2009

Review: Strengthening Materials by Engineering Coherent Internal Boundaries at the Nanoscale
K. Lu, L. Lu and S. Suresh, Science, 324 (2009) 349.
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Size-Dependent Endocytosis of Nanoparticles
S. Zhang, J. Li, G. Lykotrafitis, G. Bao and S. Suresh, Adavanced Materials, 21 (2009) 419-424.
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Febrile temperature leads to significant stiffening of Plasmodium falciparum parasitized erythrocytes
M. Marinkovic, M. Diez-Silva, I. Pantic, J.J. Fredberg, S. Suresh and J.P. Butler, Am J Physiol Cell Physiol, 296: C59 - C64, 2009.
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Steady-state frictional sliding contact on surfaces of plastically graded materials
A. Prasad, M. Dao and S. Suresh, Acta Materialia, 57 (2009) 511-524.
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2008

Deformation of the ultra-strong
S. Suresh and J. Li, Nature, 456 (2008) 716.
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Refractive index maps and membrane dynamics of human red blood cells parasitized by Plasmodium falciparum
Y.K. Park, M. Diez-Silva, G. Popescu, G. Lykotrafitis, W. Choi, M.S. Feld and S. Suresh, PNAS, 105(37) 13730-13735, 2008.
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Three-dimensional model of strength and ductility of polycrystalline copper containing nanoscale twins
A. Jerusalem, M. Dao, S. Suresh and R. Radovitzky, Acta Materialia, 56 (2008) 4647-4657.
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Some Practical Issues of Curvature and Thermal Stress in Realistic Multilevel Metal Interconnect Structures
T.-S. Park, M. Dao, S. Suresh, A.J. Rosakis, D. Pantuso and S. Shankar, J. Elec. Mater., 37 (2008) 777-791.
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Mechanics of Indentation of Plastically Graded Materials: I. Analysis
I.S. Choi, M. Dao and S. Suresh, J. Mech. Phys. Solids, 56 (2008) 157-171.
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Mechanics of Indentation of Plastically Graded Materials: II. Experiments on Nanocrystalline Alloys with Grain-Size Gradients
I.S. Choi, A.J. Detor, R. Schwaiger, M. Dao, C.A. Schuh and S. Suresh, J. Mech. Phys. Solids, 56 (2008) 172-183.
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Effects of Mechanical Properties and Surface Friction on Elasto-Plastic Sliding Contact
S. Bellemare, M. Dao and S. Suresh, Mech. Mater., 40 (2008) 206-219.
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2007

NEWS & VIEWS - Nanomedicine: Elastic clues in cancer detection
S. Suresh., Nature Nanotechnology, 2007, doi:10.1038/nnano.2007.397.
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Viscoelasticity of the human red blood cell
M. Puig-de-Morales-Marinkovic, K.T. Turner, J.P. Butler, J.J. Fredberg and S. Suresh, Am J Physiol Cell Physiol, 293: C597 - C605, 2007.
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Biomechanics and biophysics of cancer cells
S. Suresh, Acta Biomaterialia, 3, 413–438, 2007.
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Indentation across size scales and disciplines: Recent developments in experimentation and modeling
A. Gouldstone, N. Chollacoop, M. Dao, J. Li, A. M. Minor and Y.-L. ShenS, Acta Materialia, 55, 4015–4039, 2007.
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Toward a quantitative understanding of mechanical behavior of nanocrystalline metals
M. Dao, L. Lu, R.J. Asaro, J.T.M. De Hosson and E. Ma, Acta Materialia, 55, 4041–4065, 2007.
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Nanoscale Heterogeneity Promotes Energy Dissipation in Bone
K. Tai, M. Dao, S. Suresh, A. Palazoglu and C. Ortiz, Nature Materials, 6, 454-462, 2007.
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Effect of plasmodial RESA protein on deformability of human red blood cells harboring Plasmodium falciparum
J.P. Mills, M. Diez-Silva, D.J. Quinn, M. Dao, M.J. Lang, K.S.W. Tan, C.T. Lim, G. Milon, P.H. David,
O. Mercereau-Puijalon, S. Bonnefoy and S. Suresh, PNAS, 104(22) 9213-9217, 2007
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Cytoskeletal dynamics of human erythrocyte
J. Li, G. Lykotrafitis, M. Dao and S. Suresh, PNAS, 104(12) 4937-4942, 2007
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Interfacial plasticity governs strain rate sensitivity and ductility in nanostructured metals T. Zhu, J. Li, A. Samanta, H. G. Kim and S. Suresh, PNAS, 104(9) 3031–3036, 2007 pdf (Research image selected for PNAS cover, shown at the left) ==> see MIT News Report & MIT Tech Talk Article

The frictional sliding response of elasto-plastic materials in contact with a conical indenter
S. Bellemare, M. Dao and S. Suresh, Int. J. Solids Struct., 44, 1970–1989, 2007
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2006

Strength, strain-rate sensitivity and ductility of copper with nano-scale twins
M. Dao, L. Lu, Y. F. Shen and S. Suresh, Acta Materialia, 54, 5421-5432, 2006
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Strain rate sensivity of Cu with nanoscale twins
Y. F. Shen, L. Lu, M. Dao and S. Suresh, Scripta Materialia, 55, 319-322, 2006
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Molecularly based analysis of deformation of spectrin network and human erythrocyte
M. Dao, J. Li and S. Suresh, Mat Sci Eng C (26) 1232-1244, 2006
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Mechanical response of human red blood cells in health and disease: Some structure-property-function relationships
S. Suresh, Journal of Materials Research, 21 (8), 1871-1877, 2006
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Crystal Deformation: Colloid model for atoms
S. Suresh, Nature Materials, 5, 253–254, April 2006
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Cyclic strain hardening of nanocrystalline nickel
B. Moser, T. Hanlon, K.S. Kumar, S. Suresh, Scripta Materialia, 54, 1151–1155, 2006
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2005

Fatigue behavior of nanocrystalline metals and alloys
T. Hanlon, E.D. Tabachnikovab and S. Suresh, International Journal of Fatigue, 27, 1147–1158, 2005
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Effects of grain refinement and strength on friction and damage evolution under repeated sliding contact in nanostructured metals
T. Hanlon, A.H. Chokshi, M. Manoharan and S. Suresh, International Journal of Fatigue, 27 , 1159–1163, 2005
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Shell buckling of individual multiwalled carbon nanotubes using nanoindentation
J. F. Waters, P. R. Guduru, M. Jouzi, J. M. Xu, T. Hanlon and S. Suresh, Applied Physics Letters, August 2005
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Mechanistic models for the activation volume and rate sensitivity in metals with nanocrystalline grains and nano-scale twins
R. J. Asaro and S. Suresh, Acta Materialia, 53, 3369-3392, 2005
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Spectrin-Level Modeling of the Cytoskeleton and Optical Tweezers Stretching of the Erythrocyte
J. Li, M. Dao, C.T. Lim and S. Suresh, Biophysical Journal, 88, 3707-3719, 2005
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Continuous force-displacement relationships for the human red blood cell at different erythrocytic developmental stages of Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasite
J. Mills, L. Qie, M. Dao, K. S.W. Tan, C. T. Lim and S. Suresh, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., 844, Y7.8, 2005
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Nano-sized twins induce high rate sensitivity of flow stress in pure copper
L. Lu, R. Schwaiger, Z. W. Shan, M. Dao, K. Lu and S. Suresh, Acta Materialia , 53, 2169-2179, 2005
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Connections between single-cell biomechanics and human disease states: gastrointestinal cancer and malaria
S. Suresh, J. Spatz, J.P. Mills, A. Micoulet, M. Dao, C.T. Lim, M. Beil and T. Sefferlein, Acta Biomaterialia , 1, 16-30, 2005
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2004

Nonlinear Elastic and Viscoelastic Deformation of the Human Red Blood Cell with Optical Tweezers
J. P. Mills, L. Qie, M. Dao, C. T. Lim and S. Suresh, Mechanics and Chemistry of Biosystems , 1 (3), 169-180, 2004
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Predictive modeling of nanoindentation-induced homogeneous dislocation nucleation in copper
T. Zhu, J. Li, K. J. Van Vliet, S. Ogataf, S. Yip; S. Suresh, JMPS , 52, 691-724, 2004
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2003

Mechanics of the human red blood cell deformed by optical tweezers
M. Dao, C. T. Lim and S. Suresh, JMPS , 51, 2259-2280, 2003
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The biomechanics toolbox: experimental approaches for living cells and biomolecules
K.J. Van Vliet, G. Bao, S. Suresh, Acta Materialia , 51, 5881–5905, 2003
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Cell and molecular mechanics of biological materials
G. Bao and S. Suresh, Nature Materials , 2, 715-725, 2003
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Mechanical behavior of nanocrystalline metals and alloys
K.S. Kumar, H. Van Swygenhoven, S. Suresh, Acta Materialia , 51, 5743–5774, 2003
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Model experiments for direct visualization of grain boundary deformation in nanocrystalline metals
K. J. Van Vliet, S. Tsikata, S. Suresh, Applied Physics Letters , 83, 7, 1441-1443, 2003
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Size effects on the onset of plastic deformation during nanoindentation of thin films and patterened lines
Y. Choi, K. J. Van Vliet, J. Li, S. Suresh, J. Applied Physics , 94, 9, 6050-6058, 2003
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Some critical experiments on the strain-rate sensitivity of nanocrystalline nickel
R. Schwaiger, B. Moser, M. Dao, N. Chollacoop, S. Suresh, Acta Materialia , 51, 5159–5172, 2003
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Nanostructured Al–Fe alloys produced by e-beam deposition: static and dynamic tensile properties
T. Mukai, S. Suresh, K. Kita, H. Sasaki, N. Kobayashi, K. Higashi, A. Inoue, Acta Materialia , 51, 4197–4208, 2003
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Depth-sensing instrumented indentation with dual sharp indenters
N. Chollacoop, M. Dao, S. Suresh, Acta Materialia , 51, 3713–3729, 2003
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Grain size effects on the fatigue response of nanocrystalline metals
T. Hanlon, Y.-N. Kwon, S. Suresh, Scripta Materialia , 49, 675–680, 2003
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Deformation of electrodeposited nanocrystalline nickel
K. S. Kumar, S. Suresh, M. F. Chisholm, J. A. Horton, P. Wang, Acta Materialia , 51, 387-405, 2003
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Quantifying the early stages of plasticity through nanoscale experiments and simulations
K. J. Van Vliet, J. Li, T. Zhu, S. Yip and S. Suresh, Physical Review B , 67, 104-105, 2003
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Nanoindentation of patterned metal lines on a Si substrate
Y. Choi and S. Suresh, Scripta Materiala , 48 (3): 249-254, 2003
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2002

Atomistic mechanisms governing elastic limit and incipient plasticity in crystals
J. Li, K. J. Van Vliet, T. Zhu, S. Yip and S. Suresh, Nature , 418, 307-310, 2002
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Size effects on the mechanical properties of thin polycrystalline metal films on substrates
Y. Choi and S. Suresh, Acta Materiallia , 50 (7): 1881, 2002
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Simulations of cyclic normal indentation of crystal surfaces using the bubble-raft model
K. J. Van Vliet and S. Suresh, Phil. Mag. A , 82 (10): 1993-2002, 2002
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Analysis of the impact of a sharp indenter
E.W. Andrews, A.E. Giannakopoulos, E. Plisson and S. Suresh, Int. J. Solids Struct. 39 (2): 281-295, 2002
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Nanocrystallzation during nanoindentation of a bulk amorphous metal alloy at room temperature
J. J. Kim, Y. Choi, S. Suresh and A. Argon, Science ,295 (5555): 654-657, 2002
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2001

Computational modeling of the forward and reverse problems in instrumented sharp indentation
M. Dao, N. Chollacoop, K. J. Van Vliet, T. A. Venkatesh and S. Suresh, Acta. Materiallia , 49, 3899-3918, 2001
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Study of mechanical deformation in bulk metallic glasses through instrumented indentation
R. Vaidyanathan, M. Dao, G. Ravichandran and S. Suresh, Acta Materialia , 49 (19), 2001
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Interface cracks in layers materials subjected to a uniform temperature change
F. Gaudette, A.E. Giannakopoulos, and S. Suresh, International Journal of Fracture , 110: 325 - 249, 2001
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Instrumented spherical micro-indentation of plasma-sprayed coatings
J. Alcala, F. Gaudette, S. Suresh and S. Sampath, Mat. Sci Eng A - Struct. , 316 (1-2): 1-10, 2001
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Graded Materials for Resistance to Contact Deformation and Damage
S. Suresh, Science , Vol. 292, 2447-2451, 29 June 2001
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Nanoindentation: Simulation of defect nucleation in a crystal
A. Gouldstone, K.J. Van Vliet and S. Suresh, Nature , 656, 7 June 2001
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An Experimental Investigation of Fretting Fatigue in Ti-6Al-4V: the Role of Contact Conditions and Microstructure
T.A. Venkatesh, B.P.Conner, C.S. Lee, A.E. Giannakopoulos, T.C. Lindley and S. Suresh, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A , Vol. 32A, May 2001
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2000

Effects of line and passivation geometry on curvature evolution during processing and thermal cycling in copper interconnections
T. S. Park and S. Suresh, Acta Materialia , vol. 48, no.12, 17 July 2000, 3169-3175
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Discrete and continuous deformation during nanoindentation of thin films
A. Gouldstone, H.-J. Koh, K.-Y. Zeng, A.E. Giannakopoulos, and S. Suresh, Acta Materialia , vol. 48, no.9, 29 May 2000
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Determination of elasto-plastic properties by instrumented sharp indentation: Guidelines for property extraction
T.A. Venkatesh, K. J. Van Vliet, A.E. Giannakopoulos, and S. Suresh, Scripta Materialia , vol. 42, no.9, 14 April 2000
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1999

Nano-indentation of copper thin films on silicon substrates
S. Suresh, T.-G. Nieh and B.W. Choi, Scripta Materialia , 41 (9) 951
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The role of adhesion in contact fatigue
A.E. Giannakopoulos, T.A. Venkatesh, T.C. Lindley, and S. Suresh, Acta Materialia , vol. 47, no. 18, pp. 4653-4664, 1999
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Theory of indentation of piezoelectric materials
A.E. Giannakopoulos and S. Suresh, Acta Materialia , Vol. 47, No. 7, pp.2153-2164, 1999
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An experimental study of spherical indentation of piezoelectric materials
U. Ramamurty, A. E. Giannakopoulos and S. Suresh, Acta Materialia , Vol. 47, No. 8, pp.2417-2430, 1999
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Determination of elastoplastic properties by instrumented sharp indentation
A.E. Giannakopoulos and S. Suresh, Scripta Materialia , Vol. 40, No. 10, pp. 1191-1198, 1999
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Thermoelastic analysis of periodic thin lines deposited on a substrate
A. Wikstrom, P. Gudmundson and S. Suresh, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids , Vol. 47, No. 5, pp. 1113-1130,1999
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Electrical response during indentation of piezoelectric materials: a new method for materials characterization
S. Sridhar, A.E. Giannakopoulos, S. Suresh and U. Ramamurty, Journal of Applied Physics , 1999
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1998

Spherical indentation of composite laminates with controlled gradients in elastic anisotropy
O. Jorgensen, A.E. Giannakopoulos and S. Suresh, International Journal of Solids and Structures , Vol. 35, No. 36, pp. 5097-5113, 1998
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Measurement of residual stress in plasma-sprayed composite coatings with graded and uniform compositions
O. Kesler, J. Matejicek, S. Sampath and S. Suresh, In press: Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Functionally Graded Materials, Dresden