Horacio Dante Espinosa - Selected Publications#
H.D. Espinosa H-index is 64, ~15,000 citations, i-10 index is 184 (source Google Scholar)
1. B. Peng, M. Locascio, P. Zapol, S. Li, S.L. Mielke, G.C. Schatz, and H.D. Espinosa, “Measurements of near-ultimate strength for multiwalled carbon nanotubes and irradiation-induced crosslinking improvements,” Nature Nanotechnology, Vol. 3, No. 10, p. 626, 2008. [833 citations, first experimental agreement between measure elasticity and strength of CNTs with those predicted by quantum mechanics]
2. F. Barthelat, H. Tang, P.D. Zavattieri, C.-M. Li, H.D. Espinosa. "On the mechanics of mother-of-pearl: A key feature in the material hierarchical structure," Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Vol. 55, No. 2, p. 306-337, 2007. [537 citations; first paper to elucidate the mechanism leading to high stiffness and toughness in biomaterials]
3. Y. Zhu and H.D. Espinosa. "An electromechanical material testing system for in situ electron microscopy and applications " Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, Vol. 102, p. 14503-14508, 2005. [350 citations; first demonstration of the use of MEMS for mechanical testing with simultaneous acquisition of atomic images using transmission electron microscopy]
4. H.D. Espinosa, J.E.Rim, F. Barthelat, and M.J. Buehler, "Merger of Structure and Material in Nacre and Bone - Perspectives on de novo Biomimetic Materials," Progress in Materials Science, Vol. 54, Issue 8, 1059-1100, 2009. [470 citations; a review on the hierarchical organization observed in natural materials and their impact on mechanical properties]
5. O. Loh and H.D. Espinosa "Nanoelectromechanical Contact Switches" Nature Nanotechnology, Vol. 7, No. 5, p. 283-295, 2012. [321 citations; a review of nano scale switches, actuation mechanisms, operation conditions and comparison to electronics based on semiconductors]
6. P. Mukherjee, S. S. P. Nathamgari, J. A. Kessler and H. D. Espinosa "Combined Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Localized Electroporation-Based Cell Transfection and Sampling" ACS Nano, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.8b05473

7. A. Zaheri, J. S. Fenner, B. P. Russell, D. Restrepo, M. Daly, D. Wang, C. Hayashi, M. A. Meyers, P. D. Zavattieri, H. D. Espinosa, "Revealing the Mechanics of Helicoidal Composites through Additive Manufacturing and Beetle Developmental Stage Analysis" Advanced Functional Materials, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201803073

8. R. Yang, V. Lemaitre, C. Huang, A. Haddadi, R. McNaughton and H. D. Espinosa, "Monoclonal Cell Line Generation and CRISPR/Cas9 Manipulation via Single-Cell Electroporation" Small, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201702495

9. R. Agrawal, B. Peng, E. Gdoutos, and H. D. Espinosa, “Elasticity Size Effects in ZnO Nanowires – A Combined Experimental-Computational Approach”, Nano Letters, Vol. 8, No. 11, p. 3668, 2008. [362 citations; one of the first measurements and modeling of elasticity size effects in nanomaterials]
10. H.D. Espinosa, S. Lee, and N. Moldovan, "A Novel Fluid Structure Interaction Experiment to Investigate Deformation of Structural Elements Subjected to Impulsive Loading" Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 46, No. 6, p. 805-824, 2006. [This is the first paper reporting a laboratory scale experiment that replicates underwater impulsive loads and cavitation induced by structure deformation]