MURI Publications

2021
Emma Steinhardt, Nak-seung P. Hyun, Je-sung Koh, Gregory Freeburn, Michelle H. Rosen, Fatma Zeynep Temel, S.N. Patek, Robert J. Wood, "A physical model of mantis shrimp for exploring the dyanmics of ultrafast systems" Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Aug 2021, 118(33) e2026833118, doi: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2026833118.
Jacob S. Harrison, Megan L. Porter, Matthew J. McHenry, H. Eve Robinson, S.N.Patek, "Scaling and development of elastic mechanisms: the tiny strikes of larval mantis shrimp" Journal of Experimental Biology, https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.235465.
Yongkin Kim, Jay van den Berg, Alfred Crosby, "Autonomous snapping and jumping polymer gels" Nature Materials, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-020-00909-w.
S.J. Longo, W. Ray, G.M. Farley, J. Harrison, J. Jorge, T. Kaji, A.R. Palmer, S.N. Patek, "Snaps of a tiny amphipod push the boundary of ultrafast, repeatable movement" Current Biology, 31(3), pp.R116-R117.
J.F.Jorge, S. Bergbreiter, S.N. Patek, "Pendulum-based measurements reveal impact dynamics at the scale of a trap-jaw ant" Journal of Experimental Biology, jeb.232157, doi: 10.1242/jeb.232157.
2020
Xudong Liang, Alfred J. Crosby, "Programming Impulsive Deformation with Mechanical Metamaterials" Physical Review Letters, 125(10), 108002
Sathvik Divi, Xiaotian Ma, Mark Ilton, Ryan St. Pierre, Babak Eslami, S.N. Patek, Sarah Bergbreiter, "Latch-based control of energy output in spring actuated systems" Journal of Royal Society Interface, 17: 20200070.
Mihai Duduta, Florian Beringer, Radhika Nagpal, David R. Clarke, Robert J. Wood, F. Zeynep Temel, "Tunable Multi-Modal Locomotion in Soft Dielectric Elastomer Robots" IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 3868-3875.
Xudong Liang, Alfred J. Crosby, "Uniaxial stretching mechanics of cellular flexible metamaterials" Extreme Mechanics Letters, vol: 35, 100637.
Elizabeth Mendoza, Emanuel Azizi, Daniel S. Moen, "What explains vast differences in jumping power within a clade? Diversity, ecology and evolution of anuran jumping power" Functional Ecology, 34: 1053-1063.
2019
Mark Ilton, S.M. Cox, Thijs Egelmeers, Gregory P. Sutton, S.N. Patek, Alfred J. Crosby, "The effect of size-scale on the kinematics of elastic energy release" Soft Matter, 15, 9579-9586.
Joseph R. Schulz, Ian Jan, Gurleen Sangha, Emanuel Azizi, "The high speed radular prey strike of a fish-hunting cone snail" Current Biology, 29(16), pp. R788-R789.
M Duduta, F C J Berlinger, R Nagpal, D R Clarke, R J Wood, F Zeynep Temel, "Electrically-latched compliant jumping mechanism based on a dielectric elastomer actuator" Smart Materials and Structures, 28(9), pp. 09LT01
S.J. Longo, S.M. Cox, E. Azizi, M. Ilton, J.P. Olberding, R. St Pierre, S.N. Patek, "Beyond power amplification: latch-mediated spring actuation is an emerging framework for the study of diverse elastic systems" Journal of Experimental Biology, 222:jeb197889.
Gregory P Sutton, Elizabeth Mendoza, Emanuel Azizi, Sarah J Longo, Jeffrey P Olberding, Mark Ilton, Sheila N Patek, "Why do Large Animals Never Actuate Their Jumps with Latch-Mediated Springs? Because They can Jump Higher Without Them " Integrative and Comparative Biology, 59(6), pp. 1609-1618.
Jeffrey P Olberding, Stephen M Deban, Michael V Rosario, Emanuel Azizi, "Modeling the Determinants of Mechanical Advantage During Jumping: Consequences for Spring- and Muscle-Driven Movement" Integrative and Comparative Biology, 59(6), pp. 1515-1524.
G.M. Farley, M.J. Wise, J.S. Harrison, G.P. Sutton, C. Kuo, S.N. Patek, "Adhesive latching and legless leaping in small, worm-like insect larvae" Journal of Experimental Biology, 222:jeb201129.
S.N. Patek, "The Power of Mantis Shrimp Strikes: Interdisciplinary Impacts of an Extreme Cascade of Energy Release" Integrative and Comparative Biology, 59(6), pp. 1573-1585.
Crystal M Reynaga, Caitrin E Eaton, Galatea A Strong, Emanuel Azizi, "Compliant Substrates Disrupt Elastic Energy Storage in Jumping Tree Frogs" Integrative and Comparative Biology, 59(6), pp. 1535-1545.
2018
Mark Ilton, M Saad Bhamla, Xiaotian Ma, Suzanne M Cox, Leah L Fitchett, Yongjin Kim, Je-sung Koh, Deepak Krishnamurthy, Chi-Yun Kuo, Fatma Zeynep Temel, Alfred J Crosby, Manu Prakash, Gregory P Sutton, Robert J Wood, Emanuel Azizi, Sarah Bergbreiter, SN Patek, "The principles of cascading power limits in small, fast biological and engineered systems." Science, 360, no. 6387 (2018): eaao1082.