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Nick Tucker

0000-0002-5205-5893

Associate Professor (H - Engineering)

Lincoln

Nick Tucker is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering, where he specialises in materials and manufacturing. He has particular research interests in electrospun fibre production, the practical applications for electrospun fibres and in sustainable packaging materials. He was previously a research leader at the New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research, and Faraday Research Fellow at the Warwick Manufacturing Group. His industrial experience includes line management in fire-retardant foam manufacture, and production of high-added value ceramics. He also worked as a process technologist manufacturing ceramic cores for investment casting. His research portfolio includes the development of electro-spinning plant and materials (www.revolutionfibres.com), and a number of projects with industrial partners on topics including functional nanofibres, and the manufacture of sustainable packaging materials.

Publications

  • Mechanical Properties of Hemp-Fibre-Reinforced Euphorbia Composites
  • Low environmental impact polymers. Edited by Nick Tucker and Mark Johnson. Rapra Technology Limited, Shrewsbury, 2004. ISBN 1-85957-384-3. pp 360
  • Electrospinning predictions using artificial neural networks
  • EFFECT OF CHARGE DENSITY ON THE TAYLOR CONE IN ELECTROSPINNING
  • Improvement of the impact performance of a starch based biopolymer via the incorporation of Miscanthus giganteus fibres
  • Effects of Nano-Bentonite Polypropylene Nanocomposite Films and Modified Atmosphere Packaging on the Shelf Life of Fresh-Cut Iceberg Lettuce
  • Assembly of odour adsorbent nanofilters by incorporating cyclodextrin molecules into electrospun cellulose acetate webs
  • Use of Stacked Layers of Electrospun L-Lactide/Glycolide Co-Polymer Fibers for Rapid Construction of Skin Sheets
  • Approaches for Improvement in Digestive Survival of Probiotics, a Comparative Study
  • Protein-based halochromic electrospun nanosensor for monitoring trout fish freshness
  • Thermal, mechanical and viscoelastic properties of citric acid-crosslinked starch/cellulose composite foams
  • Principles of electrospraying: A new approach in protection of bioactive compounds in foods
  • The History of the Science and Technology of Electrospinning from 1600 to 1995
  • The beneficial effects of the addition of pulped Agaricus bisporus mushroom body co-product to Kraft pulp packaging materials
  • Impact of microbial transglutaminase and cooking time on functional properties of Mozzarella cheese analogues
  • A comparison of automated and manual techniques for measurement of electrospun fibre diameter
  • Approaches for the assembly of molecularly imprinted electrospun nanofibre membranes and consequent use in selected target recognition
  • 60 Solvent compounding of natural fibre reinforced polymer composite systems
  • Effect of charge density on the taylor cone in electrospinning
  • Effect of salts on the electrospinning of poly(vinyl alcohol)
  • The effect of electrode configuration and substrate material on the mass deposition rate of electrospinning
  • Effects of the molecular format of collagen on characteristics of electrospun fibres
  • Insights into the power law relationships that describe mass deposition rates during electrospinning
  • Manipulation of electrospun fibres in flight: The principle of superposition of electric fields as a control method
  • The history of the science and technology of electrospinning from 1600 to 1995
  • A Design of Experiments (DoE) approach to material properties optimization of electrospun nanofibers
  • Aerocellulose based on all-cellulose composites
  • A design of experiments (DoE) approach to material properties optimization of electrospun nanofibres
  • Bottom-up materials from down under
  • Aspects of electrospinning process control from fundamental mechanisms
  • Enhancing properties of dissolution compounded Miscanthus giganteus reinforced polymer composite systems. Part 1. Improving flexural rigidity
  • Creation of a controlled advanced biodegradable composite system
  • Hand motion segmentation against skin colour background in breast awareness applications
  • Bent pultrusion - A method for the manufacture of pultrudate with controlled variation in curvature
  • Impact performance of Miscanthus/Novamont Mater-Bi® biocomposites
  • Nature's way - Sustainable polymers and composites
  • Recycling of Automotive Shredder Residue (ASR) by co-injection moulding
  • Novel reaction injection moulding processing of polyurethanes: in shot ratio variation and twin mixhead injection
  • Organic fibre reinforced polymer matrix composites produced by SRIM
  • Electrospray-assisted encapsulation of caffeine in alginate microhydrogels
  • Electrohydrodynamic atomization of Balangu (Lallemantia royleana) seed gum for the fast-release of Mentha longifolia L. essential oil: Characterization of nano-capsules and modeling the kinetics of release
  • Preparation, design, and characterization of an electrospun polyurethane/calcium chloride nanocomposite scaffold with improved properties for skin tissue regeneration
  • Advancements in textile techniques for cardiovascular tissue replacement and repair

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Co-workers & collaborators

  • Behrouz Ghorani

  • A.H Nurfaizey

  • Neil Buunk

  • Saravana Kumar Jaganathan

  • Hussam Razzaq

  • Rassoul Kadkhodaee

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