Professor David Hutchins - Journal Publications

• S. Laureti, L. Nie, S. Freear, R. Wildman, C. Tuck, M. Clarke, E. Woods and A. T. Clare, ‘Additive manufacturing of metamaterials: A review’, Addit. Manuf., vol. 36, no. September, p. 101562, 2020. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2214860420309349 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2020.101562
• Zitoun, A.; Dixon, S.; Edwards, G.; Hutchins, D. 2Experimental Study of the Guided Wave Directivity Patterns of Thin Removable Magnetostrictive Patches”. Sensors 2020, 20, 7189. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20247189
• Xiaokang Yin; Xiaorui Zhang; Yingying Li; Ting Zhu; David Hutchins; Wei Li; Guoming Chen, "A Combined Inductive and Capacitive Non-destructive Evaluation Technique Using a Single Spiral Coil Sensor," IEEE Sensors Journal (2021), doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2021.3084204.
• Lorenzo Astolfi, David A. Hutchins, Peter J. Thomas, Richard L. Watson, Luzhen Nie, Steven Freear, Adam T. Clare, Marco Ricci, and Stefano Laureti, “Holey-structured tungsten metamaterials for broadband ultrasonic sub-wavelength imaging in water”, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 150, 74 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0005483
• Akram Zitoun, Steven Dixon, Mihalis Kazilas and David Hutchins, The Effect of Changes in Magnetic Field and Frequency on the Vibration of a Thin Magnetostrictive Patch as a Tool for Generating Guided Ultrasonic Waves, Sensors 2022, 22(3), 766; https://doi.org/10.3390/s22030766
• Luzhen Nie, David A. Hutchins, Lorenzo Astolfi, Timothy P. Cooper, Adam T. Clare, Chris Adams, Richard L. Watson, Peter J. Thomas, David M. J. Cowell, James R. McLaughlan, Stefano Laureti, Marco Ricci, Steven Freear (2021), “A Metallic Additively Manufactured Metamaterial for Enhanced Monitoring of Acoustic Cavitation-Based Therapeutic Ultrasound”, Advanced Engineering Materials 2100972. https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202100972
• Lorenzo Astolfi, David A.Hutchins, Richard L.Watson, Peter J.Thomas, Marco Ricci, Luzhen Nie, Steven Freear, Timothy P. Cooper, Adam T.Clare, Stefano Laureti (2022), Optimised polymer trapped-air lenses for ultrasound focusing in water exploiting Fabry-Pérot resonance, Ultrasonics Vol. 125, September, 106781. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultras.2022.106781
• R.L.Watson, D.R.Billson, D.A.Hutchins and F.Ciampa, Thermosonic inspection of carbon fibre reinforced polymer composites using an airborne haptic ultrasonic phased array (2022), NDT & E International Volume 132, 102731. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ndteint.2022.102731 .
• Stefano Laureti, Marco Mercuri, David A. Hutchins, Felice Crupi, Marco Ricci, Modified FMCW scheme for improved ultrasonic positioning and ranging of unmanned ground vehicles at distances <50 mm: a numerical study (2022), Sensors 22(24), 9899; https://doi.org/10.3390/s22249899
• Akram Zitoun, Steven Dixon, Mihalis Kazilas and David Hutchins, Defect detection and imaging in composite structures using magnetostrictive patch transducers (2023), Sensors 23(2), 600; https://doi.org/10.3390/s23020600.
• R. L. Watson, D. R. Billson, D. A. Hutchins, and F. Ciampa "Thermosonics: electrostatic transducer based air-coupled ultrasonics and thermography for NDE of carbon fibre reinforced polymer materials", Proc. SPIE 12, Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, Civil Infrastructure, and Transportation XVI, 1204704 (18 April 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2612820
• O. Trushkevych, M. Turvey, D.R. Billson, R. Watson, D.A. Hutchins, R.S. Edwards, “Acoustic field visualisation using local absorption of ultrasound and thermochromic liquid crystals (2024), Ultrasonics 140, 107300 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultras.2024.107300
• I. Carotti, D. R. Billson, D. A. Hutchins, P. Liddicott and J. A. Covington, "Detection of Rust Corrosion in Mild Steel and Stainless Steel Through Headspace Analysis by Electronic Noses," in IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 25, no. 12, pp. 22573-22579, 15 June15, 2025, doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2025.3562033.
• Tiele, Akira, Soni-Sadar, Shivam, Rowbottom, Jack, Patel, Shilen, Mathewson, Edward, Pearson, Samuel, Hutchins, David A., Head, John, Hutchins, Stephen, 2020. Design and development of a novel transtibial cycling prosthesis. Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics, 32 (2), pp. 134-141
• Hutchins, David A., Watson, Richard, Davis, Lee A. J., Akanji, Lolu, Billson, Duncan R., Burrascano, Pietro, Laureti, Stefano, Ricci, Marco, 2020. Ultrasonic propagation in highly attenuating insulation materials. Sensors, 20 (8)
• Yin, Xiaokang, Fu, Jiaming, Li, Wei, Chen, Guoming, Hutchins, David A., 2020. A capacitive-inductive dual modality imaging system for non-destructive evaluation applications. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 135
• Askari, Meisam, Hutchins, David A., Watson, Richard L., Astolfi, Lorenzo, Nie, Luzhen, Freear, Steven, Thomas, Peter J., Laureti, Stefano, Ricci, Marco, Clark, Matt, Clare, Adam T., 2020. An ultrasonic metallic Fabry-Pérot metamaterial for use in water. Additive Manufacturing, 35
• Hutchins, David A., Huthwaite, P., Davis, Lee A. J., Billson, Duncan R., Senni, L., Laureti, S., Ricci, M., 2020. Mid infrared tomography of polymer pipes. Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation, 39
• Laureti, Stefano, Khalid Rizwan, Muhammad, Malekmohammadi, Hamed, Burrascano, Pietro, Natali, Maurizio, Torre, Luigi, Rallini, Marco, Puri, Ivan, Hutchins, David A., Ricci, Marco, 2019. Delamination detection in polymeric ablative materials using pulse-compression thermography and air-coupled ultrasound. Sensors, 19 (9)
• Senni, L., Laureti, S., Rizwan, M. K., Burrascano, P., Hutchins, David A., Davis, L. A. J., Ricci, M., 2019. Multi-spectral near infrared NDE of polymer composites. NDT & E International, 102, pp. 281-286
• Laureti, S., Sfarra, S., Malekmohammadi, H., Burrascano, P., Hutchins, David A., Senni, L., Silipigni, G., Maldague, X. P. V., Ricci, M., 2018. The use of pulse-compression thermography for detecting defects in paintings. NDT & E International, 98, pp. 147-154
• Laureti, S., Ricci, M., Mohamed, M. N. I. B., Senni, L., Davis, Lee A. J., Hutchins, David A., 2018. Detection of rebars in concrete using advanced ultrasonic pulse compression techniques. Ultrasonics, 85, pp. 31-38
• Mohamed, Ikhsan, Hutchins, David A., Davis, Lee A. J., Laureti, Stefano, Ricci, Marco, 2017. Ultrasonic NDE of thick polyurethane flexible riser stiffener material. Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation, 32 (4), pp. 343-362
• Gelat, P., Yang, Jia, Akanji, Omololu, Thomas, P. J. (Peter J.), Hutchins, David A., Harput, S., Freear, S., Saffari, N., 2017. The dynamic excitation of a granular chain : contact mechanics finite element analysis and experimental validation. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 141 (6), pp. 4240-4248
• Harput, Sevan, Cowell, David M. J., Freear, Steven, McLaughlan, James, Gelat, Pierre, Saffari, Nader, Yang, Jia, Akanji, Omololu, Thomas, P. J. (Peter J.), Hutchins, David A., 2017. Generation of ultrasound pulses in water using granular chains with a finite matching layer. Physical Review Applied, 8 (5)
• Laureti, Stefano, Hutchins, David A., Davis, Lee A. J., Leigh, Simon J., Ricci, Marco, 2016. High-resolution acoustic imaging at low frequencies using 3D-printed metamaterials. AIP Advances, 6 (12)
• Akanji, Omololu, Yang, J., Hutchins, David A., Thomas, P. J., Davis, L. A. J., Harput, S., Freear, S., Gelat, P., Saffari, N., 2016. The effect of boundary conditions on resonant ultrasonic spherical chains. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, 63 (11), pp. 1957-1966
• Hutchins, David A., Yang, Jia, Akanji, Omololu, Thomas, P. J. (Peter J.), Davis, Lee A. J., Freear, Steven, Harput, Sevan, Saffari, Nader?, Gelat, Pierre, 2016. Ultrasonic propagation in finite-length granular chains. Ultrasonics, 69, pp. 215-223
• Yang, Jia, Hutchins, David A., Akanji, Omololu, Thomas, P. J., Davis, Lee A. J., Harput, Sevan, Gelat, Pierre, Freear, Steven, Saffari, Nader?, 2016. Analysis of solitary wave impulses in granular chains using ultrasonic excitation. Physical Review E (Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics), 93 (6), pp. 1-13
• Gelat, Pierre, Yang, Jia, Thomas, P. J. (Peter J.), Hutchins, David A., Akanji, Omololu, Davis, Lee A. J., Freear, Steven, Harput, Sevan, Saffari, Nader?, 2016. The dynamic excitation of a granular chain for biomedical ultrasound applications : contact mechanics finite element analysis and validation. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 684, pp. 1-14
• Devendrana, C., Billson, Duncan R., Hutchins, David A., Tuncay, A., Neild, A., 2016. Optimisation of an acoustic resonator for particle manipulation in air. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 224, pp. 529-538
• Hutchins, David A., Yang, J., Akanji, Omololu, Thomas, P. J. (Peter J.), Davies, L. A. J., Freear, Steven, Harput, Sevan, Saffari, Nader?, Gelat, Pierre, 2015. Evolution of ultrasonic impulses in chains of spheres using resonant excitation. EPL (Europhysics Letters), 109 (5)
• Woodward, David I., Purssell, C. P., Billson, Duncan R., Hutchins, David A., Leigh, Simon J., 2015. Additively-manufactured piezoelectric devices. Physica Status Solidi (a), 212 (10), pp. 2107-2113
• Hutchins, David A., Burrascano, Pietro, Davis, Lee A. J., Laureti, Stefano, Ricci, Marco, 2014. Coded waveforms for optimised air-coupled ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation. Ultrasonics, 54 (7), pp. 1745-1759
• Yang, J. L., Hutchins, David A., Zhao, Changying, 2014. Melting behaviour of differently-sized micro-particles in a pipe flow under constant heat flux. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 53, pp. 64-70
• Leigh, Simon J., Purssell, Christopher P., Billson, Duncan R., Hutchins, David A., 2014. R : Using a magnetite/thermoplastic composite in 3D printing of direct replacements for commercially available flow sensors. Smart Materials and Structures, 23 (9)
• Yin, Xiaokang, Hutchins, David A., Chen, Guoming, Li, Wei, 2013. Investigations into the measurement sensitivity distribution of coplanar capacitive imaging probes. NDT & E International, 58, pp. 1-9
• Yin, Xiaokang, Hutchins, David A., Chen, Guoming, Li, Wei, 2013. Preliminary studies on the design principles of capacitive imaging probes for non-destructive evaluation. International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, 42 (3), pp. 447-470
• Yin, Xiaokang, Hutchins, David A., Chen, Guoming, Li, Wei, Xu, Zhiqian, 2013. Studies of the factors influencing the imaging performance of the capacitive imaging technique. NDT & E International, 60, pp. 1-10
• Sanderson, R. M., Hutchins, David A., Billson, Duncan R., Mudge, P. J., 2013. The investigation of guided wave propagation around a pipe bend using an analytical modeling approach. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 133 (3), pp. 1404-1414
• Leigh, Simon J., Bradley, Robert J., Purssell, C. P., Billson, Duncan R., Hutchins, David A., 2012. A simple, low-cost conductive composite material for 3D printing of electronic sensors. PLoS One, Vol.7 (No.11)
• Yin, Xiaokang, Hutchins, David A., Chen, Guoming, Li, Wei, 2012. Detecting surface features on conducting specimens through an insulation layer using a capacitive imaging technique. NDT & E International, 52, pp. 157-166
• Yin, Xiaokang, Hutchins, David A., 2012. Non-destructive evaluation of composite materials using a capacitive imaging technique. Composites Part B: Engineering, Vol.43 (No.3), pp. 1282-1292
• Leigh, Simon J., Bowen, J., Purssell, C. P., Covington, James A., Billson, Duncan R., Hutchins, David A., 2012. Rapid manufacture of monolithic micro-actuated forceps inspired by echinoderm pedicellariae. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, Vol.7 (No.4)
• Li, C., Hutchins, David A., Green, Roger, 2012. Response of an ultrasonic communication channel in air. IET Communications, Vol.6 (No.3), pp. 335-343
• Yang, Jia, Zhao, Changying, Hutchins, David A., 2012. Modelling the effect of binary phase composition on inward solidification of a particle. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.55 (No.23-24), pp. 6766-6774
• Leigh, Simon J., Purssell, C. P., Bowen, J., Hutchins, David A., Covington, James A., Billson, Duncan R., 2011. A miniature flow sensor fabricated by micro-stereolithography employing a magnetite/acrylic nanocomposite resin. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol.168 (No.1), pp. 66-71
• Cheneler, D., Bowen, J., Leigh, Simon J., Purssell, C. P., Billson, Duncan R., Hutchins, David A., Ward, M. C. L., 2011. Fabrication and analysis of cylindrical resin AFM microcantilevers. Ultramicroscopy, Vol.111 (No.8), pp. 1214-1223
• Canal, Céline M., Saleem, Aamer, Green, Roger, Hutchins, David A., 2011. Remote identification of chemicals concealed behind clothing using near infrared spectroscopy. Analytical Methods, 3 (1), pp. 84-91
• Saleem, Aamer, Canal, Céline M., Hutchins, David A., Davis, Lee A. J., Green, Roger, 2011. Techniques for quantifying chemicals concealed behind clothing using near infrared spectroscopy. Analytical Methods, Vol.3 (No.10), pp. 2298-2306
• Hutchins, David A., Billson, Duncan R., Bradley, R. J., Ho, K. S., 2011. Structural health monitoring using polymer-based capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers (CMUTs). Ultrasonics, Vol.51 (No.8), pp. 870-877
• Yin, Xiaokang, Hutchins, David A., Diamond, G. G., Purnell, Phil, 2010. Non-destructive evaluation of concrete using a capacitive imaging technique : preliminary modelling and experiments. Cement and Concrete Research, Vol.40 (No.12), pp. 1734-1743
• Pallav, P., Hutchins, David A., Gan, T. H., 2009. Air-coupled ultrasonic evaluation of food materials. Ultrasonics, Vol.49 (No.2), pp. 244-253
• Pallav, P., Hutchins, David A., Yin, Xiaokang, 2009. Air-coupled ultrasonic spectroscopy of highly damping materials using pulse compression. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, Vol.56 (No.6), pp. 1207-1217
• Pallav, P., Diamond, G. G., Hutchins, David A., Green, Roger, Gan, T. H., 2009. A near-infrared (NIR) technique for imaging food materials. Journal of Food Science, Vol.74 (No.1), pp. E23-E33
• Yin, Xiaokang, Diamond, G. G., Hutchins, David A., 2009. Further investigations into capacitive imaging for NDE. Insight, Vol.51 (No.9), pp. 484-490
• Li, C., Hutchins, David A., Green, Roger, 2009. Short-range ultrasonic communications in air using quadrature modulation. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, Vol.56 (No.10), pp. 2060-2072
• Pallav, P., Diamond, G. G., Hutchins, David A., Gan, T. H., 2008. A near infrared technique for non-destructive evaluation. Insight, Vol.50 (No.5), pp. 244-248
• Li, Chuan, Hutchins, David A., Green, Roger, 2008. Short-range ultrasonic digital communications in air. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, Vol.55 (No.4), pp. 908-918
• Ho, K. S., Bradley, R. J., Billson, Duncan R., Hutchins, David A., 2008. Micro-stereolithography as a transducer design method. Ultrasonics, Vol.48 (No.1), pp. 1-5
• Davis, L. A. J., Hutchins, David A., Noble, Russell A., 2007. Characterization of cMUTs in rarefied gases. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, Vol.54 (No.5), pp. 1065-1071
• Pallav, Prakash, Gan, Tat Hean, Hutchins, David A., 2007. Elliptical-Tukey chirp signal for high-resolution, air-coupled ultrasonic imaging. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, Vol.54 (No.8), pp. 1530-1540
• Medley, A. P., Billson, Duncan R., Hutchins, David A., Neild, A., 2007. Acoustic fields of nonplanar radiators. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol.122 (No.5 Part 1), pp. 2587-2593
• Ho, K. S., Billson, Duncan R., Hutchins, David A., 2007. Ultrasonic Lamb wave tomography using scanned EMATs and wavelet processing. Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation, Vol.22 (No.1), pp. 19-34
• Ho, K. S., Billson, Duncan R., Hutchins, David A., 2007. Inspection of drinks cans using non-contact electromagnetic acoustic transducers. Journal of Food Engineering, Vol.80 (No.2), pp. 431-444
• Meyer, S, Hindle, Steve, Sandoz, J-P, Gan, T H, Hutchins, David A., 2006. Non-contact evaluation of milk-based products using air-coupled ultrasound. Measurement Science & Technology, 17 (7), pp. 1838-1846
• Diamond, G. G., Hutchins, David A., Gan, T. H., Purnell, Phil, Leong, Kennith Kin, 2006. Single-sided capacitive imaging for NDT. INSIGHT, 48 (12), pp. 724-730
• Medley, A. P., Billson, Duncan R., Hutchins, David A., Davis, L. A. J., 2006. Properties of an electrostatic transducer. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, 120 (5 Part 1), pp. 2658-2667