Anna C. Balazs

University of Pittsburgh — United States

Physics and Astronomy · Physical Sciences

69h-index21.6kcitations731works1.62yr avg
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Research Topics

Micro and Nano Robotics(116), Polymer Surface Interaction Studies(94), Block Copolymer Self-Assembly(91), Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization(79), Advanced Materials and Mechanics(79)

Publications731 total

Growth order of stiff and soft domains in gels controls morphology
iScience·2026Open Access
Computer Simulations of Soft Responsive Gels with Embedded Regular Arrangements of Stiff Fibers
Langmuir·2026Open Access
Active micro-posts control the morphology of underlying compliant substrates
MRS Bulletin·2026Open Access
A functionally complete logic gate in a soft photoresponsive hydrogel
Nature Communications·2025Open Access
Chemical signaling in reaction networks generates corresponding mechanical impulses
PNAS Nexus·2025Open Access
Attenborough’s echidna rediscovered by combining Indigenous knowledge with camera-trapping
npj Biodiversity·2025Open Access
Controlling the Dynamic Behavior of Microposts in Solution via Diffusion–Convection
Langmuir·2025Open Access
Multifunctionality of two-dimensional sheets actuated by chemical pumps and motors
MRS Bulletin·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Modeling hyperbranched polymer formation via ATRP using dissipative particle dynamics
Polymer·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Programming Fluid Motion Using Multi-Enzyme Micropump Systems
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces·2024· 7 cited
Fluid Mediated Communication Among Flexible Micro-posts in Chemically Reactive Solution
2024Open Access
Programming Fluid Motion Using Multi-Enzyme Micropump Systems
2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Integrating chemistry, fluid flow, and mechanics to drive spontaneous formation of three-dimensional (3D) patterns in anchored microstructures
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2024· 7 citedOpen Access
Fluid mediated communication among flexible micro-posts in chemically reactive solutions
Materials Horizons·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Modeling Hyperbranched Polymer Formation Via Atrp Using Dissipative Particle Dynamics
SSRN Electronic Journal·2024Open Access
Achieving controllable and reversible snap-through in pre-strained strips of liquid crystalline elastomers
Soft Matter·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Self‐Propelling Macroscale Sheets Powered by Enzyme Pumps
Angewandte Chemie International Edition·2023· 11 citedOpen Access
Self‐Propelling Macroscale Sheets Powered by Enzyme Pumps
Angewandte Chemie·2023· 4 citedOpen Access
Interlinking spatial dimensions and kinetic processes in dissipative materials to create synthetic systems with lifelike functionality
Nature Nanotechnology·2023· 51 cited
Developing 3D computational models to capture the spatial, temporal and thermal behavior as laser beams propagate through photo-thermally responsive gels
RSC Applied Interfaces·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Valeriy V. Ginzburg(8), David Jasnow(8), Thomas P. Russell(5), Jae Youn Lee(5), Todd Emrick(4), R. B. Thompson(4), Joanna Aizenberg(4), Chandralekha Singh(4), Ekaterina B. Zhulina(4), Gavin A. Buxton(4), Olga Kuksenok(3), Yulia Lyatskaya(3), Gongwen Peng(3), M. W. Matsen(2), Ximin He(2), Michael Aizenberg(2), Ankita Shastri(2), Jeong Ae Yoon(2), Jun Kamada(2), Kaloian Koynov(2)