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62Kuttsukigami: sticky sheet design

Twohig, T.,* Tutika, R.,* Zu, W., Bartlett, M.D.$, Croll, A.B$ ($=Corresponding author, *=Contributed equally)

Soft Matter, 2024.

FEATURED AS COVER ARTICLE
2024
61Topology as a limiting factor for mechanical properties in disordered networks

Reyes-Martinez, M.A., Barron, E.J., Hwang, D., Soles, C.L., Bartlett, M.D.$, Chan, E.P.$ ($=Corresponding author)

Cell Reports Physical Sciences, 2024, 101848.
2024
60Rapid and Reversible Morphing to Enable Multifunctionality in Robots

Wilcox, B.T., Joyce, J., Bartlett, M.D.

Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2024, 2300694.
2024
59A Flexible and Electrically Conductive Liquid Metal Adhesive for Hybrid Electronic Integration

Pozarycki, T.A., Zu, W., Wilcox, B.T. Bartlett, M.D.

Advanced Functional Materials, 2024, 2313567.
2024
58Designing liquid metal microstructures through directed material extrusion additive manufacturing

Hur, O.,* Tutika, R.,* Klemba, N., Markvicka, E.J., Bartlett, M.D.$($=Corresponding author, *=Contributed equally)

Additive Manufacturing, 2024, 103925.

2024
57Liquid metal-elastomer composites for water-resilient soft electronics

Barron, E.J., Williams, E.T., Wilcox, B.T., Ho, D., Bartlett, M.D.

Journal of Polymer Science, 2023, In Press, DOI: 10.1002/pol.20230616.

INVITED SUBMISSION TO THE UMASS PSE COLLECTION
2023
56A unified understanding of magnetorheological elastomers for rapid and extreme stiffness tuning

Barron, E.J., Williams, E.T., Tutika, R., Lazarus, N., Bartlett, M.D.

RSC Applied Polymers, 2023, In Press, DOI: 10.1039/D3LP00109A.
2023
55Bioinspired materials for underwater adhesion with pathways to switchability

Lee, C., Shi, H., Jung, J., Zheng, B., Wang, K., Tutika, R., Long, R.$, Lee, B.$, Gu, G.X.$, Bartlett, M.D.$ ($=Corresponding author)

Cell Reports Physical Science, 2023, 101597.

INVITED SUBMISSION
2023
54Electrically Conductive Liquid Metal Composite Adhesives for Reversible Bonding of Soft Electronics

Haque, A.B.M., Ho, D., Hwang, D., Tutika, R., Lee, C., Bartlett, M.D.

Advanced Functional Materials, 2023, 2304101.
2023
53Metamaterial adhesives for programmable adhesion through reverse crack propagation

Hwang, D., Lee, C., Yang, X., Gonzalez, J.P., Finnegan, J., Lee, B., Markvicka, E.J., Long, R. Bartlett, M.D.

Nature Materials, 2023, 22, 1030–1038.

2023
52Peel tests for quantifying adhesion and toughness: A review

Bartlett, M.D.$, Case, S.W., Kinloch, A.J., Dillard, D.A. ($=Corresponding author)

Progress in Materials Science, 2023, 137, 101086.

2023
51RISO: Combining Rigid Grippers with Soft Switchable Adhesives

Mehta, S.A., Kim, Y., Hoegerman, J., Bartlett, M.D., Losey, D.P.

2023 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), 2023.
2023
50X-ray scattering as an effective tool for characterizing liquid metal composite morphology

Crater, E.R.,* Tutika, R.,* Moore, R.B., Bartlett, M.D. (*=Contributed equally)

Soft Matter, 2022, 18, 7762 - 7772.

INVITED SUBMISSION TO THE SOFT ROBOTICS THEMED COLLECTION
2022
49Tough Bonding of Liquid Metal-Elastomer Composites for Multifunctional Adhesives

Pozarycki, T.A.,* Hwang, D.,* Barron, E.J.,* Wilcox, B.T., Tutika, R., Bartlett, M.D. (*=Contributed equally)

Small, 2203700, 2022.
2022
48 Peeling of finite-length elastica on Winkler foundation until complete detachment

Plaut, R.H., Hwang, D., Lee, C., Bartlett, M.D., Dillard, D.A.

International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2022, 256, 111944.
2022
47 Octopus-inspired adhesive skins for intelligent and rapidly switchable underwater adhesion

Frey, S.T., Haque, A.B.M., Tutika, R., Krotz, E.V., Lee, C., Haverkamp, C.B., Markvicka, E.J. Bartlett, M.D.

Science Advances, 2022, 8, eabq1905.

FEATURED AS COVER ARTICLE
2022
46 On Demand Programming of Liquid Metal-Composite Microstructures Through Direct Ink Write 3D Printing

Haake, A.,* Tutika, R.,* Schloer, Gwyneth M., Bartlett, M.D.$, Markvicka, E.J.$ ($=Corresponding author, *=Contributed equally)

Advanced Materials, 2022, 2200182.

FEATURED AS COVER ARTICLE
2022
45Shape morphing mechanical metamaterials through reversible plasticity

Hwang, D.,* Barron, E.J.,* Haque, A.B.M., Bartlett, M.D.(*=Contributed equally)

Science Robotics, 7, eabg2171, 2022.
2022
44Graded Kirigami Composites for Programmed Strain Distributions

Haque, A.B.M., Hwang, D., Bartlett, M.D.

Advanced Materials Technologies, 2021, 2101241.
2021
43Self-healing liquid metal composite for reconfigurable and recyclable soft electronics

Tutika, R., Haque, A.B.M., Bartlett, M.D.

Communications Materials, 2021, 2, 64.
2021
42Cancer Cell Migration in Collagen-hyaluronan Composite Extracellular Matrices

Veettil, S.R., Hwang, D., Correia, J., Bartlett, M.D., Schneider, I.C.

Acta Biomaterialia, 2021, In Press.
2021
41Liquid assets for soft electronics

Bartlett, M.D.

Nature Materials, 2021, 20, 714–715.
2021
40Deterministic control of adhesive crack propagation through jamming based switchable adhesives

Haverkamp, C.,* Hwang, D.,* Lee, C., Bartlett, M.D. (*=Contributed equally)

Soft Matter, 2021, 17, 1731-1737.

INVITED SUBMISSION: 2021 EMERGING INVESTIGATORS COLLECTION, FEATURED AS COVER ARTICLE
2021
39 All-graphene-based open fluidics for pumpless, small-scale fluid transport via laser-controlled wettability patterning

Hall, L.H.,* Hwang, D.G.,* Chen, B.,* Van Belle, B., Johnson, Z.T., Hondred, J.A., Gomes, C., Bartlett, M.D.,$ Claussen, J.C. $ ($=Corresponding author, *=Contributed equally)

Nanoscale Horizons, 2021, 6 (1), 24-32.

FEATURED AS COVER ARTICLE
2021
38Solid-Liquid Composites for Soft Multifunctional Materials

Style, R.W.$, Tutika, R., Kim, J.Y., Bartlett, M.D.$ ($=Corresponding author)

Advanced Functional Materials, 2021, 31, 202005804.
2021
37 Alter macrophage adhesion and modulate their response on hydrophobically modified hydrogels

Xu, Z., Hwang, D., Bartlett, M.D., Jiang, S., Bratlie, K.M.

Biochemical Engineering Journal, 2021, 165, 107821.
2021
36Modeling of Magnetic properties of Magnetorheological Elastomers using JA Hysteresis Model.

Kiarie, W., Barron, E.J., Baghel, A.P.S., Niebedim, I.C., Bartlett, M.D., Jiles, D.

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 2021, 57, 2, 1-5.
2021
35 Mechanically Cloaked Multiphase Magnetic Elastomer Soft Composites for Wearable Wireless Power Transfer

Barron, E.J., Peterson, R.S., Lazarus, N,$ Bartlett, M.D.,$ ($=Corresponding author)

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2020, 12 (45), 50909-50917.
2020
34Conductive liquid metal elastomer thin films with multifunctional electro-mechanical properties

Haque, A.B.M., Tutika, R., Gao, M., Martinez, A., Mills, J., Clement, J.A., Gao, J., Tabrizi, M., Shankar, M.R., Pei, Q., Bartlett, M.D.

Multifunctional Materials, 2020, 3, 044001.

INVITED SUBMISSION, SPECIAL ISSUE: MULTIFUNCTIONAL COMPOSITES
2020
33Active Membranes on Rigidity Tunable Foundations for Rapidly Switchable Adhesion

Swift, M.D., Haverkamp, C., Stabile, C., Hwang, D., Turner, K.T., Plaut, R.H., Dillard, D.A., Bartlett, M.D.

Advanced Materials Technologies, 2020, 202000676.
2020
32Introduction to liquid composites

Bartlett, M.D.$, Style, R.W.$ ($=Corresponding author)

Soft Matter, 2020, 16, 5799-5800.
2020
31Programmable Liquid Metal Microstructures for Multifunctional Soft Thermal Composites

Haque, A.B.M., Tutika, R., Byrum, R.L., Bartlett, M.D.

Advanced Functional Materials, 2020, 2000832.

FEATURED AS COVER ARTICLE
2020
30 Switchable Adhesives for Multifunctional Interfaces

Croll, A.B., Hosseini, N., Bartlett, M.D.

Advanced Materials Technologies, 2019, 1900193.
2019
29 Soft Electronic Skin for Multi-Site Damage Detection and Localization

Markvicka, E.J., Tutika, R., Bartlett, M.D.$, Majidi, C.$ ($=Corresponding author)

Advanced Functional Materials, 2019, 1900160.
2019
28Liquid Metal-Elastomer Soft Composites with Independently Controllable and Highly Tunable Droplet Size and Volume Loading

Tutika, R., Kmiec, S., Haque, A.B.M., Martin, S.W., Bartlett, M.D.

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2019,11 (19), 17873–17883.

FEATURED AS COVER ARTICLE
2019
27 Soft-matter damage detection systems for electronics and structures

Bartlett, M.D.$, Markvicka, E.J., Tutika, R., Majidi, C. ($=Corresponding author)

Proceedings of SPIE, 2019, 10971.
2019
26Self-Healing Materials for Soft-Matter Machines and Electronics

Bartlett, M.D., Dickey, M.D., Majidi, C.

Nature Asia Materials, 2019, 11, 19-22.
2019
25Tuning Surface Functionalization and Collagen Gel Thickness to Regulate Cancer Cell Migration

Veettil, S.R., Van Bruggen, S.M., Hwang, D., Bartlett, M.D., Schneider, I.C.

Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2019, 179, 37-47.
2019
24Kirigami-enabled, Passive Resonant Sensors for Wireless Deformation Monitoring

Charkhabi, S., Chan, Y.J., Hwang, D., Frey, S.T., Bartlett, M.D.,$ Reuel, N.F.$ ($=Corresponding author)

Advanced Materials Technologies, 2019, 1800683.
2019
23Flexible Thermoelectric Generators with Inkjet-Printed Bismuth Telluride Nanowires and Liquid Metal Contacts

Chen, B., Kruse, M., Xu, B., Tutika, R., Zhang,W., Bartlett, M.D., Wu, Y., Claussen, J.C.

Nanoscale, 2019, 11, 5222-5230.

SELECTED AS EDITOR'S CHOICE: THERMOELECTRIC NANOSTRUCTURES
2019
22Mechanical and Functional Tradeoffs in Multiphase Liquid Metal, Solid Particle Soft Composites

Tutika, R., Zhou, S., Napolitano, R.E., Bartlett, M.D.

Advanced Functional Materials, 2018, 201804336.
2018
21An autonomously electrically self-healing liquid metal-elastomer composite for robust soft-matter robotics and electronics

Markvicka, E.J.*, Bartlett, M.D.*, Huang, X. , Majidi, C. (*=Contributed equally)

Nature Materials, 2018, 17, 618-624.
2018
20Extreme Toughening of Soft Materials with Liquid Metal

Kazem, N., Bartlett, M.D., Majidi, C.

Advanced Materials, 2018, 30, 1706594.
2018
19Tunable Mechanical Metamaterials through Hybrid Kirigami Structures

Hwang, D., Bartlett, M.D.

Scientific Reports, 2018, 8, 3378
2018
18Kirigami-inspired Structures for Smart Adhesion

Hwang, D., Trent, K., Bartlett, M.D.

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2018, 10 (7), 6747-6754.
2018
17Mechanically Triggered Composite Stiffness Tuning Through Thermodynamic Relaxation (ST3R)

Chang, B.S., Tutika, R., Cutinho, J., Oyola-Reynoso, S., Chen, J., Bartlett, M.D.$, Thuo, M.M.$ ($=Corresponding author)

RSC Materials Horizons, 2018, 5, 416-422.

FEATURED ON INSIDE COVER
2018
16High Strength Reversible Adhesive Closures

King, D.R., Bartlett, M.D., Nalback, M., Irschick, D.J., Crosby, A.J.

Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics, 2017, 55,1783-1790.

2017
15High thermal conductivity in soft elastomers with elongated liquid metal inclusions

Bartlett, M.D.*, Kazem, N.*, Powell-Palm, M.J.*, Huang, X., Sun, W., Malen, J.A., Majidi, C.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 2017, 114(9), 2143-2148.
2017
14Rapid Fabrication of Soft, Multilayered Electronics for Wearable Bio-Monitoring

Bartlett, M.D.*, Markvicka, E.J.*, Majidi, C.

Advanced Functional Materials, 2016, 26, 8496-8504.
2016
13Elastic Instabilities of a Ferroelastomer Beam for Soft Reconfigurable Electronics

Ramachandran, V., Bartlett, M.D., Wissman, J., Majidi, C.

Extreme Mechanics Letters, 2016, 9, 282-290.
2016
12Stretchable, High-k Dielectric Elastomers through Liquid Metal Inclusions

Bartlett, M.D.*, Fassler, A.*, Kazem, N., Markvicka, E.J., Majidi, C.

Advanced Materials, 2016, 28, 3726-3731.

FEATURED ON INSIDE COVER
2016
11 Geckos as Springs: Mechanics Explain Across-Species Scaling of Adhesion

Gilman, C.A., Imburgia, M.J., Bartlett, M.D., King, D.R., Crosby, A.J., Irschick, D.J.

PLoS ONE, 2015, 10(9):e0134604.
2015
10Material Transfer Controlled by Elastomeric Layer Thickness

Bartlett, M.D., Crosby, A.J.

RSC Materials Horizons, 2014, 1, 507-512.
2014
9Creating Gecko-like Adhesives for Real World Surfaces

King, D.R., Bartlett, M.D., Gilman, C.A., Irschick, D.J., Crosby, A.J.

Advanced Materials, 2014, 26, 4345-4351.

SIGNIFICANT PRESS COVERAGE
2014
8High Capacity, Easy Release Adhesives from Renewable Materials

Bartlett, M.D., Crosby, A.J.

Advanced Materials, 2014, 26, 3405-3409.
2014
7Enhancing Adhesion of Elastomeric Composites through Facile Patterning of Surface Discontinuities

Pendergraph, S.A., Bartlett, M.D., K.R. Carter, Crosby, A.J.

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2014, 6 (9), 6845-6850.
2014
6Scaling Normal Adhesion Force Capacity with a Generalized Parameter.

Bartlett, M.D., Crosby, A.J.

Langmuir, 2013, 29, 11022-11027.
2013
5Buckling of an Adhesive Polymeric Micropillar

Paretkar, D., Bartlett, M.D., McMeeking, R., Crosby, A.J., Arzt, E.

Journal of Adhesion, 2013, 89, 140-158.
2013
4Opportunities with Fabric Composites as Unique Flexible Substrates

Pendergraph, S.A., Bartlett, M.D., K.R. Carter, Crosby, A.J.

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2012, 4 (12), 6640-6645.
2012
3Designing Bio-Inspired Adhesives for Shear Loading: From Simple Structures to Complex Patterns

Bartlett, M.D., Croll, A.B., Crosby, A.J.

Advanced Functional Materials, 2012, 22, 4985-4992.
2012
2Total Recoil: Perch Compliance Alters Jumping Performance and Kinematics in Green Anole Lizards (Anolis carolinensis)

Gilman, C.A., Bartlett, M.D., Gillis, G.B., Irschick, D.J.

Journal of Experimental Biology, 2012, 215, 220-226.
2012
1Looking Beyond Fibrillar Features to Scale Gecko-Like Adhesion

Bartlett, M.D., Croll, A.B., King, D.R., Paret, B.M., Irschick, D.J., Crosby, A.J.

Advanced Materials, 2012, 24, 1078-1083.

FEATURED ON INSIDE COVER, TOP TEN MOST ACCESSED (FEB. 2012), SIGNIFICANT PRESS COVERAGE
2012

PATENTS

#Patent
9Multi-site damage sensing and localization soft-mater electronics and related systems and methods

Majidi, C., Bartlett, M.D., Markvicka, E.J.

US Patent App No. US 17/095564.
8Method of Synthesizing a Thermally Conductive and Stretchable Polymer Composite

Kazem, N., Bartlett, M.D., Majidi, C.

US Patent App No. US 16/766121.
7Soft, Multilayered Electronics for Wearable Devices and Methods to Produce the Same

Majidi, C., Bartlett, M.D., Markvicka, E.J.

US Patent No. US 10,645,803 B2.
6Polymer Composite with Liquid Phase Metal Inclusions

Majidi, C., Fassler, A., Bartlett, M.D., Kazem, N., Powell-Palm, M., Malen, J.A.

US Patent Application No. US 15/423,538
5Devices for Application and Load Bearing and Method of Using the Same

Crosby, A.J., Bartlett, M.D., Irschick, D.J., King, D.R.

US Patent No. 9,182,075
4Double and Multi-Sided Adhesive Devices

Crosby, A.J., Bartlett, M.D.

US Patent No. 9,395,038
3Weight-bearing Adhesives with Adjustable Angles

Crosby, A.J., King, D.R., Bartlett, M.D., Irschick, D.J.

US Patent No. 9,440,416 B2
2High Capacity Easy Release Extended Use Adhesive Devices

Crosby, A.J., Bartlett, M.D., Croll, A.B., King, D.R.

US Patent No. 9,603,419 B2
1High Capacity Easy Release Extended use Adhesive Closure Devices

Crosby, A.J., Bartlett, M.D., Irschick, D.J., King, D.R.

US Patent No. 9,574,113 B2

PRESS

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Ancient Japanese Paper-Cutting Art Engineers tap into 2000-year-old Japanese cutting art for stronger, removable tape 2023
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Popular ScienceThis glove gives you the sensational powers of an octopus 2022
BBC RadioNaked-Scientists Podcast 2022
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TechxploreUnbroken: New soft electronics don't break, even when punctured 2021
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Soft Robotics PodcastSoft Robotics With Michael Bartlett 2020
World Science FestivalCool Jobs - Materials Engineer 2019
Washington PostTerminator skin: Researchers create ‘self-healing’ material for robots2018
FuturismNew Soft Robotic Skin Automatically Heals, Even If You Shoot It Full of Holes2018
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NanowerkCreating highly tunable adhesives with kirigami-inspired structures2018
Materials TodayNovel smart material stiffens up when stressed2018
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