Dr Salvatore Grasso
Senior Lecturer
School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary University of London
Research
Strong magnetic field alignment, Texturing of tissue-like Biomaterials, Bio-inspired consolidation of organic inorganic hybrids
Interests
-Create Tissue-like Biomaterials using strong magnetic field processing. -Develop hybrid organic–inorganic materials using cold sintering process at room temperature.Publications
Publications of specific relevance to Predictive in vitro Models2025
Humphry-Baker SA, Mellan TA, Finnis M, Polcik P, Lee WE, Reece M and Grasso S (2025). Thermal conductivity of WC: Microstructural design driven by first-principles simulations. Elsevier Acta Materialia vol. 283, 2024
Boi F, Lee C-Y, Wang S, Wu H, Li L, Zhang L, Song J, Dai Y, Taallah A, Odunmbaku O, Corrias A, Baron-Wiechec A, Zheng S and Grasso S (2024). Rhombohedral stacking-faults in exfoliated highly oriented pyrolytic graphite. Elsevier Carbon Trends vol. 15, Patra N, Al Nasiri N, Grasso S, Daniel DJ and Lee WE (2024). Green synthesis of nanosized Tantalum carbide (TaC) via natural polymer/tantalum oxide hybrid composites: A sustainable approach towards enhanced processing and properties. Elsevier Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis vol. 179, Zuo F, Deng Y-N, Liu Z-X, Li Q, Grasso S, Xu Y-X, Jiang B-B, Jiang Q-G, Lin H-T and Wang L-G (2024). Enhancing densification rate and the unusual 4H-SiC polytype stabilization in ultrafast high-temperature sintering of α-SiC. Elsevier Journal of the European Ceramic Society vol. 44, (2) 610-616. Patra N, Ramesh P, Grasso S and Boccacini AR (2024). Ceramics and Glass Ceramics for Biomedical Applications. Fiber and Ceramic Filler-Based Polymer Composites for Biomedical Engineering Springer Nature 2023
He H, Hu B, Soomro SA, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Zhou Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C (2023). Synthesis, microstructure, physical and mechanical properties of phase-pure entropy-enhanced (Nb0.8Ti0.05Ta0.05V0.05M0.05)4AlC3 (M = Hf, Zr) ceramics. Elsevier Journal of the European Ceramic Society vol. 43, (14) 5782-5791. Kermani M, Wu J, Liu Z, Zuo F, Lin H, Hu C and Grasso S (2023). Impact of sintering thermal history on MgO‐doped alumina: Reduction of grain growth constant through high heating rates. Wiley Journal of the American Ceramic Society vol. 107, (1) 132-143. Zhang Q, Wen B, Luo J, Zhou Y, San X, Bao Y, Chu L, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C (2023). Synthesis of new lead‐containing MAX phases of Zr3PbC2 and Hf3PbC2. Wiley Journal of the American Ceramic Society vol. 106, (11) 6390-6397. Wu J, Lin Y, Hu C, Grasso S, Zhu D, Li J, Katz-Demyanitcz A and Goldstein A (2023). Ultra-fast high-temperature sintering of transparent MgAl2O4. Elsevier Ceramics International vol. 49, (11) 19537-19540. Cheng J, Zhang Q, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Chu L, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C (2023). Synthesis and characterization of ternary layered i‐MAX (Mo2/3Y1/3)2AlC ceramics fabricated by spark plasma sintering. Wiley International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology vol. 20, (5) 2717-2726. Du L, Zhang Q, Cao L, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C (2023). Synthesis, microstructure and property characterization of Mo4Y2Al3B6 ceramic fabricated by spark plasma sintering. Elsevier Journal of the European Ceramic Society vol. 43, (5) 1880-1886. Zhang Q, Wen B, Luo J, Zhou Y, San X, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C (2023). Synthesis of new rare earth containing ternary laminar Sc2PbC ceramic. Elsevier Journal of the European Ceramic Society vol. 43, (4) 1735-1739. Fu L, Wu J, Sathyanath SKM, Wang B, Leifer K, Engqvist H, Grasso S and Xia W (2023). Far from equilibrium ultrafast high‐temperature sintering of ZrO2–SiO2 nanocrystalline glass–ceramics. Wiley Journal of the American Ceramic Society vol. 106, (7) 4005-4012. Wang Y, Liu J, Song Y, Yu J, Tian Y, Robson MJ, Wang J, Zhang Z, Lin X, Zhou G, Wang Z, Shen L, Zhao H, Grasso S and Ciucci F (2023). High‐Entropy Perovskites for Energy Conversion and Storage: Design, Synthesis, and Potential Applications. Wiley Small Methods vol. 7, (4) Nawaz Q, Pantulap U, Hurle K, Luo N, Grasso S and Boccaccini AR (2023). Cold hydrostatic sintering of 45S5 bioactive glass. Taylor & Francis European Journal of Materials vol. 3, (1) 1-10. Wu J, Kermani M, Cao L, Wang B, Dai Z, Fu L, Hu C and Grasso S (2023). Rapid crystallization of Li1.5Al0.5Ge1.5(PO4)3 glass ceramics via ultra‐fast high‐temperature sintering (UHS). Wiley International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology vol. 20, (4) 2125-2130. Kermani M, Hu C and Grasso S (2023). From pit fire to Ultrafast High-temperature Sintering (UHS): A review on ultrarapid consolidation. Elsevier Ceramics International vol. 49, (3) 4017-4029. Zhang Q, Zhou Y, San X, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C (2023). Thermal explosion synthesis of first Te-containing layered ternary Hf2TeB MAX phase. Elsevier Journal of the European Ceramic Society vol. 43, (1) 173-176. 2022
Quan Y, Zhang Q, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C (2022). Beta-Ta4AlC3 is not formed by transformation from α-Ta4AlC3. Elsevier Journal of the European Ceramic Society vol. 42, (15) 7377-7380. Zhou S, Khan MU, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C (2022). Enhanced properties of tailored MoAlB ceramics by hot forging. Elsevier Journal of the European Ceramic Society vol. 42, (15) 6918-6924. Dai Z, Cong L, Zuo F, Biesuz M, Chen K, Bertolotti M, Kermani M, Yong L, Tyrpekl V, Hu C, Boi F, Lin H-T, Reece M and Grasso S (2022). Ultra-low energy processing of graphite: a fast-track journey towards carbon neutrality. Elsevier Applied Materials Today vol. 29, Zuo F, Wang Q, Yan Z-Q, Kermani M, Grasso S, Nie G-L, Jiang B-B, He F-P, Lin H-T and Wang L-G (2022). Upscaling Ultrafast High-Temperature Sintering (UHS) to consolidate large-sized and complex-shaped ceramics. Elsevier Scripta Materialia vol. 221, Dai Z, Tyrpekl V, Boi F, Song J, Hu C and Grasso S (2022). Cold sintering of Van Der Waals layered compounds. Elsevier Open Ceramics vol. 12, Zhang Q, Zhou Y, San X, Li W, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C (2022). Zr2SeB and Hf2SeB: Two new MAB phase compounds with the Cr2AlC-type MAX phase (211 phase) crystal structures. Tsinghua University Press Journal of Advanced Ceramics vol. 11, (11) 1764-1776. Ding W, Hu B, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C (2022). Ultra-Fast Thermal Shock Evaluation of Ti2AlC Ceramic. MDPI Materials vol. 15, (19) Lin Y, Biesuz M, Bortolotti M, Shen L, Wu J, Baptiste PY, Yu J, Ciucci F, Sglavo VM, Hu C and Grasso S (2022). Impact of reducing conditions on the stabilization of Mg0.2Co0.2Ni0.2Cu0.2Zn0.2O high-entropy oxide. Elsevier Ceramics International vol. 48, (20) 30184-30190. Song J, Dai Z, Wang S, Kermani M, Gao S, Wen J, Gu A, He Y, Grasso S, Corrias A and Boi F (2022). Unusual magnetic transition and enhanced diamagnetism in highly oriented pyrolytic graphite with long-range stacking-order. Elsevier Diamond and Related Materials vol. 127, Zhang Q, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C (2022). Rapidly synthesizing HfKhan MU, Du L, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C (2022). Preparations and Applications of MXene–Metal Composites: A Review. MDPI Coatings vol. 12, (4) Su X, Liu G, Dai B, Hu B, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C (2022). Ablation mechanisms of TiZhang Q, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C (2022). Synthesis and property characterization of ternary laminar ZrZeng Y, Hu Q, Pan M, Zhang K, Grasso S, Hu C and Feng Q (2022). Investigation of double perovskites Sr2SmNbO6 and X2CoNbO6 (X=Sr,Ba) with SCAN functional and plus U correction. Elsevier Advanced Powder Materials vol. 1, (2) Spiridigliozzi L, Dell'Agli G, Esposito S, Rivolo P, Grasso S, Sglavo VM and Biesuz M (2022). Ultra-fast high-temperature sintering (UHS) of CeWu J, Lin Y, Kermani M, Hu C and Grasso S (2022). Ultra-fast high temperature sintering (UHS) of LiWu J, kermani M, Zhu D, Li J, Lin Y, Hu C and Grasso S (2022). Carbon free ultra-fast high temperature sintering of translucent zirconia. Scripta Materialia vol. 210, 2021
Kermani M, Zhu D, Li J, Wu J, Lin Y, Dai Z, Hu C and Grasso S (2021). Ultra-fast High-temperature Sintering (UHS) of translucent alumina. Elsevier Open Ceramics vol. 9, Jayaseelan DD, Pramana S, Grasso S, Bai Y, Skinner S, Reece MJ and Lee WE (2021). Fabrication and characterisation of single-phase HfDeng H, Biesuz M, Vilémová M, Kermani M, Veverka J, Tyrpekl V, Hu C and Grasso S (2021). Ultrahigh Temperature Flash Sintering of Binder-Less Tungsten Carbide within 6 s. MDPI Materials vol. 14, (24) Wu J, Chen H, Luo X, Hu B, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C (2021). Design, fabrication, microstructure, and properties of highly porous alumina whisker foam ceramic. Elsevier Ceramics International vol. 48, (2) 2776-2781. Quan Y, Hu B, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C (2021). Fabrication, microstructure, and properties of in situ VKermani M, Pouchly V, Lin Y, Hu C and Grasso S (2021). Water-assisted cold isostatic pressing to enhance sinterability of alumina ceramics. Wiley International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology vol. 19, (3) 1249-1254. Sharma SK, Fides M, Hvizdoš P, Reece MJ and Grasso S (2021). Flash Spark Plasma Sintering of SiC: Impact of Additives. Springer Nature Silicon vol. 14, (12) 7377-7382. Ünsal H, Grasso S, Kovalčíková A, Hanzel O, Tatarková M, Dlouhý I and Tatarko P (2021). In-situ graphene platelets formation and its suppression during reactive spark plasma sintering of boron carbide/titanium diboride composites. Elsevier Journal of the European Ceramic Society vol. 41, (13) 6281-6289. Luo R-X, Kermani M, Guo Z-L, Dong J, Hu C-F, Zuo F, Grasso S, Jiang B-B, Nie G-L, Yan Z-Q, Wang Q, Gan Y-L, He F-P and Lin H-T (2021). Ultrafast high-temperature sintering of silicon nitride: A comparison with the state-of-the-art techniques. Elsevier Journal of the European Ceramic Society vol. 41, (13) 6338-6345. Lin Y, Luo N, Quattrocchi E, Ciucci F, Wu J, Kermani M, Dong J, Hu C and Grasso S (2021). Ultrafast high-temperature sintering (UHS) of Li1.3Al0.3Ti1.7(PO4)3. Elsevier Ceramics International vol. 47, (15) 21982-21987. Dong J, Pouchly V, Biesuz M, Tyrpekl V, Vilémová M, Kermani M, Reece M, Hu C and Grasso S (2021). Thermally-insulated ultra-fast high temperature sintering (UHS) of zirconia: A master sintering curve analysis. Elsevier Scripta Materialia vol. 203, Hu B, Bao Y, Su X, Wan D, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C (2021). Comparative investigation of ultrafast thermal shock of Ti3AlC2 ceramic in water and air. Wiley International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology vol. 18, (5) 1863-1871. Dong J, Kermani M, Hu C and Grasso S (2021). Flash cold sintering of Nb2O5: polarity and electrolyte effects. Taylor & Francis Journal of Asian Ceramic Societies vol. 9, (3) 934-939. Biesuz M, Galotta A, Motta A, Kermani M, Grasso S, Vontorová J, Tyrpekl V, Vilémová M and Sglavo VM (2021). Speedy bioceramics: Rapid densification of tricalcium phosphate by ultrafast high-temperature sintering. Elsevier Materials Science and Engineering C vol. 127, Yu C, Viola G, Zhang D, Stroscio Z, Hu Z, Eskilla VR, Grasso S, Wilson RM, Zhou K, Bonini N, Fortes AD, Abrahams I and Yan H (2021). Structural Evolution in BiNbO4. American Chemical Society Inorganic Chemistry: including bioinorganic chemistry Su X, Bao Y, Wan D, Zhang H, Xu L, Grasso S and Hu C (2021). Thermal shock resistance of Ti3SiC2 ceramic under extremely rapid thermal cycling. Elsevier Journal of Alloys and Compounds vol. 866, Liao N, Su X, Zhang H, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C (2021). Synthesis of θ-Al2O3 Whiskers with Twins. MDPI Metals vol. 11, (6) Kermani M, Dong J, Biesuz M, Linx Y, Deng H, Sglavo VM, Reece MJ, Hu C and Grasso S (2021). Ultrafast high-temperature sintering (UHS) of fine grained α-AlLuo N, Lin Y, Guo J, Quattrocchi E, Deng H, Dong J, Ciucci F, Boi F, Hu C and Grasso S (2021). Spark Plasma Sintering of LiFePO4: AC Field Suppressing Lithium Migration. MDPI Materials vol. 14, (11) Qin Y, Zhou Y, Fan L, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C (2021). Synthesis and characterization of ternary layered NbDong J, Biesuz M, Sglavo VM, Kermani M, Su X, Saunders T, Hu C and Grasso S (2021). Athermal electric field effects in flash sintered zirconia. Advances in Applied Ceramics vol. 120, (4) 193-201. Lin Y, Luo N, Chamas M, Hu C and Grasso S (2021). Sustainable high‐entropy ceramics for reversible energy storage: A short review. Wiley International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology vol. 18, (5) 1560-1569. Biesuz M, Saunders T, Ke D, Reece MJ, Hu C and Grasso S (2021). A review of electromagnetic processing of materials (EPM): Heating, sintering, joining and forming. Elsevier Journal of Material Science and Technology vol. 69, 239-272. Luo N, Lin Y, Chamas M, Hu C and Grasso S (2021). Cold isostatic sintering to enhance the ionic conductivity of LiFePO4. Elsevier Ceramics International vol. 47, (7) 9296-9302. Failla S, Fu S, Sciti D and Grasso S (2021). Flash spark plasma sintering of pure TiB2. Elsevier Open Ceramics vol. 5, Martinez JM, Biesuz M, Dong J, Gauna M, Suarez G, Sglavo VM, Lin H-T, Grasso S and Rendtorff NM (2021). Flash sintering of zircon: rapid consolidation of an ultrahigh bandgap ceramic. Taylor & Francis Journal of Asian Ceramic Societies vol. 9, (1) 374-381. Boi FS, He Y, Gao S, Lei L, Guo J, Taallah A, Grasso S and Wang S (2021). Enhanced percolative spin-glass-like behavior in oxygen-rich highly oriented pyrolytic graphite with anomalous non-hexagonal superlattices and doubled electron diffraction patterns. Elsevier Carbon Trends vol. 2, Ke D, Tatarko P, Luo N, Taveri G, Kermani M, Wang X, Hu C and Grasso S (2021). Cold joining of fused silica: Bonding pressure and surface roughness effects. Elsevier Materials Letters vol. 282, 2020
Deng H, Dong J, Boi F, Saunders T, Hu C and Grasso S (2020). Magnetic Field Generated during Electric Current-Assisted Sintering: From Health and Safety Issues to Lorentz Force Effects. MDPI Metals vol. 10, (12) Niu Y, Fu S, Zhang K, Dai B, Zhang H, Grasso S and Hu C (2020). Synthesis, microstructure, and properties of high purity Mo2TiAlC2 ceramics fabricated by spark plasma sintering. Tsinghua University Press Journal of Advanced Ceramics vol. 9, (6) 759-768. Kabir A, Espineira-Cachaza M, Fiordaliso EM, Ke D, Grasso S, Merle B and Esposito V (2020). Effect of cold sintering process (CSP) on the electro-chemo-mechanical properties of Gd-doped ceria (GDC). Elsevier Journal of the European Ceramic Society vol. 40, (15) 5612-5618. Gao S, Dong J, Luo N, Grasso S, Guo J, Lei L, Wen J, Wang S, Taallah A, He Y, Odunmbaku O and Boi FS (2020). Ferromagnetic correlation in hydrogen doped highly oriented pyrolytic graphite. Elsevier Diamond and Related Materials vol. 109, Biesuz M, Grasso S and Sglavo VM (2020). What’s new in ceramics sintering? A short report on the latest trends and future prospects. Elsevier Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science vol. 24, (5) Taallah A, Wen J, Wang S, Grasso S, He Y, Xia J, Shuai G, Odunmbaku O, Corrias A and Boi FS (2020). Unusual butterfly-shaped magnetization signals and spin-glass-like behaviour in highly oriented pyrolytic graphite. Elsevier Carbon vol. 167, 85-91. Kermani M, Biesuz M, Dong J, Deng H, Bortolotti M, Chiappini A, Reece MJ, Sglavo VM, Hu C and Grasso S (2020). Flash cold sintering: Combining water and electricity. Elsevier Journal of the European Ceramic Society vol. 40, (15) 6266-6271. Xu Q, Zhou Y, Zhang H, Jiang A, Tao Q, Lu J, Rosén J, Niu Y, Grasso S and Hu C (2020). Theoretical prediction, synthesis, and crystal structure determination of new MAX phase compound V2SnC. Tsinghua University Press Journal of Advanced Ceramics vol. 9, (4) 481-492. Biesuz M, Saunders TG, Chen K, Bortolotti M, Salvo M, Grasso S and Reece MJ (2020). Interfacial reaction between ZrNbHfTa foil and graphite: Formation of high-entropy carbide and the effect of heating rate on its microstructure. Elsevier Journal of the European Ceramic Society vol. 40, (7) 2699-2708. Su X, Dong J, Chu L, Sun H, Grasso S and Hu C (2020). Synthesis, microstructure and properties of MoAlB ceramics prepared by in situ reactive spark plasma sintering. Elsevier Ceramics International vol. 46, (10) 15214-15221. 
Radvar E, Shi Y, Grasso S, Edwards-Gayle CJC, Liu X, Mauter MS, Castelletto V, Hamley IW, Reece MJ and Azevedo HS (2020). Magnetic field-induced alignment of nanofibrous supramolecular membranes: a molecular design approach to create tissue-like biomaterials. American Chemical Society ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces Tatarko P, Grasso S, Kovalčíková A, Medveď D, Dlouhý I and Reece MJ (2020). Highly textured and strongly anisotropic TiB2 ceramics prepared using magnetic field alignment (9T). Elsevier Journal of the European Ceramic Society vol. 40, (4) 1111-1118. Koyanagi T, Katoh Y, Hinoki T, Henager C, Ferraris M and Grasso S (2020). Progress in development of SiC-based joints resistant to neutron irradiation. Elsevier Journal of the European Ceramic Society vol. 40, (4) 1023-1034. Liao N, Xu L, Jin Y, Xiao Y, Grasso S and Hu C (2020). Synthesis, microstructure, and mechanical properties of TiC‐SiC‐Ti3SiC2 composites prepared by in situ reactive hot pressing. Wiley International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology vol. 17, (4) 1601-1607. Failla S, Galizia P, Fu S, Grasso S and Sciti D (2020). Formation of high entropy metal diborides using arc-melting and combinatorial approach to study quinary and quaternary solid solutions. Elsevier Journal of the European Ceramic Society vol. 40, (3) 588-593. Grasso S, Biesuz M, Zoli L, Taveri G, Duff AI, Ke D, Jiang A and Reece MJ (2020). A review of cold sintering processes. SAGE Publications Advances in Applied Ceramics vol. 119, (3) 115-143. Dong J, Wang Z, Zhao X, Biesuz M, Saunders T, Zhang Z, Hu C and Grasso S (2020). Contactless flash sintering based on cold plasma. Elsevier Scripta Materialia vol. 175, 20-23. Fu S, Liu Y, Zhang H, Grasso S and Hu C (2020). Synthesis and characterization of high purity Mo2Ti2AlC3 ceramic. Elsevier Journal of Alloys and Compounds vol. 815, 2019
Biesuz M, Saunders TG, Grasso S, Speranza G, Sorarù GD, Campostrini R, Sglavo VM and Reece MJ (2019). Flash joining of conductive ceramics in a few seconds by flash spark plasma sintering. Elsevier Journal of the European Ceramic Society vol. 39, (15) 4664-4672. Ke D, Jiang A, Biesuz M, Bortolotti M, Taveri G, Wang X, Xu M, Li J, Feng Y, Hu C and Grasso S (2019). Ultra-low energy joining: An invisible strong bond at room temperature. Elsevier Journal of the European Ceramic Society vol. 39, (16) 5358-5363. Biesuz M, Taveri G, Duff AI, Olevsky E, Zhu D, Hu C and Grasso S (2019). A theoretical analysis of cold sintering. SAGE Publications Advances in Applied Ceramics vol. 119, (2) 75-89. Lin D-T, Yuan L-J, Zhang P-J, Zuo F, Plucknett K, Grasso S, Wang H-J and Lin H-T (2019). Densification and Phase Transformation in Multi-Layered Graded Si3N4–TiN Components Produced by Field-Assisted Sintering. MDPI Materials vol. 12, (18) Jiang A, Ke D, Xu L, Xu Q, Li J, Wei J, Hu C and Grasso S (2019). Cold Hydrostatic Sintering: From shaping to 3D printing. Elsevier Journal of Materiomics vol. 5, (3) 496-501. Carrasco-Pena A, Jordan R, Dieguez J, Coronado-Rodríguez A, Ozdemir VB, Kwok K, Orlovskaya N, Vazquez-Molina DA, Uribe-Romo FJ, Bolon A, Radovic M, Grasso S and Reece MJ (2019). Design and development of ring-on-ring jig for biaxial strength testing of brittle ceramic composite materials: ZrB2-30wt-%SiB6. SAGE Publications Advances in Applied Ceramics vol. 118, (4) 159-168. Biesuz M, Sedlák R, Saunders T, Kovalčíková A, Dusza J, Reece M, Zhu D, Hu C and Grasso S (2019). Flash spark plasma sintering of 3YSZ. Elsevier Journal of the European Ceramic Society vol. 39, (5) 1932-1937. Zhang H, Jayaseelan DD, Bogomol I, Reece MJ, Hu C, Grasso S and Lee WE (2019). A novel microstructural design to improve the oxidation resistance of ZrB2-SiC ultra-high temperature ceramics (UHTCs). Elsevier Journal of Alloys and Compounds vol. 785, 958-964. Zhang Z, Fu S, Aversano F, Bortolotti M, Zhang H, Hu C and Grasso S (2019). Arc melting: a novel method to prepare homogeneous solid solutions of transition metal carbides (Zr, Ta, Hf). Elsevier Ceramics International vol. 45, (7) 9316-9319. Csanádi T, Wehrs J, Grasso S, Reece M, Michler J and Dusza J (2019). Anomalous slip of ZrB2 ceramic grains during in-situ micropillar compression up to 500 °C. Elsevier International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials vol. 80, 270-276. Demirskyi D, Suzuki TS, Grasso S and Vasylkiv O (2019). Microstructure and flexural strength of hafnium diboride via flash and conventional spark plasma sintering. Elsevier Journal of the European Ceramic Society vol. 39, (4) 898-906. Biesuz M, Fu S, Dong J, Jiang A, Ke D, Xu Q, Zhu D, Bortolotti M, Reece MJ, Hu C and Grasso S (2019). High entropy Sr((Zr0.94Y0.06)0.2Sn0.2Ti0.2Hf0.2Mn0.2)O3−x perovskite synthesis by reactive spark plasma sintering. Taylor & Francis Journal of Asian Ceramic Societies vol. 7, (2) 127-132. Biesuz M, Dong J, Fu S, Liu Y, Zhang H, Zhu D, Hu C and Grasso S (2019). Thermally-insulated flash sintering. Elsevier Scripta Materialia vol. 162, 99-102. Shi O, Xu L, Jiang A, Xu Q, Xiao Y, Zhu D, Grasso S and Hu C (2019). Synthesis and oxidation resistance of MoAlB single crystals. Elsevier Ceramics International vol. 45, (2) 2446-2450. Gucci F, Saunders T, Reece M and Grasso S (2019). Chapter 7 Refined SPS modeling based on calibrated current and voltage measurements. Spark Plasma Sintering Elsevier Lu W, Wang X, Ma Y, Grasso S and Xu M (2019). A bi-layer buffer system AlN/Al 1−x In x N to enable the growth of high crystal quality Al 0.36 In 0.64 N thin films on Si (111). Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) CrystEngComm vol. 21, (35) 5211-5215. 2018
Liu Y, Zhu D, Grasso S and Hu C (2018). Microstructure and mechanical properties of gel casted Ti3AlC2. Elsevier Ceramics International vol. 44, (18) 23254-23258. Zou J, Grasso S, Liu L-F, Ma H-B, Reece M and Binner J (2018). Flash spark plasma sintering of HfB2 ceramics without pre-sintering. Elsevier Scripta Materialia vol. 156, 115-119. Taveri G, Grasso S, Gucci F, Toušek J and Dlouhy I (2018). Bio‐Inspired Hydro‐Pressure Consolidation of Silica. Wiley Advanced Functional Materials vol. 28, (48) Saunders T, Tatarko P, Grasso S and Reece MJ (2018). Effectiveness of boria welding flux in improving the wettability of ZrB2 in contact with molten Cu. Elsevier Journal of the European Ceramic Society vol. 38, (12) 4198-4202. Zhang H, Zhu D, Grasso S and Hu C (2018). Tunable morphology of aluminum oxide whiskers grown by hydrothermal method. Elsevier Ceramics International vol. 44, (13) 14967-14973. Xu L, Shi O, Liu C, Zhu D, Grasso S and Hu C (2018). Synthesis, microstructure and properties of MoAlB ceramics. Elsevier Ceramics International vol. 44, (11) 13396-13401. Xu L, Zhu D, Liu Y, Suzuki TS, Kim B-N, Sakka Y, Grasso S and Hu C (2018). Effect of texture on oxidation resistance of Ti3AlC2. Elsevier Journal of the European Ceramic Society vol. 38, (10) 3417-3423. Biesuz M, Pinter L, Saunders T, Reece M, Binner J, Sglavo VM and Grasso S (2018). Investigation of Electrochemical, Optical and Thermal Effects during Flash Sintering of 8YSZ. MDPI Materials vol. 11, (7) Pinter L, Biesuz M, Sglavo VM, Saunders T, Binner J, Reece M and Grasso S (2018). DC-electro softening in soda lime silicate glass: An electro-thermal analysis. Elsevier Scripta Materialia vol. 151, 14-18. CASTLE E, Csanádi T, GRASSO S, Dusza J and REECE M (2018). Processing and Properties of High Entropy Ultra-High Temperature Carbides. Nature Publishing Group Scientific Reports vol. 8, 8609-8609. 2017
Zhou J, Zhu D, Zhang H, Bogomol I, Grasso S and Hu C (2017). Microstructure and indentation damage resistance of ZrB2‐20 vol.%SiC ipo‐eutectic composites. Wiley International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology vol. 15, (3) 619-624. Yu M, Saunders T, Grasso S, Mahajan A, Zhang H and Reece MJ (2017). Magnéli phase titanium suboxides by Flash Spark Plasma Sintering. Scripta Materialia vol. 146, 241-245. Tatarko P, Grasso S, Saunders TG, Casalegno V, Ferraris M and Reece MJ (2017). Flash joining of CVD-SiC coated Cf/SiC composites with a Ti interlayer. Elsevier Journal of the European Ceramic Society vol. 37, (13) 3841-3848. Lerdprom W, Bhowmik A, Grasso S, Zapata-Solvas E, Jayaseelan DD, Reece MJ and Lee WE (2017). Impact of spark plasma sintering (SPS) on mullite formation in porcelains. Journal of the American Ceramic Society vol. 101, (2) 525-535. CASTLE E, Sheridan R, Zhou W, Grasso S, Walton A and Reece MJ (2017). High coercivity, anisotropic, heavy rare earth-free Nd-Fe-B by Flash Spark Plasma Sintering., Editors: Li S. Nature Publishing Group Scientific Reports Zoli L, Vinci A, Silvestroni L, Sciti D, Reece M and Grasso S (2017). Rapid spark plasma sintering to produce dense UHTCs reinforced with undamaged carbon fibres. Elsevier Materials & Design vol. 130, 1-7. Xu L, Zhu D, Grasso S, Suzuki TS, Kasahara A, Tosa M, Kim B-N, Sakka Y, Zhu M and Hu C (2017). Effect of texture microstructure on tribological properties of tailored Ti3AlC2 ceramic. Tsinghua University Press Journal of Advanced Ceramics vol. 6, (2) 120-128. Maizza G, Mastrorillo GD, Grasso S, Ning H and Reece MJ (2017). Peltier effect during spark plasma sintering (SPS) of thermoelectric materials. Springer Nature Journal of Materials Science vol. 52, (17) 10341-10352. Lerdprom W, Grasso S, Jayaseelan DD, Reece MJ and Lee WE (2017). Densification behaviour and physico-mechanical properties of porcelains prepared using spark plasma sintering. Advances in Applied Ceramics vol. 116, (6) 307-315. McKinnon R, Grasso S, Tudball A and Reece MJ (2017). Flash spark plasma sintering of cold-Pressed TiBDu B, Gucci F, Porwal H, Grasso S, Mahajan A and Reece MJ (2017). Flash spark plasma sintering of magnesium silicide stannide with improved thermoelectric properties. Journal of Materials Chemistry C vol. 5, (6) 1514-1521. Ghanizadeh S, Grasso S, Ramanujam P, Vaidhyanathan B, Binner J, Brown P and Goldwasser J (2017). Improved transparency and hardness in α-alumina ceramics fabricated by high-pressure SPS of nanopowders. Elsevier Ceramics International vol. 43, (1) 275-281. 2016
Yu M, Grasso S, Mckinnon R, Saunders T and Reece MJ (2016). Review of flash sintering: materials, mechanisms and modelling. Taylor & Francis Advances in Applied Ceramics vol. 116, (1) 24-60. Cedillos-Barraza O, Manara D, Boboridis K, Watkins T, Grasso S, Jayaseelan DD, Konings RJM, Reece MJ and Lee WE (2016). Investigating the highest melting temperature materials: A laser melting study of the TaC-HfC system. Sci Rep vol. 6, 37962-37962. Stadelmann R, Lugovy M, Orlovskaya N, Mchaffey P, Radovic M, Sglavo VM, Grasso S and Reece MJ (2016). Erratum: Corrigendum to “Mechanical properties and residual stresses in ZrBWang C, Wu D, Grasso S, Saunders T, Castle E, Yan H and Reece MJ (2016). Growth of SiC platelets using contactless flash technique. Nippon Seramikkusu Kyokai Gakujutsu Ronbunshi/Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan vol. 124, (9) 845-847. Grasso S, Saunders T, McKinnon R, Castle E, Tatarko P, Du B, Gucci F, Yu M, Porwal H, Milsom B and Reece M (2016). Spark plasma sintering in a flash. American Ceramic Society Bulletin vol. 95, (7) 32-34. Saunders T, Grasso S and Reece MJ (2016). Ultrafast-Contactless Flash Sintering using Plasma Electrodes. Springer Nature Scientific Reports vol. 6, (1) Stadelmann R, Lugovy M, Orlovskaya N, Mchaffey P, Radovic M, Sglavo VM, Grasso S and Reece MJ (2016). Mechanical properties and residual stresses in ZrB2–SiC spark plasma sintered ceramic composites. Elsevier Journal of the European Ceramic Society vol. 36, (7) 1527-1537. CASTLE E, Grasso S, Reece MJ, Sheridan R and Walton A (2016). Rapid Sintering of Anisotropic, Nanograined Nd-Fe-B by Flash-Spark Plasma Sintering. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials Porwal H, Saggar R, Tatarko P, Grasso S, Saunders T, Dlouhý I and Reece MJ (2016). Effect of lateral size of graphene nano-sheets on the mechanical properties and machinability of alumina nano-composites. Elsevier Ceramics International vol. 42, (6) 7533-7542. Grasso S, Saunders T, Porwal H, Milsom B, Tudball A and Reece M (2016). Flash Spark Plasma Sintering (FSPS) of α and β SiC. Wiley Journal of the American Ceramic Society vol. 99, (5) 1534-1543. Grasso S, Kim E-Y, Saunders T, Yu M, Tudball A, Choi S-H and Reece M (2016). Ultra-Rapid Crystal Growth of Textured SiC Using Flash Spark Plasma Sintering Route. American Chemical Society Crystal Growth and Design vol. 16, (4) 2317-2321. Cedillos-Barraza O, Grasso S, Nasiri NA, Jayaseelan DD, Reece MJ and Lee WE (2016). Sintering behaviour, solid solution formation and characterisation of TaC, HfC and TaC-HfC fabricated by spark plasma sintering. Journal of the European Ceramic Society vol. 36, (7) 1539-1548. Horlait D, Grasso S, Chroneos A and Lee WE (2016). Attempts to synthesise quaternary MAX phases (Zr,M)2AlC and Zr2(Al,A)C as a way to approach Zr2AlC. Taylor & Francis Materials Research Letters vol. 4, (3) 137-144. Csanádi T, Szommer P, Chinh NQ, Grasso S, Dusza J and Reece M (2016). Plasticity in ZrB2 micropillars induced by anomalous slip activation. Elsevier Journal of the European Ceramic Society vol. 36, (3) 389-394. Csanádi T, Grasso S, Kovalčíková A, Dusza J and Reece M (2016). Nanohardness and elastic anisotropy of ZrB2 crystals. Elsevier Journal of the European Ceramic Society vol. 36, (1) 239-242. 2015
Stadelmann R, Hughes B, Orlovskaya N, Grasso S and Reece MJ (2015). 2D Raman mapping and thermal residual stresses in SiC grains of ZrB2–SiC ceramic composites. Elsevier Ceramics International vol. 41, (10) 13630-13637. Saunders T, Grasso S and Reece MJ (2015). Limiting oxidation of ZrB2 by application of an electric field across its oxide scale. Elsevier Journal of Alloys and Compounds vol. 653, 629-635. Horlait D, Grasso S, Al Nasiri N, Burr PA and Lee WE (2015). Synthesis and Oxidation Testing of MAX Phase Composites in the Cr–Ti–Al–C Quaternary System. Wiley Journal of the American Ceramic Society vol. 99, (2) 682-690. Porwal H, Kasiarova M, Tatarko P, Grasso S, Dusza J and Reece MJ (2015). Scratch behaviour of graphene alumina nanocomposites. SAGE Publications Advances in Applied Ceramics vol. 114, (1_suppl) 34-41. Hu CF, Kim BN, Park YJ, Morita K, Yoshida H, Grasso S, Zhang HB, Guo SQ and Sakka Y (2015). Microstructure and mechanical properties of nano ZrOAl Mansour F, Karpukhina N, Grasso S, Wilson RM, Reece MJ and Cattell MJ (2015). The effect of spark plasma sintering on lithium disilicate glass-ceramics. Elsevier Dental Materials vol. 31, (10) e226-e235. Gao Z, Suzuki TS, Grasso S, Sakka Y and Reece MJ (2015). Highly anisotropic single crystal-like La2Ti2O7 ceramic produced by combined magnetic field alignment and templated grain growth. Elsevier Journal of the European Ceramic Society vol. 35, (6) 1771-1776. Porwal H, Estili M, Grünewald A, Grasso S, Detsch R, Hu C, Sakka Y, Boccaccini AR and Reece MJ (2015). 45S5 Bioglass®–MWCNT composite: processing and bioactivity. Springer Nature Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine vol. 26, (6) Mani MK, Viola G, Hall JP, Grasso S and Reece MJ (2015). Observation of Curie transition during spark plasma sintering of ferromagnetic materials. Elsevier Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials vol. 382, 202-205. Saunders T, Grasso S and Reece MJ (2015). Plasma formation during electric discharge (50V) through conductive powder compacts. Elsevier Journal of the European Ceramic Society vol. 35, (3) 871-877. HU C-F, KIM B-N, PARK Y-J, ESTILI M, GRASSO S, MORITA K, YOSHIDA H, NISHIMURA T, GUO S-Q and SAKKA Y (2015). Nano ZrO2–TiN composites with high strength and conductivity. Ceramic Society of Japan Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan vol. 123, (1434) Zhang HB, Hu CF, Sato K, Grasso S, Estili M, Guo SQ, Morita K, Yoshida H, Nishimura T, Suzuki TS, Barsoum MW, Kim BN and Sakka Y (2015). Tailoring Ti3AlC2 ceramic with high anisotropic physical and mechanical properties. Elsevier Journal of the European Ceramic Society vol. 35, (1) 393-397. Zhang HB, Hu CF, Sato K, Grasso S, Estili M, Guo SQ, Morita K, Yoshida H, Nishimura T, Suzuki TS, Barsoum MW, Kim BN and Sakka Y (2015). Tailoring TiZhang HB, Hu CF, Sato K, Grasso S, Estili M, Guo SQ, Morita K, Yoshida H, Nishimura T, Suzuki TS, Barsoum MW, Kim BN and Sakka Y (2015). Tailoring Ti3AlC2 ceramic with high anisotropic physical and mechanical properties. JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY vol. 35, (1) 393-397. Ning H, Mastrorillo GD, Grasso S, Du B, Mori T, Hu C, Xu Y, Simpson K, Maizza G and Reece MJ (2015). Enhanced thermoelectric performance of porous magnesium tin silicide prepared using pressure-less spark plasma sintering. Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Journal of Materials Chemistry A vol. 3, (33) 17426-17432. 2014
Zhang H, Hu C, Lv J, Grasso S, Mishra M, Estili M, Yamauchi Y, Kim B and Sakka Y (2014). Microstructure and adsorption property of nanocarbide-derived carbon (CDC) synthesized at ambient temperature. Materials Letters vol. 130, 188-191. Maizza G, Grasso S and Sakka Y (2014). Systematic study on densification of alumina fine powder during milliwave sintering at 28GHz. Taylor & Francis Journal of Asian Ceramic Societies vol. 2, (3) 215-222. GRASSO S (2014). Ultra-high temperature spark plasma sintering of α-SiC. Elsevier Ceramics International Tatarko P, Grasso S, Chlup Z, Porwal H, Kašiarová M, Dlouhý I and Reece MJ (2014). Toughening effect of multi-walled boron nitride nanotubes and their influence on the sintering behaviour of 3Y-TZP zirconia ceramics. Journal of the European Ceramic Society vol. 34, (7) 1829-1843. Porwal H, Grasso S, Cordero-Arias L, Li C, Boccaccini AR and Reece MJ (2014). Processing and bioactivity of 45S5 Bioglass(®)-graphene nanoplatelets composites. J Mater Sci Mater Med vol. 25, (6) 1403-1413. Porwal H, Grasso S, Cordero-Arias L, Li C, Boccaccini AR and Reece MJ (2014). Processing and bioactivity of 45S5 Bioglass®-graphene nanoplatelets composites. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine vol. 25, (6) 1403-1413. Jiang Q, Yan H, Khaliq J, Ning H, Grasso S, Simpson K and Reece MJ (2014). Large ZT enhancement in hot forged nanostructured p-type Bi Rizzo S, Grasso S, Salvo M, Casalegno V, Reece MJ and Ferraris M (2014). Joining of C/SiC composites by spark plasma sintering technique. Journal of the European Ceramic Society vol. 34, (4) 903-913. Grasso S, Tatarko P, Rizzo S, Porwal H, Hu C, Katoh Y, Salvo M, Reece MJ and Ferraris M (2014). Joining of β-SiC by spark plasma sintering. Journal of the European Ceramic Society Tatarko P, Grasso S, Chlup Z, Porwal H, Kašiarová M, Dlouhý I and Reece MJ (2014). Toughening effect of multi-walled boron nitride nanotubes and their influence on the sintering behaviour of 3Y-TZP zirconia ceramics. Journal of the European Ceramic Society Tatarko P, Grasso S, Porwal H, Chlup Z, Saggar R, Dlouhý I and Reece MJ (2014). Boron nitride nanotubes as a reinforcement for brittle matrices. Journal of the European Ceramic Society Porwal H, Tatarko P, Saggar R, Grasso S, Kumar Mani M, Dlouhý I, Dusza J and Reece MJ (2014). Tribological properties of silica-graphene nano-platelet composites. Ceramics International Badica P, Grasso S, Borodianska H, Xie SS, Li P, Tatarko P, Reece MJ, Sakka Y and Vasylkiv O (2014). Tough and dense boron carbide obtained by high-pressure (300 MPa) and low-temperature (1600°C) spark plasma sintering. Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan vol. 122, (1424) 271-275. Porwal H, Grasso S, Mani MK and Reece MJ (2014). In situ reduction of graphene oxide nanoplatelet during spark plasma sintering of a silica matrix composite. Journal of the European Ceramic Society Bernardo E, Ponsot I, Colombo P, Grasso S, Porwal H and Reece MJ (2014). Polymer-derived SiC ceramics from polycarbosilane/boron mixtures densified by SPS. Ceramics International Grasso S, Saunders T, Porwal H, Cedillos-Barraza O, Jayaseelan DD, Lee WE and Reece MJ (2014). Flash Spark Plasma Sintering (FSPS) of Pure ZrB2. Journal of the American Ceramic Society Wang Q, Hu C, Huang Q, Cai S, Sakka Y and Grasso S (2014). Synthesis of high-purity Ti2013
Porwal H, Tatarko P, Grasso S, Khaliq J, Dlouhý I and Reece MJ (2013). Graphene reinforced alumina nano-composites. Carbon vol. 64, 359-369. Porwal H, Grasso S and Reece MJ (2013). Review of graphene-ceramic matrix composites. Advances in Applied Ceramics vol. 112, (8) 443-454. Porwal H, Tatarko P, Grasso S, Hu C, Boccaccini AR, Dlouhý I and Reece MJ (2013). Toughened and machinable glass matrix composites reinforced with graphene and graphene-oxide nano platelets. Science and Technology of Advanced Materials vol. 14, (5) Grasso S, Poetschke J, Richter V, Maizza G, Sakka Y and Reece MJ (2013). Low-temperature spark plasma sintering of pure nano WC powder. Journal of the American Ceramic Society vol. 96, (6) 1702-1705. Wang Q, Grasso S, Hu C, Zhang H, Cai S, Sakka Y and Huang Q (2013). Spark plasma sintering of damage tolerant and machinable YAM ceramics. Tsinghua University Press Journal of Advanced Ceramics vol. 2, (2) 193-200. Grasso S, Yoshida H, Porwal H, Sakka Y and Reece M (2013). Highly transparent α-alumina obtained by low cost high pressure SPS. Ceramics International vol. 39, (3) 3243-3248. Grasso S, Yoshida H, Porwal H, Sakka Y and Reece M (2013). Highly transparent α-alumina obtained by low cost high pressure SPS. Elsevier/Science Direct Ceramics International vol. 39, (3) 3243-3248. Grasso S, Chinnam RK, Porwal H, Boccaccini AR and Reece MJ (2013). Low temperature spark plasma sintering of 45S5 Bioglass®. Elsevier/Science Direct Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids vol. 362, (1) 25-29. Wei X, Yan H, Wang T, Hu Q, Viola G, Grasso S, Jiang Q, Jin L, Xu Z and Reece MJ (2013). Reverse boundary layer capacitor model in glass/ceramic composites for energy storage applications. IEEE Explore Journal of Applied Physics vol. 113, (2) 024103-021045. Grasso S, Poetschke J, Richter V, Maizza G, Sakka Y and Reece MJ (2013). Low-temperature spark plasma sintering of pure nano wc powder. Journal of the American Ceramic Society Porwal H, Tatarko P, Grasso S, Khaliq J, Dlouhý I and Reece MJ (2013). Graphene reinforced alumina nano-composites. Carbon Grasso S, Tsujii N, Jiang Q, Khaliq J, Maruyama S, Miranda M, Simpson K, Mori T and Reece MJ (2013). Ultra low thermal conductivity of disordered layered p-type bismuth telluride. Royal Society of Chemistry Journal of Materials Chemistry C vol. 1, (12) 2362-2367. Rizzo S, Grasso S, Salvo M, Casalegno V, Reece MJ and Ferraris M (2013). Joining of C/SiC composites by spark plasma sintering technique. Journal of the European Ceramic Society Wang Q, Hu C, Cai S, Sakka Y, Grasso S and Huang Q (2013). Synthesis of High-Purity Ti3SiC2 by Microwave Sintering. International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology Grasso S and Sakka Y (2013). Electric field in SPS: geometry and pulsed current effects. JOURNAL OF THE CERAMIC SOCIETY OF JAPAN vol. 121, (1414) 524-526. 2012
Grasso S, Hu C, Maizza G and Sakka Y (2012). Spark plasma sintering of diamond binderless WC composites. Journal of the American Ceramic Society vol. 95, (8) 2423-2428. Vasylkiv O, Borodianska H, Badica P, Grasso S, Sakka Y, Tok A, Su LT, Bosman M and Jan Ma (2012). High hardness B aC b-(B xO y/BN) composites with 3D mesh-like fine grain-boundary structure by reactive spark plasma sintering. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology vol. 12, (2) 959-965. Bogomol I, Grasso S, Nishimura T, Sakka Y, Loboda P and Vasylkiv O (2012). Hard polycrystalline eutectic composite prepared by spark plasma sintering. Ceramics International vol. 38, (5) 3947-3953. Hu CF, Sakka Y, Grasso S, Tanaka H and Nishimura T (2012). Spark plasma sintering (SPS), or pulse discharge sintering (PDS) of max phases. MAX Phases: Microstructure, Properties and Applications Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Hu C, Sakka Y, Gao J, Tanaka H and Grasso S (2012). Microstructure characterization of ZrB 2-SiC composite fabricated by spark plasma sintering with TaSi 2 additive. Journal of the European Ceramic Society vol. 32, (7) 1441-1446. Rendtorff NM, Grasso S, Hu C, Suarez G, Aglietti EF and Sakka Y (2012). Dense zircon (ZrSiO 4) ceramics by high energy ball milling and spark plasma sintering. Ceramics International vol. 38, (3) 1793-1799. Rendtorff NM, Grasso S, Hu C, Suarez G, Aglietti EF and Sakka Y (2012). Zircon-zirconia (ZrSiO 4-ZrO 2) dense ceramic composites by spark plasma sintering. Journal of the European Ceramic Society vol. 32, (4) 787-793. Kim BN, Hiraga K, Grasso S, Morita K, Yoshida H, Zhang H and Sakka Y (2012). High-pressure spark plasma sintering of MgO-doped transparent alumina. Nippon Seramikkusu Kyokai Gakujutsu Ronbunshi/Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan vol. 120, (1399) 116-118. 2011
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