Alfred Crosby

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Professor of Polymer Science & Engineering

University of Massachusetts Amherst

United States

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Alfred Crosby is a Professor of Polymer Science & Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA. His research focuses on the mechanical properties and functionalization of polymer materials, with an emphasis on topics such as elastocapillarity, liquid crystalline polymers, and stretchable adhesives. Recent articles highlight his work on microfibers, nanocellulose, and advanced polymer architectures.

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Moving with muscles vs springs: evolutionary biomechanics of extremely fast small systems

Open Date: 2020-09-01

Close Date: 2023-08-01

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High Rate Additive Manufacturing for Functional Films and Devices

Open Date: 2020-01-01

Close Date: 2021-09-01

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Adhesion analysis of fluoropolymer materials

Open Date: 2020-01-01

Close Date: 2025-01-01

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Enhanced PSA Characterization: Cavitation Controlled Tack Measurements

Open Date: 2019-07-01

Close Date: 2021-06-01

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Collaborative Research: Structure-Mechanics Relationships for Ultra-thin Block Copolymer Films

Open Date: 2019-07-01

Close Date: 2022-06-01

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Michelle Gaines

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Spelman College

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Christopher Barney

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University of Akron

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Michael Dimitriyev

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Texas A&M University

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E. Bryan Coughlin

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Andrew Croll

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North Dakota State University

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Reversible Self‐Coiling of Microfibers with Tailored Surfaces via Elastocapillarity

Wrinkle Formation and Optical Modulation in Ultrathin Liquid Crystalline Polymer Films on Soft Substrates

Mechanically Transparent Adhesives for Stretchable Materials

Wet/Dry Bottlebrush Pressure Sensitive Adhesives via a Dangling Defect-Driven Design

Mesoscale Filamentous Polyelectrolytes: Chemical Functionalization and Fluidic Structure

Enhancement of mechanical properties of nanocellulose xerogels using TEMPO-oxidized fibers

Measuring interfacial strength of ultra-soft materials with needle-induced cavitation

Mesoscale polymer arrays: high aspect ratio surface structures and their digital reconstruction

Needle-induced cavitation: A method to probe the local mechanics of brain tissue

Bottlebrush Networks: A Primer for Advanced Architectures

Bottlebrush Networks: A Primer for Advanced Architectures

Fabricating mesoscale polymer ribbons with tunable mechanical properties via evaporative deposition and dewetting

Incorporation of Thioacetate Pendants on a Polyalkenamer Enables High Extensibility

Structure-property relationships of velar bone tissue from the energy absorbing horncore of bighorn sheep rams

Morphoelastic modelling of pattern development in the petal epidermal cell cuticle

Predicting the Electrical, Mechanical, and Geometric Contributions to Soft Electroadhesives through Fracture Mechanics

Reimagining Hair Science: A New Approach to Classify Curly Hair Phenotypes via New Quantitative Geometric and Structural Mechanical Parameters

Self-spinning filaments for autonomously linked microfibers

Adhesion and mechanical properties of poly(dimethylsiloxane) bottlebrush elastomers

Determining the elasto-adhesion length by void collapse in ultra-soft materials

Silicone elastomers and the Persson-Brener adhesion model

Mechanical Behavior of Hybrid Thin Films Fabricated by Sequential Infiltration Synthesis in Water-Rich Environment

Interfacial cavitation

Dynamic recoil in metamaterials with nonlinear interactions

Fracture of model end-linked networks

Collaborators (5)

Michelle Gaines

Christopher Barney

Michael Dimitriyev

E. Bryan Coughlin

Andrew Croll

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