Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

Biographical Details:

Dr. Garrett McGuinness was awarded the B.E. and Ph.D. degrees by National University of Ireland, Galway (UCG) in 1991 and 1996 respectively, and then worked in industry in engineering consultancy and medical device product development roles before joining DCU as a Lecturer. He is Director of the Centre for Medical Engineering Research (MEDeng, www.medeng.dcu.ie).

Research Interests:

His research interests include experimental biomaterials science, polymeric tissue engineering scaffold development and computational mechanics of biomaterials.

Selected Peer Reviewed Journals

• Vrana, N.E., Matsumura, K., Hyon, S-H, Geever, L.M., Kennedy, J.E., Lyons, J.G., Higginbotham, C.L., Cahill, P.A., McGuinness, G.B. 2012. PVA/Gelatin Cryogels for Cell Encapsulation: Incorporation of Carboxylated e-Poly -L-Lysine as Cryoprotectant. Journal Of Tissue Engineering And Regenerative Medicine, 6, 4, pp280-290.
• Wylie, M.P., McGuinness, G.B., Gavin. G.P. 2012. Increased Susceptibility of Arterial Tissue to Perforation by High Frequency Mechanical Wire Waveguides. Ieee Transactions On Biomedical Engineering, 59, 4, pp1101-1108.
• O'Daly, B.J., Morris, E., Gavin, G.P., O'Keane, C., O'Byrne, J.M., McGuinness, G.B. 2011. High Power, Low Frequency Ultrasound: Meniscal Tissue Interaction and Ablation Characteristics. Ultrasound In Medicine And Biology, 37, 4, pp556-567.
• Hingston, J.A., Looney, L., Dunne, N.J., McGuinness, G.B. 2010. Effect of manual pressurisation on residual strains in polymethyl methacrylate bone cement mantles. International Journal Of Nano And Biomaterials, 3, 1, pp49-64.
• McGuinness, G.B., Wylie, M., Gavin, G.P. 2010. Ablation of Chronic Total Occlusions using Kilohertz Frequency Mechanical Vibrations in Minimally Invasive Angioplasty Procedures. Critical Reviews In Biomedical Engineering, 38, 6, pp511-531.
• Liu, Y., Bolger, B., Cahill, P.A., McGuinness, G.B. 2010. Assembly of Aligned PVA-SbQ Nanofibres for Vascular Tissue Engineering Applications. Proceedings Of The Institution Of Mechanical Engineers, Part N, 223, 3-4, pp99-111.
• Vrana, N.E., Cahill, P.A., McGuinness, G.B. 2010. Endothelialisation of PVA/Gelatin Cryogels for Vascular Tissue Engineering: Effect of Disturbed Shear Stress Conditions. Journal Of Biomedical Materials Research, 94A, , pp1080-1090.
• Jaramillo-Botero, A., Blanco, M., Li, Y., McGuinness, G., Goddard, W.A. 2010. First principles based approaches to nanomechanical and biomimetic characterization of polymer based hydrogel networks for cartilage scaffold supported therapies. Journal Of Computational And Theoretical Nanoscience, 7, 7, pp1238-1256.
• Wylie, M.P., McGuinness, G.B., Gavin, G.P. 2010. A Linear Finite Element Acoustic Fluid-structure Model of Ultrasonic Angioplasty in Vivo. International Journal For Numerical Methods In Biomedical Engineering, 26, , pp828-842.
• Liu, Y., Geever, L.M., Kennedy, J.E., Higginbotham, C.L., Cahill, P.A., McGuinness, G.B. 2010. Thermal behavior and mechanical properties of physically crosslinked PVA/Gelatin hydrogels. Journal Of The Mechanical Behaviour Of Biomedical Materials, 3, 2, pp203-209.
• Benito-Lopez, F, Byrne, R, Rãduþã, A.M., Vrana, N.E., McGuinness, G., Diamond, D. 2010. Ionogel-based light-actuated valves for controlling liquid flow in micro-fluidic manifolds. Lab On A Chip, 10, , pp195-201.
• N. E. Vrana, A. O'Grady, E. Kay, P. A. Cahill, G. B. McGuinness. 2009. Cell encapsulation within PVA-based hydrogels via freeze-thawing: a one-step scaffold formation and cell storage technique. Journal Of Tissue Engineering And Regenerative Medicine, 3, 7, pp567-572.
• Liu, Y., Vrana, N.E., Cahill, P.A., McGuinness, G.B. 2009. Physically crosslinked composite hydrogels of PVA with natural macromolecules: structure, mechanical properties and endothelial cell compatibility. Journal Of Biomedical Materials Research, Part B : Applied Biomaterials, 90B, 2, pp492-502.
• Liu, Y., Bolger B., Cahill, P.A., McGuinness G.B. 2009. Water resistance of photocrosslinked polyvinyl alcohol based fibers. Materials Letters, 63, 3-4, pp419-421.
• Hingston, J.A., Looney, L., Dunne, N.J., McGuinness, G.B. 2008. Effect of Curing Characteristics on Residual Stress Generation in PMMA Bone Cements. Proceedings Of The Institution Of Mechanical Engineers, Part H, 222, 6, pp933-945.
• Vrana, N.E., McGuinness, G.B., Cahill, P.A. 2008. Characterization of PVA (Polyvinyl Alcohol)/Chitosan hydrogels as vascular tissue engineering scaffolds. Macromolecular Symposia, 269, 1, pp106-110.
• D. T. Mathews, Y. A. Birney, P. A. Cahill, G. B. McGuinness. 2008. Mechanical and morphological characteristics of poly(vinyl alcohol)/chitosan hydrogels. Journal Of Applied Polymer Science, 109, 2, pp1129-1137.
• B.J. O Daly, E. Morris, G.P. Gavin, J.M. O Byrne, G.B. McGuinness. 2008. High power low frequency ultrasound: a review of tissue dissection and ablation in medicine and surgery. Journal Of Materials Processing Technology, 200, 1-3, pp38-58.
• D.T. Mathews, Y. Birney, P.A. Cahill, G.B. McGuinness. 2008. Vascular cell viability on polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel modified with water-soluble and -insoluble chitosan. Journal Of Biomedical Materials Research, Part B : Applied Biomaterials, 84B, 2, pp531-540.
• G.P. Gavin, F. Dolan, M.S.J. Hashmi, G.B. McGuinness. 2007. An acoustic fluid-structure simulation of a therapeutic ultrasound wire waveguide apparatus. Journal Of Medical Devices, 1, 4, pp254-263.
• Gavin, G.P., McGuinness, G.B., Dolan, F., Hashmi, M.S.J. 2007. Performance Characteristics of a Therapeutic Ultrasound Wire Waveguide Apparatus. International Journal Of Mechanical Sciences, 49, 3, pp298-305.
• G.B. McGuinness, C.M. Ó Brádaigh. 1998. Characterisation of the Processing Behaviour of Unidirectional Continuous Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastic Sheets Journal: Composites Part A, Applied Science and Manufacturing. Composites Part A : Applied Science And Manufacturing, 29, 1-2, pp115-132.
• G.B. McGuinness, C.M. O Bradaigh. 1997. Development of Rheological Models for Forming Flows and Picture Frame Shear Testing of Fabric Reinforced Thermoplastic Sheets. Journal Of Non-newtonian Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 73, 1-2, pp1-28.
• G.B. McGuinness, C.M. Ó Brádaigh. 1995. Effect of Preform Shape on Buckling of Quasi-isotropic Thermoplastic Composite Laminates. Composites Manufacturing, Vol. 6, 3-4, pp269-280.
• C.M. Ó Brádaigh, G.B. McGuinness, R.B. Pipes. 1993. Numerical Analysis of Stresses and Deformations in Composites Materials Sheet Forming : Central Indentation of a Circular Sheet. Composites Manufacturing, 4, 2, pp67-83.
• McGuinness, G.B., Ó Brádaigh, C.M. 1993. Finite Element Analysis of Thermoplastic Composite Sheet Forming Processes. Key Engineering Materials, 86-87, , pp131-138.

Selected Chapters

• McGuinness, G.B., Vrana N.E. and Liu, Y. 2011. Processing and Fabrication Technologies for Biomedical Hydrogels. Biomedical hydrogels: biochemistry, manufacture and medical applications (Ed. S. Rimmer), Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, March 2011
• C.M. O Bradaigh, G.B. McGuinness, S.P. McEntee. 1997. Implicit Finite Element Modelling of Composites Sheet Forming Processes. "Sheet Forming of Composites", Volume of Book Series : Composite Materials, Ed. D. Bhattacharrya, Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam, 1997

• Wylie, M.P., McGuinness, G.B., Gavin. G.P., Soft Tissue Cutting with Ultrasonic Mechanical Waveguides, International Congress on Ultrasonics, 05-SEP-11 - 08-SEP-11, Gdansk
• Pascu, E.I., McGuinness, G.B., Stokes, J., Manufacturing and characterization of biodegradable electrospun tri-phasic nanocomposites, 24th European Conference on Biomaterials, 04-SEP-11 - 08-SEP-11, Dublin, Ireland
• McGuinness, G.B., McGeough, J.A., Gavin, G.P., O¿Daly, B.J., Surgical Cutting and Ablation by Energy Based Devices: Principles and Applications, 9th International Conference on Advanced Manufacturing Systems and Technology, 16-JUN-11 - 17-JUN-11, Mali Losinj, Croatia
• O¿Daly, BJ, Morris, E, Gavin, G.P., O¿Keane, C, McGuinness, GB, O¿Byrne, JM, Ultrasonic Knee Meniscus Debridement: Experimental Evaluation Of Tissue Removal Rate And Thermal Damage, British Association for Surgery of the Knee - 2011 Annual Meeting, 06-APR-11 - 07-APR-11, Cardiff, U.K.
• Wylie, M., McGuinness G.B., Gavin, G.P., Perforation Of Arterial Tissue Using Kilohertz Frequency Ultrasound Delivered Via Wire Waveguides, Proceedings of the 17th Annual Conference of the Section of Bioengineering of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland, 28-JAN-11 - 29-JAN-11, Galway, Ireland
• Pascu, E.I., McGuinness, G.B., Stokes, J., Electrospinning of polymer composites for orthopaedic applications, Proceedings of the 17th Annual Conference of the Section of Bioengineering of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland, 28-JAN-11 - 29-JAN-11, Galway, Ireland
• McGuinness, G.B., Vrana, N.E., Liu, Y., Mathews, D.T., Cahill, P.A., Use of Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) Cryogelation and Electrospinning in Vascular Tissue Engineering: Cell encapsulation and composite formation, 2010 Annual Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society ¿ TERMIS EU Meeting, 13-JUN-10 - 17-JUN-10, Galway, Ireland
• Vrana, N.E., Hyon, S-H, Matsumura, K, Cahill, P.A., McGuinness, G.B., Utilization of COOH-PLL as Cryoprotectant within PVA/Gelatin cryogels, 2010 Annual Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society ¿ TERMIS EU Meeting, 13-JUN-10 - 17-JUN-10, Galway, Ireland.
• Liu, Y., Bolger, B., Cahill, P.A., McGuinness, G.B., Assembly of Aligned PVA-SbQ Nanofibres for Vascular Tissue Engineering Applications, Proceedings of the International Conference on Nanoengineering and Nanosystems, 15-APR-10 - 15-APR-10, Edinburgh, Scotland
• Vrana, N.E., Cahill, P.A., McGuinness, G.B., Endothelialization of PVA-based Vascular Tissue Engineering Scaffolds under Turbulent Flow, 22nd European Conference on Biomaterials, 07-SEP-09 - 11-SEP-09, Lausanne, Switzerland
• Wylie, M.P., McGuinness, G.B., Gavin, G.P., Therapeutic Ultrasound Angioplasty: The Risk of Arterial Perforation. An In Vitro Study, 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC 2009), 02-SEP-09 - 06-SEP-09, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Liu, Y., Geever, L.M., Kennedy, J.E., Higginbotham, C.L., Cahill, P.A., McGuinness, G.B., Thermal Behavior and Mechanical Property of PVA/Gelatin Hydrogel Scaffolds Prepared by Freeze-thaw Technique and Coagulation, 2nd World Congress of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society ¿ TERMIS, 31-AUG-09 - 03-SEP-09, Seoul, South Korea
• Liu, Y., Cahill, P.A., McGuinness, G.B., Photocrosslinked electrospun PVA-SbQ fibers for vascular tissue engineering scaffolds, 2nd World Congress of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society ¿ TERMIS, 31-AUG-09 - 03-SEP-09, Seoul, South Korea
• Vrana, N.E., Cahill, P., McGuinness, G., Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Encapsulation via PVA Cryogelation, 2nd World Congress of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society ¿ TERMIS, 31-AUG-09 - 03-SEP-09, Seoul, South Korea
• Wylie, M.P., McGuinness, G.B., Gavin, G.P., Ultrasonic Angioplasty: Assessing the risk of arterial perforation, 8th Annual Conference of the U.K. Society of Biomaterials, 02-JUL-09 - 03-JUL-09, Jordanstown, Northern Ireland
• Wylie, M.P., McGuinness, G.B., Gavin, G.P., A Numerical Acoustic Fluid-Structure In Vivo Model of Ultrasonic Angioplasty in a Peripheral Artery, In: P. Nithiarasu and R. Löhner ed.International Conference on Mathematical and Computational Biomedical Engineering ¿ CMBE2009, 29-JUN-09 - 01-JUL-09, Swansea, UK
• Liu, Y., Bolger, B., Cahill, P.A., McGuinness, G.B., Controlled Assembly of Electrospun Tubular Scaffolds, Proceedings of the 15th Annual Conference of the Section of Bioengineering of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland, 30-JAN-09 - 31-JAN-09, Limerick, Ireland
• Vrana, N.E., Cahill, P.A., McGuinness, G.B., Cell Encapsulation within PVA Based Hydrogels via Cryogelation: A One-step Scaffold Formation and Cell Storage Technique, Proceedings of the 15th Annual Conference of the Section of Bioengineering of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland, 30-JAN-09 - 31-JAN-09, Limerick, Ireland
• Noone, D., Gavin, G.P., McGuinness, G.B., Design issues for therapeutic ultrasound angioplasty waveguides, 25th International Manufacturing Conference IMC 2008, 03-SEP-08 - 05-SEP-08, Dublin, Ireland
• Vrana, N.E., Cahill, P.A., McGuinness, G.B., Behaviour of encapsulated vascular smooth muscle cells and endothelial cell layers on PVA-based composite hydrogels, 2008 Annual Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society ¿ TERMIS EU Meeting, 26-JUN-08 - 28-JUN-08, Porto, Portugal
• O¿Daly B.J., Morris E., Gavin G.P., McGuinness G.B., O'Byrne J.M., Examining a New Technology for Meniscal Resection: Ex-vivo Experimental Investigation of High Power Low Frequency Ultrasound, Irish Orthopaedic Association (IOA) Annual Meeting, 18-JUN-08 - 21-JUN-08, Templepatrick, Belfast, Northern Ireland
• Liu, Y., Cahill, P.A., McGuinness, G.B., Study on the structure of Poly(vinyl alcohol) based hydrogels, 8th World Biomaterials Congress, 28-MAY-08 - 01-JUN-08, Amsterdam
• Wylie, M, Quinn, M, McGuinness, G.B., Gavin, G.P., Numerical Investigation of the Effects of Ultrasonic Angioplasty: Thermal Heating and Acoustic Streaming, 28th Spring Meeting of the Northern Ireland Biomedical Engineering Society, 02-APR-08 - 02-APR-08, Belfast
• Liu, Y., Vrana, N.E., Cahill, P.A., McGuinness, G.B., Characterisation of PVA Based Cryogels with Natural Polymeric Additives for Vascular Tissue Engineering Applications, 28th Spring Meeting of the Northern Ireland Biomedical Engineering Society, 02-APR-08 - 02-APR-08, Belfast
• O Daly, B.J., Morris, E., Gavin, G.P., McGuinness, G.B., O Byrne, J.M., Experimental investigation of ultrasonic (20kHz) meniscal and soft-tissue debridement in the knee, Sylvester O¿Halloran Surgical Scientific Meeting, 29-FEB-08 - 01-MAR-08, Limerick
• O Daly, B.J., Morris, E., Gavin, G.P., O Byrne, J.M., McGuinness, G.B., Experimental investigation of ultrasonic ablation (20-60khz): cutting and damage effects in orthopaedics, Proceedings of the 14th Annual Conference of the Section of Bioengineering of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland, 25-JAN-08 - 26-JAN-08, Sligo
• Vrana, N.E., Cahill, P.A., McGuinness, G.B., Effect of composition of PVA-based hydrogels on vascular cell behaviour, Proceedings of the 14th Annual Conference of the Section of Bioengineering of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland, 25-JAN-08 - 26-JAN-08, Sligo
• O Daly, B., Morris, E., Gavin, G., O Byrne, J., McGuinness, G.B., High power low frequency ultrasound orthopaedic instruments, Biomedical Engineering Association of Ireland Annual Scientific Meeting, 06-OCT-07 - 06-OCT-07, Tullamore, Ireland.
• Vrana, N.E., Cahill, P.A., McGuinness, G.B., Characterisation of PVA/Chitosan Hydrogels for Vascular Tissue Engineering, 4th European Symposium on Biopolymers, 02-OCT-07 - 04-OCT-07, Kusdasi, Turkey.
• O Daly, B., Gavin, G., O Byrne, J., McGuinness, G.B., High energy, low frequency ultrasound energy cutting effect on soft tissue, 13th Annual Conference. of the Section of Bioengineering of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland, 26-JAN-07 - 27-JAN-07, Eniskillen, Northern Ireland.
• Gavin, G.P., McGuinness, G.B., A linear acoustic model of pressure during ultrasound angioplasty in the femoral artery, 13th Annual Conference. of the Section of Bioengineering of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland, 26-JAN-07 - 27-JAN-07, Enniskillen, Northern Ireland.
• Gavin, G.P., Dolan, F., Hashmi, M.S.J., McGuinness, G.B, A numerical acoustic fluid-structure model of a therapeutic ultrasound angioplasty device, World Congress of Biomechanics, 29-JUL-06 - 04-AUG-06, Munich, Germany.
• Hingston, J.A., McGuinness, G.B., Dunne, N.J., Comparison between CMW1 and Smartset bone cements with respect to residual stress, 12th Annual Conference. of the Section of Bioengineering of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland, 27-JAN-06 - 28-JAN-06, Galway, Ireland.
• Mathews, D., McGuinness, G., Birney, Y., Cahill, P., Mechanical and biological evaluation of Poly (Vinyl Alcohol) hydrogel modified with Chitosan, 12th Annual Conference of the Section of Bioengineering of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland, 27-JAN-06 - 28-JAN-06, Galway, Ireland.
• Gavin, G.P., Dolan, F., Hashmi, M.S.J., McGuinness, G.B., A numerical acoustic fluid structure simulation of therapeutic ultrasound angioplasty, 12th Annual Conference of the Section of Bioengineering of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland, 27-JAN-06 - 28-JAN-06, Galway, Ireland.
• Gavin, G.P., Hashmi, M.S.J., Dolan, F., McGuinness, G.B., An acoustic fluid-structure simulation of a therapeutic ultrasound wire waveguide apparatus, II International Conference on Computational Bioengineering, 14-SEP-05 - 16-SEP-05, Lisbon, Portugal.
• Mathews, D., McGuinness, G.B., Birney, Y., Cahill, P.A., Vascular Cell Growth on Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) Hydrogel Membranes Containing Chitosan, 25th Anniversary Spring Meeting of the Northern Ireland Biomedical Engineering Society, 08-APR-05 - 08-APR-05, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
• Hingston, J.A., McGuinness, G.B., Looney, L., Dunne, N.J., Acrylic Bone Cement Residual Stresses around a Femoral Implant, 25th Anniversary Spring Meeting of the Northern Ireland Biomedical Engineering Society, 08-APR-05 - 08-APR-05, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
• G. Gavin, G.B. McGuinness, F. Dolan, M.S.J. Hashmi, Development and performance characteristics of an Ultrasound Angioplasty Device, Proceedings of the 11th Ann. Confer. of the section of Bioengineering of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland, 28-JAN-05 - 29-JAN-05, Dublin, Ireland.
• D. Mathews, G. McGuinness, Y. Birney, P. Cahill, Attachment and Growth of Cultured Endothelial and Smooth Muscle Cells on PVA/Chitosan combined Hydrogels, Proceedings of the 11th Annual Conference. of the Section of Bioengineering of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland, 28-JAN-05 - 29-JAN-05, Dublin, Ireland.
• Gavin, G.P., McGuinness, G.B., Dolan, F., Hashmi, M.S.J., Pressure Distribution around Spherical distal Ball-tip in Ultrasound Angioplasty, 14th European Society of Biomechanics conference, 04-JUL-04 - 07-JUL-04, `s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.
• Mathews, D., McNamara, B., McGuinness, G., Residual Strain Effects on the Stress/Strain Fields of an Artery during Physiological and Non-physiological Loading, 14th European Society of Biomechanics conference, 04-JUL-04 - 07-JUL-04, `s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands.
• Orr, J.F., Dunne, N.J., Hingston, J.A., McGuinness, G.B., Mitchell, J.B., Cabrera, N.O., The Effect Of Shrinkage On Stresses In A Mantle Of Curing Acrylic Bone Cement, The 7th World Biomaterials Congress, 17-MAY-04 - 21-MAY-04, Sydney, Australia.
• Hingston, J.A., McGuinness, G.B., Looney, L, Dunne, N.J., Orr, Computational Analysis Of Bone Cement Thermal Shrinkage About The Stem/Cement Interface, The 7th World Biomaterials Congress, 17-MAY-04 - 21-MAY-04, Sydney, Australia.
• J.A. Hingston, G.B. McGuinness, L. Looney, N.J. Dunne, Computational Analysis of Shrinkage Stresses in Acrylic Bone Cement, Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Symposium, Materials Congress 2004, 30-MAR-04 - 01-APR-04, London, U.K.
• D.T. Mathews, B.P. McNamara, G.B. McGuinness, The Effect of Opening Angle Variations on the Strain Fields of an Artery for Various Loaded States, 10th Annual Conference of the Section of Bioengineering, Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland., 29-JAN-04 - 30-JAN-04, Limerick, Ireland.
• G.P. Gavin, G.B. McGuinness, F. Dolan, M.S.J. Hashmi, Pressure Distributions around Various Ball Tip Geometries in Ultrasound Angioplasty., 10th Annual Conference of the Section of Bioengineering, Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland, 29-JAN-04 - 30-JAN-04, Limerick, Ireland.
• J.A. Hingston, G.B. McGuinness, L. Looney, N.J. Dunne, Computational Investigation of Bone Cement Thermal Shrinkage about the Stem, 10th Annual Conference of the Section of Bioengineering, Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland, 29-JAN-04 - 30-JAN-04, Limerick, Ireland.
• J.A. Hingston, G.B. McGuinness, L. Looney, N.J. Dunne, J.F. Orr, Computational Analysis of Shrinkage Stresses in Bone Cement, European Society of Biomaterials, 10-OCT-03 - 14-OCT-03, Stuttgart, Germany
• C.M. O'Bradaigh, G.B. McGuinness, R.A. Canavan, E. Simon, Picture Frame Rheological Shear Testing for Composites Sheet-forming Processes, In: J.T. Hoggatt, A. Falcone, K.M. Nelson, S.G. Hill ed.28th International SAMPE Technical Conference, 04-NOV-96 - 07-NOV-96, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A., 266 - 280
• P. O'Brien, F. Grealish, G. McGuinness, Design and Polymer Requirements for Flexible Pipes, Oilfield Engineering with Polymers Conference, 10-OCT-96 - 12-OCT-96, Westminster, London, U.K.
• G.B. McGuinness, R.A. Canavan, T.A. Nestor, C.M. Ó Brádaigh, A Picture Frame Intraply Shearing Test for Unidirectional and Fabric Reinforced Composite Melts, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, 12-NOV-95 - 17-NOV-95, San Francisco
• R.A. Canavan, G.B. McGuinness, C.M. O Bradaigh, Experimental Intraply Shearing of Glass Reinforced Thermoplastic Melts, International Conference on Automated Composites (ICAC), 12-SEP-95 - 14-SEP-95, Nottingham, U.K.
• McGuinness, G.B., Ó Brádaigh, C.M., Characterisation of the Processing Behaviour of Unidirectional Continuous Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastic Sheets, 4th International Conference on 'Flow Processes in Composite Materials, 09-SEP-94 - 11-SEP-94, Aberystwyth, Wales
• McGuinness, G.B., Nestor, T.A. and Ó Brádaigh, Effect of Preform Shape on Buckling of Quasi-Isotropic Thermoplastic Composite Laminates during Sheet Forming, 3rd International Conference on 'Flow Processes in Composite Materials, 07-JUL-94 - 09-JUL-94, Galway, Ireland.
• G.B. McGuinness, C.M. O Bradaigh, Analysis of the Effect of Preform Layup and Geometry on Sheet Forming of Composite Materials, Ninth International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM9), 12-JUL-93 - 17-JUL-93, Madrid, Spain.