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Recent publications from the Solid Mechanics and Materials Group, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford

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Group Publications

Recent Publications

The role of chain stretch heterogeneity on the uniaxial failure response of rubbery networks

Mangas Araujo L & Brassart L (2026), Mechanics of Materials, 215

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@article{theroleofchains-2026/4,
  title={The role of chain stretch heterogeneity on the uniaxial failure response of rubbery networks},
  author={Mangas Araujo L & Brassart L},
  journal={Mechanics of Materials},
  volume={215},
  year = "2026"
}

Importance of surface defect removal and compressive residual stress introduction in improving fatigue strength of powder bed-fused Ti6Al4V and demonstration of fatigue strength beyond that of hot-rolled Ti6Al4V

Soyama H, Eakins D & Korsunsky AM (2026), International Journal of Fatigue, 203, 109342-109342

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@article{importanceofsur-2026/2,
  title={Importance of surface defect removal and compressive residual stress introduction in improving fatigue strength of powder bed-fused Ti6Al4V and demonstration of fatigue strength beyond that of hot-rolled Ti6Al4V},
  author={Soyama H, Eakins D & Korsunsky AM},
  journal={International Journal of Fatigue},
  volume={203},
  number={109342},
  pages={109342-109342},
  publisher={Elsevier BV},
  year = "2026"
}

Hydrolytic degradation of amorphous PLA: Effect of mechanical loads

Chen H, Pan Z, Sulley GS, Williams CK & Brassart L (2026), Polymer Degradation and Stability, 243, 111751-111751

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@article{hydrolyticdegra-2026/1,
  title={Hydrolytic degradation of amorphous PLA: Effect of mechanical loads},
  author={Chen H, Pan Z, Sulley GS, Williams CK & Brassart L},
  journal={Polymer Degradation and Stability},
  volume={243},
  number={111751},
  pages={111751-111751},
  publisher={Elsevier BV},
  year = "2026"
}

Mechanical Behavior of Metal-Organic Framework Monoliths with Enhanced Fracture Toughness

El Skafi M, Vondracek H, Taylor JD, Cinque G & Tan J-C (2026), Materials Today Nano, 100760-100760

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@article{mechanicalbehav-2026/1,
  title={Mechanical Behavior of Metal-Organic Framework Monoliths with Enhanced Fracture Toughness},
  author={El Skafi M, Vondracek H, Taylor JD, Cinque G & Tan J-C},
  journal={Materials Today Nano},
  number={100760},
  pages={100760-100760},
  publisher={Elsevier BV},
  year = "2026"
}

Progress towards a micro fibre push-out method for measuring fibre–matrix interface properties in SiC composites

Leide A, Martinez-Pechero Á, Clark G, Bearcroft C, Gavalda-Diaz O et al. (2025), Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 45(16), 117624

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@article{progresstowards-2025/12,
  title={Progress towards a micro fibre push-out method for measuring fibre–matrix interface properties in SiC composites},
  author={Leide A, Martinez-Pechero Á, Clark G, Bearcroft C, Gavalda-Diaz O et al.},
  journal={Journal of the European Ceramic Society},
  volume={45},
  number={ARTN 117624},
  pages={117624},
  publisher={Elsevier},
  year = "2025"
}

Hydrolytic degradation behaviour of electrospun poly(ɛ-caprolactone) filaments for biological tissue repair.

Zanetti Ferreira T, Chen H, Chen K, Mouthuy P-A & Brassart L (2025), Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials, 175, 107308

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@article{hydrolyticdegra-2025/12,
  title={Hydrolytic degradation behaviour of electrospun poly(ɛ-caprolactone) filaments for biological tissue repair.},
  author={Zanetti Ferreira T, Chen H, Chen K, Mouthuy P-A & Brassart L},
  journal={Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials},
  volume={175},
  pages={107308},
  year = "2025"
}

Semirenewable Polyamides Containing Disulfide Bonds: Synthesis, Degradation, Self-Healing, and Triboelectric Properties

Kulyabin PS, Lozano-Pérez AS, Xu T, More YD, Sampathkumar H et al. (2025), Macromolecules, 58(22), 12317-12326

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@article{semirenewablepo-2025/11,
  title={Semirenewable Polyamides Containing Disulfide Bonds: Synthesis, Degradation, Self-Healing, and Triboelectric Properties},
  author={Kulyabin PS, Lozano-Pérez AS, Xu T, More YD, Sampathkumar H et al.},
  journal={Macromolecules},
  volume={58},
  pages={12317-12326},
  year = "2025"
}

Experimental study and modelling of shock-induced compaction of autoclaved aerated concrete through MHz X-ray radioscopy

Tartière J, Arrigoni M, Lukic B, Rack A, Chapman D et al. (2025), International Journal of Impact Engineering, 204, 105376

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@article{experimentalstu-2025/10,
  title={Experimental study and modelling of shock-induced compaction of autoclaved aerated concrete through MHz X-ray radioscopy},
  author={Tartière J, Arrigoni M, Lukic B, Rack A, Chapman D et al.},
  journal={International Journal of Impact Engineering},
  volume={204},
  pages={105376},
  publisher={Elsevier},
  year = "2025"
}

Direct Imaging of Hydrogen-Driven Dislocation and Strain Field Evolution in a Stainless Steel Grain.

Yang D, Seif M, He G, Song K, Morez A et al. (2025), Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), e00221

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@article{directimagingof-2025/9,
  title={Direct Imaging of Hydrogen-Driven Dislocation and Strain Field Evolution in a Stainless Steel Grain.},
  author={Yang D, Seif M, He G, Song K, Morez A et al.},
  journal={Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)},
  pages={e00221},
  year = "2025"
}

Using mechanical equilibrium to correct HR-EBSD stress measurements

Demir E, Kareer A, Hardie C & Tarleton E (2025), International Journal of Plasticity, 104464-104464

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@article{usingmechanical-2025/9,
  title={Using mechanical equilibrium to correct HR-EBSD stress measurements},
  author={Demir E, Kareer A, Hardie C & Tarleton E},
  journal={International Journal of Plasticity},
  number={104464},
  pages={104464-104464},
  publisher={Elsevier BV},
  year = "2025"
}

Practical methods for the implementation of material strength into an Eulerian hydrocode

Fitzgerald M, Eakins D, Petrinic N, Leggett E, Niasse N et al. (2025), European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids, 113, 105689-105689

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@article{practicalmethod-2025/9,
  title={Practical methods for the implementation of material strength into an Eulerian hydrocode},
  author={Fitzgerald M, Eakins D, Petrinic N, Leggett E, Niasse N et al.},
  journal={European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids},
  volume={113},
  number={105689},
  pages={105689-105689},
  publisher={Elsevier BV},
  year = "2025"
}

Role of temperature in the development of micro-scale damage in CFRP laminates through interrupted high-rate loading and synchrotron phase-contrast µ-CT

Sun X, Lukić B, Liu K, Sory D, Lissner M et al. (2025), Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 109284-109284

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@article{roleoftemperatu-2025/9,
  title={Role of temperature in the development of micro-scale damage in CFRP laminates through interrupted high-rate loading and synchrotron phase-contrast µ-CT},
  author={Sun X, Lukić B, Liu K, Sory D, Lissner M et al.},
  journal={Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing},
  number={109284},
  pages={109284-109284},
  publisher={Elsevier BV},
  year = "2025"
}

On the collapse features of cavitation bubbles near a flat wall: Effects of pressure and tandem distribution

Shahsavari M, Eakins D, Soyama H, Sato T, Koliyadu JCP et al. (2025), Physics of Fluids, 37(9), 093378-093378

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@article{onthecollapsefe-2025/9,
  title={On the collapse features of cavitation bubbles near a flat wall: Effects of pressure and tandem distribution},
  author={Shahsavari M, Eakins D, Soyama H, Sato T, Koliyadu JCP et al.},
  journal={Physics of Fluids},
  volume={37},
  pages={093378-093378},
  publisher={AIP Publishing},
  year = "2025"
}

Optical Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds: A Review of Methods and Functionalized Sensing Materials

Hernik A, Smets J, Wang Z, Semenova Y, Tan J et al. (2025), Advanced Optical Materials

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@article{opticaldetectio-2025/9,
  title={Optical Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds: A Review of Methods and Functionalized Sensing Materials},
  author={Hernik A, Smets J, Wang Z, Semenova Y, Tan J et al.},
  journal={Advanced Optical Materials},
  number={e00369},
  publisher={Wiley},
  year = "2025"
}

Maximising Data from Small Scale Testing on Irradiated Material for Fusion Power

Howes I, Parnes C, Roberts E & Zhang Y (2025)

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@misc{maximisingdataf-2025/9,
  title={Maximising Data from Small Scale Testing on Irradiated
Material for Fusion Power},
  author={Howes I, Parnes C, Roberts E & Zhang Y},
  year = "2025"
}