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Indentation mapping revealed poroelastic, but not viscoelastic,properties spanning native zonal articular cartilage

November 8, 2017
Author(s)
Joseph Wahlquist, Frank W. DelRio, Mark Randolph, Aaron Aziz, Chelsea Heveran, Stephanie Bryant, Corey P. Neu, Virginia L. Ferguson
Osteoarthrosis is a debilitating disease affecting millions, yet engineering materials for cartilage regeneration has proven difficult because of the complex microstructure of this tissue. Articular cartilage, like many biological tissues, produces a time

Determination of the True Lateral Grain Size in Organic-Inorganic Halide Perovskite Thin Films

October 4, 2017
Author(s)
Gordon A. MacDonald, Chelsea Heveran, Mengjin Yang, David Moore, Kai Zhu, Virginia L. Ferguson, Jason Killgore, Frank W. DelRio
In this letter, methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI3) thin films were examined via piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM) and nanoindentation (NI) to determine if long range atomic order existed across the full width of the apparent grains. From the PFM, the

Hydrogels with Reversible Mechanics to Probe Dynamic Cell Microenvironments

October 4, 2017
Author(s)
Adrianne Rosales, Sebastain Vega, Frank W. DelRio, Jason Burdick, Kristi S. Anseth
The relationship between ECM mechanics and cell behavior is dynamic, as cells remodel and respond to changes in their local environment. Most in vitro substrates are static and supraphysiologically stiff; thus, platforms with dynamic and reversible

Formation of a crack-free, hybrid skin layer with tunable surface topography and improved gas permeation selectivity on elastomers using gel-liquid infiltration polymerization

September 11, 2017
Author(s)
Justin Gorham, Jason Killgore, Maryam Omidvar, Haiqing Lin, Frank W. DelRio, Lewis M. Cox, Zheng Zhang
Liquid-liquid interfacial polymerization (ll-IP) is conventionally used for manufacturing bulk polymers like nylon, as well as forming barrier layers for reverse osmosis membranes. In this work, we explore the use of gel-liquid infiltration polymerization

Quantitative Scanning Probe Microscopy for Nanomechanical Forensics

August 22, 2017
Author(s)
Frank W. DelRio, Robert F. Cook
Scanning probe microscopy techniques—in particular atomic force microscopy (AFM)—provide a means for imaging objects and measuring mechanical properties at the nano- and micro-scales in a non-destructive manner. In this paper, the previous use of AFM in

Ullmann-like reactions for the synthesis of complex two-dimensional materials

September 28, 2016
Author(s)
Rebecca C. Quardokus, Vinod K. Tewary, Frank W. DelRio
Engineering two-dimensional materials through surface-confined synthetic techniques is a promising avenue for designing new materials with tailored properties. Developing and understanding methods for surface-confined synthesis of two-dimensional materials

Methylammonium lead iodide grain boundaries exhibit depth-dependent electrical properties

September 23, 2016
Author(s)
Gordon A. MacDonald, Mengjin Yang, Samuel Berweger, Jason Killgore, Pavel Kabos, Joeseph Berry, Kai Zhu, Frank W. DelRio
In this letter, the nanoscale through-film and lateral photoresponse and conductivity of large-grained methylammonium lead iodide thin films are studied. In perovskite solar cells (PSC), these films result in efficiencies > 17%. The top surface of the

Mechanical characterization of sequentially layered photo-clickable thiol-ene hydrogels

September 8, 2016
Author(s)
Aaron Aziz, Joseph Wahlquist, Aaron Sollner, Virginia L. Ferguson, Frank W. DelRio, Stephanie Bryant
Multi-layer hydrogels formed from crosslinked poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) have shown promise for applications in tissue engineering ranging from vasculature to musculoskeletal tissues. The objective of this work was to characterize the interface resulting

Spatially patterned matrix elasticity directs stem cell fate

July 19, 2016
Author(s)
Chun Yang, Frank W. DelRio, Lena Basta, Hao Ma, Kyle Kyburz, Anouk Killaars, Kristi Anseth
There is a growing appreciation for the functional role of matrix mechanics in regulating stem cell self-renewal and differentiation. However, it is largely unknown how sub-cellular, spatial mechanical variations in the local extracellular environment

Near-theoretical fracture strengths in native and oxidized silicon nanowires

June 21, 2016
Author(s)
Frank W. DelRio, Ryan M. White, Sergiy Krylyuk, Albert Davydov, Lawrence H. Friedman, Robert F. Cook
In this letter, fracture strengths σf of native and oxidized silicon nanowires (SiNWs) were determined via atomic force microscopy bending experiments and nonlinear finite element analysis. In the native SiNWs, σf in the Si was comparable to the