Foreseeability and causation in clinical negligence cases.

This article summarises the law on foreseeability and causation in clinical negligence cases. It focuses on what a claimant needs to prove and the development of the law in these areas.

Clinical negligence: duty and breach.

This article summarises the first two of the basic ingredients for a clinical negligence claim: duty of care and breach of duty. The article focuses on breach of duty and explores what evidence is required to prove breach, as well as some of the relevant legal case law.

Effect of cellulose whisker content on the properties of poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate)/cellulose composites.

The reinforcing effect of cellulose whiskers, produced from banana waste fibres, has been investigated using poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) [EVA]/cellulose whisker composites. Cellulose whiskers, approximately 300 nm long and 30 nm wide, were obtained via a sulphuric acid hydrolysis method. The effects of the cellulose whisker loading on the thermal properties, mechanical properties and on the morphological features of the composites have been investigated.