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Denis P. Dowling
Researcher at University College Dublin
Publications - 244
Citations - 6286
Denis P. Dowling is an academic researcher from University College Dublin. The author has contributed to research in topics: Atmospheric-pressure plasma & Coating. The author has an hindex of 36, co-authored 234 publications receiving 4936 citations. Previous affiliations of Denis P. Dowling include National University of Ireland & Lucideon.
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Fabrication of Continuous Carbon, Glass and Kevlar fibre reinforced polymer composites using Additive Manufacturing
TL;DR: In this paper, the performance of continuous carbon, Kevlar and glass fibre reinforced composites manufactured using the fused deposition modelling (FDM) additive manufacturing technique was evaluated both in tension and flexure.
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Effect of Surface Wettability and Topography on the Adhesion of Osteosarcoma Cells on Plasma-modified Polystyrene
TL;DR: It was observed that higher polymer surface roughness enhanced cell adhesion, but had a negative effect on cell spreading, and this effect was also observed for the fluorinated PS surfaces with water contact angles in the range of 110—155°.
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Anti-bacterial silver coatings exhibiting enhanced activity through the addition of platinum
TL;DR: In this article, the use of 1% Pt in a magnetron sputtering target was found to significantly enhance the anti-bacterial effectiveness of the Ag coatings, and up to a 2 log reduction in bacterial adhesion was achieved for 5 nm thick Ag/1% Pt coatings on silicone, which did not exhibit cytotoxicity.
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Evaluation of Protein Adsorption on Atmospheric Plasma Deposited Coatings Exhibiting Superhydrophilic to Superhydrophobic Properties
TL;DR: Results showed the superhydrophobic surfaces to exhibit antimicrobial properties and significantly reduce protein adsorption.
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Evaluation of diamond-like carbon-coated orthopaedic implants
Denis P. Dowling,P.V. Kola,K. Donnelly,T.C. Kelly,K. Brumitt,L. Lloyd,R. Eloy,M. Therin,N. Weill +8 more
TL;DR: Diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings were deposited onto austenetic stainless steel hip implants using a saddle field source deposition system and exhibited a significantly lower level of wear after 6 million cycles on the simulator compared with uncoated femoral heads.