Professor Stephen J. Russell
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Professor Stephen J. Russell |
Research Interests
Textile materials science and technology, nonwoven science and engineering, fibre and fabric manufacturing; nonwoven product design and engineering of structures for medical, healthcare, industrial and consumer sectors.
Prof. Russell’s research is primarily concerned with the manufacturing and process-structure-property relationships of textile materials, particularly engineered technical textiles and nonwoven assemblies. He is interested in the fundamental relationships that govern the properties and performance of nonwoven fibrous structures and how their architecture and properties may be influenced and controlled during manufacture. This is fundamental to the design and engineering of advanced materials that are incorporated in to a raft of consumer, medical, healthcare and industrial products and have rigorous performance requirements. Outcomes include micro-cavitied spunlace materials with highly directional specific permeability enabling controlled delivery, thermally resistant nanoporous-nonwoven assemblies and a new genre of inherently insecticidal textile for combating insect vector-borne disease.
Research Homepage
Nonwovens Research
Biography
Prof. Russell’s external activities include memberships of EPSRC Peer Review College, Technitex Faraday Research Committee, EDANA Technical Committee, EDANA Nonwovens Research Academy Committee, Textile Institute Publications Committee, Nonwovens Network Committee, Advisory Board of Clemson University School of Materials Science and Engineering (USA), referee for; European Commission (FP7), Foundation for Research Science and Technology (New Zealand), The Wellcome Trust, DEFRA, Journal of Industrial Textiles (USA), Journal of Microscopy, Journal of The Textile Institute (Editorial Board), Textile Research Journal, (USA) (Editorial Board). Professor Russell is Founder and Director of NIRI Ltd, a University of Leeds Spin-Out Company employing ten graduates and has extensive industrial research experience gained via invited company secondments, directorships and consultancies. He presented the Textile Institute’s, PP Townend Memorial Lecture in 2004.
Selected Publications
Mao, N.; Russell, S.J., Thermal Insulation Properties of Spacer Fabrics with a Mechanically Integrated Wool Fiber Surface, Textile Research Journal, pp.914-922, 2007
Blackburn, R.S.; Harvey, A.; Kettle, L.L.; Manian, A.P.; Payne, J.D.; Russell, S.J., Sorption of Chlorhexidine on Cellulose: Mechanism of Binding and Molecular Recognition, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, pp.8775-8784, 2007
Osman, M.; Russell, S.J.; Slater, A., Dynamic Observations of the Circulation and Separation of Tencel Fibres in Airlaying, Nonwovens Research Academy Proceedings, EDANA, 2006
Hewitt, A.D.; Russell, S.J.; Blackburn, R.S., Comparative Dyeing Performance of Hydroentangled Fabrics and Implications for Improved Sustainability, Nonwovens Research Academy Proceedings, EDANA, 2006
Blackburn, R.S.; Harvey, A.; Kettle, L.L.; Payne, J.D.; Russell, S.J., Sorption of poly(hexamethylenebiguanide) on cellulose: Mechanism of binding and molecular recognition, Langmuir, pp.5636-5644, 2006
Abdullah, I.; Blackburn, R.S.; Russell, S.J.; Taylor, J., Mechanism of crosslinking tencel woven fabric for superior easy-care properties and analysis using fluorescence microscopy, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, pp.2154-2161 , 2006
Abdullah, I.; Blackburn, R.S.; Russell, S.J.; Taylor, J., Mechanism of cross-linking of Tencel woven fabric for superior easy-care properties and analysis using fluorescence microscopy, Lenzinger Berichte, pp.113-123, 2006
Mao, N.; Russell, S.J., A framework for determining the bonding intensity in hydroentangled nonwoven fabrics, Composites Science and Technology, pp.80-91, 2006
Abdullah, I.; Blackburn, R.S.; Russell, S.J.; Taylor, J., Tensile and elastic behavior of tencel continuous filaments, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, pp.1496-1503, 2006
Abdullah, I.; Blackburn, R.S.; Russell, S.J.; Taylor, J., Abrasion Phenomena in Twill Tencel Fabric, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, pp.1391-1398, 2006
Russell, S.J. (Ed), Handbook of Nonwovens, Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, 530 pages, 2006
Mao, N.; Russell, S.J., Penetration and Spreading of Liquids in Layered Nonwoven Materials, Nonwovens Research Academy Proceedings, EDANA, 2006
Mao, N.; Russell, S.J., Structure-Process-Property Relationships of Hydroentangled Fabrics, Lenzinger Berichte, pp.50-61, 2005
Hoffele, S.; Russell, S.J.; Brook, D.B., Lightweight Nonwoven Thermal Protection Fabrics containing Nanostructured Materials, International Nonwovens Journal, pp.10-16, 2005
Russell, S.J.; Mao, N., Structure and Function in Absorbent Materials: Opportunities for Improved Structural Design of Nonwovens used in Incontinence, IMECHE (Institution of Mechanical Engineers) Abstracts, 2005
Mao, N.; Russell, S.J., Hydroentanglement Intensity: Towards a Quantification of the Structural Consolidation in Hydroentanglement and its Influence on the Permeability of Fabrics, EDANA Nonwovens Research Academy Proceedings, pp.121-131, 2005
Minns, R.J.; Russell, S.J.; Young, S., Repair of Articular Cartilage Defects using 3D Tissue Engineering Architectures , Proceedings of Medical Textiles and Biomaterials for Healthcare, Woodhead Publishing, 2005
Edwards, S.L.; Mitchell, W.; Matthews, J.B.; Ingham, E.; Russell, S.J., Nonwoven Scaffolds of Improved Design for the Tissue Engineering of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament, Proceedings of Medical Textiles and Biomaterials for Healthcare, Woodhead Publishing, 2005
Russell, S.J.; Pourmohammadi, A.; Jacobs, M., Formation and properties of fluid jet entangled HMPE impact resistant fabrics, Composites Science and Technology, pp.899-907, 2005
Russell, S.J.; Pourmohammadi, A.; Rathod, M.K.; Ahmed, A.I., Nonwoven Spacer Fabrics, PCT/GB2004/003001, 2005
Mao, N.; Russell, S.J., Nonwoven Wound Dressings, Textile Progress, 36, 4 , pp.1-57, 2005
Hoeffele, S.; Russell, S.J., Design and Characterisation of Nonwoven Thermal Protection Fabrics containing Nanostructured Materials, Nonwovens Research Academy Proceedings, EDANA, 2005
Lawrence, C.A.; Liu, P.; Russell, S.J., Fabric Structural Characteristics for Filtration Media, Design and Development, Techtextil Symposium: Material and Technology, 2005
Russell, S.J.; Hann, M.A., Complex Geometric Patterning of Woven Fabrics by Incident Water Jets and Support Surface Interactions, ARS Textrina: Form, Materials and Performance, pp.1-6, 2005
Edwards, S.L.; Mitchell, W.; Matthews, J.; Ingham E.; Russell, S.J., Design of Nonwoven Scaffold Structures for Tissue Engineering of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament, AUTEX Electronic Research Journal, pp.86-94, 2004
Mao, N.; Russell, S.J., The Influence of Fabric Structure on Liquid Penetration in Nonwoven Fabrics Containing Hydrophobic Fibres, Proceedings of The Textile Institute World Conference, 2004
Russell, S.J.; Ahmed, A.I.; Brown, P.J., Fibrillation of Natural Fibres, US2004103481, 2004
Blackburn, R.S.; Harvey, A.; Kettle, L.L.; Payne, J.D.; Russell, S.J., Sorption of poly(hexamethylbiguanide) on cellulose: Mechanism of binding and molecular recognition, Polymer Preprints, pp.606-607, 2004
Russell, S.J.; Pourmohammadi, A., Fabrics Composed of Waste Materials, WO03000976/A1, 2003
Mao, N.; Russell, S.J., Anisotropic liquid absorption in homogeneous two-dimensional nonwoven structures, Journal of Applied Physics, pp.4135-4138, 2003
Mao, N.; Russell, S.J., Modeling Permeability in Homogeneous Three-Dimensional Nonwoven Fabrics, Textile Research Journal, pp.939-944, 2003
Pourmohammadi, A.; Russell, S.J., Hoeffele, S., Effect of Water Jet Profile and Initial Web Geometry on the Physical Properties of Composite Hydroentangled Fabrics, Textile Research Journal, pp.503-508, 2003
Mao, N.; Russell, S.J., Prediction of Liquid Absorption in Three-dimensional Nonwoven Structures, INTC conference Proceedings, USA, 2002
Bradean, R.; Ingham, D.B.; Wen, X.; Russell, S.J.; Pourmohammadi, A.; Harris, S.D., Modelling of an Aerodynamic Technique of Forming Web Structures in textile Industries Part 1: Turbulent Air Flow Past Filters, Mathematical Engineering in Industry, pp.137-160, 2001
Ahmed, A.I.; Shephard, R.E.; Russell, S.J.; Dugan, J., Effect of PreNeedling on the Properties of Hydroentangled Fabrics Composed of Splittable Bicomponent Fibres, AUTEX Proceedings, Portugal, June 2001
Russell, S.J.; Rathod, M.K., Filtration Media and the Manufacture Thereof, WO121283 (2001), 2001
Russell, S.J.; Mao, N., Anisotropic Fluid Transmission in Nonwoven Wound Dressings, Medical Textiles: Proceedings of the International Conference, Woodhead Publishing, pp.156-163, 2001
Ingham, D.B.; Bradean, R.; Wen, X.; Russell, S.J.; Pourmohammadi, A., Mathematical and Computational Modelling of Fluid and Fibre Dynamics in a Sifting Air-lay Process, International Journal of Applied Mechanics and Engineering, pp.287-310, 2001
Links
- Spin-out company link: http://www.nonwovens-innovation.com/