Widusha R. K. Illeperuma

Harvard University — United States

Engineering · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials(7), Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications(7), Advanced Materials and Mechanics(4), Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications(2), Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity(1)

Publications10 total

Inelasticity increases the critical strain for the onset of creases on hydrogels
Extreme Mechanics Letters·2020· 18 cited
Highly Stretchable and Tough Hydrogels below Water Freezing Temperature
Advanced Materials·2018· 611 citedOpen Access
Extremely Stretchable and Fast Self‐Healing Hydrogels
Advanced Materials·2016· 476 citedOpen Access
Fire-Resistant Hydrogel-Fabric Laminates: A Simple Concept That May Save Lives
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces·2015· 97 cited
Mechanical Behavior of Tough Hydrogels for Structural Applications
Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard (DASH) (Harvard University)·2015Open Access
Laminar tendon composites with enhanced mechanical properties
Journal of Materials Science·2015· 21 citedOpen Access
Fiber-reinforced tough hydrogels
Extreme Mechanics Letters·2014· 115 citedOpen Access
Hybrid Hydrogels with Extremely High Stiffness and Toughness
ACS Macro Letters·2014· 418 citedOpen Access
Force and stroke of a hydrogel actuator
Soft Matter·2013· 65 citedOpen Access
Highly stretchable and tough hydrogels
Nature·2012· 5.2k citedOpen Access

Frequent Co-authors

Zhigang Suo(8), Joost J. Vlassak(7), Jeong‐Yun Sun(4), Xuanhe Zhao(1), Ovijit Chaudhuri(1), Kyu Hwan Oh(1), David Mooney(1), Xavier Morelle(1), Kevin Tian(1), Ruobing Bai(1), Insu Jeon(1), Jiaxi Cui(1), Joanna Aizenberg(1), Jianyu Li(1), Philipp Rothemund(1), Kyle A. Alberti(1), Qiaobing Xu(1), Jiawei Yang(1)