Nikolov, S.; Raabe, D.: Hierarchical Modeling of the Elastistic Properties of Bone at Submicron Scales: The Role of Extrafibrillar Mineralization. Biophysical Journal 94, pp. 4220 - 4232 (2008)
Nikolov, S.; Lebensohn, R. A.; Raabe, D.: Self-consistent modeling of large plastic deformation, texture and morphology evolution in semi-crystalline polymers. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 54 (7), pp. 1350 - 1375 (2006)
Nikolov, S.; Han, C. S.; Raabe, D.: On the origin of size effects in small-strain elasticity of solid polymers. International Journal of Solids and Structures 44, pp. 1582 - 1592 (2006)
Han, C. S.; Nikolov, S.: Frank energy and size dependent deformation in polymer. 13th International Symposium on Plasticity and its Current Applications, Alaska [USA], June 02, 2007 - June 06, 2007., (2008)
Nikolov, S.; Sachs, C.; Fabritius, H.; Raabe, D.; Petrov, M.; Friak, M.; Neugebauer, J.; Lymperakis, L.; Ma, D.: Hierarchical modeling of the mechanical properties of lobster cuticle from nano‐ up to macroscale: The influence of the mineral content and the microstructure. In: Proceedings of MMM 2008 "Computational Modeling of biological and soft condensed matter systems", pp. 667 - 670. 4th International Conference on Multiscale Materials Modeling, Tallahassee, FL, USA, October 27, 2008 - October 31, 2008. Dep. of Scientific Computing, Florida State University, USA (2008)
Nikolov, S.; Roters, F.; Raabe, D.: A constitutive model with shear transformation zones plasticity and reptation-based viscoelasticity. 3th Int. Conference Multiscale Materials Modeling 2006, Freiburg, Germany, September 18, 2006 - September 22, 2006. (2006)
Nikolov, S.; Lebensohn, R. A.; Roters, F.; Raabe, D.; Ma, A.: Micromechanical modeling of large plastic deformation in semi-crystalline polymers. 12th International Symposium on Plasticity 2006, Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada), July 17, 2006 - July 22, 2006. (2006)
International researcher team presents a novel microstructure design strategy for lean medium-manganese steels with optimized properties in the journal Science
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