Mechanics of Polymer Networks Across Scales
INVITED · MAR-A54 · ID: 3677686
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Fibrous networks in biological materials from the nucleus to the tissue: Effects of particle inclusions, filament remodeling enzymes, and molecular motors.
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Publication: T.T. Dutta, L. Suprewicz, P. Mollenkopf, X.C. Shi, L. Hoole, J.X. Tang, P.A. Janmey, Mechanical strain modulates enzymatic remodeling of fibrin networks, Polymer 336 (2025).
F.J. Byfield, B. Eftekhari, K. Kaymak-Loveless, K. Mandal, D. Li, R.G. Wells, W. Chen, J. Brujic, G. Bergamaschi, G.J.L. Wuite, A.E. Patteson, P.A. Janmey, Metabolically intact nuclei are fluidized by the activity of the chromatin remodeling motor BRG1, Biophys J 124(3) (2025) 494-507.
A.S.G. van Oosten, X. Chen, L. Chin, K. Cruz, A.E. Patteson, K. Pogoda, V.B. Shenoy, P.A. Janmey, Emergence of tissue-like mechanics from fibrous networks confined by close-packed cells, Nature 573(7772) (2019) 96-+.
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Paul A Janmey
- University of Pennsylvania
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Paul A Janmey
- University of Pennsylvania
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Fitzroy J Byfield
- University of Pennsylvania
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Lukasz A Suprewicz
- University of Pennsylvania
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Thomas T Dutta
- Brown University
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Biomimetic fibrillar hydrogels: effect of confinement and anisotropy on the mechanical response to strain
ORAL · Invited
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Publication: Li, Y., Sarıyer, O. S., Ramachandran, A., Panyukov, S., Rubinstein,M., Kumacheva, E. Universal behavior of hydrogels confined to narrow capillaries. Scientific Reports 5 (1), 17017, 57 (2015)
Li, Y., Li, Y., Prince, E. et al. Fibrous hydrogels under biaxial confinement. Nature Commun. 13, 3264 (2022).
Prince, E., Morozova, S., Chen, Z., Adibnia, V., Yakavets, I., Panyukov, S., Rubinstein, M., Kumacheva, E. Nanocolloidal hydrogel mimics the structure and nonlinear mechanical properties of biological fibrous networks. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA.,120, 51 e2220755120 (2023)Presenters
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Eugenia Kumacheva
- University of Toronto
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Eugenia Kumacheva
- University of Toronto
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Multi-scale experimental and theoretical study of failure of multi-network elastomers
ORAL · Invited
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Publication: (1) Millereau, P.; Ducrot, E.; Clough, J. E.; Wiseman, M. E.; Brown, H. R.; Sijbesma, R. P.; Creton, C. Mechanics of elastomeric molecular composites. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 2018, 115 (37), 9110-9115, article. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1807750115.
(2) Ju, J.; Sanoja, G. E.; Cipelletti, L.; Ciccotti, M.; Zhu, B.; Narita, T.; Yuen Hui, C.; Creton, C. Role of molecular damage in crack initiation mechanisms of tough elastomers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2024, 121 (45), e2410515121. DOI: doi:10.1073/pnas.2410515121.
(3) Orr, N.P.; Le Goff, M.; Yiming, B.; Barrat, J-L.; Bouzid, M.;Ramos, L.; Creton, C.; Martens, K.; Cipelletti, L. Probing the Microscopic Origin of Toughness in Multiple Polymer Networks, submitted.Presenters
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Costantino Creton
- ESPCI Paris-PSL
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Costantino Creton
- ESPCI Paris-PSL
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Crack-Blocking vs. Crack-Neutralizing: Fracture Mechanics of Soft Polymer Networks
ORAL · Invited
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Publication: (1) T.-T. Mai et al., Adv. Sci. 2307741 (2024). (2) T.-T. Mai et al., J. Mech. Phys. Solids, 193, 105895 (2024). (3) T.-T. Mai et al., ACS Appl. Mater. Interface, 17, 43690 (2025). (4) D. Nozaki et al., Macromolecules, 58, 4059 (2025). (5) Tokumoto et al., Sci. Adv., eabe9495 (2021). (6) S. Imai et al., ACS Mater. Lett., 7, 2805 (2025).
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Kenji Urayama
- Kyoto University
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Kenji Urayama
- Kyoto University
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From Bonds to Chains to Nets: Fracture Across Scales in Polymer Networks
ORAL · Invited
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Bradley David Olsen
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Bradley David Olsen
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Devosmita Sen
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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