Publications

    2025

  • B. Yang, M. Yu, Y. Chen, M. A. Monclús, F. Wang, J.-Y. Wang, J. LLorca - Plastic deformation mechanisms of Mg-5.2Li alloy single crystals along different orientations studied by micropillar compression. Acta Materialia, 301, 121605, 2025.
  • D. Schaefer-Dalmau, C. Martínez-Alonso, J. LLorca, V. Vassilev-Galindo - A computational study to assess the influence of elastic strains on the catalytic activity of Au surfaces for the HER and ORR including the effect of coverage. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C , 129, 17036−17048, 2025.
  • H. Xiong, M. Yu, L. Gu, J. Wang, J.-Y. Wang, J. LLorca, X. Zeng - Overcoming specific stiffness/ductility trade-off in ZX50/SiC magnesium composites through solute-segregation interface strengthening and deformation-induced recrystallization. Acta Materialia, 301, 121532, 2025.
  • C. Shi, W. Shao, J. LLorca - A hybrid methodology based on first-principles calculations and Calphad to predict the Ni-Co phase diagram incorporating configurational, vibrational and magnetic contributions. Acta Materialia, 299, 121476, 2025.
  • G. Domínguez López, P. L. Williams, E. England, J.-Y. Wang, C. Boehlert, J. LLorca, M. Echeverry-Rendón - Mg-Zn-Ca alloys for biodegradable medical implants. Part I: Effects of Zinc and Calcium on mechanical and corrosion behavior and cytocompatibility. Surface & Coatings Technology, 513, 132519, 2025.
  • G. Domínguez López, P. L. Williams, J. LLorca, M. Echeverry-Rendón - Optimization of phosphate-based plasma electrolytic oxidation coatings on commercially pure zinc for enhanced degradation and cytocompatibility. Surfaces and Interfaces, 72, 107243, 2025.
  • M. Yu, Y. Li, H. Guo, H. Xiong, J.-Y. Wang, F. Wang, B. Liu, B. Hu, T. Ying, H. Wang, J. LLorca, X. Zeng - Anomalous strain hardening via tuning basal/pyramidal dislocation interactions in magnesium alloys. Acta Materialia, 296, 121309, 2025.
  • G. Domínguez, M. Li, S. Pöstges, A. Kopp, M. Serdechnova, C. Blawert, J. LLorca, J. Patterson, M. Echeverry-Rendón, J. M. Molina-Aldareguía - Influence of manufacturing route and surface modification on the corrosion behavior of WE43 Mg and Zn1Mg bioabsorbable metallic alloys. Surface & Coatings Technology, 513, 132461, 2025.
  • Á. García de la Camacha, J. Sánchez del Río, J. LLorca. - Additive manufacturing of quasi-isotropic wire-reinforced metal-polymer composite laminates. Rapid Prototyping Journal, 31, 1449-1460, 2025.
  • Y. Li, B. Yang, J. G. Santos Macías, H. Wang, Y. Li, J. LLorca - Processing and microstructure of bioresorbable Zn/Mg multi-materials manufactured by additive friction stir deposition. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 1034, 181342, 2025.
  • S. Kovacevic, W. Ali, T. K. Mandala, E. Martínez-Pañeda, J. LLorca - Impact of pH and chloride content on the biodegradation of magnesium alloys for medical implants: An in vitro and phase-field study. Acta Biomaterialia, 198, 546-565, 2025.
  • J. Redondo, J. Subbian, M. A. Monclús, A. Pendashteh, D. Pérez, M. Mehdi, J. Ruiz-Hervías, J. M. Molina-Aldareguía, J. LLorca - Effect of elastic strains on the catalytic activity of Au thin films for the hydrogen evolution reaction. Journal of Catalysis, 447, 116151, 2025.
  • B. Yang, S. Hémery, W. Shao, V. Tucker, M. S. Titus, M. A. Monclús, J. LLorca - Experimental evidence and first-principles verification of deformation of basal twist grain boundaries in Ti. Acta Materialia, 289, 120878, 2025.
  • M. Sarebanzadeh, A. Orozco-Caballero, E. Nieto-Valeiras, J. LLorca - Twin nucleation at grain boundaries in Mg analyzed through in situ electron backscatter diffraction and high-resolution digital image correlation. Acta Materialia, 285, 120678, 2025.
  • B. Yang, X. Xu, D. Lunt, F. Zhang, M. Atkinson, Y. Li, J. Quinta da Fonseca, J. LLorca, X. Zhou - Grain size dependence of microscopic strain distribution in a high entropy alloy at the onset of plastic deformation. Acta Materialia, 285, 120682, 2025.
  • P. MacArdghail, R. A. Barrett, N. Harrison, I. Sabirov, J. LLorca, S. B. Leen - Combined Gleeble physical welding simulation and low-cycle thermo-mechanical fatigue for heat-affected zone material for 9Cr steel: Experimental testing and through-process model. Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, 239, 180-204, 2025.
  • C. Pereira-Lobato, M. Echeverry-Rendón, J. P. Fernández-Blázquez, J. LLorca, C. González - Self-reinforced PLA/PCL composites manufactured from commingled yarns for biomedical applications. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 163, 106819, 2025.
  • I. Escobar-Moreno, E. Nieto-Valeiras, J. LLorca - Slip transfer and crack initiation at grain and twin boundaries during strain-controlled fatigue of solution-hardened Ni-based alloys. Acta Materialia, 283, 120497, 2025.

    2024

  • W. Ali, J. Ordoño, A. Kopp, C. González, M. Echeverry-Rendón, J. LLorca - Cytocompatibility, cell-material interaction, and osteogenic differentiation of MC3T3-E1 pre-osteoblasts in contact with engineered Mg/PLA composites. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research part A, 112, 2136-2148, 2024.
  • Y.-Y. Liu, C. Intini, M. Dobricic, F. J. O'Brien, J. LLorca, M. Echeverry-Rendon - Biomimetic collagen-based 3D-printed poly (glycerol sebacate) composite scaffold resembling mechanical properties of native cartilage for enhanced tissue defect repair. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules , 280, 135827, 2024.
  • C. Thompson, C. González, J. LLorca - Material extrusion fabrication of continuous metal wire-reinforced polymer–matrix composites. Composites Communications, 50, 102024, 2024.
  • B. Yang, J. Wang, M. R. Ghandehari Ferdowsi, Q. Chao, X. Gao, Y. Li, Y. Zhu, M. Barnett, J. LLorca - Effect of precipitates on the dominant active slip systems in Mg-4.5Zn (wt.%) alloy. Acta Materialia, 278, 120231, 2024.
  • Z. Liu, T. Chen, R. Shu, J. Wang, G. Sha, J. LLorca - Hot-isostatic pressed Al melt-spun ribbons with tailored microstructure and mechanical properties for metallic mirrors. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 55, 3147-3154, 2024.
  • C. Martínez-Alonso, J. LLorca - On the applicability of the d-band model to predict the influence of elastic strains on the adsorption energy of different adsorbates onto Pt and PtO2 surfaces. ACS Omega, 9, 29884-29895, 2024.
  • C. Martínez-Alonso, V. Vassilev-Galindo, B. M. Comer, F. Abild-Pedersen, K. T. Winther, J. LLorca - Application of machine learning to discover new intermetallic catalysts for the hydrogen evolution and the oxygen reduction reactions. Catalysis Science and Technology, 14, 3784-3799, 2024.
  • W. Shao, H. Hou, S. Liu, J. LLorca - First-principles prediction of the Co-Al phase diagram including configurational, vibrational and magnetic contributions. Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 31, 1518-1534, 2024.
  • W. Ali, C. González, A. Kopp, J. LLorca. - Bioabsorbable Composite Laminates of Poly-Lactic Acid Reinforced with Surface-Modified Mg Wires for Orthopedic Implant Applications. Advanced Engineering Materials , 26, 2400617, 2024.
  • B. Yang, J. LLorca - Origin of nucleation and growth of extension twins in grains unsuitably oriented for twinning during deformation of Mg-1%Al. Journal of Magnesium and Alloys, 12, 1186-1203, 2024.
  • A. Jamali, A. Ma, J. LLorca - Prediction of the fatigue life in a textured AZ31 Mg alloy as a function of orientation using fatigue indicator parameters. Materials Science and Engineering A, 899, 146447, 2024.
  • C. Thompson, G. Domínguez, P. Bardisa, Y. Liu, J. P. Fernández-Blázquez, J. Sánchez del Río, M. Echeverry-Rendón, C. González, J. LLorca - Medical grade 3D printable bioabsorbable PLDL/Mg and PLDL/Zn composites for biomedical applications. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 112, 798-811, 2024.
  • R. Santos-Güemes, J. LLorca - Dislocation dynamics analysis of the strengthening induced by shearable and non-shearable precipitates in the presence of dislocation pile-ups. European Journal of Mechanics A / Solids, 104, 105042, 2024.
  • E. Nieto-Valeiras, A. Orozco-Caballero, M. Sarebanzadeh, J. Sun, J. LLorca - Analysis of slip transfer across grain boundaries in Ti via diffraction contrast tomography and high-resolution digital image correlation: when the geometrical criteria are not sufficient. International Journal of Plasticity, 175, 103941, 2024.
  • A. K. Boukellal, M. Sarebanzadeh, A. Orozco-Caballero, F. Sket, J. LLorca, D. Tourret - Grain growth competition and formation of grain boundaries during solidification of hcp alloys. Acta Materialia, 269, 119830, 2024.
  • C. Thompson, C. González, J. LLorca - Additively-manufactured Mg wire-reinforced PLDL-matrix composites for biomedical applications. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 153, 106496, 2024.
  • S. Liu, H. Y. Hou, W. Shao, J. Yang, Z. Wang, Q. X. Yang, J. LLorca - Revisiting the precipitation mechanisms of Guinier-Preston zones, η′, and η precipitates in Al-Zn-Mg alloys. Acta Materialia, 268, 119789, 2024.
  • B. Yang, V. Vassilev-Galindo, J. LLorca - Application of machine learning to assess the influence of microstructure on twin nucleation in Mg alloys. npj Computational Materials, 10, 26, 2024.
  • R. Muñoz, R. Seltzer, V. Martínez, C. González, J. LLorca - A material selection approach for protecting carbon/epoxy laminates against single and repeated low-velocity impacts. International Journal of Impact Engineering, 186, 104893, 2024.
  • C. Pereira Lobato Costa, M. Echeverry-Rendón, J. P. Fernández-Blázquez, C. González, J. LLorca - Mechanical properties, in vitro degradation and cytocompatibility of woven textiles manufactured from PLA/PCL commingled yarns. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 150, 106340, 2024.
  • B. Ribeiro, A. Vázquez-López, M. Vázquez-Pufleau, M. Llamosí, J. Semprere, J. Yuste, M. Domenech, D.-Y. Wang, J. J. Vilatela, J. LLorca and M. Echeverry-Rendón - Control of microbial agents by functionalization of commercial air filters with metal oxide particles. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 313, 128684, 2024.
  • E. Nieto-Valeiras, E. Ganju, N. Chawla, J. LLorca - Assessment of slip transfer criteria for prismatic-to-prismatic slip in Ti from 3D grain boundary data. Acta Materialia, 262, 119424, 2024.