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Design and fabrication of a wrist splint for burn patient rehabilitation using 3D printing technologies. (2023)
Journal Article
CANN, C. and SAHARUDIN, M.S. 2023. Design and fabrication of a wrist splint for burn patient rehabilitation using 3D printing technologies. Journal of physics: conference series [online], 2643: proceedings of the 8th International conference on applications and design in mechanical engineering 2023 (ICADME 2023), 4-5 September 2023, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, article 012003. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2643/1/012003

Severe and common injuries involving burns to the hands and wrists can often lead to permanent loss of motion. The issue is exacerbated by the delicate nature of tendons and muscles in the hands, along with the formation of scar tissue. While rehabil... Read More about Design and fabrication of a wrist splint for burn patient rehabilitation using 3D printing technologies..

Carbon fibers/nickel nanocomposite particles reinforced ethylene vinyl acetate stretchable conductive polymer: fabrication, microstructure, electrical and mechanical properties. (2023)
Journal Article
DAOUSH, W.M., AL-ZUAIR, A.F., SAHARUDIN, M.S. and INAM, F. [2023]. Carbon fibers/nickel nanocomposite particles reinforced ethylene vinyl acetate stretchable conductive polymer: fabrication, microstructure, electrical and mechanical properties. Carbon letters [online], Online First. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42823-023-00630-z

Carbon fibers of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) type were coated with nickel nanoparticles using a chemical reduction method in alkaline hydrazine bath. The carbon fibers were firstly heated at 400°C and then chemically treated in hydrochloric acid followed... Read More about Carbon fibers/nickel nanocomposite particles reinforced ethylene vinyl acetate stretchable conductive polymer: fabrication, microstructure, electrical and mechanical properties..

Development of coconut oil/capric acid eutectic phase change material with graphene as latent thermal energy storage. (2023)
Journal Article
HASBI, S., LEONG, K.Y., KU AHMAD, K.Z., ABDUL RAHIM, N. and SAHARUDIN, M.S. 2023. Development of coconut oil/capric acid eutectic phase change material with graphene as latent thermal energy storage. International journal of automotive and mechanical engineering [online], 20(1), pages 10247-10257. Available from: https://doi.org/10.15282/ijame.20.1.2023.07.0792

In this study, a eutectic mixture of coconut oil (CO)-capric acid (CA) was synthesised and investigated with the aim of producing newly eutectic phase change materials (PCMs) with improved thermal properties as thermal energy storage (TES). Although... Read More about Development of coconut oil/capric acid eutectic phase change material with graphene as latent thermal energy storage..

Advances in sustainable nanocomposites. (2023)
Journal Article
SAHARUDIN, M.S., ILYAS, R.A., AWANG, N., HASBI, S., SHYHA, I. and INAM, F. 2023. Advances in sustainable nanocomposites. Sustainability [online], 15(6), article number 5125. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/su15065125

Advances in Sustainable Nanocomposites is a newly opened Special Issue of Sustainability, which aims to publish original and review papers on the new scientific development of sustainable nanocomposite materials that are accelerated by zero-carbon po... Read More about Advances in sustainable nanocomposites..

Recent advances in MXene composites research, applications and opportunities. (2023)
Journal Article
SAHARUDIN, M.S., AYUB, A., HASBI, S., MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F., SHYHA, I. and INAM, F. [2023]. Recent advances in MXene composites research, applications and opportunities. Materials today: proceedings [online], In Press. Proceedings of the 2022 Composite sciences and technology international conference (COMSAT2022), 22-23 August 2022, Johor, Malaysia. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2023.02.435

MXene composites have emerged as a promising class of materials due to their exceptional properties and versatility in various applications. In recent years, researchers have made significant progress in the development and characterization of MXene... Read More about Recent advances in MXene composites research, applications and opportunities..

Effects of titanium oxide and graphene as nano-fillers on the thermal conductivity of biobased phase change materials as latent thermal heat storage. (2022)
Journal Article
HASBI, S., NORAZMAN, N. and SAHARUDIN, M.S. 2023. Effects of titanium oxide and graphene as nano-fillers on the thermal conductivity of biobased phase change materials as latent thermal heat storage. Materials today: proceedings [online], 75(1): proceedings of the 2022 Innovative manufacturing, mechatronics and material forum (iM3F 2022), pages 181-187. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.11.426

Biobased phase change materials (BPCMs) have attracted much attention as they offer proper melting temperature, high heat capacity, non-corrosive, low cost, and are abundantly available. However, the BPCMs have a low thermal conductivity which limits... Read More about Effects of titanium oxide and graphene as nano-fillers on the thermal conductivity of biobased phase change materials as latent thermal heat storage..

Cutting strategy of polymer composite material for aerospace engineering application. (2022)
Conference Proceeding
SANI, A.S.A., ZAINUDDIN, A.Z. and SAHARUDIN, M.S. 2022. Cutting strategy of polymer composite material for aerospace engineering application. In Sani, A.S.A., Zahid, M.N.O., Yasin, M.R.M., Ismail, S.Z., Zawawi, M.Z.M., Manaf, A.R.A., Saffe, S.N.M., Aziz, R.A. and Turan, F.M. (eds.) Enabling industry 4.0 through advances in manufacturing and materials: selected articles from the proceedings of the 2021 Innovative manufacturing, mechatronics and materials forum (iM3F 2021), 20 September 2021, Pekan, Malaysia. Singapore: Springer [online], pages 543-552. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2890-1_51

Despite the popular use of hybrid fibers in polymer composite in aerospace applications, it comes with a price where it is expensive and has a complex process to produce. A new alternative method of using nanocomposite using natural fiber such as Epo... Read More about Cutting strategy of polymer composite material for aerospace engineering application..

Carbon nanotubes after 30 years of research, development and commercialisation. (2022)
Journal Article
SAHARUDIN, M.S., SAGAR IQBAL, S. and INAM, F. [2022]. Carbon nanotubes after 30 years of research, development and commercialisation. Nanomedicine and nanotechnology journal [online], Rapid Release. Available from: https://www.scientificliterature.org/Nanomedicine/Nanomedicine-22-131.pdf

The commentary discusses the last three decades of research, development and successful commercialisation of Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) and their related composites. Whilst the number of publications are on the decline and despite of major technical cha... Read More about Carbon nanotubes after 30 years of research, development and commercialisation..

Tensile and corrosion resistance studies of MXenes/nanocomposites: a review. (2022)
Conference Proceeding
SAHARUDIN, M.S., CHE NASIR, N.A. and HASBI, S. 2022. Tensile and corrosion resistance studies of MXenes/nanocomposites: a review. In Ismail, A., Dahalan, W.M. and Öchsner A. (eds.). Design in maritime engineering: contributions from the 2nd International conference on marine and advanced technologies 2021 (ICMAT 2021), 24 August 2021, [virtual conference]. Advanced structured materials, 167. Cham: Springer [online], pages 189-198. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89988-2_14

MXenes are a relatively new and interesting class of two-dimensional materials with diverse compositions and outstanding characteristics such as dispersibility and metallic conductivity. MXenes appear to be promising fillers for polymer nanocomposite... Read More about Tensile and corrosion resistance studies of MXenes/nanocomposites: a review..

Quality of surface texture and mechanical properties of PLA and PA-based material reinforced with carbon fibers manufactured by FDM and CFF 3D printing technologies. (2021)
Journal Article
SAHARUDIN, M.S., HAJNYS, J., KOZIOR, T., GOGOLEWSKI, D. and ZMARZŁY, P. 2021. Quality of surface texture and mechanical properties of PLA and PA-based material reinforced with carbon fibers manufactured by FDM and CFF 3D printing technologies. Polymers [online], 13(11), article 1671. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13111671

The paper presents the results of mechanical tests of models manufactured with two 3D printing technologies, FDM and CFF. Both technologies use PLA or PA-based materials reinforced with carbon fibers. The work includes both uniaxial tensile tests of... Read More about Quality of surface texture and mechanical properties of PLA and PA-based material reinforced with carbon fibers manufactured by FDM and CFF 3D printing technologies..