Dr Jurgita Zekonyte
Biography
I obtained a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania in 1999. In the same year, I was offered a scholarship from the town of Kiel to study for a Masters in Materials Science and Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering at Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel, Germany. I graduated with a Master of Science degree in 2001, together with the Professor Werner Petersen award for best Master's Thesis. I obtained an Engineering Doctorate in Materials Sciences and Engineering from the same institution in 2005. As a postdoctoral researcher/fellow, I have worked at Queen Mary University London, University of Liverpool and University of Southampton. I joined the School of Engineering at the University of Portsmouth in October 2014.
During my studies and subsequent post-doctoral experience I became proficient in areas relating to materials and surface science, interfaces, tribology, nanotechnology and nanocomposites, physical, mechanical and chemical analysis and characterization of materials in engineering and life science sectors.
My special interests are in smart, light-weight polymer nanocomposites, self-adapting nanocoatings, as well as tribological and mechanical properties investigation of various materials and biological tissues at nanoscale.
Research outputs
2024
Comparison of two contrast-enhancing staining agents for use in X-ray imaging and digital volume correlation measurements across the cartilage-bone interface
Davis, S., Karali, A., Balcaen, T., Zekonyte, J., Pétré, M., Roldo, M., Kerckhofs, G., Blunn, G.
1 Apr 2024, In: Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials. 152, 10p., 106414
Research output: Article
2023
Early degenerative changes in a spontaneous osteoarthritis model assessed by nanoindentation
Davis, S. L., Karali, A., Blunn, G. W., Zekonyte, J., Roldo, M.
23 Aug 2023, In: Bioengineering. 10, 9, 17p., 995
Research output: Article
Development of a method to investigate strain distribution across the cartilage-bone interface in guinea pig model of spontaneous osteoarthritis using lab-based contrast enhanced X-ray-computed tomography and digital volume correlation
Davis, S., Karali, A., Zekonyte, J., Roldo, M., Blunn, G.
1 Aug 2023, In: Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials. 144, 11p., 105999
Research output: Article
Effect of radiation-induced damage of trabecular bone tissue evaluated using indentation and digital volume correlation
Karali, A., Dall'Ara, E., Zekonyte, J., Kao, A. P., Blunn, G., Tozzi, G.
1 Feb 2023, In: Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials. 138, 10p., 105636
Research output: Article
2021
Wear of 17-4 PH stainless steel patterned surfaces fabricated using selective laser melting
Sanguedolce, M., Zekonyte, J., Alfano, M.
8 Oct 2021, In: Applied Sciences. 11, 19, 14p., 9317
Research output: Article
Micromechanical evaluation of cortical bone using in situ XCT indentation and digital volume correlation
Karali, A., Kao, A., Zekonyte, J., Blunn, G. W., Tozzi, G.
1 Mar 2021, In: Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials. 115, 10p., 104298
Research output: Article
The effect of temperature on the erosion of polyurethane coatings for wind turbine leading edge protection
Geofrey, M., Sieder, O., Zekonyte, J., Barbaros, I., Wood, R.
24 Feb 2021, In: Wear, 203720
Research output: Article
2020
Planning for metal additive manufacturing
Dotcheva, M., Favrot, J., Dotchev, K., Zekonyte, J.
19 Nov 2020, In: Procedia Manufacturing. 51, 7p.
Research output: Article
Structure and mechanical properties of Ce-La alloys containing 3- 10 wt. % La
Wheeler, D., Zekonyte, J., Wood, R. J. K.
9 Sep 2020, In: Journal of Nuclear Materials, 152497
Research output: Article
Structural and elemental analysis of the freshwater, low-Mg calcite coralline alga pneophyllum cetinaensis
Ragazzola, F., Kolzenburg, R., Zekonyte, J., Teichert, S., Jiang, C., Zulevic, A., Caragnano, A., Falace, A.
24 Aug 2020, In: Plants. 9, 9, 13p., 1089
Research output: Article