My research explores how surfaces and interfaces can be engineered to create stronger, smarter, and more sustainable materials and systems.
My work spans three main themes:
- Adhesives and bonding: advancing interface engineering and adhesive science for reliable adhesion and bonding, including metals, composites, and coating structures.
- Polymer tribology: investigating friction, wear, microplastic formation, and scratching of polymeric coatings, and developing solutions for cleaner, longer-lasting systems.
- Functional surfaces: designing non-stick, drag-reducing, and corrosion-resistant surfaces inspired by nature and advanced manufacturing.
Publications
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2026
Plasma electrolytic oxidation coating for aluminium and glass-fibre polyamide 6 bonding (2026)Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 201. Article 109445. Adelinia, A., Yerokhin, A., Matthews, D. T. A., Warnet, L., de Rooij, M. B. & Zanjani, J. S. M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2025.109445Bonding mechanisms in directly bonded aluminium and glass-fibre polyamide 6 hybrids (2026)Composites Part C: Open Access, 19. Article 100702 (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Adelinia, A., Yerokhin, A., Matthews, D. T. A., Warnet, L., de Rooij, M. B. & Zanjani, J. S. M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcomc.2026.100702
2025
Shark-inspired riblet design and optimization for drag reduction in drinking water distribution pipes across varying flow rates (2025)Water research X, 29. Article 100412. Mohammadpour Chehrghani, M., Seyyed Monfared Zanjani, J., Yntema, D., Matthews, D. & de Rooij, M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wroa.2025.100412Ultrasonic Atomization Spray Coating of PCL on an Mg-Based Alloy Enhanced by Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation for Improved Adhesion, Corrosion Resistance, and Biocompatibility (2025)Advanced engineering materials, 27(21). Article e202501354. Mousavizadeh, S. M., Adelinia, A., Crowley, F. D., Seyyed Monfared Zanjani, J., Mulvihill, J. J. E., Yu, M., Rezvani, E., de Rooij, M., Gilchrist, M. D. & Zhang, N.https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202501354Hierarchical Riblet Structures for Enhanced Drag Reduction and Broader Operational Range in Water Pipelines (2025)ACS ES&T Water, 5(10), 6030-6040. Mohammadpour Chehrghani, M., Seyyed Monfared Zanjani, J., Yntema, D., Matthews, D. & de Rooij, M.https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.5c00703Shark skin-inspired surface designs for drag reduction in drinking water distribution pipes (2025)Water research, 284. Article 123965. Mohammadpour Chehrghani, M., Yntema, D., Matthews, D., de Rooij, M. & Seyyed Monfared Zanjani, J.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2025.123965Pore formation and pore inter-connectivity in plasma electrolytic oxidation coatings on aluminium alloy (2025)Surface and coatings technology, 496. Article 131597. Adelinia, A., Yerokhin, A., Matthews, D. T. A., de Rooij, M. B. & Zanjani, J. S. M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2024.131597Impact of Curved Riblet Tips on Turbulent Drag Reduction in Pipes (2025)In Proceedings of the 11th World Congress on Mechanical, Chemical, and Material Engineering (MCM 2025) (pp. 132-1-132-7). Article HTFF 132 (Proceedings of the World Congress on Mechanical, Chemical, and Material Engineering; Vol. 2025). Avestia Publishing. Chehrghani, M. M., Yntema, D., Matthews, D., de Rooij, M. & Zanjani, J. S. M.https://doi.org/10.11159/htff25.132
2024
Understanding the wear mechanism of FKM seals in load lock gate valve (2024)[Contribution to conference › Poster] 15th Fall Rubber Colloquium: KHK. Itani, S., Seyyed Monfared Zanjani, J., Bernal-Ortega, P., Kaewsakul, W., Blume, A. & de Rooij, M. B.Adhesive-Free Metal-Thermoplastic Bonding by Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation (PEO) (2024)[Contribution to conference › Poster] MS3 DAY 2024. Adelinia, A., Yerokhin, A., Matthews, D. T. A., de Rooij, M. B. & Seyyed Monfared Zanjani, J.
2023
Interface Optimization in Metal-Thermoplastic Hybrid Joints: The Effect of Surface Treatment (2023)[Contribution to conference › Poster] MS3 Day 2023. Adelinia, A., Seyyed Monfared Zanjani, J., Matthews, D. T. A. & de Rooij, M. B.Unravelling the interphase - bond strength relationship in novel co-bonded thermoplastic - thermoset hybrid composites for leading edge protection of wind turbine blades (2023)Polymer testing, 117. Article 107856. Erartsin, O., Zanjani, J. S. M. & Baran, I.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2022.107856
2022
Bond Strength of Co-Bonded Thermoplastic Leading Edge Protection (LEP): The Effect of Processing-Driven Interphase Morphology (2022)In Key Engineering Materials (pp. 1786-1794). Erartsin, O., Seyyed Monfared Zanjani, J. & Baran, I.https://doi.org/10.4028/p-65fvc8Experimental Investigation of the Interlaminar Failure of Glass/Elium® Thermoplastic Composites Manufactured With Different Processing Temperatures (2022)Applied composite materials, 29(3), 1061-1082. Han, N., Yuksel, O., Zanjani, J. S. M., An, L. L., Akkerman, R. & Baran, I.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10443-021-10000-5Thermoset/Thermoplastic Interphases: The Role of Initiator Concentration in Polymer Interdiffusion (2022)Polymers, 14(7). Article 1493. Erartsin, O., Seyyed Monfared Zanjani, J. & Baran, I.https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14071493Damage growth and failure detection in hybrid fiber composites using experimental in-situ optical strain measurements and smoothing element analysis (2022)International journal of damage mechanics, 31(4), 479-507. Tabrizi, I. E., Kefal, A., Zanjani, J. S. M. & Yildiz, M.https://doi.org/10.1177/10567895211045121Failure sequence determination in sandwich structures using concurrent acoustic emission monitoring and postmortem thermography (2022)Mechanics of materials, 164. Article 104113. Tabrizi, I. E., Oz, F. E., Zanjani, J. S. M., Mandal, S. K. & Yildiz, M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechmat.2021.104113
2021
Experimental failure analysis and mechanical performance evaluation of fiber-metal sandwich laminates interleaved with polyamide-6,6 interlayers through the combined usage of acoustic emission, thermography and microscopy techniques (2021)Journal of Sandwich Structures & Materials, 23(7), 3044-3080. Beylergil, B., Tabrizi, I. E., Zanjani, J. S. M., Saeidiharzand, S., Poudeh, L. H. & Yildiz, M.https://doi.org/10.1177/1099636220924654Using digital image correlation for in situ strain and damage monitoring in hybrid fiber laminates under in‐plane shear loading (2021)Polymer composites, 42(8), 4029-4042. Tabrizi, I. E., Alkhateab, B., Zanjani, J. S. M. & Yildiz, M.https://doi.org/10.1002/pc.26114Thermo-responsive and shape-morphing CF/GF composite skin: Full-field experimental measurement, theoretical prediction, and finite element analysis (2021)Thin-Walled Structures, 160. Article 106874. Seyyed Monfared Zanjani, J., Yousefi Louyeh, P., Emami Tabrizi, I., Al-Nadhari, A. S. & Yildiz, M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2020.106874
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Courses academic year 2025/2026
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Courses academic year 2024/2025
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