Dr Philip G. Whitten

Qualifications:
BEng (Materials – University of Wollongong)
PhD (Materials Engineering – University of Wollongong)

Research Interests:

Fig 1: Scanning probe microscope image of 10 nm high ripples formed on a 200,000 molecular weight polystyrene surface by a single sliding pass of a smooth spherical indenter. The ripples are perpendicular to the sliding direction.

Fig 2: Friction induced ripples form on polystyrene surfaces over the same range of crosslink densities that crazes are observed to form under uni-axial tension.

Memberships:
APS member

Publications:

1. Philip G. Whitten, Geoffrey M. Spinks and Gordon G. Wallace, “Mechanical properties of carbon nanotube paper in ionic liquid and aqueous electrolytes”, Carbon, 2005; 43(9); 1891-1896.
2. Girard-Reydet, E.; Oslanec, R.; Whitten, P.; Brown, H. R., “ Effects of Contact Time and Polarity Level on Adhesion between Interacting Surfaces” ; Langmuir; 2004 ; 20 (3); 708-713.
3. Seon Jeong Kim, Geoffrey M. Spinks,Shona Prosser, Philip G. Whitten, Gordon G. Wallace, Sun I. Kim, “ Surprising shrinkage of expanding gels under an external load”, Nature Materials, 2006, 5, 48-51 .
4. Geoffrey M. Spinks, Su Ryon Shin, Gordon G. Wallace, Philip G. Whitten, Sun I. Kim and Seon Jeong Kim, “ Mechanical properties of chitosan/CNT microfibers obtained with improved dispersion” Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2006, 115, 678-684.
5. Spinks, G.M., Mottaghitalab, V., Bahrami-Samani, M., Whitten, P.G., Wallace, G.G. "Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Polyaniline Fibres for High Strength Artificial Muscles", Advanced Materials 2006, 18, 637-640.

email:whitten@uow.edu.au
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office: 41A. 271