Publications of S. Nikolov

Fabritius, H.; Nikolov, S.; Hild, S.; Ziegler, A.; Friák, M.; Neugebauer, J.; Raabe, D.: Design principles of Arthropod cuticle evaluated experimentally and by ab initio-basedmultiscale simulations. Ringberg Symposium 2010, Molecular Bionics - From Biomineralization to Functional Materials, Ringberg Castle, Rottach-Egern, Germany (2010)

Raabe, D.; Roters, F.; Eisenlohr, P.; Fabritius, H.; Nikolov, S.; Petrov, M.; Dmitrieva, O.; Hickel, T.; Friak, M.; Ma, D. et al.; Neugebauer, J.: Combining ab-initio based multiscale models and experiments for structural alloy design. Colloquium Lecture, Australian Microscopy & Microanalysis Research Facility, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia (2010)

Friák, M.; Hickel, T.; Ma, D.; Counts, W. A.; Dick, A.; Udyansky, A.; von Pezold, J.; Nikolov, S.; Fabritius, H. O.; Zhu, L.-F. et al.; Elstnerová, P.; Raabe, D.; Neugebauer, J.: Ab initio based multi-scale approaches to the elasticity of polycrystals. ICAMS Scientific Retreat, Akademie Biggsee, Attendorn, Germany (2010)

Friák, M.; Nikolov, S.; Petrov, M.; Elstnerová, P.; Sachs, C.; Fabritius, H.; Ma, D.; Lymperakis, L.; Raabe, D.; Neugebauer, J.: Ab initio based study of multi-scale elastic properties of hierarchical biocomposites. Seminar talk at Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic (2010)

Friák, M.; Petrov, M.; Nikolov, S.; Sachs, C.; Fabritius, H.; Elstnerova, P.; Ma, D.; Lymperakis, L.; Raabe, D.; Hild, S. et al.; Zigler, A.; Neugebauer, J.: Arthropod Cuticle: A Biological Multifunctional Composite Used As Template for Multidisciplinary Nano-To-Macro-Scale Hierarchical Modeling. 139th Annual Meeting of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS), Seattle, WA, USA (2010)

Ziegler, A.; Ruangchaj, S.; Seidl, B.; Huemer, K.; Raabe, D.; Fabritius, H.; Balasundaram, K.; Karsten, S.; Neugebauer, J.; Friák, M. et al.; Elstnerová, P.; Nikolov, S.: Crustacean skeletal elements: Variations in the constructional morphology at different hierarchical levels. DFG Winter School Priotity Programme 1420: "Biomimetic Materials Research: Functionality by Hierarchical Structuring of Materials", Kerkrade, The Netherlands (2010)

Nikolov, S.; Petrov, M.; Lymperakis, L.; Friák, M.; Sachs, C.; Fabritius, H.; Neugebauer, J.; Raabe, D.: Extremal stiffness of crustacean cuticle through hierarchical optimization: Theory, modeling, and experiment. 3rd International Conference on Mechanics of Biomaterials & Tissues, multiscale modeling of tissue mechanical properties, Clearwater Beach, FL, USA (2009)

Nikolov, S.; Petrov, M.; Friak, M.; Sachs, C.; Fabritius, H.; Ma, D.; Lymperakis, L.; Raabe, D.; Neugebauer, J.: Hierarchical modeling of the elastic properties of lobster cuticle via first principles calculations and mean-field homogenization. 1st International Conference on Material Modeling, Dortmund, Germany (2009)

Nikolov, S.; Petrov, M.; Friak, M.; Sachs, C.; Fabritius, H.; Ma, D.; Lymperakis, L.; Raabe, D.; Neugebauer, J.: Multi-Scale Hierarchical Modeling of the Mechanical Properties of Lobster Cuticle. EUROMAT 2009, Glasgow, UK (2009)

Fabritius, H.; Nikolov, S.; Sachs, C.; Hild, S.; Raabe, D.; Petrov, M.; Lymperakis, L.; Friák, M.; Neugebauer, J.: Arthropod cuticle: A biological multifunctional composite used as template for multiscale modelling. 11th National Congress on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics NCTAM 2009, Borovets, Bulgaria (2009)

Nikolov, S.; Petrov, M.; Friak, M.; Sachs, C.; Fabritius, H.; Ma, D.; Lymperakis, L.; Raabe, D.; Neugebauer, J.: Hierarchical modeling of the mechanical properties of lobster cuticle from the nanoscale up to the macroscale. ICSMA 15: International Conference on the Strength of Materials, Dresden, Germany (2009)

Raabe, D.; Friák, M.; Nikolov, S.; Ma, D.; Roters, F.; Neugebauer, J.: Modern Methods of Multiscale Modeling. Colloquium at TU Darmstadt to celebrate 20 years of Materials Science Faculty at the TU Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany (2009)

Raabe, D.; Neugebauer, J.; Roters, F.; Eisenlohr, P.; Friák, M.; Nikolov, S.; Fabritius, H.; Petrov, M.; Counts, W. A.; Ma, D. et al.; Lymperakis, L.: Multiscale Modeling of the Mechanics of Metallic and Biological Polycrystals using Ab Initio and Continuum Methods. MMCM 2009 Colloquium on Multiscale Methods in Computational Mechanics, Rolduc, The Netherlands (2009)

Fabritius, H.; Hild, S.; Nikolov, S.; Ziegler, A.; Raabe, D.; Friák, M.; Neugebauer, J.: Variations in the constructional morphology of crustacean skeletal elements at different hierarchical levels. Third International Conference on Mechanics of Biomaterials & Tissues ICMOBT 2009, Clearwater, FL, USA (2009)

Fabritius, H.; Ziegler, A.; Hild, S.; Nikolov, S.; Petrov, M.; Sachs, C.; Lymperakis, L.; Friák, M.; Neugebauer, J.; Raabe, D.: Extremal stiffness of crustacean cuticle through hierarchical optimization: Experiments and modeling from ab initio to macroscale. PLASTICITY 2009, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, USA (2009)

Nikolov, S.; Sachs, C.; Fabritius, H.; Raabe, D.; Petrov, M.; Friák, M.; Neugebauer, J.: Modeling of the mechanical properties of lobster cuticle from ab initio to macroscale: How nature designs multifunctional composites with optimal properties. International Plasticity Conference 2009, Virgin Islands, USA (2009)

Nikolov, S.; Petrov, M.; Friák, M.; Raabe, D.; Sachs, C.; Fabritius, H.; Neugebauer, J.; Lymperakis, L.: Hierarchical Modeling of the Elastic Properties of Lobster Cuticle via Ab Initio Calculations and Mean-field Homogenization. MRS Fall Conference 2008, Boston, MA, USA (2008)

Nikolov, S.; Petrov, M.; Friák, M.; Sachs, C.; Fabritius, H.; Raabe, D.; Neugebauer, J.; Lymperakis, L.: Multiscale Modelling of the Elastic Properties of Biological Polymer-Based Nanocomposites with Hierarchical Microstructure: The Lobster Cuticle. 3rd International Conference on Polymer Behaviour, Marrakech, Morocco (2008)

Fabritius, H.; Sachs, C.; Nikolov, S.; Romano, P.; Hild, S.; Raabe, D.: Influence of structural principles at different length scales on the mechanics and functional efficiency of biological materials. Ringberg Symposium 2008: Biological Approaches in Materials Sciences, Ringberg Castle, Rottach-Egern, Germany (2008)

Raabe, D.; Sachs, C.; Fabritius, H.; Friak, M.; Petrov, M.; Nikolov, S.: Principles to design and simulate hierarchical materials with property-relevant structural features. MPI for Colloids and Interfaces, Golm, Potsdam, Germany (2008)