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Davide De Focatiis

Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering

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Biography

Dr Davide De Focatiis MA MEng FIMMM CSci completed his MEng degree in Engineering Science at the University of Cambridge in 1999, and his DPhil (Ph.D.) at the Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford in 2003. After completing his DPhil, he worked as a Research Assistant in the Solid Mechanics and Materials Engineering group at the Engineering Department, University of Oxford, working under the direction of Prof. C.Paul Buckley, from 2005-2008 on an interdisciplinary polymer mechanics project. In 2009 he was appointed to a Lectureship in the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at the 糖心原创, and in 2013 he transferred to the Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering to better align teaching and research. He is Associate Professor since 2014, and leads the Polymer Engineering research team, studying aspects of polymer, elastomer and composite manufacturing and mechanics. Besides research on polymers, he convenes the core year 1 module Statics and Dynamics, and an interdisciplinary module on Polymer Engineering (4rd year), and is the department's coordinator for teaching support.

Dr Davide De Focatiis is a part of the Research Group.

Expertise Summary

Dr Davide De Focatiis is Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, and within the Faculty of Engineering. His research is focused on the characterisation and prediction of solid-state properties of processed polymers, elastomers and polymer composites, and on the development of new test methods. Currently the focus areas are structure-property relationships and constitutive modelling of polymer glasses, dynamic and fracture properties of polymers, demanufacturing of composites for circularity, the measurement of prepreg tack in composite manufacturing.

Teaching Summary

Dr De Focatiis is module convenor for the level 1 module Mechanics of Solids 1, and for the level 4 module Polymer Engineering. In the past he has been convenor for the level 4 module Advanced… read more

Research Summary

Dr Davide De Focatiis's main research interests lie in the field of solid state properties of polymers. His research is focused on the characterisation and prediction of solid-state properties of… read more

Selected Publications

  • PARSONS, ANDREW J., JOHNSON, MICHAEL S., PIANO, SAMANTA and DE FOCATIIS, DAVIDE S.A., 2025. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing. 190,
  • SIVIOUR, CLIVE RICHARD and DE FOCATIIS, DAVIDE S.A., 2023.
  • G.Y.H. CHOONG, A. ENDRUWEIT and D.S.A. DE FOCATIIS, 2021. International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives. 107, 102849
  • PEPPER K J, MASSON T, DE FOCATIIS D S A and HOWDLE S M, 2018. JOURNAL OF SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS. 133, 343-348

Dr De Focatiis is module convenor for the level 1 module Mechanics of Solids 1, and for the level 4 module Polymer Engineering. In the past he has been convenor for the level 4 module Advanced Rheology and Materials and for the level 3 module Chemical Product Design. He is also the departmental coordinator for teaching support, and has been coordinator for postgraduate demonstrators and the departmental mathematics support coordinator.

Current Research

Dr Davide De Focatiis's main research interests lie in the field of solid state properties of polymers. His research is focused on the characterisation and prediction of solid-state properties of processed polymers, elastomers and polymer composites, and on the development of new test methods. Currently the focus areas are structure-property relationships and constitutive modelling of polymer glasses, dynamic and fracture properties of polymers, demanufacturing of composites for circularity, the measurement of prepreg tack in composite manufacturing.

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  • JOESBURY, A.M., ENDRUWEIT, A., BUDELMANN, D., GIANNIS, S.P., DE FOCATIIS, D.S.A., CALL, D.B., CHAN, C., CHOONG, G.Y.H., CLARK, R.A., COLLINS, J.A., FISHPOOL, D.T., GARBER, J.M., GHOSE, S., GOLDING, J., GOOD, S.T., JONES, B.R., MEINERS, D., NIITSOO, O., PALMER, C.T., QIAN, C.C., RIVAS, A.W., SANTACRUZ RODRIGUEZ, G., STILLWELL, R.E., VINCENT, J.D.S. and YUAN, H., 2025. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing. 188,
  • PARSONS, ANDREW J., JOHNSON, MICHAEL S., PIANO, SAMANTA and DE FOCATIIS, DAVIDE S.A., 2025. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing. 190,
  • SIVIOUR, CLIVE RICHARD and DE FOCATIIS, DAVIDE S.A., 2023.
  • GAVALDA-DIAZ, ORIOL, RYLATT, PHOEBE, ALBERTINI, GABRIELE, DE FOCATIIS, DAVIDE and WARRIOR, NICK, 2023. In:
  • R. RAMLI, A.B. CHAI, J.H. HO, S. KAMARUDDIN and F.R. MOHD RASDI, 2022. Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 95(1), 101-118
  • DAS, A., CHOONG, G. Y. H., DILLARD, D. A., DE FOCATIIS, D. S. A. and BORTNER, M. J., 2022. Composites Part B: Engineering. 236,
  • ELSMORE, M. T., ATKINSON, R. L., IRVINE, D. J., HOWDLE, S. M. and DE FOCATIIS, D. S. A., 2022. Polymer Testing. 109,
  • ATKINSON, R. L., ELSMORE, M., SMITH, S., REYNOLDS-GREEN, M., TOPHAM, P. D., TOOLAN, D. T. W., DERRY, M. J., MONAGHAN, O., TARESCO, V., IRVINE, D. J., STOCKMAN, R. A., DE FOCATIIS, D. S. A. and HOWDLE, S. M., 2022. European Polymer Journal. 179,
  • MONAGHAN, O. R., SKOWRON, S. T., MOORE, J. C., PIN-N脫, M., KORTSEN, K., ATKINSON, R. L., KRUMINS, E., LENTZ, J. C., MACHADO, F., ONAT, Z., BROOKFIELD, A., COLLISON, D., KHLOBYSTOV, A. N., DE FOCATIIS, D., IRVINE, D. J., TARESCO, V., STOCKMAN, R. A. and HOWDLE, S. M., 2022. Polymer Chemistry.
  • RAMLI, R., CHAI, A. B., KAMARUDDIN, S., HO, J. H., DE FOCATIIS, D. S. A. and GOH, K. T., 2022. Science, Engineering and Health Studies. 16,
  • DAS, A., CHAN, K. J., BORTNER, M. J., DILLARD, D. A. and DE FOCATIIS, D. S. A., 2022.
  • DE FOCATIIS, D. S. A., CHOONG, G. Y. H., JOESBURY, A. and ENDRUWEIT, A., 2022.
  • MEMON, H., DE FOCATIIS, D. S. A., CHOI, K. S. and HOU, X., 2021. Progress in Organic Coatings. 151,
  • ELSMORE, M. T. and DE FOCATIIS, D. S. A., 2021. Polymer Testing. 93,
  • RYAN, J., ELSMORE, M. T., BINNER, E. R., DE FOCATIIS, D. S. A., IRVINE, D. J. and ROBINSON, J. P., 2021. Reaction Chemistry and Engineering. 6(2), 335-344
  • G.Y.H. CHOONG, A. ENDRUWEIT and D.S.A. DE FOCATIIS, 2021. International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives. 107, 102849
  • HE, YINFENG, ABDI, MEISAM, TRINDADE, GUSTAVO F, BEGINES, BELEN, DUBERN, JEAN-FREDERIC, PRINA, ELISABETTA, HOOK, ANDREW L, CHOONG, GABRIEL Y H, LEDESMA, JAVIER, TUCK, CHRISTOPHER J, ROSE, FELICITY R A J, HAGUE, RICHARD J M, ROBERTS, CLIVE J, DE FOCATIIS, DAVIDE S A, ASHCROFT, IAN A, WILLIAMS, PAUL, IRVINE, DEREK J, ALEXANDER, MORGAN R and WILDMAN, RICKY D, 2021. Exploiting Generative Design for 3D Printing of Bacterial Biofilm Resistant Composite Devices. Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany). e2100249
  • ATKINSON, R. L., MONAGHAN, O. R., ELSMORE, M. T., TOPHAM, P. D., TOOLAN, D. T. W., DERRY, M. J., TARESCO, V., STOCKMAN, R. A., DE FOCATIIS, D. S. A., IRVINE, D. J. and HOWDLE, S. M., 2021. Polymer Chemistry. 12(21), 3177-3189
  • MEMON, H., DE FOCATIIS, D. S. A., CHOI, K. S. and HOU, X., 2021. ACS Applied Polymer Materials.
  • MEMON, H., MIRSHAHIDI, K., ZARASVAND, K. A., GOLOVIN, K., DE FOCATIIS, D. S. A., CHOI, K. S. and HOU, X., 2021. Journal of Materials Science.
  • MEMON, H., LIU, J., DE FOCATIIS, D. S. A., CHOI, K.-S. and HOU, X., 2020. Surface and Coatings Technology. 385,
  • GABRIEL Y.H. CHOONG, ALESSIA CANCIANI and DAVIDE S.A. DE FOCATIIS, 2020. Polymer Testing. 85, 106430
  • ANNARASA, V., POPOV, A. A. and DE FOCATIIS, D. S. A., 2020. Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials.
  • KAZAKEVICIUTE, J., ROUSE, J. P., DE FOCATIIS, D. S. A. and HYDE, C. J., 2019. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics. 99, 131-139
  • MEMON, H., LIU, J., WESTON, N., WANG, J., DE FOCATIIS, D. S. A., CHOI, K. S. and HOU, X., 2019. Cold Regions Science and Technology. 165,
  • MATVEEV, M. Y., ENDRUWEIT, A., DE FOCATIIS, D. S. A., LONG, A. C. and WARRIOR, N. A., 2019. Composite Structures. 226,
  • AVGOULAS, E. I., MULVIHILL, D. M., ENDRUWEIT, A., SUTCLIFFE, M. P. F., WARRIOR, N. A., DE FOCATIIS, D. S. A. and LONG, A. C., 2018. Tribology International. 121, 71-77
  • ELSMORE M T, DOWDEN T, CHRISTOGIANNI P, ALEXANDER H and DE FOCATIIS D S A, 2018. Temperature and Humidity Dependence of Cure of Formerol F.10 Silicone Elastomer In: 17th International Conference on the Deformation, Yield and Fracture of Polymers.
  • CHOONG G Y H, CANCIANI A and DE FOCATIIS D S A, 2018. Development and validation of an adaptable flexural test fixture for miniaturised polymer specimens In: 17th International Conference on the Deformation, Yield and Fracture of Polymers.
  • GHOSE S, MALIK K F, JOHNSON B A, ENDRUWEIT A and DE FOCATIIS D S A, 2018. Slit tape buckling and AFP defect prediction In: 2018 meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering.
  • PEPPER K J, MASSON T, DE FOCATIIS D S A and HOWDLE S M, 2018. JOURNAL OF SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS. 133, 343-348
  • CORBY M and DE FOCATIIS D S A, 2018. Plastics, Rubber and Composites: Macromolecular Engineering.
  • ENDRUWEIT, A., CHOONG, G. Y. H., GHOSE, S., JOHNSON, B. A., YOUNKIN, D. R., WARRIOR, N. A. and DE FOCATIIS, D. S. A., 2018. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing. 114, 295-306
  • CORBRIDGE D M, HARPER L T, DE FOCATIIS D S A and WARRIOR N A, 2017. Composites Part A. 95, 87-99
  • CHEN S, MCGREGOR O P L, ENDRUWEIT A, ELSMORE M T, DE FOCATIIS D S A, HARPER L T and WARRIOR N A, 2017. Composites Part A. (In Press.)
  • ENDRUWEIT, A., GHOSE, S., JOHNSON, B.A., KELLY, S., DE FOCATIIS, D.S.A. and WARRIOR, N.A., 2017. Tack testing to aid optimisation of process parameters for automated material placement in an industrial environment In: 21st International Conference on Composite Materials.
  • TOMCZYNSKA, M. M., WARD, M., CHOONG, G. Y. H., WALTON, K., DE FOCATIIS, D. S. A., GRANT, D. M., IRVINE, D. J. and PARSONS, A. J., 2017.
  • S脕NCHEZ-VALENCIA, A., SMERDOVA, O., HUTCHINGS, L. R. and DE FOCATIIS, D. S. A., 2017. Macromolecules. 50(23), 9507-9514
  • CHOONG G Y H, DE FOCATIIS D S A, LIDGETT M J, THORNTON M and CLIFFORD M J, 2017. Challenges to the industrial melt-processing of conductive plastics In: 2017 Europe/Africa regional meeting of the Polymer Processing Society.
  • MATVEEV, M. Y., ENDRUWEIT, A., WARRIOR, N. A., DE FOCATIIS, D. S. A. and LONG, A. C., 2017.
  • ENDRUWEIT, A., GHOSE, S., JOHNSON, B. A., KELLY, S., DE FOCATIIS, D. S. A. and WARRIOR, N. A., 2017.
  • MAURI A, EHRET A E, DE FOCATIIS D S A and MAZZA E, 2016. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology. 15(4), 1005-1017
  • CHOONG G Y H and DE FOCATIIS D S A, 2016. Polymer Degradation and Stability. 130, 182-188
  • TOMCZYNSKA, M. M., CHOONG, G. Y. H., DE FOCATIIS, D. S. A., GRANT, D. M. and PARSONS, A. J., 2016.
  • DE FOCATIIS, D S A, 2016. Materials World. 2016(March), 32-36
  • CHOONG, G Y H and DE FOCATIIS, D S A, 2016. In: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on the Mechanics of Time Dependent Materials.
  • ENDRUWEIT, A., DE FOCATIIS, D. S. A., GHOSE, S., JOHNSON, B. A., YOUNKIN, D. R. and WARRIOR, N. A., 2016. In: Proceedings of the the 2016 meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering.
  • DE FOCATIIS, D S A, 2016. Medical Plastics News. May-June, 30-31
  • TOMCZYNSKA M M, WARD M, CHOONG G Y H, WALTON K, DE FOCATIIS D S A, GRANT D M, IRVINE D J and PARSONS A J, 2016. Processing and properties of PLA-HA nanocomposites: the effect of particle morphology and dispersants In: Proceedings of the 32nd International Conference of the Polymer Processing Society.
  • CHOONG G Y H and DE FOCATIIS D S A, 2016. A method for the determination and correction of the effect of thermal degradation on the viscoelastic properties of degradable polymers In: The XVIIth International Congress on Rheology.
  • SANCHEZ VALENCIA A, GRAHAM R S and DE FOCATIIS D S A, 2016. Assessment of linear and non-linear rheological theories using monodisperse, bimodal and polydisperse polystyrene systems In: The XVIIth International Congress on Rheology.
  • HASSELL D G and DE FOCATIIS D S A, 2016. Experiences on the application of Wiki-based coursework in a fourth year engineering module In: 18th International Conference on Education, Research and Innovation.
  • WARD, M, TOMCZYNSKA, M M, GRANT D M, PARSONS A J and DE FOCATIIS D S A, 2016. The influence of process conditions on the structure and properties of melt processed poly (lactic acid) nanohydroxyapatite composites In: 3rd International Conference on Bio-based Polymers and Composites.
  • MAURI A, PERRINI M, EHRET A E, DE FOCATIIS D S A and MAZZA E, 2015. Acta Biomaterialia. 314-323
  • EHRET A E, MAURI A, PERRINI M, DE FOCATIIS D S A and MAZZA E, 2015. A continuum model to rationalise the time-dependent kinematic and stress responses of human amnion In: EUROMECH Colloquium 560: Mechanics of Biological Membranes.
  • MAURI A, EHRET A E, DE FOCATIIS D S A and MAZZA E, 2015. Characterization and modeling of the mechanical behavior of human amnion In: 16th International Conference on the Deformation, Yield and Fracture of Polymers.
  • WARD M, BRISSE A-L, CHOONG G Y H, PARSONS A J, GRANT D M and DE FOCATIIS D S A, 2015. Mechanical response and structure evolution of degrading medical polylactides for resorbable nanocomposite implants In: 16th International Conference on the Deformation, Yield and Fracture of Polymers.
  • SANCHEZ VALENCIA A and DE FOCATIIS D S A, 2015. Craze initation of glassy polymers: the effect of molar mass distribution of homopolymer bimodal and multimodal polystyrene blends In: 16th International Conference on the Deformation, Yield and Fracture of Polymers.
  • CHOONG, G Y H, LEW, C Y and DE FOCATIIS, D S A, 2015. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 132(28), 42277 (1-11)
  • CURIA S, DE FOCATIIS D S A and HOWDLE S M, 2015. Polymer. 69, 17-24
  • ENDRUWEIT A, DE FOCATIIS D S A, GHOSE S, JOHNSON B A, YOUNKIN D A and WARRIOR N, 2015. Characterisation of prepreg tack on different surfaces to aid Automated Material Placement In: 20th International Conference on Composite Materials.
  • TOMCZYNSKA M M, CHOONG G Y H, DE FOCATIIS D S A, GRANT D M and PARSONS A J, 2015. Compounding and rheometry of PLA nanocomposites with coated and uncoated hydroxyapatite nanoplatelets In: 2015 Europe/Africa regional meeting of the Polymer Processing Society.
  • FERNANDES, V. A. and DE FOCATIIS, D. S. A., 2015.
  • CHOONG, G. Y. H. and DE FOCATIIS, D. S. A., 2015.
  • CHOONG, G. Y. H., PARSONS, A. J., GRANT, D. M. and DE FOCATIIS, D. S. A., 2015.
  • SMERDOVA O, GRAHAM R S, GASSER U, HUTCHINGS L R and DE FOCATIIS D S A, 2014. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics. 215(9), 859-866
  • DE FOCATIIS D S A, 2014. International Innovation. 136(Technology), 59-61
  • CHOONG G Y H and DE FOCATIIS D S A, 2014. In: 30th Annual meeting of the Polymer Processing Society.
  • CHOONG G Y H, PARSONS A J, GRANT D M and DE FOCATIIS D S A, 2014. In: 30th Annual meeting of the Polymer Processing Society.
  • FERNANDES V A and DE FOCATIIS D S A, 2014. Polymer Testing. 40, 124-132
  • STEPIEN M, CHOONG G Y H, DE FOCATIIS D S A and FIGIEL L, 2014. In: 6th International Conference on Polymer Behaviour.
  • CHOONG, G Y H, DE FOCATIIS, D S A and HASSELL, D G, 2013. Rheologica Acta. 52(8), 801-814
  • SMERDOVA, O, GASSER, U, HUTCHINGS, L R, GRAHAM, R and DE FOCATIIS, D S A, 2013. Towards an understanding of the role of polydispersity in oriented polymers: a SANS study of molecular orientation in homopolymer bimodal blends In: Ecole de Physique des Houches: Macromolecules in Constrained Environments.
  • CROSSLEY, R J, SCHUBEL, P J and DE FOCATIIS, D S A, 2013. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing. 52, 126-133
  • DE FOCATIIS, D S A and GUBLER, L, 2013. Polymer Testing. 32(8), 1423-1435
  • SMERDOVA O, GRAHAM R S, HUTCHINGS LR, GASSER U and DE FOCATIIS DSA, 2013. A SANS strategy for resolving orientation of individual length scales within a bimodal homopolymer blend In: Physical Aspects of Polymer Science, IOP Conference, Sheffield.
  • CHOONG G Y, HASSELL D G and DE FOCATIIS DSA, 2013. Relaxation processes in polymer nanocomposites In: Physical Aspects of Polymer Science, IOP Conference, Sheffield.
  • DE FOCATIIS, D S A and BUCKLEY, C P, 2012. Predictions of multiple solid-state properties of oriented glassy polymers using a combined melt-solid, molecularly aware, constitutive model. In: 15th International Conference on Deformation, Yield and Fracture of Polymers.
  • DE FOCATIIS, D S A, 2012. Polymer Testing. 31(4), 550-556
  • DE FOCATIIS, D S A, HULL, D and SANCHEZ VALENCIA, A, 2012. Plastics, Rubber and Composites: Macromolecular Engineering. 41(7), 301-309
  • PARSONS, A J, COPE, G, FRIMPONG, A and DE FOCATIIS, D S A, 2012. Competition between degradation and crystallisation on creep compliance of degrading poly(lactic acid) for medical implants In: 9th World Biomaterials Congress.
  • DE FOCATIIS, D.S.A. and BUCKLEY, C.P., 2012. Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics. 50(24), 1748鈥�1756
  • DE FOCATIIS, D S A and BUCKLEY, C P, 2012. A toolbox for parameter-free predictions of solid-state properties of oriented glassy polymers In: 28th International Conference of the Polymer Processing Society.
  • CHOONG, G Y H, DE FOCATIIS, D S A and HASSELL, D G, 2012. Viscoelastic melt rheology and time temperature superposition of polycarbonate 鈥� multi-walled carbon nanotubes In: 28th International Conference of the Polymer Processing Society.
  • DE FOCATIIS, D S A, HULL, D and SANCHEZ-VALENCIA, A, 2012. Simultaneous measurement of mechanical and electrical properties of conductive elastomers for strain sensor applications In: 16th International Workshop on Advances in Experimental Mechanics.
  • FERNANDES ARRUEBARRENA, V A and DE FOCATIIS, D S A, 2012. Multi-axial Mullins effect in EPDM subjected to complex strain histories In: Rubber Reinforcement by Fillers, Fibres and Textiles.
  • DE FOCATIIS, D.S.A. and BUCKLEY, C.P., 2011. Polymer. 52(18), 4045-4053
  • CHOONG, G Y H, LEW, C Y, HASSELL, D G and DE FOCATIIS, D S A, 2011. Rheological behaviour of polycarbonate-multiwall carbon nanotube nanocomposites In: 7th Annual European Rheology Conference.
  • BUCKLEY, C P and DE FOCATIIS, D S A, 2011. Prediction of crazing and birefringence in oriented glassy polymers In: ANTEC 2011.
  • DE FOCATIIS, D.S.A and BUCKLEY, C.P., 2011. Macromolecules. 44(8), 3085鈥�3095
  • DE FOCATIIS, D S A, HULL, D and SANCHEZ-VALENCIA A, 2011. . In: JERRAMS, S and MURPHY, N, eds., Constitutive Models for Rubber VII: Proceedings of the 7th European Conference on Constitutive Models for Rubber Taylor & Francis. 241-246
  • BUCKLEY, C P, DE FOCATIIS, D S A and PRISACARIU, C, 2011. . In: JERRAMS, S and MURPHY, N, eds., Constitutive Models for Rubber VII: Proceedings of the 7th European Conference on Constitutive Models for Rubber Taylor & Francis. 3-10
  • DE FOCATIIS, D S A and BUCKLEY, C P, 2010. Solid-state property predictions for oriented glassy polymers using a combined melt-solid constitutive model In: 26th Annual Meeting of the Polymer Processing Society.
  • DE FOCATIIS, D S A, ABRAHAM, F and BUCKLEY, C P, 2010. Multiaxial viscoelastic deformation of carbon-black filled EPDM rubber. In: HEINRICH, G, KALISKE, M, LION, A and REESE, S, eds., Constitutive Models for Rubber VI: Proceedings of the 6th European Conference on Constitutive Models for Rubber CRC Press. 187-192
  • DE FOCATIIS D S A, ABRAHAM F, ALSHUTH T, BUCKLEY C P, 2010. Strain-dependent viscoelasticity in multiaxial deformation of filled EPDM rubber In: The Tire Technology Conference (TireTech).
  • DE FOCATIIS, D S A, MARTIN C and PARSONS A J, 2010. Time and temperature dependence of craze initiation in poly(lactic acid) In: Mechanics of Time Dependent Materials Conference 2010. (In Press.)
  • DE FOCATIIS, D.S.A., BUCKLEY, C.P. and EMBERY, J., 2010. Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics. 48(13), 1449-1463
  • DE FOCATIIS, D S A, ABRAHAMS, F and BUCKLEY C P, 2010. Viscoelastic deformation of carbon-black filled EPDM rubber In: Modelling of Elastomeric Materials and Products Conference 2010.
  • BUCKLEY C P, DE FOCATIIS D S A and LI H X, 2009. Progress toward predicting deformation and yield in glassy polymers In: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on the Deformation, Yield and Fracture of Polymers.
  • PRISACARIU C, SCORTANU E, DE SIMONE A, DE FOCATIIS D S A and BUCKLEY C P, 2009. Hysteresis and Mullins Effect in thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers derived from hard segments of variable conformational mobility In: Frontiers in Polymer Science.
  • DE FOCATIIS D S A and BUCKLEY C P, 2009. Constitutive modelling of large deformations in oriented polymer glasses: bridging the gap between molecularly aware melt rheology and solid-state deformation In: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on the Deformation, Yield and Fracture of Polymers.
  • DE FOCATIIS D S A, ABRAHAM, F and BUCKLEY C P, 2009. Viscoelastic deformation of carbon-black filled EPDM rubber In: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on the Deformation, Yield and Fracture of Polymers.
  • DE FOCATIIS D S A and BUCKLEY C P, 2008. A New Solid-State Constitutive Model for Melt-state Oriented Amorphous Polymer Products In: Proceedings of the 24th Annual Meeting of the Polymer Processing Society.
  • DE FOCATIIS D S A and BUCKLEY C P, 2008. Polymer testing. 27(2), 136-145
  • DE FOCATIIS, D S A, EMBERY, J and BUCKLEY, C P, 2008. Solid-State Constitutive Modelling of Glassy Polymers: Coupling the Rolie-Poly Equations for Melts with Anisotropic Viscoplastic Flow In: Proceedings of the XVth International Congress on Rheology.
  • DE FOCATIIS, D.S.A., BUCKLEY, C.P. and HUTCHINGS, L.R., 2008. Macromolecules. 41(12), 4484-4491
  • DE FOCATIIS D S A and BUCKLEY C P, 2007. Environmental Stress Craze Initiation in Isotropic and Oriented Polystyrene: The Role of Chain Stretch in Disentanglement Crazing In: Proceedings of the Europe/Africa 2007 Regional Meeting of the Polymer Processing Society.
  • DE FOCATIIS D S A, HUTCHINGS L R and BUCKLEY C P, 2007. Environmental Stress Crazing in Polystyrene: the Roles of Chain Length and Architecture in Craze Initiation In: Proceedings of the Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers (ANTEC). (In Press.)
  • DE FOCATIIS D S A and BUCKLEY C P, 2007. The Effects of Molecular Orientation on the Constitutive Response of Polystyrene In: Proceedings of the Europe/Africa 2007 Regional Meeting of the Polymer Processing Society.
  • DE FOCATIIS D S A and BUCKLEY C P, 2006. The Role of Molecular Architecture and Length Distribution on the Environmental Stress Crazing of Polystyrene In: Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on the Deformation, Yield and Fracture of Polymers (DYFP13).
  • BUCKLEY C P, DE FOCATIIS D S A and LI H X, 2006. The Role of Molecular Structure in Large Deformations of Amorphous Polymers In: Euromech Colloquium 487 on Structure Sensitive Mechanics of Polymer Materials: Physical and Mechanical Aspects.
  • DE FOCATIIS D S A and BUCKLEY C P, 2006. The Initiation of Environmental Stress Crazes in Polystyrenes with Process Induced Anisotropy In: Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Polymer Processing Society.
  • BUCKLEY C P and DE FOCATIIS D S A, 2006. Towards a Solid-State Constitutive Model for Polymer Products with Process-Induced Molecular Orientation In: Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Polymer Processing Society.
  • DE FOCATIIS D S A and BUCKLEY C P, 2005. Measurement of Craze Initation Stress in Very Small Polymer Samples In: Proceedings of the 4th Youth Symposium on Experimental Solid Mechanics.
  • BUCKLEY C P and DE FOCATIIS D S A, 2003. Environmental Stress Crazing of Polystyrene: Effects of Chain Length and Process Induced Chain Orientation In: Proceedings of the 26th Australasian Polymer Symposium.
  • DE FOCATIIS, D S A and GUEST, S D, 2002. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A: Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences. 360(1791), 227-38
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