Marc Masen

Marc received his MSc and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Twente, The Netherlands. His PhD thesis was entitled Abrasive Tool Wear in Metal Forming Processes. Following his PhD he worked at the R&D centre of Hydro Aluminium with a focus on investigating the surface quality of aluminium extrusions. In 2006 he returned to Twente as a lecturer, initiating research into biotribology. In 2013 he joined Imperial College.

Marc's main areas of research are

• Tribology of Human Tissue
• Tribology of Elastomers and Polymers
• Wear Prevention and Wear Mechanisms
• Tribometer Development.

Recent work includes the development of analytical models for the contact and friction behaviour of compliant, visco-elastic materials, an investigation of the wear behaviour of UHMWPE for use in implants and the design of a novel portable tribometer that has been used in the development of a statistics based model for friction forces in human skin contacts.

He currently runs a research project in which engineers and clinicians collaborate to establish the relationship between friction or shear forces and the development of pressure ulcers.

Publications

Journals

• Zhou X, Masen MA, Mo J, et al., 2023, Investigation of Experimental Devices for Finger Active and Passive Tactile Friction Analysis, Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering (english Edition), Vol:36, ISSN:1000-9345
• Bikos D, Samaras G, Cann P, et al., 2023, Destructive and non-destructive mechanical characterisation of chocolate with different levels of porosity under various modes of deformation, Journal of Materials Science, Vol:58, ISSN:0022-2461, Pages:5104-5127
• Bikos D, Samaras G, Charalambides M, et al., 2023, A micromechanical based finite element model approach to accurately predict the effective thermal properties of micro-aerated chocolate, Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies, Vol:83, ISSN:1466-8564
• Yap KK, Fukuda K, Vail JR, et al., 2022, Spatiotemporal mapping for in-situ and real-time tribological analysis in polymer-metal contacts, Tribology International, Vol:171, ISSN:0301-679X, Pages:1-16
• Bikos D, Samaras G, Charalambides M, et al., 2022, Experimental and numerical evaluation of the effect of micro-aeration on the thermal properties of chocolate, Food and Function, Vol:13, ISSN:2042-6496, Pages:4993-5010