Publications

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Work in progress

Preprint

Harnessing disorder to decouple extension and shear in kirigami metamaterials

H. Yu*, H. Jin*†, M. Bi, M. Jafari, F.H. Long, M.J. Greenberg, F. Alisafaei†, G.M. Genin†

arXiv preprint 2026

arXiv: 2607.16583

A shear lag model of the podocyte foot process network predicts a mechanical feedback loop driving progressive effacement

M. Bi*, H. Jin*, P. Puapatanakul, Y. Huang, C. Qu, J.E. Miner, H. Suleiman, G.M. Genin†

bioRxiv 2026

DOI: 10.64898/2026.07.15.738799

In preparation

Generic nanostructural mechanics and multiscale modeling of programmable protein-based hydrogels

H. Jin*, Y. Huang*, J. Jeon, M. Mudiyanselage, F. Zhang, M. Foston, G.M. Genin†

In preparation 2025

Vibrational mechanobiology: the role of the extracellular matrix

H. Jin, T. Anttonen, A. Mekkanakkil, A. Phan, O. Tchaicheeyan, R. Zaera Polo, B. Mortimer, A. Lesman, G.M. Genin†

In preparation 2025

2026

[19] Cell geometry and mechanics slow Gaucher red blood cells

E. Dursun, H. Jin†

Biophysical Journal 2026, New and Notable

DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2026.10.003

[18] In situ mechanical characterization of functional and architected materials

H. Jin, M. Chen, M. Kagias, M. Abi Ghanem, B. Zhang, H.D. Espinosa†

Nature Materials 2026, 1-19

DOI: 10.1038/s41563-026-02601-x

[17] Competing Roles of Aggregation and Interfacial Interactions in Sustainable Protein/Cellulose Nanocrystal-Reinforced Soft Composites

H. Jin, W. Goldberg, Z. Wang, H. Li, Y. Huang, M. Foston, G.M. Genin†

Soft Matter 2026

DOI: 10.1039/d6sm00329j

[16] All-optical photoacoustic tomography via beam deflection

X. Yan, S. Song, H. Jin

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 2026, 59(3), 035401

DOI: 10.1088/1361-6463/ae3623

Before joining U Cincinnati

[15] Multiscale Architecture Governs Stability in Suction-Actuated Variable Stiffness Catheters

D.G. Rucker*, S. Lee*, M.Y. Qiu, Y. Huang, J. Becerra-García, H. Jin, C.B. Suskin, M. Connor, S. Pyeatte, J.W. Osbun, M.A. Zayed, G.M. Genin

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 2026, 148(7), 071007

DOI: 10.1115/1.4071866

[14] Understanding sub-cellular mechanochemical correlations of the neonatal extrahepatic bile duct extracellular matrix by atomic force microscope-Infrared spectroscopy

H. Li, K. Gupta, Z. Wang, J. Llewellyn, H. Jin, S. Tenney, R.G. Wells, M. Foston

Analytica Chimica Acta 2026, 1393, 345175

DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2026.345175

[13] Engineered Protein‐Cellulose Composite Hydrogels with Superior Mechanical Performance for Bioadhesion

J. Jeon, Z. Wang, H. Li, M. Senanayake, S.V. Pingali, H. Jin, K.Z. Lee, S.V. Subramani, L. Belaygorod, B. Arif, Y. Yu, G.M. Genin, M. Foston, M.A. Zayed, F. Zhang†

Small 2026, 22(23), e06184

DOI: 10.1002/smll.202506184

[12] Characterization and Inverse Design of Stochastic Mechanical Metamaterials Using Neural Operators

H. Jin, B. Zhang, Q. Cao, E. Zhang, A. Bora, S. Krishnaswamya, G. E. Karniadakis, H. D. Espinosa†

Advanced Materials 2025, 2420063

DOI: 10.1002/adma.202420063

[11] Tuning sustainable nanocomposite interphase behavior through surface modification of cellulose nanocrystals

Z. Wang, H. Li, H. Jin, M. Senanayake, S.V. Pingali, W. Goldberg, D. Kobayashi, G.M. Genin, M. Foston†

Polymer Composites 2025

DOI: 10.1002/pc.70050

[10] Identifying constitutive parameters for complex hyperelastic materials using physics-informed neural networks

S. Song, H. Jin†

Soft Matter 2024, 20(30), 5915-5926

DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00001C

[9] Mechanical metamaterials fabricated from self-assembly: A perspective

H. Jin†, H. D. Espinosa†

Journal of Applied Mechanics 2024, 91 (4), 040801.

DOI: 10.1115/1.4064144

[8] Ultrastrong colloidal crystal metamaterials engineered with DNA

Y. Li*, H. Jin*, W. Zhou, Z. Wang, Z. Lin, C.A. Mirkin†, H.D. Espinosa†

Science Advances 2023, 9 (39), eadj8103

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adj8103

[7] Recent advances and applications of machine learning in experimental solid mechanics: A review

H. Jin, E. Zhang, H.D. Espinosa†

Applied Mechanics Reviews 2023, 75(6): 061001

DOI: 10.1115/1.4062966

[6] Dynamic fracture of a bicontinuously nanostructured copolymer: A deep-learning analysis of big-data-generating experiment

H. Jin, T. Jiao, R.J. Clifton, K.-S. Kim†

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 2022, 164, 104898

DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2022.104898

[5] Ruga mechanics of soft-orifice closure under external pressure

H. Jin, A.K. Landauer, K.-S. Kim†

Proceedings of the Royal Society A 2021, 477 (2249), 20210238

DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2021.0238

[4] Understanding the nanoscale deformation mechanisms of polyurea from in situ AFM tensile experiments

H. Jin†, C. Machnicki, J. Hegarty, R.J. Clifton, K.-S. Kim

Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series 2021

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86737-9_6

[3] Determination of stresses in incrementally deposited films from wafer-curvature measurements

Z. Rao, H. Jin, A. Engwall, E. Chason, K.-S. Kim†

Journal of Applied Mechanics 2020, 87 (10), 101006.

DOI: 10.1115/1.4047572

[2] Grain size gradient and length scale effect on mechanical behaviors of surface nanocrystalline metals

H. Jin, J. Zhou†, Y. Chen

Materials Science and Engineering: A 2018, A 725, 1-7.

DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2018.03.001

[1] Distribution effects of secondary twin lamellae on the global and local behavior of hierarchically nanotwinned metals

H. Jin, J. Zhou†

Journal of Materials Science 2017, 52 (8), 4647-4657.

DOI: 10.1007/s10853-016-0708-8