Mechanical Properties of Materials Laboratory

Mechanical properties of commercially available nylon sutures in the United States, Callahan, T. L., Lear W., Kruzic J. J., and Maughan C. B. , Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials, Volume 105, Issue 4, p.815-819, (2017)

Bioactive glass fillers reduce bacterial penetration into marginal gaps for composite restorations, Khvostenko, D., Hilton T. J., Ferracane J. L., Mitchell J. C., and Kruzic J. J. , Dental Materials, Volume 32, Issue 1, p.73-81, (2016)

Cyclic mechanical loading promotes bacterial penetration along composite restoration marginal gaps., Khvostenko, D, Salehi S, Naleway S E., Hilton T J., Ferracane J L., Mitchell J C., and Kruzic J J. , Dental Materials, Volume 31, Issue 6, p.702-710, (2015)

Intergranular Nanostructure Effects on Strength and Toughness of Si3N4, Mikijelj, B., Nawaz Z., Kruzic J. J., Idrobo J., Swab J. J., Ozcoban H., Jelitto H., Schneider G. A., Fett T., and Liu Y. , Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Volume 98, Issue 5, p.1650-1657, (2015)

Mechanical properties of suture materials in general and cutaneous surgery, Naleway, S. E., Lear W., Kruzic J. J., and Maughan C. B. , Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials, Volume 103, Issue 4, p.735-742, (2015)

Mechanical performance of novel bioactive glass containing dental restorative composites, Khvostenko, D., Mitchell J. C., Hilton T. J., Ferracane J. L., and Kruzic J. J. , Dental Materials, Nov, Volume 29, Number 11, p.1139-1148, (2013)

The dentin-enamel junction and the fracture of human teeth, Imbeni, V., Kruzic J. J., Marshall G. W., Marshall S. J., and Ritchie R. O. , Nature Materials, Mar, Volume 4, Number 3, p.229-232, (2005)

The dentin-enamel junction and the fracture of human teeth, Imbeni, V., Kruzic J. J., Marshall G. W., Marshall S. J., and Ritchie R. O. , Nature Materials, Mar, Volume 4, Number 3, p.229-232, (2005)

Effects of aging on the toughness of human cortical bone: A study from nano to macro size-scales, Nalla, R. K., Kruzic J. J., Kinney J. H., Balooch M., Ager J. W., Martin M. C., Tomsia A. P., and Ritchie R. O. , Mechanical Properties of Bioinspired and Biological Materials, MRS Symposium Proceedings, Volume 844, p.53-58, (2005)

Characteristic dimensions and the micro-mechanisms of fracture and fatigue in 'nano' and 'bio' materials, Ritchie, R. O., Kruzic J. J., Muhlstein C. L., Nalla R. K., and Stach E. A. , International Journal of Fracture, Jul-Aug, Volume 128, Number 1-4, p.1-15, (2004)

Effects of plastic constraint on the cyclic and static fatigue behavior of metal/ceramic layered structures, Kruzic, J. J., McNaney J. M., Cannon R. M., and Ritchie R. O. , Mechanics of Materials, Jan-Feb, Volume 36, Number 1-2, p.57-72, (2004)

Fracture and fatigue behavior at ambient and elevated temperatures of alumina bonded with copper/niobium/copper interlayers, Kruzic, J. J., Marks R. A., Yoshiya M., Glaeser A. M., Cannon R. M., and Ritchie R. O. , Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Oct, Volume 85, Number 10, p.2531-2541, (2002)

Time dependent debonding of aluminum/alumina interfaces under cyclic and static loading, Kruzic, J. J., McNaney J. M., Cannon R. M., and Ritchie R. O. , Structure-Property Relationships of Oxide Surfaces and Interfaces, MRS Symposium Proceedings, Volume 654, p.AA4–10, (2001)

The contrasting role of microstructure in influencing fracture and fatigue-crack growth in gamma-based titanium aluminides at large and small crack sizes, Kruzic, J. J., Campbell J. P., McKelvey A. L., Choe H., and Ritchie R. O. , Gamma Titanium Aluminides 1999, TMS Annual Meeting, (1999)