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Dr. Cristina Tuinea-Bobe

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Biography

Cristina has two multi-disciplinary PhDs: one in biomedical engineering and one in semiconductors' electronics. She is now based at the University of Bradford in the Faculty of Engineering and Informatics working as Research & Knowledge Transfer Business Development Manager. Her role is to facilitate academics interaction with government and industrial funding bodies, resulting in high quality proposals and projects. Cristina is promoting our mission to provide superior quality education with a high impact on industry, and on the country's economy, through our ‘make a difference’ alumni cohort.

Research

Research Groups: Centre for Polymer Micro and Nano Technology Research Groups: Centre for Polymer Micro and Nano Technology Research and Areas of Expertise: - Development of bio-medical devices via injection moulding - Surface characterisation of different materials and components using: SEM, AFM, White Light Interferometry, Confocal Microscopy - Surface chemistry modification via plasma treatment or casting on different surfaces - Surface structuring of polymers via injection moulding or photolithographic methods - Material properties modification which are affected by different process parameters - Stretchable conductors - Thin film deposition onto polymers and elastomers - Ultrasound monitoring of injection process Research and Areas of Expertise: - Development of bio-medical devices via injection moulding - Surface characterisation of different materials and components using: SEM, AFM, White Light Interferometry, Confocal Microscopy - Surface chemistry modification via plasma treatment or casting on different surfaces - Surface structuring of polymers via injection moulding or photolithographic methods - Material properties modification which are affected by different process parameters - Stretchable conductors - Thin film deposition onto polymers and elastomers - Ultrasound monitoring of injection process

Publications

There are 17 publications involving or that are attributed to Dr. Cristina Tuinea-Bobe. They are listed as:

  • book chapter (1)
  • conference publication (1)
  • other journal (2)
  • peer reviewed journal (13)

Book Chapter

Dr. Cristina Tuinea-Bobe has 1 publication(s) listed under book chapter.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Scaffolds for dental cementum 2019 Handbook of Tissue Engineering Scaffolds: Volume One Handbook of Tissue Engineering Scaffolds: Volume One 563 - 594 Hancox Z.;Yousaf S.;Khurshid Z.;Zafar M.S.;Youseffi M.;Mozafari M.;Tuinea-Bobe C.;Sefat F. 9780081025642 10.1016/B978-0-08-102563-5.00027-7

Conference Publication

Dr. Cristina Tuinea-Bobe has 1 publication(s) listed under conference publication.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Ultrasonic injection moulding: A study of thermal behaviour and nanofeature replication 2016 Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of the European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology, EUSPEN 2016 Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of the European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology, EUSPEN 2016 Whiteside B.;Babenko M.;Tuinea-Bobe C.;Brown E.;Coates P. 9780956679086

Other Journal

Dr. Cristina Tuinea-Bobe has 2 publication(s) listed under other journal.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Amorphous carbon interlayers for gold on elastomer stretchable conductors 2011 Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 44 M U Manzoor, C L Tuinea-Bobe, F McKavanagh, C P Byrne, D Dixon, P D Maguire and P Lemoine Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/44/24/245301
A new process chain for producing bulk metallic glass replication masters with micro- and nano-scale features 2014 International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 76 Vella P.C., Dimov S.S., Brousseau E, Tuinea-Bobe C., Grant C. and Whiteside B.R. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00170-016-8409-7

Peer Reviewed Journal

Dr. Cristina Tuinea-Bobe has 13 publication(s) listed under peer reviewed journal.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Flow-induced crystallization of long chain aliphatic polyamides under a complex flow field: Inverted anisotropic structure and formation mechanism 2015 Gao, Y.; Dong, X.; Wang, L.; Liu, G.; Liu, X.; Tuinea-Bobe, Cristina-Luminita; Whiteside, Benjamin R.; Coates, Philip D.; Wang, D.; Han, C.C.
Applications and Life Cycle A ssessment of Shape Memory Polyethylene Terephthalate in Concrete for Crack Closure 2022 Polymers 14 Riccardo Maddalena, John Sweeney , Jack Winkles, Cristina Tuinea-Bobe, Brunella Balzano, Glen Thompson, Noemi Arena, Tony Jefferson MDPI https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14050933
Flow-induced crystallization of long chain aliphatic polyamides under a complex flow field: Inverted anisotropic structure and formation mechanism 2015 Polymer (United Kingdom) Gao, Y.;Dong, X.;Wang, L.;Liu, G.;Liu, X.;Tuinea-Bobe, C.;Whiteside, B.;Coates, P.;Wang, D.;Han, C.C.; 10.1016/j.polymer.2015.07.029
Electro-activated surface micropattern tuning for microinjection molded electrically conductive shape memory polyurethane composites 2013 RSC Advances Fei, G.;Tuinea-Bobe, C.;Li, D.;Li, G.;Whiteside, B.;Coates, P.;Xia, H.; 10.1039/c3ra43640c
A crack closure system for cementitious composite materials using knotted shape memory polymer (k-SMP) fibres 2020 Cement and Concrete Composites 114 Riccardo Maddalena, Lorenzo Bonanno, Brunella Balzano, Cristina Tuinea-Bobe,John Sweeney, Iulia Mihai Elsevier https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp2020.103757
Enhanced concrete crack closure with hybrid shape memory polymer tendons 2021 Engineering Structures 226 Balzano B.;Sweeney J.;Thompson G.;Tuinea-Bobe C.L.;Jefferson A. 0141-0296 10.1016/j.engstruct.2020.111330
Molecular weight dependency of β phase formation in injection-molded isotactic polypropylene 2019 Journal of Applied Polymer Science Yang X.;Tuinea-Bobe C.;Whiteside B.;Coates P.;Lu Y.;Men Y. 0021-8995 10.1002/app.48555
Investigation of in situ formed conductive polymer composite in adhesive matrix 2019 Synthetic Metals 258 Kirsnytė M.;Jurkūnas M.;Kancleris Ž.;Ragulis P.;Simniškis R.;Vareikis A.;Abraitienė A.;Požėla K.;Whiteside B.;Tuinea-Bobe C.;Stirkė A. 0379-6779 10.1016/j.synthmet.2019.116181
Amorphous carbon interlayers for gold on elastomer stretchable conductors 2011 Manzoor, M.U.; Tuinea-Bobe, Cristina-Luminita; McKavanagh, F.; Byrne, C.P.; Dixon, D.; Maguire, P.D.; Lemoine, P.
Single electro-pneumatic cell sensor for the detection of pressure ulcers 2009 Buletinul Academiei de Stiinte a Republicii Moldova. Matematica 71 6. Tuinea-Bobe, C.L., Lemoine, P., Ghein, C., Rusu, A 1454-234x UPB Buletin
Microinjection moulded polyetheretherketone biomaterials as spinal implants: physico-chemical and mechanical characterisation 2019 Materials Research Express 6 Tuinea-Bobe, Cristina-Luminita; Xia, H.; Ryabenkova, Yulia; Sweeney, John; Coates, Philip D.; Fei, G.
Photolithographic structuring of stretchable conductors and sub-kPa pressure sensors 2011 Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering 21 Tuinea-Bobe C.;Lemoine P.;Manzoor M.;Tweedie M.;D'Sa R.;Gehin C.;Wallace E. 0960-1317 10.1088/0960-1317/21/11/115010
Electro-activated surface micropattern tuning for microinjection molded electrically conductive shape memory polyurethane composites 2013 Fei, G.; Tuinea-Bobe, Cristina-Luminita; Li, Dongxu; Li, G.; Whiteside, Benjamin R.; Coates, Philip D.; Xia, H.