Items where Author is "Xu, Ben"

Wang, Ding, Cheewaruangroj, Nontawit, Li, Yifan, McHale, Glen, Jiang, Yingzhu, Wood, David, Biggins, John Simeon and Xu, Ben (2018) Spatially configuring wrinkle pattern and multiscale surface evolution with structural confinement. Advanced Functional Materials, 28 (1). p. 1704228. ISSN 1616-3028

Wang, Cong, Wang, Ding, Kozhevnikov, Valery, Xu, Ben and Li, Yifan (2017) Elastic Instability Induced Mechano-Responsive Luminescence for Super-Flexible Strain Sensing. In: IEEE SENSORS 2017, 30th October - 1st November 2017, Glasgow.

Liu, Yingzhi, Lu, Haibao, Xu, Ben, Hui, David and Fu, Yong Qing (2017) Spontaneous biaxial pattern generation and autonomous wetting switching on the surface of gold/shape memory polystyrene bilayer. Composites Part B: Engineering, 122. pp. 9-15. ISSN 1359-8368

Geraldi, Nicasio, Dodd, Linzi, Xu, Ben, Wells, Gary, Wood, David, Newton, Michael and McHale, Glen (2017) Drag reduction properties of superhydrophobic mesh pipes. Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties, 5. p. 34001. ISSN 2051-672X

Ruiz Gutierrez, Elfego, Guan, Jian, Xu, Ben, McHale, Glen, Wells, Gary and Ledesma-Aguilar, Rodrigo (2017) Energy invariance in capillary systems. Physical Review Letters, 118 (21). p. 218003. ISSN 0031-9007

Guan, Jian, Ruiz Gutierrez, Elfego, Xu, Ben, Wood, David, McHale, Glen, Ledesma-Aguilar, Rodrigo and Wells, Gary (2017) Drop transport and positioning on lubricant-impregnated surfaces. Soft Matter, 13 (18). pp. 3404-3410. ISSN 1744-683X

Li, Yifan, Wang, Ding, Richardson, Jack and Xu, Ben (2017) Responsive Hydrogels Based Lens Structure with Configurable Focal Length for Intraocular Lens (IOLs) Application. Macromolecular Symposia, 372 (1). pp. 127-131. ISSN 1022-1360

Wang, C., Xu, Ben, Terry, Jonathan, Smith, Stewart, Walton, Anthony and Li, Yifan (2017) Test Structures for Stepwise Deformation Sensing on Super-flexible Strain Sensors. In: Microelectronic Test Structures (ICMTS), 2017 IEEE International Conference on, 27-30 March 2017, Grenoble.

Xu, Ben (2016) Electrochemically Triggered Buckling of Hydrogel Films on Micropatterned Electrodes. In: 15th European Mechanics of Materials Conference (EMMC15), 7th - 9th September 2016, Brussels, Belgium.

Lu, Haibao, Yin, Jinying, Xu, Ben, Gou, Jihua, Hui, David and Fu, Yong Qing (2016) Synergistic effects of carboxylic acid-functionalized carbon nanotube and nafion/silica nanofiber on electrical actuation efficiency of shape memory polymer nanocomposite. Composites Part B: Engineering, 100. pp. 146-151. ISSN 1359-8368

Dodd, Linzi, Geraldi, Nicasio, Xu, Ben, McHale, Glen, Wells, Gary, Stuart-Cole, Simone, Martin, James, Newton, Michael and Wood, David (2016) Low friction droplet transportation on a substrate with a selective Leidenfrost effect. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 8 (34). pp. 22658-22663. ISSN 1944-8244

Geraldi, Nicasio, McHale, Glen, Xu, Ben, Wells, Gary, Dodd, Linzi, Wood, David and Newton, Michael (2016) Leidenfrost transition temperature for stainless steel meshes. Materials Letters, 176. pp. 205-208. ISSN 0167-577X

Xu, Ben (2016) Smart materials and technologies for future engineering. In: Newton Researcher Links Workshop on Energy and Environment, July 8-10 2016, Xi'an, China.

Xu, Ben (2016) A new microfluidic switch technique by controllably buckling Stimuli-responsive polyelectrolyte hydrogel thin layer. In: Polymer Networks Group meeting, 19th - 23rd June 2016, Stockholm.

Xu, Ben, Liu, Qihan, Suo, Zhigang and Hayward, Ryan (2016) Reversible Electrochemically Triggered Delamination Blistering of Hydrogel Films on Micropatterned Electrodes. Advanced Functional Materials, 26 (19). pp. 3218-3225. ISSN 1616-301X

Yuan, Tianzhi, Jiang, Yinzhu, Sun, Wenping, Bo, Xiang, Li, Yong, Yan, Mi, Xu, Ben and Dou, Shixue (2016) Ever-Increasing Pseudocapacitance in RGO–MnO–RGO Sandwich Nanostructures for Ultrahigh-Rate Lithium Storage. Advanced Functional Materials, 26 (13). pp. 2198-2206. ISSN 1616-301X

Yao, Yongtao, Wang, Jingjie, Lu, Haibao, Xu, Ben, Fu, Yong Qing, Liu, Yanju and Leng, Jinsong (2016) Thermosetting epoxy resin/thermoplastic system with combined shape memory and self-healing properties. Smart Materials and Structures, 25 (1). 015021. ISSN 0964-1726

Lei, Ming, Xu, Ben, Pei, Yu Tao, Lu, Haibao and Fu, Yong Qing (2016) Micro-mechanics of nanostructured carbon/shape memory polymer hybrid thin film. Soft Matter, 12. pp. 106-114. ISSN 1744-683X

Guan, Jian, Wells, Gary, Xu, Ben, McHale, Glen, Wood, David, Martin, James and Stuart-Cole, Simone (2015) Evaporation of Sessile Droplets on Slippery Liquid-Infused Porous Surfaces (SLIPS). Langmuir, 31 (43). pp. 11781-11789. ISSN 0743-7463

UMASS AMHERST (2015) Mechanically gated electrical switches by creasing of patterned metal/elastomer bilayer films. US20150294805.

Lu, Haibo, Xin, Wang, Yao, Yongtao, Guo, Jihua, Xu, Ben and Fu, Yong Qing (2015) Synergistic effect of siloxane modified aluminum nanopowders and carbon fiber on electrothermal efficiency of polymeric shape memory nanocomposite. Composites Part B Engineering, 80. pp. 1-6. ISSN 1359-8368

Zhang, Dan, Wang, Baoqi, Jiang, Yinzhu, Zhou, Peng, Chen, Zhihui, Xu, Ben and Yan, Mi (2015) Enhanced Electrocatalytic Performance of Co3O4/Ketjen-Black Cathodes for Li-O2 Batteries. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 653. pp. 604-610. ISSN 0925-8388

Xu, Ben, Frozanpoor, Iman, Wang, Ding, Wells, Gary, Martin, James, Stuart-Cole, Simone, Wood, David and McHale, Glen (2015) Buckling induced surface morphology transition of drying polymer based droplet. In: The 6th International Workshop on Bubble and Drop Interfaces, 6 - 10 July 2015, Potsdam-Golm.

Xu, Ben, Wang, Ding, McHale, Glen, Kusumaatmaja, Halim, Wood, David and Cooke, Michael (2015) Mechanically tuning of the shape and controlling the motion of the droplet on a patterned elastic surface. In: Frontiers in Polymer Science Conference (POLY 2015), 20-22 May 2015, Italy.

Lu, Haibao, Lei, Ming, Zhao, Chao, Xu, Ben, Leng, Jinsong and Fu, Yong Qing (2015) Structural design of flexible Au electrode to enable shape memory polymer for electrical actuation. Smart Materials and Structures, 24 (4). 045015. ISSN 0964-1726

Xu, Ben (2015) Soft actuator induced by electro-mechanical instability patterns on polyelectrolyte gel surface. In: Fourth International Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials (Hybrid Materials 2015), 9th - 13th March 2015, Sitges, Spain.

Li, Yifan, McHale, Glen, Smith, S., Walton, Anthony and Xu, Ben (2015) Large Surface Strain Sensing Structures based on Elastic Instabilities. In: International Conference on Microelectronic Test Structures (ICMTS), March 23 - 26, 2015, Tempe, Arizona, US.

Yu, Shenglan, Li, Yong, Lu, Yunhao, Xu, Ben, Wang, Qiuting, Yan, Mi and Jiang, Yinzhu (2015) A promising cathode material of sodium iron–nickel hexacyanoferrate for sodium ion batteries. Journal of Power Sources, 275. pp. 45-49. ISSN 0378-7753

Li, Yifan, Terry, Jonathan, Smith, S., Walton, Anthony, McHale, Glen and Xu, Ben (2015) Elastic instabilities induced large surface strain sensing structures (EILS). In: Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Microelectronic Test Structures. IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, pp. 94-99. ISBN 978-4799-8304-9

Jiang, Yinzhu, Li, Yong, Sun, Wenping, Huang, Wei, Liu, Jiabin, Jin, Chuanghong, Xu, Ben, Ma, Tianyu, Wu, Changzheng and Yan, Mi (2015) Spatially-confined lithiation/delithiation in highly dense nanocomposite anodes towards advanced lithium-ion batteries. Energy & Environmental Science, 8 (5). pp. 1471-1479. ISSN 1754-5692

Xu, Ben (2014) 'Instabilities on soft active surface - road to application'. In: 7th International Conference on Technical Advances of Thin Films and Surface Coatings - THINFILMS 2014, 14-18 July 2014, Chongquing China.

Xu, Ben (2014) Surface instabilities based smart structure/device. In: International Conference on Experimental Mechanics (ICEM 16) 2014, 7-11 July 2014, Cambridge, UK.

Xu, Ben, Chen, Dayong and Hayward, Ryan (2014) Mechanically gated electrical switches by creasing of patterned metal/elastomer bilayer films. Advanced Materials. ISSN 1521-4095

Hayward, Ryan, Chen, Dayong and Xu, Ben (2014) Creasing of Multilayer Polymer Films. In: MRS Spring 2014, 21-25 April 2014, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Jiang, Yinzhu, Hu, Meijuan, Zhang, Dan, Yuan, Tianzhi, Sun, Wenping, Xu, Ben and Yan, Mi (2014) Transition metal oxides for high performance sodium ion battery anodes. Nano Energy, 5. pp. 60-66. ISSN 2211-2855

Xu, Ben (2014) Instability on the elastic solid, mechanics and engineering. In: COST Joint Training School: Particles at Liquid Interfaces - Fundamentals and Applications, 2-5 April 2014, Bonassola, Italy.

Xu, Ben, Fu, Yong Qing and Huang, Wei Min (2013) Nanomechanics of shape memory polymer nanocomposites with carbon nanofibre and carbon nanotube. In: SMST- 2013: Shape Memory & Superelastic Technologies Conference, 20-24 May 2013, Prague, Czech Republic.

Xu, Ben and Hayward, Ryan (2013) Low voltage switching of crease patterns on gel surfaces with topographically patterned microelectrodes. In: APS March Meeting 2013, 18-23 March 2013, Baltimore, USA.

Xu, Ben and Hayward, Ryan (2013) Low-voltage switching of crease patterns on hydrogel surfaces. Advanced Materials, 25 (39). pp. 5555-5559. ISSN 1521-4095

Xu, Ben and Hayward, Ryan (2012) Low-voltage switching of elastic instability patterns on hydrogel films: a new approach to soft active surfaces. In: 2012 MRS Fall Meeting, 25-30 November 2012, Boston, USA.

Xu, Ben and Hayward, Ryan (2012) Electrically activated soft surfaces by a low voltage. In: New.Mech2012: New England Workshop on the Mechanics of Materials and Structures, 3 November 2012, Brown University, Rhode Island, USA.

Ahmad, Manzoor, Luo, Jikui, Xu, Ben, Purnawali, Hendra, King, Peter, Chalker, Paul, Fu, Yong Qing, Huang, Wei Min and Miraftab, Mohsen (2012) High molecular weight soft segment based polyethylene shape memory polymers. World Journal of Engineering, 9 (3). pp. 179-186. ISSN 1708-5284

Xu, Ben, Zhang, Li, Pei, Yu Tao, Luo, Jikui, Tao, S. W., de Hosson, Jeff and Fu, Yong Qing (2012) Electro-Responsive Polystyrene Shape Memory Polymer Nanocomposites. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters, 4 (8). pp. 814-820. ISSN 1941-4900

Ahmad, Manzoor, Luo, Jikui, Xu, Ben, Purnawali, Hendra, King, Peter, Chalker, Paul, Fu, Yong Qing, Huang, Wei Min and Miraftab, Mohsen (2011) Synthesis and characterization of polyurethane-based shape-memory polymers for tailored Tg around body temperature for medical applications. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 212 (6). pp. 592-602. ISSN 1521-3935

Jiang, Yinzhu, Sun, Wenping, Xu, Ben, Yan, Mi and Bahlawane, Naoufal (2011) Unusual enhancement in electrical conductivity of tin oxide thin films with zinc doping. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 13 (13). pp. 5760-5763. ISSN 1463-9076

Xu, Ben and Fu, Yong Qing (2010) Nano carbon filled smart materials: electrical, micro/nano mechanical properties and Nano-fabrication technique with FIB. In: ThinFilms2010, 11-14 July 2010, Harbin, China.

Xu, Ben, Fu, Yong Qing, Huang, Wei Min, Pei, Yu Tao, Chen, Zhen Guo, de Hosson, Jeff, Kraft, Arno and Reuben, Robert (2010) Thermal-mechanical properties of polyurethane-clay shape memory polymer nanocomposites. Polymers, 2 (2). pp. 31-39. ISSN 2073-4360

Fu, Yong Qing, Shearwood, Christopher, Xu, Ben, Yu, L. G. and Khor, Khiam Aik (2010) Characterization of spark plasma sintered Ag nanopowders. Nanotechnology, 21 (11). p. 115707. ISSN 0957-4484

Xu, Ben, Fu, Yong Qing, Ahmad, Manzoor, Luo, Jikui, Huang, Wei Min, Kraft, Arno, Reuben, Robert, Pei, Yu Tao, Chen, Zhen Guo and de Hosson, Jeff (2010) Thermo-mechanical properties of polystyrene-based shape memory nanocomposites. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 20 (17). pp. 3442-3448. ISSN 0959-9428

Xu, Ben and Fu, Yong Qing (2009) Polystyrene based shape memory nanocomposites. In: ICCM-17: 17th International Conference on Composite Materials, 27-31 July 2009, Edinburgh, UK.

Xu, Ben, Huang, Wei Min, Pei, Yu Tao, Chen, Zhen Guo, Kraft, Arno, Reuben, Robert, de Hosson, Jeff and Fu, Yong Qing (2009) Mechanical properties of attapulgite clay reinforced polyurethane shape-memory nanocomposites. European Polymer Journal, 45 (7). pp. 1904-1911. ISSN 0014-3057

Xu, Ben, Fu, Yong Qing, Kraft, Arno, Reuben, Robert and Huang, Wei Min (2009) Polyurethane/nano-clay shape memory polymer nanocomposites. In: Hybrid Materials 2009: 1st International Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials, 15-19 March 2009, Tours, France.

Zhong, Ming-Qiang, Zhang, J. and Xu, Ben (2007) Study on preparation and anti-ultraviolet aging property of nano-particle/styrene-acrylic polymerization emulsion. New Building Materials, 34 (8). pp. 36-38. ISSN 1007-9629

Xu, Ben, Zhong, Ming-Qiang, Sun, Li, Xiang, Sai-Fei and Xu, Li-Xin (2007) The UV aging resistance and crystallization of PP/Nano-TiO2, or Nano-ZnO composites. Polymer Materials Science & Engineering, 23 (1). pp. 137-140. ISSN 1000-7555

Xiang, Sai-Fei, Zhong, Ming-Qiang and Xu, Ben (2006) Preparation and characterization of PC/ABS/Montmorillonite composite. China Plastics Industry, 34 (6). pp. 23-25. ISSN 1005-5770

Xu, Ben, Zhong, Ming-Qiang and Xiang, Sai-Fei (2006) Study on hydrosol for paper surface using by emulsion polymerization. China Adhesives, 15 (5). p. 28. ISSN 1004-2849

Sun, Li, Xu, Ben and Zhong, Ming-Qiang (2006) Study on the modification of polypropylene through melt-grafting. Plastics Science and Technology, 3. 005. ISSN 1005-3360

Sun, Li, Zhong, Ming-Qiang and Xu, Ben (2006) Study on the water-absorption and tribological properties of PA-6/PP blends. Materials Engineering, S1. ISSN 1001-4381