Overview

Oana holds a Chair in Materials Science and Manufacturing in the Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy. She is Deputy Head of Engineering (Materials and Mechanical Engineering section)  and she is also Co-director of Exeter Technology Group (ETG) which includes three research centres: Exeter Advanced Technologies (X-AT); Centre for Additive Layer Manufacturing (CALM) and Centre for Alternative Materials and Remanufacturing (CALMARE).

She is the academic lead for the CALM centre most of her current research work being in this area. 

She started her career as a Research Fellow at Cranfield University- Royal Military College of Science, in the Sensors and Composites Research Group and then at Exeter University.

At Exeter, she has secured funding in value of £10m to Exeter through a wide range of research projects (TSB, EU and EPSRC). Her research is focused on high performance polymers and composites and related manufacturing processes including conventional and new emerging manufacturing processes such as Additive Manufacturing (AM). Her work concentrates on understanding the relationship between molecular structure/morphology, manufacturing and desired final properties. In AM, Oana works in High Temperature Powder Bed Fusion (PBF)  and Material Extrusion (MEX) focused primarely on high performance, high temperature engineering polymers such as PEK, PEEK, medical grades of PEEK and PEKK as well as composites (glass, graphatised carbon, ceramic - fibres and fillers and CNTs reinforcement) and polymeric blends. Exeter University has the unique capabilities and expertise in additive manufacture of high performance polymers using commercial High Temperature AM systems: EOS P800, EOS P810,  3DGENCE F340, MiniFactory Ultra 3D and Intamsys and in house developed - High Temperature MEX systems.

She has also been involved in the development of in-line monitoring sensors and novel instrumentation for efficient material use and reduction of manufacturing waste (near IR and Raman spectroscopy, combined NIR/Raman-thermal analysis).

Oana works closely with industry, is a member of the EPSRC Peer Review College and reviewer and technical expert for European Commission.

Selected member of the EPSRC Early Career Forum in Manufacturing Research in 2012 

Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (FIMMM)

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=NREbOyUAAAAJ&hl=en

  Current Projects

Multimillion Industrial Partnership with Victrex Plc (2nd) - Next generation of PAEK materials and processes

Innovate UK - Overprinting of High Performance Polymers (OVERHIPP) 

Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) - Sartorius- Stedim - The development of polymeric materials optimised for AM for Biopharma industry 

EPSRC - Researcher in Residence -  In partnership with the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) - High Temperature Additive Manufacturing - In search for commercial applications

Innovate UK - Multifunctional PAEK nanocomposites for laser sintering (F4 PAEK) 

Multimillion Industrial Partnership with Victrex Plc (1st) - Next Generation of PAEK materials for AM processes

Industry funded Project  - Development of polyamide grades for AM

Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI)- High temperature, affordable polymer composites for AM aerospace applications (50668-379162)

EPSRC - Novel high performance polymeric composite materials for additive manufacturing of multifunctional components (EP/N034627/1)

Innovate UK (IUK) - Multifunctional PAEK nanocomposites for Laser SIntering (F4 PAEK) (89963-549685)

Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) - Finisterre - The development of a new sustainable wetsuit with improved options for repair and recycling

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Publications

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2024

• Yi N, Chen Y, Shen J, Davies R, Ghita O. (2024) Correlation between interfacial bond strength and degree of healing in overprinting PAEK on CF/PAEK composites, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, pages 108217-108217, article no. 108217, DOI:10.1016/j.compositesa.2024.108217. [PDF]
• Qiang D, Chen B, Chen Y, Yang Z, Ghita O, Wang N, Zhu Y. (2024) Inorganic Fullerene-Like WS2 Reinforced Polyamide Powders for Improved Mechanical Properties in Laser Sintered Nanocomposite Parts, DOI:10.1016/j.amf.2024.200120.
• Yi N, Chaplin A, Grasmeder J, Ghita O. (2024) Adaptable polyaryletherketones (PAEKs) with competing crosslinking and crystallisation mechanisms, Scientific Reports, volume 14, no. 1, article no. 679, DOI:10.1038/s41598-024-51231-3. [PDF]
• Liu Y, Davies R, Yi N, McCutchion P, Chen B, Ghita O. (2024) Multiscale Porous Poly (Ether-Ether-Ketone) Structures Manufactured by Powder Bed Fusion Process, 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, volume 11, no. 1, pages 219-230, DOI:10.1089/3dp.2021.0317. [PDF]

2023

• Liu Y, Davies R, McCutchion P, Chaplin A, Hodge S, Jones E, McEwan K, Hipkins K, Ghita O. (2023) Fabrication of functionalised graphene-PAEK nanocomposites for different manufacturing processes, Virtual and Physical Prototyping, volume 19, no. 1, DOI:10.1080/17452759.2023.2283884. [PDF]
• Comelli CA, Yi N, Davies R, van der Pol H, Ghita O. (2023) Observation of Peek Melting Peaks within the Additive Manufacturing Material Extrusion Process in Relation to Isothermal and Non‐Isothermal Processes, Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, DOI:10.1002/mame.202300386. [PDF]
• Comelli C. (2023) Multi-Scale Polyetheretherketone Investigations into a Novel Additive Manufacturing Process Based on Material Extrusion.
• Mann M, Davies R, Lawrence C, Ghita O. (2023) Prototype Design for Grading Structures in Powder Bed Fusion Processes, 3D PRINTING AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, volume 10, no. 6, pages 1320-1335, DOI:10.1089/3dp.2022.0063. [PDF]
• Liu Y, Yi N, Davies R, McCutchion P, Ghita O. (2023) Powder Bed Fusion Versus Material Extrusion: A Comparative Case Study on Polyether-Ether-Ketone Cranial Implants, 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, volume 10, no. 5, pages 941-954, DOI:10.1089/3dp.2021.0300. [PDF]

2022

• Comelli CA, Yi N, Davies R, van der Pol H, Ghita O. (2022) Material extrusion thermal model mapped across polyetheretherketone isothermal and continuous cooling transformation charts, Additive Manufacturing, volume 59, pages 103129-103129, article no. 103129, DOI:10.1016/j.addma.2022.103129. [PDF]
• Davies R, Evans K, Ghita O. (2022) Multivariate correlation of PolyArylEtherKetone powder properties for additive manufacturing and a method for predicting spreading in polymer powder bed fusion, Powder Technology, volume 410, DOI:10.1016/j.powtec.2022.117871.
• Benedetti L, Brulé B, Decraemer N, Evans KE, Ghita O. (2022) Evolution of PEKK crystallization measured in laser sintering, Frontiers in Manufacturing Technology, volume 2, DOI:10.3389/fmtec.2022.964450. [PDF]
• Davies R, Evans K, Ghita O. (2022) Multivariate correlation of PolyArylEtherKetone powder properties for additive manufacturing and a method for predicting spreading in polymer powder bed fusion, Powder Technology, volume 410, pages 117871-117871, article no. 117871, DOI:10.1016/j.powtec.2022.117871. [PDF]
• Evans K, Ghita O. (2022) Characterizing and predicting the self-folding behavior of weft-knit fabrics, Textile Research Journal, pages 1-1, article no. 1, DOI:10.1177/00405175221099670. [PDF]
• Yi N, Davies R, Chaplin A, Ghita O. (2022) Novel backbone modified polyetheretherketone (PEEK) grades for powder bed fusion with enhanced elongation at break, Additive Manufacturing, volume 55, pages 102857-102857, article no. 102857, DOI:10.1016/j.addma.2022.102857. [PDF]
• Comelli CA, Davies R, van der Pol H, Ghita O. (2022) PEEK filament characteristics before and after extrusion within fused filament fabrication process, Journal of Materials Science, volume 57, no. 1, pages 766-788, DOI:10.1007/s10853-021-06652-0. [PDF]

2021

• Lowe S, Ghita O, Hardy JG. (2021) Special issue: PAEKing ahead into the 21st century, POLYMER INTERNATIONAL, volume 70, no. 8, pages 997-998, DOI:10.1002/pi.6261. [PDF]
• Davies R, Yi N, McCutchion P, Ghita O. (2021) Mechanical property variance amongst vertical fused filament fabricated specimens via four different printing methods, Polymer International, volume 70, no. 8, pages 1073-1079, DOI:10.1002/pi.6172. [PDF]
• Yi N, Davies R, Chaplin A, McCutchion P, Ghita O. (2021) Slow and fast crystallising poly aryl ether ketones (PAEKs) in 3D printing: crystallisation kinetics, morphology, and mechanical properties, Additive Manufacturing, DOI:10.1016/j.addma.2021.101843.

2020

• Benedetti L, Brulé B, Decraemer N, Davies R, Evans KE, Ghita O. (2020) A route to improving elongation of high-temperature laser sintered PEKK, Additive Manufacturing, volume 36, pages 101540-101540, article no. 101540, DOI:10.1016/j.addma.2020.101540. [PDF]
• Chen B, Davies R, Chang H, Xia Y, Zhu Y, Ghita O. (2020) In-situ synthesis of Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs)-PA12 powders and their laser sintering into hierarchical porous lattice structures, Additive Manufacturing, DOI:10.1016/j.addma.2020.101774.
• Benedetti L. (2020) Fundamental Understanding of Poly(ether ketone ketone) for High Temperature Laser Sintering.
• Benedetti L. (2020) Fundamental Understanding of Poly(ether ketone ketone) for High Temperature Laser Sintering.
• Chen B, Davies R, Liu Y, Yi N, Qiang D, Zhu Y, Ghita O. (2020) Laser sintering of graphene nanoplatelets encapsulated polyamide powders, Additive Manufacturing, volume 35, pages 101363-101363, article no. 101363, DOI:10.1016/j.addma.2020.101363. [PDF]
• Haeri S, Benedetti L, Ghita O. (2020) Effects of particle elongation on the binary coalescence dynamics of powder grains for Laser Sintering applications, Powder Technology, volume 363, pages 245-255, DOI:10.1016/j.powtec.2019.12.025. [PDF]

2019

• Garcia-Leiner M, Ghita O, McKay R, Kurtz SM. (2019) Chapter 7 Additive Manufacturing of Polyaryletherketones, PEEK Biomaterials Handbook, Elsevier, 89-103, DOI:10.1016/b978-0-12-812524-3.00007-7.
• Davies R, Shyng Y, McCutchion P, Holsgrove T, Ghita O. (2019) PEEK laser sintered intervertebral lumbar cages: process and properties, 4th International PEEK Meeting, Washington Dc, Usa,, 25th - 26th Apr 2019, https://biomed.drexel.edu/peek/conferences/publication-files/2019-peek-program.pdf.
• Benedetti L, Brulé B, Decraemer N, Davies R, Evans K, Ghita O. (2019) Mechanical performance of laser sintered poly(ether ketone ketone) (PEKK), Solid Freeform Fabrication 2019: Proceedings of the 30th Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium - An Additive Manufacturing Conference, SFF 2019, pages 721-734.
• Inai NH. (2019) INTERFACES IN MODIFIED CELLULOSE NANOCRYSTALS REINFORCED POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITES.
• Benedetti L, Brule B, Decreamer N, Evans K, Ghita OR. (2019) Shrinkage behaviour of semi-crystalline polymers in laser sintering: PEKK and PA12, Materials and Design, DOI:10.1016/j.matdes.2019.107906.
• Chen B, Berretta S, Davies R, Ghita O. (2019) Characterisation of carbon fibre (Cf) - Poly Ether Ketone (PEK) composite powders for laser sintering, Polymer Testing, volume 76, DOI:10.1016/j.polymertesting.2019.03.011.

2018

• Chen B, Yazdani B, Benedetti L, Chang H, Zhu Y, Ghita OR. (2018) Fabrication of nanocomposite powders with a core-shell structure, Composites Science and Technology, volume 170, pages 116-127, DOI:10.1016/j.compscitech.2018.11.046.
• Lewandowska AE, Inai N, Ghita OR, Eichhorn S. (2018) Quantitative analysis of the distribution and mixing of cellulose nanocrystals in thermoplastic composites using Raman chemical imaging, RSC Advances, volume 8, pages 35831-35831, DOI:10.1039/c8ra06674d.
• Benedetti L, Brule B, Decraemer N, Evans K, Ghita OR. (2018) Methods for evaluating particle coalescence and their implications in laser sintering, Powder Technology, volume 342, pages 917-928, DOI:10.1016/j.powtec.2018.10.053.
• Yazdani B, Chen B, Benedetti L, Davies R, Ghita OR, Zhu Y. (2018) A new method to prepare composite powders customized for high temperature laser sintering, Composites Science and Technology, volume 167, pages 243-250, DOI:10.1016/j.compscitech.2018.08.006.
• Wang Y, Chen B, Evans K, Ghita O. (2018) Enhanced Ductility of PEEK thin film with self-assembled fibre-like crystals, Scientific Reports, volume 8, pages 1314-1314, DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-19537-1.

2017

• Flanagan C, Smith N, Berretta S, Kraay M, Lewandowski J, Ghita OR, Rimnac C. (2017) Pilot Study of Additively Manufactured PEEK-HA: In Vivo Biologic and In Vitro Fracture Properties, Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, 10th - 13th Mar 2018.
• Inai NH, Lewandowska AE, Ghita OR, Eichhorn S. (2017) Interfaces in polyethylene oxide modified cellulose nanocrystal - Polyethylene matrix composites, Composites Science and Technology, DOI:10.1016/j.compscitech.2017.11.009.
• Berretta S, Evans KE, Ghita OR. (2017) Additive manufacture of PEEK cranial implants: Manufacturing considerations versus accuracy and mechanical performance, Materials and Design, volume 139, DOI:10.1016/j.matdes.2017.10.078.
• Chen B, Berretta S, Evans K, Smith K, Ghita O. (2017) A Primary Study into Graphene/Polyether Ether Ketone (PEEK) Nanocomposite for Laser Sintering, Applied Surface Science, DOI:10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.09.226.
• Berretta S, Davies R, shyng YT, Wang Y, Ghita OR. (2017) Fused Deposition Modelling of high temperature polymers: Exploring CNT PEEK composites, Polymer Testing, DOI:10.1016/j.polymertesting.2017.08.024.
• Zhang G, Ghita OR, Lin C, Evans K. (2017) Large-scale manufacturing of helical auxetic yarns using a novel semi-coextrusion process, Textile Research Journal, pages 1-12, DOI:10.1177/0040517517725125.
• Wang N, Yang Z, Wang Y, Thummavichai K, Xia Y, Ghita O, Zhu Y. (2017) Interface and properties of inorganic fullerene tungsten sulphide nanoparticle reinforced poly (ether ether ketone) nanocomposites, RESULTS IN PHYSICS, volume 7, pages 2417-2424, DOI:10.1016/j.rinp.2017.07.018.
• Chen B, Wang Y, Berretta S, Ghita O. (2017) Poly Aryl Ether Ketones (PAEKs) and carbon-reinforced PAEK powders for laser sintering, Journal of Materials Science, pages 1-16, DOI:10.1007/s10853-017-0840-0.

2016

• Dodwell TJ, Evans KE, Ghita O, Sandhu AS, Savage L. (2016) Quantifying variability of recycled fibres in composites using multilevel Monte Carlo, ECCM 2016 - Proceeding of the 17th European Conference on Composite Materials.
• Dodwell TJ, Evans KE, Ghita O, Sandhu AS, Savage L. (2016) Quantifying variability of recycled fibres in composites using multilevel Monte Carlo, ECCM 2016 - Proceeding of the 17th European Conference on Composite Materials.
• Haeri S, Wang Y, Ghita OR, Sun J. (2016) Discrete element simulation and experimental study of powder spreading process in additive manufacturing, Powder Technology, DOI:10.1016/j.powtec.2016.11.002.
• Wang Y, Chen B, Evans KE, Ghita OR. (2016) Novel Fibre-like Crystals in Thin Films of Poly Ether Ether Ketone (PEEK), Materials Letters, DOI:10.1016/j.matlet.2016.08.024.
• Berretta S, Evans KE, Ghita OR. (2016) Predicting processing parameters in high temperature laser sintering (HT-LS) from powder properties, Materials and Design, volume 105, pages 301-314, DOI:10.1016/j.matdes.2016.04.097.
• McLauchlin AR, Ghita OG. (2016) Studies on the Thermal and Mechanical Behaviour of PLA-PET Blends, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, DOI:10.1002/app.44147.
• Zhang G, Ghita OR, Evans KE. (2016) Dynamic thermo-mechanical and impact properties of helical auxetic yarns, Composites Part B: Engineering, volume 99, pages 494-505, DOI:10.1016/j.compositesb.2016.05.059. [PDF]
• Berretta S, Wang Y, Davies R, Ghita O. (2016) Polymer viscosity, particle coalescence and mechanical performance in high-temperature laser sintering, Journal of Materials Science, DOI:10.1007/s10853-016-9761-6.
• Zhang G, Ghita O, Lin C, Evans KE. (2016) Varying the performance of helical auxetic yarns by altering component properties and geometry, Composite Structures, volume 140, pages 369-377, DOI:10.1016/j.compstruct.2015.12.032.

2015

• Davies R, Shyng YT, Wang Y, Ghita O. (2015) Extrusion deposition of carbon nanotubes (CNT)/poly ether ether ketone (Peek), ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials, volume 2015-July.
• Wang Y, Davies R, Ghita O. (2015) High temperature additive manufacturing of poly aryl Ether Ketones (Paek) composites, ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials, volume 2015-July.
• Wang Y, Beard J, Evans KE, Ghita OR. (2015) Unusual crystalline morphology of Poly Aryl Ether Ketones (PAEKs), RSC Advances, DOI:10.1039/C5RA17110E.
• Beard J, Evans KE, Ghita OR. (2015) Fabrication of Three Dimensional Layered Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube Structures and their Potential Applications, RSC Advances, volume 5, pages 104458-104466, DOI:10.1039/c5ra18048a.
• Wang Y, Rouholamin D, Davies R, Ghita OR. (2015) Powder characteristics, microstructure and properties of graphite platelet reinforced Poly Ether Ether Ketone composites in High Temperature Laser Sintering (HT-LS), Materials & Design, volume 88, pages 1310-1320, DOI:10.1016/j.matdes.2015.09.094. [PDF]
• Zhang GH, Ghita OR, Evans KE. (2015) The fabrication and mechanical properties of a novel 3-component auxetic structure for composites, Composites Science and Technology, volume 117, pages 257-267, DOI:10.1016/j.compscitech.2015.06.012. [PDF]
• Wang Y, James E, Ghita OR. (2015) Glass bead filled Polyetherketone (PEK) composite by High Temperature Laser Sintering (HT-LS), Materials and Design, volume 83, pages 545-551, DOI:10.1016/j.matdes.2015.06.005.
• Beard JD, Evans KE, Ghita OR. (2015) Control and Modelling of Capillary Flow of Epoxy Resin in Aligned Carbon Nanotube Forests, RSC Advances, DOI:10.1039/C5RA03393D.
• Berretta S, Evans KE, Ghita O. (2015) Processability of PEEK, a New Polymer for High Temperature Laser Sintering (HT-LS), European Polymer Journal, DOI:10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2015.04.003.

2014

• Rouholamin D, Shyng YT, Savage L, Ghita O. (2014) A comparative study into mechanical performance of glass fibres recovered through mechanical grinding and high voltage pulse power fragmentation, 16th European Conference on Composite Materials, ECCM 2014.
• Wang Y, Ghita OR, Kavanagh D, Chandler D. (2014) A study of interface adhesion between polyamide 6 (PA6) and nitrile rubber (NBR), Surface and Interface Analysis, DOI:10.1002/sia.5488.
• Bhattacharya S, Zhang GH, Ghita OR, Evans KE. (2014) The variation in Poisson’s ratio caused by interactions between core and wrap in helical composite auxetic yarns, volume 102, pages 87-93, DOI:10.1016/j.compscitech.2014.07.023.
• Bhattacharya S, Zhang GH, Ghita O, Evans KE. (2014) The variation in Poisson’s ratio caused by interactions between core and wrap in helical composite auxetic yarns, Composites Science and Technology, volume 102, pages 87-93, DOI:10.1016/j.compscitech.2014.07.023.
• Berretta S, Ghita OR, Evans KE. (2014) Morphology of polymeric powders in Laser Sintering (LS): From Polyamide to new PEEK powders, European Polymer Journal, DOI:10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2014.08.004.
• McLauchlin AR, Ghita OR, Gahkani A. (2014) Quantification of PLA Contamination in PET during Injection Moulding by In-line NIR Spectroscopy, Polymer Testing, DOI:10.1016/j.polymertesting.2014.06.007.
• Ghita OR, James E, Davies R, Berreta S, Singh B, Flint S, Evans KE. (2014) High Temperature Laser Sintering: An investigation into mechanical properties and shrinkage characteristics of Poly (Ether Ketone) structures, Materials and Design, DOI:10.1016/j.matdes.2014.04.035.
• Ghita OR, James E, Trimble R, Evans KE. (2014) Physico-chemical behaviour of Poly (Ether Ketone) (PEK) in High Temperature Laser Sintering (HT-LS), Journal of Materials Processing Technology, volume 214, no. 4, pages 969-978, DOI:10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2013.11.007.
• Berretta S, Ghita O, Evans KE, Anderson A, Newman C. (2014) Size, shape and flow of powders for use in Selective Laser Sintering (SLS), High Value Manufacturing: Advanced Research in Virtual and Rapid Prototyping - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Advanced Research and Rapid Prototyping, VR@P 2013, pages 49-54.
• McLauchlin A, Ghita OR, Savage L. (2014) Studies on the reprocessability of poly(ether ether ketone) (PEEK), Journal of Materials Processing Technology, volume 214, pages 75-80, DOI:10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2013.07.010.

2013

• Shyng YT, Ghita O. (2013) Fragmentation analysis of glass fibres recovered from hydrolysis processes, ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials, volume 2013-July, pages 5947-5954.
• Beard JD, Stringer J, Ghita OR, Smith PJ. (2013) High Yield Growth of Patterned Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes Using Inkjet-Printed Catalyst, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, volume 5 (19), pages 9785-9790, DOI:10.1021/am402942q.
• Allen RJ, Ghita O, Farmer B, Beard M, Evans KE. (2013) Mechanical testing and modelling of a vertically aligned carbon nanotube composite structure, Composites Science and Technology, volume 77, pages 1-7, DOI:10.1016/j.compscitech.2013.01.001.

2012

• Oliveux G, Le Gal La Salle E, Bailleul JL, Heard PJ, Ball RJ, Hallam KR, Ghita O. (2012) Recycling by solvolysis thermosetting composite materials of sustainable surface transport, Materiaux et Techniques, volume 100, no. 5, pages 493-503, DOI:10.1051/mattech/2012037.
• Allen RJ, Ghita O, Farmer B, Beard M, Evans KE. (2012) Wetting mechanisms of Vertically Aligned Carbon nanotube (VACNT) composite structures in readiness for additive layer manufacture, ECCM 2012 - Composites at Venice, Proceedings of the 15th European Conference on Composite Materials.
• Farmer BL, Allen RA, Ghita O, Beard MA, Evans KE. (2012) Strategies to combine nanocomposite and additive layer manufacturing techniques to build materials and structures simultaneously, ECCM 2012 - Composites at Venice, Proceedings of the 15th European Conference on Composite Materials.
• Salter E, Kao CC, Ghita O, Shyng YT. (2012) Analysis of Interfacial Properties of Silane Recoated Glass Fibres Recovered from Hydrolysis Process, 15th European Comference on Composite Materials (ECCM 15), Venice, Italy, 24th - 27th Jun 2012.
• Xi Z, Ghita OR, Evans KE. (2012) The unusual thermal expansion behavior of PTFE/GF composites incorporating PTFE/GF recyclate, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, DOI:10.1016/j.compositesa.2012.07.013.
• Kao CC, Ghita OR, Hallam KR, Heard PJ, Evans KE. (2012) Mechanical studies of single glass fibres recycled from hydrolysis process using sub-critical water, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, volume 43, no. 3, pages 398-406, DOI:10.1016/j.compositesa.2011.11.011.

2011

• Farmer BL, Beard MA, Ghita O, Allen R, Evans KE. (2011) Assembly strategies for fully aligned and dispersed morphology controlled carbon nanotube reinforced composites grown in net-shape, Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, volume 1304, pages 20-31, DOI:10.1557/opl.2011.602.
• Beard MA, Bradbury J, Ghita O, Flint S, Evans K. (2011) Material Characterisation of Additive Manufacturing Components Made From a High Temperature Thermoplastic Polymer, Advanced Research in Virtual and Rapid Prototyping (VRAP), Leiria, Portugal, 28th Sep - 1st Oct 2011.
• Beard MA, Ghita O. (2011) Near Infrared Spectroscopy Cross-Correlation of Surface Roughness and Mechanical Properties for Selective Laser Sintered (SLS) Parts Built at Different Laser Scan Speeds, The Polymer Processing Society 27th Annual Meeting, Morocco, 10th - 14th May 2011.
• Beard MA, Ghita O, Evans K. (2011) Monitoring the Effects of Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) Build Parameters on Polyamide Using Near Infrared Spectroscopy, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, volume 121, pages 3153-3158, DOI:10.1002/app.33898.
• Beard MA, Ghita OR, Evans KE. (2011) Using Raman Spectroscopy to Monitor Surface Finish and Roughness of Components Manufactured by Selective Laser Sintering (SLS), Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, volume 42, pages 744-748, DOI:10.1002/jrs.2771.

2010

• Xi Z, Ghita OR, Johnston P, Evans KE. (2010) Novel Remanufacturing Process of Recycled Polytetrafluoroethylene(PTFE)/GF Laminate, International Conference on Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies, Paris, France, 24th - 27th Oct 2010.
• Beard MA, Ghita OR, Evans KE. (2010) Using Raman Spectroscopy to Monitor Surface Finish and Roughness of Components Manufactured by Selective Laser Sintering (SLS), Journal of Raman Spectroscopy.
• Beard MA, Ghita O, Evans KE. (2010) Evaluation of Laser Energy Density Effects on Mechanical Properties of Selective Laser Sintering Components Using Raman Spectroscopy, International Conference on Additive Technologies (ICAT), Slovenia.
• Palmer J, Savage L, Ghita OR, Evans KE. (2010) Sheet Moulding Compound (SMC) From Carbon Fibre Recyclate, Composites Part A – Applied Science and Manufacturing, volume 41, pages 1232-1237, DOI:10.1016/j.compositesa.2010.05.005.

2009

• Palmer J, Ghita O, Savage L, Evans KE. (2009) New automotive composites based on glass and carbon fibre recyclate, ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials.
• Beard MA, Ghita OR, McCabe J, Evans KE. (2009) Monitoring Dehydration Kinetics of Theophylline Monohydrate Using Simultaneous Thermal and Spectral Methods, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, volume 40, DOI:10.1002/jrs.2560.
• Palmer J, Ghita O, Savage L, Evans KE. (2009) New Automotive Composites based on Glass and Carbon Fibre Recyclte, International Conference of Composite Materials (ICCM17), Edinburgh, 2009.
• Palmer JP, Ghita OR, Savage L, Evans KE. (2009) Successful Closed-Loop Recycling of Thermoset Composites, Composites Part A � Applied Science and Manufacturing - accepted, DOI:10.1016/j.compositesa.2009.02.002.

2008

• Tomlinson SK, Brookbank P, Ghita OR, Beard MA, Evans KE. (2008) Novel Dental Cements Containing Combinations of Cyanoacrylate Resin, Hydroxyapatite and New Aluminium Based Fillers, 13th European Conference on Composite Materials (ECCM13), Stockholm, Sweden.
• Ghita OR, Baker DC, Evans KE. (2008) In-line monitoring of injection moulding materials and parameters using near infrared spectroscopy and chemometric analysis, Polymer Processing Society (PPS) – 24th Annual Meeting, Italy, 2008.
• Ghita OR, Baker DC, Evans KE. (2008) "An in-line near infrared process control tool for monitoring the effects of speed, temperature and polymer colour in injection moulding ", Polymer Testing, volume 27, pages 459-469.
• Ghita OR, Baker DC, Evans KE. (2008) An in-line near infrared process control tool for monitoring the effects of speed, temperature and polymer colour in injection moulding, Polymer Testing, volume 27, pages 459-469.
• Palmer J, Ghita OR, Savage L, Evans KE. (2008) Recyclate fibres �matrix interface analysis for reuse in sheet moulding compounds (SMC), European Conference of Composite Materials (ECCM13), Stockholm, 2008.
• Ghita OR, Beard MA, McCabe J, Bottom R, Richmond J, Evans KE. (2008) A Study into First and Second Order Thermal Transitions of Materials using Spectral DSC, Journal of Materials Science, volume 43, pages 4988-4995, DOI:10.1007/s10853-008-2735-6.
• Ghita OR, Baker DC, Evans KE. (2008) An in-line near-infrared process control tool for monitoring the effects of speed, temperature, and polymer colour in injection moulding, Polymer Testing, volume 27, no. 4, pages 459-469, DOI:10.1016/j.polymertesting.2008.01.010.

2007

• Tomlinson SK, Ghita OR, Hooper RM, Evans KE. (2007) Monomer conversion and hardness of novel dental cement based on ethyl cyanoacrylate, Dental Materials, volume 23, pages 799-806.
• Tomlinson SK, Ghita OR, Hooper RM, Evans KE. (2007) Investigation of the setting mechanism of a novel dental cement using infrared spectroscopy, Vibrational Spectroscopy.
• Tomlinson SK, Ghita OR, Hooper RM, Evans KE. (2007) Monomer conversion and hardness of novel dental cements based on ethyl cyanoacrylate, Dent Mater, volume 23, no. 7, pages 799-806, DOI:10.1016/j.dental.2006.06.027. [PDF]
• Tomlinson SK, Ghita OR, Hooper RM, Evans KE. (2007) Investigation of the setting mechanism of a novel dental cement using infrared spectroscopy, Vibrational Spectroscopy, DOI:10.1016/j.vibspec.2007.03.009.

2006

• Ghita OR. (2006) In-line monitoring of plastics during injection moulding using near infrared spectroscopy, NIR news – The newsletter of the International Council for Near Infrared Spectroscopy, volume 17.
• Tomlinson SK, Ghita OR, Hooper RM, Evans KE. (2006) The use of near-infrared spectroscopy for the cure monitoring of an ethyl cyanoacrylate adhesive, Vibrational Spectroscopy, volume 40, pages 133-141.
• Tomlinson SK, Ghita OR, Hooper RM, Evans KE. (2006) The use of near-infrared spectroscopy for the cure monitoring of an ethyl cyanoacrylate adhesive, Vibrational Spectroscopy, volume 40, pages 133-141, DOI:10.1016/j.vibspec.2005.07.009.

2005

• Dumitrescu OR, Foster G, Baker DC, Evans KE. (2005) Near infrared spectroscopy for in-line monitoring during injection moulding, Polymer Testing, volume 24, pages 367-375, DOI:10.1016/j.polymertesting.2004.10.003.

2002

• Dumitrescu OR, Doyle C, Fernando GF. (2002) Extending Differential Scanning Calorimetry to Include Non-Contact Vibrational Spectroscopy and Thermal Expansion Analyses, 30th Annual Conference North American Thermal Analysis Society (NATAS), Pittsburg, States.
• Dumitrescu OR, Degamber R, Fernando G. (2002) Non-contact cure monitoring of thermosets, 10th European Conference on Composites Materials (ECCM-10), Belgium, 2002.

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