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8965
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10237
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410

Overview

Tony McNally is affiliated with the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their research spans over 105 publications in Materials Science and 56 in Engineering, with focused work on subfields such as Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering, Polymers and Plastics, Materials Chemistry, and Mechanical Engineering.

The scientist's research topics include biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, graphene research and applications, advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials, nanocomposite films for food packaging, polymer crystallization and properties, polymer nanocomposites and properties, and dielectric materials and actuators.

Major recent papers authored or co-authored by Tony McNally include:

  • Poly(glycolic acid) (PGA): a versatile building block expanding high performance and sustainable bioplastic applications, 2020, Green Chemistry
  • Reactive extrusion of biodegradable PGA/PBAT blends to enhance flexibility and gas barrier properties, 2021, Journal of Applied Polymer Science
  • Crystallisation behaviour of composites of HDPE and MWCNTs: The effect of nanotube dispersion, orientation and polymer deformation, 2020, Polymer
  • Electron Beam-Mediated Cross-Linking of Blown Film-Extruded Biodegradable PGA/PBAT Blends toward High Toughness and Low Oxygen Permeation, 2022, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Influence of plasticiser type and nanoclay on the properties of chitosan-based materials, 2021, European Polymer Journal

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Tony McNally include:

  • Fengzai Tang
  • Chaoying Wan
  • Fengwei Xie
  • Pei Chen
  • Stefano Farris

The scientist has consistently published in several key venues known for polymer and composite research. These include:

  • Journal of Applied Polymer Science
  • Composites Science and Technology
  • Polymer
  • ACS Applied Polymer Materials
  • Functional Composite Materials

Tony McNally's work explores complex material behaviors, especially focusing on biodegradable polymers and composites, integrating aspects of polymer crystallization, nanocomposite fabrication, and enhancing material properties for practical applications. Their research addresses sustainability and performance in polymer materials, informed by collaborations with an interdisciplinary team of researchers.

Best Publications

  • Polyethylene multiwalled carbon nanotube composites

    Tony McNally;Petra Pötschke;Peter Halley;Michael Murphy

  • Thermal conductivity of 2D nano-structured boron nitride (BN) and its composites with polymers

    Valentina Guerra;Chaoying Wan;Tony McNally

  • Synthesis by extrusion: continuous, large-scale preparation of MOFs using little or no solvent

    Deborah Crawford;José Casaban;Robert Haydon;Nicola Giri

  • Poly(glycolic acid) (PGA): a versatile building block expanding high performance and sustainable bioplastic applications

    Paresh Kumar Samantaray;Alastair Little;David M. Haddleton;Tony McNally

  • Rheology, phase morphology, mechanical, impact and thermal properties of polypropylene/metallocene catalysed ethylene 1-octene copolymer blends

    T. McNally;P. McShane;G.M. Nally;W.R. Murphy

  • Polyamide-12 layered silicate nanocomposites by melt blending

    Tony McNally;W. Raymond Murphy;Chun Y. Lew;Robert J. Turner

  • Electrical and rheological percolation of PMMA/MWCNT nanocomposites as a function of CNT geometry and functionality

    Caroline McClory;Tony McNally;Mark Baxendale;Petra Pötschke

  • Polymer-carbon nanotube composites: Preparation, properties and applications

    Tony McNally;Petra Pötschke

  • Blends of Bitumen with Various Polyolefins

    A.H. Fawcett;T. McNally

  • Shape stabilised phase change materials based on a high melt viscosity HDPE and paraffin waxes

    Mulan Mu;Pam A. M. Basheer;Wei Sha;Yun Bai

  • Electrical and Mechanical Self-Healing in High-Performance Dielectric Elastomer Actuator Materials

    Yan Zhang;Christopher Ellingford;Runan Zhang;James Roscow

  • 2D boron nitride nanosheets (BNNS) prepared by high-pressure homogenisation: structure and morphology

    Valentina Guerra;Chaoying Wan;Volkan Degirmenci;Jeremy Sloan

  • Thermosetting Polyurethane Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Composites

    Caroline McClory;Tony McNally;Gerard P. Brennan;James Erskine

  • Blends of Bitumen with Polyethylenes

    A.H. Fawcett;T. McNally;G.M. McNally;F. Andrews

  • Facile silane functionalization of graphene oxide

    Syeda S Abbas;Gregory J Rees;Nicole L Kelly;Claire E J Dancer

  • Dual functional ionic liquids as plasticisers and antimicrobial agents for medical polymers

    Seong Ying Choi;Héctor Rodríguez;Héctor Rodríguez;Arsalan Mirjafari;Deirdre F. Gilpin

  • Polymer/carbon nanotube composites

    Caroline McClory;Seow Jecg Chin;Tony McNally

  • Tailoring the electrical and thermal conductivity of multi-component and multi-phase polymer composites

    Yao Huang;Yao Huang;Christopher Ellingford;Chris Bowen;Tony McNally

  • Fatigue and biocompatibility properties of a poly(methyl methacrylate) bone cement with multi-walled carbon nanotubes

    Ross W. Ormsby;Tony McNally;Peter O'Hare;George Burke

  • Incorporation of multiwalled carbon nanotubes to acrylic based bone cements: effects on mechanical and thermal properties.

    Ross W. Ormsby;Tony McNally;Christina A. Mitchell;Nicholas J. Dunne

  • Effect of the ionic liquid 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate on the phase transition of starch: dissolution or gelatinization?

    Sainimili Mateyawa;David Fengwei Xie;Rowan W. Truss;Peter J. Halley

Frequent Co-Authors

Fengwei Xie
Fengwei Xie University of Bath
Chaoying Wan
Chaoying Wan University of Warwick
Peter J. Halley
Peter J. Halley University of Queensland
Cecil Armstrong
Cecil Armstrong Queen's University Belfast
Darren J. Martin
Darren J. Martin University of Queensland
Robin D. Rogers
Robin D. Rogers University of Alabama
Christopher R. Bowen
Christopher R. Bowen University of Bath
Lawrence R. Gahan
Lawrence R. Gahan University of Queensland
John V. Hanna
John V. Hanna University of Warwick
Ling Chen
Ling Chen South China University of Technology

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