A real-time measurement of general practice workload in the Republic of Ireland: a prospective study

…, S O'Flanagan, D Brennan, G Keane… - British Journal of …, 2020 - bjgp.org
Background Demand for GP services in the Republic of Ireland (RoI) is increasing, and the
resultant escalation in workload demands is an issue of growing concern. Accordingly, the …

[HTML][HTML] Modulation of the Lower Critical Solution Temperature of Thermoresponsive Poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) Utilizing Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Monomers

…, M Alsaadi, BSH Tie, GSN Bezerra, G Keane… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Four-dimensional printing is primarily based on the concept of 3D printing technology.
However, it requires additional stimulus and stimulus-responsive materials. Poly-N-…

[HTML][HTML] Strategies for developing shape-shifting behaviours and potential applications of poly (N-vinyl Caprolactam) hydrogels

S Zhuo, B Shu Hieng Tie, G Keane, LM Geever - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Stimuli-responsive hydrogels are one type of smart hydrogel, which can expand/contract in
water according to changes in the surrounding environment. However, it is difficult to develop …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis and characterisation of hydrogels based on poly (N-vinylcaprolactam) with diethylene glycol diacrylate

…, BSH Tie, DM Colbert, M Alsaadi, S Zhuo, G Keane… - Gels, 2023 - mdpi.com
Poly (N-vinylcaprolactam) is a polymer that is biocompatible, water-soluble, thermally
sensitive, non-toxic, and nonionic. In this study, the preparation of hydrogels based on Poly (N-…

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis of NVCL-NIPAM Hydrogels Using PEGDMA as a Chemical Crosslinker for Controlled Swelling Behaviours in Potential Shapeshifting Applications

BSH Tie, E Halligan, S Zhuo, G Keane, L Geever - Gels, 2023 - mdpi.com
Stimuli-responsive hydrogels have recently gained interest within shapeshifting applications
due to their capabilities to expand in water and their altering swelling properties when …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis and Characterisation of 4D-Printed NVCL-co-DEGDA Resin Using Stereolithography 3D Printing

…, BSH Tie, DM Colbert, M Alsaadi, S Zhuo, G Keane… - Macromol, 2024 - mdpi.com
The design and manufacturing of objects in various industries have been fundamentally
altered by the introduction of D-dimensional (3D) and four-dimensional (4D) printing …

Post-processing methods for 3D printed biopolymers

G Keane, A Healy, D Devine - Additive Manufacturing of Biopolymers, 2023 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing (AM) broadly known as three-dimensional (3D) printing has been
defined by different methods of fabricating in a layer-by-layer manner resulting in complex 3D …

The development of smart 4D materials using the smart temperature-sensitive polymer

S Zhuo, L Geever, J Geever, G Keane - 2022 - research.thea.ie
There is more that can be done with a 3D structure to make them more flexible and more
useful: by utilising structures (Smart Polymers) that can transform in a preprogrammed way in …

[PDF][PDF] The Irish health behaviour in school-aged children (HBSC) study 2014

A Gavin, E Keane, M Callaghan, M Molcho, C Kelly… - 2015 - lenus.ie
This report presents data from HBSC Ireland 2014, the Irish Health Behaviour in Schoolaged
Children survey. The 2014 HBSC survey is the fifth time that data of this kind have been …

Daily, monthly and seasonal variation in PSA levels and the association with weather parameters

…, A Black, LJ Murray, PF Keane, A Gavin - Prostate Cancer and …, 2011 - nature.com
PSA levels have shown daily and seasonal variation, although data are conflicting regarding
the season with higher PSA levels and the clinical relevance of this. We assessed the …