Micro & Nanomechanics Laboratory

Publications

R. Agrawal, B. Peng and H.D. Espinosa, "Experimental-Computational Investigation of ZnO Nanowires Strength and Fracture" To appear in Nano Letters, DOI: 10.1021/nl9023885, 2009.
R. Agrawal, N. Moldovan and H.D. Espinosa, "An Energy-based Model to Predict Wear in Nanocrystalline Diamond Atomic Force Microscopy Tips" Journal of Applied Physics, Volume 106, 064311, 2009.
R. Agrawal and H.D. Espinosa, "Multiscale Experiments; State of the Art and Remaining Challenges" Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, Volume 131, Issue 4, 041208, 2009.
H.D. Espinosa, J.E.Rim, F. Barthelat, and M.J. Buehler, "Merger of Structure and Material in Nacre and Bone - Perspectives on de novo Biomimetic Materials" To appear in Progress in Materials Science, DOI: 10.1016/j.pmatsci.2009.05.001, 2009.
H.D. Espinosa, K.T. Ramesh, and G. Ravichandran, "Rodney James Clifton," Guest Editorial in Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 49, No. 2, p. 165-168, 2009.
M. Locascio, B. Peng, P. Zapol, Y. Zhu, S. Li, T. Belytschko, and H.D. Espinosa, "Tailoring the Load Carrying Capacity of MWCNTs Through Inter-shell Atomic Bridging," Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 49, No. 2, p. 169-182, 2009.
L.F. Mori, D.T. Queheillalt, H.N.G. Wadley and H.D. Espinosa, "Deformation and Failure Modes of I-Core Sandwich Structures Subjected to Underwater Impulsive Loads," Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 49, No. 2, p. 257-275, 2009.
O. Loh, R. Lam, M. Chen, N. Moldovan, H. Huang, D. Ho, and H.D. Espinosa, "Nanofountain-Probe-Based High-Resolution Patterning and Single-Cell Injection of Functionalized Nanodiamonds," Small, Vol. 5, No. 14, p. 1667-1674, 2009.
Cover artwork, Small, Vol. 5, No. 14, 2009.
H.S. Park, W. Cai, H.D. Espinosa, and H. Huang, "Mechanics of Crystalline Nanowires," MRS Bulletin, Vol. 34, No. 3, p. 178-183, 2009.
F. Barthelat, J. Rim, and H.D. Espinosa, "A Review on the Structure and Mechanical Properties of Mollusk Shells - Perspectives on Synthetic Biomimetic Materials." Chapter from Applied Scanning Probe Methods XIII. Edited by B. Bhushan and H. Fuchs. Springer, 2009.
O. Loh, A. Vaziri, H.D. Espinosa, "The Potential of MEMS for Advancing Experiments and Modeling in Cell Mechanics," Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 49, No. 1, p. 105-124, 2009.

O.Y. Loh, A.M. Ho, J.E. Rim, P. Kohli, N.A. Patankar, H.D. Espinosa, "Electric Field-induced Direct Delivery of Proteins by a Nanofountain Probe," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 105, No. 43, p. 16438-16443, 2008.
Commentary by Petra S. Dittrich, "Research Highlights: Nanodeposition by means of a nanofountain probe," Lab on a Chip, Vol. 9, No. 1, p. 15-16, 2009.
R. Agrawal, B. Peng, E. Gdoutos, H.D. Espinosa, "Elasticity Size Effects in ZnO Nanowires - A Combined Experimental-Computational Approach," Nano Letters, Vol. 8, No. 11, p. 3668-3674, 2008.
B. Peng, Y.G. Sun, Y. Zhu, H.-H. Wang, and H.D. Espinosa, "Nanoscale Testing of One-Dimensional Nanostructures." Chapter from Micro and Nano Mechanical Testing of Materials and Devices. Edited by F. Yang and J.C.M. Li. Springer, 2008.
H.D. Espinosa, Y. Zhu, B. Peng and O. Loh, "Nano-Scale Testing of Nanowires and Carbon Nanotubes Using a Micro-Electro-Mechanical System." Advances in Multiphysics Simulation and Experimental Testing of MEMS. Edited by N. Aluru, C. Cercignani, A. Frangi, and S. Mukherjee. Imperial College Press, 2008.
B. Peng, M. Locascio, P. Zapol, S. Li, S. Mielke, G. Schatz, H.D. Espinosa, "Measurements of near-ultimate strength for multiwalled carbon nanotubes and irradiation-induced crosslinking improvements," Nature Nanotechnology, Vol. 3, No. 10, p. 626-631, 2008.
Commentary by Eric Stach, "Nanotubes reveal their true strength," Nature Nanotechnology, Vol. 3, No. 10, p. 586-587, 2008.
L.F. Mori, D.T. Queheillalt, H.N.G. Wadley, H.D. Espinosa, "Deformation and Failure Modes of I-Core Sandwich Structures Subjected to Underwater Impulsive Loads," Experimental Mechanics, September, 2008
H. Tang, K.W. Schwarz, H.D. Espinosa, "Dislocation-Source Shutdown and the Plastic Behavior of Single-Crystal Micropillars," Physical Review Letters, Vol. 100, No. 18, Art. No. 185503, 2008.
J.R. Greer, H.D. Espinosa, K.T. Ramesh, E. Nadgomy, "Comment on 'Effects of focused ion beam milling on the nanomechanical behavior of a molybdenum-alloy single crystal' Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 111915 (2007)," Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 92, No. 9, Art. No. 096101, 2008.
K.-H. Kim, R.G. Sanedrin, A.M. Ho, S.W. Lee, N. Moldovan, C.A. Mirkin, H.D. Espinosa, "Direct Delivery and Submicrometer Patterning of DNA by a Nanofountain Probe," Advanced Materials, Vol. 20, No. 2, p. 330-334, 2008.
B. Peng, Y. Zhu, I. Petrov, H.D. Espinosa, "A Microelectromechanical System for Nano-Scale Testing of One Dimensional Nanostructures," Sensor Letters, Vol. 6, No. 1, p. 1-12, 2008.

L.F. Mori, N. Krishnan, J. Cao, and H.D. Espinosa, "Study of the Size Effects and Friction Conditions in Microextrusion - Part II: Size Effect in Dynamic Friction for Brass-Steel Pairs," Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 129, No. 4, p. 677-689, 2007.
L.F. Mori, S. Lee, Z.Y. Xue, A. Vaziri, D.T. Queheillalt, K.P. Dharmasena, H.N.G. Wadley, J.W. Hutchinson, H.D. Espinosa, "Deformation and Fracture Modes of Sandwich Structures Subjected to Underwater Impulsive Loads," Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures, Vol. 2, No. 10, p. 1981-2006, 2007.
H.D. Espinosa, Y. Zhu and N. Moldovan. "Design and operation of a MEMS-based material testing system for nanomechanical characterization," Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, Vol. 16, No. 5, p. 1219-1231, 2007.
B. Wu, A. Ho, N. Moldovan, H.D. Espinosa, "Direct Deposition and Assembly of Gold Colloidal Particles Using a Nanofountain Probe," Langmuir, Vol. 23, No. 17, p. 9120-9123, 2007.
F. Barthelat and H.D. Espinosa. "An Experimental Investigation of Deformation and Fracture of Nacre - Mother of Pearl," Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 47, No. 3, p. 311-324, 2007.
B. Peng, H.D. Espinosa, N. Moldovan, X. Xiao, O. Auciello, and J.A. Carlisle. "Fracture Size Effect in UNCD - Applicability of Weibull Theory," Journal of Materials Research, Vol. 22, No. 4, p. 913-925, 2007.
H. Tang, K. Schwarz and H.D. Espinosa. "Dislocation Escape-Related Size Effects in Single-Crystal Micropillars under Uniaxial Compression," Acta Materialia, Vol. 55, No. 5, p. 1607-1616, 2007.
H. Tang, F. Barthelat and H.D. Espinosa. "An Elasto-Viscoplastic Interface Model for Investigating the Constitutive Behavior of Nacre," Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Vol. 55, No. 7, p. 1410-1438, 2007.
Y. Zhu, C-H. Ke and H.D. Espinosa. "Experimental Techniques for the Mechanical Characterization of Thin Films and One-Dimensional Nanostructures" Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 47, No. 1, p. 7-24, 2007.
F. Barthelat, H. Tang, P.D. Zavattieri, C.-M. Li, H.D. Espinosa. "On the mechanics of mother-of-pearl: A key feature in the material hierarchical structure," Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Vol. 55, No. 2, p. 306-337, 2007.

H.D. Espinosa, S. Lee, and N. Moldovan. "A Novel Fluid Structure Interaction Experiment to Investigate Deformation of Structural Elements Subjected to Impulsive Loading." Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 46, No. 6, p. 805-824, 2006.
F. Barthelat, C.-M. Li, C. Comi, and H.D. Espinosa. "Mechanical properties of nacre constituents and their impact on mechanical performance." Journal of Materials Research, Vol. 21, No. 8, p. 1977-1986, 2006.
C.-H. Ke and H.D. Espinosa. "In situ Electron Microscopy Electromechanical Characterization of a Bistable NEMS Device," Small, Vol. 2, No. 12, p. 1484-1489, 2006.
H.D. Espinosa, B.Peng, N. Moldovan, T.A. Friedmann, X. Xiao, D.C. Mancini, O. Auciello, J. Carlisle, C.A. Zorman, and M. Merhegany. "Elasticity, Strength and Toughness of Single Crystal Silicon Carbide, Ultrananocrystalline Diamond, and Hydrogen-free Tetrahedral Amorphous Carbon." Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 89, No. 7, Art. No. 073111, 2006.
H.D. Espinosa, M. Panico, S. Berbenni and K.W. Schwarz. "Discrete dislocation dynamics simulations to interpret plasticity size and surface effects in freestanding FCC thin films." International Journal of Plasticity, Vol. 22, No. 11, p. 2091-2117, 2006.
S. Lee, F. Barthelat, J.W. Hutchinson, and H.D. Espinosa. "Dynamic failure of metallic pyramidal truss core materials - Experiments and modeling." International Journal of Plasticity, Vol. 22, No. 11, p. 2118-2145, 2006.
S. Vaynman, M.E. Fine, S. Lee, and H.D. Espinosa. "Effect of strain rate and temperature on mechanical properties and fracture mode of high strength precipitation hardened ferritic steels." Scripta Materialia, Vol. 55, No. 4, p. 351-354, 2006.
H.D. Espinosa, Y. Zhu, and N. Moldovan, "MEMS Based Material Testing Systems: In-situ electron microscopy testing of nano objects." Chapter from Encyclopedia of Materials: Science and Technology. Editor-in-chief Dr. Patrick Veyssière. Elsevier, 2006.
H.D. Espinosa, C.-H. Ke and N. Pugno, "Nanoelectromechanical Systems (NEMS): Experiments and Modeling." Chapter from Encyclopedia of Materials: Science and Technology. Editor-in-chief Dr. Patrick Veyssière. Elsevier, 2006.
H.D. Espinosa, S. Berbenni, M. Panico, and B. Peng, "On-chip Testing and Properties of MEMS Materials: Size Scale Effects." Chapter from Encyclopedia of Materials: Science and Technology. Editor-in-chief Dr. Patrick Veyssière. Elsevier, 2006.
H.D. Espinosa, B. Peng, N. Moldovan, X. Xiao, O. Auciello, and J.A. Carlisle, "Mechanical Properties of Undoped and Doped Ultrananocrystalline Diamond - Elasticity, Strength and Toughness." Chapter from Ultrananocrystalline Diamond: Syntheses, Properties, and Applications. Edited by O. Shenderova and D. Gruen. William Andrew Publishing, Norwich, NY 2006.
N. Moldovan, K-H. Kim, and H.D. Espinosa. "Multi-Ink Linear Array of Nanofountain Probes." Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Vol. 16, No. 10, p. 1935-1942, 2006.
H.D. Espinosa, K.-H. Kim, and N. Moldovan, "Microcantilever-based Nanodevices in the Life Sciences." Chapter from the Nanotechnologies for the Life Sciences Series, Vol.4: Nanodevices for the Life sciences. Edited by Challa S.S.R. Kumar. Willey-VCH Publishers, 2006.
C.-H. Ke, N. Moldovan and H.D. Espinosa, "Transient Response and Reliability of a Carbon Nanotube based NEMS." Submitted to Physical Review Letters, 2006.
H.D. Espinosa, N. Moldovan, K.-H. Kim, "Novel AFM Nano Probes." Chapter from Applied Scanning Probe Methods, Vol. 5: Scanning Probe Microscopy Techniques. Edited by B. Bhushan, H. Fuchs, and S. Kawata. Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, to be published in 2007.
A. Corigliano, L. Domenella, H.D. Espinosa, and Y. Zhu, "Analytical modeling and numerical simulations of an electro-thermal actuator for on-chip nanoscale tensile tests." Submitted to Sensors and Actuators, 2006.
H.D. Espinosa and C.-H. Ke, "Nanoelectromechanical Systems (NEMS) - Experiments and Modeling," Chapter from Applied Scanning Probe Methods, Vol. 5-7: Scanning Probe Microscopy Techniques. Edited by B. Bhushan, H. Fuchs, and S. Kawata. Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, 2006.
S. Lee, F. Barthelat, N. Moldovan, H.D. Espinosa, and H.N.G. Wadley, "Deformation Rate Effects on Failure Modes of Open-Cell Al Foams and Textile Cellular Materials," International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 43, No. 1, p. 53-73, 2006.
N. Moldovan, K.-H. Kim, and H.D. Espinosa, "Design and Fabrication of a Novel Microfluidic Nanoprobe" JMEMS, Vol. 15, No. 1, p. 204-213, 2006.
Y. Zhu, A. Corigliano and H.D. Espinosa. "A thermal actuator for nanoscale in-situ microscopy testing: design and characterization" Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Vol. 16, No. 2, p. 242-253, 2006.
B. Peng, N. Pugno, and H.D. Espinosa. "An Analysis of the Membrane Deflection Experiment Used in the Investigation of Mechanical Properties of Freestanding Submicron Thin Films" International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 43, No. 11-12, p. 3292-3305, 2006.

H.D. Espinosa and C.-H. Ke, "Experiments and Modeling of Feedback Controlled Carbon-Nanotube Based NEMS Devices," International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, in Chennai, India on Dec.1-6, 2005.
H.D. Espinosa and Y. Zhu, "Mechanical characterization of thin films and one-dimensional nanostructures," International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Chennai, India, Dec.1-6, 2005.
Y. Zhu and H.D. Espinosa, "A universal nanoscale material testing system," 2005 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Portland, OR, June 2005.
C.-H. Ke and H. D. Espinosa, "Carbon Nanotube Based NEMS and Modeling," 8th Annual Applied Diamond Conference/NanoCarbon 2005, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, May 15-19, 2005.
Y. Zhu and H.D. Espinosa. " An electromechanical material testing system for in situ electron microscopy and applications " Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 102, No. 41, p. 14503-14508, 2005.
Brian Hyde, H.D. Espinosa and Diana Farkas. "An Atomistic Investigation of Elastic and Plastic properties of Au Nanowires" Journal of Minerals, Metals and Materials, Vol. 57, No. 9, p. 62-66, 2005.
Z.P. Bazant, Z.Y. Guo, H.D. Espinosa, Y. Zhu and B. Peng. "Epitaxially influenced boundary layer model for size effect in thin metallic films," Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 97, No. 7, Art. No. 073506, 2005.
C.-H. Ke, H.D. Espinosa, and N. Pugno. "Numerical Analysis of Nanotube Based NEMS Devices. Part II: Role of Finite Kinematics, Stretching and Charge Concentrations." Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 72, No. 5, p. 726-731, 2005.
C.-H. Ke and H.D. Espinosa. "Numerical Analysis of Nanotube Based NEMS Devices. Part I: Electrostatic Charge Distribution on Multiwalled Nanotubes," Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 72, No. 5, p. 721-725, 2005.
K.-H. Kim, N. Moldovan, C. Ke, H.D. Espinosa, X. Xiao, J.A. Carlisle, and O. Auciello. "Novel Ultrananocrystalline Diamond Probes for High-Resolution Low-Wear Nanolithographic Techniques," Small, Vol. 1, No. 8-9, p. 866-874, 2005.
C.-H. Ke and H.D. Espinosa. "Nanoelectromechanical Systems (NEMS) and Modeling," Chapter from The Handbook of Theoretical and Computational Nanotechnology Edited by Michael Rieth, Wolfram Schommers and Pierre-Gilles De Gennes. American Scientific Publishers, in press, 2005.
H.D. Espinosa, S. Berbenni, M. Panico and K.W. Schwarz. "An interpretation of Size Scale Plasticity in Geometrically Confined Systems," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 102, No. 47, p. 16933-16938, 2005.
K.-H. Kim, N. Moldovan, and H.D. Espinosa. "A Nanofountain Probe with Sub-100 nm Molecular Writing Resolution," Small, Vol. 1, No. 6, p. 632-635, 2005.
C.-H. Ke, N. Pugno, B. Peng and H.D. Espinosa. "Experiments and Modeling of Nanotube NEMS Devices," Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids,, Vol. 53, No. 6, p. 1314-1333, 2005.
H.D. Espinosa and B. Peng. "A New Methodology to Investigate Fracture Toughness of Freestanding Thin Films and MEMS Materials," JMEMS, Vol. 14, No. 1, p. 153-159, 2005.
S. Lee and H.D. Espinosa. "Dynamic Failure of Metallic Cellular Materials," Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Fracture, Turin, Italy, March 20-25, 2005.
H.D. Espinosa, B. Peng and N. Moldovan, T.A. Friedmann, X. Xiao, D.C. Mancini, O. Auciello, J. Carlisle, C.A. Zorman. "A Comparison of Mechanical Properties of Three MEMS Materials - Silicon Carbide, Ultrananocrystalline Diamond, and Hydrogen-Free Tetrahedral Amorphous Carbon (Ta-C)," Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Fracture, Turin, Italy, March 20-25, 2005.
N. Pugno, B. Peng and H.D. Espinosa. "Predictions of Strength in MEMS Components - A Novel Experimental-Theoretical Approach," International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 42, No. 2, p. 647-661, 2005.
N. Pugno, C.-H. Ke, and H. D. Espinosa. "Analysis of doubly-clamped nanotube devices in finite deformation regime," Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 72, No. 3, p. 445-449, 2005.
Y. Zhu, N. Moldovan and H.D. Espinosa. "A microelectromechanical load sensor for in situ electron and x-Ray microscopy tensile testing of nanostructures," Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 86, No. 1, Art. No. 013506, 2005.

C.-H. Ke and H. D. Espinosa. "A Feedback Controlled Carbon Nanotube Based NEMS Device: Concept and Modeling," Proceedings of the 2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress, California, November 13-19, 2004.
B. Peng and H. D. Espinosa. "Fracture Size Effect in Ultrananocrystalline Diamond - Weibull Theory Applicability," Proceedings of the 2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress, California, November 13-19, 2004.
H.D. Espinosa, B.C. Prorok and B. Peng. "Plasticity Size Effects in Freestanding Submicron Polycrystalline FCC Films Subjected to Pure Tension," Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Vol. 52, No. 3, p. 667-689, 2004.
B. Peng, H.D. Espinosa, N. Moldovan, X. Xiao, O. Auciello, and J.A. Carlisle. "Fracture Size Effect in Ultrananocrystalline Diamond - Application of Weibull Theory," Submitted to Journal of Applied Physics, 2004.
O. Auciello, J. Birrell, J.A. Carlisle, J.E. Gerbi, X. Xiao, B. Peng and H.D. Espinosa. "Materials Science and Fabrication Processes for a New MEMS Technology Based on Ultrananocrystalline Diamond Thin Films," Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, Vol. 16, No. 16, p. R539-R552, 2004.
B.C. Prorok, Y. Zhu, H.D. Espinosa, Z. Guo, Z.P. Bazant, Y. Zhao and B.I. Yakobson. "Micro- and Nanomechanics," Chapter from Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Vol. 5. Edited by H. S. Nalwa. American Scientific Publishers, 2004.
K.-H. Kim, N. Moldovan, C. Ke and H. D. Espinosa. "A Novel AFM Chip for Fountain Pen Nanolithography - Design and Microfabrication," Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, Vol. 782, 2003, and Fall MRS Meeting, A5.56.1, 2004.
C.-H. Ke and H.D. Espinosa. "Feedback Controlled Nanocantilever Device," Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 85, No. 4, p. 681-683, 2004.
Y. Zhu and H. D. Espinosa. "Effect of Temperature on Capacitive RF MEMS Switch Reliability - A Coupled-Field Analysis," Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Vol. 14, No. 8, p. 1270-1279, 2004.
Y. Zhu and H. D. Espinosa. "Reliability of Capacitive RF MEMS Switches at High and Low Temperatures," International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering, Vol. 14, No. 4, p. 317-328, 2004.
C.-H. Ke, H. D. Espinosa and N. Pugno. "A Feedback Controlled Carbon Nanotube Based NEMS Device," Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics, Politecnico di Bari, Italy, August 29 - September 2, 2004.
B. Peng, H. D. Espinosa and N. Pugno. "An Analysis of the Membrane Deflection Experiment Used in the Investigation of Mechanical Properties of Freestanding Submicron Thin Films," Proceedings of 12th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics, Politecnico di Bari, Italy, August 29 - September 2, 2004.
C.-H. Ke and H. D. Espinosa. "Numerical Analysis of Nanotube Based NEMS Devices," Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Multiscale Materials Modeling (MMM-2), University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, October 11 - 15, 2004.

H.D. Espinosa and B.C. Prorok. "Size Effects on the Mechanical Behavior of Gold Thin Films," Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 38, No. 20, p. 4125-4128, 2003.
H.D. Espinosa, B. Peng, B.C. Prorok, N. Moldovan, O. Auciello, J.A. Carlisle, D.M. Gruen, and D.C. Mancini. "Fracture Strength of Ultrananocrystalline Diamond Thin Films - Identification of Weibull Parameters," Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 94, No. 9, p. 6076-6084, 2003.
H.D. Espinosa, B.C. Prorok, B. Peng, K.-H. Kim, N. Moldovan, O. Auciello, J.A. Carlisle, D.M. Gruen, and D.C. Mancini. "Mechanical Properties of Ultrananocrystalline Diamond Thin Films Relevant to MEMS Devices," Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 43, No. 3, p. 256-268, 2003.
H.D. Espinosa, B.C. Prorok, and M. Fischer. "A Methodology for Determining Mechanical Properties of Freestanding Thin Films and MEMS Materials," Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Vol. 51, No. 1, p. 47-67, 2003.
H.D. Espinosa, Y. Zhu, M. Fischer, and J. Hutchinson. "An Experimental/Computational Approach to Identify Moduli and Residual Stress in MEMS Radio-Frequency Switches," Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 43, No. 3, p. 309-316, 2003.
H.D. Espinosa and P.D. Zavattieri. "A Grain Level Model for the Study of Failure Initiation and Evolution in Polycrystalline Brittle Materials. Part I: Theory and Numerical Implementation," special issue of Mechanics of Materials honoring Sia Nemat-Nasser, Vol. 35, No. 3-6, p. 333-364, 2003.
H.D. Espinosa and P.D. Zavattieri. "A Grain Level Model for the Study of Failure Initiation and Evolution in Polycrystalline Brittle Materials. Part II: Numerical Examples," special issue of Mechanics of Materials honoring Sia Nemat-Nasser, Vol. 35, No. 3-6, p. 365-394, 2003.
S.K. Dwivedi and H.D. Espinosa. "Modeling Dynamic Crack Propagation in Fiber Reinforced Composites Including Frictional Effects," special issue of Mechanics of Materials honoring Sia Nemat-Nasser, Vol. 35, No. 3-6, p. 481-509, 2003.
P.D. Zavattieri and H.D. Espinosa. "An Examination of the Competition between Bulk Behavior and Interfacial Behavior of Ceramics Subjected to Dynamic Pressure-Shear Loading," Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Vol. 51, No. 4, p. 607-635, 2003.
F. Barthelat, Z. Wu, B.C. Prorok and H.D. Espinosa. "Dynamic Torsion Testing of Nanocrystalline Coatings Using High-Speed Photography and Digital Image Correlation," Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 43, No. 3, p. 331-340, 2003.
Y. Zhu and H.D. Espinosa. "Electromechanical Modeling and Simulation of RF MEMS Switch," Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on MEMS and Nanotechnology, the 2003 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Charlotte, North Carolina, Session 03, Paper 190, p. 8-11, June 2-4, 2003.
K.-H. Kim, C. Ke, N. Moldovan, and H.D. Espinosa. "Massively Parallel Multi-Tip Nanoscale Writer with Fluidic Capabilities-Fountain Pen Nanolithography (FPN)," Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on MEMS and Nanotechnology, the 2003 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Charlotte, North Carolina, Session 52, Paper 191, p. 235-238, June 2-4, 2003.
F. Barthelat and H.D. Espinosa. "Elastic Properties of Nacre Aragonite Tablets," Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on MEMS and Nanotechnology, the 2003 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Charlotte, North Carolina, Session 68, Paper 187, June 2-4, 2003.
Y. Zhu, F. Barthelat, P.E. Labossiere, N. Moldovan, and H.D. Espinosa. "Nanoscale Displacement and Strain Measurement," Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on MEMS and Nanotechnology, the 2003 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Charlotte, North Carolina, Session 77, Paper 155, June 2-4, 2003.
H.D. Espinosa, and B. Peng. "A New Methodology to Investigate Fracture Toughness of Freestanding Thin Solid Films," Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on MEMS and Nanotechnology, the 2003 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Charlotte, North Carolina, Session 73, Paper 189, p. 307-310, June 2-4, 2003.
S. Lee, F. Barthelat, and H.D. Espinosa. "Strain Rate Effects in Metallic Cellular Materials," Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on MEMS and Nanotechnology, the 2003 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Charlotte, North Carolina, Session 37, Paper 188, June 2-4, 2003.
H.D. Espinosa, B. Peng, K.-H. Kim, B.C. Prorok, N. Moldovan, X.C. Xiao, J.E. Gerbi, J. Birrell, O. Auciello, J.A. Carlisle, D.M. Gruen, and D.C. Mancini. "Mechanical Properties of Ultrananocrystalline Diamond Thin Films for MEMS Applications," Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, the 2002 Fall MRS Meeting, Vol. 741, 2003.

B.C. Prorok and H.D. Espinosa. "Effects of Nanometer Thick Passivation Layers on the Mechanical Response of Thin Gold Films," Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Vol. 2, No. 3-4, p. 1-7, 2002.
B.A. Gailly and H.D. Espinosa. "Modeling of Failure Mode Transition in Ballistic Penetration with a Continuum Model Describing Microcracking and Flow of Pulverized Media," International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Vol. 54, No. 3, p. 365-398, 2002.
Z.P. Bazant, Y.D.S. Rajapakse, D.H. Allen, R. Ballarini, H.D. Espinosa, H. Gao, R. Gettu, M. Jirasek, G. Pijaudier-Cabot, J. Planas, and F.J. Ulm. "Report on ONR Workshop on Fracture Scaling," International Journal of Fracture, Vol. 113, No. 4, p. 345-366, 2002.
F. Barthelat, K. Malukhin, and H.D. Espinosa. "Quasi-Static and Dynamic Torsion Testing of Ceramic Micro and Nano-Structured Coating Using Speckle Photography," special volume of Recent Advances in Experimental Mechanics honoring Professor I.M. Daniel, Fourteenth U.S. National Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Blacksburg, Virginia, June 23-28, 2002.
H.D. Espinosa and S. Lee. "Advances in Modeling of Failure Mechanisms in Ceramics and Fiber Composites," special volume of Proceedings of the First Sino-US Joint Symposium on Multi-Scale Analysis in Material Sciences and Engineering, Beijing, China, June 17-20, 2002.
F. Barthelat, K. Malukhin, and H.D. Espinosa. "Quasi-static and Dynamic Torsion Testing of Nano-Coatings Using Speckle and High-speed Photography," 2002 Annual meeting of the Society of Experimental Mechanics, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 10-12, 2002.
H.D. Espinosa and B.C. Prorok. "Wafer Level Mechanical testing of RF MEMS Switches Testing at Low and High Temperatures," 2002 Annual meeting of the Society of Experimental Mechanics, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 10-12, 2002.
H.D. Espinosa, Y. Zhu, B. Peng. "A MEMS Device for In Situ TEM/AFM/SEM/STM Testing of Nano Structures," 2002 Annual meeting of the Society of Experimental Mechanics, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 10-12, 2002.
F. Barthelat and H.D. Espinosa. "Tensile Testing of Abalone Nacre Miniature Specimens Using Microscopy and Speckle Correlation," 2002 Annual meeting of the Society of Experimental Mechanics, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 10-12, 2002.
H.D. Espinosa and B.C. Prorok. "Size Effects and Passivation Effects on the Plasticity of Freestanding Submicron Gold Films," 2002 Annual meeting of the Society of Experimental Mechanics, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 10-12, 2002.

P.D. Zavattieri and H.D. Espinosa, "Grain Level Analysis of Crack Initiation and Propagation in Brittle Materials," Acta Materialia, Vol. 49, No. 20, p. 4291-4311, 2001.
H.D. Espinosa and B.A. Gailly, "Modeling of Shear Instabilities Observed in Cylinder Collapse Experiments Performed on Ceramic Powders," Acta Materialia, Vol. 49, No. 19, p. 4135-4147, 2001.
H.V. Arrieta and H.D. Espinosa, "The Role of Thermal Activation on Dynamic Stress-Induced Inelasticity and Damage in Ti-6Al-4V," Mechanics of Materials, Vol. 33, No. 10, p. 573-591, 2001.
H.D. Espinosa, H.-C. Lu, P.D. Zavattieri and S. Dwivedi, "A 3-D Finite Deformation Anisotropic Visco-Plasticity Model for Fiber Composites," Journal of Composite Materials, Vol. 35, No. 5, p. 369-410, 2001.
P.D. Zavattieri, P.V. Raghuram, and H.D. Espinosa, "A Computational Model of Ceramic Microstructures Subjected to Multi-Axial Dynamic Loading," Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Vol. 49, No. 1, p. 27-68, 2001.
S.K. Dwivedi and H.D. Espinosa, "Modeling Intersonic Crack Propagation in Fiber Reinforced Composites with Contact/Cohesive Laws," Damage Initiation and Prediction in Composites, Sandwich Structures and Thermal Barrier Coatings, edited by A.M. Waas and J.D. Whitcomb, the 2001 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, November 11-16, New York, NY, AD-Vol. 66, p. 121-153, 2001.
H.D. Espinosa, M. Fischer, E. Herbert and W. Oliver, "Identification of Residual Stress State in an RF-MEMS Device," white paper in MTS Systems Corporation, 2001.
H.D. Espinosa, Z. Wu, and B.C. Prorok, "An Experimental Investigation of Dynamic Inelasticity and Fracture of Nanostructured Coatings," Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Fracture (in press), Honolulu, Hawaii, December 3-7, 2001.
H.D. Espinosa and B.C. Prorok, "A Novel Experimental Technique for Thin Films and MEMS Material Testing," the 2001 MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, November 26-30, 2001.
H.D. Espinosa and B.C. Prorok. "Size Effects on the Mechanical Behavior of Thin Gold Films," Proceedings of the Symposium on Mechanical Properties of MEMS Structures (accepted), the ASME 2001 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Vol. 695, 2001.
P.D. Zavattieri and H.D. Espinosa, "Grain Level Analysis of Ceramic Microstructures Subjected to Impact Loading," Proceedings of Ceramic Armor Materials by Design Symposium, PACRIM IV, An International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Glasses, Wailea, Maui, Hawaii, November 4-8, 2001.
H.D. Espinosa, B.C. Prorok, Y. Zhu and M. Fischer, "An Investigation of Plasticity in MEMS Materials," Proceedings of InterPACK'01, the Pacific RIM/International, Intersociety, Electronic Packaging Technical/Business Conference & Exhibition, Kauai, Hawaii, July 8-13, 2001.
H.D. Espinosa and P.D. Zavattieri, "Grain Level Analysis of Ceramic Microstructures Subjected to Dynamic Loading," 2001 Mechanics and Materials Conference, San Diego, CA, June 27-29, 2001.
H.D. Espinosa and H.V. Arrieta, "Novel Plate Impact Experiments at High Temperatures - A Study on Temperature Dependent Dynamic Spallation of Ti-6Al-4V," 2001 Mechanics and Materials Conference, San Diego, CA, June 27-29, 2001.
H.D. Espinosa, B.C. Prorok and M. Fischer, "A Novel Experimental Technique for Testing Thin Film and MEMS Materials," Proceedings of the SEM Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Portland, Oregon, June 4-6, 2001.
A.V. Sumant, O. Auciello, D.M. Gruen, J. Birrell, J.A., H.D. Espinosa and B.C. Prorok, "Studies of Mechanical Properties of Ultra Nano-Crystalline Diamond (UNCD) Thin Films Using Nanoindentation," 2001 MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco, California, April 26-20, 2001.
H.D. Espinosa, M. Fischer, Y. Zhu, and S. Lee, "3-D Computational Modeling of RF MEMS Switches," Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Modeling and Simulation of Microsystems, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, March 19-21, 2001.

H.D. Espinosa, A.J. Patanella, and M. Fischer, "Dynamic Friction Measurements at Sliding Velocities Representative of High-Speed Machining Processes," Journal of Tribology - Transactions of the ASME, Vol. 122, No. 4, p. 834-848, 2000.
H.D. Espinosa, A. Patanella, and Y. Xu, "Dynamic Compression-Shear Response of Brittle Materials with Specimen Recovery," Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 40, No. 3, p. 321-330, 2000.
H.D. Espinosa, N.S. Brar, Y. Xu, G. Yuan, and V.H. Arrieta, "Enhanced Ballistic Performance of Confined Multi-Layered Ceramic Targets against Long Rod Penetrators Through Interface Defeat," International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 37, No. 36, p. 4893-4913, 2000.
H.D.Espinosa, A. Patanella, and M. Fischer, "A Novel Dynamic Friction Experiment Using a Modified Kolsky Bar Apparatus," Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 40, No. 2, p. 138-153, 2000.
H.D. Espinosa, S. Dwivedi, and H.-C. Lu, "Modeling Impact Induced Delamination of Woven Fiber Reinforced Composites with Contact / Cohesive Laws," Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 183, No. 3-4, p. 259-290, 2000.
H.D. Espinosa and S. Nemat-Nasser, "Low-Velocity Impact Testing," ASM Handbook, Vol. 8, No. 6, p. 539-559, 2000.
P.D. Zavattieri and H.D. Espinosa, "An Investigation of Rate Dependent Decohesion for Capturing Damage Kinetics in Brittle Materials," 20th International Congress ofTheoretical and Applied Mechanics, ICTAM 2000, Chicago, Illinois, August 27 - September 2, 2000.
B. Gailly and H.D. Espinosa, "A New Model of Ceramic Based on Crack Propagation and Motion of Fragments," 20th International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, ICTAM 2000, Chicago, Illinois, August 27 - September 2, 2000.

H.D. Espinosa and P.D. Zavattieri, "Modeling of Ceramic Microstructures: Dynamic Damage Initiation and Evolution," Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, AIP Conference Proceedings 505, 11th APS Topical Group on SCCM, Snowbird, Utah, June 27-July 2, 1999.
H. Zhang, A. Patanella, H.D. Espinosa and K.D. Pae, "Dynamic Friction of Nano-Materials," Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, AIP Conference Proceedings 505, 11th APS Topical Group on SCCM, Snowbird, Utah, June 27-July 2, 1999.
H.V. Arrieta and H.D. Espinosa, "High and Low Temperature Dynamic Testing of Advanced Materials," Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, AIP Conference Proceedings 505, 11th APS Topical Group on SCCM, Snowbird, Utah, June 27-July 2, 1999.
P.D. Zavattieri and H.D. Espinosa, "Ballistic Penetration of Multi-Layered Ceramic/Steel Targets," Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, AIP Conference Proceedings 505, 11th APS Topical Group on SCCM, Snowbird, Utah, June 27-July 2, 1999.

N.S. Brar and H.D. Espinosa, " A Review of Micromechanics of Failure Waves in Silicate Glasses," Journal of Chemical Physics (Russian), Chemical Physics Reports (English), Vol. 17, No. 1-2, p. 317-342, 1998.
H.D. Espinosa, P.D. Zavattieri, and S. Dwivedi, "A Finite Deformation Continuum/Discrete Model for the Description of Fragmentation and Damage in Brittle Materials," Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Vol. 46, No. 10, p. 1909-1942, 1998.
H.D. Espinosa and R.J. Clifton, "Special Issue on Advances in Failure Mechanisms in Brittle Materials," special issue of Mechanics of Materials, edited by H.D. Espinosa and R.J. Clifton, Vol. 29, No. 3-4, p. 141-142, 1998.
H.D. Espinosa, "Recent Developments in Velocity and Stress Measurements Applied to the Dynamic Characterization of Brittle Materials," special issue of Mechanics of Materials, edited by H.D. Espinosa and R.J. Clifton, Vol. 29, No. 3-4, p. 219-232, 1998.
H.D. Espinosa, P.D. Zavattieri, and G.L. Emore, "Adaptive FEM Computation of Geometric and Material Nonlinearities with Application to Brittle Failure," special issue of Mechanics of Materials, edited by H.D. Espinosa and R.J. Clifton, Vol. 29, No. 3-4, p. 275-305, 1998.
H.D. Espinosa, S. Dwivedi, P.D. Zavattieri, and G. Yuan, "A Numerical Investigation of Penetration in Multilayered Material/Structure Systems," International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 35, No. 22, p. 2975-3001, 1998.
H.D. Espinosa, H.-C. Lu, and Y. Xu, "A Novel Technique for Penetrator Velocity Measurement and Damage Identification in Ballistic Penetration Experiments," Journal of Composite Materials, Vol. 32, No. 8, p. 722-743, 1998.
N.S. Brar and H.D. Espinosa, "Enhanced Ballistic Performance of Confined Ceramic Targets," Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Impact Engineering, Singapore, December 7-9, 1998.
H.D. Espinosa, A. Patanella, and Y. Xu, "Dynamic Compression-Shear Loading of Brittle Materials with Specimen Recovery," 11th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics, edited by I.M. Allison, Oxford, UK, 1998.
N.S. Brar, H.D. Espinosa, and G. Yuan, "Experimental Study of Interface Defeat in Confined Ceramic Targets," Proceedings of Joint AIRAPT-16 & HPCJ-38, The Review of High Pressure Science and Technology, Vol. 7, edited by Masaru Nakahara, 1998.

H.D. Espinosa, Y. Xu, and H.-C. Lu "Inelastic Behavior of Fiber Composites Subjected to Out-of-Plane High Strain Rate Shearing," Acta Materialia, Vol. 45, No. 11, p. 4855-4865, 1997.
H.D. Espinosa, Y. Xu, and N.S. Brar, "Micromechanics of Failure Waves in Glass: I. Experiments," Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Vol. 80, No. 8, p. 2061-2073, 1997.
H.D. Espinosa, Y. Xu, and N.S. Brar, "Micromechanics of Failure Waves in Glass: II. Modeling," Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Vol. 80, No. 8, p. 2074-2085, 1997.
H.D. Espinosa, M. Mello, and Y. Xu, "A Variable Sensitivity Displacement Interferometer with Application to Wave Propagation Experiments," Journal of Applied Mechanics - Transactions of the ASME, Vol. 64, No. 1, p. 123-131, 1997.
H.D. Espinosa, G. Yuan, S. Dwivedi, and P.D. Zavattieri, "Numerical Study of Penetration in Ceramic Targets with A Multiple-Plane Model," Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, edited by S.C. Schimdt, D.P. Dandekar, and J.W. Forbes, APS Conference, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1997.
Lu, S. Dwivedi, and P.D. Zavattieri, "A Finite Deformation Anisotropic Plasticity Model for Fiber Reinforced Composites," Proceedings of 12th Annual Technical Conference of the American Society for Composites, edited by Ronald F. Gibson and Golam M. Newaz, Dearborn, MI, 1997.
Y. Xu and H.D. Espinosa, "Damage Quantification in Confined Ceramic," Shock Compression fo Condensed Matter, edited by S.C. Schmidt, D.P. Dandekar, and J.W. Forbes, APS Conference, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1997.
N.S. Brar, H.D. Espinosa, G. Yuan, and P.D. Zavattieri, "Experimental Study of Interface Defeat in Confined Ceramics," Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, edited by S.C. Schmidt, D.P. Dandekar, and J.W. Forbes, APS Conference, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1997.

H.D. Espinosa, M. Mello, and Y. Xu, "A Desensitized Displacement Interferometer Applied to Impact Recovery Experiments," Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 69, No. 21, p. 3161-3163, 1996.
H.D. Espinosa, "Dynamic Compression-Shear Loading with In-Material Interferometric Measurements," Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 67, No. 11, p. 3931-3939, 1996.
H.D. Espinosa, G.L. Emore, and P.D. Zavattieri, "Computational Modeling of Geometric and Material Nonlinearities with Application to Impact Damage in Brittle Failure," Advances in Failure Mechanisms in Brittle Materials, edited by R.J. Clifton and H.D. Espinosa, ASME Winter Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, November, 1996.
H.D. Espinosa, "Modeling Failure Waves in Brittle Materials," Fourth International Conference on Structures Under Shock and Impact IV, edited by N. Jones, C.A. Brebbia, and A.J. Watson, Computational Mechanics Publications, Southampton, UK, 1996.
Lu, and Y. Xu, "A Novel Technique for Penetrator Velocity Measurement in Ballistic Penetration Studies," Advances in Failure Mechanisms in Brittle Materials, edited by R.J. Clifton and H.D. Espinosa, ASME Winter Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, November, 1996.

H.D. Espinosa and N.S. Brar, "Dynamic Failure Mechanisms of Ceramic Bars: Experiments and Numerical Simulations," Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Vol. 43, No. 10, p. 1615-1638, 1995.
H.D. Espinosa, "On the Dynamic Shear Resistance of Ceramic Composites and its Dependence on Applied Multiaxial Deformation," International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 32, No. 21, p. 3105-3128, 1995.
H.D. Espinosa, G. Emore, and Y. Xu, "High Strain Rate Behavior of Composites with Continuous Fibers," High Strain Rate Effects on Polymer, Metal and Ceramic Matrix Composites and Other Advanced Materials, ASME Special Technical Publication edited by Y.D.S. Rajapakse and J.R. Vinson, San Francisco, California, 1995.
H.D. Espinosa, and G. Emore, "Dynamic Inelasticity of Polymer-Matrix Composites with Continuous Fibers," Fourth International Conference on Computational Mechanics, edited by D.R.J. Owen and E. Onate, Barcelona, Spain, 1995.
H.D. Espinosa, Y. Xu, and M. Mello, "A Desensitized Normal Displacement Interferometer Applied to Fast Moving Particles in a Continuum," Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, APS Conference, edited by S.C. Schmidt and W.C. Tao, Seattle, Washington, 1995.
H.D. Espinosa and N.S. Brar, "Dynamic Failure of Brittle Materials, " Panamerican Congress on Applied Mechanics (PACAM IV), University del Salvador, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1995.

H.D. Espinosa, "High Strain Rate Modeling of Ceramics and Ceramic Composites," High-Pressure Science and Technology, Joint AIRAP/APS Conference, edited by S.C. Schmidt, J.W. Shaner, G.A. Samara, and M. Ross Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1993.

H.D. Espinosa, G. Raiser, R.J. Clifton, and M. Ortiz, "Experimental Observations and Numerical Modeling of Inelasticity in Dynamically Loaded Ceramics," Journal of Hard Materials, Vol. 3, No. 3-4, p. 283-313, 1992.
H.D. Espinosa, G. Raiser, R.J. Clifton, and M. Ortiz, "Performance of the Star-Shaped Flyer in the Study of Brittle Materials: 3 Dimensional Computer Simulations and Experimental Observations," Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 72, No. 8, p. 3451-3457, 1992.
H.D. Espinosa, "Micromechanics of the Dynamic Response of Ceramics and Ceramic Composites," PhD Thesis, Brown University, 1992.

H.D. Espinosa and R.J. Clifton, "Plate Impact Experiments for Investigating Inelastic Deformation and Damage of Advanced Materials," ASME Special Technical Publication AMD-130, Experiments in Micromechanics of Failure-Resistant Materials, edited by K.S. Kim, Atlanta, Georgia, 1991.
H.D. Espinosa, G. Raiser, R.J. Clifton, and M. Ortiz, "Inelastic Mechanisms in Dynamically Loaded Ceramics," Mechanics Computing in 1990's and Beyond, edited by H. Adeli and R. Sierakowski, ASCE Proceedings, Columbus, Ohio, 1991.

R.J. Clifton, G. Raiser, M. Ortiz, and H.D. Espinosa, "A Soft-Recovery Experiment for Ceramics," Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, edited by S.C. Schmidt, J.N. Johnson and L.W. Davison, 1990.

H.D. Espinosa, "Finite Element Analysis of Stress Induced Damage in Ceramics," MSc Thesis, Brown University, 1989.

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