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Shaha, R. K., Merkel, D. R., Anderson, M. P., Devereaux, E. J., Patel, R. R., Torbati, A. H., Willett, N., Yakacki, C. M., & Frick, C. P. (2020). Biocompatible liquid-crystal elastomers mimic the intervertebral disc. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 107, 103757. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2020.103757

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Volpe, R. H., Mistry, D., Patel, V. V., Patel, R. R., & Yakacki, C. M. (2020). Dynamically crystalizing liquid‐crystal elastomers for an expandable endplate‐conforming interbody fusion cage. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 9(1), 1901136. https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.201901136

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Patel, R. R., Noshchenko, A., Dana Carpenter, R., Baldini, T., Frick, C. P., Patel, V. V., & Yakacki, C. M. (2018). Evaluation and prediction of human lumbar vertebrae endplate mechanical properties using indentation and computed tomography. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 140(10), 101011. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4040252

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Ahn, H.*, Patel, R. R.*, Hoyt, A. J., Lin, A. S. P., Torstrick, F. B., Guldberg, R. E., Frick, C. P., Carpenter, R. D., Yakacki, C. M., & Willett, N. J. (2018). Biological evaluation and finite-element modeling of porous poly(Para-phenylene) for orthopaedic implants. Acta Biomaterialia, 72, 352–361. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2018.03.025 (*indicates co-first author)

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Collins, D. A., Yakacki, C. M., Lightbody, D., Patel, R. R., & Frick, C. P. (2016). Shape‐memory behavior of high‐strength amorphous thermoplastic poly(para ‐phenylene). Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 133(3), app.42903. https://doi.org/10.1002/app.42903