Recent publications from the Solid Mechanics and Materials Group, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford
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
Tuning of Electron-Donating Metal–Organic Frameworks toward High-Performance Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Self-Powered Shear Sensing
Xu T, Donà L & Tan J-C (2026), ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
BibTeX
@article{tuningofelectro-2026/3,
title={Tuning of Electron-Donating Metal–Organic Frameworks toward High-Performance Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Self-Powered Shear Sensing},
author={Xu T, Donà L & Tan J-C},
journal={ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces},
number={acsami.5c22950},
publisher={American Chemical Society (ACS)},
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
BibTeX
@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"
}
Effects of crystal orientation on the shock properties of single crystal tin
Threadingham JG, Liang X, Leggett E, Smith LC, Millett JCF et al. (2026), Journal of Applied Physics, 139(6)
BibTeX
@article{effectsofcrysta-2026/2,
title={Effects of crystal orientation on the shock properties of single crystal tin},
author={Threadingham JG, Liang X, Leggett E, Smith LC, Millett JCF et al.},
journal={Journal of Applied Physics},
volume={139},
number={065902},
publisher={AIP Publishing},
year = "2026"
}
Robust triboelectric energy harvesters engineered from electrochemically deposited films of HKUST-1 polycrystals.
Jin C & Tan J-C (2026), Communications chemistry
Humanoid robotic loading enhances mechanotransduction in tendon tissue engineering
Liu Z, Lin J, Machain T, Nadhif M, Wei Y et al. (2026), Cyborg and Bionic Systems
BibTeX
@article{humanoidrobotic-2026/2,
title={Humanoid robotic loading enhances mechanotransduction in tendon tissue engineering},
author={Liu Z, Lin J, Machain T, Nadhif M, Wei Y et al.},
journal={Cyborg and Bionic Systems},
publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science},
year = "2026"
}
Mechanics and modeling of hierarchically porous metamaterials manufactured by foaming fused deposition modeling
Sevcenco A, Walters P, Siviour CR & Oosterbeek RN (2026), Journal of Applied Physics, 139(5)
BibTeX
@article{mechanicsandmod-2026/2,
title={Mechanics and modeling of hierarchically porous metamaterials manufactured by foaming fused deposition modeling},
author={Sevcenco A, Walters P, Siviour CR & Oosterbeek RN},
journal={Journal of Applied Physics},
volume={139},
number={55103},
publisher={AIP Publishing},
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
BibTeX
@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
BibTeX
@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"
}
An empirical potential to simulate helium and hydrogen in irradiated tungsten, applied to a mechanistic model for the energetics of gas-filled voids.
Tirumala AS, Shattock O, Mason DR, Nguyen-Manh D, Hofmann F et al. (2026), Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
BibTeX
@article{anempiricalpote-2026/1,
title={An empirical potential to simulate helium and hydrogen in irradiated tungsten, applied to a mechanistic model for the energetics of gas-filled voids.},
author={Tirumala AS, Shattock O, Mason DR, Nguyen-Manh D, Hofmann F et al.},
journal={Journal of Physics Condensed Matter},
publisher={IOP Publishing},
year = "2026"
}
3D micro-mechanics of a CFRP laminate under high-rate and varying temperature loading using digital volume correlation
SUN X, Lukić B, Chen Y, Xu Z, Chapman D et al. (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
BibTeX
@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
BibTeX
@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
BibTeX
@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
BibTeX
@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"
}