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Liu, M., Domino, L., de Dinechin, I. D., Taffetani, M., & Vella, D.* (2023). Snap-induced morphing: From a single bistable shell to the origin of shape bifurcation in interacting shells. J Mech. Phys. Solids, 170, 105116.

Meng, Z., Liu, M., Yan, H., Genin, G. M., & Chen, C. Q.* (2022). Deployable mechanical metamaterials with multistep programmable transformation. Science Advances, 8(23), eabn5460.

Mao, J. J.*, Wang, S., Tan, W.*, & Liu, M.* (2022). Modular multistable metamaterials with reprogrammable mechanical properties. Engineering Structures, 272, 114976.

Zhang, Y., Yang, J., Liu, M.*, & Vella, D. (2022). Shape-morphing structures based on perforated kirigami. Extreme Mechanics Letters, 56, 101857.

Jiao, S., & Liu, M.* (2021). Snap-through in Graphene Nanochannels: With Application to Fluidic Control. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 13, 1158–1168.

Liu, M., Gomez, M., & Vella, D.* (2021). Delayed bifurcation in elastic snap-through instabilities. J Mech. Phys. Solids, 151, 104386.

Liu, M., Domino, L., & Vella, D.* (2020). Tapered elasticæ as a route for axisymmetric morphing structures. Soft Matter, 16(33), 7739-7750. 

Liu, M., Wu, J., Gan, Y., Hanaor, D. A. H., & Chen, C. Q. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2019, 162: 36-44.  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020768318304827

Abstract 

Liu, M., Suo, S., Wu, J., Gan, Y., Hanaor, D. A. H., & Chen, C. Q. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2019, 539: 379-387. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021979718315108#f0040

Hypothesis

Liu, M., Wu, J., Gan, Y., Hanaor, D. A., & Chen, C. Q. (2018). Tuning capillary penetration in porous media: Combining geometrical and evaporation effects. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 123, 239-250.

Liu, M., Wu, J., Gan, Y., Hanaor, D. A., & Chen, C. Q. (2016). Evaporation limited radial capillary penetration in porous media. Langmuir, 32(38), 9899-9904.

Liu, M., Zhang, Y., Wu, J., Gan, Y., & Chen, C. Q. (2016). Analytical solutions for elastic response of coated mesoporous materials to pore pressure. International Journal of Engineering Science, 107, 68-76.

Liu, M., & Chen, C. (2015). A micromechanical analysis of the fracture properties of saturated porous media. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 63, 32-38.