Author: Blair, R., Dec 2019Supervisor: Menary, G. (Supervisor), Lennon, A. (Supervisor) & Dunne, N. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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Advanced simulation of the rotational moulding process
Author: Seregar, J., Jul 2023Supervisor: Martin, P. (Supervisor) & Menary, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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Finite element modelling the forming of components for portable electronic devices
Author: Turner, J., Jul 2021Supervisor: Martin, P. (Supervisor) & Menary, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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