Ai Bao Chai

Contact

• workRoom BB77
  Malaysia Campus
  Jalan Broga
  43500 Semenyih
  Selangor Darul Ehsan
  Malaysia
• work+6 (03) 8725 3626
• AiBao.Chai@nottingham.edu.my

Biography

Ir. Dr. Chai Ai Bao is an Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia. She also serves as MSc in Mechanical Engineering program director managing and providing strategic lead in departmental MSc teaching activities including teaching and learning provisions, course structure/organization, MSc admissions and recruitment, examination related matters, etc. She is a Professional Engineer registered with the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) and Chartered Engineer of the Engineering Council UK. She received Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering with first class honor from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Upon completion of her degree, she focused her professional career on the area of research and development of rubber sealing components where she worked as a product development engineer in a multinational rubber seals manufacturing company in Malaysia for 3 years. She then obtained Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in University of Malaya, Malaysia. She is the recipient of French Government Grant 2012 and Early Career Academic Grant 2016.

Expertise Summary

• Rubber processing and technology
• Soft materials characterization and testings
• Constitutive materials modeling
• Finite Element Analysis
• Shape memory polymers
• Biocomposites
• Advanced materials processing

Teaching Summary

Convenor: Individual Postgraduate Project (MSc), Advanced Technology Review (Level 4) Contributor: Mechanics of Solids (Level 2), Statics and Dynamics (Level 1) Design Tutor: Design, manufacture and… read more

Selected Publications

• A. B., CHAI, A., ANDRIYANA, S. Y., CH'NG, E., VERRON and M. R., JOHAN, 2014. An extended two-phase model for Mullins effect in swollen rubber Materials Research Innovations. 18(S6), S6-224-S6-227
• K.Y. TSHAI, A.B. CHAI, I. KONG, M.E. HOQUE and K.H. TSHAI, 2014. Hybrid Fibre Polylactide Acid Composite with Empty Fruit Bunch – Chopped Glass Strands. Journal of Composites. Volume 2014(Article ID 987956), 1-7
• K.Y. TSHAI, K.C. WONG, W.J. TAN and A.B. CHAI, 2014. The Effects of Laminate Orientation in Resin Infused Kenaf Fibre Reinforced Epoxy Composite. Applied Mechanics and Materials: Advanced Development in Industry and Applied Mechanics. 627, 24-28
• A. B., CHAI, A., ANDRIYANA, E., VERRON and M. R., JOHAN, 2013. Mechanical characteristics of swollen elastomers under cyclic loading Materials & Design. 44, 566-572

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Convenor: Individual Postgraduate Project (MSc), Advanced Technology Review (Level 4) Contributor: Mechanics of Solids (Level 2), Statics and Dynamics (Level 1) Design Tutor: Design, manufacture and Project (Level 2), Engineering Design and Design Project (Level 1) Supervisor: BEng/MEng/MSc projects

• YONG, E.H.N., TSHAI, K.Y., CHAI, A.B., LIM, S.S., KONG, I. and YAP, E.H., 2024. Characterisation of the Physico-Chemical Properties of Emulsion Polymerised Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) In: Intelligent Manufacturing and Mechatronics. 327-337
• VUI CHEE CHANG, JEE-HOU HO, BEE TING CHAN and AI BAO CHAI, 2023. Emotion Recognition Using Ultra-Short-Term ECG Signals with a Hybrid Convolutional Neural Network and Long Short-Term Memory Network Advances in Intelligent Manufacturing and Mechatronics: Selected Articles from the Innovative Manufacturing, Mechatronics & Materials Forum (iM3F 2022), Pahang, Malaysia. 139-149
• Y.W. TAN, A.B. CHAI, K.Y. TSHAI, J.H. HO, S. KAMARUDDIN and A. ANDRIYANA, 2023. Effectiveness of starch nanocrystals on mechanical and shape memory behaviour of smart rubber In: International Conference on Nanotechnology & Materials Research (ICONMAR2023).
• R. RAMLI, A.B. CHAI, S. KAMARUDDIN, J.H. HO, F.R. MOHD RASDI, D.S.A. DE FOCATIIS, S.K. ONG and R.T. BACHMANN, 2023. Effects of oil palm trunk biochar on the thermal stability and acoustic properties of specialty natural rubber latex foam Journal of Rubber Research. 26, 1-15
• R. RAMLI, A.B. CHAI, S. KAMARUDDIN, J.H. HO and D.S.A. DE FOCATIIS, 2023. Development of Deproteinized Natural Rubber Latex Foam for Seat Cushions Key Engineering Materials. 962, 29-37
• R. RAMLI, A.B. CHAI, S. KAMARUDDIN, J.H. HO and D.S.A. DE FOCATIIS, 2023. Compressive Stress-Strain and Rebound Resilience Properties of Deproteinized Natural Rubber Latex Foam 962, 39-44
• Z.R. ANG, I. KONG, R.S.Y. LEE, C. KONG, A.B. KAKARLA, A.B. CHAI and W. KONG, 2022. Preparation of 3D graphene-carbon nanotubes-magnetic hybrid aerogels for dye adsorption New Carbon Materials. 37,
• R. SAIGAL, A.B. CHAI, N.S. SAAD and S.Y. CH’NG, 2022. Potential of epoxidized palm oil as a green alternative to rubber processing oils Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 012026, 2169
• R. RAMLI, A.B. CHAI, J.H. HO, S. KAMARUDDIN and F.R. MOHD RASDI, 2022. Preparation and characterization of specialty natural rubber latex concentrate Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 95(1), 101-118
• R. RAMLI, A.B. CHAI, S. KAMARUDDIN, J.H. HO, D.S.A. DE FOCATIIS and K. T. GOH, 2022. Natural rubber latex foam technology for bedding industry Science, Engineering and Health Studies. 16, 22010003
• R. RAMLI, A.B. CHAI, S. KAMARUDDIN, J.H. HO, F.R.M. RASDI and D.S.A. DE FOCATIIS, 2022. The acoustic properties of latex foam made from deproteinized natural rubber latex and epoxidized natural rubber latex Journal of Rubber Research. 25(4), 321-336
• R. ROSLIM, A.B. CHAI, S. KAMARUDDIN, J.H. HO, F.R.M. RASDI and D.S.A. DE FOCATIIS, 2021. Development of latex foam pillows from deproteinized natural rubber latex Journal of Rubber Research. 24, 615-630
• R. RAMLI, A.B. CHAI, J.H. HO, S. KAMARUDDIN, F.R. MOHD RASDI and D.S.A. DE FOCATIIS, 2021. Specialty natural rubber latex foam: Foamability study and fabrication process
• Y.Y. KOW, A.B. CHAI and J.H. HO, 2020. Relationships between swelling temperature and shape memory properties of palmitic acid-based shape memory natural rubber Journal of Rubber Research. 23, 13-22
• Y.Y. KOW, A.B. CHAI and J.H. HO, 2020. Development of shape memory natural rubber through prevulcanisation method IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. 442, 012009
• Y.Y. KOW, A. B. CHAI and J.H. HO, 2020. The effect of palmitic acid loadings on the shape memory cycle of shape memory natural rubber IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. 442, 012010
• P. S. M. PHILIP, A. B. CHAI, K. SHAMSUL and S.Y. CH’NG, 2020. The Potential of Oil Palm Ash and Eggshell Powder as Hybrid Biofillers in Natural Rubber Biocomposites IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering. 859, 012013
• Y.Y. KOW, A.B. CHAI and J.H. HO, 2020. Development of shape memory natural rubber through prevulcanisation method In: 4th International Conference on Geoscience, Energy and Materials, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• Y.Y. KOW, A.B. CHAI and J.H. HO, 2020. The effect of palmitic acid loadings on the shape memory cycle of shape memory natural rubber In: 4th International Conference on Geoscience, Energy and Materials, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• S. KAMARUDDIN, M. H. ZAKARIA, A.B. CHAI and J.H. HO, 2020. Comparative study of engineering properties using natural rubber (NR) and specialty rubber reinforced biocomposite material AIP Conference Proceedings. 2284, 020017
• R. RAMLI, A.B. CHAI, F.R.M. RASDI, S. KAMARUDDIN, A.A. AZIZ, K.S. TAN, K.L. MOK and J.H. HO, 2020. Preliminary study on epoxidized natural rubber latex composites intended for shoe soles application International Journal of Emerging Trends in Engineering Research. 8, 122-131
• T. PATMANATHAN, A.B. CHAI and S. KAMARUDDIN, 2020. Design and development of engineering component using natural rubber biocomposites Materials Science & Engineering Technology. 51(11), 1465-1472
• J.W. SAM, H.K. CHEOW, J.-H. HO, H.K. NG and A.B. CHAI, 2020. Vibration suppression of a car engine frame via tuned vibration absorber design International Journal of Vehicle Noise and Vibration. 16(1/2), 13-29
• P. S. M. PHILIP, A. B. CHAI, S. KAMARUDDIN and S.Y. CH’NG, 2020. The Potential of Oil Palm Ash and Eggshell Powder as Hybrid Biofillers in Natural Rubber Biocomposites In: 5th International Conference on Manufacturing, Material and Metallurgical Engineering (ICMMME2020). Osaka, Japan.
• L. KANAGARAJ, A.B. CHAI, S.Y. CH’NG and I. KONG, 2019. Mechanical Properties and thermal stability of methyl methacrylate grafted latex and natural rubber latex foam blends Journal of Engineering Science and Technology. 14(6), 3616-3627
• WONG, V.-K., HO, J.-H., YAP, E.H. and CHAI, A.B., 2018. Dynamics of a piezoelectric energy harvester in a simulated rain environment Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science. 232(15), 2642–2654
• WONG, VOON-KEAN, HO, JEE-HOU and CHAI, AI-BAO, 2017. Performance of a piezoelectric energy harvester in actual rain ENERGY. 124, 364-371
• S. KAMARUDDIN, A.B. CHAI, C.L. LIM and J.-H. HO, 2017. Characterisation of static and dynamic responses of natural rubber bio-composites Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 908(1), 012028
• J.S.-H. WEE, A.B. CHAI and J.-H. HO, 2017. Fabrication of shape memory natural rubber using palmitic acid Journal of King Saud University. 29(4), 494-501
• A.B. CHAI, S. KAMARUDDIN, K.Y. TSHAI, I. KONG, BENJAMIN J.H. TAY and CH’NG SHIAU YING, 2016. The effect of oil palm fiber/eggshell powder loading on the mechanical properties of natural rubber composites ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences. 11(1), 128-134
• V.-K. WONG, J.-H. HO and A.-B. CHAI, 2016. Piezoelectric energy harvesting in varying simulated rain conditions ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences. 11(1), 110-114
• A.B. CHAI, M.A.A. RAHIM, K.Y. TSHAI, I. KONG and S. KAMARUDDIN, 2016. Cyclic Responses of Oil Palm Fiber (OPF)/Eggshell Powder (ESP) Filled Natural Rubber Biocomposites In: 7th International Conference on Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (ICMAE), London, UK. 59-63
• K.Y. TSHAI, K.C. WONG, W.J. TAN and A.B. CHAI, 2014. The Effects of Laminate Orientation in Resin Infused Kenaf Fibre Reinforced Epoxy Composite. In: 3rd International Conference on Advances in Mechanics Engineering (ICAME 2014), Hong Kong.
• K.Y. TSHAI, K.C. WONG, W.J. TAN and A.B. CHAI, 2014. The Effects of Laminate Orientation in Resin Infused Kenaf Fibre Reinforced Epoxy Composite. Applied Mechanics and Materials: Advanced Development in Industry and Applied Mechanics. 627, 24-28
• K.Y. TSHAI, A.B. CHAI, I. KONG, M.E. HOQUE and K.H. TSHAI, 2014. Hybrid Fibre Polylactide Acid Composite with Empty Fruit Bunch – Chopped Glass Strands. Journal of Composites. Volume 2014(Article ID 987956), 1-7
• A. B., CHAI, A., ANDRIYANA, S. Y., CH'NG, E., VERRON and M. R., JOHAN, 2014. An extended two-phase model for Mullins effect in swollen rubber Materials Research Innovations. 18(S6), S6-224-S6-227
• A. B., CHAI, A., ANDRIYANA, E., VERRON and M. R., JOHAN, 2013. Mechanical characteristics of swollen elastomers under cyclic loading Materials & Design. 44, 566-572
• A. B., CHAI, E., VERRON, A., ANDRIYANA and M. R., JOHAN, 2013. Mullins effect in swollen rubber: Experimental investigation and constitutive modeling Polymer Testing. 32, 748-759
• A. B., CHAI, A., ANDRIYANA, E., VERRON and M. R., JOHAN, 2013. Diffusion of biodiesel in rubber and the resulting mechanical response under cyclic loading Defect and Diffusion Forum. 334-335, 111-116
• A. B. CHAI, A. ANDRIYANA, S. Y. CH'NG, E. VERRON and M. R. JOHAN, 2013. Modeling the Mullins effect in swollen rubber. In: GIL-NEGRETE & ALONSO, ed., Constitutive Models for Rubber VIII CRC Press. 443-448
• A . B . CHAI, A . ANDRIYANA, S. Y. CH'NG, E . VERRON and M . R . JOHAN, 2013. Extended two-phase model for mullins effect in swollen rubber In: International Conference on the Science and Engineering of Materials 2013 (ICoSEM2013), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• A . B . CHAI, A . ANDRIYANA, S. Y. CH'NG, E . VERRON and M . R . JOHAN, 2013. Modeling the Mullins effect in swollen rubber In: 8th European Conference on the Constitutive Models for Rubber (ECCMR), San Sebastian, Spain.
• ANDRIYANA, A., CHAI, A. B., VERRON, E. and JOHAN, M. R., 2012. Interaction between diffusion of palm biodiesel and large strain in rubber: Effect on stress-softening during cyclic loading Mech. Res. Commun. 43, 80-86
• A . B . CHAI, E . VERRON, A . ANDRIYANA and M . R . JOHAN, 2012. A pseudo-elastic model for the Mullins effect in swollen rubber In: 4th International Conference on Solid State Science and Technology (ICSSST), Malacca, Malaysia.
• A . B . CHAI, A . ANDRIYANA, E . VERRON and M . R . JOHAN, 2012. Diffusion of biodiesel in rubber and the resulting mechanical response under cyclic loading In: 8th International Conference on Diffusion in Solids and Liquids (DSL), Turkey, Istanbul.
• A. B., CHAI, A., ANDRIYANA, E., VERRON, M. R., JOHAN and A. S. M. A., HASEEB, 2011. Development of a compression test device for investigating interaction between diffusion of biodiesel and large deformation in rubber Polymer Testing. 30, 867-875
• A . ANDRIYANA, A . B . CHAI, E . VERRON, M . R . JOHAN and A . S . M . A . HASEEB, 2011. Coupling between diffusion of biodiesel and large deformation in rubber Effect on the mechanical response under cyclic loading conditions. In: JERRAMS AND MURPHY, ed., Constitutive Models for Rubber VII CRC Press. 283–288
• A . B . CHAI, A . ANDRIYANA, E . VERRON, M . R . JOHAN and A . S . M . A . HASEEB, 2011. Development of an experimental device to investigate mechanical response of rubber under simultaneous diffusion and large strain compression. In: JERRAMS AND MURPHY, ed., Constitutive Models for Rubber VII CRC Press. 391–396
• A . ANDRIYANA, A . B . CHAI, E . VERRON, M . R . JOHAN and A . S . M . A . HASEEB, 2011. Coupling between diffusion of biodiesel and large deformation in rubber: Effect on the mechanical response under cyclic loading conditions In: 7th European Conference on the Constitutive Models for Rubber (ECCMR), Dublin, Ireland.
• A . B . CHAI, A . ANDRIYANA, E . VERRON, M . R . JOHAN and A . S . M . A . HASEEB, 2011. Development of an experimental device to investigate mechanical response of rubber under simultaneous diffusion and large strain compression In: 7th European Conference on the Constitutive Models for Rubber (ECCMR) , Dublin, Ireland.