Alexander M Korsunsky

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• MA DPhil DSc CEng FInstP FRMS
• The 'Principle' Investigator at University of Oxford

Joint health is critical for musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions that are affecting approximately one-third of the global population. Monitoring of joint torque can offer an important pathway for the evaluation of joint health and guided intervention. However, there is no technology that can provide the precision, effectiveness, low-resource setting,...

This study employed a multifactorial analysis, varying Alumina concentration, spinning distance, and applied voltage, to fabricate polyvinyl alcohol/Alumina nanocomposite mats via electrospinning, with the aim of controlling and optimizing fiber thickness. A two-factor interaction model was identified as the best fit for the data, achieving a high...

Residual stresses are recognized as a critical factor influencing the mechanical performance and structural integrity of additively manufactured parts, particularly in nickel-based superalloys. Although the contour method and strain tomography have been applied independently for residual stress evaluation of such materials, a direct comparison of t...

There is a high number of modeling techniques for calculation of characteristics of capacitive micromachined ultrasound transducers. Very few of them are capable of calculation of the acoustic field, especially when the number of cells in the array is huge. Implementation of an approach based on superposition of modes and the Rayleigh integral is s...

Here, a novel technique utilizing carbon nanotube fibers (CNTFs) for the one-step, dual-stage, non-destructive monitoring of multifunctional nanocomposites is proposed. Nanocomposites with single- and multi-walled carbon nanotubes at concentrations of 0.25 and 0.75 % wt. were evaluated. CNTFs were embedded into the nanocomposites during their manuf...

Residual stresses play a critical role in the performance and reliability of additively manufactured components, particularly in geometrically complex structures fabricated using selective laser melting (SLM). Bridge-like structures, in particular, experience significant residual stress concentrations due to localized heat accumulation and constrai...

In this article, the twinning-induced toughening problem is addressed in the framework of plane strain. The fundamental solution for a pointwise twinning eigenstrain located in an infinite plane is derived first. With this solution, problems of twinned inclusions are formulated using the Green’s function method, and the interaction problem is solve...

In this article, the problem of axisymmetric contact between dissimilar elastic bodies is formulated mainly to treat non-slipping cases. When two elastically dissimilar bodies are incrementally pressed into contact, a relative radial displacement along the contact interface emerges because of the material property mismatch. To find the contact rela...

This paper deals with numerical modelling of the residual stress field formed after laser shock peening of a thin blade edge from TC4. It is shown that the application of double-sided symmetric laser shock peening is an effective way of treatment, as it allows to reduce deformation and geometrical changes caused by laser shock peening in comparison...

We report on recent developments that enable megahertz hard X-ray phase contrast imaging (MHz XPCI) experiments at the Single Particles, Clusters, and Biomolecules and Serial Femtosecond Crystallography (SPB/SFX) instrument of the European XFEL facility (EuXFEL). We describe the technical implementation of the key components, including an MHz fast...

In the present work, a high-pressure spherical vessel was fabricated from Ti–4Al–3V titanium alloy using wire-feed electron beam additive manufacturing and characterized for tightness at high pressure. Studies have been carried out to characterize the microstructures and properties of the vessel’s material in four states: as-built (BM), annealed at...

The rapid development of inhomogeneous and anisotropic materials like carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP) with epoxy matrices necessitates a multidisciplinary approach for safe use. This approach should integrate computational modeling and experimental testing across various scales, such as microscopic (<1 mm³), miniature (<10 mm³), and larger...

In order to gain insight into the unique characteristics of manufacturing large-scale products with intricate geometries, experimental nozzle-shaped samples were created using wire-feed electron beam additive technology. Bimetal samples were fabricated from nickel-based alloy and copper. Two distinct approaches were employed, utilizing varying subs...

Polycrystalline diffraction is a robust methodology employed to assess elastic strain within crystalline components. The Extended Caking (exCaking) method represents a progression of this methodology beyond the conventional azimuthal segmentation (Caking) method for the quantification of elastic strains using Debye–Scherrer 2D X-ray diffraction rin...

In this study, composites obtained through low-temperature carbonization of elastomeric matrix highly filled with graphite, carbon black and short carbon fibers were studied for the purpose of determining residual stresses at different scales using a combination of several complementary methods. The state-of-the-art techniques included X-ray stress...

This paper details the utilization of the focused ion beam digital image correlation (FIB-DIC) technique for measuring in-plane displacements and the employment of the height digital image correlation (hDIC) technique as a two-step DIC method for determining displacements without an out-of-plane component within the region of interest. Consideratio...

The book covers the frontier topics in the theoretical and applied engineering and computer science subjects. The WCE conferences serve as excellent platforms for our members and the entire engineering community to meet with each other and to exchange ideas. The conferences also strike a balance between theoretical development and applications. WC...

In this paper, a generic model for interfacial inclusions embedded between dissimilar solids is proposed to address a wide range of problems in materials engineering. By virtue of the equivalent eigenstrain principle and line inclusion concept, the model is formulated in the framework of plane elasticity using the complex variable Green's function...

Microchannel-plate (MCP) detectors, when used at pulsed-neutron-source instruments, offer the possibility of high spatial resolution and high contrast imaging with pixel-level spectroscopic information. Here we demonstrate the possibility of multimodal analysis including total neutron cross-section spectra measurements, quantitative material differ...

In this work, hierarchically porous composites were prepared in the form of activated carbon cloth (CC) Busofit T–1–055 filled with an electrically conductive polymer, polyaniline (PANI), for use as pseudocapacitive electrodes of electrochemical supercapacitors (SCs). CC fibers have high nanoporosity and specific surface area, so it was possible to...

Here, we propose a novel application of carbon nanotube fibers (CNTFs) for the one-step, dual-stage, non-destructive monitoring of multifunctional conductive nanocomposites. Hierarchical nanocomposites were created by embedding CNTFs into carbon nanotube (CNT) - modified matrices during their manufacturing to assess production variables. CNTFs are...

This paper introduces the OxCM contour method solver, a console application structured based on the legacy version of the FEniCS open-source computing platform for solving partial differential equations (PDEs) using the finite element method (FEM). The solver provides a standardized approach to solving linear elastic numerical models, calculating r...

The Dual Imaging and Diffraction (DIAD) beamline at Diamond Light Source (Didcot, U.K.) implements a correlative approach to the dynamic study of materials based on concurrent analysis of identical sample locations using complementary X-ray modalities to reveal structural detail at various length scales. Namely, the underlying beamline principle an...

High-resolution spatial and temporal analysis and 3D visualization of time-dependent processes, such as human dental enamel acid demineralization, often present a challenging task. Overcoming this challenge often requires the development of special methods. Dental caries remains one of the most important oral diseases that involves the demineraliza...

Ion-beam sputtering offers significant benefits in terms of deposition uniformity and pinhole-free thin films without limiting the scalability of the process. In this work, the reactive ion-beam sputtering of nickel oxide has been developed for the hole transporting layer of p–i–n perovskite solar cells (PSCs). The process is carried out by the oxi...

Hydrodynamic cavitation is useful in many processing applications, for example, in chemical reactors, water treatment and biochemical engineering. An important type of hydrodynamic cavitation that occurs in a Venturi tube is vortex cavitation known to cause luminescence whose intensity is closely related to the size and number of cavitation events....

Epoxy matrix composites reinforced with high-performance fibers, such as carbon, Kevlar, and glass, exhibit excellent specific stiffness and strength in many mechanical applications. However, these composites are disappointingly non-recyclable and are usually disposed of in landfill sites, with no realistic prospect for biodegradation in a reasonab...

Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) is a thermoplastic high-performance polymer in high demand for biomedicine, ship and machine building, anthropomorphic robots and smart prostheses. Highly oriented UHMWPE fibers possess record specific strength and may also be used for the fabrication of self-reinforced PE-PE composites (SRPEC). The...

Diatom frustules, the intricately structured algal silica exoskeletons, have remarkable mechanical properties and so are ideal candidates for various engineering applications. This study presents a comprehensive investigation of the eigenmode resonance frequencies of diatom frustules through the combination of in silico and experimental characteriz...

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have emerged as a versatile material platform for a wide range of applications. However, the development of practical devices is constrained by their inherently low mechanical stability. The synthesis of MOFs in a monolithic morphology represents a viable way for the transition of these materials from laboratory rese...

The treatment of early-onset scoliosis using surgical growing rods suffers from high failure rate. Fatigue resistance can be improved by inducing compressive residual stresses within the near surface region. An in-depth investigation of the residual stresses profile evolution is performed through the sequence of material processing steps followed b...

Epoxy matrix composites reinforced with high-performance fibers such as carbon, Kevlar, and glass, exhibit excellent specific stiffness and strength in many mechanical applications. However, these composites are disappointingly non-recyclable and are usually disposed of in landfill sites, with no realistic prospect for biodegradation in reasonable...

The formation of residual stresses is inevitable during the additive manufacturing of metallic parts due to thermo-mechanicals effects, but the chaotic nature of printing processes makes it impossible to have a comprehensive understanding about the magnitude and distribution of these residuals. The voxel-based eigenstrain (inherent strain) reconstr...

Unlabelled: The concept of post-traumatic skull defect closure is based on restoration of anatomical relationships for the maximum possible recovery of brain function, i.e. it is considered as a stage of surgical rehabilitation. The choice of implants in pediatric patients is limited. In this regard, the «gold standard» is still autologous bone im...

The microcalorimetric hydrogen titration technique combined with conventional volumetric measurements has been used to reveal peculiarities of the hydrogenation of the single-phase TiZrVNbTa equiatomic high-entropy alloy. The alloy has been produced in the form of microfibers by the pendent drop melt extraction technique. Palladium coating of the f...

Caries, a major global disease associated with dental enamel demineralization, remains insufficiently understood to devise effective prevention or minimally invasive treatment. Understanding the ultrastructural changes in enamel is hampered by a lack of nanoscale characterization of the chemical spatial distributions within the dental tissue. This...

The focus of this book is on the frontier topics in the theoretical and applied engineering and computer science subjects. The IMECS 2023 has been organized with conference committees that have been formed with over three hundred committee members who are mainly research center heads, faculty deans, department heads, professors, and research scient...

Dwell fatigue crack growth in nickel-based superalloys is influenced by a complex interplay between mechanical and chemical phenomena. The stress distribution at the crack tip is closely related to these phenomena and to the local microstructure. In this study we evaluate experimentally the microscale residual stress distribution ahead of crack tip...

Caries is a chronic disease that causes the alteration of the structure of dental tissues by acid dissolution (in enamel, dentine and cementum) and proteolytic degradation (dentine and cementum) and generates an important cost of care. There is a need to visualise and characterise the acid dissolution process on enamel due to its hierarchical struc...

Inverse eigenstrain (inherent strain) analysis methods are shown to be effective for the reconstruction of residual stresses in plane eigenstrain problems (continuously processed bodies) while conversely residual stress reconstruction in discontinuously processed bodies is extremely challenging and necessitates the use of complex regularizing assum...

Hard dental tissues possess a complex hierarchical structure that is particularly evident in enamel, the most mineralised substance in the human body. Its complex and interlinked organisation at the Ångstrom (crystal lattice), nano-, micro-, and macro-scales is the result of evolutionary optimisation for mechanical and functional performance: hardn...

Diatoms are single cell microalgae enclosed in silica exoskeletons (frustules) that provide inspiration for advanced hybrid nanostructure designs mimicking multi-scale porosity to achieve outstanding mechanical and optical properties. Interrogating the structure and properties of diatoms down to nanometer scale leads to breakthrough advances report...

The study reveals the polymer–crosslinker interactions and functionality of hydrophilic nanofibers for antibacterial wound coatings. Coaxial electrospinning leverages a drug encapsulation protocol for a core–shell fiber composite with a core derived from polyvinyl alcohol and polyethylene glycol with amorphous silica (PVA-PEG-SiO2), and a shell ori...

Equiatomic Cobalt-Iron (Co-Fe 50%at.) has great potential as a soft magnetic alloy, but its wider use has been limited by its poor workability and strength. Recent advancements in Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF), an Additive Manufacturing (AM) technique, provided a new pathway for constructing fully dense, structurally sound, complex-shaped componen...

In the present study, pins made from the novel Mg-2Zn-2Ga alloy were installed within the femoral bones of six Wistar rats. The level of bioresorption was assessed after 1, 3, and 6 months by radiography, histology, SEM, and EDX. Significant bioresorption was evident after 3 months, and complete dissolution of the pins occurred at 6 months after th...

The present report describes a big data numerical study of crystal plasticity finite element (CPFE) modelling using static and grain-based meshing to investigate the dependence of the results on the discretization approach. Static mesh refers to the integration point-based representation of the microstructure in which the integration points (IPs) w...

Over the next decade, the extremely brilliant fourth generation synchrotron radiation sources are set to become a key driving force in materials characterization and technology development. In this study, we present a conceptual design of a versatile “Materia” diffraction and imaging beamline for a low-emittance synchrotron radiation facility. The...

A supersaturated γ phase microstructure is produced in Ni-based superalloys using laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) – the cooling rate arising from the process is shown to suppress the solid-state precipitation of the γ′ phase. The response of the material to a heat treatment therefore requires new understanding at the fundamental level, since the fi...

The reported study was devoted to the investigation of viscoelastic behavior for solid and porous ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) under compression. The obtained experimental stress curves were interpreted using a two-term Prony series to represent the superposition of two coexisting activation processes corresponding to long mole...

Diatoms are single cell microalgae enclosed in silica exoskeletons (frustules) that provide inspiration for advanced hybrid nanostructure designs mimicking multi-scale porosity to achieve outstanding mechanical and optical properties. Interrogating the structure and properties of diatoms down to nanometer scale leads to breakthrough advances report...

The reported study was devoted to the investigation of viscoelastic behavior for solid and porous ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) under compression. The obtained experimental stress curves were interpreted using a two-term Prony series to represent the superposition of two coexisting activation processes corresponding to long mole...

Effective light scattering, transmission and absorption play a pivotal role in optical devices. Significant progress has been recorded in this area via the application of surface texturing techniques and photo-friendly thin film coatings. Combining two facile and environmentally safe synthesis processes, a textured silicon (Si)/amorphous carbon (a-...

Understanding the creep mechanisms and deformation response at different stresses and temperatures is crucial for design using nickel-base superalloys for high-temperature applications. In this study, the creep behaviour of a newly designed superalloy (nominated Alloy 11) at different stress and temperature was systematically investigated using SEM...

Gibbs-Thompson effect is the general term referring to the influence of interfaces on the course of phase transformations such as precipitation or solidification. Whilst attention is most often focused on the Gibbs-Thomson effect on nucleation, growth and coarsening, the present study considers the reverse process of precipitate dissolution in a ni...

Cracking from a fine equiaxed zone (FQZ), often just tens of microns across, plagues the welding of 7000 series aluminum alloys. Using a multiscale correlative methodology, from the millimeter scale to the nanoscale, we shed light on the strengthening mechanisms and the resulting intergranular failure at the FQZ. We show that intergranular AlCuMg p...

This study reports the characterisation of human dental enamel caries using synchrotron nanoscale correlative ptychography and spectroscopic mapping in combination with scanning electron microscopy. A lamella ̴2.4 µm thick was extracted from a carious enamel region of a tooth using focused ion beam-scanning electron microscopy and transferred to tw...

The decontamination of medical tools is a sustainable alternative to the use of disposable items. Sub- and supercritical fluids can be applied to decontaminate the surfaces of most biomedical materials with relative instrumental simplicity and low capital and operational costs, and may offer a promising alternative to autoclavation. It is important...

Dental caries is a widespread disease that proceeds by damaging superficial tooth enamel by heterogeneous dissolution. Conventional histology identifies different zones within carious lesions by their optical appearance, but fails to quantify the underlying nanoscale structural changes as a function of specific location, impeding better understandi...

The book covers the frontier topics in the theoretical and applied engineering and computer science subjects. The WCE conferences serve as excellent platforms for our members and the entire engineering community to meet with each other and to exchange ideas. The conferences also strike a balance between theoretical development and applications. WC...

To explore an effective route of customizing the superelasticity (SE) of NiTi shape memory alloys via modifying the grain structure, binary Ni55Ti45 (wt) alloys were fabricated in as-cast, hot swaged, and hot-rolled conditions, presenting contrasting grain sizes and grain boundary types. In situ synchrotron X-ray Laue microdiffraction and in situ s...

The stress-strain curves of most metallic alloys are often described using the relatively simple Ramberg-Osgood relationship. Whilst this description captures the overall stress-strain curve under monotonic tensile loading with reasonable overall accuracy, it often presents significant errors in the immediate post-yield region where the interplay b...

The problems of non-slipping contacts between dissimilar elastic solids are studied under the conditions of plane strain. When two dissimilar solids are incrementally pressed into contact, a relative tangential displacement along the contact interface emerges because of the material property mismatch. The spatial derivative of the relative tangenti...

Aberrations introduced during fabrication degrade the performance of X-ray optics and their ability to achieve diffraction limited focusing. Corrective optics can counteract these errors by introducing wavefront perturbations prior to the optic which cancel out the distortions. Here we demonstrate two-dimensional wavefront correction of an aberrate...

This work evaluated the fracture toughness of the low-temperature carbonized elastomer-based composites filled with shungite and short carbon fibers. The effects of the carbonization temperature and filler content on the critical stress intensity factor (K1c) were examined. The K1c parameter was obtained using three-point bending tests for specimen...

Point by point strain scanning is often used to map the residual stress (strain) in engineering materials and components. However, the gauge volume and, hence, spatial resolution are limited by the beam defining apertures and can be anisotropic for very low and high diffraction (scattering) angles. Alternatively, wavelength resolved neutron transmi...

Tracking texture evolution during in situ loading is critical to understand and simulate the dynamic behaviour of microstructure in polycrystalline materials, yet conventional texture quantification methods are sometimes restricted due to various factors, such as acquisition time, sample environment and complex setup. To address this, a novel appro...