Professor Ben Whiteside
Professor of Precision Manufacturing
| Faculty/Dept/School | Faculty of Eng & Digital Technologies |
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| b.r.whiteside@bradford.ac.uk |
Biography
Prof Ben Whiteside, CEng, completed a PhD in 2001 studying ‘Simulation and validation of glass fibre orientation in automotive injection mouldings’ at the University of Bradford. Since then he has actively researched the field of micro-injection moulding (micromoulding), beginning with working at post doctoral level on an EPSRC funded research programme. Over the last decade, he has built the area considerably by attracting further grant funding and industrial contracts worth in excess of £5m.
He is now Director of the Centre for Polymer Micro and Nano Technology (the Polymer MNT centre) based at the University of Bradford which was officially opened in 2009 and has quickly established a reputation as a key research facility in Europe for micro and nano moulding activities. The Polymer MNT Centre provides a focus for industry-facing aspects of research activities and a route for industrial engagement for proof of concept work, contract R&D and small scale manufacture. Key Academic research areas investigate many aspects of the process including material modification and characterisation, micro and nano scale surface structuring, process measurement, high speed imaging systems, precision part handling systems, tribology and product property assessment.
Research
Director of the Centre for Polymer Micro and Nano Technology (the Polymer MNT centre) based at the University of Bradford, a key research facility in Europe for micro and nano moulding activities. The Polymer MNT Centre provides a focus for industry-facing aspects of research activities and a route for industrial engagement for proof of concept work, contract R&D and small scale manufacture.Key Academic research areas investigate many aspects of the process including material modification and characterisation, micro and nano scale surface structuring, process measurement, high speed imaging systems, precision part handling systems, tribology and product property assessment
Professional activities
- 12-JUL-09: CEng MIMechE, Chartered Engineer CEng
Publications
| Title | Effects of mould wear on hydrophobic polymer surfaces replicated using plasma-treated and laser-textured stainless steel inserts (2020) |
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| Authors | Romano J.M.;Fantova Sarasa J.;Concheso C.;Gulcur M.;Dashtbozorg B.;Garcia-Giron A.;Penchev P.;Dong H.;Whiteside B.R.;Dimov S. |
| Journal | Tribology - Materials, Surfaces and Interfaces |
| DOI | 10.1080/17515831.2020.1785234 |
| Title | Blister Formation in Film Insert Moulding. (2020) |
| Authors | Wöhner T;Islam A;Hansen HN;Tosello G;Whiteside BR; |
| Journal | Micromachines |
| DOI | 10.3390/mi11040424 |
| Title | Ultrasonic micromoulding: Process characterisation using extensive in-line monitoring for micro-scaled products (2020) |
| Authors | Gülçür M.;Brown E.;Gough T.;Romano J.M.;Penchev P.;Dimov S.;Whiteside B. |
| Journal | Journal of Manufacturing Processes |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jmapro.2020.08.033 |
| Title | Correlating nano-scale surface replication accuracy and cavity temperature in micro-injection moulding using in-line process control and high-speed thermal imaging (2019) |
| Authors | Baruffi, F.; Gülçür, Mert; Calaon, M.; Romano, J.-M.; Penchev, P.; Dimov, S.; Whiteside, Benjamin R.; Tosello, G. |
| Journal | Journal of Manufacturing Processes |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jmapro.2019.08.017 |
| Title | Structural evolution of flow-oriented high density polyethylene upon heating: In situ SAXS and WAXD studies (2019) |
| Authors | Liao T.;Zhao X.;Yang X.;Coates P.;Whiteside B.;Jiang Z.;Men Y. |
| Journal | Polymer |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.polymer.2019.121698 |
| Title | Predicting the location of weld line in microinjection-molded polyethylene via molecular orientation distribution (2019) |
| Authors | Liao T.;Zhao X.;Yang X.;Whiteside B.;Coates P.;Jiang Z.;Men Y. |
| Journal | Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics |
| DOI | 10.1002/polb.24905 |
| Title | Molecular weight dependency of β phase formation in injection-molded isotactic polypropylene (2019) |
| Authors | Yang X.;Tuinea-Bobe C.;Whiteside B.;Coates P.;Lu Y.;Men Y. |
| Journal | Journal of Applied Polymer Science |
| DOI | 10.1002/app.48555 |
| Title | Mechanical durability of hydrophobic surfaces fabricated by injection moulding of laser-induced textures (2019) |
| Authors | Romano, J.-M.; Gulcur, Mert; Garcia-Giron, A.; Martinez-Solanas, E.; Whiteside, Benjamin R.; Dimov, S.S. |
| Journal | Applied Surface Science |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2019.01.162 |
| Title | Investigation of in situ formed conductive polymer composite in adhesive matrix (2019) |
| Authors | Kirsnytė M.;Jurkūnas M.;Kancleris Ž.;Ragulis P.;Simniškis R.;Vareikis A.;Abraitienė A.;Požėla K.;Whiteside B.;Tuinea-Bobe C.;Stirkė A. |
| Journal | Synthetic Metals |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.synthmet.2019.116181 |
| Title | Structure and Property of Microinjection Molded Poly(lactic acid) with High Degree of Long Chain Branching (2018) |
| Authors | Zhao, Z.-G.; Yang, Q.; Coates, Philip D.; Whiteside, Benjamin R.; Kelly, Adrian L.; Huang, Y.-J.; Wu, P.-P. |
| Title | Comparison of crystallization characteristics and mechanical properties of polypropylene processed by ultrasound and conventional micro-injection molding (2018) |
| Authors | Masato D.;Babenko M.;Shriky B.;Gough T.;Lucchetta G.;Whiteside B. |
| Journal | International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology |
| DOI | 10.1007/s00170-018-2493-9 |
| Title | Thin-wall injection molding of polystyrene parts with coated and uncoated cavities (2018) |
| Authors | Masato, Davide; Sorgato, M.; Babenko, Maksims; Whiteside, Benjamin R.; Lucchetta, G. |
| Title | Simplified three-dimensional finite element hot-spotting modelling of a pin-mounted vented brake disc: an investigation of hot-spotting determinants (2018) |
| Authors | Tang, Jinghan; Bryant, David; Qi, Hong Sheng; Whiteside, Benjamin R.; Babenko, Maksims |
| Title | Evaluation of heat transfer at the cavity-polymer interface in microinjection moulding based on experimental and simulation study (2018) |
| Authors | Babenko, Maksims; Sweeney, John; Petkov, P.; Lacan, F.; Bigot, S.; Whiteside, Benjamin R. |
| Journal | Applied Thermal Engineering |
| Title | Effect of microneedles on transdermal permeation enhancement of amlodipine (2017) |
| Authors | Nalluri B.;Uppuluri C.;Devineni J.;Nayak A.;Nair K.;Whiteside B.;Das D. |
| Journal | Drug Delivery and Translational Research |
| DOI | 10.1007/s13346-017-0361-z |
| Title | Effect of Microneedle Type on Transdermal Permeation of Rizatriptan (2017) |
| Authors | Uppuluri C.;Shaik A.;Han T.;Nayak A.;Nair K.;Whiteside B.;Nalluri B.;Das D. |
| Journal | AAPS PharmSciTech |
| DOI | 10.1208/s12249-016-0702-0 |
| Title | Microneedle-assisted transdermal delivery of Zolmitriptan: effect of microneedle geometry, in vitro permeation experiments, scaling analyses and numerical simulations (2017) |
| Authors | Uppuluri C.;Devineni J.;Han T.;Nayak A.;Nair K.;Whiteside B.;Das D.;Nalluri B. |
| Journal | Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy |
| DOI | 10.1080/03639045.2017.1313862 |
| Title | Crystallization Temperature Dependence of Cavitation and Plastic Flow in the Tensile Deformation of Poly(ε-caprolactone) (2017) |
| Authors | Jiang Z.;Chen R.;Lu Y.;Whiteside B.;Coates P.;Wu Z.;Men Y. |
| Journal | Journal of Physical Chemistry B |
| DOI | 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b02595 |
| Title | Thermodynamic investigation of carbamazepine-saccharin co-crystal polymorphs (2017) |
| Authors | Pagire, Sudhir K.; Jadav, Niten B.; Vangala, Venu R.; Whiteside, Benjamin R.; Paradkar, Anant R. |
| Title | Investigation of the influence of vacuum venting on mould surface temperature in micro injection moulding (2016) |
| Authors | Sorgato, M.; Babenko, Maksims; Lucchetta, G.; Whiteside, Benjamin R. |
| Title | Investigation of Plasma Treatment on Micro-Injection Moulded Microneedle for Drug Delivery (2015) |
| Authors | Nair, Karthik Jayan; Whiteside, Benjamin R.; Grant, Colin A.; Patel, Rajnikant; Tuinea-Bobe, Cristina-Luminita; Norris, Keith; Paradkar, Anant R. |
| Title | Characterisation of demoulding parameters in micro-injection moulding (2015) |
| Authors | Griffiths, C.A.; Tosello, G.; Dimov, S.S.; Scholz, S.G.; Rees, A.; Whiteside, Benjamin R. |
| Title | A new process chain for producing bulk metallic glass replication masters with micro- and nano-scale features (2015) |
| Authors | Vella, P.C.; Dimov, S.S.; Brousseau, E.; Whiteside, Benjamin R. |
| Title | Flow-induced crystallization of long chain aliphatic polyamides under a complex flow field: Inverted anisotropic structure and formation mechanism (2015) |
| Authors | 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. |
| Title | A new process chain for producing bulk metallic glass replication masters with micro- and nano-scale features (2014) |
| Authors | Vella P.;Dimov S.;Brousseau E.;Whiteside B. |
| Journal | International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology |
| DOI | 10.1007/s00170-014-6148-1 |
| Title | Epitaxial growth and morphological characteristics of isotactic polypropylene/polyethylene blends: Scale effect and mold temperature (2014) |
| Authors | Deng, D.; Whiteside, Benjamin R.; Wang, F.; Norris, Keith; Zhang, Z. |
| Title | Electro-activated surface micropattern tuning for microinjection molded electrically conductive shape memory polyurethane composites (2013) |
| Authors | Fei, G.; Tuinea-Bobe, Cristina-Luminita; Li, Dongxu; Li, G.; Whiteside, Benjamin R.; Coates, Philip D.; Xia, H. |
| Title | Spherical Crystallization of Carbamazepine/Saccharin Co-Crystals: Selective Agglomeration and Purification through Surface Interactions (2013) |
| Authors | Pagire, Sudhir K.; Korde, Sachin A.; Whiteside, Benjamin R.; Kendrick, John; Paradkar, Anant R. |
| Title | Tensile Deformation of Oriented Poly(ε-caprolactone) and Its Miscible Blends with Poly(vinyl methyl ether) (2013) |
| Authors | Jiang, Z.; Wang, Y.; Fu, L.; Whiteside, Benjamin R.; Wyborn, John; Norris, Keith; Wu, Z.; Coates, Philip D.; Men, Y. |
| Title | Towards the analytic characterization of micro and nano surface features using the Biharmonic equation. (2012) |
| Authors | Gonzalez Castro, Gabriela; Spares, Robert; Ugail, Hassan; Sweeney, John; Whiteside, Benjamin R. |
| Journal | Applied Mathematical Modelling |
| Title | Towards the analytic characterization of micro and nano surface features using the Biharmonic equation (2011) |
| Authors | Gonzalez Castro, Gabriela; Spares, Robert; Ugail, Hassan; Whiteside, Benjamin R.; Sweeney, John |
| Title | Surface profiling of micro-scale structures using partial differential equation (2010) |
| Authors | Gonzalez Castro, Gabriela; Spares, Robert; Ugail, Hassan; Whiteside, Benjamin R.; Sweeney, John |
| Title | Surface profiling of micro-scale structures using partial differential equations (2010) |
| Authors | Castro G.;Spares R.;Ugail H.;Whiteside B.;Sweeney J. |
| Journal | International Journal of Material Forming |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12289-010-0795-z |
| Title | High shear strain rate rheometry of polymer melts (2009) |
| Authors | Kelly A.;Gough A.;Whiteside B.;Coates P. |
| Journal | Journal of Applied Polymer Science |
| DOI | 10.1002/app.30552 |
| Title | Micromoulding: extreme process monitoring and in-line product assessment. (2009) |
| Authors | Whiteside, Benjamin R.; Howell, Ken B.; Martyn, Michael T.; Spares, Robert |
| Title | Real-time diagnosis of micro powder injection molding using integrated ultrasonic sensors. (2007) |
| Authors | Cheng, C-C.; Ono, Y.; Whiteside, Benjamin R.; Brown, Elaine C.; Jen, C.K.; Coates, Philip D. |
| Title | Real-time process monitoring of micromoulding using integrated ultrasonic sensors (2007) |
| Authors | Ono Y.;Whiteside B.;Brown E.;Kobayashi M.;Cheng C.;Jen C.;Coates P. |
| Journal | Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control |
| DOI | 10.1177/0142331207080153 |
| Title | Modelling the elastic and thermoelastic properties of short fibre composites with anisotropic phases (2006) |
| Authors | Price C.;Hine P.;Whiteside B.;Cunha A.;Ward I. |
| Journal | Composites Science and Technology |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.compscitech.2005.05.024 |
| Title | In-process monitoring of micromoulding - assessment of process variation. (2005) |
| Authors | Whiteside, Benjamin R.; Coates, Philip D.; Martyn, Michael T. |
| Title | Real-time ultrasonic diagnosis of polymer degradation and filling incompleteness in micromoulding. (2005) |
| Authors | Whiteside, Benjamin R.; Brown, Elaine C.; Ono, Y.; Jen, C.K.; Coates, Philip D. |
| Title | Micromoulding: Extreme process monitoring and inline product assessment (2005) |
| Authors | Whiteside B.;Spares R.;Howell K.;Martyn M.;Coates P. |
| Journal | Plastics, Rubber and Composites |
| DOI | 10.1179/174328905X72011 |
| Title | Micromoulding: process measurements, product morphology and properties. (2004) |
| Authors | Whiteside, Benjamin R.; Martyn, Michael T.; Coates, Philip D.; Greenway, G.; Allen, P.; Hornsby, P. |
| Title | Micromoulding: Process characteristics and product properties (2003) |
| Authors | Whiteside B.;Martyn M.;Coates P.;Allan P.;Hornsby P.;Greenway G. |
| Journal | Plastics, Rubber and Composites |
| DOI | 10.1179/146580103225002650 |
| Title | Glass fibre orientation within injection moulded automotive pedal Simulation and experimental studies (2000) |
| Authors | Whiteside B.;Coates P.;Hine P.;Duckett R. |
| Journal | Plastics, Rubber and Composites Processing and Applications |