The Espinosa Research Group

THE MICRO & nANOMECHANICS LAB 

Multiscale, interdisciplinary research at the intersections of materials, mechanics and biology

 

BIOINSPIRED MATERIALS

Building on the strength of nature

SINGLE CELL MANIPULATION & ANALYSIS

Probing life at the single-cell level

MECHANICS OF 1D/2D MATERIALS

Building tomorrow’s devices

METAMATERIALS

Architecting multifunctional materials

What we do

The Micro and Nano Mechanics Laboratory focuses broadly on two goals: understanding the behavior of materials across scales, from nano to macro, and developing novel engineered devices for both materials research and biological applications.

MULTIFUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

BIOMATERIALS

MECHANICAL METAMATERIALS

2D NANOCOMPOSITES

SINGLE CELL ANALYSIS

MICROFLUIDICS PLATFORMS FOR GENE EDITING

MICRO & NANO TECHNOLOGIES FOR CELL ANALYSIS

BIOPHYSICS OF INTRACELLULAR DELIVERY

MECHANICS OF 1D/2D MATERIALS

MULTISCALE MODELING

IN-SITU EXPERIMENTATION

Generating New Ideas Solving Big Problems

We are proud of our long-standing tradition of bringing together experts in diverse subject areas to create a rich, multidisciplinary environment where fruitful research thrives.

PUBLICATIONS

Espinosa'S h-index

GRADUATED M.Sc. & Ph.D. STUDENTS

CURRENT GRADUATE STUDENTS

CURRENT POSTDOCS

LAB CAPABILITIES

The Espinosa Group has over 2,500 sq. ft. of laboratory and office space within Northwestern’s University Technological Institute. Among the many unique experimental capabilities housed in our lab, we have:

FEI NOVA 600 NanoSEM Scanning Electron Microscope

MTS Nano XP Nanoindenter

Park Systems XE-120 AFM + Horiba Labram HR High Resolution Raman Microscope

Alemis Micromechanical System for in situ SEM, Raman and Synchrotron beamlines tests

Nanofountain Probe (NFP-E) for localized cell electroporation

Equipment for biological assay and characterization

OUR LATEST WORK

We seek to publish high-impact, technologically relevant articles that enrich the scientific community and build a strong know-how within our group.

MULTIDISCIPLINARY, INQUISITIVE & DIVERSE TEAM

We are proud of our long-standing tradition of bringing together experts in different subject areas to create a rich, multidisciplinary environment where fruitful research thrives. The group combines people with diverse backgrounds – from chemistry and biology to nanomechanics – in order to explore diverse research problems from multiple angles and to obtain a systematic understanding of the principles which guide the behavior of natural and synthetic materials.

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2145 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, IL 60208-3100, USA

 

Phone: (847) 467-5989

 

 

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