Publications

Master's Thesis

  • Sequence-Structure Correlations in the MaSp1 Protein of N. clavipes Dragline Silk (2011). (pdf)

Academic Book Chapters

  1. T. Giesa, G. Bratzel, M.J. Buehler, (2012), "Modeling and Simulation of Hierarchical Protein Materials," Nano and Cell Mechanics (eds. Horacio Espinosa and Gang Bao), John Wiley & Sons.

  2. G. Bratzel, M.J. Buehler, (2012), “Mechanical Properties of Hierarchical Protein Materials,” Encyclopedia of Nanotechnology (ed. Bharat Bhushan), Springer.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

  1. Z. Qin, L. Dimas, D. Adler, G. Bratzel, M.J. Buehler, "Biological materials by design," J. Phys. Cond. Mattter, 2014.

  2. G. Bratzel, Z. Qin, M.J. Buehler, "Viscoelastic relaxation time and structural evolution during length contraction of spider silk protein nanostructures," MRS Communications, Vol. 3(3), pp. 185-190, 2013.

  3. L. Dimas, G. Bratzel, I. Eylon, M.J. Buehler, "Tough Composites Inspired by Mineralized Natural Materials: Computation, 3D printing and Testing," Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 23(36), pp. 4629-4638, 2013.

  4. M. Naraghi, G. Bratzel, T. Filleter, Z. An, X. Wei, S.T. Nguyen, M.J. Buehler, H.D. Espinosa, “Atomistic Investigation of Load Transfer Between DWNT Bundles Crosslinked by PMMA-Oligomers,” Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 23(15), pp. 1883-1892, 2013.

  5. S. Tarakkad Krishnaji, G. Bratzel, M. Kinahan, J.Y. Wong, M.J. Buehler, D.L. Kaplan, “Sequence–structure–property relationships with recombinant spider silk-like proteins,” Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 23(2), pp. 241–253, 2013.

  6. G. Bratzel, M.J. Buehler, “Molecular mechanics of silk nanostructures under varied mechanical loading,” Biopolymers, 97:408–417, 2012.

  7. G. Bratzel, M.J. Buehler,“Sequence-structure Correlations And Size Effects In Silk Nanostructure: Poly-ala Repeat Of N. Clavipes MaSp1 Is Naturally Optimized At A Critical Length Scale,” Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 7:30-40, 2012.

  8. G. Bratzel, S. Cranford, M.J. Buehler, “Bioinspired Noncovalently Crosslinked Fuzzy Carbon Nanotube Bundles With Superior Toughness and Strength,” Journal of Materials Chemistry, 20:10465-10474, 2010.

  9. F.J. Shih, G. Bratzel, A.D. Enke, C. Pang, J.L. Nicoln, J.H. Lee, A.E. Beach, “Geometric Dependence of Interlaminar Tensile Strength in L-Shaped Composite Specimens,” Journal of Advanced Materials, 42:41-48, 2010.

  10. G. Sui, B. Li, G. Bratzel, L Baker, W.H. Zhong, X.P. Yang, “Carbon Nanofiber/Polyetherimide Composite Membranes with Special Dielectric Properties,” Soft Matter, 5:3593-3598, 2009.