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Architectural Code for Rubber Elasticity: From Supersoft to Superfirm Materials by Sheiko, Sergei S, Dobrynin, Andrey V

“…The current approach to regulating mechanical properties of elastomeric materials is predominately based on the exploratory mixing of different polymers,…”
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Biodegradable Shape Memory Polymers in Medicine by Peterson, Gregory I., Dobrynin, Andrey V., Becker, Matthew L.

“…Shape memory materials have emerged as an important class of materials in medicine due to their ability to change shape in response to a specific stimulus,…”
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Scaling of Polymer Solutions as a Quantitative Tool by Dobrynin, Andrey V, Jacobs, Michael, Sayko, Ryan

“…Knowledge of interaction parameters and Kuhn length for a polymer/solvent pair is a foundation of polymer physics of synthetic and biological macromolecules…”
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Polymeric Droplets on Soft Surfaces: From Neumann’s Triangle to Young’s Law by Cao, Zhen, Dobrynin, Andrey V

“…Shape deformation of polymeric droplets on gel-like surfaces is studied by using a combination of the molecular dynamics simulations and theoretical…”
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Ultra‐Tough Elastomers from Stereochemistry‐Directed Hydrogen Bonding in Isosorbide‐Based Polymers by Petersen, Shannon R., Prydderch, Hannah, Worch, Joshua C., Stubbs, Connor J., Wang, Zilu, Yu, Jiayi, Arno, Maria C., Dobrynin, Andrey V., Becker, Matthew L., Dove, Andrew P.

“…The remarkable elasticity and tensile strength found in natural elastomers are challenging to mimic. Synthetic elastomers typically feature covalently…”
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Bottlebrush Elastomers: A New Platform for Freestanding Electroactuation by Vatankhah‐Varnoosfaderani, Mohammad, Daniel, William F. M., Zhushma, Alexandr P., Li, Qiaoxi, Morgan, Benjamin J., Matyjaszewski, Krzysztof, Armstrong, Daniel P., Spontak, Richard J., Dobrynin, Andrey V., Sheiko, Sergei S.

“…Freestanding, single‐component dielectric actuators are designed based on bottlebrush elastomers that enable giant reversible strokes at relatively low…”
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Universality of the Entanglement Plateau Modulus of Comb and Bottlebrush Polymer Melts by Liang, Heyi, Morgan, Benjamin J, Xie, Guojun, Martinez, Michael R, Zhulina, Ekaterina B, Matyjaszewski, Krzysztof, Sheiko, Sergei S, Dobrynin, Andrey V

“…A combination of scaling analysis and rheological experiments was used to study correlations between the entanglement plateau modulus and grafting density of…”
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Computer Simulations of Bottle Brushes: From Melts to Soft Networks by Cao, Zhen, Carrillo, Jan-Michael Y, Sheiko, Sergei S, Dobrynin, Andrey V

“…Using a combination of molecular dynamics simulations and analytical calculations, we study dense bottle-brush systems in a melt and network state. Analysis of…”
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Universality in Nonlinear Elasticity of Biological and Polymeric Networks and Gels by Dobrynin, Andrey V, Carrillo, Jan-Michael Y

“…Networks and gels are part of our everyday experience starting from automotive tires and rubber bands to biological tissues and cells. Biological and polymeric…”
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Computer Simulations of Continuous 3‑D Printing by Wang, Zilu, Liang, Heyi, Dobrynin, Andrey V

“…3-D printing is a revolutionary manufacturing technique which makes it possible to fabricate objects of any shape and size that are hard to reproduce by…”
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Adhesion and Wetting of Nanoparticles on Soft Surfaces by Cao, Zhen, Stevens, Mark J, Dobrynin, Andrey V

“…We study adhesion of spherical and cylindrical nanoparticles on soft (gel-like) substrates using a combination of the molecular dynamics simulations and…”
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Programming temporal shapeshifting by Hu, Xiaobo, Zhou, Jing, Vatankhah-Varnosfaderani, Mohammad, Daniel, William F. M., Li, Qiaoxi, Zhushma, Aleksandr P., Dobrynin, Andrey V., Sheiko, Sergei S.

“…Shapeshifting enables a wide range of engineering and biomedical applications, but until now transformations have required external triggers. This prerequisite…”
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Brush Architecture and Network Elasticity: Path to the Design of Mechanically Diverse Elastomers by Maw, Mitchell, Morgan, Benjamin J, Dashtimoghadam, Erfan, Tian, Yuan, Bersenev, Egor A, Maryasevskaya, Alina V, Ivanov, Dimitri A, Matyjaszewski, Krzysztof, Dobrynin, Andrey V, Sheiko, Sergei S

“…We unveil universal correlations between architectural parameters and nonlinear elastic properties of brush polymer networks. A comprehensive library of…”
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Conductive Thin Films of Pristine Graphene by Solvent Interface Trapping by Woltornist, Steven J, Oyer, Andrew J, Carrillo, Jan-Michael Y, Dobrynin, Andrey V, Adamson, Douglas H

“…Graphite’s insolubility in conventional solvents is a major obstacle to its utilization. This challenge is typically addressed by chemical modification such as…”
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Contact Mechanics of Nanoparticles: Pulling Rigid Nanoparticles from Soft, Polymeric Surfaces by Cao, Zhen, Dobrynin, Andrey V

“…Detachment of rigid nanoparticles from soft, gel-like polymeric surfaces is studied by using a combination of the molecular dynamics simulations and…”
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Nonlinear Elasticity: From Single Chain to Networks and Gels by Carrillo, Jan-Michael Y., MacKintosh, Fred C., Dobrynin, Andrey V.

“…Biological and polymeric networks show highly nonlinear stress–strain behavior manifested in materials that stiffen with increasing deformation. Using a…”
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Resorbable barrier polymers for flexible bioelectronics by McDonald, Samantha M., Yang, Quansan, Hsu, Yen-Hao, Nikam, Shantanu P., Hu, Ziying, Wang, Zilu, Asheghali, Darya, Yen, Tiffany, Dobrynin, Andrey V., Rogers, John A., Becker, Matthew L.

“…Resorbable, implantable bioelectronic devices are emerging as powerful tools to reliably monitor critical physiological parameters in real time over extended…”
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Molecular Dynamics Simulations of the Effect of Elastocapillarity on Reinforcement of Soft Polymeric Materials by Liquid Inclusions by Liang, Heyi, Cao, Zhen, Dobrynin, Andrey V

“…We use molecular dynamics simulations to study mechanical properties of polymeric nanocomposites of liquid inclusions in polymeric network matrix. The shear…”
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When the Poisson Ratio of Polymer Networks and Gels Is Larger Than 0.5? by Tian, Yuan, Wang, Zilu, Dobrynin, Andrey V

“…We use coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations to study deformation of networks and gels of linear and brush strands in both linear and nonlinear…”
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Electrostatic Persistence Length of Semiflexible and Flexible Polyelectrolytes by Dobrynin, Andrey V

“…I have calculated the dependence of the electrostatic persistence length on the Debye screening length for semiflexible, strongly and weakly charged flexible…”
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