Selected publications

J21. Guo Y., Shahsavan H., and Sitti M., (2020), Three-Dimensional Microstructures of Liquid Crystal Networks with Programmed Voxelated Director Fields, Advanced Materials, 202002753 [].

J20. Guo Y., Shahsavan H., and Sitti M., (2020), Microscale Polarization Color Pixels from Liquid Crystal Elastomers, Advanced Optical Materials, 201902098 [].

J19. Shahsavan H., Aghakhani A., Zeng H., Guo Y., Davidson Z.S., Priimagi A., and Sitti M., (2020), Bioinspired Underwater Locomotion of Liquid Crystal Gels, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,  117 (10), 5125-5133 [].

J18. Davidson Z.S., Shahsavan H., Aghakhani A., Guo Y., Hines L., Xia Y., Yang S., and Sitti M., (2019), Muscle-Like and Shape-Programmable Dielectric Liquid Crystal Elastomer Actuators, Science Advances, 5 (11), eaay0855 [].

J17. Shahsavan H.†, Guo Y.†, Davidson Z. S.†, and Sitti M., (2019), Precise Control of Lyotropic Chromonic Liquid Crystal Alignment through Surface Topography, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 11 (39), 36110-36117 []. [† Equal contribution]

J16. Yu L., Shahsavan H., Rivers G., Zhang C., Si P., and Zhao B., (2018), Programmable 3D Shape Changes in Liquid Crystal Polymer Networks of Uniaxial Orientation, Advanced Functional Materials, 28 (37), 1802809 [].

J15. Neufeld R.A.E., Shahsavan H., Zhao B., and Abukhdeir N.M., (2018), Simulation-based Design of Thermally-driven Actuators using Liquid Crystal Elastomers, Liquid Crystals, 45 (7), 1010-1022 [].

J14. Shahsavan H., Yu L., Jákli A., and Zhao, B., (2017), Smart Biomimetic Micro/Nanostructures Based on Liquid Crystal Elastomers & Networks, Soft Matter, 13, 8006-8022 [].

J13. Jahed Z., Shahsavan H., Verma M. S., Rogowski J. L., Seo B. B., Zhao B., Tsui T. Y., Gu F. X., and Mofrad M. R. K., (2017), Bacterial Networks on Hydrophobic Micropillars, ACS Nano, 11(1), 675- 683 [].

J12. Shahsavan H., Salili S. M., Jákli A., and Zhao B., (2017), Thermally Active Liquid Crystal Network Gripper Mimicking the Self-peeling of Gecko Toe Pads, Advanced Materials, 29 (3), 1604021 [].

J11. Shahsavan H.†, Liew K.†, and Zhao B., (2017), Functionally Graded Dry Adhesives Based on Film-Terminated Silicone Foam, Inter. Journal of Adhesives & Adhesion, 76, 47-73 []. [† Equal contribution]

J10. Shahsavan H., Salili S. M., Jákli A. and Zhao B., (2015), Smart Muscle-driven Self-cleaning of Biomimetic Microstructures from Liquid Crystal Elastomers, Advanced Materials, 27 (43), 6828-6833 [].

J9. Shahsavan H., Quinn J., d’Eon J., and Zhao B., (2015), Surface Modification of PDMS Elastomer for Stable Hydrophilicity, Optical Transparency and Film Lubrication, Colloids & Surfaces A., 482, 267– 275 [].

J8. Pan Z., Shahsavan H., Zhang W., Yang F. K., and Zhao B., (2015), Superhydro-oleophobic Bioinspired Polydimethylsiloxane Micropillared Surface via FDTS Coating/Blending Approaches, Applied Surface Science, 324, 612-620 [].

J7. Shahsavan H., and Zhao B., (2014), Bio-inspired Functionally Graded Adhesive Materials: Synergetic Interplay of Top Viscous-elastic Layers with Base Micropillars, Macromolecules, 47 (1), 353– 364 [].

J6. McDonald B., Shahsavan H., and Zhao B., (2014), Pattern Transfer of Biomimetic Micro-Structures to a Thermoset Epoxy - Characterization of Wetting, Hydrophobicity and Friction Behavior, Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 299 (2), 237-247 [].

J5. Arunbabu D., Shahsavan H., Zhang W. and Zhao B., (2013), Effects of Cross-linking Density on the Indentation Behavior of P(AAc-co-MBA) Hydrogel Films, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 117 (1), 441–449 [].

J4. Shahsavan H., and Zhao B., (2012), Biologically inspired enhancement of pressure-sensitive adhesives using a thin film-terminated fibrillar interface, Soft Matter, 8, 8281–8284 [].Ìý°ÚCover page]

J3. Shahsavan H., Arunbabu D., and Zhao B., (2012), Bio-inspired Modification of Polymeric Surfaces: A Promising Pathway for fabrication of Smart Interfaces, Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 278 (8), 743–760 [].

J2. Shahsavan H., and Zhao B., (2011), Conformal Adhesion Enhancement on Biomimetic Microstructured Surfaces, Langmuir, 27 (12), 7732–7742 [].

J1. Monemian S. A., Shahsavan H., Bolouri O., Taranejoo S., Goodarzi V., Torabi-Angaji M., (2010), A Stacked Neural Network Approach for Yield Prediction of Propylene Polymerization, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 116, 1237–1246 [].