Alan Argento, Ph.D.

Areas of Research Interests

• Ocular Biomechanics
• Orthopedic Biomechanics
• Rate dependence of Plastics, Foam, and Biological Materials
• Impact
• Structural Dynamics
• Modal Testing
• Soy and other Plant-based Materials
• Elastic Wave Propagation

Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1989

1. Tian, Y., Kim, W., Kowalski, E., Kiziltas, A., Mielewski, D. and Argento, A. Damping of micro-and nanocellulose reinforced PA610 composites and influences of moisture absorption. Materials Today Communications, 104325, 2022
2. Ni, L., Riesterer, J., Wang, H., Berry, L., Blackburn, K., Chuang, J., Kim, W., Xu, G., Moroi, S.E. and Argento, A. Method for the biomechanical analysis of aqueous veins and perilimbal sclera by three-dimensional photoacoustic imaging and strain field calculation. Scientific Reports. 11(1),1-10, 2021
3. Man, X., Arroyo, E., Dunbar, M., Reed, D.M., Shah, N., Kagemann, L., Kim, W., Moroi, S.E. and Argento, A. Perilimbal sclera mechanical properties: impact on intraocular pressure in porcine eyes. Plos 1. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195882, 5/2018
4. Chakraborty, N.,  Wang, M., Solocinski, J., Kim, W., and Argento, A. Imaging of Scleral Collagen Deformation using Combined Confocal Raman Microspectroscopy and Polarized Light Microscopy Techniques. Plos 1. 11.11,  e0165520, 2016
5. Kern, W.T., Kim, W., Argento, A., Lee, E. and Mielewski, D.F. Finite element analysis and microscopy of  random, natural fiber composites containing microcellular voids.  Materials and Design. 106, 285-294, 2016.
6. Liua, R., Zhaoa, Z., Zoua,  L., Fangb, Q., Chenc, L., Argento, A., and Lo, J. Compact, non-invasive frequency domain lifetime differentiation of collagens and elastin. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical. 219, 283-293, 2015
7. Kim, W., Argento, A. and Flanigan, C. F. Effects of soy-based oils on the tensile behavior of EPDM rubbers. Polymer Testing. 46, 33-40, 2015.