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23 publications · Last updated November 4, 2026

2026

• Effects of Left Atrial Wall Thickness on Myocardial Mechanics and Blood Dynamics using Multiscale Modeling. Boyang Gan, Lei Shi, Ian Y. Chen, Vijay Vedula. bioRxiv.
• HeartSimSage: Attention-enhanced graph neural networks for accelerating cardiac mechanics modeling. Lei Shi, Yurui Chen, Vijay Vedula. Journal of Computational Physics.
• Microstructure-informed hyper-viscoelastic model capturing soft tissue tensile behavior across large deformations. Lei Shi, Kristin M. Myers. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids.
• Personalized biventricular mechanics and sensitivity to model morphology. Aaron L. Brown, Lei Shi, Matteo Salvador, Fanwei Kong, Daniel B. Ennis, Ian Chen, Vijay Vedula, Alison L. Marsden. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology.
• Personalized multiscale modeling of left atrial mechanics and blood flow. Lei Shi, Boyang Gan, Ian Y. Chen, Vijay Vedula. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering.
• Variance-Aware Adaptive Weighting for Diffusion Model Training. Nanlong Sun, Lei Shi. arXiv preprint.

2025

• A software benchmark for cardiac elastodynamics. Reidmen Aróstica, David Nolte, Aaron Brown, Amadeus Gebauer, Elias Karabelas, Javiera Jilberto, Matteo Salvador, Michele Bucelli, Roberto Piersanti, Kasra Osouli, Christoph Augustin, Henrik Finsberg, Lei Shi, Marc Hirschvogel, Martin Pfaller, Pasquale Claudio Africa, Matthias Gsell, Alison Marsden, David Nordsletten, Francesco Regazzoni, Gernot Plank, Joakim Sundnes, Luca Dede’, Mathias Peirlinck, Vijay Vedula, Wolfgang Wall, Cristóbal Bertoglio. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering.
• Advances in Materials and Actuation Strategies for Wearable Medical Robotics: Optimization for Biomedical Applications. Jing Fang, Yue Li, Lei Shi. MedMat.
• Equilibrium mechanical properties of the human uterus in tension and compression. Shuyang Fang, Camilo A. Duarte, Daniella M. Fodera, Lei Shi, Xiaowei Chen, Arnold P. Advincula, Joy Vink, Christine P. Hendon, Kristin M. Myers. Acta Biomaterialia.

2024

• A modular framework for implicit 3D–0D coupling in cardiac mechanics. Aaron L. Brown, Matteo Salvador, Lei Shi, Martin R. Pfaller, Zinan Hu, Kaitlin E. Harold, Tzung Hsiai, Vijay Vedula, Alison L. Marsden. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering.
• An optimization framework to personalize passive cardiac mechanics. Lei Shi, Ian Y. Chen, Hiroo Takayama, Vijay Vedula. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering.

2023

• A finite porous-viscoelastic model capturing mechanical behavior of human cervix under multi-step spherical indentation. Lei Shi, Kristin Myers. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials.

Before 2023

• A biomimetic multilayered polymeric material designed for heart valve repair and replacement. Mingze Sun, Mohamed Elkhodiry, Lei Shi, Yingfei Xue, Maryam H. Abyaneh, Alexander P. Kossar, Caroline Giuglaris, Samuel L. Carter, Richard L. Li, Emile Bacha, Giovanni Ferrari, Jeffrey Kysar, Kristin Myers, David Kalfa. Biomaterials.
• Mechanical Response of Mouse Cervices Lacking Decorin and Biglycan During Pregnancy. Nicole Lee, Lei Shi, Mariano Colon Caraballo, Shanmugasundaram Nallasamy, Mala Mahendroo, Renato V. Iozzo, Kristin Myers. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering.
• Three-dimensional anisotropic hyperelastic constitutive model describing the mechanical response of human and mouse cervix. Lei Shi, Lingfeng Hu, Nicole Lee, Shuyang Fang, Kristin Myers. Acta Biomaterialia.
• Anisotropic Mechanical Properties of the Human Uterus Measured by Spherical Indentation. Shuyang Fang, James McLean, Lei Shi, Joy-Sarah Y. Vink, Christine P. Hendon, Kristin M. Myers. Annals of Biomedical Engineering.
• Nacre‐Inspired Composite Electrolytes for Load‐Bearing Solid‐State Lithium‐Metal Batteries. Aijun Li, Xiangbiao Liao, Hanrui Zhang, Lei Shi, Peiyu Wang, Qian Cheng, James Borovilas, Zeyuan Li, Wenlong Huang, Zhenxuan Fu, Martin Dontigny, Karim Zaghib, Kristin Myers, Xiuyun Chuan, Xi Chen, Yuan Yang. Advanced Materials.
• Anisotropic Material Characterization of Human Cervix Tissue Based on Indentation and Inverse Finite Element Analysis. Lei Shi, Wang Yao, Yu Gan, Lily Y. Zhao, W. Eugene McKee, Joy Vink, Ronald J. Wapner, Christine P. Hendon, Kristin Myers. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering.
• Thermally stable, nano-porous and eco-friendly sodium alginate/attapulgite separator for lithium-ion batteries. Qingquan Song, Aijun Li, Lei Shi, Cheng Qian, Tony Gordon Feric, Yanke Fu, Hanrui Zhang, Zeyuan Li, Peiyu Wang, Zheng Li, Haowei Zhai, Xue Wang, Martin Dontigny, Karim Zaghib, Ah-Hyung (Alissa) Park, Kristin Myers, Xiuyun Chuan, Yuan Yang. Energy Storage Materials.
• Configurational Entropy of Adlayers in Atomic Layer Deposition. Lei Shi, Zhengning Gao, Zhaonan Liu, Yoon Myung, Parag Banerjee. Chemistry of Materials.
• Optimal Control for a Cooperative Rendezvous Between Two Spacecraft from Determined Orbits. Weiming Feng, Liping Han, Lei Shi, Di Zhao, Kun Yang. The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences.
• Optimization control for the far-distance rapid cooperative rendezvous of spacecraft with different masses. Weiming Feng, Di Zhao, Lei Shi, Kun Yang, Junfeng Zhao. Aerospace Science and Technology.
• Optimal control for far-distance rapid cooperative rendezvous. Wei-ming Feng, Fei Ren, Lei Shi. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering.