{"id":43945,"date":"2025-04-01T13:55:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T18:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/hartquist\/?page_id=43945"},"modified":"2026-04-17T14:50:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T19:50:31","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/hartquist\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"title-block w-100\"><div class=\"container-fluid page-title-container\"><div class=\"title-wrapper\"><h1 class=\"font-heading\">Research<\/h1><hr \/><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:16.7%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.6%\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\"><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1350\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/hartquist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/615\/2025\/03\/research_summary-2048x1350.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43887 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/hartquist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/615\/2025\/03\/research_summary-2048x1350.png 2048w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/hartquist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/615\/2025\/03\/research_summary-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/hartquist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/615\/2025\/03\/research_summary-768x506.png 768w, https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/hartquist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/615\/2025\/03\/research_summary-1536x1012.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>Research Challenges<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bridging length scales: <\/strong>linking nanoscale polymers, mesoscale structures, and macroscale materials<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Limits to measurement tools: <\/strong>capabilities of current computational and experimental characterization techniques<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Developing theoretical models: <\/strong>applying fundamental principles instead of intuition or inspiration to inform design<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-accordion-block\"><section class=\"accordion-section mb-5\"><div class=\"container-fluid\"><div class=\"row-fluid\"><div class=\"accordion openFirst\" id=\"parent56bae625-7d7f-4034-b842-78019d5cf4be\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-accordion-block-inner\"><div class=\"accordion-item\"><span class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"heading88557ab2-9a86-48b3-ac97-ef2ac031dd65\"><button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse88557ab2-9a86-48b3-ac97-ef2ac031dd65\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"88557ab2-9a86-48b3-ac97-ef2ac031dd65\">Thrust 1: Fracture of Soft Materials<\/button><\/span><div id=\"collapse88557ab2-9a86-48b3-ac97-ef2ac031dd65\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading88557ab2-9a86-48b3-ac97-ef2ac031dd65\"><div class=\"accordion-body\"><div class=\"accordion-body-wrap\">\n<p><strong>Representative Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Hartquist, C.<sup>#<\/sup><\/strong>, Wang, S.<strong><sup>#<\/sup><\/strong>, Cui, Q., Matusik, W., Deng, B.<sup>*<\/sup>, &amp; Zhao, X.<sup>*<\/sup>\u00a0(2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1103\/PhysRevX.15.011002\">Scaling Law for Intrinsic Fracture Energy of Diverse Stretchable Networks<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Physical Review X, 15<\/em>(1), 011002.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hartquist, C. M.<\/strong>, Wang, S., Deng, B., Beech, H., Craig, S., Olsen, B., Rubinstein, M., &amp; Zhao, X.<sup>*<\/sup>\u00a0(2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jmps.2024.105931\">Fracture of polymer-like networks with hybrid bond strengths<\/a>.<em>\u00a0Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 195<\/em>,105931.<\/li>\n<li>Wang, S.<strong><sup>#<\/sup><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Hartquist, C. M.<sup>#<\/sup><\/strong>, Deng, B.<strong><sup>#<\/sup><\/strong>, &amp; Zhao, X.<sup>*<\/sup>\u00a0(2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/acs.macromol.4c00308\">A Loop-Opening Model for the Intrinsic Fracture Energy of Polymer Networks<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Macromolecules, 57<\/em>(13), 6069-6075.<\/li>\n<li>Deng, B.<strong><sup>#<\/sup><\/strong>, Wang, S.<strong><sup>#<\/sup><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Hartquist, C.<sup>#<\/sup><\/strong>, &amp; Zhao, X.<sup>*<\/sup>\u00a0(2023).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1103\/PhysRevLett.131.228102\">Nonlocal Intrinsic Fracture Energy of Polymerlike Networks<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Physical Review Letters, 131<\/em>(22), 228102.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><div class=\"accordion-btn-wrap\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-accordion-block-inner\"><div class=\"accordion-item\"><span class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"headingcc9e3c17-c71a-43ad-9e03-7dc22da0b071\"><button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapsecc9e3c17-c71a-43ad-9e03-7dc22da0b071\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"cc9e3c17-c71a-43ad-9e03-7dc22da0b071\">Thrust 2: Multi-scale Structures in Soft Materials<\/button><\/span><div id=\"collapsecc9e3c17-c71a-43ad-9e03-7dc22da0b071\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"headingcc9e3c17-c71a-43ad-9e03-7dc22da0b071\"><div class=\"accordion-body\"><div class=\"accordion-body-wrap\">\n<p><strong>Representative Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Hartquist, C. M.<sup>#<\/sup><\/strong>, Li, B.<strong><sup>#<\/sup><\/strong>, Zhang, J. H.<strong><sup>#<\/sup><\/strong>, Yu, Z., Lv, G., Shin, J., Boriskina, S., Chen, G.<sup>*<\/sup>, Zhao, X.<sup>*<\/sup><sub>,<\/sub>\u00a0Lin, S.<sup>*<\/sup>\u00a0(2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41467-024-49354-2\">Reversible two-way tuning of thermal conductivity in an end-linked star-shaped thermoset<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Nature Communications<\/em>,\u00a0<em>15<\/em>(1), 1-12.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hartquist, C. M.<sup>#<\/sup><\/strong>, Lin, S.<strong><sup>#<\/sup><\/strong>, Zhang, J. H., Wang, S., Rubinstein, M.<sup>*<\/sup>, &amp; Zhao, X.<sup>*<\/sup>\u00a0(2023).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1126\/sciadv.adj0411\">An elastomer with ultrahigh strain-induced crystallization<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Science Advances, 9<\/em>(50), eadj0411.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><div class=\"accordion-btn-wrap\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-accordion-block-inner\"><div class=\"accordion-item\"><span class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"heading6e6f82de-6db6-4ded-bf88-b80a458fb9ea\"><button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse6e6f82de-6db6-4ded-bf88-b80a458fb9ea\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"6e6f82de-6db6-4ded-bf88-b80a458fb9ea\">Thrust 3: Design of Soft Materials<\/button><\/span><div id=\"collapse6e6f82de-6db6-4ded-bf88-b80a458fb9ea\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading6e6f82de-6db6-4ded-bf88-b80a458fb9ea\"><div class=\"accordion-body\"><div class=\"accordion-body-wrap\">\n<p><strong>Representative Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Qiu, M.Y., Chandrasekaran, V.,\u00a0<strong>Hartquist, C.M.<\/strong>, Lowe, H.R., Suskin, C.B., Lee, S., Becerra-Garcia, J., Lee, J.V., Rucker, D.B., Connor, M.R., Pyeatte, S.R., Zaghloul, M.S., Benedetto, S.E., Leuthardt, E.C., Zayed, M.A.*, Osbun, J.W.*, Genin, G.M.* (2025).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1115\/1.4068225\">Dynamic Rigidity Control for Supportive Sheaths in Endovascular Procedures<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Journal of Biomechanical Engineering,\u00a0<\/em>1-19.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hartquist, C. M.<sup>#<\/sup><\/strong>, Li, B.<strong><sup>#<\/sup><\/strong>, Zhang, J. H.<strong><sup>#<\/sup><\/strong>, Yu, Z., Lv, G., Shin, J., Boriskina, S., Chen, G.<sup>*<\/sup>, Zhao, X.<sup>*<\/sup><sub>,<\/sub>\u00a0Lin, S.<sup>*<\/sup>\u00a0(2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41467-024-49354-2\">Reversible two-way tuning of thermal conductivity in an end-linked star-shaped thermoset<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Nature Communications<\/em>,\u00a0<em>15<\/em>(1), 1-12.<\/li>\n<li>Fuchs, S., Caserto, J., Liu, Q., Wang, K., Shariati, K.,\u00a0<strong>Hartquist, C. M.<\/strong>, Zhao, X., Ma, M.<sup>*<\/sup>\u00a0(2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/adma.202403594\">A Glucose-responsive Cannula for Automated and Electronics-free Insulin Delivery<\/a><em>.<\/em><em>\u00a0Advanced Materials, 36<\/em>(27), 2403594<em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Hartquist, C. M.<sup>#<\/sup><\/strong>, Lin, S.<strong><sup>#<\/sup><\/strong>, Zhang, J. H., Wang, S., Rubinstein, M.<sup>*<\/sup>, &amp; Zhao, X.<sup>*<\/sup>\u00a0(2023).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1126\/sciadv.adj0411\">An elastomer with ultrahigh strain-induced crystallization<\/a>.\u00a0<em>Science Advances, 9<\/em>(50), eadj0411.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hartquist, C. M.<\/strong>, Chandrasekaran, V., Lowe, H., Leuthardt, E. C., Osbun, J. W., Genin, G. M.<sup>*<\/sup>, &amp; Zayed, M. A.<sup>*<\/sup>\u00a0(2021).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jmbbm.2021.104459\">Quantification of the flexural rigidity of peripheral arterial endovascular catheters and sheaths<\/a><em>. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials<\/em>,\u00a0<em>119<\/em>, 104459.<\/li>\n<li>Zayed, M.,\u00a0<strong>Hartquist, C.<\/strong>, Lowe, H., &amp; Cashin, J. (2024).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ppubs.uspto.gov\/dirsearch-public\/print\/downloadPdf\/20240081937\">Adjustable seal for fluid management system.<\/a>\u00a0<em>U.S. Patent Application No. 18\/260,354.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Leuthardt, E., Genin, G., Zayed, M., Hafez, D.,\u00a0<strong>Hartquist, C.<\/strong>, Lowe, H., Chandrasekaran, V., &amp; Osbun, J. (2023).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ppubs.uspto.gov\/dirsearch-public\/print\/downloadPdf\/20230070264\">Variable stiffness catheter and methods thereof<\/a>.\u00a0<em>U.S. Patent Application No. 17\/794,790.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><div class=\"accordion-btn-wrap\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:16.7%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Research Challenges Bridging length scales: linking nanoscale polymers, mesoscale structures, and macroscale materials Limits to measurement tools: capabilities of current computational and experimental characterization techniques Developing theoretical models: applying fundamental principles instead of intuition or inspiration to inform design<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1227,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"featured_post":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-43945","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/hartquist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/hartquist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/hartquist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/hartquist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1227"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/hartquist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43945"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/hartquist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43945\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44283,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/hartquist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43945\/revisions\/44283"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.eng.ufl.edu\/hartquist\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}