(Mechanics of Biological and Soft Materials)
Symposium Organizer:
Wenjie Xia, Northwestern University
wenjie.xia@northwestern.edu
Sinan Keten, Northwestern University
sketen@northwestern.edu
Symposium Technical Description
This symposium will focus on multiscale mechanics in biomolecular materials as found in natural and living systems as well as engineered materials. The subject materials can be materials with biological origin (bacterial and plant based materials, extracellular matrix, nucleic acids, cell and subcellular components, as well as synthetic macromolecules that aim to mimic biological structure and functionality.
Topics range from experimental approaches, theoretical and computational modeling, as well as new tools for characterization and design of biomolecular materials. The symposium aims to bring together researchers investigating various aspects of multiscale mechanics of materials for application in science and engineering. Relevant topics include and are not limited to:
- Multiscale experiments, simulation and theory with a particular focus on predictive and materials-by-design approaches for the mechanics of biomolecular materials.
- Synthesis, characterization and modeling of hybrid materials that incorporate biological building blocks into engineered materials with mechanical functions
- Fundamental investigations relevant to self-assembly, folding, micro- and nano-structure prediction in biological applications
- Nanoscale physics of interfaces in biology and engineered systems
- Development of experimental tools and computational methods for modeling, imaging, and mechanical characterization of biomolecular materials.
- Bioinspiration approaches with mechanics-based design principles
Technical Program
Tuesday | T1 10:00am-11:40am
| C1-1: Mechanics of Biological and Bioinspired Materials | ||
| Room 1301 | Session Chair: Sinan Keten | Track C: Mechanics of Biological and Soft Materials |
| 10:20 am | Mechanics of composite pillars for tunable and enhance adhesion
Helen Keays Minsky, Kevin Turner |
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| 10:40 am | Bio-inspired Al/NiTi laminated composites
Frederick Michael Heim, Yunya Zhang, Xiaodong Li |
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| 11:00 am | Tough and strong bioinspired composites: a coarse-grain molecular study
Ning Liu, Xianqiao Wang |
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| 11:20 am | Computational material designs for water filtration
Zhao Qin, Shengjie Ling, David Kaplan, Markus Buehler |
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Tuesday | T2 13:00pm-14:40pm
| C1-2: Mechanics of Biological and Bioinspired Materials | ||
| Room 1301 | Session Chair: Sinan Keten | Track C: Mechanics of Biological and Soft Materials |
| 13:00 pm | De novo materials design – computation, synthesis, characterization
Markus J. Buehler |
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| 13:20 pm | Designing multi-layer graphene-based assemblies for enhanced toughness in nacre-inspired nanocomposites
Wenjie Xia, Zhaoxu Meng, Sinan Keten |
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| 13:40 pm | In situ fracture experiments reveal anisotropic effects of nanoscale toughening mechanisms in bone
Ottman Tertuliano, Julia R. Greer |
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| 14:00 pm | Examining mechanical properties of the cellulose nanocrystal-polymer interphase through nanoscale experiments and modeling
Ridvan Kahraman, Pavan V Kolluru, Robert A Sinko, Douglas M Fox, Sinan Keten, L. Catherine Brinson |
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| 14:20 pm | Adhesion enhanced by octopus-Inspired micro-surface craters
Shutao Qiao, Liu Wang, Greg Rodin, Nanshu Lu |
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Tuesday | T3 15:00pm-16:40pm
| C1-3: Mechanics of Biological and Bioinspired Materials | ||
| Room 1301 | Session Chair: Sinan Keten | Track C: Mechanics of Biological and Soft Materials |
| 15:00 pm | Creep-assisted slow crack growth in bio-inspired dental multilayers
Jing Du, Xinrui Niu, Wole Soboyejo |
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| 15:20 pm | Multi-objective optimization of nacre-like materials
Nasra Said Al-Maskari |
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| 15:40 pm | Unfolding fibers and scaled controlled stiffening: molecular tricks at the macroscale
Steve Cranford |
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| 16:00 pm | Self-folding behavior of smart biopolymers in detection of phenol
Amrita Rath, Santhosh Mathesan, Pijush Ghosh |
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| 16:20 pm | A fluctuating elastic plate for lipid membranes
Xiaojun Liang |
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Wednesday | W1 10:00am-11:40am
| C1-4: Mechanics of Biological and Bioinspired Materials | ||
| Room 7 | Session Chair: Sinan Keten | Track C: Mechanics of Biological and Soft Materials |
| 10:00 am | Nanotwin-governed toughening mechanism in hierarchically structured biological materials
Sheng Yin |
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| 10:20 am | A Finite Element Homogenization Method for Viscoelastic Brain Matter
Daniel Sullivan, Assimina Pelegri
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| 10:40 am | Naturally-occurring impact resistant protective systems
David Restrepo, Nicholas Yaraghi, Jesus Rivera, David Kisailus, Pablo Zavattieri |
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| 11:00 am | Mechanical modeling of a pomelo peel bioinspired foam
Jonel Aaron Ortiz |
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| 11:20 am | Cohesive finite element modeling of damage growth in mineralized collagen fibril
Mohammad Maghsoudi-ganjeh, Liqiang Lin, Xiaowei Zeng, Xiaodu Wang |
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