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Recent publications in the areas of:

Reitman, M.T.F. and J.E. Moalli.  “Polymeric Coatings for Medical Devices.”  Medical Device Manufacturing and Technology, pp. 28–30, 2006.
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Hartzell, A.L., J. Rotondo, D. Foster.  "Nanotechnology."  ABA (American Bar Association) Products Liability Litigation Committee Newsletter, Vol 17, No. 3, Summer 2006.

Poliskie, M. and A.L. Hartzell.  "The Effect of Nanotechnology on Manufacturing and the End Products:  Who Benefits?"  American Chemical Society's 232nd National Meeting & Exposition, San Francisco, CA, September 10–14, 2006.

Hartzell, A.L.  “MEMS Reliability—Past, Present and Future."  MEMS Industry Group Five Year Anniversary Report, September 2006.

Hartzell, A.L.  “MEMS, Mechanical Shock and Microcontamination:  Related Failure Mechanisms in MEMS.”  ESTECH 2006, Phoenix AZ, May 10, 2006.

Hartzell, A.L. and R. Ramesham,  eds.  "Reliability, Packaging, Testing and Characterization of MEMS/MOEMS VI." Proceedings of the SPIE, Vol. 6463, 2007.

Hartzell, A.  "ISO 14644-8, Classification of Airborne Molecular Contamination: A Review of the New Standard," Cleanrooms Contamination Control Technology (CCT) Conference, Proceedings 2006, Boston, MA, March 15-16, 2006.

Brown, S. and J. Bergstrom. "FRP Flumes: Repeat Impact- What Happens?" Composites Fabrication Magazine, Vol. 20, No. 4, April 2004.
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This article originally appeared in Composites Fabrication Magazine.

Coakley, S. "Thermal Imaging of Boat Hulls: Non-destructive Evaluation of Composite Structures," Composites Fabrication Magazine, Vol. 20, No. 5, May 2004.
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Eiselstein, L., B. James. "Medical Device Failures - Can We Learn From Our Mistakes," Keynote Paper and Address, Materials and Processes for Medical Devices, ASM International, St. Paul, MN, August 2004.

James, B. L. Eiselstein, and J. Foulds. "Failure Analysis of NiTi Wires Used in Medical Applications," Proceedings, Materials and Processes for Medical Devices, ASM International, St. Paul, MN, August 2004 .

James, B. L. Wood, S. Murray, J. Foulds, and L. Eiselstein. "Compressive Damage-Induced Cracking in Nitinol," Proceedings, International Conference on Shape Memory and Superelastic Technolgies, Baden Baden, Germany, October 2004.

Andrew, S.P., R.D. Caligiuri, R.A. Sire, and T.K.Parnell. "Analysis of Rail Cracking and Development of a Rail Screening Guideline Based on Fracture Mechanics Principles,” Proceedings, 5th International Conference of the Engineering Integrity Society, Queen's College, Cambridge, UK, April 7-9 2003.

Andrew, S.P., R.D. Caligiuri, R.A. Sire, and T.K.Parnell. "Fatigue & Durability Assessment of Materials of Materials, Components & Structures,” Proceedings, 5th International Conference of the Engineering Integrity Society, Queen's College, Cambridge, UK, April 7-9 2003.

Duffner, D.H. and R.S. Frankle. "Case Study: When a Firefighter's Filament-Wound SCBA Explodes," Composites Fabrication Magazine, Vol. 19, No. 9, September 2003.
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James, B., S. Murray, and S. Saint. "Fracture Characterization in Nitinol," Proceedings, International Conference on Shape Memory and Superelastic Technologies, Published by SMST Society, Inc., 2003, pg. 321.

Foulds, J., S. Andrew, and R. Viswanathan. “Hydrotesting of Fossil Plant Components,” Proceedings, 7th International Conference on Operating Pressure Equipment, IMEA, Sydney, Australia, April 2003.

Bergstrom, J., S. Kurtz, C. Rimnac, and A. Edidin. "Constitutive Modeling of Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene Under Large-Deformation and Cyclic Loading Conditions," Biomaterials, Vol. 23, 2002.

Foulds, J., C. Sainte Catherine, J. Messier, C. Poussard, and S.Rosinski. “Small Punch Test: EPRI-CEA Finite Element Simulation Benchmark and Inverse Method for Estimation of Elastic-Plastic Behaviour,” In: Small Specimen Test Techniques, 4th Volume, ASTM STP 1418, M.A. Sokolov, J.D. Landes and G.E. Lucas, (eds.), ASTM, pp 350-370 West Conshohocken, PA, 2002.

Foulds, J., S.M. Kurtz, C.W. Jewett, J.S. Bergstrom, and A.A. Edidin. “Miniature Specimen Shear Punch Test for UHMWPE used in Total Joint Replacements,” Biomaterials, Vol. 23, pp. 1907-1919, 2002.

Gupta, V., and J. Bergstrom. "A Progressive Damage Model for Failure by Shear Faulting in Polycrystalline Ice under Biaxial Compression," International Journal of Plasticity, Vol 18, 2002.

Kurtz, S., C. Jewett, J. Bergstrom, J. Foulds, and A. Edidin. "Miniature Specimen Shear Punch Test for UHMWPE used in Total Joint Replacements," Biomaterials, Vol 23, 2002.

Mendez, P.F., C.S. Rice, and S.B. Brown. "Joining Using Semisolid Metals," Welding Journal, Vol. 81, No. 9, 2002.

Scott, C., and M. Kuroda. "Initial Dispersion Mechanisms of Chopped Glass Fibers in Polystyrene," Polymer Composites, Vol. 23, 2002.

Smith, T. "An Evaluation of Fatigue Cracking in an Aerial Platform Yoke from a Fire-Fighting Vehicle," Engineering Failure Analysis, Vol. 9, No. 3, 2002.

Speer, J.G., R.L. Bodnar, M.J. Merwin, D.K. Matlock, and A. Sjong. “Nb-V-T Microalloyed Plates Processed With and Without Intermediate Cooling,” Proceedings of the ASM Materials Solutions Conference, International Symposium of Microalloyed Steels, Columbus, OH, 2002.

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