Zhang, Kuang (Date of defense: 2015-06-10)
Graphene deposited on a substrate often exhibits out-of-plane deformations with different features and origins. Networks of localized wrinkles have been observed in graphene synthesized through CVD, as ...
Li, Bin (Date of defense: 2016-03-08)
Fracture mechanics of brittle materials has focused on bulk materials with isotropic surface energy. In this situation different physical principles for crack path selection are very similar or even ...
Tozzi, Caterina (Date of defense: 2021-04-30)
Organelles are the smallest functional parts of eukaryotic cells. Among them, some are membrane-bound such as the nucleus, the endoplasmic reticulum, or the Golgi apparatus, each of them with essential ...
Rahmi, Mohammad (Date of defense: 2013-04-09)
Biological membranes are continuously brought out of equilibrium, as they shape organelles, package and transport cargo, or respond to external actions. The dynamics of lipid membranes are very complex ...
Torres-Sánchez, Alejandro (Date of defense: 2017-07-11)
Lipid membranes are thin objects that form the main separation structure in cells. They have remarkable mechanical properties; while behaving as a solid shell against bending, they exhibit in-plane ...