Publications by authors named "James R Innes"

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  • * The study examines how devulcanization alters the types and amounts of sulfur cross-links in rubber, which affects its ability to be re-vulcanized.
  • * Two different curing methods were tested to see if modifying the sulfur and accelerator ratio could change the sulfur composition of revulcanized rubber, but both methods still led to the majority of cross-links being polysulfidic.
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In this work, we evaluated the processing and reinforcement characteristics of both carbon black (CB) and graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) within a nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) matrix. The aspect ratio of the GNPs was measured using atomic force microscopy (AFM) and related to the dispersion and agglomeration within the NBR matrix, as observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The relationship between GNP aspect ratio and mechanical properties was studied by micromechanical modelling.

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Objectives: To design and validate a feasible simulation to address an identified training gap in the management of intraoperative vitreous loss.

Methods: Our simulation consists of a two-part non-toxic mixture that polymerises upon contact within a silicone training eye, to resemble the appearance of vitreous after staining with triamcinolone. This gel can be cut and aspirated with an anterior vitrectomy probe.

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Although the molecular chemistry of thorium is dominated by the +4 oxidation state accounts of Th(iii) complexes have continued to increase in frequency since the first structurally characterised example was reported thirty years ago. The isolation of the first Th(ii) complexes in 2015 and exciting recent Th(iii) and Th(ii) reactivity studies both indicate that this long-neglected area is set to undergo a rapid expansion in research activity over the next decade, as previously seen since the turn of the millennium for analogous U(iii) small molecule activation chemistry. In this perspective article, we review synthetic routes to Th(iii) and Th(ii) complexes and summarise their distinctive physical properties.

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A case is reported with right-sided abnormalities involving the brain, eyelid, eye, face and chest. The features described are similar to those found in conditions including focal dermal hypoplasia, microphthalmia with linear skin defects, oculocerebrocutaneous syndrome and terminal osseous dysplasia and pigmentary defects. However, none of these conditions, fully explains the collection of abnormalities found in this patient.

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