SMERDOVA, O, GASSER, U, HUTCHINGS, L R, GRAHAM, R and DE FOCATIIS, D S A, 2013. Towards an understanding of the role of polydispersity in oriented polymers: a SANS study of molecular orientation in homopolymer bimodal blends In: Ecole de Physique des Houches: Macromolecules in Constrained Environments.
CROSSLEY, R J, SCHUBEL, P J and DE FOCATIIS, D S A, 2013. Time-temperature equivalence in the tack and dynamic stiffness of polymer prepreg and its application to automated composites manufacturing Composites Part A. (In Press.)
DE FOCATIIS, D S A and BUCKLEY, C P, 2012. Predictions of multiple solid-state properties of oriented glassy polymers using a combined melt-solid, molecularly aware, constitutive model. In: 15th International Conference on Deformation, Yield and Fracture of Polymers.
DE FOCATIIS, D S A, HULL, D and SANCHEZ VALENCIA, A, 2012. Roles of pre-strain and hysteresis on piezoresistance in conductive elastomers for strain sensor applications Plastics, Rubber and Composites: Macromolecular Engineering. 41(7), 301-309 PARSONS, A J, COPE, G, FRIMPONG, A and DE FOCATIIS, D S A, 2012. Competition between degradation and crystallisation on creep compliance of degrading poly(lactic acid) for medical implants In: 9th World Biomaterials Congress.
CHOONG, G Y H, DE FOCATIIS, D S A and HASSELL, D G, 2012. Viscoelastic melt rheology and time temperature superposition of polycarbonate – multi-walled carbon nanotubes In: 28th International Conference of the Polymer Processing Society.
DE FOCATIIS, D S A, HULL, D and SANCHEZ-VALENCIA, A, 2012. Simultaneous measurement of mechanical and electrical properties of conductive elastomers for strain sensor applications In: 16th International Workshop on Advances in Experimental Mechanics.
FERNANDES ARRUEBARRENA, V A and DE FOCATIIS, D S A, 2012. Multi-axial Mullins effect in EPDM subjected to complex strain histories In: Rubber Reinforcement by Fillers, Fibres and Textiles.
DE FOCATIIS, D S A, HULL, D and SANCHEZ-VALENCIA A, 2011. Electromechanical hysteresis in filled elastomers In: 7th European Conference on Constitutive Models for Rubber.
BUCKLEY, C P, DE FOCATIIS, D S A and PRISACARIU, C, 2011. Unravelling the mysteries of cyclic deformation in thermoplastic elastomers In: 7th European Conference on Constitutive Models for Rubber.
CHOONG, G Y H, LEW, C Y, HASSELL, D G and DE FOCATIIS, D S A, 2011. Rheological behaviour of polycarbonate-multiwall carbon nanotube nanocomposites In: 7th Annual European Rheology Conference.
BUCKLEY, C P AND DE FOCATIIS, D S A, 2011. Prediction of crazing and birefringence in oriented glassy polymers In: ANTEC 2011.
DE FOCATIIS, D S A and BUCKLEY, C P, 2010. Solid-state property predictions for oriented glassy polymers using a combined melt-solid constitutive model In: 26th Annual Meeting of the Polymer Processing Society.
DE FOCATIIS D S A, ABRAHAM F AND BUCKLEY C P, 2010. Multiaxial viscoelastic deformation of carbon-black filled EPDM rubber. In: HEINRICH G, KALISKE M, LION A AND REESE S, ed., Constitutive Models for Rubber VI: Proceedings of the 6th European Conference on Constitutive Models for Rubber CRC Press. 187-192
DE FOCATIIS D S A, ABRAHAM F, ALSHUTH T, BUCKLEY C P, 2010. Strain-dependent viscoelasticity in multiaxial deformation of filled EPDM rubber In: The Tire Technology Conference (TireTech).
DE FOCATIIS, D S A, MARTIN C and PARSONS A J, 2010. Time and temperature dependence of craze initiation in poly(lactic acid) In: Mechanics of Time Dependent Materials Conference 2010. (In Press.)
DE FOCATIIS, D.S.A., EMBERY, J. and BUCKLEY, C.P., 2010. Large deformations in oriented polymer glasses: experimental study and a new glass-melt constitutive model Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics. 48(13), 1449-1463 DE FOCATIIS, D S A, ABRAHAMS, F and BUCKLEY C P, 2010. Viscoelastic deformation of carbon-black filled EPDM rubber In: Modelling of Elastomeric Materials and Products Conference 2010.
BUCKLEY C P, DE FOCATIIS D S A and LI H X, 2009. Progress toward predicting deformation and yield in glassy polymers In: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on the Deformation, Yield and Fracture of Polymers.
PRISACARIU C, SCORTANU E, DE SIMONE A, DE FOCATIIS D S A and BUCKLEY C P, 2009. Hysteresis and Mullins Effect in thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers derived from hard segments of variable conformational mobility In: Frontiers in Polymer Science.
DE FOCATIIS D S A and BUCKLEY C P, 2009. Constitutive modelling of large deformations in oriented polymer glasses: bridging the gap between molecularly aware melt rheology and solid-state deformation In: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on the Deformation, Yield and Fracture of Polymers.
DE FOCATIIS D S A, ABRAHAMS F and BUCKLEY C P, 2009. Viscoelastic deformation of carbon-black filled EPDM rubber In: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on the Deformation, Yield and Fracture of Polymers.
DE FOCATIIS D S A and BUCKLEY C P, 2008. A New Solid-State Constitutive Model for Melt-state Oriented Amorphous Polymer Products In: Proceedings of the 24th Annual Meeting of the Polymer Processing Society.
DE FOCATIIS D S A and BUCKLEY C P, 2008. Determination of Craze Initiation Stress in Very Small Polymer Samples Polymer testing. 27(2), 136-145 DE FOCATIIS, D S A, EMBERY, J and BUCKLEY, C P, 2008. Solid-State Constitutive Modelling of Glassy Polymers: Coupling the Rolie-Poly Equations for Melts with Anisotropic Viscoplastic Flow In: Proceedings of the XVth International Congress on Rheology.
DE FOCATIIS D S A and BUCKLEY C P, 2007. Environmental Stress Craze Initiation in Isotropic and Oriented Polystyrene: The Role of Chain Stretch in Disentanglement Crazing In: Proceedings of the Europe/Africa 2007 Regional Meeting of the Polymer Processing Society.
DE FOCATIIS D S A, HUTCHINGS L R and BUCKLEY C P, 2007. Environmental Stress Crazing in Polystyrene: the Roles of Chain Length and Architecture in Craze Initiation In: Proceedings of the Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers (ANTEC). (In Press.)
DE FOCATIIS D S A and BUCKLEY C P, 2007. The Effects of Molecular Orientation on the Constitutive Response of Polystyrene In: Proceedings of the Europe/Africa 2007 Regional Meeting of the Polymer Processing Society.
DE FOCATIIS D S A and BUCKLEY C P, 2006. The Role of Molecular Architecture and Length Distribution on the Environmental Stress Crazing of Polystyrene In: Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on the Deformation, Yield and Fracture of Polymers (DYFP13).
BUCKLEY C P, DE FOCATIIS D S A and LI H X, 2006. The Role of Molecular Structure in Large Deformations of Amorphous Polymers In: Euromech Colloquium 487 on Structure Sensitive Mechanics of Polymer Materials: Physical and Mechanical Aspects.
DE FOCATIIS D S A and BUCKLEY C P, 2006. The Initiation of Environmental Stress Crazes in Polystyrenes with Process Induced Anisotropy In: Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Polymer Processing Society.
BUCKLEY C P and DE FOCATIIS D S A, 2006. Towards a Solid-State Constitutive Model for Polymer Products with Process-Induced Molecular Orientation In: Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Polymer Processing Society.
DE FOCATIIS D S A and BUCKLEY C P, 2005. Measurement of Craze Initation Stress in Very Small Polymer Samples In: Proceedings of the 4th Youth Symposium on Experimental Solid Mechanics.
BUCKLEY C P and DE FOCATIIS D S A, 2003. Environmental Stress Crazing of Polystyrene: Effects of Chain Length and Process Induced Chain Orientation In: Proceedings of the 26th Australasian Polymer Symposium.
DE FOCATIIS, D S A and GUEST, S D, 2002. Deployable membranes designed from folding tree leaves. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A: Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences. 360(1791), 227-38 DE FOCATIIS, D S A and GUEST, S D, 1999. New Deployable Membranes based on a Study of the Deployment of Tree Leaves In: Biomimetics 4.