Report/Guide

Rides, M (2009) Review of methods for the characterisation of the dispersion in polymer nanocomposites. NPL Report. MAT 34

Dawson, A; Urquhart, J M; Rides, M (2008) The effect of heat transfer coefficients and thermal conductivity on polymer processing simulation. NPL Report. MAT 17

Dawson, A; Rides, M; Allen, C R G (2007) The measurement of the thermal conductivity of amorphous polymers above glass transition temperatures. NPL Report. MAT 7

Rides, M; Allen, C R G (2007) The use of the melt flow rate method for moisture sensitive materials and an evaluation of the uncertainties in melt flow rate measurement. NPL Report. MAT 3

Rides, M; Fleming, D; Allen, C R G (2006) Polymer flow incorporating slip and implications for polymer processing simulations. NPL Report. DEPC-MN 040

Dawson, A; Rides, M; Nottay, J (2006) The effect of pressure on the thermal conductivity of polymer melts. NPL Report. DEPC-MPR 041

Tomlins, P; Petrie, H*; King, N*; Crocker, L E; Gee, M G; Dean, G D; Rides, M (2006) Predicting and measuring the feel of soft-touch thermoplastic elastomers. Measurement Good Practice Guide. 86

Rides, M; Allen, C R G (2006) Slip flow measurement by capillary extrusion rheometry. Measurement Good Practice Guide. 90

Rides, M; Allen, C R G; Dawson, A (2005) Measurement of heat transfer properties for polymer processing. NPL Report. DEPC-MN 035

Rides, M; Allen, C R G; Dawson, A; Nottay, J S (2005) Surface tension and extrusion-based rheological characterisation of hot melt adhesives. Measurement Good Practice Guide. 81

Allen, C R G; Rides, M; Duncan, B C (2005) Determining thermal conductivity by a differential scanning calorimetry method. NPL Report. DEPC-MN 031

Rides, M; Duncan, B (2005) Correlating physical properties of adhesives with process and bonding performance. NPL Report. DEPC-MPR 018

Tomlins, P E; Rides, M; Dawson, A; Gee, M G; Dean, G D; Hobbs, C B; Allen, C R G; Gnaniah, S J P; Calver, A; Darling, R (2005) Physical characterisation of soft-touch polymers. NPL Report. DEPC-MPR 025

Rides, M; Allen, C R G; Dawson, A; Duncan, B (2005) Measurement of the rheological properties of adhesives. NPL Report. DEPC-MPR 019

Nottay, J S; Rides, M (2005) Methods for characterising surface tension of hot melt adhesives. NPL Report. DEPC-MN 013

Rides, M (2005) Rheological characterisation of filled materials: a review. NPL Report. DEPC-MPR 013

Lord, J D; Loveday, M S*; Rides, M; McEnteggart, I* (2005) 'TENSTAND' WP2 final report: digital tensile software evaluation. NPL Report. DEPC-MPE 015

Lord, J D; Rides, M; Loveday, M S* (2005) 'TENSTAND' WP3 final report: modulus measurement methods. NPL Report. DEPC-MPE 016

Rides, M; Allen, C R G (2002) Extensional flow properties of polymers using stretching flow methods. Measurement Good Practice Guide. 63

Rides, M; Allen, C R G (2002) Guide to the measurement of extensional flow properties of polymers. NPL Report. MATC(MN)43

Rides, M; Allen, C R G (2002) Guide to the measurement of the flow properties of polymers. NPL Report. MATC(MN)42

Rides, M; Allen, C R G; Dawson, A; Maxwell, A (2002) Multi-rate and extensional flow measurements using the melt flow rate instrument. Measurement Good Practice Guide. 61 (Issue 2)

Rides, M; Dawson, A; Allen, C R G (2002) Improved melt flow rate measurements: an industrial case study. NPL Report. MATC(MN)38

Rides, M; Allen, C R G (2002) Measuring the extensional flow behaviour of polyethylenes for plastics processing. NPL Report. MATC(MN)27

Rides, M; Allen, C R G (2002) Low rate extensional rheometry of polymer melts. NPL Report. MATC(A)114

Rides, M (2002) Review of the need and measurement methods for multi-axial testing of polymer melt rheology. NPL Report. MATC(A)32

Rides, M; Allen, C R G (2001) High rate extensional rheometry of polymer melts. NPL Report. MATC(A)71

Rides, M; Allen, C R G (2001) Effect of die geometry on shear viscosity and entrance pressure drop determination by capillary extrusion rheometry. NPL Report. MATC(A)56

Rides, M; Allen, C R G; Dawson, A (2001) Improved testing using the melt flow rate instrument - multi-rate and extensional flow measurements. NPL Report. MATC(A)28

Rides, M (2000) Determination of the uncertainties in transient extensional viscosity testing. NPL Report. CMMT(A)303

Brown, C S; Allen, C R G; Rides, M; Sharma, L; Spitteler, P (2000) In-process monitoring of the flow properties of polymers for extrusion, compounding and injection moulding. NPL Report. CMMT(A)260

Rides, M; Spitteler, P; Brown, C (2000) In-process monitoring of the flow properties of polymer melts using on-line and in-line methods. NPL Report. CMMT(MN)061

Rides, M (2000) Draft ISO standard for the determination of the transient extensional viscosity of polymer melts. NPL Report. CMMT(A)248

Rides, M (1999) Review of melt mass flow rate and melt volume flow rate measurements for polymer melts. NPL Report. CMMT(A)231

Fry, A; Monaghan, P; Rides, M (1999) Measurement of reactive polymer systems. NPL Report. CMMT(A)224

Rides, M (1999) Extensional flow properties of polymer melts using stretching flow methods. Measurement Good Practice Guide. 18

Rides, M; Allen, C R G (1999) Extensional flow properties of polymer melts using converging flow methods. NPL Report. CMMT(MN)040

Rides, M; Allen, C R G; Chakravorty, S (1999) Intercomparison of extensional flow characterization techniques for polymer melts: tensile stretching and converging flow methods. NPL Report. CMMT(A)171

Rides, M; Allen, C R G (1999) Measuring the extensional flow properties of polymer melts using stretching methods. NPL Report. CMMT(MN)41

Rides, M (1999) Measurement of the extensional flow properties of polymer melts using converging flow methods. Measurement Good Practice Guide. 16

Rides, M; Allen, C R G (1999) Measuring the extensional flow properties of polymer melts. NPL Report. CMMT(MN)037

Rides, M (1998) The effects of thermal conductivity and heat transfer coefficients on polymer processing. NPL Report. CMMT(MN)023

Rides, M; Chakravorty, S (1997) Review of converging flow methods for determining the extensional flow behaviour of polymer melts. NPL Report. CMMT(A)80

Rides, M; Allen, C R G; Chakravorty, S (1996) Review of extensional viscoelasticity measurement techniques for polymer melts. NPL Report. CMMT(A)44

Rides, M (1996) Industrial need for extensional viscoelasticity measurements. NPL Report. CMMT(A)38

Rides, M (1996) Numerical simulation of the extrudate swell behaviour of polymer melts. NPL Report. CMMT(A)31

Rides, M; Allen, C R G (1996) Capillary extrusion rheometry intercomparison using polyethylene and glass-fibre filled polypropylene melts: measurement of shear viscosity and entrance pressure drop. NPL Report. CMMT(A)25

Rides, M; Dean, G (1996) Evaluation of mould designs for preparing standard plate specimens of plastics by injection moulding. NPL Report. CMMT(A)30

Rides, M; Allen, C R G (1996) Rheological measurements of polymer melts for characterisation and modelling material behaviour. NPL Report. CMMT(A)20

Chakravorty, S; Rides, M; Allen, C R G; Brown, C S (1996) The pressure dependency of the shear viscosity of polymer melts: an international round robin study. NPL Report. CMMT(A)7

Rides, M (1996) Effect of pressure-volume-temperature behaviour of polymer melts on extrudate swell measurements. NPL Report. CMMT(A)13

Allen, C R G; Rides, M (1996) Intercomparison of extrudate swell measurements using capillary extrusion rheometers for a polyethylene melt. NPL Report. CMMT(A)9

Rides, M; Allen, C R G (1996) Round robin for parallel plate oscillatory rheometry using polyethylene and polypropylene melts. NPL Report. CMMT(A)11

Gibbs, P A J; Rides, M (1995) Modelling the rheology of an unsaturated polyester moulding material during cure. NPL Report. DMM(A)164

Rides, M (1994) Rheological measurement methods for fibre filled plastics. NPL Report. DMM(A)149

Rides, M (1994) Theoretical basis for elasticity measurements of polymer melts and rubbers. NPL Report. DMM(A)127

Rides, M (1993) Industrial needs for polymer melt elasticity measurements. NPL Report. DMM(A)131

Rides, M (1993) In-line measurement of shear viscosity using an injection moulding machine. NPL Report. DMM(A)141

Gibbs, P A J; Rides, M (1993) Modelling the inhibition cure behaviour of unsaturated polyester moulding materials. NPL Report. DMM(A)107

Rides, M (1993) Numerical simulation of the flow of thermosetting plastics: application to injection moulding. NPL Report. DMM(A)123

Rides, M; Farah, I A*; Davies, A R*; Thomas, K (1993) On the determination of extentional viscosity from capillary rheometer entrance pressure drop measurements using a numerical simulation of contraction flow. NPL Report. DMM(A)121

Gibbs, P A J; Rides, M (1993) A technique to predict the curing behaviour of unsaturated polyester materials. NPL Report. DMM(A)120

Gibbs, P A J; Rides, M; Williamson, P* (1993) An ultrasonic measurement technique to determine the state of cure in thermosetting materials. NPL Report. DMM(A)114

Article

Dennington, S*; Mekkhunthod, P*; Rides, M; Gibbs, D*; Salta, M*; Stoodley, V*; Wharton, J*; Stoodley, P* (2015) Miniatureized rotating disc rheometer test for rapid screening of drag reducing marine coatings. Surf. Topogr.: Metrol. Prop., 3 (3). 034004

Dawson, A; Rides, M; Maxwell, A S; Cuenat, A; Samano, A R (2015) Scanning thermal microscopy techniques for polymeric thin films using temperature contrast mode to measure thermal diffusivity and a novel approach in conductivity contrast mode to the mapping of thermally conductive particles. Polym. Test., 41. pp. 198-208.

Dawson, A; Rides, M; Cuenat, A; Winkless, L (2013) Micro and nano-scale measurement of the thermophysical properties of polymeric materials using atomic force microscopy. Int. J. Thermophysics, 34 (5). pp. 865-882.

Mather, M L; Rides, M; Allen, C R G; Tomlins, P E (2012) Liquid viscoelasticity probed by a mesoscale piezoelectric bimorph cantilever. J. Rheology, 56 (1). pp. 99-112.

Jazek, J*; Rides, M; Derham, B*; Moore, J; Cerasoli, E; Simler, R*; Perez-Ramirez, B* (2011) Viscosity of concentrated therapeutic protein compositions. Adv. Drug Delivery Rev., 63 (13). pp. 1107-1117.

Rides, M; Kelly, A L*; Allen, C R G (2011) An investigation of high rate capillary extrusion rheometry of thermoplastics. Polym. Test., 30 (8). pp. 916-924.

Wang, Y W*; Tomlins, P E; Coombes, A G A*; Rides, M (2010) On the determination of Darcy permeability coefficients for a microporous tissue scaffold. Tissue Eng. C, 16 (2). pp. 281-289.

Rides, M; Allen, C R G; Sims, G D (2010) Rheological characterisation of a highly filled curing system using a disposable extrusion rheometer. Polym. Test., 29 (2). pp. 164-169.

Rides, M; Morikawa, J*; Halldahl, L*; Hay, B*; Lobo, H*; Dawson, A; Allen, C R G (2009) Intercomparison of thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity methods for plastics. Polym. Test., 28 (5). pp. 480-489.

Rides, M; Allen, C R G; Omloo, H*; Nakayama, K*; Cancelli, G* (2009) Interlaboratory comparison of melt flow rate testing of moisture sensitive plastics. Polym. Test., 28 (6). pp. 572-591.

Rides, M; Allen, C R G; Fleming, D*; Haworth, B*; Kelly, A* (2008) Intercomparison of slip flow velocity measurements of filled polymers by capillary extrusion rheometry. Polym. Test., 27. pp. 308-320.

Rides, M (2008) NPL aims to overcome failings in MFR testing. British Plastics & Rubber (Feb). p. 21.

Rides, M (2008) NPL is working to determine heat transfer properties. British Plastics & Rubber (Feb). p. 18.

Dawson, A; Rides, M; Allen, C R G; Urquhart, J M (2008) Polymer-mould heat transfer coefficient measurements for polymer processing. Polym. Test., 27 (5). pp. 555-565.

Rides, M (2007) The feel good factor. Plast. Eng. (March). pp. 46-49.

Rides, M (2002) Measurement needs for nano-scale materials and devices. Report on the VAMAS-CENSTAR workshop, 5-6 June 2002, National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, UK. VAMAS Bulletin, 25. pp. 2-15.

Chakravorty, S; Rides, M; Allen, C R G; Brown, C S (1996) Polymer melt viscosity increases under pressure - a simple new measurement method. Plast. Rubber Compos. Process. Appl., 25 (5). pp. 260-261.

Conference or Workshop Item

Rides, M; Morikawa, J*; Hälldahl, L*; Hay, B*; Lobo, H*; Dawson, A (2008) Intercomparison of thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity measurements of polymers. In: Proceedings of the Polymer Processing Society 24th Annual Meeting - PPS-24, 15-19 June 2008, Salerno, Italy.

Rides, M; Allen, C R G; Omloo, H*; Nakayama, K*; Cancelli, G* (2008) Melt flow rate testing of moisture sensitive plastics. In: Proceedings of the Polymer Processing Society 24th Annual Meeting - PPS-24, 15-19 June 2008, Salerno, Italy.

Rides, M; Allen, C R G (2008) Recent and future developments in ISO standardisation for polymer melt rheology. In: Proceedings of the Polymer Processing Society 24th Annual Meeting - PPS-24, 15-19 June 2008, Salerno, Italy.

Rides, M; Allen, C R G; Yan, F* (2007) Experimental evaluation of a piezoelectric cantilever for characterising the rheological properties of fluids. In: AERC 2007 4th Annual European Rheology Conference, 12-14 April 2007, Napolli, Italy.

Rides, M (1997) Extensional viscoelastic measurements of polymer melts. In: Proc. Polymer Process Engineering 97, July 1997, Bradford.