Living Materials Laboratory:
Publications
Publication of our research results in peer-reviewed and other significant outlets is important to document our work and to disseminate it widely within the global research community.
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Embodied carbon benchmarks of single-family residential buildings in the United States
Sustainable Cities and Society
December, 2024
Diatom biosilica as a supplementary cementitious material
Diatom biosilica as a supplementary cementitious material
December, 2024
Whole-Life Carbon Emissions of Concrete Mixtures Considering Maximum CO2 Sequestration via Carbonation
Resources, Conservation, and Recycling, In press
July, 2024
Effect of Algal Biomass on the Properties of Calcium Sulfoaluminate Cement
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, In press
May, 2024
Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Sustainable Resource Management and Chemical Processes
ACS Sustainable Resource Management, 1(2), 178-180
February, 2024
Algal Biochar-metal Nanocomposite Particles Tailor the Hydration Kinetics and Compressive Strength of Portland Cement Paste
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 12(9): 3585-3594
February, 2024
Biomineralization in Cement and Concrete Research
RILEM Technical Letters, 8: 113-124
January, 2024
Rheology and 3D Printing of Alginate Bio-Stabilized Earth Concrete
Cement and Concrete Research, 175: 107380
January, 2024
Toward Biomimetic and Living Earth Materials
Matter, 6(12): 4124-4127
December, 2023
Can Domain Knowledge Benefit Machine Learning for Concrete Property Prediction?
Journal of the American Ceramics Society, in press
November, 2023
Hydrogel-Assisted Self-Healing of Biomineralized Living Building Materials
Journal of Cleaner Production, 418, 138178
September, 2023
A Small-scale Thermogravimetric Method to Measure the Chemical Reactivity of Supplementary Cementitious Materials
Cement, 12, 100071
June, 2023
Thermo-Responsive Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) Hydrogel Particles Improve Workability Loss and Autogenous Shrinkage in Cement Paste
Cement, 10, 100049
December, 2022
Structural Material Demand and Associated Embodied Carbon Emissions of the United States Building Stock: 2020-2100
Resources, Conservation, and Recycling, 186, 106583
November, 2022
Biomimetic Ice Recrystallization Inhibition-Active Poly(vinyl alcohol) Enhances the Freeze-thaw Resistance of Cement Paste
Cement and Concrete Research, 160, 106905
October, 2022
Bioinspired Threonine-based Polymers with Potent Ice Recrystallization Inhibition Activity
ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 4(10): 7934-7942
October, 2022
The Defining Moment for Engineered Living Materials
Matter, 5(8): 2556-2557
August, 2022
Biomineralization of SCOBY Cellulose Aerogels
Advanced Engineering Materials, 2200681
July, 2022
Biomineralized Materials for Sustainable and Durable Construction
Annual Review of Materials Research, 52: 411-439
July, 2022
Machine Learning in Concrete Science: Applications, Challenges, and Best Practices
npj Computational Materials, 8(1): 1-17
June, 2022
Viscoelastic-Mapping of Cellulose Nanofibrils Using Low-Total-Force Contact Resonance Force Microscopy (LTF-CRFM)
Cellulose, 29: 5493-5509
May, 2022
Ice-Binding Proteins and Bioinspired Synthetic Mimics in Non-Physiological Environments
iScience, 104286
April, 2022
Surfactant Properties of a Biomimetic Antifreeze Polymer Admixture for Improved Freeze-Thaw Durability of Concrete
Construction and Building Materials, 313: 125423
December, 2021
Retardation Mechanisms of Algae on Cement Hydration
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 9(41): 13726-13734
October, 2021
Influence of Copper-Impregnated Basic Oxygen Furnace Slag on the Fresh- and Hardened-State Properties of Antimicrobial Mortars
Cement and Concrete Composites, 121: 104059
August, 2021
Sulfuric Acid Degradation of Alkali-Activated Metakaolin Cements Supplemented with Brucite
Cement and Concrete Composites, 121: 104063
August, 2021
Multi-objective Optimization Techniques for Designing Low-Carbon Concrete Mixtures
Frontiers in Materials: Structural Materials, 8: 257
July, 2021
Mechanical Evaluation of 3D Printed Biomimetic Non-Euclidean Saddle Geometries Mimicking the Mantis Shrimp
Biomimetics and Bioinspiration, 16(5): 056002
July, 2021
Mechanics, Optics, and Thermodynamics of Water Transport of Chemically Modified Transparent Wood Composites
Composites Science and Technology, 208: 108737
May, 2021
Atomic Structure and Phase Assemblages in Novel M-(N)-A-S-H Materials
Cement and Concrete Research, 142: 106348
April, 2021
Silica-Modifying Chemical Admixtures for Directed Zeolitization of Metakaolin-based Alkali-Activated Materials
Cement and Concrete Research, 142, 106348
April, 2021
A New Estimate of North America’s Building Floor Space
Environmental Science and Technology, 55(8): 5161-5170
March, 2021
Iron Mineral Admixtures Improve the Sulfuric Acid Resistance of Low-Calcium Alkali-Activated Cements
Cement and Concrete Composites, 116: 103867
February, 2021
Nanoscale Construction Biotechnology: A Prospectus
Frontiers in Materials, 420: 594989
January, 2021
Engineering Living Building Materials (LBMs) for Enhanced Bacterial Viability and Mechanical Properties
iScience, 24(2): 102083
January, 2021
Sulfuric Acid Improves the Reactivity of Zeolites via Dealumination
Construction and Building Materials, 264: 120648
December, 2020
A Computational Approach to Design Moisture-Resistant Wood Polymer Composites
Materials Today Communications, 25: 101594
December, 2020
Statistical Variation in the Embodied Carbon of Concrete Mixtures
Journal of Cleaner Production, 275: 123088
December, 2020
Engineered Living Materials: Taxonomies and Emerging Trends
Trends in Biotechnology, 39(6): 574-583
November, 2020
Effect of pH on the Activity of Ice-Binding Protein from Marinomonas primoryensis
Extremophiles, 25(1): 1-13
October, 2020
On the Theoretical Carbon Storage and Carbon Sequestration Potential of Hempcrete
Journal of Cleaner Production, 266: 121846
September, 2020
Dispersion and Effects of Metal-impregnated Granular Activated Carbon Particles on the Hydration of Antimicrobial Mortars
Cement and Concrete Composites, 110: 103588
July, 2020
Inhibiting Freeze-Thaw Damage in Cement Paste and Concrete by Mimicking Nature’s Antifreeze
Cell Reports Physical Science, 1, 100060
June, 2020
Embodied and Operational Energy Analysis of Passive House Building Envelopes in the United States
ASCE Journal of Architectural Engineering, 26(2): 04020010
April, 2020
Biomineralization and Successive Regeneration of Engineered Living Building Materials
Matter, 2(2), 481-494
February, 2020
Genome Engineering of E. coli for Improved Styrene Production and Polymerization
Metabolic Engineering, 57, 74-84
January, 2020
A Comparison of Machine Learning Methods for Predicting the Compressive Strength of Field-placed Concrete
Construction and Building Materials, 228, 116661
December, 2019
Moisture Buffering in Buildings: A Review of Experimental and Numerical Methods
Energy and Buildings, 202, 109394
November, 2019
Engineered Ureolytic Microorganisms Can Tailor the Morphology and Nanomechanical Properties of Biogenic Calcium Carbonate
Scientific Reports, 9, 14721
October, 2019
PVA- and PEG-assisted Sol-gel Synthesis of Aluminosilicate Precursors for N-A-S-H Geopolymer Cements
Journal of the American Ceramics Society, 103(2), 859-877. Best Paper Award: Journal of the American Ceramics Society
August, 2019
Optical Properties and Mechanical Modeling of Transparent Wood Composite Laminates
Materials, 12(14): 2256
July, 2019
Biochar-immobilized Bacteria and Superabsorbent Polymers Enable Self-healing of Fiber-reinforced Concrete After Multiple Damage Cycles
Cement and Concrete Composites, 100: 35-52
July, 2019
Zeolite Adsorption of Chloride from a Synthetic Alkali-Activated Cement Pore Solution
Materials 12(12): 2019
June, 2019
Using Calcined Waste Eggshells to Remove Sulfate in Non-Potable Concrete Mixing Water
ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 31(6): 04019074
June, 2019
Fine aggregate substitution with acidified granular activated carbon influences fresh-state and mechanical properties of ordinary Portland cement mortars
Construction and Building Materials, 207: 59-69
May, 2019
Ice-Binding Protein from Shewanella frigidimarinas Inhibits Ice Crystal Growth in Alkaline Solutions
Polymers, 11(2): 299
February, 2019
On the Theoretical CO2 Sequestration Potential of Pervious Concrete
Infrastructures, 4(1): 12. Journal Cover
January, 2019
Copper and Cobalt Improve the Acid Resistance of Alkali-Activated Cements
Cement and Concrete Research, 115: 327-338
January, 2019
Rational Control of Calcite Production by Engineered Escherichia coli
ACS Synthetic Biology, 7(11): 2497-2506
November, 2018
A Review of Chloride Transport in Alkali-Activated Cement Paste, Mortar, and Concrete
Construction and Building Materials, 186: 191-206
October, 2018
Nanoscale Hygromechanical Behavior of Lignin
Cellulose, 25(11): 6345-6360
September, 2018
Computational Design Optimization of Concrete Mixtures: A Review
Cement and Concrete Research, 109: 42-53
July, 2018
Cradle-to-Gate CO2e Emissions vs. in situ CO2 Sequestration of Structural Concrete Elements
Energy and Buildings, 167: 301-311
May, 2018
On-Demand Microwave-Assisted Fabrication of Gelatin Foams
Molecules, 23(5): 1121
April, 2018
Fine Aggregate Substitution by Granular Activated Carbon Can Improve Physical and Mechanical Properties of Cement Mortars
Construction and Building Materials, 164: 750-759
March, 2018
Carrageenan-based Superabsorbent Biopolymers Mitigate Autogenous Shrinkage in Ordinary Portland Cement
Materials and Structures, 51(37): 1-13
February, 2018
Numerical Service-Life Modeling of Chloride-Induced Corrosion in Recycled Aggregate Concrete
Construction and Building Materials, 161: 236-245
February, 2018
Investigation of Efficient Air Pollutant Removal Using Active Flow Control
Building and Environment, 122: 134-144
September, 2017
A Mathematical Model for Predicting the Carbon Sequestration Potential of Exposed Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) Concrete
Construction and Building Materials, 147: 417-27
August, 2017
Mineralization Dynamics of Metakaolin-based Alkali-Activated Cements
Cement and Concrete Research, 94: 1-12
April, 2017
Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Prestressed Natural Fiber-Reinforced Polylactic (PLA) Composite Materials
Composites Part B: Engineering, 95: 346-354
June, 2016
Activating Relaxation-Controlled Diffusion Mechanisms for Tailored Moisture Resistance of Gelatin-based Bioadhesives for Engineered Wood Products
Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 84: 435-441
May, 2016
Evaporation-based Method for Preparing Gelatin Foams with Aligned Tubular Pore Structures
Materials Science and Engineering Part C, 62: 467-473
May, 2016
Material Characterization and Hydraulic Conductivity Modeling of Macroporous Recycled-Aggregate Pervious Concrete
Construction and Building Materials, 110: 89-97
May, 2016
Energy Performance Analysis of Variable Thermal Resistance Envelopes in Residential Buildings
Energy and Buildings, 103: 317-325
September, 2015
Mechanical Characterization of Gelatin-Flax Natural-Fiber Composites for Construction
Journal of Renewable Materials, 3(3): 175-182
August, 2015
Bond Strength of Biodegradable Gelatin-based Wood Adhesives
Journal of Renewable Materials, 3(3): 195-204
August, 2015
Integrating Durability-based Service-life Predictions with Environmental Impact Assessments of Natural Fiber-reinforced Composite Materials
Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 99: 72-83
June, 2015
An Analytical Model for Predicting the Freeze-Thaw Durability of Wood-Fiber Composites
Composites Part B: Engineering, 69: 435-442
February, 2015
Stochastic Service-Life Modeling of Chloride-Induced Corrosion in Recycled-Aggregate Concrete
Cement and Concrete Composites, 55: 103-111
January, 2015
Incorporating Spatiotemporal Effects and Moisture Diffusivity into a Multi-Criteria Sustainable Materials Selection Methodology
Construction and Building Materials, 71: 589-601
November, 2014
A Micromechanical Model for Moisture-Induced Deterioration in Fully Biorenewable Wood-Polymer Composites
Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 50(2): 81-92
July, 2013
Structural Engineering and Sustainable Development
International Journal of Environmental Sustainability, 8(2): 11-18
January, 2013
Characterizing the Effect of Ambient Aging on the Mechanical and Physical Properties of Commercially Available Bacterial Thermoplastics.” †equal contribution
Polymer Degradation and Stability, 97: 1922-1929
October, 2012
Modeling the Kinetics of Water Transport and Hydroexpansion in a Lignocellulose-Reinforced Bacterial Copolyester
Polymer, 53: 2152-2161
May, 2012
Mechanisms and Impact of Fiber-Matrix Compatibilization Techniques on the Material Characterization of PHBV/Oak Wood Flour Engineered Biobased Composites
Composites Science and Technology, 72: 708-715
March, 2012
Engineered Biomaterials for Construction: A Cradle-to-Cradle Design Methodology for Green Material Development
International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, 7(5): 157-166
December, 2011
Effects of Natural Porous Additives on the Tensile Mechanical Performance and Moisture Absorption Behavior of PHBV-based Composites for Construction
Stanford Undergraduate Research Journal, Vol.10; pp. 030-035
March, 2011