Research, Innovation & Enterprise: Recent submissions
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Digital technologies to unlock safe and sustainable opportunities for medical device and healthcare sectors with a focus on the combined use of digital twin and extended reality applications: a review
(Elsevier, 2024-03-12)Medical devices have increased in complexity where there is a pressing need to consider design thinking and specialist training for manufacturers, healthcare and sterilization providers, and regulators. Appropriately addressing ... -
Targeting bacterial nanocellullose properties through tailored downstream techniques
(MDPI, 2024-03-02)Bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) is a biodegradable polysaccharide with unique properties that make it an attractive material for various industrial applications. This study focuses on the strain Komagataeibacter medellinensis ... -
Exploring microorganisms from plastic-polluted sites:unveiling plastic degradation and PHA production potential
(2023-12-03)The exposure of microorganisms to conventional plastics is a relatively recent occurrence, affording limited time for evolutionary adaptation. As part of the EU-funded project BioICEP, this study delves into the plastic ... -
Rheological behaviour of ABS/metal composites with improved thermal conductivity for additive manufacturing
(MDPI, 2023-11-17)Metal-reinforced polymer composites are suitable materials for applications requiring special thermal, electrical or magnetic properties. Three-dimensional printing technologies enable these materials to be quickly shaped ... -
Methods of Characterization of 3-Printed Objects
(CRC Press, 2024)The popularity of 3D printers has increased in the past decade, partially attributed to the expiration of significant patents and the availability of cost-effective equipment. The utilisation of 3D printing technology ... -
In silico identification of potential PvFKBP35 inhibitors from Entadrophragma angolense Limonoids extracts as antimalarial agents
(Elsevier, 2023-08-05)Plasmodium species, which are spread by female Anopheles mosquitoes, are responsible for malaria. Out of the five major Plasmodium species, Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax are the most deadly and invasive species ... -
Nanofibrillated cellulose originated from Rhododendron ponticum to produce scaffolds using 3D printing for biomedical applications
(Elsevier, 2023-08-26)Rhododendron ponticum is an invasive species that spreads rapidly and is described as one of the biggest threats to peatlands in Ireland. This study offers an innovative approach to utilizing Rhododendron waste. ... -
The Artificial Intelligence (AI) ‘Genie’ is out of the ‘Bottle’: Considering the Potential Impacts of AI on Public Health from a Climate Change and One Health Perspective
(JGPOH, 2024-02-21)Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers significant potential to improve health, medical and social care. It equally offers substantial opportunities in improving the education and training of health, medical and social ... -
Comprehensive analysis and assessment of exposure to enteric viruses and bacteria in shellfish
(Elsevier, 2024-02-08)Shellfish species, including oysters, clams, and mussels, are extensively cultured in coastal waters. Its location is determined by factors such as nutrient availability, water temperature, tidal cycle, and the presence ... -
Tailoring drug release in bilayer tablets through droplet deposition modeling and injection molding
(Elsevier, 2024-02-01)This study explores the innovative production of personalized bilayer tablets, integrating two advanced manufacturing techniques: Droplet Deposition Modeling (DDM) and Injection Molding (IM). Unlike traditional methods ... -
Horizon Europe Applications: Time to consider the energy use impacts of AI on climate change
(Engineers Ireland, 2024-01-15)It is a little over a year ago since ChatGPT was launched in the public domain. In that relatively short period of time ChatGPT and its competitors have ignited an ongoing debate both within academia and the wider world. ... -
Resistance and Power in Irish Higher Education: ORCID and the Monitored University
(Elsevier, 2024-03)Purpose: Created in 2012 ORCID now enjoys global status as a Persistent Identifier (PID) in the academic community. The international literature has been generally positive towards this new piece of research infrastructure, ... -
Triangular Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis: Investigating Potential Application in Materials and Biosensing
(MDPI, 2023-07-11)Triangular silver nanoplates (TSNPs) exhibit unique optical and antimicrobial properties due to their shape, sharp edges, and vertices. In this study, TSNPs were incorporated into biopolymer blends (bacterial cellulose ... -
Synthesis and characterisation of hydrogels based on poly (N-vinylcaprolactam) with diethylene glycol diacrylate
(MDPI, 2023-05)Poly (N-vinylcaprolactam) is a polymer that is biocompatible, water-soluble, thermally sensitive, non-toxic, and nonionic. In this study, the preparation of hydrogels based on Poly (N-vinylcaprolactam) with diethylene ... -
Electrospun drug-loaded and gene-loaded nanofibres: the holy grail of glioblastoma therapy?
(MDPI, 2023-06-03)To date, GBM remains highly resistant to therapies that have shown promising effects in other cancers. Therefore, the goal is to take down the shield that these tumours are using to protect themselves and proliferate ... -
3D printing of photocurable resin reinforced by functionalised graphene nanoplatelets
(MDPI, 2023-05-05)The influence of functionalised graphene nanoplatelets with melamine on the thermal and mechanical properties of a 3D-printed photopolymerisable resin is investigated. In this work, a liquid-based 3D printer and stereolithography ... -
Boosting bacterial nanocellullose production from chemically recycled post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate
(Elsevier, 2024-04)The circular economy is emerging with new sustainable solutions to the ever-growing plastic waste challenge, garnering increasing attention. In this study, the possibility to modify expensive Hestrin–Schramm medium (HS) for ... -
Rapid Screening for Mycosporine-like Amino Acids (MAAs) of Irish Marine Cyanobacteria and Their Antioxidant Potential
(MDPI, 2023-02-19)The present study evaluated 53 Irish marine cyanobacteria intending to identify potential producers of mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) to meet the increasing demand for replacing chemical sunscreen with bio-sunscreen. ... -
A proposed cleaning classification system for reusable medical devices to complement the Spaulding classification
(Elsevier, 2023-12-14)A central tenet in infection prevention is the application of the Spaulding classification system for the safe use of medical devices. Initially defined in the 1950’s, this system defines types of devices and surfaces as ... -
A novel Bacillus subtilis BPM12 with high bis(2 hydroxyethyl)terephthalate hydrolytic activity efficiently interacts with virgin and mechanically recycled polyethylene terephthalate
(Elsevier, 2023-07-29)Biotechnological treatment of plastic waste has gathered substantial attention as an efficient and generally greener approach for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) depolymerization and upcycling in comparison to mechanical ...
