Publications

Peer-reviewed Journal Publications

  1. S. Pal, K. Dansuk, A. Giuntoli, T. Sirk, S. Keten, Predicting the Effect of Hardener Composition on Mechanical and Fracture properties of Epoxy Resin using Molecular Modelling, 2023, Macromolecules, in press.
  2. Z. Wu, S. Pal, S. Keten, Implicit Chain Particle Model for Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticles, Macromolecules, 2023, 56, 9, 3259–3271.
  3. J. Liu, L.A.N. Amaral, S. Keten, A new approach for extracting information from protein dynamics, Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics, 2023, 91 (2), 183-195.
  4. S. Liu, S. Keten, R.M. Lueptow, Effect of molecular dynamics water models on flux, diffusivity, and ion dynamics for polyamide membrane simulations, Journal of Membrane Science, 2023, 121630.
  5. T.Y. Zhao, M. Dunbar, S. Keten, N.A. Patankar, The buckling-condensation mechanism driving gas vesicle collapse, Soft Matter, 2023, 19 (6), 1174-1185.
  6. D. Nepal, S. Kang, K. Adstedt, K. Kanhaiya, M. R. Bockstaller, L. C. Brinson, M. J. Buehler, P. V. Coveney, K. Dayal, J. A. El-Awady, L. C. Henderson, D. L. Kaplan, S. Keten, N. A. Kotov, G. C. Schatz, S. Vignolini, F. Vollrath, Y. Wang, B. I. Yakobson, V. V. Tsukruk, H. Heinz*, New Frontiers of Hierarchically Structured Bioinspired Nanocomposites: Advances and Opportunities, Nature Materials, 2022.
  7. J. Graham, S Keten*, Bacterial flotation devices enhance ultrasound imaging, Biophysical Journal, 2022, 121 (21), pp. 4019-4021.
  8. H. Xu, C. Gao, Z. Meng, A. Wang, S. Keten, Z. Wu, Atomistic investigation of fracture mechanisms in phosphorus-functionalized epoxy resins, 2022, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, pp. 107412.
  9. Y. Zhu, A. Giuntoli, W. Zhang, Z. Lin, S. Keten, F.W. Starr, J.F. Douglas*, The effect of nanoparticle softness on the interfacial dynamics of a model polymer nanocomposite, The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2022, 157 (9), 094901.
  10. Y. Zhu, A. Giuntoli, N. Hansoge, Z. Lin, S. Keten, Scaling for the inverse thickness dependence of specific penetration energy in polymer thin film impact tests, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2022, 161, pp. 104808.
  11. C. Zhang, M. Chen, B. Coasne, S. Keten, D. Derome, J. Carmeliet. “Hygromechanics of softwood cellulosic nanocomposite with intermolecular interactions at fiber-matrix interface investigated with molecular dynamics.” Composites Part B: Engineering, 2022, 228, 109449.
  12. C. Zhang, M. Chen, S. Keten, D. Derome, J. Carmeliet, Towards unraveling the moisture-induced shape memory effect of wood: the role of interface mechanics revealed by upscaling atomistic to composite modeling, 2021, NPG Asia Materials, 13(1), pp.1-14.
  13. S. Liu, S. Ganti-Agrawal, S. Keten, and R. M. Lueptow*. “Molecular insights into charged nanofiltration membranes: Structure, water transport, and water diffusion.” Journal of Membrane Science, 2022, 644, pp. 120057.
  14. A. Giuntoli, S. Keten*, Tuning star architecture to control mechanical properties and impact resistance of polymer thin films, 2021, Cell Reports Physical Science, 2(10), 100596.
  15. C. Zhang, M. Chen, S. Keten, B. Coasne, D. Derome, J. Carmeliet, Hygromechanical mechanisms of wood cell wall revealed by molecular modeling and mixture rule analysis, 2021, Science Advances, 7, eabi8919.
  16. H. Bowen, C. J. Sargent, A. Wang, Y. Zhu, X. Mu, J. M. Galazka, Y. Jun, S. Keten, F. Zhang, Microbial Production of Megadalton Titin Fibers with Exceptional Mechanical Performance, 2021, Nature Communications, 12(1),1-12.
  17. X. Yang, S. Keten*, Multi-stability Property of Magneto-Kresling Truss Structures, Journal of Applied Mechanics, 2021, 88 (9) pp. 091009.
  18. A. Wang, F. Vargas-Lara, J.M. Younker, K.A. Iyer, K.R. Shull, S. Keten*, Quantifying Chemical Composition and Cross-link Effects on EPDM Elastomer Viscoelasticity with Molecular Dynamics, 2021, Macromolecules, 54, 14, pp. 6780–6789.
  19. P. Erickson, M. Dunbar, E. Hamed, O.K. Ozturk, O.H. Campanella, S. Keten*, Atomistic Modeling of Peptide Aggregation and β-Sheet Structuring in Corn Zein for Viscoelasticity, 2021, Biomacromolecules 22 (5), 1856-1866.
  20. N. Hansoge, A. Gupta, H. White, A. Giuntoli, S. Keten, Universal Relation for Effective Interaction Between Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticles, 2021, Macromolecules, 54, 7, pp. 3052–3064.
  21. J. Fish, G. Wagner, S. Keten, Mesoscopic and multi-scale modeling in materials, Nature Materials, 2021,20(6), pp. 774-786 (invited review)
     

     

  22. K. Dansuk, S. Keten, Self-strengthening biphasic nanoparticle assemblies with intrinsic catch bonds, Nature Communications, 2021, 12(1) pp. 1-8.
  23. C. Zhang, S. Keten, D. Derome, J. Carmeliet, Hydrogen bonds dominated frictional stick-slip of cellulose nanocrystals, 2021, Carbohydrate polymers, 258, pp. 117682.
  24. Z. Abdali, M. Aminzare, X. Zhu, E. P. DeBenedictis, O Xie, S Keten, Noémie-Manuelle Dorval Courchesne*, Curli-Mediated Self-Assembly of a Fibrous Protein Scaffold for Hydroxyapatite Mineralization, ACS Synthetic Biology, in press.
  25. A. Giuntoli, N.K. Hansoge, S. Keten, Star topology increases ballistic resistance in thin polymer films, Extreme Mechanics Letters, 2020, 41, pp. 101038.
  26. M Dunbar, S Keten, Energy Renormalization for Coarse-Graining a Biomimetic Copolymer, Poly (catechol-styrene), Macromolecules, 2020, 53, 21, pp 9397–9405.
  27. J. Liu, L. Amaral, S. Keten, Conformational stability of the bacterial adhesin, FimH, with an inactivating mutation, Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics, in press.
  28. C. Zhang, A. Shomali, R. Guyer, S. Keten, B. Coasne, D. Derome, J. Carmeliet, Disentangling Heat and Moisture Effects on Biopolymer Mechanics, 2020, Macromolecules, 53 (5), pp. 1527-1535.
  29. T. Li, Z. Meng, S. Keten, Interfacial Mechanics and Viscoelastic Properties of Patchy Graphene Oxide Reinforced Nanocomposites, 2020,  Carbon, 158, pp.303-313.
  30. N. Hansoge, S. Keten, Effect of polymer chemistry on chain conformations in hairy nanoparticle assemblies, 2019, ACS Macro Letters, 8, 10, 1209-1215. 
  31. B. Marchi, S. Keten, Microstructure and size effects on the mechanics of two dimensional, high aspect ratio nanoparticle assemblies, 2019, Frontiers in Materials: Rising Stars issue, section Mechanics of Materials, 6, p.174. (Invited Article)
  32. S. M. Darnall, C. Li, M. Dunbar, M.A. Alsina, S. Keten, B.A. Helms, T. Xu, Organic Nanotube with Subnanometer, pH-Responsive Lumen, 2019, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 141, 28, 10953-10957.
  33. W. Xia, N. K. Hansoge, W. Xu, F. R. Phelan, S. Keten, J. F. Douglas, Energy renormalization for coarse-graining polymers having different segmental structures, 2019, Science Advances, 5 eaav4683.
  34. A. Wang, S. Keten, Adhesive behavior and detachment mechanisms of bacterial amyloid nanofibers, 2019, npj Computational Materials, 5, 29.
  35. Q Sun, G Zhou, Z Meng, H Guo, Z Chen, H Liu, H Kang, S Keten, X Su, Failure criteria of unidirectional carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites informed by a computational micromechanics model, 2019, Composites Science and Technology, 172, pp. 81-95.
  36. M Dunbar, E DeBenedictis, S Keten, Dimerization energetics of curli fiber subunits CsgA and CsgB, 2019, npj Computational Materials, 5 (1), 27.
  37. K. C. Dansuk, S. Keten, A Simple Mechanical Model for Synthetic Catch Bond, 2019, Matter, in press. Available online: http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3327227.
  38. Y Zhang, EP DeBenedictis, S Keten, Cohesive and adhesive properties of crosslinked semiflexible biopolymer networks, 2019, Soft Matter, 15 (18), 3807-3816.
  39. X. Qin, B.C. Marchi, Z. Meng, S. Keten, Impact resistance of nanocellulose films with bioinspired Bouligand microstructures, 2019, Nanoscale Advances, 1, pp. 1351-1361.
  40. E.P. DeBenedictis, S. Keten, Mechanical unfolding of alpha-and beta-helical protein motifs, 2019, Soft Matter, 15 (6), 1243-1252. (Cover Article, Emerging Investigators 2019 issue)
  41. Z. Meng, S. Keten, “Unraveling the Effect of Material Properties and Geometrical Factors on Ballistic Penetration Energy of Nanoscale Thin Films”, 2018, Journal of Applied Mechanics, 85(12), 121004.
  42. W. Xia, X. Qin, Y. Zhang, R. Sinko, S. Keten, “Achieving Enhanced Interfacial Adhesion and Dispersion in Cellulose Nanocomposites via Amorphous Interfaces, 2018, Macromolecules, 51 (24), 10304-1031.
  43. J. Song, R. Kahraman, D. W. Collinson¬, W. Xia, L. C. Brinson¬ and S. Keten, Temperature Effects on the Nanoindentation Characterization of Stiffness Gradients in Confined Polymers, 2018, Soft Matter, 15 (3), 359-370 (Cover Article).
  44. N.D. Courchesne, E. P. DeBenedictis, J. Tresback, J. J. Kim, D. Zanuy, S. Keten, N.S. Joshi, Biomimetic Engineering of Conductive Curli Protein Nanofibers, 2018, Nanotechnology, 29 (45) pp. 454002.
  45. Natarajan, A. Krishnamurthy, X. Qin, C.D. Emiroglu, A. Forster, E.J. Foster, C. Weder, D. M. Fox, S. Keten, J. Obrzut, J.W. Gilman, “Binary Cellulose Nanocrystal Blends for Bioinspired Damage Tolerant Photonic Films”, 2018, Advanced Functional Materials, 28, 1800032.
  46. N. Hansoge, T. Huang, R. Sinko, W. Xia, W. Chen, S. Keten, “Materials by Design for Stiff and Tough Hairy Nanoparticle Assemblies”, ACS NANO, 2018, 12 (8), pp 7946–7958.
  47. Q.Sun, H. Guo, G. Zhou, Z. Meng, Z. Chen, H. Kang, S. Keten, X. Su, “Experimental and Computational Analysis of Failure Mechanisms in Unidirectional Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Laminates under Longitudinal Compression Loading”, 2018, Composite Structures, 203, pp. 335-348.
  48. Q. Sun, Z. Meng, G. Zhou, S.P. Lin, H. Kang, S. Keten, H. Guo, X. Su, “Multi-scale computational analysis of unidirectional carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites under various loading conditions”, Composite Structures, 2018, 196, pp. 30-43.
  49. A Singh, S Keten, “Analysis of Cone Wave Reflection in Finite-Size Elastic Membranes and Extension of the Ballistic Impact Problem From Elastic to Viscoelastic Membranes”, 2018, Journal of Applied Mechanics, 85 (8), 081004.
  50. W. Xia, F. Vargas Lara, S. Keten, J.F. Douglas, “Structure and dynamics of a graphene melt”, 2018, ACS NANO, 2 (6), pp 5427–5435.
  51. J. Song, D.D. Hsu, K.R. Shull, F.R. Phelan Jr, J.F. Douglas, W. Xia, S. Keten, “Energy Renormalization Method for the Coarse-Graining of Polymer Viscoelasticity”, 2018, Macromolecules, 51 (10), pp 3818–3827.
  52. X. Wei, R. Sinko, S. Keten, E. Luijten, “Effect of surface modification on water adsorption and interfacial mechanics of cellulose nanocrystals”, 2018, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 10 (9), pp 8349–8358.
  53. Y. Zhang, Z. Meng, X. Qin, S. Keten, “Ballistic impact response of lipid membranes”, 2018, Nanoscale, 10, 4761-4770.
  54. K. C. Dansuk, S. Keten, “Tunable seat belt behavior in nanocomposite interfaces inspired from bacterial adhesion pili”, 2018, Soft Matter, 14, pp. 1530-1539 (Cover Article).
  55. W. Xia, J. Song, C. Jeong, D. D. Hsu, F. R. Phelan Jr., J. F. Douglas, S. Keten, “Energy Renormalization for Coarse-Graining the Dynamics of a Model Glass-Forming Liquid”,  2018, J. Phys. Chem. B, 122 (6), pp 2040–2045.
  56. R. Sinko, Z. Bazant, S. Keten, “A nanoscale perspective on the effects of transverse microprestress on drying creep of nanoporous solids”, 2018,  Proceedings of the Royal Society – A, 474: 20170570.
  57. Z. Meng, J. Han, X. Qin, Y. Zhang, O. Balogun and S. Keten, “Spalling-Like Failure by Cylindrical Projectiles Deteriorates the Ballistic Performance of Multi-Layer Graphene Plates”, 2018, Carbon, 126, pp 611-619.
  58. W. Xia, J. Song, C. Jeong, D. D. Hsu, F. R. Phelan Jr., J. F. Douglas, S. Keten,  “Energy-Renormalization for Achieving Temperature Transferable Coarse-Graining of Polymer Dynamics”, 2017, Macromolecules, 50 (21), pp 8787–8796.
  59. E. DeBenedictis, D. Ma, S. Keten, “Structural predictions for curli amyloid fiber subunits CsgA and CsgB”, 2017,  RSC Advances,7, pp. 48102–48112.
  60. D. Hsu, W. Xia, J. Song, S. Keten, “Dynamics of Interacting Interphases in Polymer Bilayer Thin Films”, 2017, MRS Communications, 7(4), pp. 832-839.
  61. Y. Zhang, A. Wang, E. P. DeBenedictis, S. Keten, “Bending energy penalty enhances the adhesive strength of functional amyloid curli to surfaces”, 2017, Nanotechnology, 28(46):464002. (Invited Article).
  62. J. Ang , D. Ma, B. T. Jung, S. Keten, and T. Xu, Sub-20 nm Stable Micelles Based on a Mixture of Coiled-Coils: A Platform for Controlled Ligand Presentation, Biomacromolecules, 18 (11), pp 3572–3580.
  63. X. Qin, S. Feng, Z. Meng, S. Keten, “Optimizing the Mechanical Properties of Cellulose Nanopaper Through Surface Energy and Critical Length Scale Considerations, 2017, Cellulose, 24(8) pp 3289–3299.
  64. Z. Meng, A. Singh, S. Keten, “Reduced Ballistic Limit Velocity of Graphene Membranes Due to Cone Wave Reflection”,  2018, Extreme Mechanics Letters , 15  pp 70–77.
  65. W. Wang, L. Li, C. Yang, R. Soler-Crespo, Z. Meng, M. Li, X. Zhang, S. Keten, H. Espinosa, “Plasticity Resulted from Phase Transformation for Monolayer Molybdenum Disulfide Film during Nanoindentation Simulations”, 2017, Nanotechnology, 28(16) pp 164005.
  66. W. Xia, J. Song, D. Hsu, S. Keten “Side-Group Size Effects on Interfaces and Glass Formation in Supported Polymer Thin Films”, 2017, Journal of Chemical Physics, 146, pp. 203311.
  67. Z. Meng, R. A. Soler-Crespo, W. Xia, W. Gao, L. Ruiz, H. D. Espinosa, S. Keten, “A Coarse-Grained Model for the Mechanical Behavior of Graphene Oxide”, 2017, Carbon 117 pp 1-13.
  68. D. Ma, R. Lund, T. Xu, S. Keten, “Internal structure of 3-helix micelle revealed by small-angle neutron scattering and coarse-grained MD simulation”, 2016, Nanoscale , 17 (10), pp 3262–3267.
  69. D. Fox, R. S. Rodriguez, M. N. Devilbiss, J. Woodcock, C. S. Davis, R. Sinko, S. Keten, J. W. Gilman, “Simultaneously Tailoring Surface Energies and Thermal Stabilities of Cellulose Nanocrystals Using Ion Exchange: Effects on Polymer Composite Properties for Transportation, Infrastructure, and Renewable Energy Applications”, 2016, Applied Materials and Interfaces , 8, pp. 27270−27281.
  70. D. Ma, E. P. Debenedictis, R. Lund, S. Keten, “Design of polymer conjugated 3-helix micelles as nanocarriers with tunable shapes”, 2016, Nanoscale, 8, 19334-19342.
  71. Z. Meng, M. Bessa, W. Xia, W.K. Liu, S. Keten, “Predicting the Macroscopic Fracture Energy of Epoxy Resins from Atomistic Molecular Simulations”, 2016, Macromolecules 49 (24), pp 9474–9483.
  72. M. Alsina, J.F. Gaillard, S. Keten, “Structural dynamics during Na+ permeation promotes energy landscape roughness in a modified cyclic peptide nanotube”, 2016, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 18, pp. 31698-31710
  73. E. DeBenedictis, J. Liu, S. Keten, “Adhesion Mechanisms of Curli Subunit CsgA to Abiotic Surfaces”, 2016, Science Advances , 2(11), e1600998.
  74. R. Sinko, M. Vandamme, Z. P. Bažant, S. Keten, “Transient effects of drying creep in nanoporous solids: understanding the effects of nanoscale energy barriers””, 2016 Proc. R. Soc. A 472 pp. 20160490.
  75. W. Xia, J. Song, D. Hsu, S. Keten, “Understanding the Interfacial Mechanical Response of Nanoscale Polymer Thin Films via Nanoindentation”, 2016, Macromolecules, 49 (10), pp 3810–3817.
  76. W. Xia, J. Song, S. Keten, “Designing multi-layer graphene-based assemblies for enhanced toughness in nacre-inspired nanocomposites”, Molecular Systems Design and Engineering , 1, 40-47. (invited article)
  77. D. Hsu, W. Xia, , J. Song, S. Keten, “Glass-Transition and Sidechain Dynamics in Thin Films: Explaining Dissimilar Free Surface Effects for Polystyrene vs. Poly(methyl methacrylate)”, 2016, ACS Macro Letters , 5 (4), pp 481–486.
  78. A. Benjamin, S. Keten, “Polymer Conjugation as a Strategy for Long- Range Order in Supramolecular Polymers, 2016, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 120 (13), pp. 3425–3433.
  79. M. Shen, S. Keten and R. Lueptow, “Rejection mechanisms for contaminants in polymeric reverse osmosis membranes”, 2016, Journal of Membrane Science , 509, pp. 36–47.
  80. W. Xia, L. Ruiz, N. M. Pugno, S. Keten, “Critical Length Scales and Strain Localization Govern the Mechanical Performance of Multi-layer Graphene Assemblies”, 2016, Nanoscale , 8, pp. 6456-6462.
  81. M. Shen, S. Keten and R. Lueptow, “Dynamics of water and solute transport in polymeric reverse osmosis membranes via molecular dynamics simulations”, 2016 Journal of Membrane Science , 506, pp. 95–108.
  82. X. Wei, Z. Meng, L. Ruiz, W. Xia, C. Lee, J. W. Kysar, J. Hone, S. Keten, H. Espinosa, “Recoverable Slippage Mechanism in Multilayer Graphene Leads to Repeatable Energy Dissipation”, 2016 ACS NANO, 10 (2), pp. 1820–1828.
  83. E. DeBenedictis, E. Hamed, S. Keten, “Mechanical Reinforcement of Proteins with Polymer Conjugation”, 2016 ACS NANO, 10, pp. 2259−2267 (Cover Article).
  84. C. Shao and S. Keten, “Stiffness Enhancement in Nacre-Inspired Nanocomposites due to Nanoconfinement”,2015, Scientific Reports, 5, pp. 16452.
  85. B. Abberton, W.K. Liu, S. Keten, “Anisotropy of Shear Relaxation in Doubly Confined Thin Films of Unentangled Polymer Melts”, 2015, Macromolecules, 48 (20), pp. 7631-7639
  86. X. Qin, W. Xia, B. Sinko, S. Keten, “Tuning Glass-Transition in Polymer Nanocomposites with Functionalized Cellulose Nanocrystals through Nanoconfinement”,2015, Nano Letters,15(10), pp. 6738–6744.
  87. B. Sinko and S. Keten, “Understanding Emergent Functions in Self-Assembled Fibrous Networks”, Nanotechnology ,26 (35), pp. 352501 (invited perspective).
  88. M. Vandamme, Z. Bazant, and S. Keten, “Creep of Lubricated Layered Nano-Porous Solids and Application To Cementitious Materials”, 2015 Journal of Nanomechanics and Micromechanics , 4(5), pp. 04015002.
  89. W. Xia and S. Keten, “Interfacial Stiffening of Polymer Thin Films under Nanoconfinement”, Extreme Mechanics Letters , 4, pp. 89-95.
  90. W. Xia, D. Hsu, and S. Keten, “Molecular Weight Effects on the Glass Transition and Confinement Behavior of Polymer Thin Films”, Macromolecular Rapid Communications , 36, pp. 1422–1427, (Cover Article).
  91. E. Hamed, D. Ma, S. Keten, “Effect of polymer conjugation on stability and self-assembly of coiled coils”,2015,Bionanoscience, 5(3), pp.140-149.
  92. D. Hsu, W. Xia, S. Arturo, and S. Keten, “Thermomechanically Consistent and Transferable Coarse-graining of Polystyrene Stereoisomers”, Macromolecules,2015, 48 (9), pp. 3057–3068
  93. L. Ruiz, A. Benjamin, M. Sullivan, and S. Keten, “Regulating ion transport in peptide nanotubes by tailoring the nanotube lumen chemistry, J. Physical Chemistry Letters,2015, 6(9), pp. 1514-1520
  94. K. Kulasinski, R. Guyer, S. Keten, D. Derome, J. Carmeliet, “ Impact of moisture adsorption on structure and physical properties of amorphous biopolymers”, 2015, Macromolecules, 48(8), 2793-2800.
  95. P. Egan, R. Sinko, P. LeDuc, S. Keten “The role of mechanics in biological and synthetic bioinspired systems”, Nature Communications, 2015, 6, invited review article.
  96. E. Hamed, D. Ma, S. Keten, “Multiple PEG chains attached onto the surface of a helix bundle: conformations and implications”, ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering 2015, 1, pp. 79−84.
  97. R. Sinko, S. Keten, “ Traction-separation laws and stick-slip shear phenomenon of interfaces between cellulose nanocrystals”, JMPS, 78, pp. 526-539.
  98. L. Ruiz, W. Xia, Z. Meng and S. Keten “A Coarse-Grained Model for the Mechanical Behavior of Multi-layer Graphene”, Carbon, 2015, 82, pp. 103-115.
  99. L. Ruiz, Y. Wu, S. Keten, “ Tailoring water structure and transport in nanotubes with tunable interiors”, Nanoscale, 2015, 7(1), pp. 121-132
  100. R. Sinko, X. Qin, S. Keten, “Interfacial Mechanics of Cellulose Nanocrystals”, invited review for MRS Bulletin, 2015, 40(4), pp. 340-348.
  101. R. Sinko, S. Keten, “ Effect of moisture on the traction-separation behavior of cellulose nanocrystal interfaces”, Applied Physics Letters, 2014, 105, pp. 243702
  102. K. Kulasinski, S. Keten, S. Churakov, R. Guyer, J. Carmeliet, D. Derome “Molecular Mechanism of Moisture-Induced Transition in Amorphous Cellulose”, ACS Macro Letters ,2014, 3 (10), pp 1037–1040
  103. W. Xia, and S. Keten “Size-dependent Mechanical Behavior of Free-Standing Glassy Polymer Thin Films”, Journal of Materials Research ,2015, 30 (1), Focus Issue on Soft Nanomaterials, 2014.
  104. W. Xia, D. Hsu, S. Keten, “Dependence of Polymer Thin Film Adhesion Energy on Cohesive Interactions between Chains”, Macromolecules, 2014, 47 (15), pp 5286–5294.
  105. E. Hamed, S. Keten, “Hierarchical cascades of instability govern the mechanics of coiled coils: Helix unfolding precedes coil unzipping”, Biophysical Journal, 2014, 107(2), pp. 477–484.
  106. L. Ruiz, S. Keten, “Thermodynamics vs. Kinetics Dichotomy in the Linear Self-Assembly of Mixed Nanoblocks”, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2014, 5 (11), pp 2021–2026.
  107. D. Hsu, W. Xia, S. Arturo, and S. Keten, “A systematic method for thermomechanically consistent coarse-graining: a universal model for methacrylate-based polymers”, Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, 2014, 10 (6), pp 2514–2527.
  108. K. Kulasinski, S. Keten, S. V. Churakov, D. Derome, J. Carmeliet, “A comparative Molecular Dynamics study of crystalline, paracrystalline and amorphous states of cellulose”, Cellulose , 2014, 21(3), pp 1103-1116.
  109. B. Sinko, S. Mishra, L. Ruiz, N. Brandis, S. Keten, “The dimensions of biological cellulose nanocrystals maximize fracture strength”, ACS Macro Letters, 2014, 3, pp 64–69.
  110. L. Ruiz, S. Keten, “Directing the self-assembly of supra-biomolecular nanotubes using entropic forces”, Soft Matter, 2014, 10, 851-861.
  111. E. Hamed, T. Xu, S. Keten, “Poly(ethylene glycol) conjugation stabilizes the secondary structure of alpha-helices by reducing peptide solvent accessible surface area”, Biomacromolecules, 2013, 14 (11), pp 4053–4060.
  112. W. Xia, S. Keten, “Coupled Effects of the Substrate Adhesion and Intermolecular Forces on Polymer Thin Film Glass-Transition Behavior”, Langmuir, 2013, 29(41), pp. 12730-12736.
  113. B. Abberton, W.K. Liu, S. Keten, “Coarse-grained Simulation of Molecular Mechanisms of Recovery in Thermally Activated Shape-memory Polymers”, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids , 2013, 61(12), pp. 2625–2637.
  114. W. Xia, S. Mishra, S. Keten, “Substrate vs. Free Surface: Competing Effects on the Glass Transition of Polymer Thin Films”, Polymer , 2013, 54(21), pp. 5942–5951.
  115. L. Ruiz, P. VonAchen, T. Lazzara, T. Xu, S. Keten, “Persistence length and stochastic fragmentation of supramolecular nanotubes under mechanical force ”, Nanotechnology, 2013, 24, pp. 195103, press release: http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/lab/53454.
  116. S. Mishra, S. Keten, “Atomistic Simulation Based Prediction of the Solvent Effect on The Molecular Mobility and Glass Transition of Poly (Methyl Methacrylate)”, Applied Physics Letters, 2013, 102, 041903.
  117. M. Sullivan, S. Keten, “Critical Scales Govern the Mechanical Fragmentation Mechanisms of Biomolecular Assemblies”, Journal of Applied Mechanics, 2013, 80(6), 061010.
  118. W. Stroberg, S. Keten, W. K. Liu, “Hydrodynamics of Capillary Imbibition under Nanoconfinement”, Langmuir, 2012, 28(40) p. 14488-95.
  119. L. Ruiz, S. Keten, “Multi-scale Modeling of Elasticity and Fracture in Organic Nanotubes”, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 2014, 140(3), 431–442.
  120. S. Keten, C.C. Chou, A.C.T. van Duin, M. J. Buehler, “Tunable Nanomechanics of Protein Disulfide Bonds in Redox Microenvironments”, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 2012, 5(1),p. 32–40.
  121. R. Hourani, C. Zhang, R. van der Weegen, L. Ruiz, C. Li, S. Keten, B. Helms, T. Xu, “Processible Cyclic Peptide Nanotubes With Tunable Interiors”, Journal of the American Chemical Society , 2011, 133 (39), p. 15296–15299.
  122. L. Ruiz, S. Keten, “Atomistic modeling and mechanics of self-assembled organic nanotubes”, International Journal of Applied Mechanics, 3(4), 2011, p. 667–684.
  123. S. Keten, Z. Xu, M. J. Buehler, “Triangular core as a universal strategy for stiff nanostructures in biology and biologically inspired materials”, Materials Science & Engineering C, 2011, 31(4), p. 775–780.
  124. S. Keten, M. J. Buehler, “Nanostructure and molecular mechanics of dragline spider silk protein assemblies”, Journal of the Royal Society – Interface, 2010, 7(53), p. 1709-1721.
  125. S. Keten, M. J. Buehler, “Atomistic model of the spider silk nanostructure”, Applied Physics Letters, 2010, 96: p. 153701 (Cover article).
  126. S. Keten, Z. Xu, B. Ihle, M. J. Buehler, “Nanoconfinement controls stiffness, strength and mechanical toughness of β-sheet crystals in silk”, Nature Materials, 2010, 9, p. 359-367.
  127. Andrea Nova, Sinan Keten, Nicola Pugno, Alberto Redaelli, and Markus J. Buehler, “Molecular and Nanostructural Mechanisms of Deformation, Strength and Toughness of Spider Silk Fibrils”, Nano Letters, 2010, 10(7): p. 2626-2634.
  128. M. J. Buehler, S. Keten, “Colloquium: Failure of molecules, bones, and the Earth itself”, Reviews of Modern Physics, 2010, 82(2): p. 1459-1487. Highlighted by M. Buchanan, “Learning from Failure”, Nature Physics, 2009, 5(705).
  129. Maya Srinivasan, Sebastien G.M. Uzel, Alfonso Gautieri, Sinan Keten, and Markus J. Buehler, “Linking Genetics and Mechanics in Structural Protein Materials: A Case Study of an Alport Syndrome Mutation in Tropocollagen”, Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, 2010 15: 755-770.
  130. M. Srinivasan, S.G.M. Uzel, A. Gautieri, S. Keten, M. J. Buehler, “Alport Syndrome mutations in type IV tropocollagen alter molecular structure and nanomechanical properties”. Journal of Structural Biology, 2010, 168(3): p. 503-510.
  131. R. Paparcone, S. Keten, M.J. Buehler, “Nanomechanical properties of Alzheimer’s Aβ(1-40) amyloid fibrils under compressive loading”, Journal of Biomechanics, 2010, 43(6): p. 1196-1201.
  132. S. Keten, J. F. R. Alvarado, S. Müftü and M. J. Buehler, “Nanomechanical characterization of the triple β -Helix domain in the cell puncture needle of bacteriophage T4 Virus”, Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering, 2009, 2(1): p. 66-74.
  133. T. Ackbarow, S. Keten, and M.J. Buehler, “A multi-timescale strength model of alpha-helical protein domains”. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2009, 21(3): p. 035111.
  134. S. Keten and M.J. Buehler, “Geometric confinement governs the rupture strength of H-bond assemblies at a critical length scale”. Nano Letters, 2008, 8(2): p. 743-748.
  135. S. Keten and M.J. Buehler, “Strength limit of entropic elasticity in beta-sheet protein domains”. Physical Review E (Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics), 2008, 78(6): p. 061913.
  136. M. J. Buehler, S. Keten, and T. Ackbarow, “Theoretical and computational hierarchical nanomechanics of protein materials: Deformation and fracture”. Progress in Materials Science, 2008, 53(8): p. 1101-1241.
  137. S. Keten and M.J. Buehler, “Asymptotic strength limit of hydrogen bond assemblies in proteins at vanishing pulling rates”. Physical Review Letters, 2008, 100: p. 198301.
  138. S. Keten and M.J. Buehler, “Large deformation and fracture mechanics of a beta-helical protein nanotube: Atomistic and continuum modeling”. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 2008, 197(41-42): p. 3203-3214.
  139. M. J. Buehler and S. Keten, “Elasticity, strength and resilience: A comparative study on mechanical signatures of α-Helix, β-sheet and tropocollagen domains”. Nano Research, 2008, 1(1): p. 63-71.
  140. T. Ackbarow, X. Chen, S. Keten, M. J. Buehler, “Hierarchies, multiple energy barriers, and robustness govern the fracture mechanics of alpha-helical and beta-sheet protein domains”. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2007, 104(42), p. 16410-16415 (Cover article).
  141. H. Lus, C.O. Aydin, S. Keten, H. Unsal, A.R. Atilgan, “El Farol revisited”, Physica A-Statistical Mechanics And Its Applications, 2005, 346 (3-4): p. 651-656.

Book Chapters

  1. S. Keten, S. Mishra, L. Ruiz, “Molecular Modeling of the Microstructure of Soft Materials: Healing, Memory, and Toughness Mechanisms”, Handbook of Micromechanics and Nanomechanics, CRC Press, (Ed. Shaofan Li, Xin-Lin Gao), 2013.
  2. S. Keten, J. Bertaud, D. Sen, Z. Xu, T. Ackbarow, M.J. Buehler, “Multi-scale modeling of biological protein materials – deformation and fracture ”, Trends in Computational Nanomechanics: Transcending Time and Length Scales (series: challenges and Advances in Computational Chemistry and Physics), Springer (Ed. T. Dumitrica), 2010, 9: p. 473-533.
  3. Hansoge, S. Keten, “Explorations into the mechanics of hairy nanoparticle assemblies with molecular dynamics”, New Developments in Theory and Modeling of Polymer Nanocomposites, to be published in 2021 (Ed. V. Ginzburg).

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