Disorder and long-range interactions are two of the key components that make material
failure an interesting playfield for the application of statistical mechanics. The cornerstone in …

Using computer simulations, we investigate the benefits of coating substrates that contain
nanoscale defects with nanoparticle-filled polymer films. In particular, we focus on surfaces …

Computer models of microtubule dynamics have provided the basis for many of the theories
on the cellular mechanics of the microtubules, their polymerization kinetics, and the diffusion …

In this work, a micromechanical study using the lattice spring model (LSM) was performed to
predict the mechanical properties of BPMs by simulation of the Brazilian test. Stress-strain …

Using computational modeling, we demonstrate the self-healing behavior of novel materials
composed of nanoscopic gel particles that are interconnected into a macroscopic network by …

From polymer gels to cytoskeletal structures, random networks of elastic material are
commonly found in both materials science and biology. We present a three-dimensional …

Polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) has become widely recognized as a robust
and efficient route to produce nanostructured systems toward functionally superior materials …

The coassembly of Janus nanoparticles and block copolymers offers a unique approach to
control the spatial organization of nanoparticles. Herein, using computer simulations and …

The mechanical behavior of binary polymer blends polystyrene/polypropylene were studied
by a continuous mesoscopic simulation method. The dynamic density functional theory …

The elastic stiffness of two polymer nanocomposite systems is investigated. The nanoscale
fillers comprise cadmium selenide (CdSe,∼ 4 nm) and cadmium selenide/cadmium sulfide …