Daniel R. Merkel

Mechanical energy dissipation in polydomain nematic liquid crystal elastomers in response to oscillating loading

Daniel R. Merkel, Rajib K. Shaha, Christopher M. Yakacki et al. · Polymer · 2019 · 83 citations

Materials Science, Mechanical Energy Dissipation, Engineering +6

Thermomechanical properties of monodomain nematic main-chain liquid crystal elastomers

Daniel R. Merkel, Nicholas A. Traugutt, Rayshan Visvanathan et al. · Soft Matter · 2018 · 80 citations

Waste PET Chemical Processing to Terephthalic Amides and Their Effect on Asphalt Performance

Daniel R. Merkel, Wenbin Kuang, Deepika Malhotra et al. · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering · 2020 · 78 citations

Highway Pavement, Engineering, Green Chemistry +17

Biocompatible liquid-crystal elastomers mimic the intervertebral disc

Rajib K. Shaha, Daniel R. Merkel, Mitchell P. Anderson et al. · Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials/Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials · 2020 · 64 citations

Intervertebral Disc, Engineering, Biomaterials Design +4

Simple But Tricky: Investigations of Terephthalic Acid Purity Obtained from Mixed PET Waste

Lelia Cosimbescu, Daniel R. Merkel, Jens Darsell et al. · Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research · 2021 · 60 citations · Full text

Residue (Chemistry), Food Packaging, Engineering +23