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 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

A. Korneva, E. C. Kimball, S. Quillen, J. L. Jefferys, M. Nawathe, Y. T. T. Ling, T, D. Nguyen, H. A. Quigley (2023), “Mechanical Strain in the Mouse Astrocytic Lamina Increases After Exposure to Recombinant Trypsin”, Acta Biomaterialia, in press, [Link]

A. Korneva, E. C. Kimball, S. Quillen, J. L. Jefferys, M. Nawathe, Y. T. T. Ling, T, D. Nguyen, H. A. Quigley (2023), “Mechanical Strain in the Mouse Astrocytic Lamina Increases After Exposure to Recombinant Trypsin”, Acta Biomaterialia, in press, [Link]

Optic Nerve Head

Z, Wang, O. Agarwal, J. E. Seppala, K. J. Hemker, T. D. Nguyen (2023) “Computational Study of Tear Testing of a Single Weld Formed by Fused Filament Fabrication”, Journal of Applied Mechanics, 90:011001.[Link]

Z, Wang, O. Agarwal, J. E. Seppala, K. J. Hemker, T. D. Nguyen (2023) “Computational Study of Tear Testing of a Single Weld Formed by Fused Filament Fabrication”, Journal of Applied Mechanics, 90:011001, DOI:10.1115/1.4055729.[Link]

Fracture and Failure Polymers and Composites

C. A. Czerpak, M. S. Kashaf, B. K. Zimmerman, H. A. Quigley, T. D. Nguyen, (2023) “The Strain Response to Intraocular Pressure Decrease in the Lamina Cribrosa of Patients with Glaucoma”, Ophthalmology Glaucoma, 6:11-22.[Link]

C. A. Czerpak, M. S. Kashaf, B. K. Zimmerman, H. A. Quigley, T. D. Nguyen, (2023) “The Strain Response to Intraocular Pressure Decrease in the Lamina Cribrosa of Patients with Glaucoma”, Ophthalmology Glaucoma, 6:11-22 DOI:10.1016/j.ogla.2022.07.005, PMID: 35863747.[Link]

Optic Nerve Head

A. Pantula, B. Datta, Y. Shi, M. Wang, J. Liu, S. Deng, N. J. Cowan, T. D. Nguyen, D. H. Gracias, (2022) “Untethered unidirectionally crawling gels driven by an asymmetry in contact forces”, 7:eadd2903.[Link]

A. Pantula, B. Datta, Y. Shi, M. Wang, J. Liu, S. Deng, N. J. Cowan, T. D. Nguyen, D. H. Gracias, (2022) “Untethered unidirectionally crawling gels driven by an asymmetry in contact forces”, 7:eadd2903, DOI:10.1126/scirobotics.add2903.[Link]

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