2023-2024
Wagner, R.J., Silberstein, M.N., A foundational framework for the mesoscale modeling of dynamic elastomers and gels. arXiv (2024). Link
Wagner, R.J., Lamont, S.C., White, Z.T., Vernerey, F.J. Catch bond kinetics are instrumental to cohesion of fire ant rafts under load. PNAS (2024). Link
Abdelrahman, M., Wagner, R.J., Kalairaj, M.S., Zadan, M., Kim, M.H., et al. Material assembly from collective action of shape-changing polymers. Nature Materials (2024). Link
Wagner, R. J. & Vernerey, F. J. Coupled bond dynamics alters relaxation in polymers with multiple intrinsic dissociation rates. Soft Matter (2023). Link
2022
Xu, L.*, Wagner, R. J.*, Liu, S.*, He, Q., Zou, X., Fu, Y., Shi, X., Zhao, D., Ding, J., Vernerey, F. J. Locomotion of an untethered, worm-inspired soft robot driven by a shape-memory alloy skeleton. Scientific Reports (2022). Link
Xu., L.*, Fu, Y.*, Wagner, R. J.*, Zou, X., He, Q., Li, T., Ding, J., Vernerey, F. J. Thermosensitive P(AAc-co-NIPAm) hydrogels display enhanced toughness and self-healing via ion-ligand interactions. Macromolecular Rapid Communications (2022). Link
Wagner, R. J., Dai, J.*, Su, X.*, Vernerey, F. J. A mesoscale model for the micromechanical study of gels. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids (2022). Link
Wagner, R. J. & Vernerey, F. J. Computational exploration of treadmilling and protrusion growth observed in fire ant rafts. PLOS Computational Biology (2022). Link
2018-2021
Wagner, R. J., Hobbs, E. & Vernerey, F. J. A network model of transient polymers: exploring the micromechanics of nonlinear viscoelasticity. Soft Matter (2021). Link
Wagner, R. J., Such, K., Hobbs, E. & Vernerey, F. J. Treadmilling and dynamic protrusions in fire ant rafts. Journal of The Royal Society Interface (2021). Link
Vernerey, F. J., Shen, T., Sridhar, S. L. & Wagner, R. J. How do fire ants control the rheology of their aggregations? A statistical mechanics approach. Journal of The Royal Society Interface (2018). Link