Publications

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Review papers:

Properties and applications of additively manufactured metallic cellular materials: a review. du Plessis, A., Razavi, S.M.J., Benedetti, M., Murchio, S., Leary, M., Watson, M., Bhate, D. and Berto, F., 2021. Progress in Materials Science, p.100918. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmatsci.2021.100918

Additive manufacturing of sustainable construction materials and form-finding structures: a review on recent progresses. Liu, J., Nguyen-Van, V., Panda, B., Fox, K., du Plessis, A. and Tran, P., 2022. 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, 9(1), pp.12-34. https://doi.org/10.1089/3dp.2020.0331

Role of Metal 3D Printing to Increase Quality and Resource-efficiency in the Construction Sector. Kanyilmaz, A., Demir, A.G., Chierici, M., Berto, F., Gardner, L., Kandukuri, S.Y., Kassabian, P., Kinoshita, T., Laurenti, A., Paoletti, I. and du Plessis, A., 2021. Additive Manufacturing, p.102541. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2021.102541

Metal additive manufacturing in aerospace: a review. Blakey-Milner, B., Gradl, P., Snedden, G., Brooks, M., Pitot, J., Lopez, E., Leary, M., Berto, F. and du Plessis, A., 2021. Materials & Design, p.110008. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2021.110008 (open access). Also available here Metal AM in aerospace review

Review of uncertainty estimation of porosity analysis using global thresholding in computed tomography data. Jaques, V.A.J., du Plessis, A., Zemek, M., Šalplachta, J., Stubianová, Z., Zikmund, T. and Kaiser, J., 2021. Measurement Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6501/ac1b40 (open access)

Architected Cellular Materials: A Review on their Mechanical Properties towards Fatigue-Tolerant Design and Fabrication. Material Science Engineering: R. M Benedetti, A Du Plessis, RO Ritchie, M Dallago, J Razavi, F Berto. ArchitectedCellularMaterials_MatSciEngR2021 (open access)

X-ray computed tomography. Withers, P.J., Bouman, C., Carmignato, S., Cnudde, V., Grimaldi, D., Hagen, C.K., Maire, E., Manley, M., Du Plessis, A. and Stock, S.R., 2021. Nature Reviews Methods Primers, 1(1), pp.1-21. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43586-021-00015-4 Also sharelink here: https://rdcu.be/cogqu

Biomimicry for 3D concrete printing: a review and perspective. Additive Manufacturing. du Plessis, A., Babafemi, A.J., Paul, S.C., Panda, B., Tran, J.P. and Broeckhoven, C. 1-s2.0-S2214860420311957-main (open access)

Effects of defects on mechanical properties in metal additive manufacturing: A review focusing on X-ray tomography insights. Materials and Design, Feb 2020 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2019.108385 (open access). Also PDF here: 1-s2.0-S0264127519308238-main (1)

Bone regeneration on implants of titanium alloys produced by laser powder bed fusion – a review. Book chapter in “Titanium for consumer applications”, 1st edition, Elsevier, Nov 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-815820-3.00016-2. Preprint of this chapter available here

Beautiful and Functional: A Review of Biomimetic Design in Additive Manufacturing. Additive Manufacturing. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2019.03.033 Full paper access here: J31 Full Paper Yadroitsau

X-Ray Microcomputed Tomography in Additive Manufacturing: A Review of the Current Technology and Applications. 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing. https://doi.org/10.1089/3dp.2018.0060, PDF also here: 3dp.2018.0060(open access)

Looking deep into nature: A review of micro-computed tomography in biomimicry. Acta Biomaterialia. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2018.12.014, Also here: Looking deep into nature

X-ray microtomography in herpetological research: a review. Amphibia-Reptilia. [15685381 – Amphibia-Reptilia] X-ray microtomography in herpetological research_ a review (1) (open access)

A review of X-ray computed tomography of concrete and asphalt construction materials. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.12.049. Also PDF here: review of CT concrete asphalt

All papers, please see here for more regularly (automatically) updated list

2022:

On the efficiency of machine learning for fatigue assessment of post-processed additively manufactured AlSi10Mg. E Maleki, S Bagherifard, SMJ Razavi, M Bandini, A du Plessis, F Berto, M Guagliano. International Journal of Fatigue, 160, p.106841. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2022.106841

Laser Powder Bed Fusion of Polyamide-composite for Antibacterial Applications: Characterization and Properties. Vilardell, A.M., Yadroitsava, I., Wolf, W.K.C., Du Plessis, A., Tshibalanganda, M., Kouprianoff, D.P., Garcia-Giralt, N., Kobashi, M. and Yadroitsev, I., 2022. Materials Today Communications, p.103727. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2022.103727

Osteoderms as calcium reservoirs: Insights from the lizard Ouroborus cataphractus. Broeckhoven, C. and du Plessis, A., 2022. Journal of Anatomy. https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13683

Escaping the labyrinth of bioinspiration: biodiversity as key to successful product innovation. Broeckhoven, C. and du Plessis, A., 2022. Advanced Functional Materials, 32(18), p.2110235. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202110235

Systematic revision of Afrogecko ansorgii (Boulenger, 1907)(Sauria: Gekkonidae) from western Angola. Lobon-Rovira, J., Conradie, W., Pinto, P.V., Keates, C., Edwards, S., Plessis, A.D. and Branch, W.R., 2022. Zootaxa, 5124(4), pp.401-430. 10.11646/zootaxa.5124.4.1

A digital-twin methodology for the non-destructive certification of lattice structures. Almalki, A., Downing, D., Lozanovski, B., Tino, R., Du Plessis, A., Qian, M., Brandt, M. and Leary, M., 2022. JOM, 74(4), pp.1784-1797. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-021-05144-5

A mechanistic evaluation relating microstructural morphology to a modified Mohr-Griffith compression-shear constitutive model for 3D printed concrete. van den Heever, M., du Plessis, A., Bester, F., Kruger, J. and van Zijl, G., 2022. Construction and Building Materials, 325, p.126743. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.126743

Evaluating the effects of porosity on the mechanical properties of extrusion-based 3D printed concrete. van den Heever, M., du Plessis, A., Kruger, J. and van Zijl, G., 2022. Cement and Concrete Research, 153, p.106695. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2021.106695

X‐ray tomography for the advancement of laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing. Du Plessis, A., 2022. Journal of Microscopy, 285(3), pp.121-130. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmi.12930

Manufacturability of lattice structures fabricated by laser powder bed fusion: A novel biomedical application of the beta Ti-21S alloy. Jam, A., du Plessis, A., Lora, C., Raghavendra, S., Pellizzari, M. and Benedetti, M., 2022. Additive Manufacturing, 50, p.102556. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2021.102556

Corrosion fatigue of Ti‐6Al‐4V coupons manufactured by directed energy deposition. Hattingh, D.G., Botha, S., Bernard, D., James, M.N. and du Plessis, A., 2022. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures. https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.13714

Mechanisms of fatigue crack initiation and propagation in auxetic meta-biomaterials. Kolken, H.M.A., Garcia, A.F., Du Plessis, A., Meynen, A., Rans, C., Scheys, L., Mirzaali, M.J. and Zadpoor, A.A., 2022. Acta biomaterialia, 138, pp.398-409. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2021.11.002

Fatigue performance of shelled additively manufactured parts subjected to hot isostatic pressing. du Plessis, A., Razavi, S.M.J., Wan, D., Berto, F., Imdaadulah, A., Beamer, C., Shipley, J. and MacDonald, E., 2022. Additive Manufacturing, p.102607. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2022.102607

Functional synergy of biomimicry and additive manufacturing: Toward a bio-enhanced engineering approach. du Plessis, A. and Broeckhoven, C., 2022. In Biomimicry for Materials, Design and Habitats (pp. 269-289). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-821053-6.00013-8

Fatigue behaviour of notched laser powder bed fusion AlSi10Mg after thermal and mechanical surface post-processing. Maleki, E., Bagherifard, S., Razavi, S.M.J., Riccio, M., Bandini, M., du Plessis, A., Berto, F. and Guagliano, M., 2022. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 829, p.142145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2021.142145

2021:

Unit cell estimation of volumetrically-varying permittivity in additively-manufactured ceramic lattices with X-ray computed tomography. Burden, E., Oh, Y., Mummareddy, B., Negro, D., Cortes, P., Du Plessis, A., MacDonald, E., Adams, J., Li, F. and Rojas, R., 2021. Materials & Design, 210, p.110032. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2021.110032

Thermoplastic Extrusion Additive Manufacturing of High-Performance Carbon Fiber PEEK Lattices. Santiago, C.C., Yelamanchi, B., Diosdado De la Peña, J.A., Lamb, J., Roguski, K., Turzyński, F., Faruqui, R., Choo, K., Du Plessis, A., Sillani, F. and MacDonald, E., 2021. Crystals, 11(12), p.1453. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst11121453

Non-Destructive Inspection of Sacrificial 3D Sand-Printed Molds with Geometrically Complex Lattice Cavities. Vuksanovich, B., Chavez, J., Gygi, C., O’Hara, R., Cortes, P., MacDonald, E. and Du Plessis, A., 2021. International Journal of Metalcasting, pp.1-10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40962-021-00681-w

Tensile properties of polyamide 12/black with 10wt.% copper samples manufactured by laser powder bed fusion. Wolf, W.K.C., Vilardell, A.M., Du Plessis, A., Yadroitsava, I. and Yadroitsev, I., 2021. Transactions on Additive Manufacturing Meets Medicine, 3(1), pp.525-525. https://www.journals.infinite-science.de/index.php/ammm/article/download/525/257

Roughness and Near-Surface Porosity of Unsupported Overhangs Produced by High-Speed Laser Powder Bed Fusion. Shange, M., Yadroitsava, I., du Plessis, A. and Yadroitsev, I., 2021. 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing. https://doi.org/10.1089/3dp.2020.0097

Monitoring of Laser Powder Bed Fusion by Acoustic Emission: Investigation of Single Tracks and Layers. Kouprianoff, D., Yadroitsava, I., du Plessis, A., Luwes, N. and Yadroitsev, I., 2021. Frontiers in Mech. Eng, 7, p.678076. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmech.2021.678076

The effect of porosity on the mechanical properties of Ti-6Al-4V components manufactured by high-power selective laser melting. Mathe, N.R., Tshabalala, L.C., Hoosain, S., Motibane, L. and du Plessis, A., 2021. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, pp.1-9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-021-07326-6

Mechanical properties of material jetted zirconia complex geometries with hot isostatic pressing. Mummareddy, B., Negro, D., Bharambe, V.T., Oh, Y., Burden, E., Ahlfors, M., Choi, J.W., Du Plessis, A., Adams, J., MacDonald, E. and Cortes, P., 2021. Advances in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, p.100052. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aime.2021.100052

µCT Analysis of the Human Tuberculous Lung Reveals Remarkable Heterogeneity in 3D Granuloma Morphology. Wells, G., Glasgow, J.N., Nargan, K., Lumamba, K., Madansein, R., Maharaj, K., Hunter, R.L., Naidoo, T., Coetzer, L., Le Roux, S. and du Plessis, A., 2021. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, (ja). https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.202101-0032OC

Fatigue performance of auxetic meta-biomaterials. Kolken, H.M.A., Garcia, A.F., Du Plessis, A., Rans, C., Mirzaali, M.J. and Zadpoor, A.A., 2021. Acta Biomaterialia, 126, pp.511-523. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2021.03.015

X-ray micro-tomographic data of live larvae of the beetle Cacosceles newmannii. Lehmann, P., Javal, M., Du Plessis, A., Tshibalanganda, M. and Terblanche, J.S., 2021. Gigabyte, 2021, pp.1-8. https://doi.org/10.46471/gigabyte.18

Characterization of additively manufactured AlSi10Mg cubes with different porosities. Taute, C., Möller, H., du Plessis, A., Tshibalanganda, M. and Leary, M., 2021. Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 121(4), pp.143-150. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2411-9717/1331/2021

Productivity enhancement of laser powder bed fusion using compensated shelled geometries and hot isostatic pressing. A Du Plessis, B Yelamanchi, C Fischer, J Miller, C Beamer, K Rogers, P Cortes, J Els, E MacDonald. Advances in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. 1-s2.0-S2666912921000015-main

An investigation into the porosity of extrusion-based 3D printed concrete. Jacques Kruger, Anton du Plessis, Gideon van Zijl. Additive Manufacturing. 1-s2.0-S221486042031112X-main

Use of X-ray computed tomography and 3D image analysis to characterize internal browning in ‘Fuji’apples after exposure to CO2 stress. 1-s2.0-S0304423820306683-main

Characterization of Coloured Gemstones by X-ray Micro Computed Tomography minerals-11-00178-v2

Using µCT in live larvae of a large wood-boring beetle to study tracheal oxygen supply during development 1-s2.0-S0022191021000093-main

Mechanical behavior of in-situ alloyed Ti6Al4V (ELI)-3 at.% Cu lattice structures manufactured by laser powder bed fusion and designed for implant applications Mechanicalbehaviorofin-situalloyedTi6Al4VELI-3at.Culatticestructuresmanufacturedbylaserpowderbedfusionanddesignedforimplantapplications

Dimensional metrology of additively manufactured lattice structures by combined tactile probe and X‐ray tomography. Material Design and Processing Communications. dimensionalmetrologypaper

Evaluating high-resolution computed tomography to study citrus tristeza virus-induced stem pitting. Aldrich, D.J., Bester, R., Cook, G., du Plessis, A., Burger, J.T. and Maree, H.J., 2021. Journal of Citrus Pathology, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.5070/C481050093

2020:

Non-destructive simulation of node defects in additively manufactured lattice structures. 1-s2.0-S2214860420309659-main (3)

X-ray computed tomography inspection in metal additive manufacturing: the role of witness specimens. ASTM Preprint: astm_workshop_structural_integrity_paper_witness_specimens_PREPRINT

Influence of large artificial porosity on bending behaviour of Ti6Al4V eli additively manufactured specimens subjected to typical loads during mastication. 22

The effects of microporosity in struts of gyroid lattice structures produced by laser powder bed fusion. du Plessis, A., Razavi, S.M.J. and Berto, F., 2020. Materials & Design, p.108899. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2020.108899

Killer notches: The effect of as-built surface roughness on fatigue failure in AlSi10Mg produced by laser powder bed fusion. A du Plessis, S Beretta. Additive Manufacturing. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2020.101424 Full download available here: killernotches

Hybrid Directed Energy Deposition for Fabricating Metal Structures with Embedded Sensors. Michael Juhasz, Rico Tiedemann, Gerrit Dumstorff, Jason Walker, Anton Du Plessis, Brett Conner, Walter Lang, Eric MacDonald. Additive Manufacturing. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2020.101397

Manufacturing and characterization of in-situ alloyed Ti6Al4V (ELI)-3 at.% Cu by Laser Powder Bed Fusion. Vilardell, A.M., Yadroitsev, I., Yadroitsava, I., Albu, M., Takata, N., Kobashi, M., Krakhmalev, P., Kouprianoff, D., Kothleitner, G. and du Plessis, A., 2020. Additive Manufacturing, p.101436. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2020.101436

3D microarchitecture of the human tuberculous granuloma. Preprint: 2020.06.14.149898v1.full https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.14.149898

Data for 3D printing enlarged museum specimens for the visually impaired. Preprint: https://osf.io/preprints/africarxiv/wu6c5/ Final version here: https://gigabytejournal.com/articles/3

Fatigue strength assessment of” as built” AlSi10Mg manufactured by SLM with different build orientations. Beretta, S., Gargourimotlagh, M., Foletti, S., du Plessis, A. and Riccio, M., 2020. International Journal of Fatigue, p.105737. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2020.105737

Performance of concrete containing Nigerian electric arc furnace steel slag aggregate towards sustainable production. Kolawole, J.T., Babafemi, A.J., Paul, S.C. and du Plessis, A., 2020. Sustainable Materials and Technologies, p.e00174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susmat.2020.e00174

Hot isostatic pressing in metal additive manufacturing: X-ray tomography reveals details of pore closure. du Plessis, A. and Macdonald, E., 2020. Additive Manufacturing, p.101191. HIP LPBF cubes https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2020.101191

Not all scans are equal: X-ray tomography image quality evaluation. du Plessis, A., Tshibalanganda, M. and le Roux, S.G., 2020. Materials Today Communications, 22, p.100792. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2019.100792, Also PDF here: 1-s2.0-S2352492819308694-main (2)

Using CT-scanning technology to quantify damage of the stem-boring beetle, Aphanasium australe, a biocontrol agent of Hakea sericea in South Africa. Lyons, C.L., Tshibalanganda, M. and Plessis, A.D., 2020. Biocontrol Science and Technology, 30(1), pp.33-41. https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2019.1682518.

Human manual distal phalanges from the Middle Stone Age deposits of Klasies River Main Site, Western Cape Province, South Africa. Grine, F.E., Mongle, C.S., Smith, S.L., Black, W., du Plessis, A. and Braga, J., 2020. Journal of Human Evolution, 146, p.102849. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2020.102849

2019

du Plessis, A., 2019. Effects of process parameters on porosity in laser powder bed fusion revealed by X-ray tomography. Additive Manufacturing, 30, p.100871. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2019.100871. Also PDF here: effect of process parameters on porosity du Plessis 2019

Laboratory X-ray tomography for metal additive manufacturing: round robin test. Anton duPlessis, Stephan G. le Roux, Jess Waller, Philip Sperling, Nils Achilles, Andre Beerlink, Jean-François Métayer, Mirko Sinico, Gabriel Probst, Wim Dewulf, Florian Bittner, Hans-Josef Endres, Marian Willner, Ágota Drégelyi-Kiss, Tomas Zikmund, Jakub Laznovsky, Jozef Kaiser, Pascal Pinter, Stefan Dietrich, Elena Lopez, OliverFitzek, Porebski Konrad. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2019.100837. Also PDF here: 1-s2.0-S2214860419307353-main (6)

Beautiful and Functional: A Review of Biomimetic Design in Additive Manufacturing. Additive Manufacturing. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2019.03.033 Preprint available here: Preprint 30 March 2019

Bone regeneration on implants of titanium alloys produced by laser powder bed fusion – a review. Book chapter in “Titanium for consumer applications”, 1st edition, Elsevier, Nov 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-815820-3.00016-2. Preprint of this chapter available here

Advancing X-ray micro computed tomography in Africa: going far, together. Anton du Plessis, Stephan G le Roux, Muofhe Tshibalanganda. (open access): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2019.e00061. Also PDF here: microCT in Africa paper

Looking deep into nature: A review of micro-computed tomography in biomimicry. Acta Biomaterialia. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2018.12.014, Also PDF here: Looking deep into nature

A review of X-ray computed tomography of concrete and asphalt construction materials. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.12.049. Also PDF here: review of CT concrete asphalt

Topology optimization and characterization of Ti6Al4V ELI cellular lattice structures by laser powder bed fusion for biomedical applications. A.M.Vilardell, A.Takezawa, A.du Plessis, N.Takata, P.Krakhmalev, M.Kobashi, I.Yadroitsava, I.Yadroitsev. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2019.138330

Du Plessis, A., Glaser, D., Moller, H., Mathe, N., Tshabalala, L., Mfusi, B. and Mostert, R., 2019. Pore closure effect of laser shock peening of additively manufactured AlSi10Mg. 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, 6(5), pp.245-252. https://doi.org/10.1089/3dp.2019.0064. Also preprint here: preprint pore closure laser shock peening

Weißmann, V., Hansmann, H., Bader, R., Boss, C. and du Plessis, A., 2019. The challenge of repeatable manufacturing and the influence on the anchoring strength at the example of press-fit acetabular cups. Transactions on Additive Manufacturing Meets Medicine, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.18416/AMMM.2019.1909S03P25. Also PDF here: 204-Short Paper-1095-1-10-20191112 (2)

Physico-elemental analysis of roasted organic coffee beans from Ethiopia, Colombia, Honduras, and Mexico using X-ray micro-computed tomography and external beam particle induced X-ray emission. Karen J.Cloete, Žiga Šmit, Roya Minnis-Ndimba, Primož Vavpetič, Anton du Plessis, Stephan G. le Roux, Primož Pelicon. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fochx.2019.100032

Enamel pearls: Their occurrence in recent human populations and earliest manifestation in the modern human lineage. Frederick E. Grine, Sharon Holt, James S. Brink, Anton du Plessis. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archoralbio.2019.03.004

MicroCT-based bulk density measurement method for soils. S G le Roux, A du Plessis, C E Clarke. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2309-8775/2019/v61n1a1. Also PDF here: MicroCT bulk density soils

Systematic experiments to quantitatively assess image quality for CT scans of a Karoo tetrapod fossil. Tshibalanganda, Muofhe; du Plessis, Anton; Le Roux, Stephan G.; Taylor, Wendy L.; Smith, Roger M. H.; Browning, Claire. http://wiredspace.wits.ac.za/handle/10539/27891. Also PDF here: V54.2019. TSHIBALANGANDA_ET_AL. CT scans Karoo fossils (3)

Reid, M., Bordy, E.M., Taylor, W.L., le Roux, S.G. and du Plessis, A., 2019. A micro X-ray computed tomography dataset of fossil echinoderms in an ancient obrution bed: a robust method for taphonomic and palaeoecologic analyses. GigaScience, 8(3), p.giy156. https://doi.org/10.1093/gigascience/giy156. Also PDF here: giy156

2018

X-ray microtomography in herpetological research: a review. Amphibia-Reptilia. [15685381 – Amphibia-Reptilia] X-ray microtomography in herpetological research_ a review (1)

du Plessis, A. and le Roux, S.G., 2018. Standardized X-ray tomography testing of additively manufactured parts: a round robin test. Additive Manufacturing, 24, pp.125-136. standardized xray ct

Malefane, L.B., Du Preez, W.B., Maringa, M. and Du Plessis, A., 2018. Tensile and high cycle fatigue properties of annealed TI6AL4V (ELI) specimens produced by direct metal laser sintering. South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 29(3), pp.299-311. Tensile_and_high_cycle_fatigue_properties_of_annea

Hands, C.H., du Plessis, A., Minnaar, N., Blakey-Milner, B.A. and Burger, E., 2018. Can Additive Manufacturing Help Win the Race? preprints201811.0040.v can AM help win the race

du Plessis, A. and Broeckhoven, C., 2018. Metal Body Armour: Biomimetic Engineering of Lattice Structures. preprints201810.0535.v1 biomimetic engineering

du Plessis, A. and le Roux, S.G., 2018. X-ray Micro-Ct Supporting the South African Additive Manufacturing Community. preprints201810.0534 microCT supporting AM

Landschoff, J., Komai, T., du Plessis, A., Gouws, G. and Griffiths, C.L., 2018. MicroCT imaging applied to description of a new species of Pagurus Fabricius, 1775 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Paguridae), with selection of three-dimensional type data. PloS one, 13(9), p.e0203107. journal.pone.0203107

du Plessis, A., Yadroitsev, I., Yadroitsava, I. and Le Roux, S.G., X-Ray Microcomputed Tomography in Additive Manufacturing: A Review of the Current Technology and Applications. 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing. 3dp.2018.0060

Du Plessis, A., Kouprianoff, D.P., Yadroitsava, I. and Yadroitsev, I., 2018. Mechanical Properties and In Situ Deformation Imaging of Microlattices Manufactured by Laser Based Powder Bed Fusion. Materials, 11(9), p.1663. materials-11-01663 (1)

du Plessis, A., Yadroitsava, I. and Yadroitsev, I., 2018. Ti6Al4V lightweight lattice structures manufactured by laser powder bed fusion for load-bearing applications. Optics & Laser Technology, 108, pp.521-528. 1-s2.0-S0030399218307680-main (2)

Du Plessis, A., Yadroitsava, I., Yadroitsev, I., le Roux, S.G. and Blaine, D.C., 2018. Numerical comparison of lattice unit cell designs for medical implants by additive manufacturing. Virtual and Physical Prototyping, pp.1-16. Numericalcomparisonoflatticeunitcelldesignsformedicalimplantsbyadditivemanufacturing

Du Plessis, A., Kouprianoff, D.P., Yadroitsava, I. and Yadroitsev, I., 2018. Numerical and experimental investigation of artificial porosity in a lattice structure. Solid Freeform Fabrication. M128363 SFF2018

Yadroitsev, I., Krakhmalev, P., Yadroitsava, I. and Du Plessis, A., 2017. Qualification of Ti6Al4V ELI Alloy Produced by Laser Powder Bed Fusion for Biomedical Applications. JOM, pp.1-6. qualification of DMLS Ti6Al4V JOM

du Plessis, Anton, Chris Broeckhoven, Igor Yadroitsev, Ina Yadroisava, and Stephan Gerhard le Roux. “Analyzing nature’s protective design: the glyptodont body armor.” Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials(2018). Analyzing natures protective design https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751616118301656

Babafemi, A.J., du Plessis, A. and Boshoff, W.P., 2018. Pull-out creep mechanism of synthetic macro fibres under a sustained load. Construction and Building Materials, 174, pp.466-473. 1-s2.0-S0950061818309553-main

Landschoff, Jannes, Anton Du Plessis, and Charles L. Griffiths. “A micro X-ray computed tomography dataset of South African hermit crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Paguroidea), containing scans of two rare specimens and three recently-described species.” GigaScience (2018). https://academic.oup.com/gigascience/advance-article/doi/10.1093/gigascience/giy022/4925575 crabs

Galmed, A.H., du Plessis, A., le Roux, S.G., Hartnick, E., Von Bergmann, H. and Maaza, M., 2018. Three dimensional characterization of laser ablation craters using high resolution X-ray computed tomography. Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy, 139, pp.75-82. 3d analysis of laser ablation craters

Rozendaal, A., Le Roux, S.G., du Plessis, A. and Philander, C., 2018. Grade and product quality control by microCT scanning of the world class Namakwa Sands Ti-Zr placer deposit West Coast, South Africa: An orientation study. Minerals Engineering. grade and product quality of mineral sands using microCT

Rozendaal, A., Le Roux, S.G. and du Plessis, A., 2018. Application of microCT scanning in the recovery of endo-skarn associated scheelite from the Riviera Deposit, South Africa. Minerals Engineering. microCT for scheelite recovery

Pols, S., du Plessis, A., le Roux, S.G. and Vries, F.A., 2017, September. Comparison and quality testing of polymer non-woven postharvest preservation sheets using X-ray tomography. In VII International Conference on Managing Quality in Chains (MQUIC2017) and II International Symposium on Ornamentals in 1201 (pp. 363-370). preservationsheets

2017

Plessis, A.D., Broeckhoven, C. and le Roux, S.G., 2017. Snake fangs: 3D morphological and mechanical analysis by microCT, simulation and physical compression testing. GigaScience. snake fangs gigascience

Schoeman, Letitia; du Plessis, Anton; Verboven, Pieter; Nicolaï, Bart M; Cantre, Dennis; Manley, Marena; Effect of oven and forced convection continuous tumble (FCCT) roasting on the microstructure and dry milling properties of white maize Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies effect of fcct on microstructure of maize

Ham, H., du Plessis, A., & le Roux, S. G. (2017). Microcomputer tomography (microCT) as a tool in Pinus tree breeding: pilot studies. New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science, 47(1), 2. microCT as tool in tree breeding

du Plessis, A., Yadroitsava, I., le Roux, S.G., Yadroitsev, I., Fieres, J., Reinhart, C. and Rossouw, P., 2017. Prediction of mechanical performance of Ti6Al4V cast alloy based on microCT-based load simulation. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 724, pp.267-274. prediction of mechanical performance with microCT image based simulation

Broeckhoven, C. and du Plessis, A., 2017. Has snake fang evolution lost its bite? New insights from a structural mechanics viewpoint. Biology letters, 13(8), p.20170293. has snake fang evolution lost its bite

Grine, F.E., Marean, C.W., Faith, J.T., Black, W., Mongle, C.S., Trinkaus, E., le Roux, S.G. and du Plessis, A., 2017. Further human fossils from the Middle Stone Age deposits of Die Kelders Cave 1, Western Cape Province, South Africa. Journal of human evolution, 109, p.70. further human fossils

Broeckhoven, C., du Plessis, A. and Hui, C., 2017. Functional trade-off between strength and thermal capacity of dermal armor: insights from girdled lizards. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials. functional tradeoff between strength and thermal capacity of dermal armour

Du Plessis, A., Broeckhoven, C., Guelpa, A. and Le Roux, S.G., 2017. Laboratory X-ray micro-computed tomography: a user guideline for biological samples. GigaScience, 6(6), pp.1-11. laboratory xray microCT user guidelines

Guelpa, A., Marini, F., du Plessis, A., Slabbert, R. and Manley, M., 2017. Verification of authenticity and fraud detection in South African honey using NIR spectroscopy. Food Control, 73, pp.1388-1396. verification of authenticity of honey using NIR

Broeckhoven, C., Plessis, A., Roux, S.G., Mouton, P.L.F.N. and Hui, C., 2017. Beauty is more than skin deep: a non‐invasive protocol for in vivo anatomical study using micro‐CT. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 8(3), pp.358-369. beauty is more than skin deep

Mulder, R., Mohamed, N., du Plessis, A. and le Roux, S.G., 2017. A pilot study investigating the presence of voids in bulk fill flowable composites. Mulder_A-pilot_2017

Dzogbewu, T., Yadroitsev, I., Krakhmalev, P., Yadroitsava, I. and Du Plessis, A., 2017. Optimal process parameters for in-situ alloyed Ti15Mo structures by Direct Metal Laser Sintering. In SSF 2017-The 28th Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium, Austin, August 7-9, 2017. OptimalProcessParametersforInSituAlloyedTi1

2016

Krakhmalev, P., Fredriksson, G., Yadroitsava, I., Kazantseva, N., du Plessis, A., & Yadroitsev, I. (2016). Deformation behavior and microstructure of Ti6Al4V manufactured by SLM. Physics Procedia, 83, 778-788. deformation behaviour ti64

du Plessis, A., le Roux, S.G. and Steyn, F., 2016. Quality Investigation of 3D Printer Filament Using Laboratory X-Ray Tomography. 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, 3(4), pp.262-267. 3d print filament

du Plessis, A., le Roux, S.G. and Guelpa, A., 2016. Comparison of medical and industrial X-ray computed tomography for non-destructive testing. Case Studies in Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation, 6, pp.17-25. comparison of medical and industrial Xray CT for NDT

Moletsane, M.G., Krakhmalev, P., Kazantseva, N., Du Plessis, A., Yadroitsava, I. and Yadroitsev, I., 2016. Tensile properties and microstructure of direct metal laser-sintered TI6AL4V (ELI) Alloy. South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 27(3), pp.110-121. tensile properties and microstructure of DMLS

Schoeman, L., du Plessis, A. and Manley, M., 2016. Non-destructive characterisation and quantification of the effect of conventional oven and forced convection continuous tumble (FCCT) roasting on the three-dimensional microstructure of whole wheat kernels using X-ray micro-computed tomography (μCT). Journal of Food Engineering, 187, pp.1-13. nondestructive characterization of wheat subjected to forced convection

Lindgren, O., Seifert, T. and Du Plessis, A., 2016. Moisture content measurements in wood using dual-energy CT scanning–a feasibility study. Wood Material Science & Engineering, 11(5), pp.312-317. moisture content of wood measured by microCT

du Plessis, A., le Roux, S.G. and Guelpa, A., 2016. The CT Scanner Facility at Stellenbosch University: an open access X-ray computed tomography laboratory. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 384, pp.42-49. stellenbosch CT facility paper

du Plessis, A., le Roux, S.G., Booysen, G. and Els, J., 2016. Quality Control of a Laser Additive Manufactured Medical Implant by X-Ray Tomography. 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, 3(3), pp.175-182. quality control medical implant additive manufacturing

Guelpa, A., du Plessis, A. and Manley, M., 2016. A high-throughput X-ray micro-computed tomography (μCT) approach for measuring single kernel maize (Zea mays L.) volumes and densities. Journal of Cereal Science, 69, pp.321-328. high throughput microCT method

Clarke, C.E., Majodina, T.O., du Plessis, A. and Andreoli, M.A.G., 2016. The use of X-ray tomography in defining the spatial distribution of barite in the fluvially derived palaeosols of Vaalputs, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Geoderma, 267, pp.48-57. barite microCT

du Plessis, A., le Roux, S.G., Booysen, G. and Els, J., 2016. Directionality of cavities and porosity formation in powder-bed laser additive manufacturing of metal components investigated using X-ray tomography. 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, 3(1), pp.48-55. directionality of cavities and porosity in additive Ti64

Matthews, T. and du Plessis, A., 2016. Using X-ray computed tomography analysis tools to compare the skeletal element morphology of fossil and modern frog (Anura) species. Palaeontologia Electronica, 19(1), pp.1-46. using xray CT to compare skeletal morphology anura

Schoeman, L., Williams, P., du Plessis, A. and Manley, M., 2016. X-ray micro-computed tomography (μCT) for non-destructive characterisation of food microstructure. Trends in Food Science & Technology, 47, pp.10-24. review Xray CT of food microstructure

du Plessis, A., Yadroitsev, I., Yadroitsava, I. and Kouprianoff, D., 2016. NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING OF THE PARTS MANUFACTURED BY DIRECT METAL LASER SINTERING. SUNConferences, 17th Annual Conference of the Rapid Product Development Association of South Africa. ndt of laser sintered ti64

Du Plessis, A., Olawuyi, B.J., Boshoff, W.P. and Le Roux, S.G., 2016. Simple and fast porosity analysis of concrete using X-ray computed tomography. Materials and Structures, 49(1-2), pp.553-562. simple and fast porosity analysis of concrete

Le Roux, S.G., Du Plessis, A. and Rozendaal, A., 2015. The quantitative analysis of tungsten ore using X-ray microCT: Case study. Computers & Geosciences, 85, pp.75-80. quantitative analysis of tungsten ore by Xray microCT

2015

du Plessis, A. and Rossouw, P., 2015. Investigation of porosity changes in cast Ti6Al4V rods after hot isostatic pressing. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 24(8), pp.3137-3141. porosity changes in HIPPED castings

du Plessis, A., le Roux, S.G., Els, J., Booysen, G. and Blaine, D.C., 2015. Application of microCT to the non-destructive testing of an additive manufactured titanium component. Case Studies in Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation, 4, pp.1-7. microCT additive manufacturing

du Plessis, A. and Rossouw, P., 2015. X-ray computed tomography of a titanium aerospace investment casting. Case Studies in Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation, 3, pp.21-26. xray CT of casting

A dataset describing brooding in three species of South African brittle stars, comprising seven high-resolution, micro X-ray computed tomography scans
J Landschoff, A Du Plessis, CL Griffiths – GigaScience, 2015. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13742-015-0093-2

Burheim, O.S., Crymble, G.A., Bock, R., Hussain, N., Pasupathi, S., du Plessis, A., le Roux, S., Seland, F., Su, H. and Pollet, B.G., 2015. Thermal conductivity in the three layered regions of micro porous layer coated porous transport layers for the PEM fuel cell. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 40(46), pp.16775-16785. thermal conductivity in hydrogen fuel cell

Anton du Plessis, Stephan le Roux, Francis Steyn. X-ray computed tomography of consumer-grade 3D printed parts. 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing. Accepted August 2015. http://online.liebertpub.com/toc/3dp/0/0

Letitia Schoeman, Paul Williams, Anton du Plessis, Marena Manley. X-ray micro-computed tomography (µCT) for non-destructive characterisation of food. Trends in Food Science & Technology. Accepted August 2015. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0924224415300054

Salima Ikram, Ruhan Slabbert, Izak Cornelius, Anton du Plessis, Liani Colette Swanepoel, Henry Weber, Fatal Force-Feeding or Glutonous Gagging? The Death of Kestrel SACHM 2575, Journal of Archaeological Science. August 2015. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440315002617

Mojgan Vaziri, Anton du Plessis, Dick Sandberg & Sven Berg (2015): Nano X-ray tomography analysis of
the cell-wall density of welded beech joints, Wood Material Science & Engineering, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17480272.2015.1062418

du Plessis, A., le Roux, S.G., & van Rooyen, H. (2015). 3D X-ray Inspection of a Radio Controlled Airplane Engine. Materials Science Forum Vols. 828-829, 433-438. MSF.828-829.433

Guelpa, A., du Plessis, A., Kidd, M., & Manley, M. (2015). Non-destructive Estimation of Maize (Zea mays L.) Kernel Hardness by Means of an X-ray Micro-computed Tomography (μCT) Density Calibration. Food and Bioprocess Technology, 1-11. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11947-015-1502-3%20/fulltext.html

Du Plessis, A., Slabbert, R., Swanepoel, L. C., Els, J., Booysen, G. J., Ikram, S., & Cornelius, I. (2015). Three-dimensional model of an ancient Egyptian falcon mummy skeleton. Rapid Prototyping Journal, 21(4). http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/RPJ-09-2013-0089

AA Ambushe, A du Plessis, RI McCrindle (2015). Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy and inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry for determination of Cr in soils from Brits District, South Africa. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia http://www.ajol.info/index.php/bcse/article/view/122945

S.G. Le Roux, J.A. Miller, A.J. Dunford, C.E. Clarke. The dissolution kinetics of atacamite in the acid range and the stability of atacamite containing soils from Namaqualand, South Africa. Applied geochemistry 2015. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0883292715300378

2014

du Plessis, A., Olawuyi, B. J., Boshoff, W. P., & le Roux, S. G. (2014). Simple and fast porosity analysis of concrete using X-ray computed tomography. Materials and Structures, 1-10. 10.1617_s11527-014-0519-9

du Plessis, A., Seifert, T., Booysen, G., & Els, J. (2014). Microfocus X-ray computed tomography (CT) analysis of laser sintered parts. South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 25(1), 39-49. microCT laser sintering

Richardson, S. H., Kahle, R. L., Shaw-Kahle, B., Gurney, J. J., & du Plessis, A. (2014, December). Metasomatic Diamond Formation revealed by X-Ray CT Scanning of Diamondiferous Eclogites from Southern Africa. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 1, p. 05).

2013

du Plessis, A., Steyn, J., Roberts, D. E., Botha, L. R., & Berger, L. R. (2013). A proof of concept demonstration of the automated laser removal of rock from a fossil using 3D X-ray tomography data. Journal of Archaeological Science,40(12), 4607-4611.

Miller, J. A., Faber, C., Rowe, C. D., Macey, P. H., & du Plessis, A. (2013). Eastward transport of the Monapo Klippe, Mozambique determined from field kinematics and computed tomography and implications for late tectonics in central Gondwana. Precambrian Research, 237, 101-115.

Du Plessis, A., Meincken, M., & Seifert, T. (2013). Quantitative determination of density and mass of polymeric materials using microfocus computed tomography. Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation, 32(4), 413-417. density and mass using microCT

Meincken, M., & Du Plessis, A. (2013). Visualising and quantifying thermal degradation of wood by computed tomography. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products, 71(3), 387-389.

2012

Cornelius, I., Swanepoel, L. C., Du Plessis, A., & Slabbert, R. (2012). Looking inside votive creatures: computed tomography (CT) scanning of ancient Egyptian mummified animals in Iziko museums of south Africa: a preliminary report. Akroterion, 57, 129-148.

Roberts, D.E., du Plessis, A., Steyn, J., Botha, L.R., Pityana, S., Berger, L.R. (2012). An investigation of Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy for use as a control in the laser removal of rock from fossils found at the Malapa hominin site, South Africa. Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy, Volume 73, July 2012, Pages 48-54 libs malapa

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