A5073331791- Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows
- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies
- Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies
- Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition
- Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
- Electrowetting and Microfluidic Technologies
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Aeolian processes and effects
- Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications
- Polymer Surface Interaction Studies
Dublin City University
2022-2024
Marine biofouling, known as the unwanted accumulation of living organisms on submerged surfaces, is one main factors affecting operation, maintenance and data quality water monitoring sensors. This can be a significant challenge for marine deployed infrastructure sensors in water. When attach to mooring lines or other surfaces sensor, they interfere with sensor's operation accuracy. They also add weight drag system, making it more difficult maintain desired position sensor. increases cost...
Centrifugal microfluidic devices offer a robust method for low-volume fluid handling by combining low-cost instrumentation with highly integrated automation. Crucial to the efficacy of Lab-on-a-Disc (LoaD) device operation is selection valving technology, design on-disc fluidic structures, and accurate control disc spin-speeds (centrifugal force) during operation. The refinement structures often guided inspecting using high-speed camera systems. This approach involves synchronising image...
Bioinspired surfaces, due to their nano and micro topographical features, offer a promising approach for the development of novel antifouling solutions. The study surface topography has gained popularity in recent years, demonstrating significant potential mimicking natural structures that could be manufactured application marine environment. This research focuses on investigating (AF) performance bio-inspired micro-textures inspired by Brill fish scales, Scophthalmus rhombus, under static...
Recent marine anti-fouling research efforts have sought inspiration from bio-mimetic strategies to develop nontoxic solutions. Surface modifications shown promising results in their ability disrupt attachment and growth of early-stage organisms under static immersion conditions but very limited has attempted explore the interaction between surface textures flow turbulent conditions. The study presented this article focuses on a simple texture, inspired by rings Brill fish Scophthalmus...
Biofouling, which refers to the accumulation of unwanted living organisms on submerged surfaces, is a major challenge for water quality monitoring sensors in marine environments. It can negatively impact operation, maintenance, and data these sensors. Marine infrastructure are especially vulnerable biofouling, as attach surfaces sensor interfere with its accuracy, add weight drag mooring system, cause structure deteriorate over time. This result increased ownership costs, making it difficult...
Biomimetic textures originally developed as an anti-fouling strategy for static immersion, have been studied application on marine hydro-turbines. Turbulent flow Simulations performed to characterize hydrodynamic stresses in area where micro-organisms are expected settle. The study relies Large Eddy of fully channel the transitionally rough regime fluid interaction around texture prisms. analysis focusses sensitivity layout and orientation considers three different gap sizes S+=10,40,80,...
Biomimetic textures originally developed as an anti-fouling strategy for static immersion, have been studied application on marine hydro-turbines. Turbulent flow Simulations performed to characterize hydrodynamic stresses in area where micro-organisms are expected settle. The study relies Large Eddy of fully channel the transitionally rough regime fluid interaction around texture prisms. analysis focusses sensitivity layout and orientation considers three different gap sizes , scaled inner...