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- “Fracture mechanics of placental release and abruption,” R.F. Cook and M.L. Oyen. Zenodo (2023).
- “Deformation and fracture of hydrogel spheres in diametral compression,” M.R. Islam, R.F. Cook, and M.L. Oyen. Zenodo (2023).
Key Works
- (Invited) “Nanoindentation behavior and mechanical properties measurement of polymeric materials,” R.F. Cook and M.L. Oyen, International J. Mater. Res. 98 (2007) 370-378.
- “Load-Displacement Behavior during Sharp Indentation of Viscous-Elastic-Plastic Materials,” M. L. Oyen and R.F. Cook, J. Mater. Res. 18 (2003) 139-150.
- (Invited Perspective) “On the failure and fracture of hydrogels for cartilage replacement,” R.F. Cook and M.L. Oyen, J. Phys.: Mater. 4 021001 (2021) 1-8.
Topical Works
- “A Flexible Model for Instrumented Indentation of Viscoelastic-Plastic Materials,” R.F. Cook, MRS Communications 8 (2018) 586-590.
- (Best Paper of the Year, 2016) “Mapping Viscoelastic and Plastic Properties of Polymers and Polymer-Nanotube Composites using Instrumented Indentation,” A.J. Gayle and R.F. Cook, J. Mater. Res. 31 (2016) 2347-2360.
- “Heterogeneity and length scale effects in PEG-based hydrogels,” B.G. Bush, J.M. Shapiro, F.W. DelRio, R.F. Cook, and M.L. Oyen, Soft Matter 11 (2015) 7191-7200.
- “Surface-Engineered Nanomaterials as X-ray Absorbing Adjuvant Agents for Auger-Mediated Chemo-Radiation,” S.-M. Lee, D.-H. Tsai, V.A. Hackley, M.W. Brechbeil, and R.F. Cook, Nanoscale 5 (2013) 5252-5256.
- “Mechanical properties and structure of the biological multilayered material system, Atractosteus spatula scales,” P.G. Allison, M.Q. Chandler, R.I. Rodriguez, B.A. Williams, R.D. Moser, C.A. Weiss, Jr., A.R. Poda, B.J. Lafferty, A.J. Kennedy, and R.F. Cook, Acta Biomateriala 9 (2013) 5289-5296
- (Invited-Outstanding Meeting Paper) “Uniaxial and biaxial mechanical behavior of human amnion,” M.L. Oyen, R.F. Cook, T. Stylianopoulos, V.H. Barocas, S.E. Calvin and D.V. Landers, J. Mater. Res. 20 (2005) 2902-2909.
- “Rheological and Mechanical Behavior of Blends of Styrene-Butadiene Rubber with Polypropylene,” R.F. Cook, K.J. Koester, M. Ajbani and C.W. Macosko, Polymer Eng. Sci. 45 (2005) 1487-1497.
- “Indentation Responses of Time-Dependent Films on Stiff Substrates,” M.L. Oyen, R.F. Cook, J.A. Emerson and N.R Moody, J. Mater. Res. 19 (2004) 2487-2497.
- “Mechanical Failure of Human Fetal Membrane Tissues,” M.L. Oyen, R.F. Cook and S.E. Calvin, J. Mater. Sci: Mater. in Medicine, 15 (2004) 651-658.
- “Uniaxial Stress-Relaxation and Stress-Strain Responses of Human Amnion,” M.L. Oyen, S.E. Calvin and R.F. Cook, J. Mater. Sci: Mater. in Medicine 15 (2004) 619-624.
- “Effect of Storage in Aqueous Environments on Polymer-Metal Interfacial Adhesion,” Y. Toivola, B. Somerday, R. Shediac and R.F.Cook, J. Mater. Res. 19 (2004) 557-567.
- “Technique for Estimating Fracture Resistance of Cultured Neocartilage,” M. Oyen-Tiesma and R.F. Cook, J. Mater. Sci: Mater. in Medicine 12 (2001) 327-332
- “Micellar Structure and Mechanical Properties of Block Copolymer Modified Epoxies,” J.M. Dean, P.M. Lipic, R.B. Grubbs, R.F. Cook and F.S. Bates, J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 39 (2001) 2996-3010.
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