IRG 1: Programmed Multiscale and Multi-Material Control of Functional Soft Matter
Primary MRSEC support (IRG1)
Larson, N.M., J. Mueller, A. Chortos, Z.S. Davidson, D.R. Clarke, and J.A. Lewis, "Rotational multimaterial printing of filaments with subvoxel control," Nature613, 682-688 (2023)
Partial MRSEC support (IRG1)
Verheyen, C.A., S.G.M. Uzel, A. Kurum, E.T. Roche, and J.A. Lewis, "Integrated data-driven modeling and experimental optimization of granular hydrogel matrices," Matter6, 1-22 (2023) ***Data sets, codes, and ML notebooks available on GitHub and Zenodo
IRG 2: Non-equilibrium Phenomena in Mechanically Soft Systems
Primary MRSEC support (IRG2)
Shi, M., Q. Jiao, T. Yin, J.J. Vlassak, and Z. Suo, "Hydrolysis embrittles poly(lactic acid)," MRS Bulletin48, 45-55 (2023)
Steck, J., S. Hassan, and Z. Suo, "Fracture initiated from corners in brittle soft materials," Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids170, 105115-14 (2023)
Partial MRSEC support (IRG2)
Kimchi, O., E.M. King, and M.P. Brenner, "Uncovering the mechanism for aggregation in repeat expanded RNA reveals a reentrant transition," Nature Communications14 (1), 332-9 (2023) ***Data available on request
Musaelian, A., S. Batzner, A. Johansson, L. Sun, C.J. Owen, M. Kornbluth, and B. Kozinsky, "Learning local equivariant representations for large-scale atomistic dynamics," Nature Communications14 (579), 1-15 (2023)
Wang, Z., J. Liu, P. Chen, and Z. Suo, "Osmotic instability in soft materials under well-controlled triaxial stress," Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids172, 105195-14 (2023)
Wang, Y., G. Nian, J. Kim, and Z. Suo, "Polyacrylamide hydrogels. VI. Synthesis-property relation," Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids170, 105099-13 (2023)
Xiao, Y., C. Yang, X. Zhai, L. Zhao, P. Zhao, J. Ruan, D. Chen, D.A. Weitz, and K. Liu, "Bioinspired tough and strong fibers with hierarchical core-shell structure," Advanced Materials Interfaces 10 (2), 2201962-9 (2023)
Seeds/Initiatives
Primary MRSEC support (Seed Projects)
Tringides, C.M., M. Boulingre, A. Khalil, T. Lungjangwa, R. Jaenisch, and D.J. Mooney, "Tunable conductive hydrogel scaffolds for neural cell differentiation," Advanced Healthcare Materials10 (2), 2202221 (2023)