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70
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16543
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to fracture mechanics of concrete at cryogenic temperatures and stress corrosion cracking of prestressed steel, and for inspiring leadership.
  • 1993 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Manuel Elices is affiliated with the Technical University of Madrid in Spain and has a research focus primarily in Materials Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans subfields including Biomaterials, Molecular Biology, Insect Science, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The main topics covered in their research include Silk-based biomaterials and applications, Silkworms and Sericulture Research, Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications, Biochemical and Structural Characterization, Bone Tissue Engineering Materials, Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures, and Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications.

Frequent publication venues where Manuel Elices has contributed multiple works include Biomimetics, Molecules, Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials/Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Immunology.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Manuel Elices include:

  • Basic Principles in the Design of Spider Silk Fibers, 2021, published in Molecules
  • Aging is accompanied by T-cell stiffening and reduced interstitial migration through dysfunctional nuclear organization, 2022, published in Immunology
  • Application of the Spider Silk Standardization Initiative (S3I) methodology to the characterization of major ampullate gland silk fibers spun by spiders from Pantanos de Villa wetlands (Lima, Peru), 2020, Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials/Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials
  • Improved cell adhesion to activated vapor silanization-biofunctionalized Ti-6Al-4V surfaces with ECM-derived oligopeptides, 2021, Biomaterials Advances
  • Regenerated Silk Fibers Obtained by Straining Flow Spinning for Guiding Axonal Elongation in Primary Cortical Neurons, 2020, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering

Co-authors frequently collaborating with Manuel Elices include José Pérez-Rigueiro, Gustavo V. Guinea, Luis Colchero, Daniel González-Nieto, and Rafael Daza.

Manuel Elices has been recognized with membership in significant scientific organizations, including designation as a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2004, noted for contributions to fracture mechanics of concrete at cryogenic temperatures and stress corrosion cracking of prestressed steel, and for inspiring leadership. Earlier, in 1993, they became a Member of Academia Europaea.

Best Publications

  • Revisiting the mechanical behavior of alumina/silicon carbide nanocomposites

    J Pérez-Rigueiro;J.Y Pastor;J Llorca;M Elices

  • Mechanical properties of single-brin silkworm silk

    J. Pérez-Rigueiro;C. Viney;J. Llorca;M. Elices

  • Silkworm silk as an engineering material

    J J Perez-Rigueiro;Christopher Viney;J Llorca;M Elices

  • A fracture criterion for sharp V-notched samples

    F.J. Gómez;M. Elices

  • Local strain energy to assess the static failure of U-notches in plates under mixed mode loading

    F. J. Gómez;M. Elices;F. Berto;P. Lazzarin

  • Generalizations and specializations of cohesive crack models

    J Planas;M Elices;G.V Guinea;F.J Gómez

  • Effect of aggregate size on the fracture and mechanical properties of a simple concrete

    M. Elices;C.G. Rocco

  • Particulate fracture during deformation of a spray formed metal-matrix composite

    J. Llorca;A. Martin;J. Ruiz;M. Elices

  • Effect of aggregate shape on the mechanical properties of a simple concrete

    C.G. Rocco;M. Elices

  • Size effect and boundary conditions in the Brazilian test: Experimental verification

    C. Rocco;G. V. Guinea;J. Planas;M. Elices

  • Fracture assessment of U-notches under mixed mode loading: two procedures based on the ‘equivalent local mode I’ concept

    F. Berto;P. Lazzarin;F. J. Gómez;M. Elices

  • Brittle failures from U- and V-notches in mode I and mixed, I + II, mode: a synthesis based on the strain energy density averaged on finite-size volumes

    P. Lazzarin;F. Berto;M. Elices;J. Gómez

  • The effect of the bond between the matrix and the aggregates on the cracking mechanism and fracture parameters of concrete

    G.V. Guinea;K. El-Sayed;C.G. Rocco;M. Elices

  • Mechanical properties of silkworm silk in liquid media

    J Pérez-Rigueiro;C Viney;J Llorca;M Elices

  • Nonlinear fracture of cohesive materials

    Jaime Planas;Manuel Elices

  • Failure criteria for linear elastic materials with U-notches

    F. J. Gómez;G. V. Guinea;M. Elices

  • Effect of degumming on the tensile properties of silkworm (Bombyx mori) silk fiber

    J. Pérez-Rigueiro;M. Elices;J. Llorca;C. Viney

  • A fracture criterion for blunted V-notched samples

    F.J. Gómez;M. Elices

  • Fractographic analysis of silkworm and spider silk

    P Poza;J Pérez-Rigueiro;M Elices;J LLorca

  • Fracture of V-notched specimens under mixed mode (I + II) loading in brittle materials

    F. J. Gómez;M. Elices;F. Berto;P. Lazzarin

Frequent Co-Authors

Gustavo V. Guinea
Gustavo V. Guinea Technical University of Madrid
Javier Llorca
Javier Llorca Technical University of Madrid
Filippo Berto
Filippo Berto Sapienza University of Rome
Paolo Lazzarin
Paolo Lazzarin University of Padua
Christian Riekel
Christian Riekel European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
Alfonso M. Gañán-Calvo
Alfonso M. Gañán-Calvo University of Seville
Jesús Vázquez
Jesús Vázquez Spanish National Centre for Cardiovascular Research
Manfred Burghammer
Manfred Burghammer European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
Mar García-Hernández
Mar García-Hernández Spanish National Research Council
Cheryl Y. Hayashi
Cheryl Y. Hayashi American Museum of Natural History

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