Kristen Mills

Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering
Associate Professor

Research

Other Focus Areas

Cell and tissue biomechanics, Experimental mechanics of materials

Publications
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The following is a selection of recent publications in Scopus. Kristen Mills has 22 indexed publications in the subjects of Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Engineering.

The analysis of AFM nanoindentation curves from soft materials: An iterative method for optimizing the combined determination of contact point and elastic indentation modulus
Subbir Parvej, K. L. Mills
Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials
, 180
, 2026
.
Schwann Cells Deficient in Neurofibromin Lack Sensitivity to Their Biomechanical Microenvironment
Micah Rambo, Isheka Agarwala, Camdyn Vanek, Yuxin Xiao, Emma Brown, K. L. Mills
Genes Chromosomes and Cancer
, 64
, 2025
.
Engineering cryoelectrospun elastin-alginate scaffolds to serve as stromal extracellular matrices
Pujhitha Ramesh, Nicholas Moskwa, Zachary Hanchon, Adam Koplas, Deirdre A. Nelson, Kristen L. Mills, James Castracane, Melinda Larsen, Susan T. Sharfstein, Yubing Xie
Biofabrication
, 14
, 2022
.
An Organotypic Mammary Duct Model Capturing Matrix Mechanics-Dependent Ductal Carcinoma in Situ Progression
Jonathan Kulwatno, Xiangyu Gong, Rebecca Devaux, Jason I. Herschkowitz, Kristen L. Mills
Tissue Engineering - Part A
, 27
, 2021
, pp.454-466
.
Growth of tumor emboli within a vessel model reveals dependence on the magnitude of mechanical constraint
Jonathan Kulwatno, Jamie Gearhart, Xiangyu Gong, Nora Herzog, Matthew Getzin, Mihaela Skobe, Kristen L. Mills
Integrative Biology
, 13
, 2021
.
Rapid fabrication of collagen bundles mimicking tumor-associated collagen architectures
Xiangyu Gong, Jonathan Kulwatno, K. L. Mills
Acta Biomaterialia
, 108
, 2020
, pp.128-141
.
Large-scale patterning of single cells and cell clusters in hydrogels
Xiangyu Gong, Kristen L. Mills
Scientific Reports
, 8
, 2018
.
Toward morphologically relevant extracellular matrix in vitro models: 3D fiber reinforced hydrogels
Ashok Williams, James F. Nowak, Rachel Dass, Johnson Samuel, K. L. Mills
Frontiers in Physiology
, 9
, 2018
.
A cohesive zone model for the stamping process encountered during three-dimensional printing of fiber-reinforced soft composites
Clayson C. Spackman, James F. Nowak, Kristen L. Mills, Johnson Samuel
Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Transactions of the ASME
, 140
, 2018
.
Elastic free energy drives the shape of prevascular solid tumors
K. L. Mills, Ralf Kemkemer, Shiva Rudraraju, Krishna Garikipati
PLoS ONE
, 9
, 2014
.

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