Publications - Akono Lab
Fostering Sustainability Through Nanomechanics.
J54. N. Buettner, G. Iyacu, G. Dal Poggetto, A.-T. Akono*, Critical role of carbon nanofibers in boosting C-S-H density and fracture toughness in fine recycled aggregate concrete, Scientific Reports, Vol. 15, p. 27544, (2025).
J53. N. Buettner, G. Iyacu, G. Dal Poggetto, A.-T. Akono*, Influence of Carbon Nanofibers on the Microstructure, Chemistry, and Pore Structure of Recycled Aggregate Concrete, Nanomaterials, Vol. 15 (4), p. 253, (2025).
J52. R. Matadi Boubimba, A.-T. Akono, A. Y. E. Kouassi, K. Wang, Effect of reinforcements and crosslink density on Poly (methyl methacrylate) based nano-rubbers: friction, toughness and impact resistance, Journal of Polymer Research, Vol. 32 (1), p. 22, (2025).
J51. E. Kamseu, M. Biesuz, A.-T. Akono, J. N Nouping Fokoua, E. De Bona, N. Buettner, H. Lee, C. Leonelli, S. Rossignol, V. M Sglavo, Cold-sintered laterite-based geopolymers: Densification, microstructure and micromechanics, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Vol. 44, p. 116798, (2024).
J50. S. J Fuchs, D. Crandall, J. E Moore, M. Sivaguru, B. W Fouke, D N. Espinoza, A.-T. Akono, C. J Werth, Impacts of irregularly-distributed acidified brine flow on geo-chemo-mechanical alteration in an artificial shale fracture under differential stress, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, Vol. 135, p. 104127, (2024).
J49. N. Buettner, G. Iyacu, A.-T. Akono*, Colloidal nanosilica promotes high-density calcium-silicate-hydrates in fine recycled concrete aggregate mortar, Cement and Concrete Composites, Vol. 180, p. 107498, (2024).
J48. Y. Xu, H. Lee, N. Buettner, A.-T. Akono*, Multiwalled carbon nanotubes as hard templates to yield advanced geopolymer-based self-assembled nanostructured ceramics, Mechanics Research Communications, Vol. 134, p. 104216, (2023).
J47. M. Bagga, I. Justo-Reinoso, C. Hamley-Bennett, G. Merces, S. Luli, A.-T. Akono, E. Masoero, K. Paine, S. Gebhard, I. D. Ofiţeru, Assessing the potential application of bacteria-based self-healing cementitious materials for enhancing durability of wastewater treatment infrastructure. Cement and Concrete Composites, Vol. 143, p.105259, (2023).
J46. Y. Xu, N. Buettner, A.-T. Akono*, P. Guo, Fabrication of fiber-reinforced composites via immersed electrohydrodynamic direct writing in polymer gels. MRS Communications, pp.1-8, (2023).
J45. N. Buettner, G. Kitchen, M. Omar, B. Sun, H. Lee, S. H. Kang, A.-T. Akono, Nanoscale characterizations of mineralized piezoelectric scaffolds. MRS Advances, pp.1-8, (2023).
J44. G. L. Manjunath, Ange-Therese Akono, Birendra Jha, Role of CO2 in geomechanical alteration of Morrow Sandstone across micro-meso scales, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, Vol. 163, pp. 105311, (2023).
J43. Ange-Therese Akono, Influence of Martian Soil Simulant on Microstructural Heterogeneity and Mechanical Response of Martian concretes, Mechanics Research Commumincations, Vol. 127, pp. 104013, (2023).
J42. Elie Kamseu*, Ange-Therese Akono, Roberto Rosa, Alberto Mariani, Cristina Leonelli. "Valorization of marble powder wastes using rice husk ash to yield enhanced-performance inorganic polymer cements: Phase evolution, microstructure, and micromechanics analyses." Cleaner Engineering and Technology, vol. 8, pp. 100461, (2022).
J41. Yunzhi Xu, Junior Ndayikengurukiye, Ange-Therese Akono*, Ping Guo, Fabrication of fiber-reinforced polymer ceramic composites by wet electrospinning, Manufacturing Letters, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mfglet.2021.07.017, (2022).
J40. Yunzhi Xu, Ping Guo, Ange-Therese Akono*, Novel Wet Electrospinning Inside a Reactive Pre-ceramic Gel to Yield Advanced Nanofiber-Reinforced Geopolymer Composites, Polymers, Vol. 14, pp. 3943, (2022).
J39. Samantha J. Fuchs, Dustin Crandall, Jonathan E. Moore, Mayandi Sivaguru, Bruce W. Fouke, D. Nicolas Espinoza, Ange-Therese Akono, Charles J. Werth, Geochemically induced shear slip in artificially fractured dolomite- and clay-cemented sandstone, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, Vol. 111, pp. 103448, (2021).
J38. Elie Kamseu, Ange-Therese Akono*, Achile Nana, Rodrigue C. Kaze, Cristina Leonelli, Performance of geopolymer composites made with feldpsathic solutions: micromechanics and microstructure, Cement and Concrete Composites, Vol. 124, pp. 104241, (2021).
J37. Achille Nana, Jean Ngouné, Jean Noel Yankwa Djobo, Hervé Kouamo Tchakouté, Maria Chiara Bognozzi, Cristina Leonelli, Ange-Therese Akono, Elie Kamseu, Particles size and distribution on the improvement of the mechanical performance of high strength solid solution based inorganic polymer composites: A microstructural approach, Materials Chemistry and Physics, Vol. 267, pp. 124602, (2021).
J36. Jiaxin Chen, Ange-Therese Akono*, Influence of multi-walled carbon nanotubes on the fresh and hardened properties of metakaolin-based potassium geopolymers at the microscopic lengthscale, Journal of Materials Science, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-021-06547-0, (2021).
J35. Lin Han, Madura Pathirage, Ange-Therese Akono, Gianluca Cusatis, Lattice Discrete Particle Modeling of Size Effect in Slab Scratch Tests, Journal of Applied Mechanics, pp. 1–32, 2021.
J34. Ange-Therese Akono*, Charles Werth, Zhuofan Shi, Kristian Jessen, Theodore T Tsotsis, CO2-Induced Alterations of the Cohesive-Frictional Behavior of Mt. Simon Sandstone: A Poromechanical Model, Minerals, Vol. 11, p. 38, (2021). Invited contribution.
J33. Ange-Therese Akono*, Fracture Toughness of one dimensional and two-dimensional-nanoreinforced Cement via Scratch Testing, Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society, https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2020.0288. (2021) Invited contribution.
J32. Ange-Therese Akono*, Mimi Zhan, Jiaxin Chen, Surendra P Shah, Nanostructure of Calcium-Silicate-Hydrates in Fine Recycled Concrete Aggregate Mortars, Cement and Concrete Composites, Vol. 115, pp. 103827–103841, (2021).
J31. Ange-Therese Akono*, Mimi Zhan, Jiaxin Chen, Surendra P Shah, Nanostructure of Calcium-Silicate-Hydrates in Fine Recycled Concrete Aggregate Mortars, Cement and Concrete Composites, Vol. 115, pp. 103827–103841, (2021).
J30. Ange-Therese Akono*, Gabriela Dávila, Jennifer Druhan, Zhuofan Shi, Kristian Jessen, Theodore Tsotsis, Influence of Geochemical Reactions on Long-Term Mechanical Response of Mt. Simon Sandstone, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, Vol. 103, pp. 103183, (2020).
J29. Ange-Therese Akono*, Nanostructure and Fracture Behavior of Carbon Nanofiber-Reinforced Cement Using Nanoscale Depth-Sensing Methods, Materials, Vol. 13, pp. 3837–3855, (2020).
J28. Jiaxin Chen, Ange-Therese Akono*, Influence of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes on the Hydration Products of Ordinary Portland Cement Paste, Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 137, pp. 106197–106209, (2020).
J27. Ange-Therese Akono*, Fracture Behavior of Metakaolin-based Geopolymer Reinforced with Carbon Nanofibers, International Journal of Ceramic Engineering and Science, Vol. 2, pp. 234–242, (2020).
J26. Ange-Therese Akono*, Effect of nano-TiO2 on C–S–H phase distribution within Portland cement paste, Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 55, pp. 11106–11119, (2020).
J25. Ange-Therese Akono*, Seid Koric, Waltraud M. Kriven, Influence of Pore Structure on the Strength Behavior of Geopolymer Composites, Cement and Concrete Composites, Vol. 104, pp. 103361, (2019).
J24. Samantha J. Fuchs, D. Nicholas Espinoza, Christina L. Lopano, Ange-Therese Akono and Charles J. Werth, Geochemical and geomechanical alteration of Mount Simon reservoir rock by CO2-saturated brine following carbon sequestration, Vol. 88, pp. 251–260, (2019).
J23. Ange-Therese Akono*, Jennifer L. Druhan, Gabriela Dávila, Theodore Tsotsis, Kristian Jessen, Samantha Fuchs, Dustin Crandall, Zhuofan Shi, Laura Dalton, Mary K. Tkach, Angela L. Goodman, Scott Frailey, Charles J. Werth, A Review of Geo-Chemical-Mechanical Impacts in Geological Carbon Storage Reservoirs, Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, DOI: 10.1002/ghg.1870, (2019).
J22. Ange-Therese Akono*, Pooyan Kabir, Zhuofan Shi, Samantha Fuchs, Theodore Tsotsis, Kristian Jessen, Charles J Werth, Modeling CO2-Induced Alterations in Mt. Simon Sandstone via Nanomechanics, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-018-1655-2, (2019).
J21. Ange-Therese Akono*, Pooyan Kabir, Influence of Geochemistry on Toughening Behavior of Organic-Rich Shale, Acta Geotecnica, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11440-018-0715-9, (2018).
J20. Ange-Therese Akono*, Jiaxin Chen, S. Kaewunruen, Friction and Fracture Characteristics of Engineered Crumb-Rubber Concrete at Microscopic Lengthscale, Journal of Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 30, pp. 735–745, (2018).
J19. Ange-Therese Akono*, Yue Cui, Amrita Kataruka, Kevin Anderson, Pooyan Kabir, Intrinsic Mechanical Properties of Calcium Aluminate Crystals via the Linear Comparison Composite Method Coupled With Nano-Indentation, Mechanics of Materials, Vol. 118, pp. 74–84, (2018).
J18. Kevin Anderson, Ange-Therese Akono*, Microstructure-Toughness Relationships in Calcium Aluminate Cement/Polymer Composites using Instrumented Scratch Testing, Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 52, pp. 13120–13132, (2017).
J17. Kavya Mendu, Amrita Kataruka, Jasmine Puthuvelil, Ange-Therese Akono*, Fragility Assessment of Bovine Cortical Bone Using Scratch Tests, Journal of Visualized Experiments, DOI: 10.3791/56488, (2017). Invited Contribution.
J16. Pooyan Kabir, Franz-Josef Ulm, Ange-Therese Akono*, Rate-Independent Fracture Toughness of Gray and Black Kerogen-Rich Shales, Acta Geotecnica, Vol. 12, pp. 1207–1227, (2017).
J15. Ange-Therese Akono*, Letter to the Editor Reply to “Discussion on the Fracture mechanics interpretation of the scratch test by Akono et al.”, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 178, pp. 14–21, (2017).
J14. Ange-Therese Akono*, Franz-Josef Ulm, Microscopic Toughness of Viscous Solids via Scratching: From Amorphous Polymers to Gas Shale, Journal of Nanomechanics and Micromechanics, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)NM.2153-5477.0000131,(2017).
J13. Caroline V. Johnson, Jiaxin Chen, Nicole P. Hasparyk, Paulo J. M. Monteiro, Ange-Therese Akono*, Fracture properties of the alkali silicate gel using microscopic scratch testing, Cement and Concrete Composites, Vol. 79, pp. 71–75, (2017).
J12. Ange-Therese Akono*, Gregory Bouche, Shallow and Deep Scratch Tests as Powerful Alternatives to Assess the Fracture Properties of Quasi-Brittle Materials, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 158, pp. 23–38, (2016).
J11. Amrita Kataruka, Kavya Mendu, Orieka Okeoghene, Jasmine Puthuvelil, Ange-Therese Akono*, Microscopic assessment of bone toughness using scratch tests, Bone Reports, Vol. 6, pp. 17–25, (2017).
J10. Ange-Therese Akono*, Pooyan Kabir, Microscopic Fracture Characterization of Gas Shale via Scratch Testing, Mechanics Research Communications, (2016), Vol. 78, part B, pp. 86–92. Invited contribution.
J9. Ange-Therese Akono*, Energetic Size Effect Law at the Microscopic Scale: Application to Progressive-load Scratch Testing, ASCE's Journal of Nanomechanics and Micromechanics, (2016), DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)NM.2153-5477.0000105.
J8. Gregory A. Bouche, Ange-Therese Akono*, Micromechanics-based Lower Bounds on the Macroscopic Fracture Toughness of Micro-Particulate Composites, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 148, pp. 243–257 (2015).
J7. Konrad J. Krakowiak, Jeffrey J. Thomas, Simone Musso, Simon James, Ange-Therese Akono, Franz-Josef Ulm, Nano-chemo-mechanical Signature of Conventional Oil-well Cement Systems: Effects of Elevated Temperature and Curing Time, , Vol. 67, pp. 103–121, (2015).
J6. Ange-Therese Akono, Franz-Josef Ulm, Zdenek P. Bazant, Discussion: Strength-to-fracture scaling in scratching, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 119, pp. 21–28, (2014).
J5. Ange-Therese Akono, Franz-Josef Ulm, An improved technique for characterizing the fracture toughness via scratch test experiments, Wear, Vol. 313, pp. 117–124, (2014).
J4. Ange-Therese Akono, Franz-Josef Ulm, Fracture scaling relations of axisymmetric shape, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Vol. 60, pp. 379–390, (2012).
J3. Ange-Therese Akono, Nicholas X. Randall, Franz-Josef Ulm, Experimental determination of the fracture toughness via micro scratch tests: application to polymers, ceramics and metals, Journal of Materials Research, Vol. 27, pp. 485–493, (2012).
J2. Ange-Therese Akono, Pedro Miguel Reis and Franz-Josef Ulm, Scratching as a Fracture Process: From Butter to Steel, Physical Review Letters, Vol. 106, pp. 204302–104305, (2011).
J1. Ange-Therese Akono, Franz-Josef Ulm, Scratch test model for the determination of fracture toughness, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 78, pp. 334–342, (2011).