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Joost J. Vlassak

Harvard University · US
Area of research
Mechanics of Materials · Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Research interest
Research interests include Metal and Thin Film Mechanics, Copper Interconnects and Reliability, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, and Shape Memory Alloy Transformations.
h-index
68
citations
25,406
works
239
NIH funding
primary concept
email

Recent publications

Dissipation and energy propagation across scales in an active cytoskeletal material
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2023cited by 24position: lastdoi
Ion-beam radiation-induced Eshelby transformations: The mean and variance in hydrostatic and shear residual stresses
Extreme Mechanics Letters 2023cited by 0position: middledoi
Liquid-metal micro-networks with strain-induced conductivity for soft electronics and robotic skin
npj Flexible Electronics 2022cited by 41position: middledoi
Ultra-sensitive and resilient compliant strain gauges for soft machines
Nature 2020cited by 492position: middledoi
Highly Stretchable and Tough Hydrogels below Water Freezing Temperature
Advanced Materials 2018cited by 626position: lastdoi
Mechanically Versatile Soft Machines through Laminar Jamming
Advanced Functional Materials 2018cited by 245position: middledoi
A Soft Stretchable Sensor: Towards Peripheral Nerve Signal Sensing
MRS Advances 2018cited by 4position: middledoi
Tough adhesives for diverse wet surfaces
Science 2017cited by 1,527position: middledoi
3D Printing of Transparent and Conductive Heterogeneous Hydrogel–Elastomer Systems
Advanced Materials 2017cited by 416position: lastdoi
Fatigue fracture of tough hydrogels
Extreme Mechanics Letters 2017cited by 295position: middledoi
Instrumented cardiac microphysiological devices via multimaterial three-dimensional printing
Nature Materials 2016cited by 838position: middledoi
Extremely Stretchable and Fast Self‐Healing Hydrogels
Advanced Materials 2016cited by 484position: lastdoi
Thickness and film stress effects on the martensitic transformation temperature in equi-atomic NiTi thin films
Mechanics of Materials 2015cited by 21position: lastdoi
Hybrid Hydrogels with Extremely High Stiffness and Toughness
ACS Macro Letters 2014cited by 426position: lastdoi
Stiff, strong, and tough hydrogels with good chemical stability
Journal of Materials Chemistry B 2014cited by 379position: lastdoi
Highly stretchable and tough hydrogels
Nature 2012cited by 5,278position: middledoi
Kinetics of Initial Lithiation of Crystalline Silicon Electrodes of Lithium-Ion Batteries
Nano Letters 2012cited by 255position: lastdoi

Grants

I-Corps: Photophoretically levitating platforms for atmospheric sensing and communications
NSF2345244$50,0002023–2025PIRePORTER
Rational development of next-generation shape memory alloys
NSF1808162$433,4952018–2021PIRePORTER
DMREF/GOALI/Collaborative Research: High-Throughput Simulations and Experiments to Develop Metallic Glasses
NSF1435820$400,0002014–2017PIRePORTER
Stretchable, Tough, Water-Retaining Hydrogels for Non-Traditional Applications
NSF1404653$400,0002014–2017PIRePORTER
Stress and Deformation caused by Insertion in Li Ion Batteries
NSF1031161$371,0972010–2013PIRePORTER
An Experimental Study of the Work Hardening Behavior of Metallic Thin Films
NSF0906892$315,0002009–2012PIRePORTER
The mechanical behavior of hybrid organic/inorganic structures for flexible electronics
NSF0556169$279,7902006–2009PIRePORTER
CAREER: Study of the Mechanical Properties of Thin Metal Films and Shape Memory Alloy Coatings
NSF0133559$397,5572002–2006PIRePORTER
Acquisition of a Sputter Deposition System for Thin Films Research and Education
NSF0215902$163,0002002–2004PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

Zhigang Suo · Harvard University9 papers (2012–2018)Widusha R. K. Illeperuma · Harvard University4 papers (2012–2018) · 3 papers (2017–2018)Jinhye Bae · University of California San Diego3 papers (2017–2023)Jianyu Li · Southwest Petroleum University3 papers (2014–2017)Marc in het Panhuis · University of Wollongong2 papers (2017–2018)Canhui Yang · Massachusetts Institute of Technology2 papers (2017–2018)Geoffrey M. Spinks · University of Wollongong2 papers (2017–2018)Quansan Yang · Massachusetts Institute of Technology2 papers (2017–2017)Xavier Morelle · Massachusetts Institute of Technology2 papers (2017–2018)David Mooney · Harvard University2 papers (2012–2017)Ruobing Bai · Massachusetts Institute of Technology2 papers (2017–2018)Gürsel Alıcı · University of Wollongong1 papers (2018–2018)Peter Foster · Massachusetts Institute of Technology1 papers (2023–2023) · 1 papers (2020–2020) · 1 papers (2016–2016)Reece D. Gately · University of Wollongong1 papers (2017–2017)Ovijit Chaudhuri · Stanford University1 papers (2012–2012) · 1 papers (2023–2023)James C. Weaver · Harvard University1 papers (2020–2020)