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Development of a morphing wingtip based on compliant structures (2018)
Journal Article
Wang, C., Haddad Khodaparast, H., Friswell, M. I., Shaw, A. D., Xia, Y., & Walters, P. (2018). Development of a morphing wingtip based on compliant structures. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 29(16), 3293-3304. https://doi.org/10.1177/1045389X18783076

© The Author(s) 2018. Compliant structures, such as flexible corrugated panels and honeycomb structures, are promising structural solutions for morphing aircraft. The compliant structure can be tailored to carry aerodynamic loads and achieve the geom... Read More about Development of a morphing wingtip based on compliant structures.

Hybrid auxetic foam and perforated plate composites for human body support (2016)
Journal Article
Mohanraj, H., Filho Ribeiro, S. L. M., Panzera, T. H., Scarpa, F., Farrow, I. R., Jones, R., …Peng, H. X. (2016). Hybrid auxetic foam and perforated plate composites for human body support. physica status solidi (b), 253(7), 1378-1386. https://doi.org/10.1002/pssb.201600106

© 2016 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim The article describes the design, manufacturing, modelling and testing of a hybrid composite support made from auxetic open cell foam liners and curved thermoplastic plates with rhomboidal perforati... Read More about Hybrid auxetic foam and perforated plate composites for human body support.

An anthropomorphic design for a minimally invasive surgical system based on a survey of surgical technologies, techniques and training (2014)
Journal Article
Tzemanaki, A., Walters, P., Pipe, A. G., Melhuish, C., & Dogramadzi, S. (2014). An anthropomorphic design for a minimally invasive surgical system based on a survey of surgical technologies, techniques and training. International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery, 10(3), 368-378. https://doi.org/10.1002/rcs.1544

© 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Background: Over the past century, abdominal surgery has seen a rapid transition from open procedures to less invasive methods, such as robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery (MIS). This study aimed to investigate... Read More about An anthropomorphic design for a minimally invasive surgical system based on a survey of surgical technologies, techniques and training.

Shape memory polymer hexachiral auxetic structures with tunable stiffness (2014)
Journal Article
Rossiter, J., Takashima, K., Scarpa, F., Walters, P., & Mukai, T. (2014). Shape memory polymer hexachiral auxetic structures with tunable stiffness. Smart Materials and Structures, 23(4), https://doi.org/10.1088/0964-1726/23/4/045007

Planar auxetic structures have the potential to impact on a wide range of applications from deployable and morphing structures to space-filling composite and medical treatments. The ability to fabricate auxetics from smart materials greatly enhances... Read More about Shape memory polymer hexachiral auxetic structures with tunable stiffness.

Artificial heartbeat: Design and fabrication of a biologically inspired pump (2013)
Journal Article
Walters, P., Lewis, A., Stinchcombe, A., Stephenson, R., & Ieropoulos, I. (2013). Artificial heartbeat: Design and fabrication of a biologically inspired pump. Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, 8(4), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3182/8/4/046012

We present a biologically inspired actuator exhibiting a novel pumping action. The design of the 'artificial heartbeat' actuator is inspired by physical principles derived from the structure and function of the human heart. The actuator employs NiTi... Read More about Artificial heartbeat: Design and fabrication of a biologically inspired pump.

Reproduction in three-dimensional ink jet printing (2010)
Journal Article
Stanic, M., Lozo, B., & Walters, P. (2010). Reproduction in three-dimensional ink jet printing. Journal of Imaging Science and Technology, 54(6),

Peer reviewed journal article published in the Journal of Imaging Science and Technology, Vol. 54, 060201 (2010). Three-dimensional printing is a powder-based solid freeform fabrication technique. It is based on conventional ink jet printing techn... Read More about Reproduction in three-dimensional ink jet printing.