Browsing Journal Articles by Author "Kennedy, James E."
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The effects of high energy electron beam irradiation on the thermal, mechanical, structural and physicochemical
Murray, Kieran A.; Kennedy, James E.; Hingginbotham, Clement L.; McEvory, Brian; Vrain, Olivier; Ryan, Damien (Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2012)Polypropylene (PP) is occasionally used for packaging and manufacturing medical devices. Such applications require sterilization to be carried out prior to use and a method that is becoming widely established is radiation ... -
Preparation and characterisation of polyamide 11/montmorillonite (MMT) nanocomposites for use in angioplasty balloon applications
Khairul Anwar, A Halim; Farrell, Joseph B.; Kennedy, James E. (Elsevier B.V., 2013-12)With increased demands on catheter balloon functionality, there is an emphasis to blend new materials which can improve mechanical performance. Polymer nanocomposites were prepared by melt blending polyamide 11 (PA 11) ...