About Our Lab

We are broadly interested in studying the mechanics of soft engineering and biological materials using an integrated experimental and modeling approach. In particular, we are interested in adaptive materials that  can  exhibit dramatic changes in microstructure, mechanical properties, and  macroscopic shape in response to an environmental stimulus.

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Research

Biomechanics of the Artery

Biomechanics of the Cornea and Sclera

Biomechanics of the Optic Nerve Head

Biomechanics of the Skin

Blast Injury Biomechanics

Collagen Growth and Remodeling

Design of Architected Materials

Dielectric Elastomers

Fracture and Failure Mechanics

Hydrogels

Liquid Crystal Elastomers

Polymers and Composites

Shape Memory Polymers

Recent Publications

Y. Mei, J. Liu, X. Guo, B. Zimmerman, T. D. Nguyen, S. Avríl (2021) “General Finite-Element Framework of the Virtual Fields Method in Nonlinear Elasticity”, Journal of Elasticity. [Link]

Y. Mei, J. Liu, X. Guo, B. Zimmerman, T. D. Nguyen, S. Avríl (2021) “General Finite-Element Framework of the Virtual Fields Method in Nonlinear Elasticity”, Journal of Elasticity, 145:265–294. [Link]

Optic Nerve Head

J. Szeto, L. McCrea, T. D. Nguyen, H. A. Quigley, I. Pitha, (2021) “Regional differences and physiological behavior in peripapillary scleral fibroblast.”, Investigative Ophthalmology & Vision Science, 62:1-11. [Link]

J. Szeto, L. McCrea, T. D. Nguyen, H. A. Quigley, I. Pitha, (2021) “Regional differences and physiological behavior in peripapillary scleral fibroblast.”, Investigative Ophthalmology & Vision Science, 62:1-11. [Link]

Sclera and Cornea

A. Korneva, E. C. Kimball, J. L. Jefferys, H. A. Quigley, T. D. Nguyen (2020) “Biomechanics of the optic nerve head and peripapillary sclera in a mouse model of glaucoma”, Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 17:20200708. [Link]

A. Korneva, E. C. Kimball, J. L. Jefferys, H. A. Quigley, T. D. Nguyen (2020) “Biomechanics of the optic nerve head and peripapillary sclera in a mouse model of glaucoma”, Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 17:20200708. [Link]

Optic Nerve Head Sclera and Cornea

B. Teng, D. Li, L. Shen; L. R. Pasquale, M. V. Boland, P. Y. Ramulu, S. Wellik; C. G. De Moraes; J. S Myers; S. Yousefi; T. D. Nguyen; E. Y. Choi; H. Wang; P. J. Bex; T. Elze; M. Wang (2020), “Inter-eye symmetries of visual field defects in glaucoma and Its clinical utility”, Translational Vision Science & Technology, 9:1-11. [Link]

B. Teng, D. Li, L. Shen; L. R. Pasquale, M. V. Boland, P. Y. Ramulu, S. Wellik; C. G. De Moraes; J. S Myers; S. Yousefi; T. D. Nguyen; E. Y. Choi; H. Wang; P. J. Bex; T. Elze; M. Wang (2020), “Inter-eye symmetries of visual field defects in glaucoma and Its clinical utility”, Translational Vision Science & Technology, 9:1-11. [Link]

Optic Nerve Head
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