Publications – 3 book chapters, 2 book reviews, 96 journal papers and 41 conference presentations(*Corresponding Author)

Book Chapters

  1. U Gunputh, H Le*. Composite coatings for implants and tissue engineering scaffolds. In: Biomedical Composites, Ambrosio (ed.), Elsevier, UK, Dec 2017.
  2. Chang-An Wang, Huirong Le* and Yong Huang (2010). Rapid Assembly Processes of Ordered Inorganic/organic Nanocomposites. Biomimetics Learning From Nature, Amitava Mukherjee (Ed.), ISBN: 978-953-307-025-4, INTECH, Austria. Published available from: http://sciyo.com/articles/show/title/rapid-assembly-processes-of-ordered-inorganic-organic-nanocomposites.
  3. A. Williams*, H. R. Le (2005). Some aspects of tribological behaviour at the micro-scale—with particular reference to MEMS and MMAs. Tribology and Interface Engineering Series (Professor Brian Briscoe), Volume 48, 2005, Pages 77-87.

Book Reviews

  1. ‘Tribology on the small scale’, Proc IMechE Journal of Engineering Tribology, Volume 223, Number 2 / 2009.
  2. “Surface Effects and Contact Mechanics X”, Transactions of the Institute of Metal Finishing, Volume 90, No. 5/2009, 229.

Papers submitted to/published in journals

  1. Yang Liu, Kaibao Wang*, Huirong Le*. Interfacial strengthening of CF/PEEK by electrodeposition of β-TCP coating and RVE based simulation for elastic modulus prediction. Composite Structures, 2025, paper no. 119024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2025.119024
  2. Yun Zhao, Kai Feng, Weiwei He, Yumian Luo, Xuejin Wang*, Huirong Le*. Enhanced Tribological and Antimicrobial Performance by Sputtered Heterojunction of ZnO-TiO2 Multilayer Thin Film. Surfaces and Interfaces, 2025, paper no. 105835, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2025.105835.
  3. Yanhong Jia, Yanzhen Wu, Yao Chen*, Huirong Le*. Characterization and Modelling of Carbon Black Nanocomposite Strain Sensor on Pneumatic Driven Flexible Catheter for Pulmonary Surgery Robots. Materials & Design, 2024, paper no. 113512. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2024.113512.
  4. Yuheng Zong. Yun Zhao, Weiwei He, Yanhong Jia*, Huirong Le*. Research on the anti-frost performance of hydrophobic TiN-polymer composite coating on aluminum alloy surface. Composite Communications, 2024, paper no. 102186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coco.2024.102186.
  5. Weiwei He, Yajing Liu, Yanhong Jia, Huirong Le*，Long Term Antibacterial and Corrosion Resistance properties of ZnO nanocoatings on anodic aluminum alloy, Composite Communications, Volume 51, November 2024, 102110.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coco.2024.102110
  6. Kaibao Wang, Yang Liu, Yao Chen, Hongwei Chen, Huirong Le*. Mechanical Behaviour of 3D Printed Carbon Fibre Reinforced Composite Metastructure with Various Filling Rates. Composite Structures. Volume 347, 1 November 2024, 118421. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2024.118421
  7. Marzena Pawlik *, Urvashi Fowdar Gunputh *, Daniel Odiyi, Sarah, Odofin, Huirong Le, Paul Wood, Angelo Maligno, Yiling Lu. Mechanical Properties of Eco-friendly, Lightweight Flax and Hybrid Basalt/Flax Foam Core Sandwich Panels. Materials, 2024, 17(15), 3842.
  8. Yuan Yao, Kaibao Wang, Hongwei Chen, Huirong Le*. Modelling of Nonlinear Mechanical Behaviour of 3D Printed Short Carbon Fibre Reinforced Nylon Composites. Composite Part C,14, July 2024, 100455. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcomc.2024.100455
  9. Kaibao Wang, Qingxin Wei, Hongwei Chen, Huirong Le*. Solidification of heavy metal elements in waste phosphate acid activated metakaolin geopolymer with environmental and economic benefit. Ceramics International. vol. 50, Part A, July 2024, 22874-22883.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2024.04.012
  10. Marzena Pawlik, Huirong Le, Paul Wood, Yiling Lu*. Prediction of carbon nanotubes reinforced interphase properties in fuzzy fibre reinforced polymer via inverse analysis and optimisation. Computational Materials Science. Vol 231, 5 January 2024, 112548. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2023.112548
  11. Weiwei HE, Yun ZHAO, Huirong LE*. Research progress of photocatalytic antimicrobial and self-cleaning nanocomposite materials. Science & Technology Review. 2023, Vol 41(8)113-119.
  12. Yun Zhao, Weiwei He, Jianbing Xu, Hongyang Su, Peng Liu, Huirong Le, Di Chen. Antibacterial Properties of TiO2 Film Improved by Hydrogen Reduction Heat Treatment. China Surface Engineering， 36（1）2023： 77-84.
  13. Kaibao Wang; Huirong Le*. The Development of Cement-Based, Intumescent and Geopolymer Fire-Retardation Coatings for Metal Structures: A Review. Coatings, 2023, 13(3): 495
  14. Hongwei Chen, Kaibao Wang, Yao Chen, Huirong Le *. Mechanical and thermal properties of multilayer coated 3D printed carbon fiber reinforced nylon composite. Journal of Composites Sciences 2023, 7(7), 297.
  15. Chonghai Deng*, Xiaohui Ling, Lulu Peng, Tao Wang, Rui Xu, Yibin Zhu, Wenlong Zhang, Peipei Sun, Yiping Wu, Hanmei Hu, Yongsheng Han*, Huirong Le*. Constructing nano CdS-decorated porous biomass-derived carbon for multi-channel synergetic photocatalytic hydrogen evolution under solar lighting. Applied Surface Science. 2023, 157065.
  16. Qingxin Wei, Yang Liu, Huirong Le*. Mechanical properties and thermal stability of mullite fibre reinforced phosphoric acid activated metakaolinite geopolymer composites. Materials，15 (12), 4185, 2022
  17. Marzena Pawlik, Lyddia Yi Yu Cheah, Urvashi Gunputh, Huirong Le*, Paul Wood, Yiling Lu*. Surface engineering of carbon fibre/epoxy composites with woven steel mesh for adhesion strength enhancement, International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives. 114, paper no. 103105, 2022.
  18. Marzena Pawlik, Lyddia Yi Yu Cheah, Urvashi Gunputh, Huirong Le*, Paul Wood, Yiling Lu*. Surface engineering of carbon fibre/epoxy composites with woven steel mesh for adhesion strength enhancement, International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives. 114, paper no. 103105, 2022.
  19. Chonghai Deng*, Tao Wang, Fan Ye, Xiaohui Ling, Lulu Peng, Hanmei Hu, Hong Yu, Kangze Ding, Yongsheng Han*, Huirong Le*. Construction of 0D/2D CuO/BiOBr hierarchical heterojunction for the enhanced photocatalytic degradation of benzene-containing pollutants under visible light, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 10 (3), paper no. 107365,
  20. Yuan Fang, Aoxuan Wang, Keze He, Hongying Pan, Jiajun Liao, Zhu Ding, Feng Xing, Huirong Le *, Xianfeng Wang*, Property evolution of geopolymer composites with SiC whiskers loaded with BN coating at elevated temperatures. Construction and Building Materials, Volume 309, 22 November 2021,
  21. Chonghai Deng, Fan Ye, Tao Wang, Xiaohui Ling, Lulu Peng, Hong Yu, Kangzhe Ding, Hanmei Hu, Qiang Dong, Huirong Le, Yongsheng Han*, Developing hierarchical CdS/NiO hollow heterogeneous architectures for boosting photocatalytic hydrogen generation. Nano Research (2021). DOI: 10.1007/s12274-021-3960-4
  22. Marzena Pawlik, Yiling Lu, Huirong Le*. Effects of surface modification and graphene nanoplatelet reinforcement on adhesive joint of aluminium alloys. International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, 99（2020）, 102591.
  23. Deng, C.H., Hu, H. M., Yu, H., Ci, M. Y., Wang, M., Le, H. 1D hierarchical CdS NPs/NiO NFs heterostructures with synergistic enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light. Advanced Powder Technology 31(2020)3158-3167.
  24. Urvashi F. Gunputh, Huirong Le*, Alexandros Besinis, Christopher Tredwin and Richard D. Handy*. Antibacterial properties of in-situ grown silver nanoparticles anchored by titanium dioxide nanotubes on titanium implant against Staphylococcus aureus. Nanotoxicology, 14(2020) 97-110.
  25. Ranj Nadhim Salaie, Alexandros Besinis, Huirong Le, Christopher Tredwin, Richard D. Handy*. The biocompatibility of silver and hydroxyapatite coatings on titanium dental implants with human primary osteoblast cells. Materials Science and Engineering C – Materials for Biological Applications, 107 （2020）, 110210.
  26. UF Gunputh, H Le. A review of in-situ grown nanocomposite coatings for titanium alloy implants. Journal of Composites Science 4 (2020), 41.
  27. Lawton, H. R. Le*, C. Tredwin, R. Handy*. Carbon nanotube-reinforced hydroxyapatite nanocomposites as bone implants: nanostructure, mechanical strength and biocompatibility. International Journal of Nanomedicine, 14(2019):7947-7962.
  28. Hanmei Hu*, Chonghai Deng*, Man Wang; Jiayi Xu; Yiping Wu; Qiang Dong; Huirong Le. Facile template-free synthesis of hierarchically porous NiO hollow architectures for high-efficiency adsorptive removal of Congo red. Journal of Porous Materials, 26 (2019), 1743-1753. DOI: 10.1007/s10934-019-00758-2.
  29. Maozhou Meng, Andrew Leech, Huirong Le*. Mechanical properties and tribological characterisation of electroless nickel phosphorous coatings on iron-based corrosion resistant alloys under ultrahigh contact stresses. Tribology International 139(2019) 59-66.
  30. Marzena Pawlik, Yiling Lu*, Huirong Le. Effects of the graphene nanoplatelets reinforced interphase on mechanical properties of carbon fibre reinforced polymer – a multiscale modelling study. Composite Part B- Engineering, 177(2019), paper no. 107097.
  31. Urvashi F. Gunputh, Alexandros Besinis, Huirong Le*, Christopher Tredwin and Richard D. Handy. Multi-layered composite coatings of titanium dioxide nanotubes decorated with zinc oxide and hydroxyapatite nanoparticles: Controlled release of Zn and antimicrobial property against Staphylococcus aureus. International Journal of Nanomedicine, 14 (2019) 3583-3600.
  32. Changan Tian*, Dongdong Ji, Jie Yang, Jinsong Xie, Qiyi Yin, Huirong Le*. Synthesis and characterization of W and Ba co-doped La2Mo2O9 by sol-gel process for solid oxide fuel cells. Journal of Rare Earths, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jre.2018.12.013.
  33. U Gunputh, H. R. Le*, R Handy, C Tredwin. Anodised TiO2 nanotubes as a scaffold for antibacterial silver nanoparticles on titanium implant. Materials Science & Engineering C – Materials for Biological Applications, 91(2018) 638-644. Doi: 1016/j.msec.2018.05.074.
  34. Hanmei Hu*, Jian Wang, Chonghai Deng*, Xiaoyu Zhou, Cheng Niu, Huirong Le. Microwave-assisted controllable synthesis of hierarchical CuS nanospheres displaying fast and efficient photocatalytic activity. Journal of Materials Science, 53 (2018) 14250-14261.
  35. M. Hu*, J. J. Xu, C. H. Deng, M. Wang, X. Y. Zhou and H. R. Le. 3D multilayered Bi4O5Br2 nanoshells displaying excellent visible light photocatalytic degradation behavior for resorcinol. IET Micro & Nano Letters, 13(2018) 1121-1125. Doi: 10.1049/mnl.2017.0886
  36. Hanmei Hu*, Man Wang, Chonghai Deng*, Jianli Chen, Aiguo Wang , Huirong Le.Satellite-like CdS nanoparticles anchoring onto porous NiO nanoplates for enhanced visible-light photocatalytic properties. Materials Letters, 224(2018) 75-77. Doi: 10.1016/j.matlet.2018.04.061, 15 April 2018.
  37. R Sieh, H R Le*, “Evaluation of environmentally friendly Ag-PTFE composite coating for use in threaded compression fittings”. Proc IMechE Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology, 232(2018), pp.503-512, online 6 July 2017. DOI: 10.1177/1350650117719775
  38. M Meng, H. R. Le*. Tribological Properties of Nanoceramics Reinforced Polyimide Nanocomposite Coatings on Steels. International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, 14(5), pp. 1013-1019, online 30 June 2017. DOI: 10.1111/ijac.12747.
  39. Collins*, H. R. Le, D. Greaves, N. Bellamy. Modelling of the Buckling of a Diaphragm / Spine Structure for a Wave Energy Converter. Materials & Design 119 (159-170), 5 April 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2017.01.041.
  40. Besinis, S. D. Hadi, H. Le, C. Tredwin, R. Handy*. Antibacterial activity and biofilm inhibition by surface modified titanium alloy medical implants following application of silver, titanium dioxide and hydroxyapatite nanocoatings. Nanotoxicology , 11 (2017) 327-338, Doi: 10.1080/17435390.2017.1299890.
  41. Sieh, H. R. Le*, “Non-Cyanide Electrodeposited Ag–PTFE Composite Coating Using Direct or Pulsed Current Deposition “, MDPI Coatings, 2016. doi: 10.3390/coatings6030031.
  42. Manikandan, R. Sieh, A. Elayaperumal, H. R. Le*, and S. Basu, “Micro/Nanostructure and Tribological Characteristics of Pressureless Sintered Carbon Nanotubes Reinforced Aluminium Matrix Composites,” Journal of Nanomaterials, vol. 2016, Article ID 9843019, 10 pages, 2016. doi:10.1155/2016/9843019.
  43. M Meng, H Le*, S Grove, MJ Rizvi, “Moisture effects on the bending fatigue of laminated composites”, Composite Structures 154 (2016), pp.49-60. DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2016.06.078.
  44. M Meng, MJ Rizvi, HR Le*, SM Grove. Multi-scale modelling of moisture diffusion coupled with stress distribution in CFRP laminated composites. Composite Structures 138(2016) 295-304.
  45. Meng, M.J. Rizvi, S.M. Grove, H.R. Le*. Effects of hygrothermal stress on the failure of CFRP composites. Composite Structures, 133(2015), 1024-1035 doi: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2015.08.016.
  46. R. Le*, K Collins, D. Greaves, N Bellamy. Mechanics and Materials in the Design of a Buckling Diaphragm Wave Energy Converter. Materials & Design, 79 (2015) 86-93. DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2015.04.041.
  47. Meng*, H.R. Le, M.J. Rizvi, S.M. Grove. The effects of unequal compressive/tensile moduli of composites. Composite Structures, Volume 126 (2015), Pages 207–215.
  48. Meng*, H.R. Le, M.J. Rizvi, S.M. Grove. 3D FEA modelling of laminated composites in bending and their failure mechanisms, Composite Structures, Volume 119, January 2015, Pages 693-708.
  49. R. Le*. F. Stewart, J A Williams. A Simplified Model of Surface Burnishing and Friction in Repeated Make-up of Premium Tubular Connections, Tribology Letters, 59:35, 2015. DOI: 10.1007/s11249-015-0562-x.
  50. R Sieh, H R Le*, A Cree. Process optimisation of non-cyanide Ag-PTFE metal matrix composite plating for threaded connections. Transactions of the Institute of Materials Finishing, 93:5 (2015) 232-240. doi:1179/0020296715Z.000000000256.
  51. K Natesan, W Shah, H R Le*, R Moate, C Tredwin. A Critical Comparison on Biocompatibility of Different Phases of Sol-gel Derived Calcium Phosphates as Bone Graft Materials. Journal of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, 5(8) 655-664, 2015.
  52. U Danookdharree, H. R. Le*, C. Tredwin. The effect of initial etching sites on the morphology of anodised TiO2 nanotubes on Ti-6Al-4V alloy. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 162 (10) RE213-222, 2015. DOI: 10.1149/2.0011511jes.
  53. R. Le*, K. Natesan, S. Pranti-Haran. Mechanical Property and Biocompatibiloity of Co-precipitated Nano Hydroxyapatite-Gelatine Composites. Journal of Advanced Ceramics, 4(3) 1-7, 2015. Doi: 10.1007/s40145-015-0155-z.
  54. E. Mackay*, H. R. Le, S. Clark, J.A. Williams. Polymer micro-grippers with an integrated force sensor for biological manipulation. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering 23(2013) 015005, pp1-7.
  55. F Stewart, H R Le*, J A Williams et al. Characterisation of Friction and Lubrication Regimes in Premium Tubular Connections, Tribology International, 53(2012) 159-166. DOI: 1016/j.triboint.2012.04.011.
  56. H R Le*, A Howson, M Ramanauskas, J A Williams. Tribological Characterisation of Air-sprayed Epoxy-CNT Nanocomposite Coatings, Tribology Letters (2012) 45:301-308.
  57. H R Le*, S Y Qu, R E Mackay, R A Rothwell. Fabrication and Mechanical Properties of Chitosan Composite Membrane Containing Hydroxyapatite Particles. Journal of Advanced Ceramics, Volume 1, Number 1 (2012), 66-71.
  58. H R Le*, K Y Chen, C A Wang. Effect of pH and Temperature on the Morphology and Phases of Co-precipitated Hydroxyapatite. Journal of Sol-gel Science and Technology 61 (2012), Page 592-599.
  59. Z J Shou, S Y Qu, R Mackay, R A Rothwell, H R Le*. Fabrication and Mechanical Properties of Chitosan-Montmorillonite Nanocomposite, Key Engineering Materials, 512-515 (2012), pp 1746-1750.
  60. R E Mackay, N Lionis, H R Le*. 3D Surface Topography and Reflectivity of Anisotropic Etched Silicon Micromirrors for BioMEMS, Microsystem Technologies 17 (2011) 1763-1770.
  61. R E Mackay, H R Le*, R. P. Keatch. Design optimisation and fabrication of SU-8 based electro-thermal micro-grippers, Journal of Micro-Nano Mechatronics, Volume 6, Issue 1-2 (2011), 13-22.
  62. Chang-An Wang*, Keyu Chen, Yong Huang, Huirong Le. Electrochemical Synthesis of Layer Structured Nanocomposite Films of Polypyrrole and Montmorillonite, J Mater Res. 25 (2010), No. 4, pp. 658-664.
  63. Min-Fang Han*, Zhibin Yang, Ze Liu, Hui-Rong Le. Fabrication and Characterizations of YSZ Electrolyte Films for SOFC. Key Engineering Materials 434-435 (2010) pp 705-709.
  64. Min-Fang Han*, Zhen Li, Hui-Rong Le and Wu Shao. A Novel Co-firing Process for Multi-layers of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, ECS Transaction 2009 volume 25, issue 2, 525-532.
  65. H. He*, J. K. Luo, M. Hopcroft, H. R. Le, D. F. Moore. Nanomechanical characterisation of MEMS thin film materials, International Journal of Computational Materials Science and Surface Engineering, 2009 – Vol. 2, No.3/4  pp. 342 – 354.
  66. Wei Lin, Chang-An Wang*, Huirong Le, Bin Long, Yong Huang. Special Assembly of Laminated Nanocomposite That Mimics Nacre. Materials Science & Engineering C – Materials for Biological Applications, 28(2008)1031-1037.
  67. Ruifeng Chen, Chang-an Wang, Yong Huang, and Huirong Le*. An Efficient Biomimetic Process for Fabrication of Artificial Nacre with Ordered-nanostructure, Materials Science & Engineering C – Materials for Biological Applications, Vol. 28 (2008) 218-222.
  68. H R Le*, J A Williams, J K Luo. Characterization of tribological behaviour of silicon-based materials from micro-scale to meso-scale. International Journal of Surface Science and Engineering, 2(2008), pp.1-13.
  69. K. Luo*, Y. Q. Fu, H. R. Le, J. A. Williams, S. M. Spearing, A. J. Flewitt and W. I. Milne. Diamond and Diamond-Like Carbon MEMS, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering , 17(2007), S147-163.
  70. H. He*, J. K. Luo, H. R. Le and D. F. Moore. Mechanical Characterization of Biocompatible thin film Materials by Scanning Along Micro-machined Cantilevers for Micro-/Nano-System, Materials Science and Engineering A 423 (2006), 134-142.
  71. J A Williams*, H R Le. Tribology and MEMS, Journal of Physics – D Applied Physics 39 (2006) R201-R214, Invited Review.
  72. H R Le*, M P F Sutcliffe. A multi-scale model for friction in cold rolling of aluminium alloy. Tribology Letters 22(2006) 95-104.
  73. G. Ma, Y. Huang, J. L. Yang, H. R. Le*, Y. Sun. Control of the inner stresses in the green body formed by gelcasting, Ceramic International 32(2) pp93-98, 2006.
  74. H R Le*, M P F Sutcliffe, P Wang, G T Burstein. Surface generation and boundary lubrication in bulk forming of aluminium alloy. Wear 258 (10), pp.1567-1576, 2005.
  75. H R Le*, M P F Sutcliffe, J A Williams. Friction and material transfer in micro-scale sliding contact between aluminium alloy and steel. Tribology Letters 18 (1), pp. 99-104, 2005.
  76. Stephany, H R Le*, M P F Sutcliffe. An efficient finite element model of surface pit reduction on stainless steel in metal forming processes. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Vol 170/1-2 pp 310-316, 2005.
  77. P Wang*, G T Burstein, H R Le, and M P F Sutcliffe. The electrode potential of freshly generated aluminium surfaces in lubricating oil. Tribology Letters 18(4), pp. 487-491, 2005.
  78. G. Ma, Y. Huang, J. L. Yang, H. R. Le*, Y. Sun. Effect of plasticizer on the cracking of ceramic green body in gelcasting. Journal of Materials Science 40 (18): 4947-4949 SEP 2005.
  79. H R Le*, M P F Sutcliffe, P Z Wang and G T Burstein. Surface oxide fracture in cold aluminium rolling. Acta Materialia, 52/4, pp.911-920, 2004.
  80. H R Le*, M P F Sutcliffe. The effect of surface deformation on lubrication and oxide scale fracture in cold metal rolling. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B 35B, pp. 919-928, 2004.
  81. H R Le* and M P F Sutcliffe. Finite element modelling of the evolution of surface pits in metal forming. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 145/3, pp. 391-396, 2004.
  82. Y Huang, J Yang, H R Le*, L Ma. Improving the homogeneity and reliability of ceramic parts with complex shapes using pressure-assisted gel-casting. Materials Letters, 58/30 pp. 3893-3897, 2004.
  83. H R Le* and M P F Sutcliffe. A friction model for cold strip rolling with two-wavelength surface roughness in the ‘mixed’ lubrication regime. ASME Journal of Tribology, 125/3, pp. 670-677, 2003.
  84. H R Le* and M P F Sutcliffe. Evolution of surface pits on stainless steel strip in cold rolling and strip drawing. ASME Journal of Tribology, 125, pp. 384-390, 2003.
  85. M P F Sutcliffe, H R Le* and D Farrugia. Simulation of transfer layer formation in strip drawing of stainless steel. Wear, 254, pp.523-531, 2003.
  86. H R Le* and M P F Sutcliffe. Measurements of friction in strip drawing under thin film lubrication. Tribology International, 35, pp. 123-128, 2002.
  87. H R Le* and M P F Sutcliffe. Rolling of thin strip and foil: Application of a tribological model for “mixed” lubrication. ASME Journal of Tribology, 124, pp 129-136, 2002.
  88. H R Le* and M P F Sutcliffe. A Robust Model for Rolling of Thin Strip and Foil. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 43(6), pp. 1405-1419, 2001.
  89. H R Le* and M P F Sutcliffe. A Semi-empirical Friction Model for Cold Metal Rolling. STLE Tribology Transactions, 44, pp. 284-290, 2001.
  90. M P F Sutcliffe, H R Le* and R. Ahmed. Modelling of micro-pit evolution in rolling or strip-drawing. ASME Journal of Tribology, 123, 4, pp. 791-798, 2001.
  91. H R Le* and M P F Sutcliffe. Analysis of Surface Roughness of Cold Rolled Aluminium Foil. Wear, 244, pp. 71-78, 2000.
  92. H R Le* and M P F Sutcliffe. A Two-Wavelength Model of Surface Flattening in Cold Metal Rolling with Mixed Lubrication. STLE Tribology Transactions, 43, 4, pp. 595-602, 2000.
  93. M P F Sutcliffe and H R Le*. Measurements of Surface Roughness in Cold Metal Rolling in the Mixed Lubrication Regime. STLE Tribology Transactions, 43, No. 1, pp39-44, 2000.
  94. C Westwood, J. Pan*, H R Le, S Kucherenko and A. Cromombe. A Simplified Model for Cavity Growth along a Grain-Boundary by Coupled Surface and Grain-Boundary Diffusion. European Journal of Mechanics, A/Soilds, 19, pp. 17-30, 2000.
  95. J Pan*, H Le, S Kucherenko and J A Yeomans. Model for the Sintering of Spherical Particles of Different Sizes by Solid State Diffusion. Acta Materialia, 46, No. 13, pp 4671-4690, 1998.
  96. Z Zhang, Y Huang*, Huirong Le, Zuozhao Jiang, Jingyin Yong and Xiaoyan Yie. Effects of Surface Composition and Coatings on Oxidation Resistance for SiC Whisker. Chinese Journal of Materials Research, 6/5, pp. 409-413, 1992.

International Conference Presentations – 41presentations

  1. Huirong Le. Surface Modifications for Biomedical Implants. Presented at 3rd Coatings and Interfaces Conference. MDPI Coatings and Interfacesseries, online, 24–26 Nov 2021.
  2. Marzena Pawlik*, Yiling Lu, Huirong Le, How the spraying of graphene nanoplatelets changes mechanical properties of carbon fibre reinforced polymer? Presented at 22nd International Conference on Composite Materials 2019, being held from 11-16 August 2019, Melbourne, Australia.
  3. Marzena Pawlik, Maozhou Meng, Huirong Le*, The Interplay of Surface Modifications with nanofillers reinforced Epoxy Adhesive Joint of CFRP with Aluminium. Accepted as Keynote Speech for 22nd International Conference on Composite Structures (ICCS22) and 1st Chinese Conference on Composite Structures (CCCS1), Wuhan, China, 31 October – 3 Nov 2019.
  4. Maozhou Meng, Huirong Le*, The bending creep of angle-ply laminated composites subjected to marine environment. Accepted as Keynote Speech for International Conference on Mechanics of Composites, Lisbon, 1 – 4 July 2019.
  5. Marzena Pawlik*, Huirong Le and Yiling Lu, Influence of spraying nanofillers to the prepreg on mechanical properties of Carbon Fibre Epoxy Laminates. Presented at International Conference on Materials & Design, 30 March– 1 April, 2019, Oxford, UK.
  6. Maozhou Meng, Huirong Le*, Muhammad Yasir. Fracture toughness of CNT reinforced adhesive for CFRP composite to metal joints. Presented on 21st International Conference on Composite Structures, Bologna, 4-7th September 2018.
  7. Meng, H. Le, S. Grove, Marine environmental effects on the bending creep of angle-ply laminated composites. ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials Volume 2017-August, 2017; Xi’an; China; 20 August 2017 through 25 August 2017.
  8. Natesan, H. Le, C. Tredwin, R. Handy. Hydroxyapatite/Carbon nanotubes composite bone implants – Biocompatibility Vs Toxicity Analysis.  International Association for Dental Research Annual Meeting, 14-16 Sep 2015. 
  9. U Danookdharree, H. Le, R Handy, C. Tredwin. Antibacterial coating made of strongly adhered nanosilver to titania nanotubes for dental implants. International Association for Dental Research Annual Meeting, 14-16 Sep 2015.
  10. U Danookdharree, H. R. Le, ntimicrobial silver nanoparticles in titaniumdioxide nanotubes grown on Ti-6Al-4V medical grade alloy. The 2ndSymposium on Diagnostics andthe Developing World, Brunel University, London, 23 March2015.
  11. Meng, H.R. Le, M.J. Rizvi, S.M. Grove. Modelling of bending fatigue of laminated composites in marine environment. 20th International Conference on Composite Materials in Copenhagen, Denmark, 19-24 July 2015.
  12. Meng, H.R. Le, M.J. Rizvi, S.M. Grove. Multi-scale analysis of moisture diffusion coupled with stress distribution in CFRP composites. 18th International Conference of Composite Structures, Lisbon, Portugal, 15-18 June 2015.
  13. KM Collins, O David-West, H Le, DG Greaves.From Concept to Laboratory Testing: the Development Cycle of a Novel Wave Energy Converter. International Conference on Ocean Energy. 04 Nov 2014 (Poster).
  14. Natesan, H. R. Le, C. Tredwin, R. Handy. Reinforcement of Sol-Gel Processed Calcium Phosphate Cement using Functionalised CNTs, 26th Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB), 31st August – 3rd September 2014, Liverpool, UK.
  15. Danookdharree, H. R. Le, R. Handy, C. Tredwin. Tailoring the Interfacial Adhesion of Anodised TiO2 Nanotubes on Ti-6Al-4V Alloy for Medical Implants. 26th Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB), 31st August – 3rd September 2014, Liverpool, UK.
  16. Sieh, H. R. Le, A. Cree. Advanced Nanocomposite Coating for Offshore Threaded Connections. 9th Nanosmat International Conference, Sep 8-11, 2015, Dublin, Ireland.
  17. Z J Shou, S Y Qu, R E Mackay, H R Le. Mechanical properties of chitosan-ceramic nanocomposites as biomedical implant and heavy metal ion absorbent. Presented at the 7th Chinese International Conference on High-Performance Ceramics, 4-9 Nov 2011, Xiamen, China. Invited speech.
  18. R E Mackay, H R Le, L Zhang. Fabrication and Micromechanical Testing of Polymer Micro-grippers with Compliant Force Sensing, Proceedings of 19th Annual International Conference on Composites or nano Engineering, Shanghai, China, 24 – 30 July 2011.
  19. H R Le, A Howson, M. Ramanauskas. Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Epoxy-CNT Nanocomposite Coatings. Proceedings of 19th Annual International Conference on Composites or nano Engineering, Shanghai, China, 24 – 30 July 2011 (presenter).
  20. R. Le, S. Pranti-Haran, K. Donnelly and R. P. Keatch. Microstructure and Cell Adhesion of Hydroxyapatite/Collagen Composites. Proceedings of 11th International Congress of the IUPESM, Sept 7-12, 2009, Munich, Germany (presenter).
  21. E. Mackay, H. R. Le, R. P. Keatch, Q. Zhao. Manufacture of SU-8 Micro-grippers for Mechanical Characterization of Gut Epithelial Cells. Proceedings of 11th International Congress of the IUPESM, Munich, Germany, Sept 7-12, 2009.
  22. Mackay RE, Le HR. Micro-gripping of Small Scale Tissues. 2008. IFMBE Proceedings 4th European Congress for Medical and Biological Engineering. Antwerb, Belgian, 23-27 November 2008.
  23. Ruth E Mackay, Huirong Le. Development of Micro-tweezers for Tissue Micro-manipulation, International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai, China, May 16-18, 2008.
  24. Huirong Le, Mechanical Behaviour and Biocompatibility of Co-precipitated Hydroxyapatite-Collagen Composites, International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai, China, May 16-18, 2008 (presenter).
  25. Johnny H. He, H. R. Le, J. K. Luo, Y. Q. Fu and D. F. Moore. A Critical Comparison and Development of Nano-Mechanical Characterization on MEMS/NEMS Thin Film Materials. Proceedings of SPIE — Volume 6111. Reliability, Packaging, Testing, and Characterization of MEMS/MOEMS V, Danelle M. Tanner, Rajeshuni Ramesham, Editors, 61110T (Jan. 5, 2006).
  26. P. F. Sutcliffe, F. Liu, L. Cheng, H. R. Le. Process map development for chemical mechanical polishing with low-k material, Proceedings of World Tribology Congress III, Washington, D. C., Sep 12-16, 2005.
  27. Johnny H. He, Alfred Chuang, Huirong Le and David F. Moore. Mechanical Characterization of Biocompatible thin film Materials by Scanning Along Micro-machined Cantilevers for Micro-/Nano- System, Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies, Singapore, July 2005.
  28. J. He, J. K. Luo, H. R. Le, D. F. Moore. MEMS/NEMS mechanical characterization on different thin film materials by scanning along micro-machined cantilevers. On: Proc. SPIE Vol. 5836, p. 208-219, Smart Sensors, Actuators, and MEMS II; Carles Cane, Jung-Chih Chiao, Fernando Vidal Verdu (Eds.), July 2005.
  29. J A Williams, H R Le. Some aspects of tribological behaviour at the micro-scale – with particular reference to MEMS and MMAS. On: Life Cycle Tribology, D. Dawson et al. (Eds.), Elsevier B.V., pp.77-87, 2005. Invited Paper on Leeds-Lyon Tribology Conference, Leeds, Sep 2004.
  30. H R Le, M P F Sutcliffe, P Z Wang, G T Burstein. Development of metal-to-metal Contact in forming of aluminium with boundary lubrication. The 2nd International Conference of Tribology in Manufacturing Processes, Nyborg, Denmark, June 16-18, 2004.
  31. H R Le and M P F Sutcliffe. Evolution of surface pits on stainless steel strip in cold rolling and strip drawing. ASME/STLE Joint International Tribology Conference, Cancun, Mexico, October 27-30, 2002 (presenter).
  32. H R Le and M P F Sutcliffe. The role of lubricant entrapment in the evolution of surface pits in metal forming. EuroMech435: Friction and Wear in Metal Forming, Valenciennes, France, June 18-20, 2002, pp. 47-54 (presenter).
  33. H R Le and M P F Sutcliffe. Rolling of thin strip and foil: Application of a tribological model for “mixed” lubrication. ASME/STLE Joint International Tribology Conference, San Francisco, USA, October 21-24, 2001(presenter).
  34. H R Le and M P F Sutcliffe. A Semi-empirical Friction Model for Cold Metal Rolling. ASME/ STLE International Joint Tribology Conference, Seattle, USA, October 1-4, 2000 (presenter).
  35. H R Le and M P F Sutcliffe. A Two-Wavelength Model of Surface Flattening in Cold Metal Rolling with Mixed Lubrication. ASME/ STLE International Joint Tribology Conference, Florida, USA, October 11-13, 1999 (presenter).
  36. M P F Sutcliffe and H R Le. Measurements of Surface Roughness in Cold Metal Rolling in the Mixed Lubrication Regime. ASME/ STLE International Joint Tribology Conference, Florida, USA, October 11-13, 1999.
  37. H R Le and M P F Sutcliffe. Surface Finish of Cold Rolled Aluminium Foils, IOM Conference on Modelling of Metal Rolling Process, London, December 1999, pp468-476.
  38. H R Le, Y Huang, J G Wu. Toughening of Silicon Carbide Whisker in Silicon Nitride Matrix Composites at High Temperatures. On: Transactions of the Materials Research Society of Japan, 1994, Vol.16, Ch.355, No. A &, pp.849-851. Presented on the 3rd IUMRS International Conference on Advanced Materials (ICAM), Japan, Aug 31- Sep 4, 1993.
  39. J Chen, Y Huang, J B Li, H Guo, H R Le. Preparation and Properties of La-Y-Si-O-N Oxynitride Glasses. On: Transactions of the Materials Research Society of Japan, 1994, Vol.16, Ch.355, No. A &, pp.31-34. Presented on: The 3rd IUMRS International Conference on Advanced Materials (ICAM), Japan, Aug 31- Sep 4, 1993.
  40. Y Huang, H R Le, J B Li, and J G Wu. Mechanical Properties of Silicon Carbide Whisker-Reinforced Silicon Nitride Matrix Composites. Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Nov 30-Dec 3, 1992, Vol. 287, pp 493-497.
  41. J B Li, H R Le, Y Huang, LL Zheng, and JG Wu. Interface Design and a New Process to Produce SiC(w)/Si3N4 Ceramic Composite. The 4th International Symposium on Ceramic Materials and Components for Engines, Goteborg, Sweden, June 10-21, 1992, pp.781-788.