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  1. Topographical and mechanical characterization of living eukaryotic cells on opaque substrates: development of a general procedure and its application to the study of non-adherent lymphocytes

    Article • Physical Biology, March 2015, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Gustavo R. Plaza

  2. Unexpected behavior of irradiated spider silk links conformational freedom to mechanical performance

    Article • Soft Matter, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Gustavo R. Plaza

  3. Study of the influence of actin-binding proteins using linear analyses of cell deformability

    Article • Soft Matter, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Gustavo R. Plaza

  4. Spider silk gut: Development and characterization of a novel strong spider silk fiber

    Article • Scientific Reports, December 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gustavo R. Plaza

  5. Insights into the production and characterization of electrospun fibers from regenerated silk fibroin

    Article • European Polymer Journal, November 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Gustavo R. Plaza

  6. Contraction speed of the actomyosin cytoskeleton in the absence of the cell membrane

    Article • Soft Matter, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Gustavo R. Plaza

  7. Sequential origin in the high performance properties of orb spider dragline silk

    Article • Scientific Reports, October 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gustavo R. Plaza

  8. Relationship between microstructure and mechanical properties in spider silk fibers: identification of two regimes in the microstructural changes

    Article • Soft Matter, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Gustavo R. Plaza

  9. Correlation between processing conditions, microstructure and mechanical behavior in regenerated silkworm silk fibers

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics, December 2011, Wiley

    Dr Gustavo R. Plaza

  10. The hidden link between supercontraction and mechanical behavior of spider silks

    Article • Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, July 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Gustavo R. Plaza

  11. Energy distribution in disordered elastic networks

    Article • Physical Review E, September 2010, American Physical Society (APS)

    Dr Gustavo R. Plaza

  12. Recovery in Viscid Line Fibers

    Article • Biomacromolecules, May 2010, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Gustavo R. Plaza

  13. Old Silks Endowed with New Properties

    Article • Macromolecules, November 2009, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Gustavo R. Plaza

  14. Mechanical Behavior of Silk During the Evolution of Orb-Web Spinning Spiders

    Article • Biomacromolecules, July 2009, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Gustavo R. Plaza

  15. Spider Silk as an Inspiration for Biomimicking

    Article • September 2008, CrossRef Test Account

    Dr Gustavo R. Plaza

  16. Spider Silk as an Inspiration for Biomimicking

    Article • Advances in Science and Technology, September 2008, Trans Tech Publications

    Dr Gustavo R. Plaza

  17. Effect of water onBombyx mori regenerated silk fibers and its application in modifying their mechanical properties

    Article • Journal of Applied Polymer Science, January 2008, Wiley

    Dr Gustavo R. Plaza

  18. Similarities and Differences in the Supramolecular Organization of Silkworm and Spider Silk

    Article • Macromolecules, July 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Gustavo R. Plaza

  19. Influence of the draw ratio on the tensile and fracture behavior of NMMO regenerated silk fibers

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics, January 2007, Wiley

    Dr Gustavo R. Plaza

  20. Thermo-hygro-mechanical behavior of spider dragline silk: Glassy and rubbery states

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics, January 2006, Wiley

    Dr Gustavo R. Plaza

  21. Finding inspiration in argiope trifasciata spider silk fibers

    Article • JOM, February 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gustavo R. Plaza