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Overview

Kim L. Pickering is affiliated with the University of Waikato in New Zealand and specializes in materials science and engineering. Their research primarily focuses on biomaterials, polymers and plastics, automotive engineering, mechanical engineering, and biomedical engineering.

The main topics covered in Kim L. Pickering's body of work include:

  • biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites
  • Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
  • Advanced Materials and Mechanics
  • Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
  • Polymer composites and self-healing

Pickering has published extensively across several venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • Composites Part C Open Access
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Cellulose
  • Journal of Composites Science

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Pickering include:

  • "Collagen Extraction from Animal Skin," 2022, Biology
  • "The use of cellulose in bio-derived formulations for 3D/4D printing: A review," 2021, Composites Part C Open Access
  • "A Review of 3D/4D Printing of Poly-Lactic Acid Composites with Bio-Derived Reinforcements," 2022, Composites Part C Open Access
  • "Alkali treatment of hemp fibres for the production of aligned hemp fibre mats for composite reinforcement," 2020, Cellulose
  • "The effects of alkaline digestion, bleaching and ultrasonication treatment of fibre on 3D printed harakeke fibre reinforced polylactic acid composites," 2022, Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing

Frequent collaborators in research include:

  • Christian Gauss
  • M.D.H. Beg
  • Tom Sunny
  • John O. Akindoyo
  • Michael R. Mucalo

Best Publications

  • A review of recent developments in natural fibre composites and their mechanical performance

    Kim L. Pickering;M.G. Aruan Efendy;M.G. Aruan Efendy;Tan Minh Le;Tan Minh Le

  • Properties and performance of natural-fibre composites

    Kim L. Pickering

  • Optimising industrial hemp fibre for composites

    Kim L. Pickering;Gareth Beckermann;S.N. Alam;Nic J. Foreman

  • Engineering and evaluation of hemp fibre reinforced polypropylene composites: Fibre treatment and matrix modification

    Gareth Beckermann;Kim L. Pickering

  • Effect of various chemical treatments on the fibre structure and tensile properties of industrial hemp fibres

    Moyeenuddin Ahmad Sawpan;Kim L. Pickering;Alan Fernyhough

  • Accelerated weathering of unbleached and bleached Kraft wood fibre reinforced polypropylene composites

    Mohammad Dalour Hossen Beg;Kim L. Pickering

  • Improvement of mechanical performance of industrial hemp fibre reinforced polylactide biocomposites

    Moyeenuddin Ahmad Sawpan;Kim L. Pickering;Alan Fernyhough

  • Influence of alkali treatment on the interfacial and physico-mechanical properties of industrial hemp fibre reinforced polylactic acid composites

    M.S. Islam;K.L. Pickering;N.J. Foreman

  • Manufacturing and characterization of sustainable hybrid composites using sisal and hemp fibres as reinforcement of poly (lactic acid) via injection moulding

    Asokan Pappu;Kim L. Pickering;Vijay Kumar Thakur;Vijay Kumar Thakur

  • Mode I and Mode II interlaminar fracture toughness of composite laminates interleaved with electrospun nanofibre veils

    Gareth W. Beckermann;Kim L. Pickering

  • Effect of fibre treatments on interfacial shear strength of hemp fibre reinforced polylactide and unsaturated polyester composites

    Moyeenuddin Ahmad Sawpan;Kim L. Pickering;Alan Fernyhough

  • Mechanical performance of Kraft fibre reinforced polypropylene composites: Influence of fibre length, fibre beating and hygrothermal ageing

    M.D.H. Beg;K.L. Pickering

  • The effect of silane coupling agents on radiata pine fibre for use in thermoplastic matrix composites

    K.L. Pickering;A. Abdalla;C. Ji;A.G. McDonald

  • Carbonisation of biomass-derived chars and the thermal reduction of a graphene oxide sample studied using Raman spectroscopy

    John McDonald-Wharry;Merilyn Manley-Harris;Kim L. Pickering

  • Reprocessing of wood fibre reinforced polypropylene composites. Part I: Effects on physical and mechanical properties

    Mohammad Dalour Hossen Beg;Kim L. Pickering

  • Sustainable composite fused deposition modelling filament using recycled pre-consumer polypropylene

    David Stoof;Kim Pickering

  • Study on the Mechanical Properties of Jute/Glass Fiber-reinforced Unsaturated Polyester Hybrid Composites: Effect of Surface Modification by Ultraviolet Radiation

    Abdullah-Al-Kafi;M. Z. Abedin;M. D. H. Beg;K. L. Pickering

  • Influence of alkali fiber treatment and fiber processing on the mechanical properties of hemp/epoxy composites

    Mohammad Saiful Islam;Kim L. Pickering;Nic J. Foreman

  • Influence of accelerated ageing on the physico-mechanical properties of alkali-treated industrial hemp fibre reinforced poly(lactic acid) (PLA) composites

    Mohammad Saiful Islam;Kim L. Pickering;Nic J. Foreman

  • Characterizing the Mechanical Properties of Fused Deposition Modelling Natural Fiber Recycled Polypropylene Composites

    M. Milosevic;David Stoof;Kim L. Pickering

  • A Review on the Use of Hydroxyapatite-Carbonaceous Structure Composites in Bone Replacement Materials for Strengthening Purposes

    Humair A. Siddiqui;Kim L. Pickering;Michael R. Mucalo

Frequent Co-Authors

Vijay Kumar Thakur
Vijay Kumar Thakur Scotland's Rural College
Sabu Thomas
Sabu Thomas Mahatma Gandhi University
John Kennedy
John Kennedy GNS Science
K.L. Macmillan
K.L. Macmillan University of Melbourne
Peng Cao
Peng Cao University of Auckland
Paul Munroe
Paul Munroe University of New South Wales
Paul Smith
Paul Smith University of Surrey
Mubarak A. Khan
Mubarak A. Khan Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission
Brian R. Mace
Brian R. Mace University of Auckland

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