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The cohesive zone model: advantages, limitations and challenges by Elices, M., Guinea, G.V., Gómez, J., Planas, J.

“…This paper reviews the cohesive process zone model, a general model which can deal with the nonlinear zone ahead of the crack tip––due to plasticity or…”
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Persistence and variation in microstructural design during the evolution of spider silk by Madurga, R., Blackledge, T. A., Perea, B., Plaza, G. R., Riekel, C., Burghammer, M., Elices, M., Guinea, G., Pérez-Rigueiro, J.

“…The extraordinary mechanical performance of spider dragline silk is explained by its highly ordered microstructure and results from the sequences of its…”
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Failure criteria for linear elastic materials with U-notches by GOMEZ, F. J, GUINEA, G. V, ELICES, M

“…This paper provides a simple, albeit accurate, criterion for prediction of the rupture loads of brittle, or quasi-brittle, U-notched samples, where linear…”
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Minor Ampullate Silks from Nephila and Argiope Spiders: Tensile Properties and Microstructural Characterization by Guinea, G. V, Elices, M, Plaza, G. R, Perea, G. B, Daza, R, Riekel, C, Agulló-Rueda, F, Hayashi, C, Zhao, Y, Pérez-Rigueiro, J

“…The mechanical behavior and microstructure of minor ampullate gland silk (miS) of two orb-web spinning species, Argiope trifasciata and Nephila inaurata, were…”
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Mechanical behaviour and rupture of normal and pathological human ascending aortic wall by García-Herrera, C. M., Atienza, J. M., Rojo, F. J., Claes, E., Guinea, G. V., Celentano, D. J., García-Montero, C., Burgos, R. L.

“…The mechanical properties of aortic wall, both healthy and pathological, are needed in order to develop and improve diagnostic and interventional criteria, and…”
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Controlled supercontraction tailors the tensile behaviour of spider silk by Pérez-Rigueiro, J., Elices, M., Guinea, G.V.

“…The interest in the production of fibres that mimic the behaviour of natural silks has been boosted by the first successful attempts of spinning fibres based…”
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Fracture of model concrete: 2. Fracture energy and characteristic length by Rosselló, C., Elices, M., Guinea, G.V.

“…The specific fracture energy G F was measured in six types of simple concrete: all from the same matrix. The aggregates were spheres of the same diameter…”
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Volume Constancy during Stretching of Spider Silk by Guinea, G. V, Pérez-Rigueiro, J, Plaza, G. R, Elices, M

“…The characterization of silk properties requires a reliable measurement of stress−strain curves from tensile tests, which calls for a detailed analysis of what…”
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Stretching of supercontracted fibers: a link between spinning and the variability of spider silk by Guinea, G V, Elices, M, Pérez-Rigueiro, J, Plaza, G R

“…The spinning of spider silk requires a combination of aqueous environment and stretching, and the aim of this work was to explore the role of stretching silk…”
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Identification and dynamics of polyglycine II nanocrystals in Argiope trifasciata flagelliform silk by Perea, G. B., Riekel, C., Guinea, G. V., Madurga, R., Daza, R., Burghammer, M., Hayashi, C., Elices, M., Plaza, G. R., Pérez-Rigueiro, J.

“…Spider silks combine a significant number of desirable characteristics in one material, including large tensile strength and strain at breaking,…”
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Unmet needs in patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis treated with methotrexate in real world practice: FirST study by Rivera, Raquel, Vilarrasa, E., Ribera, M., Roe, E., Kueder-Pajares, T., Zayas, A. I., Martínez-Molina, L., Mataix Díaz, J., Rodríguez-Nevado, I. M., Usero-Bárcena, T., de la Mano, D., García-Donoso, C., Olveira, A., Guinea, G., Martín-Vázquez, V., Ferran, M.

“…Methotrexate (MTX) is frequently used in the treatment of moderate-to-severe psoriasis, however, there is limited data on health-related quality-of-life…”
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The effect of spinning forces on spider silk properties by Pérez-Rigueiro, J, Elices, M, Plaza, G, Real, J I, Guinea, G V

“…A new forced silking procedure has been developed that allows measurement of the low forces involved in the silking process and, subsequently, retrieval and…”
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Bioinspired Fibers Follow the Track of Natural Spider Silk by Elices, M, Guinea, G. V, Plaza, G. R, Karatzas, C, Riekel, C, Agulló-Rueda, F, Daza, R, Pérez-Rigueiro, J

“…The mechanical behavior and microstructure of bioinspired fibers spun from solutions of recombinant spidroin-like proteins were extensively characterized, and…”
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Linguistic and Cultural Adaptation to Spanish of the Screening Tool Psoriatic Arthritis UnclutteRed Screening Evaluation (PURE4) by Belinchón, I, Queiro, R, Salgado-Boquete, L, López-Ferrer, A, Ferran, M, Coto-Segura, P, Rivera, R, Vidal, D, Rodríguez, L, de la Cueva, P, Guinea, G, Martin Vazquez, V

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVEThe 4-item Psoriatic arthritis UnclutteRed screening Evaluation (PURE-4) questionnaire is a useful tool for identifying patients with…”
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Chronic Renal Dysfunction in Maintenance Heart Transplant Patients: The ICEBERG Study by González-Vílchez, F, Arizón, J.M, Segovia, J, Almenar, L, Crespo-Leiro, M.G, Palomo, J, Delgado, J.F, Mirabet, S, Rábago, G, Pérez-Villa, F, Díaz, B, Sanz, M.L, Pascual, D, de la Fuente, L, Guinea, G

“…Abstract Chronic renal dysfunction (CRD) is a major complication after heart transplantation. We sought to describe the renal function over time, to assess the…”
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Self-tightening of spider silk fibers induced by moisture by Guinea, G.V., Elices, M., Pérez-Rigueiro, J., Plaza, G.

“…Spider dragline silk has a unique combination of desirable mechanical properties—low density, high tensile strength and large elongation until breaking—that…”
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Linguistic and Cultural Adaptation to Spanish of the Screening Tool Psoriatic arthritis UnclutteRed Screening Evaluation (PURE4) by Belinchón, I., Queiro, R., Salgado-Boquete, L., López-Ferrer, A., Ferran, M., Coto-Segura, P., Rivera, R., Vidal, D., Rodríguez, L., de la Cueva, P., Guinea, G., Martin Vazquez, V.

“…[Display omitted] The 4-item Psoriatic Arthritis Uncluttered Screening Evaluation (PURE-4) questionnaire is a useful tool for identifying patients with…”
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Recovery in spider silk fibers by Elices, M., Pérez-Rigueiro, J., Plaza, G., Guinea, G. V.

“…The extreme toughness of spider silk is dependent on the silk's ability to dissipate most of the mechanical energy imparted to the fiber during loading…”
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First assessment on the air CO2 dynamic in the show caves of tropical karst, Vietnam by Trinh, Duc, Trinh, Quan, Fernández-Cortés, Angel, Mattey, David, Guinea, Javier

“…In this study, air, water, and host rock in show caves in a Vietnam's karst region was monitored and analyzed to identify the ventilation regime and track the…”
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Review of the splitting-test standards from a fracture mechanics point of view by Rocco, C, Guinea, G.V, Planas, J, Elices, M

“…This paper analyzes by means of fracture mechanics the current splitting-test standards for concrete. The cohesive crack model, which has shown its utility in…”
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