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Bekele J. Gurmessa

h-index: 8
Works: 33
Citations: 216

Most-cited papers

Nonlinear Actin Deformations Lead to Network Stiffening, Yielding, and Nonuniform Stress Propagation.
Bekele J. Gurmessa, Shea N. Ricketts, Rae M. Robertson-Anderson
2017Biophysical Journal30 citations Open access
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Synergistic Interactions Between DNA and Actin Trigger Emergent Viscoelastic Behavior.
R. Fitzpatrick, Davide Michieletto, K. Peddireddy, Cole Hauer +3 more
2018Physical Review Letters28 citations Open access
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Entanglement Density Tunes Microscale Nonlinear Response of Entangled Actin
Bekele J. Gurmessa, R. Fitzpatrick, Tobias T. Falzone, Rae M. Robertson-Anderson
201626 citations Open access
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Onset of plasticity in thin polystyrene films.
Bekele J. Gurmessa, A. Croll
2013Physical Review Letters26 citations Open access
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Counterion crossbridges enable robust multiscale elasticity in actin networks
Bekele J. Gurmessa, Madison L. Francis, M. Rust, M. Das +2 more
2019Physical Review Research23 citations Open access
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Localization in an idealized heterogeneous elastic sheet.
Bekele J. Gurmessa, A. Croll
2015Soft Matter17 citations Open access
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Triggered disassembly and reassembly of actin networks induces rigidity phase transitions
Bekele J. Gurmessa, Nicholas Bitten, Dan-Tam Nguyen, O. Saleh +3 more
2019Soft Matter13 citations Open access
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Micromechanics of elastic buckling of a colloidal polymer layer on a soft substrate: experiment and theory
A. Tordesillas, David L. Carey, A. Croll, Jingyu Shi +1 more
201412 citations
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Nonlinear Microscale Mechanics of Actin Networks Governed by Coupling of Filament Crosslinking and Stabilization
Mike E Dwyer, Rae M. Robertson-Anderson, Bekele J. Gurmessa
2022bioRxiv8 citations Open access
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Salt-Mediated Stiffening, Destruction, and Resculpting of Actomyosin Network
Bekele J. Gurmessa, M. Rust, M. Das, J. Ross +1 more
2021Frontiers of Physics8 citations Open access
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Influence of Thin Film Confinement on Surface Plasticity in Polystyrene and Poly(2-vinylpyridine) Homopolymer and Block Copolymer Films
Bekele J. Gurmessa, A. Croll
20157 citations Open access
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Microscale Mechanics of Plug-and-Play In Vitro Cytoskeleton Networks
Shea N. Ricketts, Bekele J. Gurmessa, Rae M. Robertson-Anderson
2019Parasitology and Microbiology Research5 citations Open access
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Scale-dependent interactions enable emergent microrheological stress response of actin–vimentin composites
Julie Pinchiaroli, Renita Saldanha, A. Patteson, Rae M. Robertson-Anderson +1 more
2024Soft Matter4 citations Open access
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Experimental evidence and structural mechanics analysis of force chain buckling at the microscale in a 2D polymeric granular layer
A. Croll, A. Tordesillas, David L. Carey, Bekele J. Gurmessa
20133 citations Open access
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Microscale mechanics of actin-vimentin composite networks.
Bekele J. Gurmessa
2023Biophysical Journal2 citations Open access
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Motor-driven modulation of actin network mechanics across linear and nonlinear regimes
Bernard Nkusi, Morgan G Thomas, Bekele J. Gurmessa
2025bioRxiv1 citations
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Switchable microscale stress response of actin-vimentin composites emerges from scale-dependent interactions
Julie Pinchiaroli, Renita Saldanha, A. Patteson, Rae M. Robertson-Anderson +1 more
2024bioRxiv1 citations Open access
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Active Disassembly and Reassembly of Actin Networks Induces Distinct Biphasic Mechanics
Bekele J. Gurmessa, Nicholas Bitten, Dan-Tam Nguyen, J. Ross +3 more
20171 citations
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Buckling Instabilities of Nanoscale Polymer Films and Colloidal Particle Layers
Bekele J. Gurmessa
20151 citations
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Crosslinker identity and dynamics regulate F-actin network structure and mechanics
Lauren Godfrey, Bekele J. Gurmessa
2026Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology0 citations Open access
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Impact of permanent and transient crosslinkers on the mechanics of actin networks
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2024Biophysical Journal0 citations
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Microscale Mechanics of triggered bundling and unbundling of actin networks
Bekele J. Gurmessa, L. Farhadi, M. Rust, J. Ross +2 more
20190 citations
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Coupling structure to dynamics in crosslinked actin- microtubule composites
L. Farhadi, Shea N. Ricketts, Bekele J. Gurmessa, M. Rust +3 more
20190 citations
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Time-Dependent Microscale Mechanics of Actomyosin Networks During Triggered Activity
Bekele J. Gurmessa, Rae Anderson
20180 citations
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Microscale Mechanics of Actin Networks During Dynamic Assembly and Dissociation
Bekele J. Gurmessa, Rae M. Robertson-Anderson, J. Ross, Dan-Tam Nguyen +1 more
20170 citations
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The Effect of Crosslinking on the Microscale Stress Response and Molecular Deformations in Actin Networks
Bekele J. Gurmessa, R. Fitzpatrick, J. Valdivia, Rae Anderson
20160 citations
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Nonlinear molecular deformations give rise to stress stiffening, yielding and non-uniform stress propagation in actin networks
Bekele J. Gurmessa, Shea N. Ricketts, Rae M. Robertson-Anderson
20160 citations
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The Influence of Order and Disorder on Buckling 2D granular layers
A. Croll, Bekele J. Gurmessa, Antoinette Tordisillas, D. Carey +1 more
20140 citations
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Effect of Microstructural Order on Plasticity in Thin PS-P2VP Films
Bekele J. Gurmessa, A. Croll
20140 citations
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The Onset of Plasticity in thin Polymer Films
Bekele J. Gurmessa, A. Croll
20130 citations
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Experiments with a particle film: Evidence for force chain buckling
A. Croll, Bekele J. Gurmessa, D. Carey, A. Tordesillas
20130 citations
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Micromechanics of elastic buckling of a colloidal polymer layer on a soft substrate: experiment and theory
A. Tordesillas, David L. Carey, A. Croll, Jingyu Shi +1 more
2013Granular Matter0 citations
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Local stress in thin polystyrene films
Bekele J. Gurmessa, A. Croll
20120 citations
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