ESR Project 13, Mert Gulcur

New Technologies and Process Fingerprinting for Optimised Production of Thermoplastic Microneedle Arrays

Journal publications published

1. Romano J, Gulcur M, Garcia-Giron A, Martinez-Solanas E, Whiteside B, Dimov S. 2019. Mechanical durability of hydrophobic surfaces fabricated by injection moulding of laserinduced textures. Applied Surface Science. 476: 850-860.

Papers published in Conference Proceedings

1. Gulcur M, Whiteside B, Fook P, Rickens K, Riemer O. Process and product fingerprint concept for microinjection moulding of thermoplastic microneedle arrays. In Proceedings of the 19th International Conference of the European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology. The European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology. pp. 238-239.

2. Gulcur M, Whiteside B, Coates P. Investigating the effect of the feedstock shape on ultrasonic microinjection moulding. ANTEC conference 2019. Detroit, USA.

3. Gulcur M, Whiteside B, Penchev P, Romano J, Dimov S. 2018. Replication of laser structured surfaces using ultrasonic micro-injection moulding. Abstract from euspen Special Interest Group Meeting: Structured and free-form surfaces, Paris, France.

4. Gulcur M, Whiteside B. 2018. Process fingerprinting for optimized production of thermoplastic microneedle arrays using ultrasonic microinjection moulding. P70 – Polymer Engineering International/UK-China AMRI Research Workshop.

5. Gulcur M, Whiteside B, Nair K, Babenko M, Coates P, 2018. Ultrasonic injection moulding of polypropylene and thermal visualization of the process using bespoke injection mould tool. In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of the European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology. The European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology. pp. 243-244.

6. Gulcur M, Whiteside B, Babenko M. 2017. Effect of initial material shape and compaction routes on ultrasonic injection moulding of thermoplastic materials. Abstract from euspen Special Interest Group Meeting: Micro/Nano Manufacturing, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Oral presentations given

1. Mert Gulcur, New technologies and process fingerprinting for optimised production of thermoplastic microneedle arrays, MICROMAN Micro-and Nano Manufacturing Technologies Workshop at the Euspen International Conference, Bilbao, Spain, June 3rd, 2019.