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Richard S. Trask is affiliated with the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a notable focus on subfields including Materials Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials, Polymers and Plastics, Biomaterials, and Mechanical Engineering.

The scientist's work covers several main research topics, reflecting a broad engagement with composite materials and advanced manufacturing technologies. These topics include:

  • Mechanical Behavior of Composites
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior
  • Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Polymer composites and self-healing
  • Advanced Cellulose Research Studies

Richard S. Trask has contributed to a number of research publications in various journals, often collaborating with other scholars. Frequent coauthors include Ian Hamerton, Stephen J. Eichhorn, Gustavo Quino, Soraia Pimenta, and P. Robinson.

Their publications have appeared regularly in journals such as Composites Science and Technology, Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing, SSRN Electronic Journal, Sustainability, and IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Richard S. Trask include:

  • "A Life Cycle Engineering Perspective on Biocomposites as a Solution for a Sustainable Recovery," 2021, Sustainability
  • "A Route to Sustainable Aviation: A Roadmap for the Realization of Aircraft Components With Electrical and Structural Multifunctionality," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification
  • "Grand challenges in the design and manufacture of vascular self-healing," 2020, Multifunctional Materials
  • "Production and characterization of cellulose nanocrystals of different allomorphs from oil palm empty fruit bunches for enhancing composite interlaminar fracture toughness," 2022, Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications
  • "Experimental characterisation of the dilation angle of polymers," 2023, Polymer Testing

Best Publications

  • A self-healing carbon fibre reinforced polymer for aerospace applications

    GJ Williams;RS Trask;IP Bond

  • Biomimetic self-healing of advanced composite structures using hollow glass fibres

    R. S. Trask;Ian P Bond

  • Bioinspired self-healing of advanced composite structures using hollow glass fibres.

    R. S. Trask;G. J. Williams;Ian P Bond

  • Self-healing polymer composites: mimicking nature to enhance performance

    R. S. Trask;Hugo R Williams;Ian P Bond

  • 3D printed polyurethane honeycombs for repeated tailored energy absorption

    Simon R.G. Bates;Ian R. Farrow;Richard S. Trask;Richard S. Trask

  • 3D printed components with ultrasonically arranged microscale structure

    Thomas M Llewellyn-Jones;Bruce W Drinkwater;Richard S Trask

  • Responsive Cellulose-Hydrogel Composite Ink for 4D Printing

    Manu C. Mulakkal;Richard S. Trask;Valeska P. Ting;Annela M. Seddon

  • Self‐Healing Fibre Reinforced Composites via a Bioinspired Vasculature

    Christopher J. Norris;Gregory J. Meadway;Michael J. O'Sullivan;Ian P. Bond

  • Self-healing composite sandwich structures

    Hugo R Williams;R. S. Trask;Ian P Bond

  • Self-healing sandwich panels: Restoration of compressive strength after impact

    Hugo R Williams;Richard S Trask;Ian P Bond

  • Compressive behaviour of 3D printed thermoplastic polyurethane honeycombs with graded densities

    Simon R.G. Bates;Ian R. Farrow;Richard S. Trask

  • An experimental demonstration of effective Curved Layer Fused Filament Fabrication utilising a parallel deposition robot

    Robert J.A. Allen;Richard S. Trask

  • Compression after impact assessment of self-healing CFRP

    Gareth J Williams;Ian P Bond;Richard S Trask

  • Self‐Healing of an Epoxy Resin Using Scandium(III) Triflate as a Catalytic Curing Agent

    Tim S. Coope;Ulrich F. J. Mayer;Duncan F. Wass;Richard S. Trask

  • 4D sequential actuation: Combining ionoprinting and redox chemistry in hydrogels

    Anna B Baker;Anna B Baker;Duncan F Wass;Richard S Trask

  • Mode II interfacial toughening through discontinuous interleaves for damage suppression and control

    M Yasaee;Ian P Bond;RS Trask;ES Greenhalgh

  • Morphing in nature and beyond: a review of natural and synthetic shape-changing materials and mechanisms

    Kate Oliver;Annela Seddon;Richard S. Trask

  • Interactions between propagating cracks and bioinspired self-healing vascules embedded in glass fibre reinforced composites

    C.J. Norris;I.P. Bond;R.S. Trask

  • Biomimetic reliability strategies for self-healing vascular networks in engineering materials.

    HR Williams;RS Trask;AC Knights;ER Williams

  • Characterization and analysis of carbon fibre-reinforced polymer composite laminates with embedded circular vasculature

    C. Y. Huang;R. S. Trask;Ian P Bond

  • The Role Of Embedded Bioinspired Vasculature On Damage Formation In Self-Healing Carbon Fibre Reinforced Composites

    C.J. Norris;I.P. Bond;R.S. Trask

Frequent Co-Authors

Duncan F. Wass
Duncan F. Wass Cardiff University
Stephen R. Hallett
Stephen R. Hallett University of Bristol
Bruce W. Drinkwater
Bruce W. Drinkwater University of Bristol
Michael R Wisnom
Michael R Wisnom University of Bristol
Lorenzo Iannucci
Lorenzo Iannucci Imperial College London
Russell J. Varley
Russell J. Varley Deakin University
Ian Hamerton
Ian Hamerton University of Bristol
Paul M. Weaver
Paul M. Weaver University of Limerick
Andreas Lendlein
Andreas Lendlein Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon
Ian Manners
Ian Manners University of Victoria

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