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Tough, Rapidly Swelling Thermoplastic Elastomer Hydrogels for Hemorrhage Control by Bain, Erich D, Long, Tyler R, Beyer, Frederick L, Savage, Alice M, Dadmun, Mark D, Martin, Halie, Lenhart, Joseph L, Mrozek, Randy A

“…We present a novel elastomer with an amphiphilic triblock/graft architecture, allowing it to rapidly swell in water and form a tough hydrogel. The design was…”
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Carbon nanofiber-filled conductive silicone elastomers as soft, dry bioelectronic interfaces by Slipher, Geoffrey A, Hairston, W David, Bradford, J Cortney, Bain, Erich D, Mrozek, Randy A

“…Soft and pliable conductive polymer composites hold promise for application as bioelectronic interfaces such as for electroencephalography (EEG). In clinical,…”
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Synergy against fungal pathogens: working together is better than working alone by Musiol, R, Mrozek-Wilczkiewicz, A, Polanski, J

“…Opportunistic fungi are the most important pathogens in modern world. They are responsible for severe infections in majority of immunocompromised patients…”
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The relationship between mechanical properties and ballistic penetration depth in a viscoelastic gel by Mrozek, Randy A., Leighliter, Brad, Gold, Christopher S., Beringer, Ian R., Yu, Jian H., VanLandingham, Mark R., Moy, Paul, Foster, Mark H., Lenhart, Joseph L.

“…The fundamental material response of a viscoelastic material when impacted by a ballistic projectile has important implication for the defense, law…”
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Pump Up the Jam: Granular Media as a Quasi‐Hydraulic Fluid for Independent Control Over Isometric and Isotonic Actuation by Bakarich, Shannon E., Miller, Rachel, Mrozek, Randy A., O'Neill, Maura R., Slipher, Geoffrey A., Shepherd, Robert F.

“…Elastomer‐granule composites have been used to switch between soft and stiff states by applying negative pressure differentials that cause the membrane to…”
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Effect of polymer solvent on the mechanical properties of entangled polymer gels: Coarse-grained molecular simulation by Sliozberg, Yelena R., Mrozek, Randy A., Schieber, Jay D., Kröger, Martin, Lenhart, Joseph L., Andzelm, Jan W.

“…Polymer gels are composed of a chemically or physically cross-linked polymer that is highly swollen with solvent. Two important limitations for the practical…”
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New Flexible Silicone-Based EEG Dry Sensor Material Compositions Exhibiting Improvements in Lifespan, Conductivity, and Reliability by Yu, Yi-Hsin, Chen, Shih-Hsun, Chang, Che-Lun, Lin, Chin-Teng, Hairston, W David, Mrozek, Randy A

“…This study investigates alternative material compositions for flexible silicone-based dry electroencephalography (EEG) electrodes to improve the performance…”
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Rheological Characterization of Next-Generation Ballistic Witness Materials for Body Armor Testing by Tao, Ran, Rice, Kirk D, Djakeu, Anicet S, Mrozek, Randy A, Cole, Shawn T, Freeney, Reygan M, Forster, Aaron M

“…Roma Plastilina No. 1 (RP1), an artist modeling clay that has been used as a ballistic clay, is essential for evaluation and certification in standards-based…”
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Classifying Skarns and Quantifying Metasomatism at the Antamina Deposit, Peru: Insights from Whole-Rock Geochemistry by Mrozek, Stephanie A., Chang, Zhaoshan, Spandler, Carl, Windle, Steve, Raraz, Cesar, Paz, Alberto

“…Abstract At the Antamina deposit, Peru, accurate classification of exoskarns and endoskarns can be problematic when textures are mottled. In this study, we use…”
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Phase behavior of SEBS triblock copolymer gels by Chantawansri, Tanya L., Duncan, Andrew J., Ilavsky, Jan, Stokes, Kristoffer K., Berg, Michael C., Mrozek, Randy A., Lenhart, Joseph L., Beyer, Frederick L., Andzelm, Jan W.

“…Dynamic density functional theory calculations were performed for thermoplastic elastomer gels composed of an ABA triblock copolymer immersed in a B‐attractive…”
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Combined p53 Bax mutation results in extremely poor prognosis in gastric carcinoma with low microsatellite instability by Mrózek, A, Petrowsky, H, Sturm, I, Kraus, J, Hermann, S, Hauptmann, S, Lorenz, M, Dörken, B, Daniel, P T

“…Gastric cancer is highly refractory to DNA-damaging therapies. We therefore studied both gene mutation and protein expression of p53 and Bax in a cohort of 116…”
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Stimuli‐responsive mechanical properties in polymer glasses: challenges and opportunities for defense applications by Dennis, Joseph M, Savage, Alice M, Mrozek, Randy A, Lenhart, Joseph L

“…The potential utility that responsive glasses provide in the areas of aeronautics, protection and unmanned systems is reviewed in this article. The article…”
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Domain nucleation dictates overall nanostructure in composites of block copolymers and model nanorods by Laicer, Castro S.T., Mrozek, Randy A., Taton, T. Andrew

“…The detailed nanostructure of composites formed from block copolymers and nanoparticles is known to depend sensitively on the preferred morphology of the block…”
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Temperature-insensitive silicone composites as ballistic witness materials: the impact of water content on the thermophysical properties by Tao, Ran, Zhang, Fan, Nguyen, Huong Giang, Bernstein, Philip, Forster, Amanda L., Mrozek, Randy A., Forster, Aaron M.

“…In this work, different formulations of a room-temperature silicone composite backing material (SCBM) composed of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), fumed silica and…”
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Effects of Finite Lengths of Chains on the Structural and Mechanical Properties of Polyethylene Fibers by Yeh, In-Chul, Balzano, Luigi, van der Werff, Harm, Mrozek, Randy A, Lenhart, Joseph L, Andzelm, Jan W

“…We investigated the effects of finite lengths of polymer chains on the structural and mechanical properties of polyethylene (PE) fibers with atomistic…”
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Homogeneous, Coaxial Liquid Crystal Domain Growth from Carbon Nanotube Seeds by Mrozek, Randy A, Kim, Byeong-Su, Holmberg, Vincent C, Taton, T. Andrew

“…We have developed a general method for aligning anisotropic materials by using carbon nanotubes to influence order in the surrounding material. Specifically,…”
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Alignment of Liquid-Crystalline Polymers by Field-Oriented, Carbon Nanotube Directors by Mrozek, Randy A, Taton, T. Andrew

“…Bulk liquid-crystalline polymer (LCP) material can be macroscopically aligned by seeding the growth of LCP domains with preoriented, single-wall carbon…”
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Unique properties of silver and copper silica-based nanocomposites as antimicrobial agents by Peszke, J, Dulski, M, Nowak, A, Balin, K, Zubko, M, Su owicz, S, Nowak, B, Piotrowska-Seget, Z, Talik, E, Wojtyniak, M, Mrozek-Wilczkiewicz, A, Malarz, K, Szade, J

“…The paper reports a new route for the fabrication and determination of physicochemical properties and biological activity, of metallic silica-based…”
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High-Strain-Rate Behavior of a Viscoelastic Gel Under High-Velocity Microparticle Impact by Veysset, D., Sun, Y., Lem, J., Kooi, S. E., Maznev, A. A., Cole, S. T., Mrozek, R. A., Lenhart, J. L., Nelson, K. A.

“…Background Impact experiments, routinely performed at the macroscale, have long been used to study mechanical properties of materials. Microscale high-velocity…”
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Compression response of a thermoplastic elastomer gel tissue surrogate over a range of strain-rates by Casem, Daniel T., Dwivedi, Ajmer K., Mrozek, Randy A., Lenhart, Joseph L.

“…The mechanical response of a thermoplastic elastomer synthetic ballistic gel is studied over a range of strain-rates. Experiments were conducted at room…”
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