Dr Salvatore Grasso

PhD, MSc, FHEA, MIMMM, Editor of European Ceramic Society

Senior Lecturer

School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London

s.grasso@qmul.ac.uk

www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/s.grasso/

Centre for Sustainable Engineering
Centre for Intelligent Transport

Research
Publications
Grants

Research

Ultra-fast high temperature sintering, Spark Plasma Sintering, Cold Sintering, intense magnetic field assisted processing, Solid state battery

Interests

His current research is around the use of intense Electric (voltages up to 10kV and current up to 0.6 MA) and Magnetic fields (15 Tesla) to develop novel processing techniques to design unprecedented materials properties. Multi fields assisted processing is a key component of his current research vision. The focus is on ceramic materials, including textured ceramics, battery materials, thermoelectrics and transparent oxides. Low energy processing and sustainability are key aspects of his research vision. He is currently Editor of the European Ceramic Society, Associate Editor of both the American ceramic society and International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology.

Keywords:
Functional ceramics for energy: Fuel cells and solid state batteries
Sustainable manufacturing: Ultra-fast high temperature sintering and Cold sintering
Advanced material processing: Strong magnetic field alignment, Field Assisted Processing, Thermal shock synthesis

Publications

Publications of specific relevance to the Centre for Sustainable Engineering

2025

Thermal conductivity of WC: Microstructural design driven by first-principles simulations
Humphry-Baker SA, Mellan TA, Finnis M, Polcik P, Lee WE, Reece M and Grasso S
Acta Materialia, Elsevier vol. 283

DOI 10.1016/j.actamat.2024.120517

01-01-2025

2024

Rhombohedral stacking-faults in exfoliated highly oriented pyrolytic graphite
Boi F, Lee C-Y, Wang S, Wu H, Li L, Zhang L, Song J, Dai Y, Taallah A, Odunmbaku O, Corrias A, Baron-Wiechec A, Zheng S and Grasso S
Carbon Trends, Elsevier vol. 15

DOI 10.1016/j.cartre.2024.100345

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01-06-2024

Green synthesis of nanosized Tantalum carbide (TaC) via natural polymer/tantalum oxide hybrid composites: A sustainable approach towards enhanced processing and properties
Patra N, Al Nasiri N, Grasso S, Daniel DJ and Lee WE
Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, Elsevier vol. 179

DOI 10.1016/j.jaap.2024.106464

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01-05-2024

Enhancing densification rate and the unusual 4H-SiC polytype stabilization in ultrafast high-temperature sintering of α-SiC
Zuo F, Deng Y-N, Liu Z-X, Li Q, Grasso S, Xu Y-X, Jiang B-B, Jiang Q-G, Lin H-T and Wang L-G
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 44 (2), 610-616.

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2023.09.038

01-02-2024

Ceramics and Glass Ceramics for Biomedical Applications
Patra N, Ramesh P, Grasso S and Boccacini AR
In Fiber and Ceramic Filler-Based Polymer Composites For Biomedical Engineering, Springer Nature 19-44.

DOI 10.1007/978-981-97-3909-7_2

01-01-2024

2023

Synthesis, microstructure, physical and mechanical properties of phase-pure entropy-enhanced (Nb0.8Ti0.05Ta0.05V0.05M0.05)4AlC3 (M = Hf, Zr) ceramics
He H, Hu B, Soomro SA, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Zhou Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 43 (14), 5782-5791.

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2023.06.012

01-11-2023

Impact of sintering thermal history on MgO‐doped alumina: Reduction of grain growth constant through high heating rates
Kermani M, Wu J, Liu Z, Zuo F, Lin H, Hu C and Grasso S
Journal of The American Ceramic Society, Wiley vol. 107 (1), 132-143.

DOI 10.1111/jace.19456

18-09-2023

Synthesis of new lead‐containing MAX phases of Zr3PbC2 and Hf3PbC2
Zhang Q, Wen B, Luo J, Zhou Y, San X, Bao Y, Chu L, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C
Journal of The American Ceramic Society, Wiley vol. 106 (11), 6390-6397.

DOI 10.1111/jace.19332

21-07-2023

Ultra-fast high-temperature sintering of transparent MgAl2O4
Wu J, Lin Y, Hu C, Grasso S, Zhu D, Li J, Katz-Demyanitcz A and Goldstein A
Ceramics International, Elsevier vol. 49 (11), 19537-19540.

DOI 10.1016/j.ceramint.2023.03.018

01-06-2023

Synthesis and characterization of ternary layered i‐MAX (Mo2/3Y1/3)2AlC ceramics fabricated by spark plasma sintering
Cheng J, Zhang Q, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Chu L, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C
International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, Wiley vol. 20 (5), 2717-2726.

DOI 10.1111/ijac.14418

16-05-2023

Synthesis, microstructure and property characterization of Mo4Y2Al3B6 ceramic fabricated by spark plasma sintering
Du L, Zhang Q, Cao L, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 43 (5), 1880-1886.

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2022.12.013

01-05-2023

Synthesis of new rare earth containing ternary laminar Sc2PbC ceramic
Zhang Q, Wen B, Luo J, Zhou Y, San X, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 43 (4), 1735-1739.

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2022.11.056

01-04-2023

Far from equilibrium ultrafast high‐temperature sintering of ZrO2–SiO2 nanocrystalline glass–ceramics
Fu L, Wu J, Sathyanath SKM, Wang B, Leifer K, Engqvist H, Grasso S and Xia W
Journal of The American Ceramic Society, Wiley vol. 106 (7), 4005-4012.

DOI 10.1111/jace.19055

02-03-2023

High‐Entropy Perovskites for Energy Conversion and Storage: Design, Synthesis, and Potential Applications
Wang Y, Liu J, Song Y, Yu J, Tian Y, Robson MJ, Wang J, Zhang Z, Lin X, Zhou G, Wang Z, Shen L, Zhao H, Grasso S and Ciucci F
Small Methods, Wiley vol. 7 (4)

DOI 10.1002/smtd.202201138

26-02-2023

Cold hydrostatic sintering of 45S5 bioactive glass
Nawaz Q, Pantulap U, Hurle K, Luo N, Grasso S and Boccaccini AR
European Journal of Materials, Taylor & Francis vol. 3 (1), 1-10.

DOI 10.1080/26889277.2023.2166876

14-02-2023

Rapid crystallization of Li1.5Al0.5Ge1.5(PO4)3 glass ceramics via ultra‐fast high‐temperature sintering (UHS)
Wu J, Kermani M, Cao L, Wang B, Dai Z, Fu L, Hu C and Grasso S
International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, Wiley vol. 20 (4), 2125-2130.

DOI 10.1111/ijac.14355

13-02-2023

From pit fire to Ultrafast High-temperature Sintering (UHS): A review on ultrarapid consolidation
Kermani M, Hu C and Grasso S
Ceramics International, Elsevier vol. 49 (3), 4017-4029.

DOI 10.1016/j.ceramint.2022.11.091

01-02-2023

Thermal explosion synthesis of first Te-containing layered ternary Hf2TeB MAX phase
Zhang Q, Zhou Y, San X, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 43 (1), 173-176.

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2022.09.051

01-01-2023

2022

Ultra-low energy processing of graphite: a fast-track journey towards carbon neutrality
Dai Z, Cong L, Zuo F, Biesuz M, Chen K, Bertolotti M, Kermani M, Yong L, Tyrpekl V, Hu C, Boi F, Lin H-T, Reece M and Grasso S
Applied Materials Today, Elsevier vol. 29

DOI 10.1016/j.apmt.2022.101594

01-12-2022

Upscaling Ultrafast High-Temperature Sintering (UHS) to consolidate large-sized and complex-shaped ceramics
Zuo F, Wang Q, Yan Z-Q, Kermani M, Grasso S, Nie G-L, Jiang B-B, He F-P, Lin H-T and Wang L-G
Scripta Materialia, Elsevier vol. 221

DOI 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2022.114973

01-12-2022

Beta-Ta4AlC3 is not formed by transformation from α-Ta4AlC3
Quan Y, Zhang Q, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 42 (15), 7377-7380.

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2022.08.045

01-12-2022

Enhanced properties of tailored MoAlB ceramics by hot forging
Zhou S, Khan MU, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 42 (15), 6918-6924.

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2022.08.044

01-12-2022

Cold sintering of Van Der Waals layered compounds
Dai Z, Tyrpekl V, Boi F, Song J, Hu C and Grasso S
Open Ceramics, Elsevier vol. 12

DOI 10.1016/j.oceram.2022.100304

01-12-2022

Zr2SeB and Hf2SeB: Two new MAB phase compounds with the Cr2AlC-type MAX phase (211 phase) crystal structures
Zhang Q, Zhou Y, San X, Li W, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C
Journal of Advanced Ceramics, Tsinghua University Press vol. 11 (11), 1764-1776.

DOI 10.1007/s40145-022-0646-7

01-11-2022

Ultra-Fast Thermal Shock Evaluation of Ti2AlC Ceramic
Ding W, Hu B, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C
Materials, Mdpi vol. 15 (19)

DOI 10.3390/ma15196877

03-10-2022

Impact of reducing conditions on the stabilization of Mg0.2Co0.2Ni0.2Cu0.2Zn0.2O high-entropy oxide
Lin Y, Biesuz M, Bortolotti M, Shen L, Wu J, Baptiste PY, Yu J, Ciucci F, Sglavo VM, Hu C and Grasso S
Ceramics International, Elsevier vol. 48 (20), 30184-30190.

DOI 10.1016/j.ceramint.2022.06.291

01-10-2022

Unusual magnetic transition and enhanced diamagnetism in highly oriented pyrolytic graphite with long-range stacking-order
Song J, Dai Z, Wang S, Kermani M, Gao S, Wen J, Gu A, He Y, Grasso S, Corrias A and Boi F
Diamond and Related Materials, Elsevier vol. 127

DOI 10.1016/j.diamond.2022.109163

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14-06-2022

Rapidly synthesizing Hf2SB ceramics by thermal explosion
Zhang Q, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 42 (9), 3780-3786.

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2022.03.019

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09-06-2022

Preparations and Applications of MXene–Metal Composites: A Review
Khan MU, Du L, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C
Coatings, Mdpi vol. 12 (4)

DOI 10.3390/coatings12040516

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11-04-2022

Ablation mechanisms of Ti3SiC2 ceramic at 1600 °C in nitrogen plasma flame
Su X, Liu G, Dai B, Hu B, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C
Ceramics International, Elsevier vol. 48 (10), 14004-14013.

DOI 10.1016/j.ceramint.2022.01.285

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06-04-2022

Synthesis and property characterization of ternary laminar Zr2SB ceramic
Zhang Q, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C
Journal of Advanced Ceramics, Springeropen vol. 11 (5), 825-833.

DOI 10.1007/s40145-022-0577-3

QMRO

02-04-2022

Investigation of double perovskites Sr2SmNbO6 and X2CoNbO6 (X=Sr,Ba) with SCAN functional and plus U correction
Zeng Y, Hu Q, Pan M, Zhang K, Grasso S, Hu C and Feng Q
Advanced Powder Materials, Elsevier vol. 1 (2)

DOI 10.1016/j.apmate.2021.11.006

01-04-2022

Ultra-fast high-temperature sintering (UHS) of Ce0.2Zr0.2Y0.2Gd0.2La0.2O2−δ fluorite-structured entropy-stabilized oxide (F-ESO)
Spiridigliozzi L, Dell'Agli G, Esposito S, Rivolo P, Grasso S, Sglavo VM and Biesuz M
Scripta Materialia, Elsevier vol. 214

DOI 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2022.114655

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08-03-2022

Ultra-fast high temperature sintering (UHS) of Li1.5Al0.5Ge1.5P3O12 electrolyte: A rationalization of the heating schedule
Wu J, Lin Y, Kermani M, Hu C and Grasso S
Ceramics International, Elsevier vol. 48 (5), 6356-6362.

DOI 10.1016/j.ceramint.2021.11.178

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05-02-2022

Carbon free ultra-fast high temperature sintering of translucent zirconia
Wu J, kermani M, Zhu D, Li J, Lin Y, Hu C and Grasso S
Scripta Materialia vol. 210

DOI 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2021.114476

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03-01-2022

2021

Ultra-fast High-temperature Sintering (UHS) of translucent alumina
Kermani M, Zhu D, Li J, Wu J, Lin Y, Dai Z, Hu C and Grasso S
Open Ceramics, Elsevier vol. 9

DOI 10.1016/j.oceram.2021.100202

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17-12-2021

Fabrication and characterisation of single-phase Hf2Al4C5 ceramics
Jayaseelan DD, Pramana S, Grasso S, Bai Y, Skinner S, Reece MJ and Lee WE
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 42 (4), 1292-1301.

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2021.12.035

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16-12-2021

Ultrahigh Temperature Flash Sintering of Binder-Less Tungsten Carbide within 6 s
Deng H, Biesuz M, Vilémová M, Kermani M, Veverka J, Tyrpekl V, Hu C and Grasso S
Materials, Mdpi vol. 14 (24)

DOI 10.3390/ma14247655

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12-12-2021

Design, fabrication, microstructure, and properties of highly porous alumina whisker foam ceramic
Wu J, Chen H, Luo X, Hu B, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C
Ceramics International, Elsevier vol. 48 (2), 2776-2781.

DOI 10.1016/j.ceramint.2021.10.065

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29-11-2021

Fabrication, microstructure, and properties of in situ V2C-reinforced copper composites
Quan Y, Hu B, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C
Metals, Mdpi vol. 11 (11)

DOI 10.3390/met11111829

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13-11-2021

Water-assisted cold isostatic pressing to enhance sinterability of alumina ceramics
Kermani M, Pouchly V, Lin Y, Hu C and Grasso S
International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, Wiley vol. 19 (3), 1249-1254.

DOI 10.1111/ijac.13932

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02-11-2021

Flash Spark Plasma Sintering of SiC: Impact of Additives
Sharma SK, Fides M, Hvizdoš P, Reece MJ and Grasso S
Silicon, Springer Nature vol. 14 (12), 7377-7382.

DOI 10.1007/s12633-021-01407-7

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14-10-2021

In-situ graphene platelets formation and its suppression during reactive spark plasma sintering of boron carbide/titanium diboride composites
Ünsal H, Grasso S, Kovalčíková A, Hanzel O, Tatarková M, Dlouhý I and Tatarko P
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 41 (13), 6281-6289.

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2021.06.053

01-10-2021

Ultrafast high-temperature sintering of silicon nitride: A comparison with the state-of-the-art techniques
Luo R-X, Kermani M, Guo Z-L, Dong J, Hu C-F, Zuo F, Grasso S, Jiang B-B, Nie G-L, Yan Z-Q, Wang Q, Gan Y-L, He F-P and Lin H-T
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 41 (13), 6338-6345.

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2021.06.021

01-10-2021

Ultrafast high-temperature sintering (UHS) of Li1.3Al0.3Ti1.7(PO4)3
Lin Y, Luo N, Quattrocchi E, Ciucci F, Wu J, Kermani M, Dong J, Hu C and Grasso S
Ceramics International, Elsevier vol. 47 (15), 21982-21987.

DOI 10.1016/j.ceramint.2021.04.216

01-08-2021

Thermally-insulated ultra-fast high temperature sintering (UHS) of zirconia: A master sintering curve analysis
Dong J, Pouchly V, Biesuz M, Tyrpekl V, Vilémová M, Kermani M, Reece M, Hu C and Grasso S
Scripta Materialia, Elsevier vol. 203

DOI 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2021.114076

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25-06-2021

Comparative investigation of ultrafast thermal shock of Ti3AlC2 ceramic in water and air
Hu B, Bao Y, Su X, Wan D, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C
International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, Wiley vol. 18 (5), 1863-1871.

DOI 10.1111/ijac.13811

23-06-2021

Flash cold sintering of Nb2O5: polarity and electrolyte effects
Dong J, Kermani M, Hu C and Grasso S
Journal of Asian Ceramic Societies, Taylor & Francis vol. 9 (3), 934-939.

DOI 10.1080/21870764.2021.1926704

15-06-2021

Speedy bioceramics: Rapid densification of tricalcium phosphate by ultrafast high-temperature sintering
Biesuz M, Galotta A, Motta A, Kermani M, Grasso S, Vontorová J, Tyrpekl V, Vilémová M and Sglavo VM
Materials Science and Engineering C, Elsevier vol. 127

DOI 10.1016/j.msec.2021.112246

10-06-2021

Structural Evolution in BiNbO4.
Yu C, Viola G, Zhang D, Stroscio Z, Hu Z, Eskilla VR, Grasso S, Wilson RM, Zhou K, Bonini N, Fortes AD, Abrahams I and Yan H
Inorganic Chemistry: Including Bioinorganic Chemistry, American Chemical Society

DOI 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c00149

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01-06-2021

Thermal shock resistance of Ti3SiC2 ceramic under extremely rapid thermal cycling
Su X, Bao Y, Wan D, Zhang H, Xu L, Grasso S and Hu C
Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Elsevier vol. 866

DOI 10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.158985

01-06-2021

Synthesis of θ-Al2O3 Whiskers with Twins
Liao N, Su X, Zhang H, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C
Metals, Mdpi vol. 11 (6)

DOI 10.3390/met11060895

30-05-2021

Ultrafast high-temperature sintering (UHS) of fine grained α-Al2O3
Kermani M, Dong J, Biesuz M, Linx Y, Deng H, Sglavo VM, Reece MJ, Hu C and Grasso S
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 41 (13), 6626-6633.

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2021.05.056

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28-05-2021

Spark Plasma Sintering of LiFePO4: AC Field Suppressing Lithium Migration
Luo N, Lin Y, Guo J, Quattrocchi E, Deng H, Dong J, Ciucci F, Boi F, Hu C and Grasso S
Materials, Mdpi vol. 14 (11)

DOI 10.3390/ma14112826

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25-05-2021

Synthesis and characterization of ternary layered Nb2SB ceramics fabricated by spark plasma sintering
Qin Y, Zhou Y, Fan L, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C
Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Elsevier vol. 878

DOI 10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.160344

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19-05-2021

Athermal electric field effects in flash sintered zirconia
Dong J, Biesuz M, Sglavo VM, Kermani M, Su X, Saunders T, Hu C and Grasso S
Advances in Applied Ceramics vol. 120 (4), 193-201.

DOI 10.1080/17436753.2021.1919361

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03-05-2021

Sustainable high‐entropy ceramics for reversible energy storage: A short review
Lin Y, Luo N, Chamas M, Hu C and Grasso S
International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, Wiley vol. 18 (5), 1560-1569.

DOI 10.1111/ijac.13762

02-05-2021

A review of electromagnetic processing of materials (EPM): Heating, sintering, joining and forming
Biesuz M, Saunders T, Ke D, Reece MJ, Hu C and Grasso S
Journal of Material Science and Technology, Elsevier vol. 69, 239-272.

DOI 10.1016/j.jmst.2020.06.049

01-04-2021

Cold isostatic sintering to enhance the ionic conductivity of LiFePO4
Luo N, Lin Y, Chamas M, Hu C and Grasso S
Ceramics International, Elsevier vol. 47 (7), 9296-9302.

DOI 10.1016/j.ceramint.2020.12.056

01-04-2021

Flash spark plasma sintering of pure TiB2
Failla S, Fu S, Sciti D and Grasso S
Open Ceramics, Elsevier vol. 5

DOI 10.1016/j.oceram.2021.100075

01-03-2021

Flash sintering of zircon: rapid consolidation of an ultrahigh bandgap ceramic
Martinez JM, Biesuz M, Dong J, Gauna M, Suarez G, Sglavo VM, Lin H-T, Grasso S and Rendtorff NM
Journal of Asian Ceramic Societies, Taylor & Francis vol. 9 (1), 374-381.

DOI 10.1080/21870764.2020.1869882

02-01-2021

Enhanced percolative spin-glass-like behavior in oxygen-rich highly oriented pyrolytic graphite with anomalous non-hexagonal superlattices and doubled electron diffraction patterns
Boi FS, He Y, Gao S, Lei L, Guo J, Taallah A, Grasso S and Wang S
Carbon Trends, Elsevier vol. 2

DOI 10.1016/j.cartre.2020.100022

01-01-2021

Cold joining of fused silica: Bonding pressure and surface roughness effects
Ke D, Tatarko P, Luo N, Taveri G, Kermani M, Wang X, Hu C and Grasso S
Materials Letters, Elsevier vol. 282

DOI 10.1016/j.matlet.2020.128836

01-01-2021

2020

Magnetic Field Generated during Electric Current-Assisted Sintering: From Health and Safety Issues to Lorentz Force Effects
Deng H, Dong J, Boi F, Saunders T, Hu C and Grasso S
Metals, Mdpi vol. 10 (12)

DOI 10.3390/met10121653

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08-12-2020

Synthesis, microstructure, and properties of high purity Mo2TiAlC2 ceramics fabricated by spark plasma sintering
Niu Y, Fu S, Zhang K, Dai B, Zhang H, Grasso S and Hu C
Journal of Advanced Ceramics, Tsinghua University Press vol. 9 (6), 759-768.

DOI 10.1007/s40145-020-0412-7

01-12-2020

Effect of cold sintering process (CSP) on the electro-chemo-mechanical properties of Gd-doped ceria (GDC)
Kabir A, Espineira-Cachaza M, Fiordaliso EM, Ke D, Grasso S, Merle B and Esposito V
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 40 (15), 5612-5618.

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2020.06.010

01-12-2020

Ferromagnetic correlation in hydrogen doped highly oriented pyrolytic graphite
Gao S, Dong J, Luo N, Grasso S, Guo J, Lei L, Wen J, Wang S, Taallah A, He Y, Odunmbaku O and Boi FS
Diamond and Related Materials, Elsevier vol. 109

DOI 10.1016/j.diamond.2020.108030

01-11-2020

What’s new in ceramics sintering? A short report on the latest trends and future prospects
Biesuz M, Grasso S and Sglavo VM
Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science, Elsevier vol. 24 (5)

DOI 10.1016/j.cossms.2020.100868

01-10-2020

Unusual butterfly-shaped magnetization signals and spin-glass-like behaviour in highly oriented pyrolytic graphite
Taallah A, Wen J, Wang S, Grasso S, He Y, Xia J, Shuai G, Odunmbaku O, Corrias A and Boi FS
Carbon, Elsevier vol. 167, 85-91.

DOI 10.1016/j.carbon.2020.05.104

01-10-2020

Flash cold sintering: Combining water and electricity
Kermani M, Biesuz M, Dong J, Deng H, Bortolotti M, Chiappini A, Reece MJ, Sglavo VM, Hu C and Grasso S
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 40 (15), 6266-6271.

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2020.06.051

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13-08-2020

Theoretical prediction, synthesis, and crystal structure determination of new MAX phase compound V2SnC
Xu Q, Zhou Y, Zhang H, Jiang A, Tao Q, Lu J, Rosén J, Niu Y, Grasso S and Hu C
Journal of Advanced Ceramics, Tsinghua University Press vol. 9 (4), 481-492.

DOI 10.1007/s40145-020-0391-8

27-07-2020

Interfacial reaction between ZrNbHfTa foil and graphite: Formation of high-entropy carbide and the effect of heating rate on its microstructure
Biesuz M, Saunders TG, Chen K, Bortolotti M, Salvo M, Grasso S and Reece MJ
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 40 (7), 2699-2708.

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2019.12.011

01-07-2020

Synthesis, microstructure and properties of MoAlB ceramics prepared by in situ reactive spark plasma sintering
Su X, Dong J, Chu L, Sun H, Grasso S and Hu C
Ceramics International, Elsevier vol. 46 (10), 15214-15221.

DOI 10.1016/j.ceramint.2020.03.059

01-07-2020

Magnetic field-induced alignment of nanofibrous supramolecular membranes: a molecular design approach to create tissue-like biomaterials
Radvar E, Shi Y, Grasso S, Edwards-Gayle CJC, Liu X, Mauter MS, Castelletto V, Hamley IW, Reece MJ and Azevedo HS
Acs Applied Materials and Interfaces, American Chemical Society

DOI 10.1021/acsami.0c05191

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13-04-2020

Highly textured and strongly anisotropic TiB2 ceramics prepared using magnetic field alignment (9T)
Tatarko P, Grasso S, Kovalčíková A, Medveď D, Dlouhý I and Reece MJ
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 40 (4), 1111-1118.

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2019.11.006

01-04-2020

Progress in development of SiC-based joints resistant to neutron irradiation
Koyanagi T, Katoh Y, Hinoki T, Henager C, Ferraris M and Grasso S
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 40 (4), 1023-1034.

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2019.10.055

01-04-2020

Synthesis, microstructure, and mechanical properties of TiC‐SiC‐Ti3SiC2 composites prepared by in situ reactive hot pressing
Liao N, Xu L, Jin Y, Xiao Y, Grasso S and Hu C
International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, Wiley vol. 17 (4), 1601-1607.

DOI 10.1111/ijac.13497

13-03-2020

Formation of high entropy metal diborides using arc-melting and combinatorial approach to study quinary and quaternary solid solutions
Failla S, Galizia P, Fu S, Grasso S and Sciti D
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 40 (3), 588-593.

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2019.10.051

01-03-2020

A review of cold sintering processes
Grasso S, Biesuz M, Zoli L, Taveri G, Duff AI, Ke D, Jiang A and Reece MJ
Advances in Applied Ceramics, Sage Publications vol. 119 (3), 115-143.

DOI 10.1080/17436753.2019.1706825

16-01-2020

Contactless flash sintering based on cold plasma
Dong J, Wang Z, Zhao X, Biesuz M, Saunders T, Zhang Z, Hu C and Grasso S
Scripta Materialia, Elsevier vol. 175, 20-23.

DOI 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2019.08.039

01-01-2020

Synthesis and characterization of high purity Mo2Ti2AlC3 ceramic
Fu S, Liu Y, Zhang H, Grasso S and Hu C
Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Elsevier vol. 815

DOI 10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.152485

01-01-2020

2019

Flash joining of conductive ceramics in a few seconds by flash spark plasma sintering
Biesuz M, Saunders TG, Grasso S, Speranza G, Sorarù GD, Campostrini R, Sglavo VM and Reece MJ
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 39 (15), 4664-4672.

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2019.07.036

01-12-2019

Ultra-low energy joining: An invisible strong bond at room temperature
Ke D, Jiang A, Biesuz M, Bortolotti M, Taveri G, Wang X, Xu M, Li J, Feng Y, Hu C and Grasso S
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 39 (16), 5358-5363.

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2019.08.004

01-12-2019

A theoretical analysis of cold sintering
Biesuz M, Taveri G, Duff AI, Olevsky E, Zhu D, Hu C and Grasso S
Advances in Applied Ceramics, Sage Publications vol. 119 (2), 75-89.

DOI 10.1080/17436753.2019.1692173

21-11-2019

Densification and Phase Transformation in Multi-Layered Graded Si3N4–TiN Components Produced by Field-Assisted Sintering
Lin D-T, Yuan L-J, Zhang P-J, Zuo F, Plucknett K, Grasso S, Wang H-J and Lin H-T
Materials, Mdpi vol. 12 (18)

DOI 10.3390/ma12182900

08-09-2019

Cold Hydrostatic Sintering: From shaping to 3D printing
Jiang A, Ke D, Xu L, Xu Q, Li J, Wei J, Hu C and Grasso S
Journal of Materiomics, Elsevier vol. 5 (3), 496-501.

DOI 10.1016/j.jmat.2019.02.009

01-09-2019

Design and development of ring-on-ring jig for biaxial strength testing of brittle ceramic composite materials: ZrB2-30wt-%SiB6
Carrasco-Pena A, Jordan R, Dieguez J, Coronado-Rodríguez A, Ozdemir VB, Kwok K, Orlovskaya N, Vazquez-Molina DA, Uribe-Romo FJ, Bolon A, Radovic M, Grasso S and Reece MJ
Advances in Applied Ceramics, Sage Publications vol. 118 (4), 159-168.

DOI 10.1080/17436753.2019.1613102

10-05-2019

Flash spark plasma sintering of 3YSZ
Biesuz M, Sedlák R, Saunders T, Kovalčíková A, Dusza J, Reece M, Zhu D, Hu C and Grasso S
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 39 (5), 1932-1937.

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2019.01.017

01-05-2019

A novel microstructural design to improve the oxidation resistance of ZrB2-SiC ultra-high temperature ceramics (UHTCs)
Zhang H, Jayaseelan DD, Bogomol I, Reece MJ, Hu C, Grasso S and Lee WE
Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Elsevier vol. 785, 958-964.

DOI 10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.01.208

01-05-2019

Arc melting: a novel method to prepare homogeneous solid solutions of transition metal carbides (Zr, Ta, Hf)
Zhang Z, Fu S, Aversano F, Bortolotti M, Zhang H, Hu C and Grasso S
Ceramics International, Elsevier vol. 45 (7), 9316-9319.

DOI 10.1016/j.ceramint.2019.01.238

01-05-2019

Anomalous slip of ZrB2 ceramic grains during in-situ micropillar compression up to 500 °C
Csanádi T, Wehrs J, Grasso S, Reece M, Michler J and Dusza J
International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, Elsevier vol. 80, 270-276.

DOI 10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2019.01.021

01-04-2019

Microstructure and flexural strength of hafnium diboride via flash and conventional spark plasma sintering
Demirskyi D, Suzuki TS, Grasso S and Vasylkiv O
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 39 (4), 898-906.

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2018.12.012

01-04-2019

High entropy Sr((Zr0.94Y0.06)0.2Sn0.2Ti0.2Hf0.2Mn0.2)O3−x perovskite synthesis by reactive spark plasma sintering
Biesuz M, Fu S, Dong J, Jiang A, Ke D, Xu Q, Zhu D, Bortolotti M, Reece MJ, Hu C and Grasso S
Journal of Asian Ceramic Societies, Taylor & Francis vol. 7 (2), 127-132.

DOI 10.1080/21870764.2019.1595931

30-03-2019

Thermally-insulated flash sintering
Biesuz M, Dong J, Fu S, Liu Y, Zhang H, Zhu D, Hu C and Grasso S
Scripta Materialia, Elsevier vol. 162, 99-102.

DOI 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2018.10.042

01-03-2019

Synthesis and oxidation resistance of MoAlB single crystals
Shi O, Xu L, Jiang A, Xu Q, Xiao Y, Zhu D, Grasso S and Hu C
Ceramics International, Elsevier vol. 45 (2), 2446-2450.

DOI 10.1016/j.ceramint.2018.10.170

01-02-2019

Chapter 7 Refined SPS modeling based on calibrated current and voltage measurements
Gucci F, Saunders T, Reece M and Grasso S
In Spark Plasma Sintering, Elsevier 163-184.

DOI 10.1016/b978-0-12-817744-0.00007-6

01-01-2019

A bi-layer buffer system AlN/Al 1−x In x N to enable the growth of high crystal quality Al 0.36 In 0.64 N thin films on Si (111)
Lu W, Wang X, Ma Y, Grasso S and Xu M
Crystengcomm, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 21 (35), 5211-5215.

DOI 10.1039/c9ce00813f

01-01-2019

Pulsed electrodischarged pressure sintering and flash sintering, a review
Sakka Y and Grasso S
Materials Today Proceedings. vol. 16, 14-24.

DOI 10.1016/j.matpr.2019.05.288

01-01-2019

2018

Microstructure and mechanical properties of gel casted Ti3AlC2
Liu Y, Zhu D, Grasso S and Hu C
Ceramics International, Elsevier vol. 44 (18), 23254-23258.

DOI 10.1016/j.ceramint.2018.08.269

01-12-2018

Flash spark plasma sintering of HfB2 ceramics without pre-sintering
Zou J, Grasso S, Liu L-F, Ma H-B, Reece M and Binner J
Scripta Materialia, Elsevier vol. 156, 115-119.

DOI 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2018.07.026

01-11-2018

Reactive carbothermal reduction of ZrC and ZrOC using Spark Plasma Sintering
Giorgi E, Grasso S, Zapata-Solvas E and Lee WE
Advances in Applied Ceramics. vol. 117 (1_suppl), 34-47.

DOI 10.1080/17436753.2018.1510817

17-10-2018

Bio‐Inspired Hydro‐Pressure Consolidation of Silica
Taveri G, Grasso S, Gucci F, Toušek J and Dlouhy I
Advanced Functional Materials, Wiley vol. 28 (48)

DOI 10.1002/adfm.201805794

11-10-2018

Effectiveness of boria welding flux in improving the wettability of ZrB2 in contact with molten Cu
Saunders T, Tatarko P, Grasso S and Reece MJ
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 38 (12), 4198-4202.

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2018.04.059

01-09-2018

Tunable morphology of aluminum oxide whiskers grown by hydrothermal method
Zhang H, Zhu D, Grasso S and Hu C
Ceramics International, Elsevier vol. 44 (13), 14967-14973.

DOI 10.1016/j.ceramint.2018.05.072

01-09-2018

Synthesis, microstructure and properties of MoAlB ceramics
Xu L, Shi O, Liu C, Zhu D, Grasso S and Hu C
Ceramics International, Elsevier vol. 44 (11), 13396-13401.

DOI 10.1016/j.ceramint.2018.04.177

01-08-2018

Effect of texture on oxidation resistance of Ti3AlC2
Xu L, Zhu D, Liu Y, Suzuki TS, Kim B-N, Sakka Y, Grasso S and Hu C
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 38 (10), 3417-3423.

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2018.03.009

01-08-2018

Investigation of Electrochemical, Optical and Thermal Effects during Flash Sintering of 8YSZ
Biesuz M, Pinter L, Saunders T, Reece M, Binner J, Sglavo VM and Grasso S
Materials, Mdpi vol. 11 (7)

DOI 10.3390/ma11071214

14-07-2018

DC-electro softening in soda lime silicate glass: An electro-thermal analysis
Pinter L, Biesuz M, Sglavo VM, Saunders T, Binner J, Reece M and Grasso S
Scripta Materialia, Elsevier vol. 151, 14-18.

DOI 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2018.03.028

01-07-2018

Processing and Properties of High Entropy Ultra-High Temperature Carbides
CASTLE E, Csanádi T, GRASSO S, Dusza J and REECE M
Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Group vol. 8, 8609-8609.

DOI 10.1038/s41598-018-26827-1

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05-06-2018

2017

Microstructure and indentation damage resistance of ZrB2‐20 vol.%SiC ipo‐eutectic composites
Zhou J, Zhu D, Zhang H, Bogomol I, Grasso S and Hu C
International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, Wiley vol. 15 (3), 619-624.

DOI 10.1111/ijac.12838

21-12-2017

Magnéli phase titanium suboxides by Flash Spark Plasma Sintering
Yu M, Saunders T, Grasso S, Mahajan A, Zhang H and Reece MJ
Scripta Materialia vol. 146, 241-245.

DOI 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2017.11.044

QMRO

08-12-2017

Flash joining of CVD-SiC coated Cf/SiC composites with a Ti interlayer
Tatarko P, Grasso S, Saunders TG, Casalegno V, Ferraris M and Reece MJ
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 37 (13), 3841-3848.

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2017.05.016

01-10-2017

Impact of spark plasma sintering (SPS) on mullite formation in porcelains
Lerdprom W, Bhowmik A, Grasso S, Zapata-Solvas E, Jayaseelan DD, Reece MJ and Lee WE
Journal of The American Ceramic Society vol. 101 (2), 525-535.

DOI 10.1111/jace.15213

20-09-2017

High coercivity, anisotropic, heavy rare earth-free Nd-Fe-B by Flash Spark Plasma Sintering
CASTLE E, Sheridan R, Zhou W, Grasso S, Walton A and Reece MJ
Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Group Editors: Li S.

DOI 10.1038/s41598-017-11660-9

QMRO

11-09-2017

Rapid spark plasma sintering to produce dense UHTCs reinforced with undamaged carbon fibres
Zoli L, Vinci A, Silvestroni L, Sciti D, Reece M and Grasso S
Materials & Design, Elsevier vol. 130, 1-7.

DOI 10.1016/j.matdes.2017.05.029

01-09-2017

Effect of texture microstructure on tribological properties of tailored Ti3AlC2 ceramic
Xu L, Zhu D, Grasso S, Suzuki TS, Kasahara A, Tosa M, Kim B-N, Sakka Y, Zhu M and Hu C
Journal of Advanced Ceramics, Tsinghua University Press vol. 6 (2), 120-128.

DOI 10.1007/s40145-017-0224-6

01-06-2017

Peltier effect during spark plasma sintering (SPS) of thermoelectric materials
Maizza G, Mastrorillo GD, Grasso S, Ning H and Reece MJ
Journal of Materials Science, Springer Nature vol. 52 (17), 10341-10352.

DOI 10.1007/s10853-017-1188-1

23-05-2017

Densification behaviour and physico-mechanical properties of porcelains prepared using spark plasma sintering
Lerdprom W, Grasso S, Jayaseelan DD, Reece MJ and Lee WE
Advances in Applied Ceramics vol. 116 (6), 307-315.

DOI 10.1080/17436753.2017.1309800

05-04-2017

Flash spark plasma sintering of cold-Pressed TiB2-hBN
McKinnon R, Grasso S, Tudball A and Reece MJ
Journal of The European Ceramic Society vol. 37 (8), 2787-2794.

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2017.01.029

03-03-2017

Flash spark plasma sintering of magnesium silicide stannide with improved thermoelectric properties
Du B, Gucci F, Porwal H, Grasso S, Mahajan A and Reece MJ
Journal of Materials Chemistry C vol. 5 (6), 1514-1521.

DOI 10.1039/c6tc05197a

QMRO

19-01-2017

Improved transparency and hardness in α-alumina ceramics fabricated by high-pressure SPS of nanopowders
Ghanizadeh S, Grasso S, Ramanujam P, Vaidhyanathan B, Binner J, Brown P and Goldwasser J
Ceramics International, Elsevier vol. 43 (1), 275-281.

DOI 10.1016/j.ceramint.2016.09.150

01-01-2017

2016

Review of flash sintering: materials, mechanisms and modelling
Yu M, Grasso S, Mckinnon R, Saunders T and Reece MJ
Advances in Applied Ceramics, Taylor & Francis vol. 116 (1), 24-60.

DOI 10.1080/17436753.2016.1251051

QMRO

09-12-2016

Investigating the highest melting temperature materials: A laser melting study of the TaC-HfC system.
Cedillos-Barraza O, Manara D, Boboridis K, Watkins T, Grasso S, Jayaseelan DD, Konings RJM, Reece MJ and Lee WE
Sci Rep vol. 6, 37962-37962.

DOI 10.1038/srep37962

QMRO

01-12-2016

Erratum: Corrigendum to “Mechanical properties and residual stresses in ZrB2–SiC spark plasma sintered ceramic composites” (J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. (2016) 36(7) (1527–1537))
Stadelmann R, Lugovy M, Orlovskaya N, Mchaffey P, Radovic M, Sglavo VM, Grasso S and Reece MJ
Journal of The European Ceramic Society vol. 36 (14), 3545-3545.

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2016.05.041

01-11-2016

Growth of SiC platelets using contactless flash technique
Wang C, Wu D, Grasso S, Saunders T, Castle E, Yan H and Reece MJ
Nippon Seramikkusu Kyokai Gakujutsu Ronbunshi/Journal of The Ceramic Society of Japan vol. 124 (9), 845-847.

DOI 10.2109/jcersj2.16160

01-09-2016

Spark plasma sintering in a flash
Grasso S, Saunders T, McKinnon R, Castle E, Tatarko P, Du B, Gucci F, Yu M, Porwal H, Milsom B and Reece M
American Ceramic Society Bulletin vol. 95 (7), 32-34.

QMRO

01-09-2016

Ultrafast-Contactless Flash Sintering using Plasma Electrodes
Saunders T, Grasso S and Reece MJ
Scientific Reports vol. 6

DOI 10.1038/srep27222

QMRO

08-06-2016

Mechanical properties and residual stresses in ZrB2–SiC spark plasma sintered ceramic composites
Stadelmann R, Lugovy M, Orlovskaya N, Mchaffey P, Radovic M, Sglavo VM, Grasso S and Reece MJ
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 36 (7), 1527-1537.

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2016.01.009

QMRO

01-06-2016

Rapid Sintering of Anisotropic, Nanograined Nd-Fe-B by Flash-Spark Plasma Sintering
CASTLE E, Grasso S, Reece MJ, Sheridan R and Walton A
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials

DOI 10.1016/j.jmmm.2016.05.067

QMRO

26-05-2016

Effect of lateral size of graphene nano-sheets on the mechanical properties and machinability of alumina nano-composites
Porwal H, Saggar R, Tatarko P, Grasso S, Saunders T, Dlouhý I and Reece MJ
Ceramics International, Elsevier vol. 42 (6), 7533-7542.

DOI 10.1016/j.ceramint.2016.01.160

01-05-2016

Flash Spark Plasma Sintering (FSPS) of α and β SiC
Grasso S, Saunders T, Porwal H, Milsom B, Tudball A and Reece M
Journal of The American Ceramic Society, Wiley vol. 99 (5), 1534-1543.

DOI 10.1111/jace.14158

28-02-2016

Ultra-Rapid Crystal Growth of Textured SiC Using Flash Spark Plasma Sintering Route
Grasso S, Kim E-Y, Saunders T, Yu M, Tudball A, Choi S-H and Reece M
Crystal Growth and Design, American Chemical Society vol. 16 (4), 2317-2321.

DOI 10.1021/acs.cgd.6b00099

16-02-2016

Sintering behaviour, solid solution formation and characterisation of TaC, HfC and TaC-HfC fabricated by spark plasma sintering
Cedillos-Barraza O, Grasso S, Nasiri NA, Jayaseelan DD, Reece MJ and Lee WE
Journal of The European Ceramic Society vol. 36 (7), 1539-1548.

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2016.02.009

13-02-2016

Attempts to synthesise quaternary MAX phases (Zr,M)2AlC and Zr2(Al,A)C as a way to approach Zr2AlC
Horlait D, Grasso S, Chroneos A and Lee WE
Materials Research Letters, Taylor & Francis vol. 4 (3), 137-144.

DOI 10.1080/21663831.2016.1143053

09-02-2016

Plasticity in ZrB2 micropillars induced by anomalous slip activation
Csanádi T, Szommer P, Chinh NQ, Grasso S, Dusza J and Reece M
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 36 (3), 389-394.

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2015.10.035

01-02-2016

Nanohardness and elastic anisotropy of ZrB2 crystals
Csanádi T, Grasso S, Kovalčíková A, Dusza J and Reece M
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 36 (1), 239-242.

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2015.09.012

01-01-2016

2015

2D Raman mapping and thermal residual stresses in SiC grains of ZrB2–SiC ceramic composites
Stadelmann R, Hughes B, Orlovskaya N, Grasso S and Reece MJ
Ceramics International, Elsevier vol. 41 (10), 13630-13637.

DOI 10.1016/j.ceramint.2015.07.161

01-12-2015

Limiting oxidation of ZrB2 by application of an electric field across its oxide scale
Saunders T, Grasso S and Reece MJ
Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Elsevier vol. 653, 629-635.

DOI 10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.08.112

01-12-2015

Spark Plasma Sintering of permanent magnets for next-generation electric vehicle motors
Castle E, Grasso S, Reece M, Sheridan R and Walton A
IEEE EUROCON 2015 - International Conference on Computer as a Tool (EUROCON)., 1-1.

DOI 10.1109/eurocon.2015.7313805

02-11-2015

Synthesis and Oxidation Testing of MAX Phase Composites in the Cr–Ti–Al–C Quaternary System
Horlait D, Grasso S, Al Nasiri N, Burr PA and Lee WE
Journal of The American Ceramic Society, Wiley vol. 99 (2), 682-690.

DOI 10.1111/jace.13962

19-10-2015

Scratch behaviour of graphene alumina nanocomposites
Porwal H, Kasiarova M, Tatarko P, Grasso S, Dusza J and Reece MJ
Advances in Applied Ceramics, Sage Publications vol. 114 (1_suppl), 34-41.

DOI 10.1179/1743676115y.0000000030

14-08-2015

Microstructure and mechanical properties of nano ZrO2-10 vol.% tin composite fabricated by spark plasma sintering
Hu CF, Kim BN, Park YJ, Morita K, Yoshida H, Grasso S, Zhang HB, Guo SQ and Sakka Y
Journal of Ceramic Processing Research vol. 16 (3), 281-286.
24-07-2015

The effect of spark plasma sintering on lithium disilicate glass-ceramics
Al Mansour F, Karpukhina N, Grasso S, Wilson RM, Reece MJ and Cattell MJ
Dental Materials, Elsevier vol. 31 (10), e226-e235.

DOI 10.1016/j.dental.2015.07.001

23-07-2015

Highly anisotropic single crystal-like La2Ti2O7 ceramic produced by combined magnetic field alignment and templated grain growth
Gao Z, Suzuki TS, Grasso S, Sakka Y and Reece MJ
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 35 (6), 1771-1776.

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2014.12.003

01-06-2015

45S5 Bioglass®–MWCNT composite: processing and bioactivity
Porwal H, Estili M, Grünewald A, Grasso S, Detsch R, Hu C, Sakka Y, Boccaccini AR and Reece MJ
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, Springer Nature vol. 26 (6)

DOI 10.1007/s10856-015-5529-9

01-06-2015

Observation of Curie transition during spark plasma sintering of ferromagnetic materials
Mani MK, Viola G, Hall JP, Grasso S and Reece MJ
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Elsevier vol. 382, 202-205.

DOI 10.1016/j.jmmm.2015.01.066

01-05-2015

Plasma formation during electric discharge (50V) through conductive powder compacts
Saunders T, Grasso S and Reece MJ
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 35 (3), 871-877.

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2014.09.022

01-03-2015

Nano ZrO2–TiN composites with high strength and conductivity
HU C-F, KIM B-N, PARK Y-J, ESTILI M, GRASSO S, MORITA K, YOSHIDA H, NISHIMURA T, GUO S-Q and SAKKA Y
Journal of The Ceramic Society of Japan, Ceramic Society of Japan vol. 123 (1434)

DOI 10.2109/jcersj2.123.86

01-01-2015

Tailoring Ti3AlC2 ceramic with high anisotropic physical and mechanical properties
Zhang HB, Hu CF, Sato K, Grasso S, Estili M, Guo SQ, Morita K, Yoshida H, Nishimura T, Suzuki TS, Barsoum MW, Kim BN and Sakka Y
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 35 (1), 393-397.

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2014.08.026

01-01-2015

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2014.08.026

01-01-2015

Tailoring Ti₃AlC₂ ceramic with high anisotropic physical and mechanical properties
Zhang HB, Hu CF, Sato K, Grasso S, Estili M, Guo SQ, Morita K, Yoshida H, Nishimura T, Suzuki TS, Barsoum MW, Kim BN and Sakka Y
Journal of The European Ceramic Society vol. 35 (1), 393-397.

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2014.08.026

01-01-2015

Enhanced thermoelectric performance of porous magnesium tin silicide prepared using pressure-less spark plasma sintering
Ning H, Mastrorillo GD, Grasso S, Du B, Mori T, Hu C, Xu Y, Simpson K, Maizza G and Reece MJ
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 3 (33), 17426-17432.

DOI 10.1039/c5ta03473f

01-01-2015

Spark Plasma Sintering of permanent magnets for next-generation Electric Vehicle motors Reducing critical rare-earth use for a self-sufficient European market
Castle E, Grasso S, Reece M, Sheridan R and Walton A
IEEE EUROCON 2015 - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER AS A TOOL (EUROCON)., 766-766.
01-01-2015

2014

Microstructure and adsorption property of nanocarbide-derived carbon (CDC) synthesized at ambient temperature
Zhang H, Hu C, Lv J, Grasso S, Mishra M, Estili M, Yamauchi Y, Kim B and Sakka Y
Materials Letters vol. 130, 188-191.

DOI 10.1016/j.matlet.2014.05.106

01-09-2014

Systematic study on densification of alumina fine powder during milliwave sintering at 28GHz
Maizza G, Grasso S and Sakka Y
Journal of Asian Ceramic Societies, Taylor & Francis vol. 2 (3), 215-222.

DOI 10.1016/j.jascer.2014.04.003

01-09-2014

Ultra-high temperature spark plasma sintering of α-SiC
GRASSO S
Ceramics International, Elsevier

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23-08-2014

Toughening effect of multi-walled boron nitride nanotubes and their influence on the sintering behaviour of 3Y-TZP zirconia ceramics
Tatarko P, Grasso S, Chlup Z, Porwal H, Kašiarová M, Dlouhý I and Reece MJ
Journal of The European Ceramic Society vol. 34 (7), 1829-1843.

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2013.12.046

01-07-2014

Processing and bioactivity of 45S5 Bioglass(®)-graphene nanoplatelets composites.
Porwal H, Grasso S, Cordero-Arias L, Li C, Boccaccini AR and Reece MJ
J Mater Sci Mater Med vol. 25 (6), 1403-1413.

DOI 10.1007/s10856-014-5172-x

01-06-2014

Processing and bioactivity of 45S5 Bioglass®-graphene nanoplatelets composites
Porwal H, Grasso S, Cordero-Arias L, Li C, Boccaccini AR and Reece MJ
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine vol. 25 (6), 1403-1413.

DOI 10.1007/s10856-014-5172-x

01-06-2014

Large ZT enhancement in hot forged nanostructured p-type Bi 0.5Sb1.5Te3 bulk alloys
Jiang Q, Yan H, Khaliq J, Ning H, Grasso S, Simpson K and Reece MJ
Journal of Materials Chemistry A vol. 2 (16), 5785-5790.

DOI 10.1039/c3ta13952b

28-04-2014

Joining of C/SiC composites by spark plasma sintering technique
Rizzo S, Grasso S, Salvo M, Casalegno V, Reece MJ and Ferraris M
Journal of The European Ceramic Society vol. 34 (4), 903-913.

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2013.10.028

01-04-2014

Joining of β-SiC by spark plasma sintering
Grasso S, Tatarko P, Rizzo S, Porwal H, Hu C, Katoh Y, Salvo M, Reece MJ and Ferraris M
Journal of The European Ceramic Society

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2013.12.023

01-01-2014

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2013.12.046

01-01-2014

Boron nitride nanotubes as a reinforcement for brittle matrices
Tatarko P, Grasso S, Porwal H, Chlup Z, Saggar R, Dlouhý I and Reece MJ
Journal of The European Ceramic Society

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2014.03.028

01-01-2014

Tribological properties of silica-graphene nano-platelet composites
Porwal H, Tatarko P, Saggar R, Grasso S, Kumar Mani M, Dlouhý I, Dusza J and Reece MJ
Ceramics International

DOI 10.1016/j.ceramint.2014.04.046

01-01-2014

In situ reduction of graphene oxide nanoplatelet during spark plasma sintering of a silica matrix composite
Porwal H, Grasso S, Mani MK and Reece MJ
Journal of The European Ceramic Society

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2014.04.031

01-01-2014

Tough and dense boron carbide obtained by high-pressure (300 MPa) and low-temperature (1600°C) spark plasma sintering
Badica P, Grasso S, Borodianska H, Xie SS, Li P, Tatarko P, Reece MJ, Sakka Y and Vasylkiv O
Journal of The Ceramic Society of Japan vol. 122 (1424), 271-275.

DOI 10.2109/jcersj2.122.271

01-01-2014

Polymer-derived SiC ceramics from polycarbosilane/boron mixtures densified by SPS
Bernardo E, Ponsot I, Colombo P, Grasso S, Porwal H and Reece MJ
Ceramics International

DOI 10.1016/j.ceramint.2014.07.008

01-01-2014

Flash Spark Plasma Sintering (FSPS) of Pure ZrB2
Grasso S, Saunders T, Porwal H, Cedillos-Barraza O, Jayaseelan DD, Lee WE and Reece MJ
Journal of The American Ceramic Society

DOI 10.1111/jace.13109

QMRO

01-01-2014

Synthesis of high-purity Ti3SiC2 by microwave sintering
Wang Q, Hu C, Huang Q, Cai S, Sakka Y and Grasso S
International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology vol. 11 (5), 911-918.

DOI 10.1111/ijac.12065

01-01-2014

2013

Graphene reinforced alumina nano-composites
Porwal H, Tatarko P, Grasso S, Khaliq J, Dlouhý I and Reece MJ
Carbon vol. 64, 359-369.

DOI 10.1016/j.carbon.2013.07.086

01-11-2013

Review of graphene-ceramic matrix composites
Porwal H, Grasso S and Reece MJ
Advances in Applied Ceramics vol. 112 (8), 443-454.

DOI 10.1179/174367613X13764308970581

01-11-2013

Toughened and machinable glass matrix composites reinforced with graphene and graphene-oxide nano platelets
Porwal H, Tatarko P, Grasso S, Hu C, Boccaccini AR, Dlouhý I and Reece MJ
Science and Technology of Advanced Materials vol. 14 (5)

DOI 10.1088/1468-6996/14/5/055007

01-10-2013

Low-temperature spark plasma sintering of pure nano WC powder
Grasso S, Poetschke J, Richter V, Maizza G, Sakka Y and Reece MJ
Journal of The American Ceramic Society vol. 96 (6), 1702-1705.

DOI 10.1111/jace.12365

01-06-2013

Spark plasma sintering of damage tolerant and machinable YAM ceramics
Wang Q, Grasso S, Hu C, Zhang H, Cai S, Sakka Y and Huang Q
Journal of Advanced Ceramics, Tsinghua University Press vol. 2 (2), 193-200.

DOI 10.1007/s40145-013-0061-1

01-06-2013

Highly transparent α-alumina obtained by low cost high pressure SPS
Grasso S, Yoshida H, Porwal H, Sakka Y and Reece M
Ceramics International vol. 39 (3), 3243-3248.

DOI 10.1016/j.ceramint.2012.10.012

01-04-2013

Ultra low thermal conductivity of disordered layered p-type bismuth telluride
Grasso S, Tsujii N, Jiang Q, Khaliq J, Maruyama S, Miranda M, Simpson K, Mori T and Reece MJ
Journal of Materials Chemistry C vol. 1 (12), 2362-2367.

DOI 10.1039/c3tc30152d

28-03-2013

Reverse boundary layer capacitor model in glass/ceramic composites for energy storage applications
Wei X, Yan H, Wang T, Hu Q, Viola G, Grasso S, Jiang Q, Jin L, Xu Z and Reece MJ
Journal of Applied Physics vol. 113 (2)

DOI 10.1063/1.4775493

14-01-2013

Low temperature spark plasma sintering of 45S5 Bioglass®
Grasso S, Chinnam RK, Porwal H, Boccaccini AR and Reece MJ
Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids vol. 362 (1), 25-29.

DOI 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2012.11.009

07-01-2013

Low-temperature spark plasma sintering of pure nano wc powder
Grasso S, Poetschke J, Richter V, Maizza G, Sakka Y and Reece MJ
Journal of The American Ceramic Society

DOI 10.1111/jace.12365

01-01-2013

Graphene reinforced alumina nano-composites
Porwal H, Tatarko P, Grasso S, Khaliq J, Dlouhý I and Reece MJ
Carbon

DOI 10.1016/j.carbon.2013.07.086

01-01-2013

Joining of C/SiC composites by spark plasma sintering technique
Rizzo S, Grasso S, Salvo M, Casalegno V, Reece MJ and Ferraris M
Journal of The European Ceramic Society

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2013.10.028

01-01-2013

Synthesis of High-Purity Ti3SiC2 by Microwave Sintering
Wang Q, Hu C, Cai S, Sakka Y, Grasso S and Huang Q
International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology

DOI 10.1111/ijac.12065

01-01-2013

Electric field in SPS: geometry and pulsed current effects
Grasso S and Sakka Y
Journal of The Ceramic Society of Japan vol. 121 (1414), 524-526.

DOI 10.2109/jcersj2.121.524

QMRO

01-01-2013

High pressure - Low temperature sintering of tungsten carbide ceramics
Poetschke J, Grasso S, Richter V and Michaelis A
International Powder Metallurgy Congress and Exhibition, Euro PM 2013.
01-01-2013

2012

Highly transparent α-alumina obtained by low cost high pressure SPS
Grasso S, Yoshida H, Porwal H, Sakka Y and Reece M
Ceramics International

DOI 10.1016/j.ceramint.2012.10.012

01-01-2012

Spark plasma sintering of diamond binderless WC composites
Grasso S, Hu C, Maizza G and Sakka Y
Journal of The American Ceramic Society vol. 95 (8), 2423-2428.

DOI 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2011.05009.x

01-01-2012

High hardness B aC b-(B xO y/BN) composites with 3D mesh-like fine grain-boundary structure by reactive spark plasma sintering
Vasylkiv O, Borodianska H, Badica P, Grasso S, Sakka Y, Tok A, Su LT, Bosman M and Jan Ma
Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology vol. 12 (2), 959-965.

DOI 10.1166/jnn.2012.5875

01-01-2012

Hard polycrystalline eutectic composite prepared by spark plasma sintering
Bogomol I, Grasso S, Nishimura T, Sakka Y, Loboda P and Vasylkiv O
Ceramics International vol. 38 (5), 3947-3953.

DOI 10.1016/j.ceramint.2012.01.048

01-01-2012

Spark plasma sintering (SPS), or pulse discharge sintering (PDS) of max phases
Hu CF, Sakka Y, Grasso S, Tanaka H and Nishimura T
In Max Phases: Microstructure, Properties and Applications, Nova Science Publishers, Inc. 1-28.
01-01-2012

Microstructure characterization of ZrB 2-SiC composite fabricated by spark plasma sintering with TaSi 2 additive
Hu C, Sakka Y, Gao J, Tanaka H and Grasso S
Journal of The European Ceramic Society vol. 32 (7), 1441-1446.

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2011.08.024

01-01-2012

Dense zircon (ZrSiO 4) ceramics by high energy ball milling and spark plasma sintering
Rendtorff NM, Grasso S, Hu C, Suarez G, Aglietti EF and Sakka Y
Ceramics International vol. 38 (3), 1793-1799.

DOI 10.1016/j.ceramint.2011.10.001

01-01-2012

Zircon-zirconia (ZrSiO 4-ZrO 2) dense ceramic composites by spark plasma sintering
Rendtorff NM, Grasso S, Hu C, Suarez G, Aglietti EF and Sakka Y
Journal of The European Ceramic Society vol. 32 (4), 787-793.

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2011.10.021

01-01-2012

High-pressure spark plasma sintering of MgO-doped transparent alumina
Kim BN, Hiraga K, Grasso S, Morita K, Yoshida H, Zhang H and Sakka Y
Nippon Seramikkusu Kyokai Gakujutsu Ronbunshi/Journal of The Ceramic Society of Japan vol. 120 (1399), 116-118.

DOI 10.2109/jcersj2.120.116

01-01-2012

2011

Microstructure evolution during field-assisted sintering of zirconia spheres
Demirskyi D, Borodianska H, Grasso S, Sakka Y and Vasylkiv O
Scripta Materialia, Elsevier/Science Direct vol. 65 (8), 683-686.

DOI 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2011.07.006

01-01-2011

Physical and mechanical properties of highly textured polycrystalline Nb4AlC3 ceramic
Hu C, Sakka Y, Nishimura T, Guo S, Grasso S and Tanaka H
Science and Technology of Advanced Materials vol. 12 (4)

DOI 10.1088/1468-6996/12/4/044603

01-01-2011

Effects of pressure application method on transparency of spark plasma sintered alumina
Grasso S, Hu C, Maizza G, Kim BN and Sakka Y
Journal of The American Ceramic Society vol. 94 (5), 1405-1409.

DOI 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2010.04274.x

01-01-2011

Shell-like nanolayered Nb4AlC3 ceramic with high strength and toughness
Hu C, Sakka Y, Grasso S, Nishimura T, Guo S and Tanaka H
Scripta Materialia vol. 64 (8), 765-768.

DOI 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2010.12.045

01-01-2011

Tailoring Ti3SiC2 ceramic via a strong magnetic field alignment method followed by spark plasma sintering
Hu C, Sakka Y, Grasso S, Suzuki T and Tanaka H
Journal of The American Ceramic Society vol. 94 (3), 742-748.

DOI 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2010.04186.x

01-01-2011

Fabrication of textured Nb4AlC3 ceramic by slip casting in a strong magnetic field and spark plasma sintering
Hu C, Sakka Y, Tanaka H, Nishimura T and Grasso S
Journal of The American Ceramic Society vol. 94 (2), 410-415.

DOI 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2010.04096.x

01-01-2011

High-hardness B4C textured by a strong magnetic field technique
Grasso S, Hu C, Vasylkiv O, Suzuki TS, Guo S, Nishimura T and Sakka Y
Scripta Materialia vol. 64 (3), 256-259.

DOI 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2010.10.010

01-01-2011

Modeling of the temperature distribution of fla shsintered zirconia
Grasso S, Sakka Y, Rendtorff N, Hu C, Maizza G, Borodianska H and Vasylkiv O
Nippon Seramikkusu Kyokai Gakujutsu Ronbunshi/Journal of The Ceramic Society of Japan vol. 119 (1386), 144-146.

DOI 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2010.04089.x

01-01-2011

2010

Microstructure and properties of ZrB2-SiC and HfB2-SiC composites fabricated by spark plasma sintering (SPS) using TaSi2 as sintering aid
Hu C, Sakka Y, Jang B, Tanaka H, Nishimura T, Guo S and Grasso S
Nippon Seramikkusu Kyokai Gakujutsu Ronbunshi/Journal of The Ceramic Society of Japan vol. 118 (1383), 997-1001.

DOI 10.2109/jcersj2.118.997

01-01-2010

Highly transparent pure alumina fabricated by high-pressure spark plasma sintering
Grasso S, Kim BN, Hu C, Maizza G and Sakka Y
Journal of The American Ceramic Society vol. 93 (9), 2460-2462.

DOI 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2010.03811.x

01-01-2010

Microstructure and properties of ZrB2-SiC composites prepared by spark plasma sintering using TaSi2 as sintering additive
Hu C, Sakka Y, Tanaka H, Nishimura T, Guo S and Grasso S
Journal of The European Ceramic Society vol. 30 (12), 2625-2631.

DOI 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2010.05.013

01-01-2010

Synthesis, microstructure and mechanical properties of ZrB2 ceramic prepared by mechanical alloying and spark plasma sintering
Hu CF, Sakka Y, Uchikoshi T, Suzuki TS, Jang BK, Grasso S and Suarez G

DOI 10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.434-435.165

01-01-2010

Synthesis, microstructure and mechanical properties of (Zr,Ti)B2-(Zr,Ti)N composites prepared by spark plasma sintering
Hu C, Sakka Y, Tanaka H, Nishimura T and Grasso S
Journal of Alloys and Compounds vol. 494 (1-2), 266-270.

DOI 10.1016/j.jallcom.2010.01.006

01-01-2010

2009

Electric current activated/assisted sintering (ECAS): A review of patents 1906-2008
Grasso S, Sakka Y and Maizza G
Science and Technology of Advanced Materials vol. 10 (5)

DOI 10.1088/1468-6996/10/5/053001

01-01-2009

Low temperature thermal expansion, high temperature electrical conductivity, and mechanical properties of Nb4AlC3 ceramic synthesized by spark plasma sintering
Hu C, Sakka Y, Tanaka H, Nishimura T and Grasso S
Journal of Alloys and Compounds vol. 487 (1-2), 675-681.

DOI 10.1016/j.jallcom.2009.08.036

01-01-2009

Pressure effect on the homogeneity of spark plasma-sintered tungsten carbide powder
Grasso S, Sakka Y, Maizza G and Hu C
Journal of The American Ceramic Society vol. 92 (10), 2418-2421.

DOI 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2009.03211.x

01-01-2009

Pressure effects on temperature distribution during spark plasma sintering with graphite sample
Grasso S, Sakka Y and Maizza G
Materials Transactions vol. 50 (8), 2111-2114.

DOI 10.2320/matertrans.M2009148

01-01-2009

Moving finite-element mesh model for aiding spark plasma sintering in current control mode of pure ultrafine WC powder
Maizza G, Grasso S and Sakka Y
Journal of Materials Science vol. 44 (5), 1219-1236.

DOI 10.1007/s10853-008-3179-8

01-01-2009

2008

Effects of initial punch-die clearance in spark plasma sintering process
Grasso S, Sakka Y and Maizza G
Materials Transactions vol. 49 (12), 2899-2906.

DOI 10.2320/matertrans.MER2008263

01-01-2008

2007

Relation between microstructure, properties and spark plasma sintering (SPS) parameters of pure ultrafine WC powder
Maizza G, Grasso S, Sakka Y, Noda T and Ohashi O
Science and Technology of Advanced Materials vol. 8 (7-8), 644-654.

DOI 10.1016/j.stam.2007.09.002

01-01-2007

1996

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Cerny V, Zivny P, Dostal P, Parizkova R, Zabka L, Hodgson RE, Bosenberg AT, Hadley GP, Spapen H, Diltoer M, Suys E, Borremans M, Ramet J, Huyghens L, Afessa B, Murphy R, Hogans L, Meyers B, Mentec H, Gruchet P, et al.
Intensive Care Medicine, Springer Nature vol. 22 (Suppl 3), s397-s422.

DOI 10.1007/bf03216447

01-09-1996

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