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Thao D. Nguyen

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD 20036-1984

United States

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Scholarly Papers (5)

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A Viscoelastic Micro-Stretch Theory for Monodomain Nematic Liquid Crystal Elastomers

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 29 May 2025 Last Revised: 11 Dec 2025
Yuefeng Jiang, Zengting Xu, Rui Xiao, Sanjay Govindjee and Thao D. Nguyen
Johns Hopkins University, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang University, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Johns Hopkins University
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Liquid crystal elastomer, viscous order parameter, biaxial order parameter, director gradient effects, micro-stretch continuum, viscous director, viscoelasticity

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Computational Optimization of Director Patterns in Liquid Crystal Elastomers

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Computational Optimization of Director Patterns in Liquid Crystal Elastomers

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 25 Jun 2025
Tingting Xu, Thao D. Nguyen and James K. Guest
Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins University
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Computation optimization, Finite Strain, Liquid crystal elastomer, Viscous director, Viscoelasticity

Computational Optimization of Director Patterns in Liquid Crystal Elastomers

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 07 Jul 2025
Tingting Xu, Thao D. Nguyen and James K. Guest
Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins University
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Computation optimization, Finite Strain, Liquid crystal elastomer, Viscous director, Viscoelasticity

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The Anisotropic Structure and Mechanical Behavior of Films Extruded from Recycled Polypropylene

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 18 Jun 2025
Beijun Shen, McKenzie L. Coughlin, Sixtus Nzeh, Kalman B. Migler, David O. Kazmer and Thao D. Nguyen
Columbia University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Massachusetts Lowell, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Johns Hopkins University
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recycled polypropylene, polyethylene impurities, layer multiplying element

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Deep Learning Method for Semi-Automated Segmentation of Optic Nerve Head Tissues in Optical Coherence Tomography Images

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 13 Mar 2025
Kelly Clingo, Cameron A. Czerpak, Harry A. Quigley and Thao D. Nguyen
Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins University, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Johns Hopkins University
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glaucoma, Lamina cribrosa, Optic nerve head, Digital volume correlation, Optical coherence tomography, Image segmentation, Deep learning

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Tension-Induced Soft Stress and Viscoelastic Bending in Liquid Crystal Elastomers for Enhanced Energy Dissipation

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 12 Aug 2025
Beijun Shen, Yuefeng Jiang, Christopher Yakacki, Sung Hoon Kang and Thao D. Nguyen
Columbia University, Johns Hopkins University, University of Colorado Denver, Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins University
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Liquid crystal elastomers, viscoelasticity, soft elasticity, buckling, energy dissipation