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Biography
Vasileios Koutsos, CEng MIMechE, FHEA, MInstP, MIMMM, is a Professor (Chair in Soft Materials and Surfaces) with the Institute for Materials and Processes, in the School of Engineering. Formerly a Marie Curie Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Laboratory of Condensed Matter Physics in Collège de France (Paris, France, 1998-2000), he holds a BSc in Physics (Physics Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece, 1992) and a PhD in Polymer Science (Chemistry Department & Materials Science Centre, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands, 1997).
Research Interests
- Soft Materials
- Surfaces & Interfaces
- Polymers
- Thin Polymer Films and Coatings
- Nanocolloids & Complex Fluids
- Polymer (Nano)Composites
- Elastomers & Gels
- Mechanics of Materials
- Friction
- Adhesion
- Contact Mechanics
- Wetting
- Material and Surface Characterisation
- Atomic Force Microscopy
- Materials for Energy
- Materials for Biomedical Applications
- Recycling and Sustainability
Administrative Roles
Deputy Head of the Institute for Materials and Processes (IMP)
Deputy Director of Mechanical Engineering
Websites
Education/Academic qualification
Physics, Bachelor of Science, Aristotle Univ Thessaloniki, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Dept Phys
Polymer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Univ Groningen, Zernike Inst Adv Mat
Keywords
- QC Physics
- soft condensed matter
- Polymers
- interfaces
- soft matter
- TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
- Composite materials
- Nanotechnology
- materials
- Nanostructures
- TP Chemical technology
- colloidal suspensions
- TS Manufactures
- 3d rapidprototyping
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On the printability and inter-layer adhesion in 3D printing of continuous carbon fibre reinforced PEEK composite using tape and filament
Qayyum, J., Li, A., Wu, J., Lyu, Y., Koutsos, V., Zhang, H., Radacsi, N. & Yang, D., Mar 2025, In: Composites - Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing. 190, 108654.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Fabrication of a Compliant Vascular Graft Using Extrusion Printing and Electrospinning Technique
Fazal, F., Melchels, F. P. W., McCormack, A., Silva, A. F., Handley, EL., Mazlan, N. A., Callanan, A., Koutsos, V. & Radacsi, N., 2 Dec 2024, In: Advanced Materials Technologies. 9, 23, 2400224.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Enhanced mechanical performance of 3D printed continuous carbon fibre reinforced polyphenylene sulphide composites through dopamine treatment and post-processing compression
Lyu, Y., Li, A., Wu, J., Koutsos, V., Wang, C., O'Bradaigh, C. & Yang, D., Mar 2025, In: Composites - Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing. 190, 108627.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Investigating the impact of water capillary forces on polymer-substrate adhesion using force spectroscopy
McClements, J. & Koutsos, V., 20 Nov 2024, In: Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 141, 44, 10 p., e56181.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The stab resistance of Bombyx mori silk cocoons
Ur Rehman, A., Koutsos, V. & Alam, P., 11 Nov 2024, bioRxiv.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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Activities
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A computational model to optimise correction techniques for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
Yifan Su (Speaker), Athanasios Tsirikos (Speaker), Vasileios Koutsos (Speaker) & Pankaj Pankaj (Speaker)
9 Nov 2023Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Advancing Hydrogen Gas Barrier Performance of Polyolefin Materials
SABIC Global Technologies B.V.
1/05/23 → 30/04/26
Project: Research
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Topological Methods for Learning to Steer Self-Organised Growth
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/05/23 → 30/04/25
Project: Research
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Blade Recycling: Added-value CoaTings (ACT)
GREENCOAT UK WIND HOLDCO LIMITED
4/10/23 → 3/10/24
Project: Research
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Bacteria as Living Patchy Colloids: Phenotypic Heterogeneity in Surface Adhesion
Vissers, T. (Creator), Brown, A. (Creator), Koumakis, N. (Creator), Dawson, A. (Creator), Hermes, M. (Creator), Schwarz-Linek, J. (Creator), Schofield, A. (Creator), French, J. (Creator), Koutsos, V. (Creator), Arlt, J. (Creator), Martinez, V. A. (Creator) & Poon, W. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 5 Aug 2019
DOI: 10.7488/ds/2315
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