Publications

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2021

E. Khare, N. Holten-Andersen, and M. J. Buehler, “Transition-metal coordinate bonds for bioinspired macromolecules with tunable mechanical properties,” Nature Reviews Materials, Feb. 2021.
Z. Martín-Moldes, D. López Barreiro, M. J. Buehler, and D. L. Kaplan, “Effect of the silica nanoparticle size on the osteoinduction of biomineralized silk-silica nanocomposites,” Acta Biomaterialia, vol. 120, pp. 203–212, Jan. 2021.
Y. Hu and M. J. Buehler, “Comparative Analysis of Nanomechanical Features of Coronavirus Spike Proteins and Correlation with Lethality and Infection Rate,” Matter, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 265–275, Jan. 2021.
S. L. Franjou, M. Milazzo, C.-H. Yu, and M. J. Buehler, “A perspective on musical representations of folded protein nanostructures,” Nano Futures, vol. 5, no. 1, p. 012501, Jan. 2021.
Z. Qin, G. S. Jung, F. J. Martin-Martinez, and M. J. Buehler, “Multiscale Modeling and Applications of Bioinspired Materials with Gyroid Structures,” Springer Series in Materials Science, pp. 629–644, 2021.
K. Guo, Z. Yang, C.-H. Yu, and M. J. Buehler, “Artificial intelligence and machine learning in design of mechanical materials,” Materials Horizons, 2021.
E. L. Buehler, I. Su, and M. J. Buehler, “WebNet: A biomateriomic three-dimensional spider web neural net,” Extreme Mechanics Letters, vol. 42, p. 101034, Jan. 2021.

2020

I. Su, G. S. Jung, N. Narayanan, and M. J. Buehler, “Perspectives on three-dimensional printing of self-assembling materials and structures,” Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering, vol. 15, pp. 59–67, Sep. 2020.
M. J. Buehler, “Liquified protein vibrations, classification and cross-paradigm de novo image generation using deep neural networks,” Nano Futures, Jun. 2020.
Y.-C. Hsu, C.-H. Yu, and M. J. Buehler, “Using Deep Learning to Predict Fracture Patterns in Crystalline Solids,” Matter, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 197–211, Jul. 2020.
G. Grezzana, H.-C. Loh, Z. Qin, M. J. Buehler, A. Masic, and F. Libonati, “Probing the Role of Bone Lamellar Patterns through Collagen Microarchitecture Mapping, Numerical Modeling, and 3D‐Printing,” Advanced Engineering Materials, p. 2000387, May 2020.
J. Yeo, Y. Qiu, G. S. Jung, Y.-W. Zhang, M. J. Buehler, and D. L. Kaplan, “Adverse effects of Alport syndrome-related Gly missense mutations on collagen type IV: Insights from molecular simulations and experiments,” Biomaterials, vol. 240, p. 119857, May 2020.
C. T.-C. Wan, D. López Barreiro, A. Forner-Cuenca, J.-W. Barotta, M. J. Hawker, G. Han, H.-C. Loh, A. Masic, D. L. Kaplan, Y.-M. Chiang, F. R. Brushett, F. J. Martin-Martinez, and M. J. Buehler, “Exploration of Biomass-Derived Activated Carbons for Use in Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries,” ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, vol. 8, no. 25, pp. 9472–9482, Apr. 2020.
H. Wang, Z. Yao, W. S. Leong, G. S. Jung, Q. Song, M. Hempel, T. Palacios, G. Chen, M. J. Buehler, A. Aspuru-Guzik, and J. Kong, “Frank-van der Merwe Growth in Bilayer Graphene,” Apr. 2020.
Z. Qin, L. Wu, H. Sun, S. Huo, T. Ma, E. Lim, P.-Y. Chen, B. Marelli, and M. J. Buehler, “Artificial intelligence method to design and fold alpha-helical structural proteins from the primary amino acid sequence,” Extreme Mechanics Letters, vol. 36, p. 100652, Apr. 2020.
J. Cui, Z. Qin, A. Masic, and M. J. Buehler, “Multiscale structural insights of load bearing bamboo: A computational modeling approach,” Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, vol. 107, p. 103743, Jul. 2020.
M. d’ Ischia, A. Napolitano, A. Pezzella, P. Meredith, and M. Buehler, “Melanin Biopolymers: Tailoring Chemical Complexity for Materials Design,” Angewandte Chemie International Edition, vol. 59, no. 28, pp. 11196–11205, Mar. 2020.
C.-H. Yu and M. J. Buehler, “Sonification based de novo protein design using artificial intelligence, structure prediction, and analysis using molecular modeling,” APL Bioengineering, vol. 4, no. 1, p. 016108, Mar. 2020.
C. C. Hsu, M. J. Buehler, and A. Tarakanova, “The Order-Disorder Continuum: Linking Predictions of Protein Structure and Disorder through Molecular Simulation,” Scientific Reports, vol. 10, no. 1, Feb. 2020.
M. Milazzo, G. S. Jung, S. Danti, and M. J. Buehler, “Wave Propagation and Energy Dissipation in Collagen Molecules,” ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 1367–1374, Jan. 2020.
M. M. Tavakoli, G. Azzellino, M. Hempel, A. Lu, F. J. Martin‐Martinez, J. Zhao, J. Yeo, T. Palacios, M. J. Buehler, and J. Kong, “Synergistic Roll‐to‐Roll Transfer and Doping of CVD‐Graphene Using Parylene for Ambient‐Stable and Ultra‐Lightweight Photovoltaics,” Advanced Functional Materials, p. 2001924, Jun. 2020.
A. Tarakanova, D. Ebrahimi, Z. Qin, and M. J. Buehler, “Silk-Based Hierarchical Materials for High Mechanical Performance at the Interface of Modeling, Synthesis, and Characterization,” Handbook of Materials Modeling, pp. 1–28, 2018.
F. J. Martin-Martinez and M. J. Buehler, “Multiscale Modeling of Structural Materials: Chemistry and Mechanical Performance,” Handbook of Materials Modeling, pp. 1–6, 2018.
F. J. Martin-Martinez, J. A. Dobado, A. Sanchez-Gonzalez, D. L. Barreiro, and M. J. Buehler, “Multiscale Modeling of Lignocellulosic Biomass,” Handbook of Materials Modeling, pp. 1–22, 2018.
Z. Qin, Q. Yu, and M. J. Buehler, “Machine learning model for fast prediction of the natural frequencies of protein molecules,” RSC Advances, vol. 10, no. 28, pp. 16607–16615, 2020.
B. Azimi, M. Milazzo, A. Lazzeri, S. Berrettini, M. J. Uddin, Z. Qin, M. J. Buehler, and S. Danti, “Electrospinning Piezoelectric Fibers for Biocompatible Devices,” Advanced Healthcare Materials, vol. 9, no. 1, p. 1901287, Nov. 2019.
M. Milazzo, P. G. G. Muyshondt, J. Carstensen, J. J. J. Dirckx, S. Danti, and M. J. Buehler, “De novo topology optimization of total ossicular replacement prostheses,” Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, vol. 103, p. 103541, Mar. 2020.
Q. Wang, S. Ling, Q. Yao, Q. Li, D. Hu, Q. Dai, D. A. Weitz, D. L. Kaplan, M. J. Buehler, and Y. Zhang, “Observations of 3 nm Silk Nanofibrils Exfoliated from Natural Silkworm Silk Fibers,” ACS Materials Letters, pp. 153–160, Jan. 2020.
G. R. Rao and M. J. Buehler, “New horizons for MRS Bulletin,” MRS Bulletin, vol. 45, no. 1, pp. 6–6, Jan. 2020.

2019

M. J. Buehler and A. Misra, “Mechanical behavior of nanocomposites,” MRS Bulletin, vol. 44, no. 1, pp. 19–24, Jan. 2019.
G. S. Jung and M. J. Buehler, “Atomic-scale hardening mechanisms apply on larger scales in ‘architected’ materials,” Nature, vol. 565, no. 7739, pp. 303–304, Jan. 2019.
Z. Qin, L. Wu, H. Sun, S. Huo, T. Ma, E. Lim, P.-Y. Chen, B. Marelli, and M. J. Buehler, “Artificial intelligence method to design and fold alpha-helical structural proteins from the primary amino acid sequence,” Jun. 2019.
K. T. Sapra, Z. Qin, A. Dubrovsky-Gaupp, U. Aebi, D. J. Müller, M. Buehler, and O. Medalia, “Nonlinear mechanics of lamin filaments and the meshwork topology build an emergent nuclear lamina,” Nov. 2019.
R. Devarapalli, S. B. Kadambi, C.-T. Chen, G. R. Krishna, B. R. Kammari, M. J. Buehler, U. Ramamurty, and C. M. Reddy, “Remarkably Distinct Mechanical Flexibility in Three Structurally Similar Semiconducting Organic Crystals Studied by Nanoindentation and Molecular Dynamics,” Chemistry of Materials, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 1391–1402, Jan. 2019.
W. S. Leong, H. Wang, J. Yeo, F. J. Martin-Martinez, A. Zubair, P.-C. Shen, Y. Mao, T. Palacios, M. J. Buehler, J.-Y. Hong, and J. Kong, “Paraffin-enabled graphene transfer,” Nature Communications, vol. 10, no. 1, Feb. 2019.
Y. Zhou, S. G. Sarwat, G. S. Jung, M. J. Buehler, H. Bhaskaran, and J. H. Warner, “Grain Boundaries as Electrical Conduction Channels in Polycrystalline Monolayer WS2,” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, vol. 11, no. 10, pp. 10189–10197, Feb. 2019.
Z. Qin and M. J. Buehler, “Analysis of the vibrational and sound spectrum of over 100,000 protein structures and application in sonification,” Extreme Mechanics Letters, vol. 29, p. 100460, May 2019.
G. S. Jung, S. Wang, Z. Qin, S. Zhou, M. Danaie, A. I. Kirkland, M. J. Buehler, and J. H. Warner, “Anisotropic Fracture Dynamics Due to Local Lattice Distortions,” ACS Nano, vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 5693–5702, May 2019.
A. Tarakanova, J. Ozsvar, A. S. Weiss, and M. J. Buehler, “Coarse-grained model of tropoelastin self-assembly into nascent fibrils,” Materials Today Bio, vol. 3, p. 100016, Jun. 2019.
C.-H. Yu, Z. Qin, F. J. Martin-Martinez, and M. J. Buehler, “A Self-Consistent Sonification Method to Translate Amino Acid Sequences into Musical Compositions and Application in Protein Design Using Artificial Intelligence,” ACS Nano, vol. 13, no. 7, pp. 7471–7482, Jun. 2019.
M. Milazzo, N. Contessi Negrini, S. Scialla, B. Marelli, S. Farè, S. Danti, and M. J. Buehler, “Additive Manufacturing Approaches for Hydroxyapatite‐Reinforced Composites,” Advanced Functional Materials, vol. 29, no. 35, p. 1903055, Jul. 2019.
C.-H. Yu, Z. Qin, and M. J. Buehler, “Artificial intelligence design algorithm for nanocomposites optimized for shear crack resistance,” Nano Futures, vol. 3, no. 3, p. 035001, Aug. 2019.
E. Beniash, C. A. Stifler, C.-Y. Sun, G. S. Jung, Z. Qin, M. J. Buehler, and P. U. P. A. Gilbert, “The hidden structure of human enamel,” Nature Communications, vol. 10, no. 1, Sep. 2019.
J. Yeo, G. S. Jung, F. J. Martín‐Martínez, J. Beem, Z. Qin, and M. J. Buehler, “Multiscale Design of Graphyne‐Based Materials for High‐Performance Separation Membranes,” Advanced Materials, vol. 31, no. 42, p. 1805665, Jan. 2019.
J. Chen, G. S. Jung, G. H. Ryu, R. Chang, S. Zhou, Y. Wen, M. J. Buehler, and J. H. Warner, “Atomically Sharp Dual Grain Boundaries in 2D WS2 Bilayers,” Small, vol. 15, no. 42, p. 1902590, Aug. 2019.
W. Xu, T. Li, Z. Qin, Q. Huang, H. Gao, K. Kang, J. Park, M. J. Buehler, J. B. Khurgin, and D. H. Gracias, “Reversible MoS2 Origami with Spatially Resolved and Reconfigurable Photosensitivity,” Nano Letters, vol. 19, no. 11, pp. 7941–7949, Oct. 2019.
C. Ye, J. Ren, Y. Wang, W. Zhang, C. Qian, J. Han, C. Zhang, K. Jin, M. J. Buehler, D. L. Kaplan, and S. Ling, “Design and Fabrication of Silk Templated Electronic Yarns and Applications in Multifunctional Textiles,” Matter, vol. 1, no. 5, pp. 1411–1425, Nov. 2019.
B. Azimi, M. Milazzo, A. Lazzeri, S. Berrettini, M. J. Uddin, Z. Qin, M. J. Buehler, and S. Danti, “Electrospinning Piezoelectric Fibers for Biocompatible Devices,” Advanced Healthcare Materials, vol. 9, no. 1, p. 1901287, Nov. 2019.
S. L. Franjou, M. Milazzo, C.-H. Yu, and M. J. Buehler, “Sounds interesting: can sonification help us design new proteins?,” Expert Review of Proteomics, vol. 16, no. 11–12, pp. 875–879, Nov. 2019.
M. d’ Ischia, A. Napolitano, A. Pezzella, P. Meredith, and M. J. Buehler, “Melanin biopolymers: tailoring chemical complexity for materials design,” Angewandte Chemie, Dec. 2019.
J. Ren, Y. Wang, Y. Yao, Y. Wang, X. Fei, P. Qi, S. Lin, D. L. Kaplan, M. J. Buehler, and S. Ling, “Biological Material Interfaces as Inspiration for Mechanical and Optical Material Designs,” Chemical Reviews, vol. 119, no. 24, pp. 12279–12336, Dec. 2019.
N. Miller, M. Richmond, B. Megan, S. Richardson, O. Akubude, W. Bao, R. Li, K. Dinner, H. Griffin, D. Shattuck, F. Martin Martinez, Z. Qin, M. Buehler, K. Kupwade-Patil, V. Robertson "Suitability of Martian Regolith as Material for Future Dwellings: An Investigation by Middle School Students in Collaboration with MIT and JEOL, USA. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1431927619014193 Microsc. Microanal. 25 (Suppl 2), 2019
K. Guo, M.J. Buehler, “Nature’s Way: Hierarchical Strengthening through Weakness,” DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2019.07.01, Matter, 2019
D. López Barreiro, Z. Martín-Moldes, J. Yeo, S. Shen, M.J. Hawker, F.J. Martin-Martinez, D.L. Kaplan, M.J. Buehler, "Conductive silk-based composites using biobased carbon materials", DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201904720, Advanced Materials, 2019.
D. López Barreiro, K, Jin, F.J. Martin-Martinez, Z. Qin, M., Hamm, C.W. Paul, M.J. Buehler, "Molecular dynamics study of the mechanical properties of polydisperse pressure-sensitive adhesives", DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2019.04.006, International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, 2019.
D. López Barreiro, J. Yeo, A. Tarakanova, F.J. Martin-Martinez, M.J. Buehler, "Multiscale modeling of silk and silk-based biomaterials - a review", DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/mabi.201800253, Macromolecular Bioscience, 2019.
J. Ozsvar, A. Tarakanova, R. Wang, M.J. Buehler, A.S. Weiss, "Allysine modifications perturb tropoelastin structure and mobility on a local and global scale," DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mbplus.2019.03.001, Matrix Biology Plus, 2019
T. L. Williams, S. L. Senft, J. Yeo, F. J. Martín-Martínez, A. M. Kuzirian, C. A. Martin, C. W. DiBona, C.-T. Chen, S. R. Dinneen, H. T. Nguyen, C. M. Gomes, J. J. C. Rosenthal, M. D. MacManes, F. Chu, M. J. Buehler, R. T. Hanlon, and L. F. Deravi, “Dynamic pigmentary and structural coloration within cephalopod chromatophore organs,” Nature Commun., vol. 10, no. 1, p. 1004, 2019.
D. Liu, A. Tarakanova, C. C. Hsu, M. Yu, S. Zheng, L. Yu, J. Liu, Y. He, D. J. Dunstan, and M. J. Buehler, “Spider dragline silk as torsional actuator driven by humidity,” Science Adv., Vol. 5, no. 3, p. eaau9183, Mar. 2019.
W. Xu, S. K. Paidi, Z. Qin, Q. Huang, C.-H. Yu, J. V. Pagaduan, M. J. Buehler, I. Barman, and D. H. Gracias, “Self-Folding Hybrid Graphene Skin for 3D Biosensing,” Nano Lett., Vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 1409–1417, Mar. 2019.
W. S. Leong, H. Wang, J. Yeo, F. J. Martin-Martinez, A. Zubair, P.-C. Shen, Y. Mao, T. Palacios, M. J. Buehler, J.-Y. Hong, and J. Kong, “Paraffin-enabled graphene transfer,” Nat. Commun., vol. 10, no. 1, p. 867, Dec. 2019.

2018

A. Tarakanova, G. C. Yeo, C. Baldock, A. S. Weiss, and M. J. Buehler, “Tropoelastin is a Flexible Molecule that Retains its Canonical Shape,” Macromolecular Bioscience, vol. 19, no. 3, p. 1800250, Oct. 2018.
Y. Han, M.-Y. Li, G.-S. Jung, M. A. Marsalis, Z. Qin, M. J. Buehler, L.-J. Li, and D. A. Muller, “Sub-nanometre channels embedded in two-dimensional materials,” Nat. Mater., vol. 17, no. 2, 2018.
A. Tarakanova, G. C. Yeo, C. Baldock, A. S. Weiss, and M. J. Buehler, “Molecular model of human tropoelastin and implications of associated mutations.,” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A., vol. 115, no. 28, pp. 7338–7343, Jul. 2018.
B. Depalle, A. G. Duarte, I. A. K. Fiedler, L. Pujo-Menjouet, M. J. Buehler, and J.-P. Berteau, “The different distribution of enzymatic collagen cross-links found in adult and children bone result in different mechanical behavior of collagen,” Bone, vol. 110, 2018.
J. Yeo, G. Jung, A. Tarakanova, F. J. Martín-Martínez, Z. Qin, Y. Cheng, Y.-W. Zhang, and M. J. Buehler, “Multiscale modeling of keratin, collagen, elastin and related human diseases: Perspectives from atomistic to coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations,” Extrem. Mech. Lett., vol. 20, 2018.
W. Zhang, C. Ye, K. Zheng, J. Zhong, Y. Tang, Y. Fan, M. J. Buehler, S. Ling, and D. L. Kaplan, “Tensan Silk Inspired Hierarchical Fibers for Smart Textile Applications,” ACS Nano, 2018.
E. Gao, S.-Z. Lin, Z. Qin, M. J. Buehler, X.-Q. Feng, and Z. Xu, “Mechanical exfoliation of two-dimensional materials,” J. Mech. Phys. Solids, vol. 115, 2018.
G. X. Gu, C.-T. Chen, D. J. Richmond, and M. J. Buehler, “Bioinspired hierarchical composite design using machine learning: simulation, additive manufacturing, and experiment,” Mater. Horizons, vol. 5, no. 5, pp. 939–945, Aug. 2018.
G. X. Gu, C.-T. Chen, and M. J. Buehler, “De novo composite design based on machine learning algorithm,” Extrem. Mech. Lett., vol. 18, 2018.
I. Su, Z. Qin, T. Saraceno, A. Krell, R. Mühlethaler, A. Bisshop, and M. J. Buehler, “Imaging and analysis of a three-dimensional spider web architecture,” J. R. Soc. Interface, vol. 15, no. 146, p. 20180193, 2018 (cover article)
N. Dinjaski, D. Ebrahimi, Z. Qin, J.E.M. Giordano, S.J. Ling, M.J. Buehler, D.L. Kaplan, "Predicting rates of in vivo degradation of recombinant spider silk proteins", Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, 12(1), 2018
G.X. Gu, C.-T. Chen, M.J. Buehler, "De novo composite design based on machine learning algorithm", Extreme Mechanics Letter, 18, 19-28, 2018
Y. Han, MY Li, G.S. Jung, M.A. Marsalis, Z. Qin, M.J. Buehler, L.-J Li, D. A. Muller, "Sub-nanometre channels embedded in two-dimensional materials", Nature Materials, 17(2), 129, 2018
S. Ling, Q. Wang, D. Zhang, Y. Zhang, X. Mu, D. Kaplan, M.J. Buehler, "Integration of stiff graphene and tough silk for the design and fabrication of versatile electronic materials", Advanced Functional Materials, 28(9), 1705291, 2018
Z.H. Zhu, S.J. Ling, J.J. Yeo, S.W. Zhao, L. Tozzi, M.J. Buehler, F. Omenetto, C.M. Li, D.L. Kaplan, "High‐Strength, Durable All‐Silk Fibroin Hydrogels with Versatile Processability toward Multifunctional Applications", Advanced Functional Materials, 28(10), 1704757, 2018
J. Yeo, G.S. Jung, A. Tarakanova, F.J. Martin-Martinez, Z. Qin, Y. Cheng, Y.W. Zhang, M.J. Buehler, "Multiscale modeling of keratin, collagen, elastin and related human diseases: Perspectives from atomistic to coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations", Extreme Mechanics Letters, 20, 112-124, 2018
S. Ling, D.L. Kaplan, M.J. Buehler, "Nanofibrils in nature and materials engineering", Nature Reviews Materials, 3, 18016, 2018
G.S. Jung, S. Wang, Z. Qin, F.J. Martin-Martinez, J.H. Warner, M.J. Buehler, "Interlocking friction governs the mechanical fracture of bilayer MoS2", ACS Nano, 12(4), 3600-3608, 2018
B. Dépalle, A.G. Duarte, I.A.K. Fiedler, L. Pujo-Menjouet, M.J. Buehler, J.P. Berteau, "The different distribution of enzymatic collagen cross-links found in adult and children bone result in different mechanical behavior of collagen", Bone, 110, 107-114, 2018
E. Gao, S.Z. Lin, Z. Qin, M.J. Buehler, X.Q. Feng, Z.P. Xu, ZP, "Mechanical exfoliation of two-dimensional materials", Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 115, 248-262, 2018
J.J. Yeo, W.W. Huang, A. Tarakanova, Y.W. Zhang, "Unraveling the molecular mechanisms of thermo-responsive properties of silk-elastin-like proteins by integrating multiscale modeling and experiment", Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 6(22), 3727-3734, 2018

2017

F. Yazdandoost, R. Mirzaeifar, Z. Qin, M.J. Buehler, "Multiscale Mechanics of the Lateral Pressure Effect on Enhancing the Load Transfer Between Polymer Coated CNTs", Nanoscale, 9, 5565-5576, 2017
G.X. Gu, M. Takaffoli, M.J. Buehler, "Hierarchically-enhanced impact resistance of bioinspired composites", Advanced Materials, 29(28), 1700060, 2017
S. Ling. M. Simon, C. Staii, J. Wong, M. Jacobsen, L. Tokareva, D. Ebrahimi, M. Buehler, W. Huang, N. Dinjaski, D. Li "Effect of terminal modification on the molecular assembly and mechanical properties of protein-based block copolymers" Macromolecular Bioscience. DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201700095, 2017
Z. Martín-Moldes, D. Ebrahimi, R. Plowright, N. Dinjaski, C.C. Perry, M.J. Buehler, D.L. Kaplan "Intracellular Pathways Involved in Bone Regeneration Triggered by Recombinant Silk-silica Chimeras" Wiley, Advanced Functional Materials DOI: 10.1002
G. Jung, JJ Yeo, Z. Tian, Z. Qin, M. Buehler, "Unusually low and density-insensitive thermal conductivity of three-dimensional gyroid graphene", Nanoscale, DOI: 10.1039/C7NR04455K, 2017
C.-T. Chen, F.J. Martin-Martinez, S. Ling, Z. Qin, M.J. Buehler "Nacre-inspired design of graphene oxide—polydopamine nanocomposites for enhanced mechanical properties and multi-functionalities", Nano Futures 1, 011003, 2017
C.-T. Chen, F.J. Martin-Martinez, G.S. Jung, M.J. Buehler, "Polydopamine and eumelanin molecular structures investigated with ab initio calculations", Chemical Science, 8, 1631, 2017
C.-C. Chou, F.J. Martin-Martinez, Z. Qin, P. B. Dennis, M.K. Gupta, R. R. Naik, M.J. Buehler "Ion Effect and Metal-Coordinated Crosslinking for Multiscale Design of Nereis Jaw Inspired Mechanomutable Materials" ACS Nano, 11, 1858, 2017
J.L. Zitnay, Y. Li, Z. Qin, B.H. San, B. Depalle, S.P. Reese, M.J. Buehler, S.M. Yu, J.A. Weiss,"Molecular Level Detection and Localization of Mechanical Damage in Collagen Enabled by Collagen Hybridizing Peptides", Nature Communications, 8, 14913, 2017
G.X. Gu, F. Libonati, S. Wettermark, M.J. Buehler, “Printing nature: Unraveling the role of nacre's mineral bridges”, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 76, 135-144, 2017
G.X. Gu, S. Wettermark, M.J. Buehler, “Algorithm-driven design of fracture resistant composite materials realized through additive manufacturing”, Additive Manufacturing, 2017
O. Tokareva, D. Ebrahimi, M. Jacobsen, W.W. Huang, D. Rizzo, D. Li, M. Simon, C. Staii, P. Cebe, J.Y. Wong, M.J. Buehler; D.L. Kaplan; "Mechanistic Investigation of the N-terminal’s Effect in Spider Silk Structure-Function," in submission
K. Kupwade-Patil, D.B. Brommer, S.D. Palkovic, D. Lau, M.J. Buehler, O. Büyüköztürk, "Perspectives for Durability of Hydrated Cement Paste", in preparation
C. DiBona, C.-T. Chen, T. Williams, F. Martin-Martinez, M.J. Buehler, L. Deravi, "pH dependent optical and electronic properties of a squid pigment," in preparation
F. Libonati, V. Cipriano, L. Vergani, M. Buehler, "Computational framework to predict failure and performance of bone-inspired materials", ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 3(12), 3236-3243, 2017
S. Ling, K. Jin, Z. Qin, C. Li, K. Zheng, Y. Zhao, Q. Wang, D. Kaplan, M. Buehler "Combining in silico design and biomimetic assembly: A new approach for developing high-performance dynamic responsive bio-nanomaterials" in submission
T. Giesa, R. Schuetz, P. Fratzl, M.J. Buehler, A. Masic, "Unraveling the Molecular Requirements for Macroscopic Silk Supercontraction", ACS Nano, 11(10), 9750-9758, 2017
J. Cui, Z. Qin, A. Masic, M. Buehler, "Multiscale structural insights of load bearing bamboo: a computational modeling approach", in submission
W. Xu, Z. Qin, C.-T. Chen, H.R. Kwag, Q. Ma, A. Sarkar, M.J. Buehler, D.H. Gracias, "Ultrathin thermoresponsive self-folding 3D graphene", Science Advances, e1701084, 2017
Z. Qin, G.S Jung, M.J. Kang, M.J Buehler, "The mechanics and design of a lightweight three-dimensional graphene assembly", Science Advances, e1601536, 2017
G.S. Jung, M.J. Buehler, "Multiscale Modeling of Muscular-Skeletal Systems", Annu. Rev. Biomed. Eng. 19:435-57, 2017
Z. Qin, G.S. Jung, F.J. Martin-Martinez, M.J. Buehler, "Multscale modeling and applications of bio-inspired materials with gyroid structures", Book Chapter, for the special Springer Materials Science volume in honor of William A. Goddard III, in submission
W.W. Huang, D. Ebrahimi, N Dinjaski, A Tarakanova, M.J. Buehler, J.Y. Wong, D.L. Kaplan, "Synergistic Integration of Experimental and Simulation Approaches for the de Novo Design of Silk-Based Materials", Accounts of Chemical Research, 50(4), 866-876, 2017
S.J. Ling, Z. Qin, W.W. Huang, S.F. Cao, D.L. Kaplan, DL, M.J. Buehler, "Design and function of biomimetic multilayer water purification membranes", Science Advances, e1601939, 2017
F. Libonati, M.J. Buehler, "Advanced Structural Materials by Bioinspiration", Advanced Engineering Materials, 19(5), 1600787, 2017
A.C. Deymier, A.K. Nair, B. Depalle, Z. Qin, K. Arcot, C. Drouet, C.H. Yoder, M.J. Buehler, S. Thomopoulos, G.M. Genin, J.D. Pasteris, "Protein-free formation of bone-like apatite: New insights into the key role of carbonation", Biomaterials, 127, 75-88, 2017
A. Tarakanova, W. Huang, A.S. Weiss, D.L. Kaplan, M.J. Buehler, "Computational smart polymer design based on elastin protein mutability", Biomaterials 127, 49-60, 2017
N.G. Rim, E.G. Roberts, D. Ebrahimi, N. Dinjaski, M.M. Jacobsen, Z. Martin-Moldes, M.J. Buehler, D.L. Kaplan, J.Y. Wong, "Predicting Silk Fiber Mechanical Properties through Multiscale Simulation and Protein Design", ACS biomaterials science & engineering, 3(8), 1542-1556, 2017
S.W. Cranford, L. Han, C. Ortiz, M.J. Buehler, "Mutable polyelectrolyte tube arrays: mesoscale modeling and lateral force microscopy", Soft Matter, 13(33), 5543-5557, 2017
A. Tarakanova, W.W. Huang, Z. Qin, D.L. Kaplan, M.J. Buehler, "Modeling and Experiment Reveal Structure and Nanomechanics across the Inverse Temperature Transition in B. mori Silk-Elastin-like Protein Polymers", ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 3(11), 2889-2899, 2017
G.M. Genin, V.B. Shenoy, G.C.Y. Peng, M.J. Buehler, "Integrated Multiscale Biomaterials Experiment and Modeling", ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 2628-2632, 2017
S. Ling, Z. Qin, C. Li, W. Huang, D.L. Kaplan, M.J. Buehler, "Polymorphic regenerated silk fibers assembled through bioinspired spinning", Nature Communications, 8(1), 1387, 2017

2016

B. An; S.W. Chang; C. Hoop; J. Baum; M.J. Buehler; D. Kaplan, "Structural Insights into the Glycine Pair Motifs in Type III Collagen," ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 2016
T. Li, S. W. Chang, N. R. Florez, M. J. Buehler, S. Shefelbine, M. Dao, K. Zeng "Studies of chain substitution caused sub-fibril level differences in stiffness and ultrastructure of wildtype and oim/oim collagen fibers using multifrequency-AFM and molecular modeling" Biomaterials [01429612] 107, 15-22, 2016
S. Wang; Z. Qin; G.S. Jung; F.J. Martin-Martinez; K. Zhang; M.J. Buehler; J.H. Warner, "Atomically Sharp Crack Tip Propagation in Monolayer MoS2," ACS Nano, 10 (11), pp 9831–9839, 2016
S.J. Ling; C.M. Li; K. Jin; D.L. Kaplan; M.J. Buehler, "Liquid Exfoliated Natural Silk Nanofibrils: Applications in Optical and Electrical Devices," Advanced Materials, 28 (35), 7783-+, 2016
Z. Qin; K. Jin; M.J. Buehler, "Molecular Modeling and Mechanics of Acrylic Adhesives on a Graphene Substrate with Roughness," BioNanoScience, 6 (3), 177-184, 2016
Y.L. Wang; Z. Qin; M.J. Buehler; Z.P. Xu, "Intercalated water layers promote thermal dissipation at bio-nano interfaces," Nature Communications, 7, Article Number 12854, 2016
S.J. Ling; N. Dinjaski; D. Ebrahimi; J.Y. Wong; D.L. Kaplan; M.J. Buehler, "Conformation Transitions of Recombinant Spidroins via Integration of Time-Resolved FTIR Spectroscopy and Molecular Dynamic Simulation," ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 2 (8), 1298-1308, 2016
F. Libonati; G.X. Gu; Z. Qin; L. Vergani; M.J. Buehler, "Bone-Inspired Materials by Design: Toughness Amplification Observed Using 3D Printing and Testing," Advanced Engineering Materials, 18 (8), 1354-1363, 2016
I. Su; M.J. Buehler, "Nanomechanics of silk: the fundamentals of a strong, tough and versatile material," Nanotechnology, 27 (30), Article Number: 302001, 2016
A.M. Sultan; Z.C. Westcott; Z.E. Hughes; J.P. Palafox-Hernandez; T. Giesa; V. Puddu; M.J.Buehler; C.C. Perry; T.R. Walsh, "Aqueous Peptide-TiO2 Interfaces: Isoenergetic Binding via Either Entropically or Enthalpically Driven Mechanisms," ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 8 (28), 18620-18630, 2016
S.D. Palkovic; D.B. Brommer; K. Kupwade-Patil; A. Masic; M.J. Buehler; O. Büyüköztürk, "Roadmap across the mesoscale for durable and sustainable cement paste – a bioinspired approach," Construction and Building Materials (CBM), 115, 13-31, 2016
G.X. Gu; L. Dimas; Z. Qin; M.J. Buehler, "Optimization of Composite Fracture Properties: Method, Validation, and Applications," Journal of Applied Mechanics-Transactions of the ASME, 83 (7), Article Number 071006, 2016
L.S. Dimas; D. Veneziano; M.J. Buehler, "Strength and fracture toughness of heterogeneous blocks with joint lognormal modulus and failure strain," Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 92, 72-86, 2016
W.W. Huang, A. Tarakanova, N. Dinjaski, Q. Wang, X.X. Xia, Y. Chen, J.Y. Wong, M.J. Buehler, D. Kaplan, "Design of Multistimuli Responsive Hydrogels Using Integrated Modeling and Genetically Engineered Silk-Elastin-Like Proteins", Advanced Functional Materials, 26 (23), 4113-4123, 2016
S. Ling; K. Jin; D.L. Kaplan; M.J. Buehler, "Ultrathin Free-Standing Bombyx mori Silk Nanofibril Membranes," Nano Letters, 16 (6), 3795 - 3800, 2016
F. Barthelat; Z. Yin; M.J. Buehler, "Structure and mechanics of interfaces in biological materials," Nature Reviews Materials Reviews, 1 (4), 2016
M. Parambath; Q.S. Hanley; F.J. Martin-Martinez; T. Giesa; M.J. Buehler; C.C. Perry; "The nature of the silicaphilic fluorescence of PDMPO," Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 18, (8), 5938-5948, 2016
P.D. Boyer; S. Ganesh; Z. Qin; et al. "Delivering Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes to the Nucleus Using Engineered Nuclear Protein Domains," ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 8 (5), 3524-3534, 2016
M.J. Buehler; G.M. Genin, "Integrated multiscale biomaterials experiment and modeling; a perspective," Interface Focus, 6 (1), Article Number 20150098, 2016
B. Depalle; Z. Qin; S. Shefelbine; et al. "Large Deformation Mechanisms, Plasticity, and Failure of an Individual Collagen Fibril With Different Mineral Content," Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 31 (2), 380-390, 2016
T. Giesa; C.C. Perry; M.J. Buehler, "Secondary Structure Transition and Critical Stress for a Model of Spider Silk Assembly," Biomacromolecules 17 (2), 427-436, 2016
G.X. Gu; I. Su; S. Sharma; et al., "Three-Dimensional-Printing of Bio-Inspired Composites," Journal of Biomechanical Engineering-Transactions of the ASME, 138 (2), Article Number: 021006, 2016
G.C. Yeo, A. Tarakanova, C. Baldock, S.G. Wise, M.J. Buehler, A.S. Weiss, "Subtle balance of tropoelastin molecular shape and flexibility regulates dynamics and hierarchical assembly," Science Advances, 2, e1501145, 2016
D. Brommer; T. Giesa; D. Spivak; et al., "Categorical prototyping: incorporating molecular mechanisms into 3D printing," Nanotechnology, 27 (2), Article Number: 024002, 2016
L. Dimas; D. Veneziano; M.J. Buehler, "The Effective Modulus of Random Checkerboard Plates," Journal of Applied Mechanics-Transactions of the ASME, 83 (1), 2016
S. Ling; Z. Qin; F. Omenetto; D. Kaplan; M.J. Buehler; "Printing of stretchable silk membranes for strain measurements," Lab on a Chip, 16 (13), 2459-2466, 2016
I. Su, M. J. Buehler "Spider silk: Dynamic mechanics" Nature Materials, pp. 1054-1055, Vol. 15(10), 2016
G.X. Gu, M. Takaffoli, A.J Hsieh, M.J. Buehler, “Biomimetic additive manufactured polymer composites for improved impact resistance.” Extreme Mechanics Letters 9, 317-323 (2016)

2015

B. Depalle; Z. Qin; S. Shefelbine; M.J. Buehler; "Influence of cross-link structure, density and mechanical properties in the mesoscale deformation mechanisms of collagen fibrils," Journal of Mechanical Behavior Biomedical Materials, 52, 1-13, 2015
L.S. Dimas; D. Veneziano; T. Giesa; et al., "Probability distribution of fracture elongation, strength and toughness of notched rectangular blocks with lognormal Young's modulus," Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 84, 116-129, 2015
D. Kim; N. Pugno; M.J. Buehler; et al., "Solving the Controversy on the Wetting Transparency of Graphene," Scientific Reports, 5, Article Number: 15526, 2015
O.G. Andriotis; S.W. Chang; M. Vanleene; et al., "Structure-mechanics relationships of collagen fibrils in the osteogenesis imperfecta mouse model," Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 12 (111), Article Number: 20150701, 2015
Z. Qin, Z. Xu, M.J. Buehler, "Peeling Silicene From Model Silver Substrates in Molecular Dynamics Simulations," J. Applied Mechanics (ASME), Volume 82, Issue 10, Article Numer: 101003, 2015
D. Ebrahimi, O. Tokareva, N.G. Rim, J.Y. Wong, D.L. Kaplan, M.J. Buehler, "Spider silk – its mysteries, how it’s made, its strength, toughness, elasticity," ACS Biomaterials, Science & Engineering, 1 (10), 864-876, 2015
T. Al-Mulla; Z. Qin; M.J. Buehler, "Crumpling deformation regimes of monolayer graphene on substrate: a molecular mechanics study," Journal Of Physics-Condensed Matter, 27 (34), Article Number: 345401, 2015
A. Tarakanova; M.J. Buehler; W. Huang; D. Kaplan, "Exploiting Elastin's Mutability: Regulated Design of Elastin-Like and Silk-Elastin-Like Protein Polymer Libraries in Simulation and Experiment," Tissue Engineering Part A, 21, S26-S26, 2015
Z. Qin; M.J. Buehler, "Nonlinear Viscous Water at Nanoporous Two-Dimensional Interfaces Resists High-Speed Flow through Cooperativity," Nano Letters, 15(6), 3939-3944, 2015
B. Xie; M. Buehler; Z. Xu, "Directed self-assembly of end-functionalized nanofibers: from percolated networks to liquid crystal-like phases," Nanotechnology, 26 (20) Article Number: 205602, 2015
S. Ganesh; Z. Qin; S. Spagnol; et al., "The tail domain of lamin B1 is more strongly modulated by divalent cations than lamin A," NUCLEUS 6 (3), 203-211, 2015
S. Lin; S. Ryu; O. Tokareva; et al., "Predictive modelling-based design and experiments for synthesis and spinning of bioinspired silk fibres," Nature Communications, 6, Article Number: 6892, 2015
Z. Qin; B. Compton; J. Lewis; et al., "Structural optimization of 3D-printed synthetic spider webs for high strength," Nature Communications, 6, Article Number: 7038, 2015
R. Mirzaeifar, L. Dimas, Q. Qin, M.J. Buehler, "Defect-tolerant Bioinspired Hierarchical Composites: Simulation and Experiment," ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 1 (5), 295-304, DOI: 10.1021/ab500120f, 2015
T. Al-Mulla; M. Buehler, "Folding creases through bending," Nature Materials, 14 (4), 366-368, 2015
S. Ganesh; Z. Qin; S.T. Spagnol; M.T. Biegler; K.A. Coffey; A. Kalinowski; M.J. Buehler; KN. Dahl, "The tail domain of lamin 1 B1 is more strongly modulated by divalent cations than lamin A," Nucleus, PubMed, 6(3), 203-11, doi: 10.1080/19491034, 2015
K. Jin; Z. Qin; M. Buehler, "Molecular deformation mechanisms of the wood cell wall material," Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials," 42, Pages: 198-206, 2015
C. Chia-Ching; L. Emiliano; A. Paola; et al., "Mechanics of trichocyte alpha-keratin fibers: Experiment, theory, and simulation," Journal Of Materials Research, 30 (1), 26-35, 2015
G. Jung, Z. Qin, M.J. Buehler, "Molecular mechanics of polycrystalline graphene with enhanced fracture toughness," Extreme Mechanics Letters, Vol. 2, 52-59, 2015
R. Mirzaeifar; Z. Qin; M.J. Buehler, "Mesoscale mechanics of twisting carbon nanotube yarns," NANOSCALE, 7 (12), 5435-5445, 2015
G. Jung; Z. Qin; M.J. Buehler; Edited by: R. Boulatov; "Mechanical Properties and Failure of Biopolymers: Atomistic Reactions to Macroscale Response" POLYMER MECHANOCHEMISTRY Book Series: Topics in Current Chemistry 369, 317-343, 2015
L. Dimas; D. Veneziano; T. Giesa; et al., "Random Bulk Properties of Heterogeneous Rectangular Blocks With Lognormal Young's Modulus: Effective Moduli," Journal of Applied Mechanics-Transactions of the ASME, 82 (1) Article Number: 011003, 2015
A. Masic; L. Bertinetti; R. Schuetz; et al., "Osmotic pressure induced tensile forces in tendon collagen," Nature Communications, 6, Article Number: 5942, 2015
F. Martin-Martinez; E. Fini; M.J. Buehler, "Molecular asphaltene models based on Clar sextet theory," RSC ADVANCES, (5) 1, 753-759, 2015
B. Depalle; Z. Qin; S. Shefelbine; et al., "Influence of cross-link structure, density and mechanical properties in the mesoscale deformation mechanisms of collagen fibrils," Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials," 52, 1-13, 2015
T. Giesa; R. Jahadeesan; D. Spivak; M.J. Buehler, "Matriarch: A Python Library for Materials Architecture," ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng., 1 (10), 1009–1015, 2015

2014

C.-T. Chen, C. Chuang, J. Cao, V. Ball, M.J. Buehler, "Excitonic effects from geometric order and disorder explain broadband optical absorption in eumelanin," Nature Communications, Vol. 5, article # 3859, 2014 (link to paper...)
D. Lau, K. Broderick, M.J. Buehler, O. Büyüköztürk, “A robust experimental quantification of fracture energy at a silica-polymer interface under the effect of moisture," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, Vol. 111(33), 11990-11995, 2014 (link to paper...)
C.-T. Chen, S. Ghosh, C.M. Reddy, M.J. Buehler, "Molecular mechanics of elastic and bendable caffeine co-crystals," Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Vol. 16(26), 13165-13171, 2014
S. Lin, M.J. Buehler, "Thermal Transport in Monolayer Graphene Oxide: Atomistic Insights into Phonon Engineering through Surface Chemistry," Carbon, Vol. 77, 351-359, 2014
M. Solar, Z. Qin, M.J. Buehler, "Molecular mechanics and performance of crosslinked amorphous polymer adhesives," Journal of Materials Research, Vol. 29(9), 1077-1085, 2014
A. Kalinowski, P.N. Yaron, Z. Qin, S. Shenoy, M.J. Buehler, M. Losche, K.N. Dahl, "Interfacial binding and aggregation of lamin A tail domains associated with Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome," Biophysical Chemistry, Vol. 195, 43-48, 2014
T. Verho, M.J. Buehler, "Flaw tolerance promoted by dissipative deformation mechanisms between material building blocks," Philosophical Magazine Letters, Vol. 94, 592-600, 2014.
Z. Qin, M. Taylor, M. Hwang, K. Bertoldi, M.J. Buehler, "Effect of Wrinkles on the Surface Area of Graphene: Toward the Design of Nanoelectronics," Nano Letters, Vol. 14(11), pp. 6520-6525, 2014
A.K. Nair, A. Gautieri, M.J. Buehler,"Role of intrafibrillar collagen mineralization in defining the compressive properties of nascent bone," Vol. 15(7), pp. 2494-2500, 2014 (link to paper...)
W. Yang, V. Sherman, B. Gludovatz, M. Mackey, E.A. Zimmermann, E.H. Changm E. Schaible, Z. Qin, M.J. Buehler, R. Ritchie, M. Meyers, "Protective Role of Arapaima gigas Fish Scales: Structure and Mechanical Behavior," Acta Biomaterialia 10(8), 3599-3614, 2014
Z. Qin, N. Pugno, M.J. Buehler, "Mechanics of fragmentation of crocodile skin and other thin films," Scientific Reports, Vol. 4, article # 4966, 2014 (link to paper...)
L.S. Dimas, M.J. Buehler, "Modeling and Manufacturing of Bio-inspired Composites with Tunable Fracture Mechanical Properties," Soft Matter, Vol.10(25), 4436-4442, 2014 (link to paper...)
S.W. Chang, M.J. Buehler, "Molecular biomechanics of collagen molecules," Materials Today, Vol. 17(2), 70-76, 2014 (link to paper...)
M. Solar, M.J. Buehler, "Tensile Deformation and Failure of Amyloid and Amyloid-Like Protein Fibrils," Nanotechnology, Vol. 25(10), 105703, 2014 (associated Lab Talk article...)
T. Giesa, N. Pugno, J.Y. Wong, D.L. Kaplan, M.J. Buehler, "What's Inside the Box? – Length-Scales that Govern Fracture Processes of Polymer Fibers," Advanced Materials, Vol. 26(3), 412-417, 2014 (link to paper...)
S. Cranford, N. Pugno, M.J. Buehler, "Silk and Web Synergy: The Merging of Material and Structural Performance," in: Biotechnology of Silk (editors: Tetsuo Asakura and Thomas A. Miller), Springer, 2014
Z. Qin, L. Dimas, D. Adler, G. Bratzel, M.J. Buehler, "Biological materials by design," J. Phys. Cond. Mattter, Vol. 26(7), article # 073101, 2014 (link to paper...)
F. LIbonati, A. Nair, L. Vergani, M.J. Buehler, "Mechanics of collagen-hydroxyapatite model nanocomposites," Mechanics Research Communications, 2014
A. Nair, F. Libonati, Z. Qin, L. Dimas, M.J. Buehler, "Mechanical and interface properties of biominerals: Atomistic to coarse grained modeling," In: Biomineralization Handbook: Characterization of biomineral and biomimetic materials (editor: Elaine DiMasi), CRC Press, 2014
M.J.A. Qomi, K.J. Krakowiak, M. Bauchy, K.L. Stewart, R. Shahsavari, D. Jahhanthan, D.B. Brommer, A. Baronnet, M.J. Buehler, S. Yip, F.J. Ulm, K.J. Van Vliet, R.J.M. Pellenq, "Combinatorial molecular optimization of cement hydrates," Nature Communications, Vol. 5, article # 4960, 2014
M. d'Ischia, A. Napolitano, V. Ball, C.-T. Chen, M.J. Buehler, "Polydopamine and Eumelanin: From Structure-Property Relationships to a Unified Tailoring Strategy," Accounts of Chemical Research, Vol. 47(12), 3541-3550, 2014
S. Lin, C.-T. Chen, I. Bdikin, V. Ball, J. Grácio, M.J. Buehler; "Tuning heterogeneous poly (dopamine) structures and mechanics: in silico covalent cross-linking and thin film nanoindentation," Soft Matter, Vol. 10(3), 457-464, 2014

2013

G. Bratzel, Z. Qin, M.J. Buehler, "Viscoelastic relaxation time and structural evolution during length contraction of spider silk protein nanostructures," MRS Communications, Vol. 3(3), pp. 185-190, 2013
A. Tarakanova, M.J. Buehler, “Molecular modeling of protein materials: case study of elastin,” Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 21(6), paper # 063001, 2013
V. Ball, J. Gracio, M. Vila, M. Singh, M. Michel, J. Bour, V. Toniazzo, D. Ruch, M.J. Buehler, "Comparison of synthetic eumelanin formed in the presence of oxygen and Cu2+ cations as oxidants," Langmuir, Vol. 29(41), pp. 12754-12761, 2013
L. Dimas, T. Giesa, M.J. Buehler, "Fracture in stochastic media using discrete and continuum simulation methods," J. Mech. Phys. Solids, accepted for publication
O. Tokareva, M. Jacobson, M.J. Buehler, J. Wong, D. Kaplan, "Structure-Function-Property-Design Interplay in Biopolymers: Spider Silk," Acta Biomaterialia, accepted for publication
D. Adler, M.J. Buehler, "Mesoscale mechanics of wood cell walls under axial strain," Soft Matter, Vol. 9, pp. 7138-7144, 2013 (link to paper...)
Z. Qin, M.J. Buehler, "Molecular mechanics of mussel adhesion proteins," J. Mech. Phys. Solids, accepted for publication
M.J. Buehler, "Mechanical Players-The Role of Intermediate Filaments in Cell Mechanics and Organization," Biophysical J., Vol. 105(8), pp. 1733-1734, 2013
S. Lin, M.J. Buehler, "Mechanics and molecular filtration performance of graphyne nanoweb membranes for selective water purification," Nanoscale, doi: 10.1039/C3NR03241H, 2013
Z. Qin, M.J. Buehler, "Impact tolerance in mussel thread networks by heterogeneous material distribution," Nature Communications, Vol. 4, p. 2187, 2013 (link to paper...; MIT News Story...)
N. Pugno, S. Cranford, M.J. Buehler, “Synergetic material and structure optimization yields strong and robust spider web anchorages,” Small, Vol. 9(16), pp. 2747-2756, 2013
L. Dimas, G. Bratzel, I. Eylon, M.J. Buehler, "Tough Composites Inspired by Mineralized Natural Materials: Computation, 3D printing and Testing," Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 23(36), pp. 4629-4638, 2013
A. Kalinowski, Z. Qin, K. Coffey, R. Kodali, M.J. Buehler, M. Loesche, K.N. Dahl, “Calcium causes a conformational change in lamin A tail domain that promotes farnesyl mediated membrane association,” Biophysical Journal, Vol. 104, pp. 2246-2253, 2013
M. Naraghi, G.H. Bratzel, T. Filleter, Z. An, X. Wei, S.T. Nguyen, M.J. Buehler, H.D. Espinosa, “Atomistic Investigation of Load Transfer Between DWNT Bundles Crosslinked by PMMA-Oligomers,” Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 23(15), pp. 1883-1892, 2013
Z. Qin, M.J. Buehler, “Bio-inspired graphene nano-gut,” J. Applied Mechanics, Vol. 80(6), p. 061009, 2013
A. Nair, A. Gautieri, S.W. Chang, M.J. Buehler, “Molecular mechanics of mineralized collagen fibrils in bone,” Nature Communications, Vol. 4, article #: 1724, 2013
Z. Qin, A. Fabre, M.J. Buehler, “Structure and mechanism of maximum stability of isolated alpha-helical protein domains at a critical length scale,” The European Physical Journal E, Vol. 36. pp. 53. 2013
M.J. Buehler, T. Giesa, “Nanoconfinement and the mechanical strength of biopolymers,” Annual Review of Biophysics, Vol. 42, pp. 651-673, 2013
L. Dimas, M.J. Buehler, “Tough and Strong Composites with Simple Building Blocks,” J. Materials Research, Vol. 28(10), pp. 1295-1303, 2013
D. Brommer and M.J. Buehler, Failure of Graphdiyne: Structurally Directed Delocalized Crack Propagation," J. Applied Mechanics (ASME), Vol. 80, paper # 040908, 2013
C. Ozkan, M.J. Buehler, N.M. Pugno, K. Wang, "De novo carbon nanomaterials: Opportunities and challenges in a flat world," J. Mat. Res., Vol. 28(7), pp. 909 - 911, 2013 (link to paper...)
S. Lin, M.J. Buehler, "The effect of non-covalent functionalization on the thermal conductance of graphene/organic interfaces," Nanotechnology, Vol. 24, paper # 165702, 2013 (link to paper..., link to further information -- Labtalk...)
S.W. Chang, A. Nair, M.J. Buehler, “Nanoindentation study of size effects in nickel-graphene nanocomposites,” Phil. Mag. Lett., Vol. 93(4), 196-203, 2013 (link to paper...).
G. Cook, Z. Spoltavsky, M.J. Buehler, “Mechanism of friction in rotating carbon nanotube bearings,” Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Vol. 61, pp. 652-673, 2013 (link to paper...).
M.J. Buehler, "Materials by Design—A Perspective From Atoms to Structures,” MRS Bulletin, Vol. 38(2), pp. 169-176, 2013.
F. Libonati, A. Nair, L. Vergani, M.J. Buehler, “Fracture mechanics of hydroxyapatite single crystals,” J. Mech. Behav. Biomedical Mater., Vol. 20(1), pp. 184-191, 2013.
J. Zang, S. Rye, N. Pugno, Q. Wang, Q. Tu, M.J. Buehler, X. Zhao “Multifunctional Crumpling and Unfolding of Large-Area Graphene,” Nature Materials, Vol. 12(4), pp. 321-325, 2013 (link to paper...)
C.-T. Chen, V. Ball, J.J. de Almeida Gracio, M.K. Singh, V. Taniazzo, D. Ruch, M.J. Buehler, “Self-assembly of tetramers of 5,6 dihydroxyindole explains the primary physical properties of eumelanin: Experiment, simulation and design,” ACS Nano, Vol. 7(2), pp. 1524-1532, 2013 (link to paper...)
S. Tarakkad Krishnaji, G. Bratzel, M. Kinahan, J.Y. Wong, M.J. Buehler, D.L. Kaplan, “Sequence–structure–property relationships with recombinant spider silk-like proteins,” Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 23(2), pp. 241–253, 2013
Z. Qin, M.J. Buehler, “Webs measure up,” Nature Materials, Vol. 12(3), pp. 185-187, 2013 (link to paper...)
T. Giesa, M.J. Buehler, “Aus der Trickkiste der Natur – Spinnenseide auf dem molekularen Prüfstand,” Physik in unserer Zeit, Vol. 44(2), pp. 72-79, 2013
S. Cranford, M.J. Buehler, "Critical Cross-Linking to Mechanically Couple Polyelectrolytes," Soft Matter, Vol. 9, pp. 1076-1090, 2013
C.C. Chou, M.J. Buehler, “Molecular mechanics of disulfide bonded alpha-helical protein filaments,” BioNanoScience, Vol. 3, pp. 85-94, 2013
M. Solar, M.J. Buehler, “Deformation Behavior and Mechanical Properties of Amyloid Protein Nanowires,” J. Mech. Behav. Biomed. Mater., 19(3), pp. 43-49, 2013 (link to paper...)
S. Cranford, J. De Boer, C. van Blitterswijk, M.J. Buehler, “Materiomics: an -omics approach to biomaterials research,”Advanced Materials, Vol. 25, 802-824, 2013 (link to paper...)
G. Gronau, Z. Qin, M.J. Buehler, “Effect of sodium chloride on the structure and stability of spider silk's N-terminal protein domain,” Biomaterials Science, Vol. 1, pp. 276-284, 2013 (cover article) (link to paper...)

2012

S. Cranford, D. Brommer, M.J. Buehler, “Extended graphynes: simple scaling laws for stiffness, strength and fracture,” Nanoscale, Vol. 4, pp. 7797-7809, 2012
J. Wong, D. Spivak, J. McDonald, D. Kaplan, M.J. Buehler, "Materials by Design: Merging Proteins and Music," Nano Today, Vol. 7(6), pp.488–495, 2012 (link to paper...).
S. Cranford, M.J. Buehler, "Variation of weak polyelectrolyte persistence length through an electrostatic contour length," Macromolecules, 45 (19), pp 8067–8082, 2012
C.C. Chou, M.J. Buehler, “Structure and mechanical properties of human keratin intermediate filament protein,” Biomacromolecules, Vol. 13(11), pp. 3522-3532, 2012.
T. Giesa, N. Pugno, M. J. Buehler, “Nonlinear stiffening yields large flaw tolerance length scales in biofibers,” Physical Review E, accepted for publication
Z. Qin, M.J. Buehler, “Molecular mechanics of DOPA at a silica interface,” Applied Physics Letters, accepted for publication
Z. Xu, M.J. Buehler, "Heat Dissipation at a Graphene-Substrate Interface," J. Phys. Cond. Matt., Vol. 24, paper # 475305, 2012.
T. Giesa, G. Bratzel, M.J. Buehler, "Modeling and Simulation of Hierarchical Protein Materials," In: Nano and Cell Mechanics (Eds. Horacio Espinosa and Gang Bao), John Wiley & Sons, to appear 2012.
A. Tarakanova, M.J. Buehler, “The mechanical role of capture spiral silk in the diversification of orb webs,” Journal of the Royal Society Interface, Vol. 9(77), pp. 3240-3248, 2012 (link to paper...)
Z. Qin and M.J. Buehler, “Computational and theoretical modeling of intermediate filament networks: structure, mechanics and related disease,” Acta Mechanica Sinica, accepted for publication
G. Gronau, S. Tarakkad Krishnaji, M.E. Kinahan, T. Giesa, J.Y. Wong, D.L. Kaplan, M.J. Buehler, “A Review of Biopolymer Structure-Process-Property Relationships at Multiple Scales via Integration of Modeling and Experimentation,” Biomaterials, accepted for publication
Z. Qin, M.J. Buehler, “Cooperativity governs the size and structure of biological interfaces,” J. Biomechanics, Vol. 45(16), pp. 2778-2783, 2012
Z. Qin, M.J. Buehler, “Carbon dioxide enhances fragility of ice crystals,” J. Phys. D: Applied Physics, Vol. 45, 445302, 2012
S. Cranford, M.J. Buehler, “Selective hydrogen purification through graphdiyne under ambient temperature and pressure,” Nanoscale, Vol. 4, pp. 4587-4593, 2012 (link to paper...)
M. Solar, M.J. Buehler, “Taking a leaf from nature's book,” Nature Nanotechnology, Vol. 7, pp. 417-419, 2012 (link to paper...).
Z. Qin, M. Buehler, “Bioinspired design of functionalized graphene,” Molecular Simulation, Vol. 38(8-9), pp. 695-703, 2012 (link to paper...)
A. Nair, Z. Qin, M.J. Buehler, “Cooperative deformation of carboxyl groups in functionalized carbon nanotubes,” International Jorunal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 49(18), pp. 2418-2423, 2012 (link to paper...)
A. Gautieri, M. Pate, S. Vesentini, A. Redaelli, M.J. Buehler , “Hydration and distance dependence of intermolecular shearing between collagen molecules in a model microfibril,” J. Biomechanics, Vol. 45, pp. 2079-2083, 2012 (link to paper...)
M. Solar, M.J. Buehler, “Comparative analysis of nanomechanics of protein filaments under lateral loading,” Nanoscale, Vol. 4, pp. 1177-1183, 2012 (link to paper...)
T. Giesa, D. Spivak, M.J. Buehler, “Category theory based solution for the building block replacement problem in materials design,” Advanced Engineering Materials, DOI: adem.201200109, 2012 (link to paper...)
L. Dimas, M.J. Buehler, “Influence of geometry on mechanical properties of bio-inspired silica-based hierarchical materials,” Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, Vol. 7, paper # 036024, 2012 (link to paper...)
S. Cranford, M.J. Buehler, Biomateriomics, 2012 (Springer, New York) (more information...)
A. Gautieri, S. Vesentini , A. Redaelli, M.J. Buehler, "Osteogenesis imperfecta mutations lead to local tropocollagen unfolding and disruption of H-bond network," RSC Advances, Vol. 2, pp. 3890-3896, 2012 (link to paper...)
D. Lau, O. Büyüköztürk, M.J. Buehler, “Characterization of the intrinsic strength between epoxy and silica using a free energy approach,” J. Mat. Res., Vol. 27(14), 2012 (link to paper...)
S.W. Chang, A. Nair, M.J. Buehler, “Geometry and temperature effects of the interfacial thermal conductance in copper- and nickel-graphene nanocomposites,” J. Phys. Condens. Matter, Vol. 24, article # 245301, 2012 (link to paper...)
R. Pellenq, M. Buehler, F. Ulm, S. Yip, K. Van Vliet, H. Jennings., “Set in stone? A perspective on the concrete sustainability challenge,” MRS Bulletin, Vol. 37(4), pp. 395, 2012 (link to paper...)
S.W. Chang, B. Flynn, J. Ruberti, M.J. Buehler, “Molecular mechanism of force induced stabilization of collagen against enzymatic breakdown,” Biomaterials, Vol. 33(15), pp. 3852-3859, 2012 (link to paper...)
S. Keten, C.C. Chou, A. C.T. van Duin, M.J. Buehler, "Tunable Nanomechanics of Protein Disulfide Bonds in Redox Microenvironments,"Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, Vol. 5, pp. 32-40, 2012 (link to paper...)
H. Manzano, R. Pellenq, A. van Duin, F.J. Ulm, M.J. Buehler, “Hydration of calcium oxide surface using reactive molecular dynamics,” Langmuir, Vol. 28(9), pp. 4187-4197, 2012
S.W. Cranford, A. Tarakanova, N. Pugno, M.J. Buehler, “Nonlinear material behaviour of spider silk yields robust webs,” Nature, Vol. 482, pp. 72-76, 2012 (cover article) (link to paper..., link to MIT News Article..., link to Science NOW article...)
Z. Qin, A. Gautieri, A.K. Nair, H. Inbar, M.J. Buehler, "Thickness of hydroxyapatite nanocrystal controls mechanical
properties of the collagen-hydroxyapatite interface," Langmuir, Vol. 28(4), pp. 1982–1992, 2012 (link to paper…)
A. Tarakanova, M.J. Buehler, “A materiomics approach to spider silk,” JOM, Vol. 64(2), 214-225, 2012 (link to paper...)
O. Compton, K. Putz, S. Cranford, Z. An, C. Brinson, M. Buehler, S.B. Ngyen, "Tuning the Mechanical Properties of Graphene Oxide Paper and Its Associated Polymer Nanocomposites by Controlling Cooperative Intersheet Hydrogen Bonding,” ACS Nano, Vol. 6 (3), pp 2008–2019, 2012 (link to paper...)
G. Bratzel, M.J. Buehler, “Molecular mechanics of silk nanostructures under varied mechanical loading,” Biopolymers, Vol. 97(6), pp. 408-417, 2012 (link to paper...)
E. Lepore, A. Marchioro, M. Isaia, M.J. Buehler, N. Pugno, "Evidence of super-stretchable silk in the cocoon of the
cave spider Meta menardi," PLoS ONE, Vol. 7(2), paper # e30500, 2012 (link to paper...)
A. Gautieri, S. Vesentini, A. Redaelli, M.J. Buehler, “Viscoelastic properties of single collagen molecules,” Matrix Biology, Vol. 31(2), pp. 141–149, 2012 (link to paper...)
Z. Qin, M.J. Buehler, "Mechanical properties of crosslinks controls failure mechanism of hierarchical intermediate filament networks," Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters, Vol. 2(1), article # 014005, 2012 (link to paper...)
S.W. Chang, S.J. Shefelbine, M.J. Buehler, “Structural and mechanical differences between collagen homo- and heterotrimers: General insight and relevance for brittle bone disease,“ Biophysical Journal, Vol. 102(3), pp. 640-648, 2012 (link to paper...)
G. Bratzel, M.J. Buehler, “Sequence-structure correlations and size effects in silk nanostructure: Poly-Ala repeat of N. clavipes MaSp1 is naturally optimized at a critical length scale,” Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Material, Vol. 7(3), pp. 30-40, 2012 (link to paper...)

2011

A. Garcia, D. Sen, M.J. Buehler, “Hierarchical silica nanostructures inspired by diatom algae yield superior deformability, toughness and strength,” Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, Vol. 42(13), pp. 3889-3897, 2011 (link to paper...)
S. Cranford, M.J. Buehler, “Packing efficiency and accessible surface area of crumpled graphene,” Physical Review B, Vol. 84, paper # 205451, 2011 (link to paper...)
D. Sen, A. Garcia, M.J. Buehler, “Mechanics of nano-honeycomb silica structures: A size-dependent brittle-to-ductile transition,” Journal of Nanomechanics and Micromechanics (ASCE), Vol.1(4), 2011
T. Giesa, D. Spivak, M.J. Buehler, "Reoccurring Patterns in Hierarchical Protein Materials and Music: The Power of Analogies," BioNanoScience, Vol. 1(4), pp. 153-161, 2011 (link to paper...)
A.P. Garcia, D. Sen, M.J. Buehler, “Nature’s flexible and tough armor: Geometric and size effects of diatom inspired, nanoscale glass,” In: Simulations in Nanobiotechnology (Ed. K. Eom), CRC Press (Boca Raton, FL), ISBN: 9781439835043, 2011
C.C. Chou, M.J. Buehler, “Breaking out of the cage,” Nature Chemistry, Vol. 3(11), pp. 837-839, 2011 (link to paper...).
D. Sen, A. Garcia, M.J. Buehler, “Mechanics of nano-honeycomb silica structures: A size-dependent brittle-to-ductile transition,” Journal of Nanomechanics and Micromechanics (ASCE), Vol.1(4), 2011
T. Giesa, M. Arslan,N. Pugno, M.J. Buehler, "Nanoconfinement of Spider Silk Fibrils Begets Superior Strength, Extensibility, and Toughness," Nano Letters, Vol. 11(11), pp. 5038-5046, 2011(link to paper...)
D. Spivak, T. Giesa, E. Wood, M.J. Buehler, “Category theory analysis of hierarchical protein materials and social networks,” PLoS ONE, Vol. 6(9), paper # e23911, 2011 (link to paper...)
S. Cranford, M. Buehler, "Shaky Foundations of Hierarchical Biological Materials," Nano Today, Vol. 6, 332-338, 2011 (link to paper...)
T. Knowles, M.J. Buehler , “Nanomechanics of functional and pathological amyloid materials,” Nature Nanotechnology, Vol. 6(7), pp. 469-479, 2011 (link to paper...)
S.W. Cranford, M.J. Buehler, “Mechanical properties of graphyne,” Carbon, Vol. 49, pp. 4111-4121, 2011 (link to paper...)
A. Garcia, N. Pugno, M.J. Buehler, “Superductile, wavy silica nanostructures inspired by diatom algae,” Advanced Biomaterials, Vol. 13, pp. B405-B414, 2011 (link to paper...)
C.C. Chou, M.J. Buehler, “Bond energy effects on strength and robustness of molecular structures,” Interface Focus, doi: doi: 10.1098/ rsfs.2011.0038, 2011 (link to paper...)
I. Mohedas, A.P. Garcia, M.J. Buehler, “Nanomechanics of biologically inspired coiled silica nanostructures,” Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part N: Journal of Nanoengineering and Nanosystems, Vol. 224(3), pp. 93-100, 2011
D. Sen, M.J. Buehler, “Structural hierarchies define toughness and defect-tolerance despite simple and mechanically inferior brittle building blocks,” Scientific Reports, Vol. 1, paper # 35, 2011 (link to paper...)
Z. Qin, A. Kalinowski, K. Dahl, M.J. Buehler, "Structure and stability of the lamin A tail domain and HGPS mutant," Journal of Structural Biology, Vol. 175(3), pp. 425-433, 2011 (link to paper...)
S.W. Cranford, M.J. Buehler, “Twisted and coiled ultralong multilayer graphene ribbons,” Modeling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 19, pp. 054003, 2011 (link to paper...)
A. Nair, S.W. Cranford, M.J. Buehler, “The minimal nanowire: mechanical properties of carbyne,” EPL, Vol. 95, pp. 16002, 2011 (link to paper...)
Z. Qin, M.J. Buehler, “Dynamic Failure of a Lamina Meshwork in Cell Nuclei under Extreme Mechanical Deformation,” BioNanoScience, Vol. 1(1), pp. 14-23, 2011 (link to paper...)
O. Büyüköztürk, M.J. Buehler, D. Lau, C. Tuakta, “Structural solution using molecular dynamics: Fundamentals and a case study of epoxy-silica interface,” International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 48, pp. 2131-2140, 2011 (link to paper...)
M. Arslan, Z. Qin, M. Buehler, "Coiled-coil intermediate filament stutter instability and molecular unfolding," Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin., Vol. 14(5), pp. 483-489, 2011 (link to paper...)
R. Paparcone, M.J. Buehler, “Failure of A-beta-(1-40) amyloid fibrils under tensile loading,” Biomaterials, Vol. 32(13), pp. 3367-3374, 2011 (link to article....)
S. Keten, Z. Xu, M.J. Buehler, “Triangular core as a universal strategy for stiff nanostructures,” Materials Science and Engineering C, Vol. 31(4), pp. 775-780, 2011 (link to paper...)
Z. Qin, M.J. Buehler, “Flaw tolerance of nuclear intermediate filament lamina under extreme mechanical deformation,” ACS Nano, Vol. 5(4), pp. 3034-3042, 2011 (link to paper...)
R. Paparcone, S. Cranford, M.J. Buehler, “Self-folding and aggregation of amyloid nanofibrils,” Nanoscale, Vol. 3(4), pp. 1748-1755, 2011 (link to paper...)
C. Thaulow, D. Sen, M.J. Buehler, “Effect of Crack Tip Ledges on the Nucleation of Dislocations in Silicon Single Crystals at Elevated Temperature,” Materials Science and Engineering A, Vol. 528(13-14), pp. 4357-4364, 2011
R. Paparcone, S. Cranford, M.J. Buehler, “Compressive Deformation of Ultralong Amyloid Fibrils,” Acta Mechanica Sinica,Vol. 26(6), pp. 977-987, 2011 (link to paper...)
T. Ackbarow, M.J. Buehler, “Strength and robustness of protein materials”, in: Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2nd Edition, American Scientific Publishers, Stevenson Ranch (ed. H.S. Nalwa), 2011 (link to paper...)
M.J. Buehler, "Multiscale aspects of mechanical properties of biological materials," Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, Vol. 4(2), pp. 125-127, 2011 (link to paper...)
A. Gautieri, S. Vesentini , A. Redaelli, M.J. Buehler, “Hierarchical structure and nanomechanics of collagen microfibrils from the atomistic scale up,” Nano Letters, Vol. 11(2), pp. 757-766, 2011 (link to paper...)
Z. Qin, M.J. Buehler, “Structure and dynamics of human vimentin intermediate filament dimer and tetramer in explicit and implicit solvent models,” J. Mol. Model., Vol. 17, pp. 37-48, 2011 (link to paper...)
S. Uzel, M.J. Buehler, “Structure, mechanical behavior and failure mechanism of the C-terminal cross-link domain in type I collagen,” Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, Vol. 4(2), pp. 153-161, 2011 (link to paper...)

2010

S. Keten, M.J. Buehler, “Nanostructure and molecular mechanics of dragline spider silk protein assemblies”, Journal of the Royal Society Interface, Vol. 7(53), pp. 1709-1721, 2010 (link to paper...)
Paper highlighted in Science (link to article...)
D. Sen, M.J. Buehler, “Atomistically-informed mesoscale model of deformation and fracture of hierarchical silica nanocomposites,” International Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 2(4), pp. 699-717, 2010 (link to paper...)
M.J. Buehler, “Tu(r)ning weakness to strength,” Nano Today, Vol. 5 , pp. 379-383, 2010 (link to paper..., MIT News Article “Going nature one better")
Z. Qin, M.J. Buehler, “Cooperative deformation of hydrogen bonds in beta-strands and beta-sheet nanocrystals,” Physical Review E, Vol. 82(6), paper # 061906, 2010 (link to paper...)
M.J. Buehler, "Multiscale mechanics of biological and biologically inspired materials and structures," Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica, Vol. 23(6), 2010 (link to paper...)
S. Cranford, M.J. Buehler, “Coarse-graining parameterization and multiscale simulation of hierarchical systems: Part I: Theory and Model Formulation”, In: Multiscale Modeling: From Atoms to Devices (Eds. P. Derosa and T. Cagin), Taylor and Francis, 2010 (link to chapter...).
S. Cranford, M.J. Buehler, “Coarse-graining parameterization and multiscale simulation of hierarchical systems: Part II: Case studies”, In: Multiscale Modeling: From Atoms to Devices (Eds. P. Derosa and T. Cagin), Taylor and Francis, 2010 (link to chapter...).
F. Bosia, N.M. Pugno, M.J. Buehler, “Hierarchical simulations for the design of supertough nanofibers inspired by spider silk,” Physical Review E, Vol. 82, paper # 056103, 2010.
Z. Xu, M.J. Buehler, “Interface structure and mechanics between graphene and metal substrates: a first-principles study,” Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, Vol. 22, paper # 485301, 2010 (link to paper...)
S. Cranford, M.J. Buehler, “Materiomics: Biological Protein Materials, from Nano to Macro”, Nanotechnology, Science and Application, Vol. 3, pp. 127-148, 2010 (link to paper...).
R. Paparcone, M. Pires, M.J. Buehler, “Mutations alter geometry and mechanical properties of Alzheimer's Aß(1-40) amyloid fibrils,” Biochemistry 49 , 8967–8977, 2010 (link to paper...).
G. Bratzel, S. Cranford, M.J. Buehler, “Bioinspired noncovalently crosslinked “fuzzy” carbon nanotube bundles with superior toughness and strength,” J. Mat. Chem., Vol. 20, pp. 10465-10474, 2010 (link to paper...)
M.E. Launey, M.J. Buehler, R.O. Ritchie, “On the mechanistic origins of toughness in bone,” Annual Review of Materials Science, Vol. 40, pp. 4175-4188, 2010 (link to paper...)
R. Kirmse, Z. Qin, C.M. Weinert, A. Hoenger, M.J. Buehler, L. Kreplak, “Plasticity of intermediate filament subunits,” PLoS ONE, Vol. 5(8), paper # e12115, 2010 (link to paper...)
S. Cranford, M.J. Buehler, “ In Silico Assembly and Nanomechanical Characterization of Carbon Nanotube Buckypaper ”, Nanotechnology, Vol. 21, paper # 265706, 2010.
Z. Xu, M.J. Buehler, “Geometry controls conformation of graphene sheets: Membranes, ribbons and scrolls”, ACS Nano, Vol. 4 (7), pp. 3869-3876, 2010
M.J. Buehler, "Computational scale linking in biological protein materials", in: Computational Modeling in Biomechanics , Springer (Eds: Suvranu De, Farshid Guilak, Mohammad Mofrad), 2010 (link to paper...)
Z. Xu, R. Paparcone, M.J. Buehler, “Alzheimer's Aß(1-40) amyloid fibrils feature size dependent mechanical properties”, Biophysical Journal , Vol. 98(10), pp. 2053-2062, 2010 (link to paper...)
Z. Qin, M.J. Buehler, “ Molecular Dynamics Simulation of the a-Helix to ß-Sheet Transition in Coiled Protein Filaments: Evidence for a Critical Filament Length Scale,” Physical Review Letters , Vol. 104(19), paper # 198304, 2010 (link to paper...).
S. Cranford, C. Ortiz, M.J. Buehler, “Mechanomutable properties of a PAA/PAH polyelectrolyte complex: rate dependence and ionization effects on tunable adhesion strength,” Soft Matter , Vol. 6, pp. 4175-4188, 2010 (link to paper...)
Z. Xu, M.J. Buehler, “Mechanical energy transfer and dissipation in fibrous beta-sheet rich proteins,” Physical Review E , Vol. 81 (7), paper # 061910, 2010 (link to paper...)
A. Nova, S, Keten, N. Pugno , A. Redaelli , M.J. Buehler , “Molecular and nanostructural mechanisms of deformation, strength and toughness of spider silk fibrils,” Nano Letters , Vol. 10(7), pp. 2626-2634, 2010 (link to paper...)
D. Sen, C. Thaulow, S. Schieffer, A. Cohen, M.J. Buehler, “Atomistic study of crack-tip cleavage to dislocation emission transition in silicon single crystals”, Physical Review Letters, Vol. 105, paper # 235502, 2010.
R. Paparcone, M.J. Buehler, “Failure of Alzheimer's Aß(1-40) amyloid nanofibrils under compressive loading”, JOM , Vol. 62(4), pp. 64-68, 2010.
J. Jancar, J.F. Douglas, F.M. Starr, S. Kumar, P. Cassagnau, A. J. Lesser, S.S. Sternstein, B. Pukanzsky, M.J. Buehler, "Current issues in research of structure-property relationships in polymer nanocomposites", Polymer, Vol. 51(15), pp. 3321-3342, 2010 (link to paper...)
S. Keten, M.J. Buehler, “Atomistic model of the spider silk nanostructure”, Applied Physics Letters , Vol. 96, paper # 153701, 2010. Cover article.
J. Bertaud, Z. Qin, M.J. Buehler, “Intermediate filament deficient cells show mechanical softening at large deformation”, Acta Biomaterialia, Vol. 6(7), pp. 2457-2466, 2010 (link to paper...).
A. Russo, A. Gautieri, S. Vesentini, A. Redaelli, M.J. Buehler, "Coarse-grained model of collagen molecules using an extended MARTINI force field”, Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation , Vol. 6(4), pp. 1210-1218, 2010 (link to paper...).
D. Sen, K. Novoselov, P. Reis and M.J. Buehler, “Tearing of graphene sheets from adhesive substrates produces tapered nanoribbons”, Small, Vol. 6(10),pp. 1108-1116, 2010 (cover article).
A.P. Garcia, M.J. Buehler, “Bioinspired silicon nanoporous bulk material provides great toughness at great deformability”, Computational Materials Science, Vol. 48(2), pp. 303-309, 2010.
R. Paparcone, S. Keten, M.J. Buehler, “Atomistic simulation of nanomechanical properties of Alzheimer's AΒ(1-40) amyloid fibrils under compressive and tensile loading,” J. Biomechanics , Vol. 43(6), pp. 1196-1201, 2010 (link to paper...)
S. Keten, Z. Xu, B. Ihle, M.J. Buehler, “Nanoconfinement controls stiffness, strength and mechanical toughness of beta-sheet crystals in silk”, Nature Materials , Vol. 9, pp. 359-367, 2010 (link to paper...).
M.J. Buehler, “Computational and Theoretical Materiomics: Properties of Biological and de novo Bioinspired Materials”, J. Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience , Vol. 7(7), pp.1203–1209, 2010 (link to paper...).
S. Cranford, H. Yao, C. Ortiz, M.J. Buehler, “A Single Degree of Freedom 'Lollipop' Model for Carbon Nanotube Bundle Formation”, J. Mech. Phys. Solids , Vol. 58( 3), pp. 409-427, 2010 (link to paper...).
R. Paparcone, J. Sanchez, M.J. Buehler , “Comparative study of polymorphous Alzheimer's A b (1-40) amyloid nanofibrils and microfibers”, J. Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience , Vol. 7(7), pp. 1279–1286, 2010 (link to paper...)
M.J. Buehler, S. Keten, “Failure of molecules, bones, and the earth itself”, Rev. Mod. Phys., Vol. 82(2), 2010 (link to paper...); associated article: M. Buchanan, “Learning from Failure”, Nature Physics , Vol. 5, pp. 705, 2009 (link to paper...)
M.J. Buehler, Z. Xu, “Mind the helical crack”, Nature , Vol. 464(4), pp. 42-43, 2010 (link to paper...)
R. Jack, D. Sen, M.J. Buehler, “Graphene nanocutting through nanopatterned vacancy defects”, Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience, Vol. 7, pp. 354-359, 2010 (link to paper...)
M.J. Buehler, “Strength in numbers”, Nature Nanotechnology , Vol. 5, pp. 172-174, 2010 (link to paper...)
M.J. Buehler, Y.C. Yung, “How protein materials balance strength, robustness and adaptability”, HFSP Journal , Vol. 4(1), pp. 26-40, 2010 (link to paper...)
Y. Tang, R. Ballarini, M.J. Buehler, S.J. Eppell, “Micromechanisms of Deformation of Collagen Fibrils under Uniaxial Tension”, J. Roy. Soc. Interface , Vol. 7(46), pp. 839-850, 2010.
J. Bertaud, J. Hester, D.D. Jimenez, M.J. Buehler, “Energy landscape, structure and rate effects on strength properties of alpha-helical proteins”, J. Phys. Condensed Matter, Vol. 22, paper # 035102, 2010
Z. Qin, M.J. Buehler, L. Kreplak, “A multi-scale approach to understand the mechanobiology of intermediate filaments”, J. Biomechanics, Vol. 43(1), pp. 15-22, 2010 (link to paper...)

2009

M. Srinivasan, S.G.M. Uzel, A. Gautieri, S. Keten, M.J. Buehler, “Alport Syndrome mutations in type IV tropocollagen alter molecular structure and nanomechanical properties” Journal of Structural Biology, Vol.168(3), pp. 503-510, 2009 (link to paper...).
D. Sen, M.J. Buehler, “Size and geometry effects on flow stress in bioinspired de novo metal-matrix nanocomposites”, Advanced Engineering Materials, Vol. 11(10), pp. 774-781, 2009 (link to paper...)
Z. Qin, L. Kreplak, M.J. Buehler, “Hierarchical structure controls nanomechanical properties of vimentin intermediate filaments”, PLoS ONE, Vol. 4(10), paper # e7294, 2009 (link to paper...).
R. Pellenq, A. Kushima, R. Shahsavari, K. Van Vliet, M.J. Buehler, S. Yip , F.-J. Ulm, “A Realistic Molecular Model of Concrete”, PNAS, Vol. 106(36), pp. 15279-15284, 2009 (link to paper...) .
Z. Qin, L. Kreplak, M.J. Buehler, “Nanomechanical properties of vimentin intermediate filament dimers”, Nanotechnology, Vol. 20(42), paper # 425101, 2009 (link to paper...).
S. Cranford, D. Sen, M.J. Buehler, “Meso-Origami: Folding Multilayer Graphene Sheets”, Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 95, paper #: 123121, 2009 (link to paper...)
A. Gautieri, S. Uzel, S. Vesentini, A. Redaelli, M.J. Buehler, “Molecular and mesoscale disease mechanisms of Osteogenesis Imperfecta”, Biophysical J., Vol. 97(3), pp. 857-865, 2009 (link to paper...)
Z. Xu, M.J. Buehler, “Nanoengineering heat transfer performance at carbon nanotube interfaces,” ACS Nano, Vol. 3(9), pp. 2767-2775, 2009 (link to paper...)
Y.C. Yung, J. Chae, M.J. Buehler, C. Hunter, D. Mooney, “Cyclic tensile strain triggers a sequence of autocrine
and paracrine signaling to regulate angiogenic sprouting in human vascular cells”, PNAS, Vol. 106, pp. 15279-15284, 2009 (link to paper...)
Z. Xu, M.J. Buehler, “Hierarchical assemblies of graphene nanoribbons through hydrogen bonds”, Nanotechnology, Vol. 20, paper # 375704, 2009 (link to paper...)
R. Paparcone, M.J. Buehler, “Microscale structural model of Alzheimer’s A-beta(1-40) amyloid fibril”, Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 94, paper # 243904, 2009 (link to paper...)
J. Bertaud, Z. Qin, M.J. Buehler, “Amino acid sequence dependence of nanoscale deformation mechanisms in alpha-helical protein filaments”, Journal of Strain Analysis, Vol. 44(7), pp. 517-531, 2009 (link to paper...).
R. Ritchie, M.J. Buehler, P. Hansma, “Plasticity and toughness in bone”, Physics Today, Vol. 62(6), pp. 41-47, 2009, cover article (link to paper...)
S. Cranford, M.J. Buehler, “Mechanomutable Carbon Nanotube Arrays”, International Journal of Material and Structural Integrity, Vol. 3(2-3), pp. 161-178, 2009 (link to paper...)
H.D. Espinosa, J.E. Rim, F. Barthelat, M.J. Buehler, “Merger of Structure and Material in Nacre and Bone - Perspectives on de novo Biomimetic Materials”, Progress in Materials Science, Vol. 54, pp. 1059-1100, 2009 (link to paper...)
J. Bertaud, Z. Qin, M.J. Buehler, “Atomistically informed mesoscale model of alpha-helical protein domains”,International Journal for Multiscale Computational Engineering, Vol. 7(3), pp. 237-250, 2009 (lik to paper...)
H. Tang, M.J. Buehler, B. Moran, “A Constitutive Model of Soft Tissue: From Nanoscale Collagen to Tissue Continuum”, Annals of Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 37(6), pp. 1117-1130, 2009 (link to paper...)
T. Ackbarow, D. Sen, C. Thaulow, M.J. Buehler, “Alpha-Helical Protein Networks are Self Protective and Flaw Tolerant”, PLoS ONE, Vol. 4(6), paper # e6015, 2009 (link to paper...)
S. Keten, J.F. Alvarado, S. Muftu, M.J. Buehler, “Nanomechanical characterization of the triple beta-helix domain in the cell puncture needle of bacteriophage T4 virus”, Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering, Vol. 2(1), pp. 66-74, 2009 (link to paper...)
Z. Xu, M.J. Buehler, “Strain controlled thermomutability of single-walled carbon nanotubes”, Nanotechnology, Vol. 20(18), paper # 185701-6, 2009 (link to paper...)
M.J. Buehler, “Rupture mechanics of vimentin intermediate filament tetramers”, Journal of Engineering Mechanics ASCE Vol. 135(5), pp. 422-433, 2009 (link to paper...)
Z. Xu, M.J. Buehler, “Hierarchical nanostructures are crucial to mitigate ultrasmall thermal point loads”, Nano Letters, Vol. 9(5), 2065–2072, 2009 (link to paper...). This paper has been highlighted in Nature (link to paper...)
A. Gautieri, M.J. Buehler, A. Redaelli, "Deformation rate controls elasticity and unfolding pathway of single tropocollagen molecules", Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, Vol. 2(2), pp. 130-137, 2009 (link to paper...)
M.J. Buehler, Y. Yung, “Deformation and failure of protein materials in extreme conditions and disease”, Nature Materials, Vol. 8(3), pp. 175-188, 2009 (link to paper...)
S. Uzel, M.J. Buehler, “Nanomechanical sequencing of tropocollagen molecules”, Integrative Biology, Vol 1(7), pp. 452-459, 2009 (link to paper...)
S. Keten, J.F. Alvarado, S. Muftu, M.J. Buehler, “Nanomechanical characterization of the triple beta-helix domain in the cell puncture needle of bacteriophage T4 virus”, Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering, Vol. 2(1), pp. 66-74, 2009 (link to paper...)
A. Gautieri, S. Vesentini, A. Redaelli, M.J. Buehler, “Single molecule effects of osteogenesis imperfecta mutations in tropocollagen protein domains”, Protein Science, Vol. 18(1), pp. 161-168, 2009 (link to paper...)
T. Ackbarow, M.J. Buehler, “Nanopatterned protein domains unify strength and robustness through hierarchical structures,” Nanotechnology, Vol. 20, paper # 075103, 2009 (link to paper...)
Z. Qin , S. Cranford, T. Ackbarow, M.J. Buehler, “Robustness-strength performance of hierarchical alphahelical protein filaments”, International Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 1(1), 2009 (link to paper...)
T. Ackbarow, S. Keten, and M.J. Buehler, "A multi-timescale strength model of alpha-helical protein domains", J. Phys.: Condens. Matter, Vol. 21, paper # 035111, 2009 (link to paper...)
T. Ackbarow and M.J. Buehler, "Molecular mechanics of stutter defects in vimentin intermediate filaments", Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 49(1), 79-89, 2009 (link to paper...)

2008

S. Keten and M.J. Buehler, “Large deformation and fracture mechanics of a beta-helical protein nanotube: Atomistic and continuum modeling", Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 197(41-42), pp. 3203-3214, 2008 (link to paper...)
M.J. Buehler and T. Ackbarow, “Nanomechanical strength properties of hierarchical biological materials and tissues”, Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 11(6), pp. 595-607, 2008 (link to paper...)
S. Keten and M.J. Buehler, “The strength limit of entropic elasticity in beta-sheet protein domains”, Physical Review E, Vol. 78(6), paper number 061913, 2008
M.J. Buehler, Atomistic Modeling of Materials Failure, Springer, New York, 2008 (link to book...)
M.J. Buehler, “Hierarchical nanomechanics of collagen fibrils: Atomistic and molecular modeling”, in: Collagen: Structure and Mechanics (edited by P. Fratzl), Springer, New York, 2008 (link to chapter...)
M.J. Buehler, S. Keten, T. Ackbarow, “Theoretical and computational hierarchical nanomechanics of protein materials: Deformation and fracture”, Progress in Materials Science, Vol. 53(8), pp. 1101-1241, 2008 (link to paper...)
M. Buehler, S. Keten, "Elasticity, strength and resilience: a comparative study on mechanical signatures of α-helix, β-sheet and tropocollagen domains", Nano Research Vol. 1(1), pp. 63-71, 2008 (link to paper...)
T. Ackbarow and M.J. Buehler, "Hierarchical coexistence of universality and diversity controls robustness and multi-functionality in protein materials ", Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience Vol. 5 (7), pp. 1193–1204, 2008 (link to paper...)
D. Sen and M.J. Buehler, “Crystal size controls deformation mechanism: Breakdown of dislocation mediated plasticity at nanoscale,” Physical Review B, Vol. 77, paper number 195439, 2008 (link to paper...)
S. Keten and M.J. Buehler, "Asymptotic strength limit of hydrogen bond assemblies in proteins at vanishing pulling rates", Physical Review Letters, Vol. 100, paper number 198301, 2008 (link to paper...)
H. Zhang, T. Ackbarow, M.J. Buehler, “Muscle dystrophy single point mutation in the 2B segment of lamin A does not affect the mechanical properties at the dimer level”, J. Biomechanics Vol. 41(6) pp.1295-1301 (link to paper... ).
S. Keten and M.J. Buehler, “Geometric Confinement Governs the Rupture Strength of H-bond Assemblies at a Critical Length Scale”, Nano Letters, Vol. 8(2), pp. 743–748, 2008 (link to paper...)
N. Broedling, A. Hartmaier, M.J. Buehler and H. Gao, "The strength limit in a bio-inspired metallic nanocomposite", J. Mech. Phys. Solids, Vol. 56(3), pp. 1086-1104, 2008 (link to paper...)
M.J. Buehler, “Molecular architecture of collagen fibrils: A critical length scale for tough fibrils”, Current Applied Physics, Vol. 8(3-4), 2008, pp. 440-442 (link to paper...).
M.J. Buehler, “Nanomechanics of collagen fibrils under varying cross-link densities: Atomistic and continuum studies”, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, Vol. 1, pp. 59-67, 2008 ( link to paper...)
M.J. Buehler, A. Cohen, D. Sen, “Multi-paradigm modeling of fracture of a silicon single crystal under mode II shear loading,” Journal of Algorithms and Computational Technology, Vol. 2(2), pp. 203-221, 2008

2007

T. Ackbarow, X. Cheng, S. Keten and M.J. Buehler, "Hierarchies, multiple energy barriers and robustness govern the fracture mechanics of alpha-helical and beta-sheet protein domains ", Proc . Nat'l Academy of Sciences USA, Vol. 104(42), pp. 16410-16415, 2007 (cover article, link to paper..., EurekAlert! press release..., CEE News Item...).
M.J. Buehler. H. Tang, A. C.T. van Duin, W.A. Goddard III, "Threshold Crack Speed Controls Dynamical Fracture of Silicon
Single Crystals", Physical Review Letters, Vol. 99, p. 165502, 2007 (link to paper...).
M.J. Buehler and T. Ackbarow, “Fracture mechanics of protein materials”, Materials Today, Vol. 10(9), pp. 46-58, 2007 (cover story, link to paper...).
M.J. Buehler and S.Y. Wong, " Entropic elasticity controls nanomechanics of single tropocollagen molecules," Biophys. J. Vol. 93(1), pp. 37-43, 2007 (link to paper).
T. Ackbarow and M.J. Buehler, “Superelasticity, energy dissipation and strain hardening of vimentin coiled-coil intermediate filaments”, J. Materials Science, Vol. 21(11), pp. 2855-2869, 2007 (link to paper...).
M.J. Buehler, “Nano- and micromechanical properties of hierarchical biological materials and tissues”, Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 21(11), pp. 8765-8770, 2007(link to paper...)
M.J. Buehler, "Defining nascent bone by the molecular nanomechanics of mineralized collagen fibrils", Nanotechnology, Vol. 18, paper number 295102, 2007 (link to paper...)
D. Sen and M.J. Buehler, “Simulating chemistry in mechanical deformation of metals,” International Journal for Multiscale Computational Engineering, Vol. 5(3-4), pp. 181-202, 2007
M.J. Buehler, "Hierarchical chemo-nanomechanics of proteins: Entropic elasticity, protein unfolding and molecular fracture," Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures, Vol. 2(6), pp. 1019-1057, 2007 (link to paper...)
W. Zhou, Y. Huang, B. Liu, K.C. Hwang, J.M. Zuo, M.J. Buehler, H. Gao , “Self Folding of Single- and Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes,” Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 90, paper number 073107, 2007

2006

M.J. Buehler, "Nature designs tough collagen: Explaining the nanostructure of collagen fibrils", Proc . Nat'l Academy of Sciences USA, Vol. 103 (33), pp. 12285–12290, 2006 (link to paper..., press release text, link to article that has appeared in Materials Today, "Computer code cracks collagen", Vol. 9 (10), p. 10, 2006; link to article that has appeared in MRS Bulletin, "Model of Collagen Nanostructure Explains Its Strength", Vol. 31 (Nov. issue), pp. 850-851, 2006 (link to article...,MIT News Office Press Release ..., Article in MIT Tech Talk, Vol. 51, No. 9, 2006, p. 3, "Collagen unmasked" (link to article..), MedicalNews Today report "Math Model Could Aid Study Of Collagen Ailments" (link to article...), Science Daily press release "Math Model Could Aid Study Of Collagen Ailments" (link to article...))
M.J. Buehler , "Atomistic and continuum modeling of mechanical properties of Collagen: Elasticity, fracture and self-assembly", Journal of Materials Research , Vol. 21(8), pp. 1947-1961, 2006 (link to paper...).
M.J. Buehler, “Mesoscale modeling of mechanics of carbon nanotubes: Self-assembly, self-folding and fracture”, Journal of Materials Research, Vol. 21, pp. 2855-2869, 2006 ( link to paper...).
M.J. Buehler, "Mechanics of Protein Crystals: Atomistic Modeling of Elasticity and Fracture", Journal of Theoretical and Computational Nanotechnology, Vol. 3(5), pp. 670–683, 2006 (link to paper...).
M.J. Buehler, H. Gao. “Modeling Dynamic Fracture Using Large-Scale Atomistic Simulations”, in: Dynamic Fracture Mechanics, World Scientific (ed. A. Shukla), 2006 (link to book...)
M.J. Buehler, “Large-scale hierarchical modeling of nanoscale, natural and biological materials” (cover article). Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience, Vol. 3(5), pp. 603–623, 2006 (link to paper..., copy of cover page...).
M.J. Buehler , H. Yao, B. Ji, H. Gao, "Cracking and adhesion at small scales: atomistic and continuum studies of flaw tolerant nanostructures", Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering , Vol. 14, pp.799-816, 2006 (link to paper...).
M.J. Buehler , A.C.T. v. Duin, W.A. Goddard III, "Hybrid ReaxFF/Si-Tersoff modeling of dynamical crack propagation in silicon". Phys. Rev. Lett., March 10, p. 095505, 2006 (link to paper...).
M.J. Buehler , H. Gao. "Hyperelasticity governs dynamical crack tip instabilities". Nature , Vol. 439, pp. 307-310, 2006 (link to paper..., Max Planck Society press release, MIT News Office press release, PhysOrg.COM article, "Max Planck Research" article, Article that appeared in "Neue Zürcher Zeitung" (June 17), MRS Bulletin article, article that appeared in "Die Welt"(direct link to newspaper website, ScienceDaily, EurekAlert press release, MIT Technology Review article, CEE Newsletter April 2006, Article in "Bild der Wissenschaft" (September 2006, p. 14), Article that appeared in "GeoAktiv / Gmit", Vol. 25, Issue Sept. 2006, "Eine Theorie zur Ausbreitung von Rissen"" (in German))
M.J. Buehler , Jef Dodson, A.C.T. v. Duin, W.A. Goddard III, "The Computational Materials Design Facility (CMDF): A powerful framework for multiparadigm multi-scale simulations", Mat. Res. Soc. Proceedings (Combinatorial Methods and Informatics in Materials Science), Vol. 894, LL3.8, 2006 (link to paper...).
M.J. Buehler, J. Balk, H. Gao and E. Arzt “Constrained grain boundary diffusion in thin copper films”, in: Handbook of Theoretical and Computational Nanotechnology, Volume 5, Chapter 4, pp. 215-249, American Scientific Publishers, Stevenson Ranch (eds: W. Schommers, M. Rieth, 2006.
M.J. Buehler, H. Gao, “Ultra-Large Scale Simulations of Dynamic Materials Failure”, in: Handbook of Theoretical and Computational Nanotechnology, Vol. 2, Chapter 10, pp. 427-467, American Scientific Publishers, Stevenson Ranch (eds: W. Schommers, M. Rieth, 2006.
M.J. Buehler, Y. Kong, H. Gao, Y. Huang. "Self-folding and unfolding of carbon nanotubes". Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, Vol. 128 (1), pp. 3-10, 2006 (link to paper...)

2005 and earlier

A. Hartmaier, M.J. Buehler, and H.J. Gao, " Multiscale Modeling of Deformation in Polycrystalline Thin Metal Films on Substrates ". Advanced Engineering Materials, Vol. 7 (3), pp. 165-169, 2005 (link to paper...).
M.J. Buehler and H. Gao , "A mother-daughter-granddaughter mechanism of shear dominated intersonic crack motion along interfaces of dissimilar materials," Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers, Vol. 27(6), pp. 763-769, 2004.
M.J. Buehler and H. Gao, "Biegen und Brechen im Supercomputer". Physik in unserer Zeit , Vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 30-37, 2004 (link to article..., supplementary material and animations).
M.J. Buehler , A. Hartmaier, H. Gao, M. Duchaineaux, and F.F. Abraham, "Atomic Plasticity: Description and Analysis of a One-Billion Atom Simulation of Ductile Materials Failure". Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 193(48-51), pp. 5257-5282, 2004 (link to paper...).
M.J. Buehler , B. Bettig, G. Parker, "Topology Optimization of Smart Structures". International Journal of Intelligent and Smart Structures, Vol. 15 (8), pp.655-667, 2004 (link to paper...).
M.J. Buehler, Y. Kong, and H. Gao, "Deformation mechanisms of very long single-wall carbon nanotubes subject to compressive loading", Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, Vol. 126, pp. 245-249, 2004 (link to paper...).
H. Gao, B. Ji, M.J. Buehler and H. Yao, "Flaw tolerant bulk and surface nanostructures of biological systems". Mechanics and Chemistry of Biosystems , Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 37-52, 2004 (link to paper...).
M.J. Buehler, F.F. Abraham, and H. Gao, “Stress and energy flow field near a rapidly propagating mode I crack”, in: Springer Lecture Notes in Computational Science and Engineering, ISBN 3-540-21180-2. pp. 143-156, 2004.
M.J. Buehler , A. Hartmaier, H. Gao, "Hierarchical multi-scale modeling of plasticity of submicron thin metal films". Modeling Simulation Mat. Sci. Eng. Vol. 12, pp. 391-413, 2004 (link to paper...).
M.J. Buehler, F.F. Abraham, H. Gao, "Hyperelasticity governs dynamic fracture at a critical length scale," Nature, Vol. 426, pp. 141-146, 2003 (link to paper..., Max Planck Society press release (PDF version), EurekAlert press release).
M.J. Buehler , H. Gao, Y. Huang, "Continuum and Atomistic Studies of Suddenly Stopping Supersonic Cracks," Computational Materials Science, Vol. 28, no. 3-4, pp. 385-408, 2003 (link to paper...).
M.J. Buehler , B. Bettig, G. Parker, "Homogenization of Smart Material Cells for Finite Element Simulations," Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering, Vol. 19, pp. 977–989, 2003 (link to paper...).

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