Dr Cristina Tuinea-Bobe
RKT Business Development Manager
| Faculty/Dept/School | Faculty of Eng & Digital Technologies |
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| c.tuinea-bobe@bradford.ac.uk | |
| Telephone | +441274 233744 |
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| Date | Role | Title / Description | Funder | Award |
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| 01-SEP-17 - 28-FEB-19 | Co-I | Automated stretch wrapping system for small heat sensitive products and aerosols | 381564 | |
| 01-OCT-13 - 30-SEP-19 | Researcher | EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Medical Devices | 5666850 | |
| 03-APR-17 - 02-APR-22 | Co-I | Resilient Materials for Life (RM4L) | 4837625 | |
| - | Co-I | Innovate UK Access Innovation | 20000 |
Professional activities
- 01-JAN-10: University of Ulster - PhD
- 01-JAN-11: University of Ulster - Postgraduate certificate in Professional Development (Research)
- 01-JAN-02: University 'Politehnica' Bucharest - DiplEng
- 01-JAN-09: Project Management Institute - CAPM
- 01-JAN-11: University 'Politehnica' Bucharest - Doctor degree
- 01-MAR-18: Translate: , Innovation Champion
- 01-DEC-19: Institute of Innovation & Knowledge Exchange, Fellow
- 01-JUL-11: The Higher Education Academy UK, Associate Fellow of the Higher Edication Academy
- 01-JAN-09: Project Management Institute, Certificate Associate in Project Management
- Research: Science Bridges China
- Research: WARTHE Marie Curie Project
Publications
| Title | Applications and Life Cycle A ssessment of Shape Memory Polyethylene Terephthalate in Concrete for Crack Closure (2022) |
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| Authors | Riccardo Maddalena, John Sweeney , Jack Winkles, Cristina Tuinea-Bobe, Brunella Balzano, Glen Thompson, Noemi Arena, Tony Jefferson |
| Journal | Polymers |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14050933 |
| Title | Enhanced concrete crack closure with hybrid shape memory polymer tendons (2021) |
| Authors | Balzano B.;Sweeney J.;Thompson G.;Tuinea-Bobe C.L.;Jefferson A. |
| Journal | Engineering Structures |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.engstruct.2020.111330 |
| Title | A crack closure system for cementitious composite materials using knotted shape memory polymer (k-SMP) fibres (2020) |
| Authors | Maddalena R.;Bonanno L.;Balzano B.;Tuinea-Bobe C.;Sweeney J.;Mihai I. |
| Journal | Cement and Concrete Composites |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2020.103757 |
| Title | A crack closure system for cementitious composite materials using knotted shape memory polymer (k-SMP) fibres (2020) |
| Authors | Riccardo Maddalena, Lorenzo Bonanno, Brunella Balzano, Cristina Tuinea-Bobe,John Sweeney, Iulia Mihai |
| Journal | Cement and Concrete Composites |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp2020.103757 |
| Title | Microinjection moulded polyetheretherketone biomaterials as spinal implants: physico-chemical and mechanical characterisation (2019) |
| Authors | Tuinea-Bobe, Cristina-Luminita; Xia, H.; Ryabenkova, Yulia; Sweeney, John; Coates, Philip D.; Fei, G. |
| Journal | Materials Research Express |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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, C.;Whiteside, B.;Coates, P.;Wang, D.;Han, C.C.; |
| Journal | Polymer (United Kingdom) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.polymer.2015.07.029 |
| 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 | Electro-activated surface micropattern tuning for microinjection molded electrically conductive shape memory polyurethane composites (2013) |
| Authors | Fei, G.;Tuinea-Bobe, C.;Li, D.;Li, G.;Whiteside, B.;Coates, P.;Xia, H.; |
| Journal | RSC Advances |
| DOI | 10.1039/c3ra43640c |
| Title | Photolithographic structuring of stretchable conductors and sub-kPa pressure sensors (2011) |
| Authors | Tuinea-Bobe C.;Lemoine P.;Manzoor M.;Tweedie M.;D'Sa R.;Gehin C.;Wallace E. |
| Journal | Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering |
| DOI | 10.1088/0960-1317/21/11/115010 |
| Title | Amorphous carbon interlayers for gold on elastomer stretchable conductors (2011) |
| Authors | Manzoor, M.U.; Tuinea-Bobe, Cristina-Luminita; McKavanagh, F.; Byrne, C.P.; Dixon, D.; Maguire, P.D.; Lemoine, P. |
| Title | Single electro-pneumatic cell sensor for the detection of pressure ulcers (2009) |
| Authors | 6. Tuinea-Bobe, C.L., Lemoine, P., Ghein, C., Rusu, A |
| Journal | Buletinul Academiei de Stiinte a Republicii Moldova. Matematica |
| Publisher | UPB Buletin |
| Title | A new process chain for producing bulk metallic glass replication masters with micro- and nano-scale features (2014) |
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| Authors | Vella P.C., Dimov S.S., Brousseau E, Tuinea-Bobe C., Grant C. and Whiteside B.R. |
| Journal | International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology |
| Publisher | The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology |
| DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00170-016-8409-7 |
| Title | Amorphous carbon interlayers for gold on elastomer stretchable conductors (2011) |
| Authors | M U Manzoor, C L Tuinea-Bobe, F McKavanagh, C P Byrne, D Dixon, P D Maguire and P Lemoine |
| Journal | Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics |
| Publisher | Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/44/24/245301 |
| Title | Scaffolds for dental cementum (2019) |
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| Authors | Hancox Z.;Yousaf S.;Khurshid Z.;Zafar M.S.;Youseffi M.;Mozafari M.;Tuinea-Bobe C.;Sefat F. |
| Journal | Handbook of Tissue Engineering Scaffolds: Volume One |
| DOI | 10.1016/B978-0-08-102563-5.00027-7 |
| Publication Name | Polymer Processing Society Conference (2018) |
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| Authors | C. L. Tuinea-Bobe, M Leeming, D Robinson, B R Whiteside, J Sweeney |
| Publication Name | International Conference on Materials, Minerals and Polymer Engineering (2018) |
| Authors | J. Sweeney, M. Leeming, R. Thaker, C.L. Tuinea-Bobe |
| Publication Name | 33rd Polymer Processing Society Conference 2017 (2017) |
| Authors | C. L. Tuinea-Bobe, N. Smith, P.D. Coates, B.R. Whiteside |
| Publication Name | 32nd Polymer Processing Society Conference 2016 (2016) |
| Authors | C. L. Tuinea-Bobe, H. Xia, Y. Liu, B.R. Whiteside, P.D. Coates, G. Fei |
| Publication Name | Polymer Processing Society Conference (2015) |
| Authors | C L Tuinea-Bobe, B R Whiteside, P D Coates, G Thompson, K Howell |
| Publication Name | Proceedings of the International Conference on Multi-Material Mico Manufacture (4M) (2015) |
| Authors | K.J. Nair, B.R.Whiteside, C. Tuinea-Bobe, P.Twigg, K.Norris, A. R.Paradkar |
| Publication Name | 30th Polymer Processing Society (2014) |
| Authors | C L Tuinea-Bobe, P E Spencer, E Honza, B R Whiteside, P D Coates |
| Publication Name | Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Multi-Material Mico Manufacture (4M) (2013) |
| Authors | Pierre C. Vella, Stefan S. Dimov, Ben R. Whiteside, Emmanuel Brousseau, Cristina L. Tuinea-Bobe, Colin Gant, Ekaterin Minev and Petko Petkov |
| DOI | doi: 10.3850/978-981-07-7247-5_341 |
| Publication Name | 29th Polymer Processing Society (2013) |
| Authors | C L Tuinea-Bobe, B R Whiteside, P Lemoine, P J Harrison, P D Coates, P E Spencer |
| Publication Name | Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Multi-Material Mico Manufacture (4M) (2012) |
| Authors | Honza, E., Klein, A., Plewa, K., Piotter, V., Tuinea-Bobe, C.L., Whiteside, B.R. |
| Title | Author(s) |
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| Ultrasonic injection moulding: A study of thermal behaviour and nanofeature replication (2016) | Whiteside B.;Babenko M.;Tuinea-Bobe C.;Brown E.;Coates P. |