- Helical fiber-embedded composites: a strategy to decouple and program mechanical responses under different loading modes
G. Priebatch, N. Bouklas, and N. Cohen, Under review, 2026 - Towards end-to-end optimization in multimaterial 3D printing
X.L. Luo, S. Yang, J. Tan, R.F. Shepherd, N. Cohen, and N. Bouklas, Under review, 2026 - Hydrogel mechanics across application domains: A regime-based framework for rational design
L. Migliorini, R. Macaluso, S. Monchetti, M. Arioli, N. Cohen, R. Brighenti, and A. Spagnoli, Advances in Physics: X, 11: 2740236, 2026 - Stiffness by design in biological fibers: the influence of microstructure and temperature
E. Yovel and N. Cohen, Acta Biomaterialia, 2026 - Equilibrium and stability of soft-magnetic particle assemblies: a multipole model with polymer chain elasticitye
K. Danas and N. Cohen, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 218: 106848, 2026 - Rethinking failure in elastomeric polymer networks: a probabilistic view on progressive damage
N. Cohen, N. Bouklas, and C.Y. Hui, Extreme Mechanics Letters, 88: 102523, 2026 - Plasticity, hysteresis, and recovery mechanisms in spider silk fibers
R. Olivé, J. Peréz-Riguero, and N. Cohen, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 214: 106658, 2026 - Phase coexistence in thermo-responsive PNIPAM hydrogels triggered by mechanical forces
N. Cohen, Macromolecules, 59: 2580–2589, 2026 - Bi-layer dielectric elastomer beams: theory and applications
K. Sacagiu, S. Monchetti, R. Brighenti, and N. Cohen, Mechanics of Materials, 216: 105626, 2026 - Modeling of protein networks reveals factors affecting stiffness, yield stress, and strain stiffening in silk fibers
N. Cohen and F. Zhang, Acta Biomaterialia, 208: 402-410, 2025 - Physics augmented machine learning discovery of composition-dependent constitutive laws for 3D-printed materials
S. Yang, M. Levin, G.A. Padmanabha, M. Borshevsky, O. Cohen, D.T. Seidl, R.E. Jones, N. Bouklas, and N. Cohen, International Journal of Engineering Science, 217: 104381, 2025 - Autonomous lifting: swelling-activated 3D-printed actuators
M. Levin, T. Hanuhov and N. Cohen, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 395: 116971, 2025 - Employing spinning conditions to control the mechanical response of spider silk fibers
R. Olivé and N. Cohen, International Journal of Solids and Structures, 322: 113592, 2025 - Accounting for uncertainties in ML-based design of shape-morphing elements
S. Monchetti, R. Brighenti, and N. Cohen, International Journal of Solids and Structures, 321: 113539, 2025 - Harnessing springs to tune thermally induced snap-through instabilities in bi-layer beams
T. Hanuhov and N. Cohen, European Journal of Mechanics / A Solids, 114: 105759, 2025 - Enhancing the Adhesion Strength of Polymer-Based Joints via Atomic Layer Deposition Surface Modifications
S. Keren, E. Yachnin, N. Cohen, and T. Segal-Peretz, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 17: 34529–34537, 2025 - Thermo-Mechanics of PNIPAM Gels: from a Single Chain to a Network Response
M. Levin and N. Cohen, Macromolecules, 58: 5187–5200, 2025 - Thermally activated tunable auxeticity in periodic lattice structures
T. Hanuhov and N. Cohen, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 295: 110085, 2025 - Data-driven framework for the prediction of PEGDA hydrogel mechanics
Y. Tang, M. Levin, O.G. Long, C.D. Eisenbach, N. Cohen, and M.T. Valentine, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 11: 259-267, 2025 - Controlled swelling-induced shape change of soft gel filled structures
S. Monchetti, R. Brighenti, T. Hanuhov, and N. Cohen, Thin-Walled Structures, 204: 112280, 2024 - Understanding the Response of Poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA) Hydrogel Networks: A Statistical Mechanics-Based Framework
M. Levin, Y. Tang, C.D. Eisenbach, M.T. Valentine, and N. Cohen, Macromolecules, 57: 7074-7086, 2024 - Dependence of stiffness on water content in hydrogels: A statistical mechanics-based framework
R. Brighenti, M. Montanari, S. Monchetti, T. Hanuhov, A. Spagnoli, and N. Cohen, International Journal of Solids and Structures, 300: 112920, 2024 - Energy harvesting with dielectric elastomer tubes: active and (responsive materials-based) passive approaches
T. Hanuhov, R. Brighenti, and N. Cohen, Smart Materials and Structures, 33: 055004, 2024 - 3D-printed composites with a programmable response to tension and torsion: a design guide
R. Levit and N. Cohen, Mechanics Research Communications, 135: 104232, 2024 - Deformation and failure mechanisms in spider silk fibers
R. Olivé and N. Cohen, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 182: 105480, 2024 - Inverse design of 3D-printed thermally activated shape-morphing structures
T. Hanuhov and N. Cohen, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 262: 108716, 2024 - An experimental and theoretical approach to understand the interaction between particles and mucosal tissues
R. Sverdlov Arzi, M. Davidovich-Pinhas, N. Cohen, and A. Sosnik, Acta Biomaterialia, 158: 449-462, 2023 - Swelling under constraints: Exploiting 3D-printing to optimize the performance of gel-based devices
M. Levin and N. Cohen, Advanced Materials Technologies, 8: 2202136, 2023 - Mechanical Behavior of Hybrid Thin Films Fabricated by Sequential Infiltration Synthesis in Water-Rich Environment
S. Keren, C. Bukowski, M. Barzilay, M. Kim, M. Stolov, A.J. Crosby, N. Cohen, and T. Segal-Peretz, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 40: 47487–47496, 2023 - Exploiting perforations to enhance the adhesion of 3D-printed lap shears
S. Keren, T. Segal-Peretz, and N. Cohen, Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, 126: 103986, 2023 - Mechanics and physics of the light-driven response of hydrogels
R. Brighenti, M.P. Cosma, and N. Cohen, Mechanics Research Communications, 129: 104077, 2023 - The underlying mechanisms behind the hydration-induced and mechanical response of spider silk
N. Cohen, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 172: 105141, 2023 - Electrically-induced twist in geometrically incompatible dielectric elastomer tubes
K. Bazaev and N. Cohen, International Journal of Solids and Structures, 250: 111707, 2022 - Humidity-driven supercontraction and twist in spider silk
N. Cohen and C.D. Eisenbach, Physical Review Letters, 128: 098101, 2022 - Understanding the Dissociation of Hydrogen Bond Based Cross-Links In Hydrogels Due to Hydration and Mechanical Forces
N. Cohen, C. Du, and Z.L. Wu, Macromolecules, 54: 11316–11325, 2022 - Thermally induced deformations in multi-layered polymeric struts
T. Hanuhov and N. Cohen, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 215: 106959, 2022 - Large deformation adhesion study of polymeric hydrogels under different stimuli
S. Zheng, N. Cohen, and Z. Liu, Mechanics of Materials, 165: 104174, 2022 - The influence of boundary conditions and protein availability on the remodeling of cardiomyocytes
I. Harlev, J.W. Holmes, and N. Cohen, Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 20: 189–201, 2021 - On-Demand Manufacturing Capabilities of Mussels Enable Robust Adhesion to Geometrically Complex Surfaces
Y. Kwon, J.H. Bernstein, N. Cohen, and M.T. Valentine, ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, 7: 5099–5106, 2021 - Thin Layer Buckling in Perovskite CsPbBr3 Nanobelts
E.H. Massasa, R. Strassberg, A. Vurgaft, Y. Kauffmann, N. Cohen, and Y. Bekenstein, Nano Letters, 21: 5564−5571, 2021 - Tuning the response of fluid filled hydrogel core-shell structures
M. Levin, M.T. Valentine, and N. Cohen, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 120: 104605, 2021 - Inversion and perversion in twist incompatible isotropic tubes
N. Emuna and N. Cohen, Extreme Mechanics Letters, 46: 101303, 2021 - The effects of aging on the mechanical properties of the vitreous
M. Levin and N. Cohen, Journal of Biomechanics, 119: 110310, 2021 - On the origin of supercontraction in spider silk
N. Cohen, M. Levin, and C.D. Eisenbach, Biomacromolecules, 22: 993–1000, 2021 - Inflation induced twist in geometrically incompatible isotropic tubes
N. Emuna and N. Cohen, Journal of Applied Mechanics, 88: 031005, 2021 - A microscopically motivated model for particle penetration into swollen biological networks
R. Sverdlov Arzi, A. Sosnik, and N. Cohen, Polymers, 12: 1912, 2020 - Circumferential instabilities in radially incompatible tubes
N. Emuna and N. Cohen, Mechanics of Materials, 147: 103458, 2020 - Engineering crack tortuosity in printed polymer-polymer composites through ordered pores
L. Gockowski, N.D. Dolinski, R. Chavez, N. Cohen, F. Eisenreich, S. Hecht, R.M. McMeeking, C.J. Hawker, and M.T. Valentine, Materials Horizons, 7: 1854-1860, 2020 - Giant superelastic piesoelectricity in flexible ferroelectric BaTiO3 membranes
H. Elangovan, M. Barzilay, S. Saremi, N. Cohen, Y. Jiang, L.W. Martin, and Y. Ivry, ACS Nano, 14: 5053-5060, 2020 - Rapid analysis of cell-generated forces within a multicellular aggregate using microsphere-based traction force microscopy
B. Kaytanli, A.H. Khankhel, N. Cohen, and M.T. Valentine, Soft Matter, 16: 4192-4199, 2020 - Molecular mechanics of beta sheets
N. Cohen and C.D. Eisenbach, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 6: 1940-1949, 2020 - Force distribution and multi-scale mechanics in smooth muscle tissues
N. Cohen, Journal of Theoretical Biology, 491: 110188, 2020 - A microscopically motivated model for the swelling-induced drastic softening of hydrogen-bond dominated biopolymer networks
N. Cohen and C.D. Eisenbach, Acta Biomaterialia, 96: 303-309, 2019 - Programming the equilibrium swelling response of heterogeneous polymeric gels
N. Cohen, International Journal of Solids and Structures, 178-179: 81-90, 2019 - A microscopically-motivated model for the remodeling of cardiomyocytes
N. Cohen, V. S. Deshpande, J. W. Holmes, and R. M. McMeeking, Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 18: 1233-1245, 2019 - On the swelling induced microstructural evolution of polymer networks in gels
N. Cohen and R. M. McMeeking, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 125: 666-680, 2019 - Force distribution and multiscale mechanics in the mussel byssus
N. Cohen, J. H. Waite, R. M. McMeeking, and M.T. Valentine, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 374: 20190202, 2019 - A numerical study of the electromechanical response of liquid metal embedded elastomers
N. Cohen and K. Bhattacharya, International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, 108: 82-86, 2019 - Modeling the non-linear elastic response of periodic lattice materials
N. Cohen, R.M. McMeeking, and M. Begley, Mechanics of Materials, 129: 159-168, 2019 - Post-buckling and dynamic response of angled struts in elastic lattices
S. Wehmeyer, F.W. Zok, C. Eberl, P. Gumbsch, N. Cohen, R.M. McMeeking, and M.R. Begley, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 133: 103693, 2019 - Engineering the mechanical behavior of polymer networks with flexible self-assembled V-shaped monomers
N. Cohen, O. A. Saleh, and R. M. McMeeking, Macromolecules, 51 (8): 3149–3155, 2018 - A generalized electro-elastic theory of polymer networks
N. Cohen, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 110: 173-191, 2018 - Stacked dielectric tubes with electromechanically controlled radii
N. Cohen, International Journal of Solids and Structures, 108: 40-48, 2017 - Electroclinic effect in chiral smectic-A liquid crystal elastomers
N. Cohen and K. Bhattacharya, Physical Review E, 96: 032701, 2017 - The evolution of the dielectric constant in various polymers subjected to uniaxial stretch
N. Cohen, S. S. Oren and G. deBotton, Extreme Mechanics Letters, 16: 1-5, 2017 - Enhancing the electromechanical response of stacked dielectric actuators
N. Cohen, Journal of Elasticity, 127: 103-113, 2017 - Towards a physics-based multiscale modelling of the electro-mechanical coupling in electro-active polymers
N. Cohen, A. Menzel and G. deBotton, Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 472: 20150462, 2016 - Electroelasticity of polymer networks
N. Cohen, K. Dayal and G. deBotton, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 92: 105-126, 2016 - The electromechanical interplay in deformable dielectric elastomer networks
N. Cohen and G. deBotton, Physical Review Letters, 116: 208303, 2016 - The electromechanical response of polymer networks with long-chain molecules
N. Cohen and G. deBotton, Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, 20: 721-728, 2015 - Multiscale analysis of the electromechanical response of dielectric elastomers
N. Cohen and G. deBotton, European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids, 48: 59–48, 2014
