Recent Papers

Magnetoelasticity and soft actuators

Grande, R., Krömer, S., Kružík, M., and Tomassetti, G. (2026). Homogenization of magnetoelastic materials with rigid magnetic inclusions at small strains. Journal of Nonlinear Science, 36(1), 4.

Ruggieri, M., Ciambella, J., Tomassetti, G., and Rudykh, S. (2025). Magneto-viscoelastic laminates in finite shear. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, 175, 105085.

Ciambella, J. and Tomassetti, G. (2020). A form-finding strategy for magneto-elastic actuators. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, 119, 103297.

Durastanti, R., Giacomelli, L., and Tomassetti, G. (2021). Shape programming of a magnetic elastica. Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences, 31, 675–710.

Surface growth and accretion

Davoli, E., Nik, K., Stefanelli, U., and Tomassetti, G. (2024). An existence result for accretive growth in elastic solids. Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences, 34(11), 2169–2190.

Renzi, D., Marfia, S., Tomassetti, G., and Zurlo, G. (2024). A discrete model for layered growth. European Journal of Mechanics – A/Solids, 105, 105232.

Abeyaratne, R., Puntel, E., and Tomassetti, G. (2023). On the stability of surface growth: The effect of a compliant surrounding medium. Journal of Elasticity, 154, 467–491.

Abeyaratne, R., Puntel, E., Recrosi, F., and Tomassetti, G. (2022). Surface accretion of a pre-stretched half-space: Biot’s problem revisited. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 167, 104958.

Abeyaratne, R., Puntel, E., and Tomassetti, G. (2020). Mechanics of surface growth: Stability of 1D and 2D treadmilling systems. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, 1283–1292.

Thin structures

Rubin, M. B. and Tomassetti, G. (2025). An Eulerian formulation of a constrained variable thickness growing Cosserat shell. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 316, 113364.

Micheletti, A., Tiero, A., and Tomassetti, G. (2024). Simulation and design of isostatic thick origami structures. Meccanica, 59, 1403–1423.

Tomassetti, G. (2024). A coordinate-free guide to the mechanics of thin shells. Mechanics of Materials, 192, 104961.

Barsotti, R., Paroni, R., and Tomassetti, G. (2022). On the stability of the helicoidal configuration in ribbons subjected to combined traction and twist. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 250, 111692.

Diffusion in solids and phase transitions

Curatolo, M., Tomassetti, G., van der Sman, R., and Teresi, L. (2026). Thermal dehydration of swollen heterogeneous soft materials. Soft Matter, in press.

Tomassetti, G. (2022). Modeling the diffusion of a fluid in a strained solid: A comparison between different formats. Applications in Engineering Science, 9, 100079.

Roubíček, T. and Tomassetti, G. (2020). Dynamics of charged elastic bodies under diffusion at large strains. Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems – Series B, 25(4), 1415–1437.

Biomechanics

Abeyaratne, R., Dharmaravam, S., Saccomandi, G., and Tomassetti, G. (2026). Using stochastic thermodynamics with internal variables to capture orientational spreading in cell populations undergoing cyclic stretch. Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 20250705.

Ambrosi, D., Favata, A., Paroni, R., and Tomassetti, G. (2025). Oncogenic transformation of tubular epithelial ducts: How mechanics affects morphology. European Journal of Mechanics – A/Solids, 117, 105984.

Tambroni, N., Tomassetti, G., Lombardi, S., and Repetto, R. (2024). A mechanical model of ocular bulb vibrations and implications for acoustic tonometry. PLOS ONE, 19(1), e0294825.

Favata, A., Paroni, R., Recrosi, F., and Tomassetti, G. (2022). Young modulus of healthy and cancerous epithelial tissues from indirect measurements. Mechanics Research Communications, 124, 103952.