Select Publications
Journal articles
2019, 'Fracture toughness of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene: A basis for defining the crack-initiation toughness in polymers', Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 122, pp. 435 - 449, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmps.2018.09.022
,2019, 'High-temperature damage-tolerance of coextruded, bioinspired (“nacre-like”), alumina/nickel compliant-phase ceramics', Scripta Materialia, 158, pp. 110 - 115, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2018.08.046
,2019, 'Biomimetics: On the Origins of Fracture Toughness in Advanced Teleosts: How the Swordfish Sword's Bone Structure and Composition Allow for Slashing under Water to Kill or Stun Prey (Adv. Sci. 12/2019)', Advanced Science, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/advs.201970072
,2018, 'Electrically reversible cracks in an intermetallic film controlled by an electric field', Nature Communications, 9, pp. 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02454-8
,2018, 'Contributions of Material Properties and Structure to Increased Bone Fragility for a Given Bone Mass in the UCD-T2DM Rat Model of Type 2 Diabetes', Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 33, pp. 1066 - 1075, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jbmr.3393
,2018, 'A study of size effects in bioinspired, “nacre-like”, metal-compliant-phase (nickel-alumina) coextruded ceramics', Acta Materialia, 148, pp. 147 - 155, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2018.01.046
,2018, 'Increasing M
2017, 'Multiscale structure and damage tolerance of coconut shells', Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 76, pp. 76 - 84, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2017.05.024
,2017, 'Osteocyte-Intrinsic TGF-β Signaling Regulates Bone Quality through Perilacunar/Canalicular Remodeling', Cell Reports, 21, pp. 2585 - 2596, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2017.10.115
,2017, 'Effect of temperature on the fatigue-crack growth behavior of the high-entropy alloy CrMnFeCoNi', Intermetallics, 88, pp. 65 - 72, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.intermet.2017.05.009
,2017, 'Atypical fracture with long-term bisphosphonate therapy is associated with altered cortical composition and reduced fracture resistance', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 114, pp. 8722 - 8727, http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1704460114
,2017, 'Damage tolerance of nuclear graphite at elevated temperatures', Nature Communications, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15942
,2017, 'On the understanding of the effects of sample size on the variability in fracture toughness of bulk metallic glasses', Acta Materialia, 126, pp. 494 - 506, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2016.12.054
,2017, 'Dislocation mechanisms and 3D twin architectures generate exceptional strength-ductility-toughness combination in CrCoNi medium-entropy alloy', Nature Communications, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14390
,2016, 'A Novel Approach to Developing Biomimetic (“Nacre-Like”) Metal-Compliant-Phase (Nickel–Alumina) Ceramics through Coextrusion', Advanced Materials, 28, pp. 10061 - 10067, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201602471
,2016, 'Notch fatigue of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) used in total joint replacements', Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 60, pp. 267 - 279, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2016.02.014
,2016, 'Intrinsic mechanical behavior of femoral cortical bone in young, osteoporotic and bisphosphonate-treated individuals in low-and high energy fracture conditions', Scientific Reports, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep21072
,2016, 'Exceptional damage-tolerance of a medium-entropy alloy CrCoNi at cryogenic temperatures', Nature Communications, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10602
,2016, 'Bioinspired Hydroxyapatite/Poly(methyl methacrylate) Composite with a Nacre-Mimetic Architecture by a Bidirectional Freezing Method', Advanced Materials, 28, pp. 50 - 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201504313
,2015, 'Nanoscale origins of the damage tolerance of the high-entropy alloy CrMnFeCoNi', Nature Communications, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10143
,2015, 'Alendronate treatment alters bone tissues at multiple structural levels in healthy canine cortical bone', Bone, 81, pp. 352 - 363, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2015.08.002
,2015, 'Processing, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of the CrMnFeCoNi High-Entropy Alloy', JOM, 67, pp. 2262 - 2270, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11837-015-1589-z
,2015, 'Developing strength and toughness in bio-inspired silicon carbide hybrid materials containing a compliant phase', Acta Materialia, 98, pp. 141 - 151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2015.07.022
,2015, 'Modifications to nano- and microstructural quality and the effects on mechanical integrity in Paget's disease of bone', Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 30, pp. 264 - 273, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jbmr.2340
,2015, 'On the tear resistance of skin', Nature Communications, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms7649
,2014, 'ChemInform Abstract: A Fracture‐Resistant High‐Entropy Alloy for Cryogenic Applications.', ChemInform, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chin.201447007
,2014, 'A fracture-resistant high-entropy alloy for cryogenic applications', Science, 345, pp. 1153 - 1158, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1254581
,2014, 'Size-dependent fracture toughness of bulk metallic glasses', Acta Materialia, 70, pp. 198 - 207, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2014.01.062
,2014, 'Fracture resistance of human cortical bone across multiple length-scales at physiological strain rates', Biomaterials, 35, pp. 5472 - 5481, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2014.03.066
,2014, 'Protective role of Arapaima gigas fish scales: Structure and mechanical behavior', Acta Biomaterialia, 10, pp. 3599 - 3614, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2014.04.009
,2013, 'A highly fatigue-resistant Zr-based bulk metallic glass', Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 44, pp. 5688 - 5693, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11661-013-1923-4
,2013, 'Erratum: Tetrapod nanocrystals as fluorescent stress probes of electrospun nanocomposites (Nano Letters (2013) 13:8 (3915-3922) DOI: 10.1021/nl401999t)', Nano Letters, 13, pp. 5762, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/nl4035785
,2013, 'Enhanced fatigue endurance of metallic glasses through a staircase-like fracture mechanism', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 110, pp. 18419 - 18424, http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1317715110
,2013, 'Mechanical adaptability of the Bouligand-type structure in natural dermal armour', Nature Communications, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms3634
,2013, 'On the development of ice-templated silicon carbide scaffolds for nature-inspired structural materials', Acta Materialia, 61, pp. 6948 - 6957, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2013.08.006
,2013, 'Nanocomposites of titanium dioxide and polystyrene-poly(ethylene oxide) block copolymer as solid-state electrolytes for lithium metal batteries', Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 160, http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/2.117309jes
,2013, 'Tetrapod nanocrystals as fluorescent stress probes of electrospun nanocomposites', Nano Letters, 13, pp. 3915 - 3922, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/nl401999t
,2013, 'A brief summary of the progress on the EFDA tungsten materials program', Journal of Nuclear Materials, 442, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2013.03.062
,2013, 'Natural flexible dermal armor', Advanced Materials, 25, pp. 31 - 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201202713
,2013, 'A study into the crack propagation resistance of pure tungsten', Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 100, pp. 76 - 85, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2012.07.021
,2013, 'Recent progress in research on tungsten materials for nuclear fusion applications in Europe', Journal of Nuclear Materials, 432, pp. 482 - 500, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2012.08.018
,2013, 'Structure and fracture resistance of alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula) armored fish scales', Acta Biomaterialia, 9, pp. 5876 - 5889, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2012.12.026
,2012, 'On the fracture toughness of fine-grained Mo-3Si-1B (wt.%) alloys at ambient to elevated (1300 °c) temperatures', Intermetallics, 20, pp. 141 - 154, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.intermet.2011.09.003
,2011, 'Review on the EFDA programme on tungsten materials technology and science', Journal of Nuclear Materials, 417, pp. 463 - 467, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2011.01.075
,2011, 'Influence of impurities on the fracture behaviour of tungsten', Philosophical Magazine, 91, pp. 3006 - 3020, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14786435.2011.558861
,2011, 'Fracture behaviour of tungsten-vanadium and tungsten-tantalum alloys and composites', Journal of Nuclear Materials, 413, pp. 166 - 176, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2011.04.025
,2010, 'Fracture toughness of polycrystalline tungsten alloys', International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, 28, pp. 674 - 678, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2010.04.007
,2010, 'High temperature fracture experiments on tungsten-rhenium alloys', International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, 28, pp. 692 - 697, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2010.03.002
,2009, 'Technical parameters affecting grain refinement by high pressure torsion', Zeitschrift fuer Metallkunde/Materials Research and Advanced Techniques, 100, pp. 1653 - 1661, http://dx.doi.org/10.3139/146.110224
,Conference Papers
2022, 'A Machine-Learning Assisted Optimization Approach and Microstructure Characterization Method for Laser Powder Bed Fusion', in Asian Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology (ASPEN 2022), Research Publishing Services, pp. 1 - 1, presented at International Conference of Asian Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology, 15 November 2022 - 18 November 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.3850/978-981-18-6021-8_or-01-0215.html
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