Recent Publications
Soft Tissue Biomechanics:
Effect of subchondral bone surface mismatches caused by osteochondral allograft implantation on patellar cartilage deformation - Ortho Proc 2022
The role of the non-collagenous extracellular matrix in tendon and ligament mechanical behavior: a review - J Biomech Engin 2022
Constitutive modeling of the anterior cruciate ligament bundles and patellar tendon with full-field methods - J Mech Phys Solids 2021
Investigation of fiber-driven mechanical behavior of human and porcine bladder tissue tested under identical conditions - J Biomech Engin 2021
Inference of deformation mechanisms and constitutive response of soft material surrogates of biological tissue by full-field characterization and data-driven variational system identification - J Mech Phys Solids 2021
Fiber splay precludes the direct identification of ligament material properties: implications for ACL graft selection - J Biomech 2020
The Influence of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Matrix Mechanical Properties on Simulated Whole-Knee Biomechanics - J Biomech Engin 2020
Discovery of deformation mechanisms and constitutive response of soft material surrogates of biological tissue by full-field characterization and data-driven variational system identification - J Mech Phys Solids 2020
MR-u: Material Characterization Using 3D Displacement-Encoded Magnetic Resonance and the Virtual Fields Method - Exp Mech 2020
The effect of articular cartilage focal defect size and location in whole knee biomechanics models - J Biomech Engin 2020
Robust high resolution strain imaging by alternating pulsed field gradient stimulated echo imaging (APGSTEi) at 7 Tesla - J Mag Res 2020
Femoral entheseal shape and attachment angle as potential risk factors for anterior cruciate ligament injury - Mech Behav of Biomed Mat 2018
Evaluating continuum level descriptions of the medial collateral ligament - Int J Solids and Struct 2018
Full-volume displacement mapping of anterior cruciate ligament bundles with dualMRI - J Ext Mech Letters 2018
Burst inflation test for measuring biomechanical properties of rat abdominal walls - J Hernia 2017
Digital image correlation-aided mechanical characterization of the anteromedial and posterolateral bundles of the anterior cruciate ligament - Acta Biomaterialia 2017
Abiotic tooth enamel - Nature 2017
A study on the role of articular cartilage soft tissue constitutive form in models of whole knee biomechanics - J Biomech Model Mechanobiol 2016
Deconstructing the Anterior Cruciate Ligament: What We Know and Don’t Know About Function, Material Properties, and Injury Mechanics – J Biomech Eng 2015
Hyperelastic Modeling of Location-Dependent Human Distal Femoral Cartilage Mechanics – I J Nonlinear Mechs 2015
Evaluation of Hyperelastic Models for the Non-Linear and Non-Uniform High Strain-Rate Mechanics of Tibial Cartilage – J Biomechanics 2013
Heterogeneity of Tibial Plateau Cartilage in Response to a Physiological Compressive Strain Rate – J Ortho Res 2013
A Micromechanical Viscoelastic Constitutive Model for Native and Engineered Anterior Cruciate Ligaments – in Computer Models in Biomechanics from Nano to Macro, IUTAM Bookseries 2012
Perspectives on Biological Growth and Remodeling – JMPS 2011
Regional stiffening with aging in tibialis anterior tendons of mice occurs independent of changes in collagen fibril morphology – J Appl Physio 2011
The Micromechanics of Fluid-Solid Interactions During Growth in Porous Soft Biological Tissue – BMMB 2009
Tissue Engineering:
Shock wave impact on the viability of MDA-MB-231 cells - Plos one 2020
Tissue‐engineered tendon constructs for rotator cuff repair in sheep - J Orto Res 2018
Tissue-engineered tendon for enthesis regeneration in a rat rotator cuff model - BioRes Open Access 2017
Fresh vs. Frozen Engineered Bone-Ligament-Bone Grafts for Sheep ACL Repair – Tissue Eng C 2015
Allogeneic vs. Autologous Derived Cell Sources for Use in Engineered Bone-Ligament-Bone Grafts in Sheep ACL Repair – Tissue Eng A 2015
TGF-b1 Enhances Contractility in Engineered Skeletal Muscle – Tissue Eng and Regen Med 2013
Effect of Implantation on Engineered Skeletal Muscle-Tendon Constructs – Tissue Eng and Regen Med 2013
[Cover Article] Three-Dimensional Engineered Bone-Ligament-Bone Constructs for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Replacement – Tissue Eng A 2012
Utilization of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells to Fabricate Scaffold-Less Tissue Engineered Neural Conduits in Vitro – Neuroscience 2012
Implantation Increases Tensile Strength and Collagen Content of Self-Assembled Tendon Constructs – J Appl Physio 2010
Morphological and Functional Characteristics of Three-Dimensional Engineered Bone-Ligament-Bone Constructs Following Implantation – J Biomech Eng 2009
Three-Dimensional Engineered Bone from Bone Marrow Stromal Cells and Their Autogenous Extracellular Matrix – Tissue Eng 2009
Mechanics of Polymers and Polymer Mechanics:
Ogden material calibration via magnetic resonance cartography, parameter sensitivity and variational system identification - Philos Transac Royal Soc A 2022
The use of visco-elastic materials for the design of helmets and packaging - J Mech and Phys of Solids 2020
Generalized error-minimizing, rational inverse Langevin approximations - J Math and Mech of Solids 2019
Lithium mechanics: roles of strain rate and temperature and implications for lithium metal batteries - J Electrochem Soc 2019
The effect of football helmet facemasks on impact behavior during linear drop tests - J Biomech 2018
Design of Armor for Protection Against Blast and Impact – JMPS 2016
Aramid Nanofiber-Reinforced Transparent Nanocomposites – J Composite Matls 2015
Rate Dependent Finite Strain Constitutive Modeling of Polyurethane and Polyurethane-Clay Nanocomposites – IJSS 2015
An Error Minimizing Approach to Inverse Langevin Approximations – Rheo Acta 2015
An Internal Cure for Damaged Polymers – Science 2014
Simultaneously High Stiffness and Damping in Carbon Nanotube Engineered Truss Composites – ACS Nano 2014
Effect of Soft Segment and Clay Volume Fraction on Rate Dependent Damping of Polyurethane and Polyurethane-Clay Nanocomposites – J Reinforced Compos 2014
Reactive Aramid Nanostructures as High-Performance Polymeric Building Blocks for Advanced Composites – Adv Functional Matls 2013
Simultaneously High Stiffness and Damping in a Class of Wavy Layered Composites – Compos Struct 2013
The Effects of the Interphase and Strain Gradients on the Elasticity of LBL Polymer/Clay Nanocomposites – IJSS 2011
Constitutive Model for Finite Deformation Response of Layered Polyurethane-Montmorillonite Nanocomposites – Mechs Matls 2011
Dispersions of Aramid Nanofibers: a New Piece of Nanoscale Toolset – ACS Nano 2011
Fracture Toughness of Exponential Layer-by-Layer Polyurethane/Poly(Acrylic Acid) Films – Engr Fracture Mechs 2010
The Role of Nanoparticle Layer Separation in the Finite Deformation Response of Layered Polyurethane-Clay Nanocomposites – Macromolecules 2009
Highly Ductile Multilayered Films by Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Oppositely Charged Polyurethanes for Biomedical Applications – Langmuir 2009
LBL Assembled Laminates with Hierarchical Organization from Nano- to Microscale: High-Toughness Nanomaterials and Deformation Imaging – ACS Nano 2009
Can Nature’s Design be Improved Upon? High Strength, Transparent Nacre-Like Nanocomposites with Double Network of Sacrificial Cross Links – J Phys Chem 2008
Ultrastrong and Stiff Layered Polymer Nanocomposites – Science 2007